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With Dillon Serna signing a home grown contract yesterday, I am afraid to ask.....what is the latest on Bryan Gallego and the Portland Timbers home grown contract?

Hopefully, the young man from Brazil that was mentioned in the Beacon article....can get into school and be a starting midfielder

did he change his commitment from BG? https://twitter.com/SIHSSports/status/208789186227085312

http://www.ohio.com/news/top-stories/with-...cruits-1.365128

from the columbus dispatch http://www.dispatch.com/content/blogs/cove...on-to-sign.html

http://www.prostamerika.com/2013/01/08/new...bombshell/76125 2nd article that really addresses the kris boyd situation

http://www.oregonlive.com/timbers/index.ss...ml#incart_river

http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/0...cific-northwest

http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soc...ntract_aid28305

thought this would interest all http://www.portlandtimbers.com/news/2013/0...lenges-portland

http://www.gozips.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/.../20121217csmyrs has been a great week for Scott. Outstanding person as well as a very savvy and talented soccer player

http://www.soccerbyives.net/2012/12/louisv...to-indiana.html

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sp...-with-crew.html the player from Univ. of Louisville certainly is not happy I hope that Chad goes to a team that will give him the playing time that he deserves

wow....thank you for finding this article and posting it....

http://www.collegesoccernews.com/index_files/Page442.htm I am very glad to see David be recognized on the first team. All 3 senior starters on the first 2 teams. Scott, David and Chad all had super 4 year careers.

I think the first week that National letters of intent(NLI) can be signed is Feb. 4 to Feb. 7. Go to the 2nd page of the document below. http://www.ncaa.org/wps/wcm/connect/public...uiting+calendar From the little that I know about recruiting, coaches are not supposed to speak about recruits until the NLI has been signed. With the student-athletes being on twitter and facebook, word gets out quickly these days. Coach Embick has to follow the rules. I am confident that the program is in good hands. I am not 100% convinced DeAndre, Dillon, Bryan and Wil are all gone. I am sure that all 4 of them are having discussions with Coach Embick and Coach Porter. That being said, David Meves graduating leaves a big hole....but Pina has a great reputation and I am sure he will do well. I am praying for good health for Alfred Koroma and I am looking forward to seeing Reinaldo and Alfred doing great things up top. Andrew Souders and Phil Fives and Abdul will all be excellent next year for the zips. Over the last few years, Akron has been fortunate to get excellent transfers like Aodhan and Robbie Derschang. I would think that 2 out of 11 starters next year will be transfers for the 2013 year. Akron will continue to play an attractive, possession style game and Coach Embick will do well in recruiting. Coach Porter left some monster shoes to fill. I want Akron to continue to raise the bar for collegiate soccer but I am confident in Coach Embick. I know we all want the Akron success story to continue....but let's give Coach Embick time to show what he can do.

Creighton was better than a #12 team...they were 8 in final coaches ranking...and connecticut was 7 in final coaches ranking but the seeding committee does not like non major conferences...so CT jumped to 4...and Creighton dropped to 12... Creighton was 11 in RPI...and Louisville was 13...but Louisville was seeded 10 and Creighton was #12 Louisville should not have been seeded higher than Creighton.... I don't classify Creighton as an inferior team. Indiana was awful in the last 3 weeks of the season but has turned it up in the tourney. UNC was not an elite team this year...they had strong defense....but they really struggled to score I am predicting a Maryland vs. Creighton final

hope that Creighton wins it all... connecticut did not deserve a #4 seed

Maryland crushed Louisville 3-1 16-5 advantage in shots... rooting like crazy for Creighton tomorrow so there are not 2 big east teams in final four

Georgetown advances to the final four with a 3-1 win over San Diego

hard to believe that IU is in final four. Michigan and Michigan State owned them when they met in the Big Ten.

Best wishes to Alfred Koroma. Praying for better days ahead for this young man.

http://www.gozips.com/sports/msoc/2012-13/.../201211280rgqpk

http://akronsportsnow.com/1726-family-11-25-2012/

http://www.collegesoccernews.com/index_files/Page643.htm