MDZip Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 A game this big deserves it's own early thread. The winner most likely wins the Big East Midwest division. Akron (9-0-4, ranked #3 in the country) - 2.15 Goals per game, giving up .538 (Fifth best in the country). Xavier 1.27 goals per game giving up 1.09. Only league loss to Georgetown, and also beat DePaul by three goals. Other two losses are Marshall and UT - Rio Grande Valley. Jerome Jolly is their leading goal scorer with 4. Should be a good one, but I expect no worse than a draw in this one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 (edited) I'm getting amped up for this match already and it's still 2 & 1/2 days out! Go Zips!!! Edited October 12, 2023 by Blue & Gold 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 7 hours ago, MDZip said: A game this big deserves it's own early thread. The winner most likely wins the Big East Midwest division. Akron (9-0-4, ranked #3 in the country) - 2.15 Goals per game, giving up .538 (Fifth best in the country). Xavier 1.27 goals per game giving up 1.09. Only league loss to Georgetown, and also beat DePaul by three goals. Other two losses are Marshall and UT - Rio Grande Valley. Jerome Jolly is their leading goal scorer with 4. Should be a good one, but I expect no worse than a draw in this one. Circumstances and a multiplicity of factors would seem to indicate a Zips loss this Saturday. Everything I know about competitive athletics points to this outcome. Should Zips sustain their first defeat, all is not lost. We would still be a good team. Akron would most likely still gain an NCAA Tournament berth. Once in the Tournament, anything can happen. A draw in this situation would be a positive result, against a quality conference foe, on their pitch, in October. However, should Zips leave Cincinnati with a victory over Xavier, Akron must be considered something more than just another good team. A win in this scenario would announce the Zips as a legitimate contender for the title. It would mean that this squad is special. "Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief!" Let's Go Zips!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 Are any other members of ZN planning the trip to Cincinnati Saturday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 36 minutes ago, Zip_ME87 said: Are any other members of ZN planning the trip to Cincinnati Saturday? Not after the small fortune I paid for FloFC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted October 12, 2023 Report Share Posted October 12, 2023 1 hour ago, fknbuflobo said: Not after the small fortune I paid for FloFC. I prefer to pay > double that in gasoline. lol 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/article/?categoryId=21&articleId=52615&articleTitle=5-mens-dl-games-to-watch-this-weekend No. 5 Akron (9-0-4) vs. Xavier (6-3-2) – Saturday, October 14th, 7 PM Eastern, FloFC If there is ever a time to be extra wary of an upset, it is traveling to a conference opponent who already performs well at home and will be extra motivated for senior night. That is the situation undefeated Akron faces as it travels down Ohio in what will be extremely hostile territory. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 Crazy to have a soccer match on a Saturday night. I guess since Xavier doesn't have football, it makes sense. My son presently goes to UC. He may don his old Zips gear and make the 5 minute trip north for the match! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8thegr8 Posted October 13, 2023 Report Share Posted October 13, 2023 Does anyone that subscribes to Flo know if it allows multiple concurrent streams? Im considering signing up for the final month of soccer season and splitting with a buddy if possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsBurgh Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 16 hours ago, n8thegr8 said: Does anyone that subscribes to Flo know if it allows multiple concurrent streams? Im considering signing up for the final month of soccer season and splitting with a buddy if possible. I haven’t tried it, but they claim that it does not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 (edited) On 10/12/2023 at 1:20 PM, fknbuflobo said: Not after the small fortune I paid for FloFC. Kidding aside, it is an unpleasant drive to which I'm not looking forward. However, to me, it is well worth my time and expense to support our team in person when I can. Regardless of what some on this forum may think because my expectations are high, I happily support our players, coaches, and staff on the road as well as at home, when I can. My job has not afforded me the ability to be at all of the games that I would have loved to have attended this season, but this one and at Butler lend themselves to my attending in person, and I plan to be there. As others have posted, this will be a tough conference divisional road match. The BE schedulers did us no favors scheduling Xavier, Creighton, and Butler on the road in the same season. Hopefully key starters and subs are healthy and all are mentally ready for a tough battle tonight. Go Zips!!! Edited October 14, 2023 by Zip_ME87 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reslife4Life Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 21 hours ago, n8thegr8 said: Does anyone that subscribes to Flo know if it allows multiple concurrent streams? Im considering signing up for the final month of soccer season and splitting with a buddy if possible. It says you can only do multiple streams on the same wifi 🙄 I’m also breaking down and buying it for the last month. You can watch ESPN+ on 10 different devices at once, Flo is so bad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 Don’t like this camera angle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reslife4Life Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 not a fan of the field level camera 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 Terrible camera angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 Ashton Kamdem had a very solid first half at left back. It is great that he is getting to play today in front of his Cincinnati area family. With Joey Paulus and Malik Henry both not playing in the first half, Ashton and Stefan have both stepped in admirably. Go, Zips....let's see some of that 2nd half goal scoring. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 Being from West Chester, Ashton has a nice contingent of family and friends in the stands tonight. Happy to see him start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzipguy Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 Goalie switch for Zips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, bigzipguy said: Goalie switch for Zips Injury? I am only following the statcast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzipguy Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 I am on stats only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 Injury to Budler. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrule Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 The Zips play to a scoreless draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 First time in a while the Zips didn’t dominate most of the game. I can live with this draw, strong effort that would result in 3 points in many nights. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted October 15, 2023 Report Share Posted October 15, 2023 Meh. In time, this will likely be considered a good result. But right now, it feels nauseating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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