UAZipster0305 Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 It's exciting to be playing IU away this Sunday. Their schedule and results are impressive. Had they not lost early in the Big Ten Tournament, it seems likely they could be top four seed. https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule Also, our history against IU is abysmal. I'd love to claw another back in the win column. Kudos to their program for having such comprehensive series history available though. https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/msoc/opponent-history/akron/153 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 (edited) Thanks for the history. Notable is that Caleb Porter never lost only once to his Alma Mater. [CP never lost to IU with Jared Embick on his staff.] EDIT - CORRECTION, my brain was off by a year when I posted my original, now edited, statement above. As I recall, 2006 was CP's 1st year as Zips Head Coach. Zips lost to IU that year, but never thereafter during CP's tenure. Still a great accomplishment once he started making his mark on Zips Men's Soccer. (sorry for my original misstatement above.) Edited November 22 by Zip_ME87 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 Following the 1-0 Zips win v IU on 9/7/2012, back in the lobby of the Zips hotel, after I congratulated him and team, Caleb Porter smiled and told me that there was nothing better than beating your friends. 😃 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 3 hours ago, UAZipster0305 said: It's exciting to be playing IU away this Sunday. Their schedule and results are impressive. Had they not lost early in the Big Ten Tournament, it seems likely they could be top four seed. https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule It is amazing how similar .....the seasons are for both the zips and the hoosiers Akron started the season 1-3-3 Akron then went 10-0-1....before a loss to Georgetown in the Big East semis Indiana started their season with a record of 2-3-4 They went 8-0-1 ....before a loss to Michigan in the Big Ten semis It looks like the zips....and hoosiers had 3 common opponents Notre Dame, Butler and Ohio State Zips went 1-1-1 Hoosiers went 0-0-3 One other interesting comment on the Hoosiers Hoosiers have a higher RPI than Princeton Princeton had an RPI of 17....and they were given a road game in the first round Indiana had an RPI of 21.....and they rewarded with a first round bye.....with a top 16 seed (14 seed) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/article/?categoryId=21&articleId=54105&articleTitle=mens-ncaa-tournament-round-two-preview No. 5 Akron(m) (12-4-4) at No. 4 Indiana(m) (10-4-5) - Sunday, November 24th, 1 PM Eastern, ESPN+ Two of College Soccer’s blue bloods meet as Akron travels to Indiana. The story of this match is what Indiana can do, if anything, to slow down NCAA Division I top scorer Emil Jaaskelainen. And even then, the Zips have several more attacking talents like Malik Henry, Dyson Clapier, and Victor Gaumlin, who can wreak havoc. But Indiana is on a nine-year streak of making it past the second round, suggesting Todd Yeagley and his staff will have the answers. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 Gotta love how much respect TDS always gives us. Love that site. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted November 22 Author Report Share Posted November 22 1 hour ago, TennZip said: https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/article/?categoryId=21&articleId=54105&articleTitle=mens-ncaa-tournament-round-two-preview No. 5 Akron(m) (12-4-4) at No. 4 Indiana(m) (10-4-5) - Sunday, November 24th, 1 PM Eastern, ESPN+ Two of College Soccer’s blue bloods meet as Akron travels to Indiana. The story of this match is what Indiana can do, if anything, to slow down NCAA Division I top scorer Emil Jaaskelainen. And even then, the Zips have several more attacking talents like Malik Henry, Dyson Clapier, and Victor Gaumlin, who can wreak havoc. But Indiana is on a nine-year streak of making it past the second round, suggesting Todd Yeagley and his staff will have the answers. By virtue of being seeded, IU is already in the second round, so they are free to lose to us on Sunday without threatening their streak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 2 hours ago, TennZip said: https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/article/?categoryId=21&articleId=54105&articleTitle=mens-ncaa-tournament-round-two-preview No. 5 Akron(m) (12-4-4) at No. 4 Indiana(m) (10-4-5) - Sunday, November 24th, 1 PM Eastern, ESPN+ Two of College Soccer’s blue bloods meet as Akron travels to Indiana. The story of this match is what Indiana can do, if anything, to slow down NCAA Division I top scorer Emil Jaaskelainen. And even then, the Zips have several more attacking talents like Malik Henry, Dyson Clapier, and Victor Gaumlin, who can wreak havoc. But Indiana is on a nine-year streak of making it past the second round, suggesting Todd Yeagley and his staff will have the answers. 38th consecutive NCAAT 49 overall NCAAT appearances 104 NCAAT victories 42 NCAAT Sweet Sixteen appearances 22 NCAAT Final Fours 8 NCAA Championships 6 Hermann Trophy winners Beating Princeton at home in NCAAT is a notable achievement, but there is no time to celebrate. Next contest is mid day Sunday. Zips must be far more clinical in their finishing if we hope to best Hoosiers in Bloomington. We either make history or we fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 48 minutes ago, fknbuflobo said: 6 Hermann Trophy winners speaking of the Hermann Trophy....did I miss an announcement in Mid November...about Emil being one of the 15? Hermann Trophy Selection Timeline Mid-August – Men’s and women’s Preseason Watch list is released (Approximately the top 40 males and top 40 female Division I college soccer players from the previous season) Early October – The “Candidates We Missed” campaign. College SIDs can energize their fans to nominate a player who did not make the Preseason Watch List to make the ballot in November. Mid November – The semifinalists (top 15 men and top 15 women) are announced. The voting of Division I coaches begins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC ZIP Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 7 minutes ago, TennZip said: speaking of the Hermann Trophy....did I miss an announcement in Mid November...about Emil being one of the 15? Hermann Trophy Selection Timeline Mid-August – Men’s and women’s Preseason Watch list is released (Approximately the top 40 males and top 40 female Division I college soccer players from the previous season) Early October – The “Candidates We Missed” campaign. College SIDs can energize their fans to nominate a player who did not make the Preseason Watch List to make the ballot in November. Mid November – The semifinalists (top 15 men and top 15 women) are announced. The voting of Division I coaches begins. From the MAC Website: A total of 15 players will be named 2024 Hermann Trophy semifinalists on December 11 at the conclusion of NCAA Division I All-American voting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted November 22 Report Share Posted November 22 Indiana had 4 players (the most of any team ) on the Big 10 all conference first team Indiana also has the Big Ten offensive player of the year https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2024/11/8/mens-soccer-nine-hoosiers-earn-big-ten-postseason-awards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennZip Posted November 23 Report Share Posted November 23 It is well overdue to get a win in Bloomington The Hoosiers have never lost to the Zips at home, boasting a 16-0-2 record as the host. https://iuhoosiers.com/news/2024/11/23/mens-soccer-no-14-hoosiers-host-akron-in-ncaa-tournament-second-round 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TennZip Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 nice article from student newspaper at IU as I mentioned earlier, Akron and IU both started the seasons very slowly...... but both have come on like gang busters during the IU streak when they went 8-0-1, IU scored 32 goals (more than 3.5 per game) https://www.idsnews.com/article/2024/11/indiana-soccer-ncaa-tournament-akron-iu-bloomington-hoosiers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted November 24 Author Report Share Posted November 24 Game day! Let's go Zips! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 1pm Zips soccer straight into 3pm Zips basketball. No Browns to disappoint as they already won the Snow Globe game on Thursday. Could be a great way to end a beautiful week! Go Zips! Beat IU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronAlumnus Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 Big moment for Akron Soccer this afternoon. Hopefully they can rise to the occasion on IU's pitch in beautiful Bloomington. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 (edited) Hopefully, the Indiana community will be too upset at their football loss to pay much attention to this one. Indiana has a stronger history,a winning record against the Zips, the Zips have never won in Bloomington and none of that matters today. Edited November 24 by MDZip 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reslife4Life Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 I can’t believe we have never won at IU. How many others teams can say that against Akron It doesn’t matter tho cause that ends today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 Akron dominating possession so far. Starting to get some opportunities, too. Side note: apparently you can have noisemakers if it's your official pep band. The NCAA is dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 Zip_ME87 I imagine is in the stands at Armstrong today. Good luck to the lads in blue and gold. #GoZips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 2 IU Corner kicks so far. No shots or SOG according to stats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted November 24 Author Report Share Posted November 24 3 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Akron dominating possession so far. Starting to get some opportunities, too. Side note: apparently you can have noisemakers if it's your official pep band. The NCAA is dumb. Thanks for the update(s). I can only follow via the game tracker, so your comments are the most color I can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 Mitch with a terrific read and punch out on a set piece. IU player taking the free kick played a great ball towards the far post that would've found an IU player who got loose. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 (edited) Possession is swinging towards IU. Yellow Card on Akron (not sure who - announcers kind of sucks). Edit: YC on Clapier. Second or third time he has kicked the ball with gusto after the whistle has blown. Ref warned him after the first. Edited November 24 by Let'sGoZips94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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