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Akron vs. VA

  • mucalum49
    You're right, meant to type 15... 45 minutes would be cool too! lol
  • Jughead
    LOL, sudden victory. Whatever happened to sudden death? :D
  • iclfan2
    Terrible kick by Akron.
  • Jughead
    Ballgame. I can't help but laugh. It couldn't have happened to a better team.
  • iclfan2
    WOW. Mevez gives them a chance and Akron blows it. Kicking it over the goal is inexcusable.
  • Jughead
    Yeah, those 3 kickers should be walking home. That was downright inexcusable.
  • mucalum49
    Wow.... That's all I got. Terrible PKs, Meves saved their asses and wow.... Unbelievable
  • Glory Days
    there is no excuse for missing the goal on pk's. atleast make the keeper make a save.
  • gerb131
    Tough one.
  • SQ_Crazies
    Hahahhaha!
  • Goldenboy26
    why so many akron haters on here?
  • SQ_Crazies
    Because I go to school at Kent State. lol
  • Laley23
    Hopefully Porter is named the new coach at Indiana soon, now that the season is over for Akron.
  • mucalum49
    Laley23 wrote: Hopefully Porter is named the new coach at Indiana soon, now that the season is over for Akron.
    Might have to compete with the DC United for his services. I hope he stays at Akron but there are definitely some attractive opportunities coming his way
  • Laley23
    mucalum49 wrote:

    Might have to compete with the DC United for his services. I hope he stays at Akron but there are definitely some attractive opportunities coming his way
    Yeah I know. Im hoping the fact he was a player under Yeagley at IU he comes back. A Professional job is going to be attractive though...
  • SQ_Crazies
    $$$$
  • myron pater boswell
    That's why this sport has no credibility with the majority of America. You get to a big game like this, the World Cup, the Olympic Gold medal, a state high school championship, and it so often comes down to penalty kicks.

    Let's decide a basketball game with a best of 5 free throw contest. Or a tied football game with an extra point kicking contest. Or a baseball game with a home run hitting contest.

    I agree with the poster earlier who suggested to just play on till someone scores. See who is the best conditioned, who has the best depth if it's a scoreless tie after two hours, or whatever it is that they play...
  • I Wear Pants
    Yeah but basketball and football are fairly high scoring sports so their overtimes can be a bit different.

    Hockey and soccer usually are low scoring so to have high-caliber teams compete until someone scores is dangerous and boring.
  • myron pater boswell
    Does NHL/college hockey follow the shootout format for playoff games that are tied? Or do they keep going overtime?
  • queencitybuckeye
    NHL keeps playing "regular" hockey until someone scores in the playoffs. College postseason hockey, no idea as I'm a tOSU fan. :)
  • Strapping Young Lad
    NHL uses shootouts in the reg. season but plays sudden death OT in the playoffs....Not sure what NCAA does during the reg. season but I know they use sudden death in the postseason also....I imagine they use the shootout during the reg. season too, but I'm not sure.

    It is ridiculous that a championship game is decided by penalty kicks. That is THE lamest thing EVER!!!!
  • Glory Days
    and technically Akron is still undefeated.
  • The Giss
    Glory Days

    Akron is credited with a loss in the Championship- NCAA Rules of Competition. They do not want an undefeated team not wining the title, so there is no loser in the semi, it is a draw. There is a loser in the Final.
  • myron pater boswell
    ^^^What?!?? If it's a tie going into the shootout in the semis, and you lose the shootout, you don't get credited with a loss??? Did I read that correctly?
  • ts1227
    NCAAsports.com is listing them as 23-0-2, then the game article says 23-1-1.

    http://www.ncaa.com/sports/m-soccer/recaps/121309aaa.html