Maybe we can convince Ball State to start a team and OU to bring Bob Bradley back to restart their program?
Akron and WVA joining CUSA would make a bitchin' soccer conference. I like it. But that is logistically unpalatable. Too much travel for the economic storm in which we find ourselves. Recruit Kentucky to (re) join the MAC for MSOC. That is the ticket.
Kentucky lasted - what? - two years? What possessed them to even stop over in the MAC? Whatever happened to the hilarious situation of Florida Gulf Coast (or was it Florida Atlantic?)?
Anyone recognize these guys? Once teammates, now opponents...Always Zips! #ZipsInThePros @adamnajem_ @RichieLaryea_ pic.twitter.com/ElVqYww2Y5— Akron Zips M Soccer (@ZipsMSoc) April 24, 2017
Check out Victor Souto's first professional goal for Pittsburgh Riverhounds. #RocketMan! 🚀@soutoav8 ends @TorontoFCII's shutout streak at 332 minutes! @PghRiverhounds take a 1-0 lead. pic.twitter.com/lLgR3qMt7L— USL Championship (@USLChampionship) May 3, 2017
Radjen Signs Contract with New York Cosmos of NASL. http://gozips.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/20170505frlnj1
hustlebelt.com: "The drop of men’s soccer in particular leaves the MAC in a bad place for the near future. Men’s soccer is an optional sport for conference membership and currently only has six member institutions (Akron, BGSU, Buffalo, NIU, WMU and West Virginia), the bare minimum for an auto-bid to the NCAA Tournament. Hartwick was a former member, but recently moved to the Sun Belt Confernece. Losing Buffalo means the MAC has to find at least one new member within two years. Otherwise, they lose that auto-bid, which directly impacts Akron’s soccer program, considered one of the best in the country."
So they don't instantly lose the auto-bid? This means the NCAA actually has a policy that was crafted with a modicum of foresight and sanity? Unpossible!
Akron Unveils Challenging 2017 Men's Soccer Schedule http://www.gozips.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/201705189o6v3l
Ruhaak Inks Contract with North Carolina FC of NASL. http://www.gozips.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/20170523kuy6ec
Nagbe and Yedlin Among 27 Players Called by USMNT to Train for World Cup Qualifying. http://www.gozips.com/sports/msoc/2016-17/releases/20170530l8b5a3
SIU-E joins the MAC! Look out! http://www.siuecougars.com/sports/m-soccer/index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SIU_Edwardsville_Cougars_men's_soccer
Saad Abdul Salaam scored first professional goal a few weeks ago. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/06/03/goal-saad-abdul-salaam-taps-home-loose-ball-box
Dillon Serna is apparently back from injury. .@SernaDillon is BACK!!!!! He buries his first of 2017!!!!#Rapids96 | #COLvLA https://t.co/jknp7dwDKG— Colorado Rapids (@ColoradoRapids) June 22, 2017
How about that for your first goal as a pro @adamnajem_ 🙌 #NYvBST pic.twitter.com/wPB7klOQwW— USL Championship (@USLChampionship) June 16, 2017