College Cup Semifinal Game Thread

[GauchoYoungin]

Absolutely amazing game, besides that early slip up and about a five minute stretch in the second half when Saad clanged one off the post, the Zips dominated. Really should have scored a few more goals too.

Did anyone else see on ESPN2 that there were a bunch of fans wearing Rowdies shirts and Gaucho scarves? Great to see that Ian and the rest of the Rowdies are doing some recruiting on the West Coast.

http://ucsbgauchos.yuku.com/sreply/24088/t...he-weekend.html

Zips fans, there were an equal number of Akron Rowdies and UC-Santa Barbara Gaucho Locos behind Akron's bench during the game. Someone apparently brought Rowdies T-shirts for the Locos -- I didn't realize how many of them there were (at least 30, nearly all plastered!) until well into the second half, when I noticed they all had yellow shirts under their Rowdies shirts. The Locos carried out their traditon of throwing tortillas on the field after goals by their favored teams -- Louisville in game 1 and Akron for the final. I gotta go to the store -- somehow I think cooking or toasting the tortillas would make them sail better.

At about the 25 minute mark of the second half, the Rowdies (ours, that is) moved behind the Meechigan goalkeeper. The two sectons, started a "Z-I P-S" chant across the field a few times. All in all, I would say the Rowdies fairly held their own. I think it was the Locos who were largely responsible for the NCAA rep coming up midway through the first half and asking that we "restrain the rhetoric". I think maybe something about how when the UM keeper hit his place kick each time they would yell, "YOU SUCK", and then something about "Once a doosh bag, always a doosh bag", etc. etc.

I imagine that that Gauchoyoungin will be reading this -- if he and his minions regain consciousness today, and can provide their perspective on events.

Now, I gotta find out where the Final party is taking place tonight. If anyone here or in Akron finds out, please post it here!

LOL, there was a rep from the NCAA that came up to talk to the Rowdies b/c some of the newer Locos started a Bulls*it cheer after a horrible call by the ref. THey were set straight and all was well. Very impressed with the group of Rowdies that came out. Easy to bond when you have fan bases very similar who support college soccer very passionately. The Locos picked up on the Rowdies cheers and went with it while they also implemented Zips/Akron into our own cheers. It was a great time and Sunday should be a blast. As for the goal kick thing, our cheer is very different and long compared to the Rowdies one. The Rowdies so "You Suck" while the Locos do something similar to that but then go on a string of "douche bags". Tried to blend them together last night.

Anyways, time to go do The Loop (pub crawl) with a bunch of your fans.