mucalum49
Posts: 1,639
Sep 3, 2010 8:49pm
The season kicked off at 7 for the Zips against #2 ranked UNC Tar Heels. 74 minutes in and the Zips are up 3-0 with 2 freshman midfielders scoring already. Its a busy weekend for the team down here in NC as the Zips will play #3 Wake Forest on Sunday.
If you want to read more about the program there is a great article on CNNSI about coach Caleb Porter
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/09/02/caleb.porter/index.html
If you want to read more about the program there is a great article on CNNSI about coach Caleb Porter
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/09/02/caleb.porter/index.html
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Sep 4, 2010 1:01am
Looking forward to when my brother plays these guys this year.
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MontyBrunswick
Sep 4, 2010 1:44am
Mohican00
Posts: 3,394
Sep 4, 2010 8:02am
*snore*
mucalum49
Posts: 1,639
Sep 4, 2010 9:11am
dlazz;471248 wrote:Better than their other football team.
http://scores.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=302462649
Toledo football? lol The Zips football team probably won't be much better this year but hopefully they don't let Syracuse beat them that bad
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Sep 4, 2010 9:24am
Yeahh boy
who does your brother play for?
I Wear Pants;471228 wrote:Looking forward to when my brother plays these guys this year.
who does your brother play for?
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Sep 4, 2010 9:33am
Cleveland State.
Last time they played Akron was 2008 and it went to double ot before Akron scored the winning goal with about a minute left in the second ot. Hopefully this years game can be competetive like that.
Last time they played Akron was 2008 and it went to double ot before Akron scored the winning goal with about a minute left in the second ot. Hopefully this years game can be competetive like that.
mucalum49
Posts: 1,639
Sep 4, 2010 10:53am
That's really cool your brother plays for CSU. They have a nice downtown stadium.
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sportchampps
Posts: 7,361
Sep 4, 2010 12:00pm
Good to see Akron winning again. Isn't this team pretty much the same one as last years team (most of them our returning starters i think). I just hope this year they can wint he whole damn thing becauseOhio is areat soccer state
mucalum49
Posts: 1,639
Sep 4, 2010 12:16pm
sportchampps,
I know Teal Bunbury, Blair Gavin and Ben Zemanski left from the team last season. Gavin and Zemanski were replaced with two freshman, Stevenson and Kitchen who are the two that scored yesterday. They moved a starter from last year, Darlington Nagbe, to striker to replace Bunbury and brought a defender off the bench for Nagbe's old position. So long story short, yes it is close to the same team as last year. Kitchen is a good freshman, #2 player in his recruiting class and a captain of his age brackets U.S. national team.
I know Teal Bunbury, Blair Gavin and Ben Zemanski left from the team last season. Gavin and Zemanski were replaced with two freshman, Stevenson and Kitchen who are the two that scored yesterday. They moved a starter from last year, Darlington Nagbe, to striker to replace Bunbury and brought a defender off the bench for Nagbe's old position. So long story short, yes it is close to the same team as last year. Kitchen is a good freshman, #2 player in his recruiting class and a captain of his age brackets U.S. national team.
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Sep 4, 2010 12:16pm
I believe they lost 3 players to the MLS, other than that I think everyone returns. I believe they had an all freshman backline last year. This team should be better than lasts
mucalum49
Posts: 1,639
Sep 4, 2010 12:22pm
Looked at the starters from last night. They have another freshman striker from Jamaica, Darren Mattocks start last night and brought another Jamaican freshman McKauly Tulloch off the bench. A midfielder freshman Martin Ontiveros came off the bench who is on the U18 Costa Rican team and came from what is turning into a pipeline, the IMG Academy in Florida.
Edit: Ontiveros is from the U.S. and on the U18 national team. Renaldo Brenes is also from IMG and he's the freshman on the Costa Rican team. My bad
Edit: Ontiveros is from the U.S. and on the U18 national team. Renaldo Brenes is also from IMG and he's the freshman on the Costa Rican team. My bad
Murdski99
Posts: 399
Sep 4, 2010 4:27pm
I Wear Pants;471364 wrote:Cleveland State.
Last time they played Akron was 2008 and it went to double ot before Akron scored the winning goal with about a minute left in the second ot. Hopefully this years game can be competetive like that.
Not a chance Cleveland St. will be able compete, the Zips could win this match up starting their reserves.
Wildcat24
Posts: 261
Sep 6, 2010 7:17pm
Akron took out #3 Wake Forest last night, 2-0. Talk about starting out with a bang, beating two ACC powers by a combined 5-0.
Tiger2003
Posts: 15,421
Sep 6, 2010 7:46pm
Great Job Akron way to represent the State of Ohio.....by the way it says North Carolina was #4
mucalum49
Posts: 1,639
Sep 6, 2010 8:12pm
I think sites were using different rankings. There isn't a consensus poll that is used. One had UNC #2 and Akron #1 which was what NCAA.com had on its site. Another said the Zips were #1 and UNC #4.
Wildcat24
Posts: 261
Sep 6, 2010 9:00pm
There are four poles used in college soccer, which is kind of a pain. It all depends on what media outlet is reporting and which ranking they feel like using. Akron should be the consensus #1 this week, I think there was one poll that had them at #2 to start the year.
Tiger2003
Posts: 15,421
Sep 6, 2010 9:52pm
Oh ok. I was not really trying to start shit I just was looking at the Akron web page that said UNC #4.....but either way what a way to start out the season for the Zips.
mucalum49
Posts: 1,639
Sep 6, 2010 10:07pm
Tiger2003;473870 wrote:Oh ok. I was not really trying to start shit I just was looking at the Akron web page that said UNC #4.....but either way what a way to start out the season for the Zips.
Didn't think you were. Its just a matter of the sites preference in ranking source. Either way Akron just showed they could compete with the big boys of the ACC. If you think us Buckeye fans can get arrogant about the football team, the ACC soccer fans are much much worse.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Sep 7, 2010 12:05am
Same thing could have been said about Akron two years ago. And yet that game was a minute from going to PKs.Murdski99;471783 wrote:Not a chance Cleveland St. will be able compete, the Zips could win this match up starting their reserves.
But it will very likely not be a close game.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Sep 9, 2010 10:18pm
So I just got word I will be broadcasting the Akron @ BGSU game this Saturday. Any info on the team you guys can give me would be appreciated (either squad) particularly some back stories or information that isnt readily available on the internet, though that would be helpful as well. I am working all day tomorrow filming for the HS football games so I wont have much time other than the next few hours to do research.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Sep 9, 2010 11:04pm
Porter loves turkey sandwiches on toasted rye.
mucalum49
Posts: 1,639
Sep 9, 2010 11:11pm
Wish I could help Laley. I know the generic stuff, 3 MLS picks last year (2 first rounders), 2009 #1 draft pick Steve Zakuani. I know its in BG but you can talk about the benefits of success as Akron just completed phase 1 of 2 in renovating the soccer stadium. Porter was courted by DC United this past offseason and other boards figure the United will try again this year since they already fired their coach.
If I think of anything else I will post it
If I think of anything else I will post it
Pick6
Posts: 14,946
Sep 9, 2010 11:18pm
They have 4 guys in the running for whatever soccers equivalent to the Heisman is. Apaipitakwong being the favorite.
Laley23
Posts: 29,506
Sep 10, 2010 2:26pm
Good stuff guys. If anything else comes to mind post it!
Im currently trying to do BG research (in my 1 hour break today) since its always harder to talk about the bad team.
Im currently trying to do BG research (in my 1 hour break today) since its always harder to talk about the bad team.