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It is my understanding is that the yellow card cannot be appealed, but the consequent suspension can be appealed. Someone please correct me on that. Even for soccer, the NCAA rule book is pretty thick.

We absolutely should appeal. It was an unjust referee decision. We likely will lose the appeal anyway. But it is worth a try. Laryea obviously must cut out the childish crap, like tripping someone from behind with under 10 minutes left and a 4-0 lead. This mess is ultimately on him. Players can mature; see Victor Souto. A top 4 seeding greatly increases our chances of a second star. Beating UCLA is essential to achieving that seeding.

Welcome, Flipeezip22. Where the hell have you been all this time? You are a student, I presume? Mountaineer Network is as good a webstream there is - for free. Replay showed that Laryea's supposed flop was indeed a foul. ***** Can anyone confirm Laryea's suspension? Is Akron appealing?

Pretty simple really; Zips must beat UCLA to gain a top four seeding.

Great. Now we can host UCLA with neither Najem nor Laryea.

Gainford!

Adam is hurt.

As I predicted, Laryea will miss UCLA match. Accumulating 5 yellow cards equals a game suspension. It is a dumb NCAA rule, but not as dumb as some of Richie's yellow cards.

Much love for Scotty Caldwell! All class!

The highly rated Fernando Pina turned in mediocre performances, one after another through 2013. When challenged by Jake Fenlasson, Pina did nothing to fight for his playing time. Pina never won back his position, and Fenlasson has been in the first eleven since then. In the annals of Zips Soccer, few recruits have held as much promise as Pina, and yet delivered such little production. Dormant talent often requires a change of scenery in order to flourish. See Coastal Carolina. Like David Meves, Jake Fenlasson is an expert shot blocker with decent foot skills. But his leg strength is insufficient at this level. There is no subsititute for being able to consistently club the ball over the midfield circle when nothing else is working. Surely, Zips coaches and players realize this deficiency. But the opposition realizes this as well, putting the Zips at risk as front lines continue to pressure our defenders with impunity. Fenlasson has been asked to do too much this season, too many acrobatic saves, too many desperation clearances. For the most part, he has handled his business well. He has developed into a good leader. But lurking in the minds of Zips Nation are the feeble punts and the weak goal kicks into the wind. See Marquette in 2013. I hope this one aspect of Jake's profile does not hurt us.

DarNag for USMNT!

OK. What is the deal here? GoZips.com says there is a webstream available. But click on that link (wmubroncos.com) and it says that no events are scheduled. Looks like LiveStats won't even be running.

Harrison good. Harkes good. Gamble is fantastic. Definite pro. He tore up Zips. Is he injured? WF is the best team I have watched in 2015, Zips opponent or otherwise. WF and Akron play same style; they are just better at it than we are.

Harrison good. Harkes good. Gamble is fantastic. Definite pro. He tore up Zips. Is he injured? WF is the best team I have watched in 2015, Zips opponent or otherwise. WF and Akron play same style; they are just better at it than we are.

Frankly, I am more worried about Laryea's yellow card accumulation.

According to Victor, his NCAA suspension is over.

Laryeas YC was stupid. I told him as much after the match. I believe he is now has 4 YCs, with the 5th carrying a 1 match suspension. It is very possible, maybe even likely, that Richie will be suspended for the UCLA match.

Yes, the PKs were legit. There actually could have been five PKs. Spartans are a good side but they kept slide tackling in the box. Any slide tackle anywhere runs the risk of being called foul. One of the PKs was for Handling, which can happen to anyone on any given night. Unlucky but still legit.

Creighton @ Georgetown looms large in Zips' destiny.

I love Souto's goal from distance. That is what he is attempting every time he blasts one into the Softball diamond. God knows we have seen that more than twice. Keep shooting, Victor! Zips' fourth goal (Richie's third) was exquisite. The video barely catches Gainford's one-touch assist at about 01:30. What the video misses is that this was the culmination of a text-book build-up to Gainford's dish. I counted five consecutive one-touch/two-touch passes leading to Laryea's score. The last pass from Gainford was perfect, professional level. It has been years since Zips have dominated an opponent like they did Huskies.

Wow! That was some match to watch! End to end throughout. Good. I never want to see Porter in the college ranks again.

For the CSN projection to come to fruition, for Akron to gain a top 4 seeding, they must accomplish these four things: NOT lose the rest of the way; a draw or two can be sustained providing the other criteria are met. Beat Michigan State. Beat UCLA. Win the MAC bid.Accomplish all these four and the Akron Zips will hosts until Kansas City!

College Soccer News project Zips with the 3rd seed in the tournament. To be taken with a grain of salt; those hasks don't even proofread their own mess.

Captain Ruhaak!

TDS under-rates Daniel Branch at 3 stars. Notice how Christopher Brennan is not shown as committed.