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  1. Forty-four degees? Where? Game time temp verses IU was about forty, maybe. When the sun went down at five the temp plunged with it. Post game temp was close to twenty-eight. Update on Saturday forecast: High of 37, low 24 with mostly cloudy skies, no precip expected. That should chill their bones and not take away our footing. Rain/snow is an equalizer. You are correct. Zips do not want an equalizer; we are superior.
  2. Is Gabriel Genovisi (#28?) red-shirting?
  3. It can be argued that the Northwestern hosing was the beginning of the Lee Jackson renovation.
  4. Memories. Who remembers the day before Thanksgiving two years ago @ St. V-M?
  5. Ampai was never a holding MF. He has always been an attacking MF. Before Zemanski became a full time starter, there were other holding MFs. Yes, both Gavin and Zemanski are sorely missed in the D, especially Zemanski. Kitchen is a fine player who will get even better. What a head on that kid! Formation has changed from last year's 4-4-2 to 4-1-3-2, Kitchen at the 1. Not sure of the rationale for that; not sure that it works either. Supposing Porter reverts to a standard 4-4-2 at any point, Reinaldo Brenes is the choice along side Kitchen @ holding MF, leaving Caldwell as a substitute. Actually, I would like to see Speas get more time at the expense of Caldwell, but that might be my Royals bias. Zips have shown abundant defensive weakness down the stretch, especially @ GK. Meves has become so indecisive. Teams cannot out finesse Akron and keep the ball. If they try that, Zips win. However, much like OSU, Indiana is a direct, ball-in-flight team with a physical front line. Will Bruin is a big, rough-n-tumble F, the kind that gives Akron trouble. This does not bode well. Hate to say it. Hoosiers win 2-1. I would love to be wrong.
  6. Yes, Ampai is now classified, in my mind anyway (others can confirm what I'm seeing), simply as an attacking MF. He is rarely back on D to the extent Zemanski and Gavin were last year. There's no doubt that was tweaked in the off season to add more numbers forward. Ben and Blair were almost inseparable on the field by more than 10-20 yards. Ampai is consistently up field while Perry is back waiting for clearances, etc. It's great when we are attacking, however the goals that we have given up in the past few games lead me to believe that the D was supported by the holders just dominating last year and breaking down a lot of attacks before it even got to the D level. Just my two cents. Anyone can feel free to post other observations. Ampai was never a holding MF; he has always been an attacking MF. Before Zemanski became a full time starter, there were other holding MFs. Yes, Gavin, and especially Zemanski, are sorely missed in the D. Kitchen is a fine player who will get even better. You are correct that the formation has changed from a 4-4-2 to a 4-1-3-2 with Kitchen at the 1. I am not sure the rationale behind this. If we reverted back to a standard 4-4-2, Reinaldo Brenes would be the choice along side Kitchen as holding MFs, leaving Caldwell on the sideline. Actually I prefer Speas to Caldwell, regardless of scenario. Zips have shown abundant defensive weakness late in the season, especially at GK. I am not sure why Meves has suddenly shown so much indecision. This does not bode well. Short passing teams cannot out possess Akron; play that game and Zips win. However, Indiana plays a direct, ball in flight style, similar to OSU. This has proven trouble for Akron this year. Will Bruin is just the type of big, rough-n-tumble F that finds success versus the Zips. Pains me to say it, but I predict 2-1 IU. Season over! I would love to be wrong.
  7. OK. Please identify the injured player to which you refer. While we are on the subject of injury, please provide status of Kofi Sarkodie playing @ Michigan State. #8 was sorely missed in loss @ Cleveland State.
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