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  1. Ouch. He was quickly becoming one of my favorite Zips. It's really time for L.T. Smith to step up & fulfill the potential Coach Bowden sees in him.
  2. ESPN3 has the game archived. I've watched the first half of the Tennessee game a few times now. If you're able, access the ESPN3 archive and check out Avis Commack's pick-6. But look for #45 Justin March. Incredible play for #45 - not only does he get the sack, but he then ABSOLUTELY DE-CLEATS a Tennessee OL on Commack's return. JM absolutely obliterates the dude - completely raises the guy up off of the ground and pancakes him onto his backside.
  3. I was watching on ESPN3, so I'd love to hear a replay of Frenchy's call on Quentin Hines' TD run.
  4. Excellent game last night. We did ourselves proud. Ianello's 2011 halftime score vs. Cincy: 0 - 49. Coach Bowden's 2012 halftime score vs. Tennessee: 23 - 23 The Zips are on the rise.
  5. Agreed. For the Zips, this is an A+ recruiting effort. When Jackson committed, I read a text from B.J. Gladden to Aaron Jackson congratulating him on joining him @ Akron and then he went on to say something to the effect, "now we've gotta get Jack & Big Ike to come." Though our 3 available schollies are gone, I've got to wonder if KD & Co. are still recruiting Jack Gibbs?
  6. It gives me hope that DW was pushed so hard for the starting job by R-Frosh Kyle Pohl. Hopefully KP will step in next year keep things clicking.
  7. Who are our 2 verbals from this list? Also, I searched the sight but couldn't find a list of our current 2013 football verbals. I'm almost positive I've seen a list. Could someone post a link?
  8. Looking through the roster on GoZips.com, I see that neither the OL from Canton McKinley nor Cameron Black's "little" brother from Can't Roosevelt (their names are escaping me) are listed. Did they not qualify? Also, I don't see Medina's Benny Cunningham listed. Any news there as to why? Also, it is interesting (and a bit disconcerting) that besides Dalton Williams (Sr.) all of our QB's are either true freshmen (4) or redshirt freshmen (1 - Kyle Pohl). There couldn't possibly be another team in the country with this QB situation. Going to be an interesting year. Go Zips!
  9. George, I really appreciate the great coverage you've been giving Zips athletics. We've never had such a dedicated beat writer. I also want to express appreciation for your reading of - and getting the answers to - many of the questions posted here. Thanks for the good work you do! Go Akron. Go Zips.
  10. I don't know. Actually, I don't believe any rules at all were being broken. But the NCAA came up with, what seemed to me an arbitrary policy, that AAU tournaments couldn't be held on college campuses before a certain date. IIRC, it only effected LeBron's K.J. Tourney. Maybe someone else with more time could get better details (Dave). But it just smelled like the NCAA was arbitrarily singling out UA & LeBron's tourney. The King James AAU Tourney, btw, was where I saw Zeke for the first time. He was playing in the student rec center. I also had the privilege of meeting Momma Zeke.
  11. This is one of the dumbest discussions in the history of ZN.o. And there have been plenty. LeBron works out & plays pickup basketball with our team over the summer, brings in friends like Kevin Durant, D-Wade, C-Bosh & Chris Paul & is friends with everyone on the team. (Hint: has anyone noticed the slight uptick in athletic talent KD's been able to recruit over the last two years?) There better not be ANYTHING more explicit going on beyond what LeBron already does, or the NCAA would hit us with the death penalty quicker than I can make this post - they already made he & Coach Joyce move the King James Classic off of our campus. Lord have mercy on us all. Good grief.
  12. Well said. This is why I can't stand ESPN anymore. ESPN owned the pre-internet world. Now it's just sad to watch.
  13. Literally, UA doesn't have enough $$$ to buy that kind of publicity. Simply extraordinary.
  14. Courtesy of the ABJ. "Kenmore High School defensive standout Deontae Moore and his coach, Ed Peltz, took in practice, which was held outdoors at InfoCision Stadium on Tuesday."
  15. Thanks, GT! Looking forward to the piece on Jarrod Pughsley. He's caught my eye in a number of the photos on Ohio.com. He looks like a monster.
  16. This is true. IIRC, I read once that only two NCAA D-1 schools actually turned a profit off football: Texas & Columbus. Every other team in the nation operated at a deficit. I don't know if that's entirely accurate, but schools, as a rule, don't operate in the black. I would suppose that schools basically consider athletics part of their advertising budget - and that would hold true for D-1 through NAIA; I don't think any schools operate in the black.
  17. That does seem like a distant memory. I remember loving Humpty, but hoping we could bring in a taller PG to replace him, then being very disappointed when I learned we were bringing in another 5'9" PG in AA.
  18. George Thomas' expanded article on Justin Turner now mentions that Firestone's Kevin Gladney was also at a recent Zips practice.
  19. Akron.com GT also talks about the spread offense and how, with Coach Bowden's system, he really needs two quality RB's, 1-A & 1-B. Chisholm is still 1-A.
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