Stupid Support

It was nice to see the best student support for an Akron game in the Dambrodt era but we still had less than a 1K.

At UM this was awesome, amazing and fun all in the same breath! Enjoy!

Jason Taylor Playing Through the Pain

Pretty interesting article from Dan Le Batard on Jason Taylor and what he went through to suit up on Sundays. I think these guys are crazy for some of the stuff they do to stay on the field on Sundays and this article paints the picture pretty vividly (I hurt just reading the article). This guys are definitely gladiators and I appreciate that Jason realizes this was his decision to go through what he went through to play. I think it says a lot about the state of football as we all rush to judgement regarding concussions and body damage undergone by players at all levels. I have to believe many if not all of the players feel like Jason....they knew the consequences and realized the damage it was doing to their body. There are many hypocrites among former NFLers who claim they didn't realize the damage they were doing to their bodies. It feels to me like a smoker who didn't realize inhaling smoke into their lungs was going to damage them...I have a hard time believing it.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/01/13/v-fu...ylors-pain.html

12-13 Akron Basketball Finishes 24-6

Interesting 100 thoughts on 100 College Basketball teams....not much information but they do predict a winning percentage for the Zips at .792 (23.75 wins).

http://deadspin.com/5961804/100-thoughts-a...dium=socialflow

Zips Playing for the NEO Predators

I look at the list of guys who played at Akron and none of them ring a loud bell.

I guess if you have a real football jones this is for you. I know in Germany they have club teams that play for a city....I guess this is similar to that. They play in Nordonia and if you'd like to watch football in the summer I guess this is your option.

http://www.neopredators.com/roster.htm

Cleveland Gladiators

Just noticed that the Gladiators have four Zips on their roster before the final cut down to 24. Would love to see some of these guys get a chance to chase their dream. Jalil Carter, Almondo Sewell, Mike Ward and Shawn Lemon....sending good thoughts to them this week.