malonepioneer12

What you are saying is completely incorrect…Akron’s RPI was top 20. In fact they ended the year at 16. I don’t disagree with most of your other points. The problem is money and Akron doesn’t have any.

Akron men’s soccer has not won an NCAA tournament game since 2018 (someone can correct me if I am wrong). That is not acceptable. The standard is NCAA National Championships not losing in the first round or not making the tournament. YipaZip - the standard is the standard and we have fallen below expectations. So it is a fair statement that we have lost relevance. One other note why do we continue to talk about women’s soccer on the men’s soccer board? This needs moved to another section.

This is exciting news….let’s continue to add talent to the roster.

I respectfully disagree - the only people at the games are parents. I don’t know that it still happens but I know a men’s ticket used to get you in free to watch a woman’s game. If the men’s team doesn’t get close to filling up the stadium like 10 years ago unfortunately the women’s team doesn’t have a chance. Couple that with the poor performance on the field …they are in a tough situation. Nothing like showing all the MAC championships, NCAA appearances and College Cup appearances on the one side of the fence (up until last year) and the one MAC East title in 2009 for the women (if memory serves me right). No disrespect to the women’s team. I hope they win the national championship but like I stated before the attendance shows if people care. That being said….Good luck to them in the upcoming season. It is time to turn the program around. Winning will make people care.

The problem is that no one cares about the woman’s program. So if they signed players or didn’t sign players….it doesn’t matter.

Thanks - did he make the MLS all star team in any year?

How did he go to Italy from the MLS?

Does that mean he is going pro? Or is this just a showcase and non binding?

I will say when the calls continuously go your way….it is easier to complain less….

The way the game was officiated really determined some of the frustration. The games against WMU, the ref let WMU be so extremely physical and Akron would get frustrated and Akron would be called for the foul. The ref really determines how the match is played. That being said, Embick never used to lose control like he has a few times this season. I understand a level of frustration but sometimes it doesn’t help to keep yelling at the officials (not that I don’t want to). I remember the Buffalo coach who would yell and scream….not good. I respect Embick and I understand the frustration - 2023 is the year…

Failure of culture? Not sure what that means. The best two offensive players we have are suspended. One of the others that has been forgotten had his ankle broken vs Michigan State. Was it silly to get a red card of course but failure of culture? The ref was horrible today - is that why we lost probably not but it didn’t help for sure.

Recruiting coordinator, assistant coach….anything to get another former MLS player in Akron

Phew….just win baby

Finally…

How about Perry come back to Akron…..

The same lineup next game please…

Dominant win! Great effort by the team. Best effort I have seen in a while. Shout out to #7, #8 and #19 for their effort in this game. Well deserved victory.

Finally a win!

It begins……

https://medina-gazette.com/news/311196/wadsworth-midfielder-jackson-herbert-to-play-soccer-at-akron/

We can’t even host the MAC tournament anymore. All I know is that used to be an enjoyable weekend in Akron and now we can’t even host or win a a tournament game. If Akron is so good how can we lose to these teams? Maybe you can say that we play down to teams…maybe that is true but smaller schools are becoming better. These foreign recruits are a game changer (see Marshall’s national championship). How many MAC teams won in the first round in the NCAA tourney? We didn’t - we lost at home to a sub par team from California. Let’s just win baby - forget who we play. Somehow these teams with an awful schedule end up being high in the RPI. I don’t want to do that but let’s win them all before we cast stones.

This was a disappointing year. We started off so well at the beginning - the Pitt game, the crowd and atmosphere at the Indiana game but then the Ohio State game happened and I don’t think Akron was ever the same. The only game I thought that they played well after that was vs Penn State but that was only in the first 30 minutes. Bowling Green was a blowout but we finished every chance we had in that game. Starting with the Michigan game it just seemed like the fire and excitement from the beginning of the year had evaporated. Losing vs NIU was excused because they were good but losing vs Western Michigan when the MAC tourney was on the line should have given pause. Tonight’s game was a microcosm of the entire season - start well (we started the season so well) but then poor execution and a mental mistake leads to a goal for SC (Ohio State / WMU) We fight back but can’t finish and they mercifully end the game. Thanks to our seniors for their efforts but to be honest - this might be one of the most disappointing senior classes ever. Championship Game as freshman and not even a win in the NCAA tourney after that. If you told me that when Akron was destroying MSU 5-1 in the national semifinal that they wouldn’t win another tourney game in those freshman at the time careers I would have told you that you were crazy. But here we are.

I would love Akron to be in…but in all honesty…how could they be in? If you can’t make your conference top 4, that is bad. Especially with so few teams in the MAC. I’m not sure they deserve it, no matter their RPI. That being said I hope they make it, but if they don’t they only have themselves to blame.

Did we get a penalty kick? At about 80 minutes live stats said we were awarded a penalty kick but it didn’t seem like we actually took one? Thanks.

Let me copy off of Top Drawer Soccer - AKRON IS BACK!!! Great game by both teams - a draw is a fair result but if we continue to improve - watch out!! Great crowd and atmosphere - it was a fun night. Go Zips!