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It was a remarkable season for Porter. Taking the Timbers from last to title contender in one year, his future is brighter than ever. I think he made up for his Olympic qualifying blunder. We were very fortunate to have him as our coach for so many years.

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Well in case you hadn't somehow heard already, Porter won MLS Coach of the Year. Pretty cool for a first year coach if you ask me, and absolutely well-deserved, despite what some whiny RSL fans are saying.

Caleb Porter's winning MLS Coach of the Year was nearly unanimous among voters. It comes as absolutely no surprise whatsoever.

Well done Caleb Porter! :bow:

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013...-term-contract-

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013...oach-year-award

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mlssoccer.com is releasing an article tomorrow with its MLS combine coverage that should be of interest to us:

FEATURE: "The secret behind Caleb Porter's success?" -- Matt Doyle on how the current Portland Timbers coach (right) turned tiny Akron into a college soccer powerhouse.

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Not a fan of the use of "tiny" in that headline.

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mlssoccer.com is releasing an article tomorrow with its MLS combine coverage that should be of interest to us:

FEATURE: "The secret behind Caleb Porter's success?" -- Matt Doyle on how the current Portland Timbers coach (right) turned tiny Akron into a college soccer powerhouse.

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Not a fan of the use of "tiny" in that headline.

Is Eric Stevenson no longer partcipating in the combine?

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Awesome read! Thanks for posting. I have to admit I've been the one to inquire whether CP's college to pro transition might resemble John Calipari's somewhat, given the boatload of talent both coaches have assembled in college. But this notion has been utterly refuted by the play of Timbers this season! CP, you are the man!

Well as if I needed any more evidence to refute my earlier suggestion that CP MIGHT have been the NCAA Soccer equivalent of Calipari, Caleb and the Timbers certainly erased any doubt about how wildly incorrect I was. Caleb is now the 4th coach to win both NCAA and MLS titles. Awesome!

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2015 MLS Year in Review | Portland Timbers

...Most Outstanding Player

Head coach Caleb Porter touted all season that his club lacks a true star, noting they didn’t have an All-Star or Best XI selection this season. But the one key in the Timbers turnaround was his shifting of Darlington Nagbe into a central role, allowing him to dictate more the pace offensively while also playing a big part defensively. His numbers weren’t gaudy, just five goals and five assists, but without Nagbe the Timbers don’t win the Cup. ...

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This thread is probably the best place for this. I thought it was fun when I saw it on twitter and that I needed to share with Zipsnation...

Steve Zakuani @Zakuani11 5:07 PM - 18 Dec 2015

1st time seeing @darlingtonnagbe since he became @MLS champion.. had to put him to work and keep him humble! #barber

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Gotta love the respect we get in the great Pacific NW.

Valentin makes tons of sense. Nice piece of depth at fullback. And, for the #narratives lovers out there, went to a good college. #RCTID

11:13 AM - 8 Jan 2016
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Not sure if this was the best place for this, but I thought other Zips Soccer fans might be interested to know...

Nagbe becomes all-time leading scorer as Falcons beat Concord, 86-74

SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- History was made on Sunday afternoon as Martha Nagbe became the all-time leading scorer in Notre Dame College women's basketball history, and led the Falcons to a 86-74 home win over Concord....

From Martha Nagbe's roster page:

Personal: Martha Joan Nagbe … born March 18, 1993 … daughter of Joe and Somah Nagbe … brother Darlington led University of Akron to their first ever NCAA-I Men's Soccer National Championship in 2010, picked No. 2 in the 2011 MLS Draft by Portland Timbers.

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By the Numbers | A look at Caleb Porter's accomplishments in three years as head coach of the Portland Timbers

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-- Porter is one of four head coaches to win an NCAA national championship and an MLS Cup. Porter completed the feat at the age of 40, which made him the youngest coach of the four to accomplish the championship double. 

-- The Timbers have the most shutouts in MLS in last three seasons with 35. 

-- Porter is the first Timbers manager (all eras) to lead his side to a league's semifinals in multiple seasons (2013, 2015) and the only manager to lead the Timbers to a league title. 

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http://www.timbers.com/post/2016/01/30/caleb-porter-ben-zemanski-nat-borchers-timbers-tucson-jan-30-2016

 

2 minute and 46 second news report from Timbers training camp.  Caleb talks first....and then former Stowite Ben Zemanski is interviewed around 1 minute mark.  They then talk with the timber with the impressive beard and then Ben comes back to talk around 1:46

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