2) Michigan has a new Ohio opponent. Kofi Sarkodie's hat trick led the Zips men's soccer team to a 7-1 victory over Michigan on Tuesday. I'll pause for a second to let that sink in...
That's right. 7-1. The first Akron goals came in the 10th and 18th minutes, both from Sarkodie. Michigan made it close with a 32nd minute goal off of a free kick. That lasted two minutes. The Zips scored in the 35th, 55th, 77th, 80th, and 89th minutes.
A frustrated Michigan team just got downright dirty in the second half, registering two yellows and two horribly flagrant slide tackles that resulted in red cards. They also had one yellow in the first half.
3) Some notes from Zips football coach Rob Ianello during his weekly press conference this week:
- The coaching staff does not plan on burning any redshirts for the remainder of the season.
- After being reminded of the team's awful pass defense, and that this Saturday's opponent Western Michigan is a pass-heavy team, Ianello said he believes that the Broncos will come out and run.
- Gary Pride is having issues with his ankle, further limiting Nicely's receiving options.
- The biggest issue for our young wide receivers is adjusting to no longer being one of the best on the team.
- Wants us to start doing the things that good football teams do (d'oh!). Said that if we execute well this week, we'll (cough) start taking steps in a positive direction. A single win would be nice...
- Is confident that things will be much better the second time around due to familiarity. Personally, I'm still not sure that firing Brookhart was a good idea, but at least it was done quickly so that the players could get used to Ianello's offseason system.
4) SportsTime Ohio comes through again, saving all the fans of the MAC schools from only seeing their teams on television once a year. A total of 34 basketball games (men's and women's) will be shown on STO during the 2010-2011 season. Another 13 will be nationally televised on ESPN.
For the Zips, three women's games will be shown, all home games:
01/08/11: Ohio @ Akron, 12pm
01/22/11: Eastern Michigan @ Akron, 5pm
02/12/11: Ball State @ Akron, 5pm
Seven men's games will be shown on STO, and one on ESPNU (denoted below):
11/24/10: Cleveland State @ Akron, 7pm
01/08/11: Kent State @ Akron, 7pm
01/16/11: Akron @ Buffalo, 2pm
01/22/11: Bowling Green @ Akron, 7:30pm
01/26/11: Akron @ Northern Illinois, 7:30pm
01/30/11: Central Michigan @ Akron, 6pm, ESPNU
02/09/11: Western Michigan @ Akron, 7:30pm
02/12/11: Ball State @ Akron, 7:30pm
The MAC quarterfinals and semifinals will also be shown on STO, while the championship will once again air on ESPN2. You can see the full listing here.
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