MDZip Posted Sunday at 10:50 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 10:50 PM 13 minutes ago, TennZip said: it is a loss....when a team loses in the first or 2nd over time only a draw when it is decided by PK's (in every tournament game ...other than the NCAA final) Akron loss on PK's to scum bags Virginia in 2009 final ...counts as a loss in that incredible season. yes, I am still bitter...I can still see dirtbag Diego Restrepo running over with both middle fingers toward the AK rowdies. and Restrepo was screaming obscenities Who was one of the announcers who was a Virginia alum who stated at the end of the game the he had "been neutral this whole time but now he was going to celebrate with HIS team". Fine that he did that but should have kept his mouth shut about it. Kyle Martino maybe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted Sunday at 11:07 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 11:07 PM 31 minutes ago, TennZip said: it is a loss....when a team loses in the first or 2nd over time only a draw when it is decided by PK's (in every tournament game ...other than the NCAA final) Akron loss on PK's to scum bags Virginia in 2009 final ...counts as a loss in that incredible season. yes, I am still bitter...I can still see dirtbag Diego Restrepo running over with both middle fingers toward the AK rowdies. and Restrepo was screaming obscenities Still bitter I am. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted Monday at 12:06 AM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 12:06 AM 2 hours ago, MDZip said: GauchoDan's update before today's games was that Akron was the first team our, but he said even he doesn't believe it. 😊 To add to the unbelievable nature of Gaucho Dan's deep dive......he has Fordham not making the tournament and he has Fordham as the 6th team out he has them no where near making the tournament according to the final actual RPI.... Santa Barbara is the last team in...26th rated at large team Stt. Louis is 25th rated at large team NC State is the 24th rated at large team UNC Greensbro is the 23rd rated at large team Akron is the 22nd rated at large team Oregon State is 21st rated at large team Michigan is 20th rated at large team western Michigan is 19th rated at large team Fordham is the 18th rated at large team and Gaucho Dan says that Fordham and Akron will not make the tournament (in his deep dive) who would take their place.....according to Gaucho Dan? High Point....the 28th rated at large team....according to official RPI and he has Monmouth as the last team in...Monmouth is the 31st rated at large team to normal people....Monmouth would be the 5th team left out of the tourney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted Monday at 12:19 AM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 12:19 AM 1 hour ago, MDZip said: Who was one of the announcers who was a Virginia alum who stated at the end of the game the he had "been neutral this whole time but now he was going to celebrate with HIS team". Fine that he did that but should have kept his mouth shut about it. Kyle Martino maybe? I do not know who was the commentator....I was at the title game in Cary, NC. Very cold, very wet day. A dry field might have benefited the ball control team. A huge group of AK Rowdies made the trip down to Cary. I still remember the driving force of the rowdies....stting on a sidewalk outside the stadium.....uncontrollably crying. That 2009 team was 23-0-0 going into the semis. They did not allow a goal in any of the 5 tournament games and yet they did not win. Mikey was not healthy for that game. Ampai played but was nowhere near 100%. Virginia just beat the living tar out of Ampai and knocked him out of the game. 15 years later, Diego Restrepo still makes me mad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zips1991 Posted Monday at 12:20 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 12:20 AM 12 minutes ago, TennZip said: To add to the unbelievable nature of Gaucho Dan's deep dive......he has Fordham not making the tournament and he has Fordham as the 6th team out he has them no where near making the tournament according to the final actual RPI.... Santa Barbara is the last team in...26th rated at large team Stt. Louis is 25th rated at large team NC State is the 24th rated at large team UNC Greensbro is the 23rd rated at large team Akron is the 22nd rated at large team Oregon State is 21st rated at large team Michigan is 20th rated at large team western Michigan is 19th rated at large team Fordham is the 18th rated at large team and Gaucho Dan says that Fordham and Akron will not make the tournament (in his deep dive) who would take their place.....according to Gaucho Dan? High Point....the 28th rated at large team....according to official RPI and he has Monmouth as the last team in...Monmouth is the 31st rated at large team to normal people....Monmouth would be the 5th team left out of the tourney His deep dive did worry me a bit when I saw it. But I think it's putting too much weight on our non-conference play, particularly the losses to Indy and Temple. Due to those being two months ago, I think the committee will let us slide a little on those. Especially since we closed the season so strong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted Monday at 12:37 AM Author Report Share Posted Monday at 12:37 AM (edited) 18 minutes ago, Zips1991 said: His deep dive did worry me a bit when I saw it. But I think it's putting too much weight on our non-conference play, particularly the losses to Indy and Temple. Due to those being two months ago, I think the committee will let us slide a little on those. Especially since we closed the season so strong. Soccer is such a hard game for the best team to always get the win. Let's look at the current RPI Georgetown is #3 overall Would you believe me ...if I said that Georgetown only WON 55% of their games this year? Georgetown is #3 in RPI and their record is 11 wins ; 4 losses and 5 ties.... Akron with a record of 11-4-4...has a better record than Georgetown Pitt is #4 overall would you believe me if I said that they lost almost 30% of the games played? Pitt finished with a record of 12 wins and 5 losses Denver is #2 and they only won 63% of their games they are 12-3-4 Personally, I think that the zips get in........ I think that the tournament is wide open this year....... If the Zips get in, I hope they get put on the opposite side of the draw from Ohio State. Ohio State.....is just so deep, so talented and so physical. It is going to be tough for any team to win a game this Thursday night and then go to Columbus on Sunday and beat a rested Ohio State team. Personally, I am hoping that Akron plays Michigan on Thursday night...with the winner...then playing Pitt on Sunday. Edited Monday at 12:38 AM by TennZip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC ZIP Posted Monday at 12:59 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 12:59 AM Even though I don’t like how the Zips play against Horizon League teams, I think the Zips get a home game against Robert Morris on Thursday, and then have to go to West Virginia for the second round. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zips1991 Posted Monday at 01:32 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 01:32 AM 32 minutes ago, NYC ZIP said: Even though I don’t like how the Zips play against Horizon League teams, I think the Zips get a home game against Robert Morris on Thursday, and then have to go to West Virginia for the second round. I would gladly accept that scenario. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted Monday at 02:33 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 02:33 AM 3 hours ago, NYC ZIP said: It’s a loss. Only a loss in PKs is counted as a draw Except in the NCAA Championship game...our PK loss to UVA many years ago in the NCAA final was not counted as a tie, but a loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted Monday at 05:08 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 05:08 AM 4 hours ago, TennZip said: I do not know who was the commentator....I was at the title game in Cary, NC. Very cold, very wet day. A dry field might have benefited the ball control team. I was there as well but had recorded the game. Everything seemed to be stacked against the Zips that day. The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So we sat in the stands. All that cold, cold, wet day. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malonepioneer12 Posted Monday at 06:05 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 06:05 PM We are in….vs Princeton at home…. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted Monday at 06:14 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 06:14 PM 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted Monday at 06:24 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 06:24 PM 7 minutes ago, Sergeant Zip said: This is the best we could have hoped for. We would not meet OSU or Georgetown until the final, and I honestly believe: 1) we are good enough to get there, and 2) there are no other teams that we can't beat, even on the road. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzipguy Posted Monday at 06:33 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 06:33 PM FORTUNATE NOT JUST TO GET IN , BUT A HOME MATCH 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted Monday at 06:35 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 06:35 PM I think this is a really favorable draw. Zips will have no one but themselves to blame if they can't claw through this side of the bracket. Georgetown got a number 4 seed and we beat them once and should have beaten them a second time. Zips are a real sleeper team and without those terrible losses in the middle of the season, which seem like a year ago they would be one of the top 16 seeds. That's very dangerous when you are play-in team. Hopefully, this is our very first NCAA win in 6 years. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csims0917 Posted Monday at 08:05 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 08:05 PM I really like this path. Should be a good run! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted Monday at 09:29 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 09:29 PM On 11/17/2024 at 2:40 PM, NYC ZIP said: Watching Penn/ Princeton. Princeton up 2-0 58’. The Zips are head and shoulders abov both these teams. I hope your analysis holds true since Princeton is our first game. I cannot remember the last time we won an NCAA game. I remember being at the Santa Clara game and that teams few across the country and still beat us. We need a win!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted Monday at 09:49 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 09:49 PM I believe our last NCAA tournament win was, unbelievably, when we beat Michigan State 5-1 in the College Cup semifinals in Santa Barbara. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reslife4Life Posted Monday at 09:56 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 09:56 PM (edited) That is correct. The last home NCAA win was in 2018 against Rider in horrendous weather similar to the forecast for Thursday 2019 - Awful season, miss 2020 - Covid season, miss 2021 - First round vs Santa Clara, Lose in OT 2022 - First round bye, second round as 16 seed vs Pitt, Lose 3-0 while Dyson and Shookalook had to miss the game due to red cards 2023 - Miss tournament 2021 was the weirdest season of them all I think, 5 MAC teams, NIU, BGSU, WVU, Georgia State, and UA made it to the tournament. Akron didn't even qualify for the 4 team MAC tournament hosted at the worst stadium in the conference at NIU. And of course we would lose in the first round on a totally lopsided game that saw a second chance deflection goal be the end of our season Edited Monday at 10:01 PM by Reslife4Life 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted Monday at 10:01 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 10:01 PM 3 minutes ago, Reslife4Life said: That is correct. The last home NCAA win was in 2018 against Rider in horrendous weather similar to the forecast for Thursday 2019 - Awful season, miss 2020 - Covid season, miss 2021 - First round vs Santa Clara, Lose in OT 2022 - First round bye, second round as 16 seed vs Pitt, Lose 3-0 while Dyson and Shookalook had to miss the game due to red cards 2023 - Miss tournament My recollection of the Santa Clara game is that we dominated and they came from behind and scored on their only scoring opportunities. I remember leaving the stadium shocked and disappointed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted Monday at 11:31 PM Report Share Posted Monday at 11:31 PM 1 hour ago, 1981 grad said: My recollection of the Santa Clara game is that we dominated and they came from behind and scored on their only scoring opportunities. I remember leaving the stadium shocked and disappointed. I may never forget the look on Will Jackson’s face after that match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted 21 hours ago Report Share Posted 21 hours ago For the first time in my recollection ESPN has added a scoreboard for all the NCAA Tournament games. Hurray. https://www.espn.com/soccer/scoreboard/_/league/usa.ncaa.m.1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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