Jump to content

zippypitt

Members
  • Posts

    192
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    2

Posts posted by zippypitt

  1. 12 minutes ago, SBZipfan said:

     

    Nonsense. Akron outshot SC 17-3, 4-3 OG, 9-0 corner kicks, all while fouling less, 6-14. 

     

    Soccer is a cruel game.  A team can dominate but fail to capitalize.  One bad touch can be the difference between winning and losing.  This team simply did NOT have it this year.  Time to regroup and squeeze every last dime out of that recruiting budget.

    • Like 1
  2. 1 minute ago, zippypitt said:

     

    Their team has been decimated by player movement.  They have ONE player remaining on their roster from two years ago.  I also follow Duquesne and there seems to be very little hope for KD in the Burgh.  Any player worth squat will move to greener pastures after a season or two.  The new transfer rules are only going to create a larger gap between the have and have-nots in D1.  They have a nicely rebuilt arena, but good luck getting recruits to a school with little success since the 1950s (NIT when it was important) and zero profile with young people.

     

    BTW, I do NOT count S. Carry as a player worth squat and moving to greener pastures.  I respect his game, but his head doesn't seem to be there most times.

  3. 5 minutes ago, LZIp said:

    Just took a peek at the Dookies record. 1-2 with a win over Rider and losses to Weber State and Hofstra. YIKES.

     

    Their team has been decimated by player movement.  They have ONE player remaining on their roster from two years ago.  I also follow Duquesne and there seems to be very little hope for KD in the Burgh.  Any player worth squat will move to greener pastures after a season or two.  The new transfer rules are only going to create a larger gap between the have and have-nots in D1.  They have a nicely rebuilt arena, but good luck getting recruits to a school with little success since the 1950s (NIT when it was important) and zero profile with young people.

  4. 28 minutes ago, malonepioneer12 said:

    I would love Akron to be in…but in all honesty…how could they be in?  If you can’t make your conference top 4, that is bad.  Especially with so few teams in the MAC.  I’m not sure they deserve it, no matter their RPI.  That being said I hope they make it, but if they don’t they only have themselves to blame. 

     

    If it comes down to UA vs. GA State, the selection committee has to go GA State:

     

    - Better overall record

    - Better MAC record

    - Won head to head 3-1 ON ROAD

    - Tournament finalist; Lost in OT

     

    1 hour ago, bigzipguy said:

    Do not be shocked if Ga State makes it in. They beat us at our place and went to O.T. at N. ILL before they lost in the tournament finals.

     

    They should make it.  That home result hurt big time.

  5. 3 hours ago, NWAkron said:

    In basketball, I could probably explain why different MAC programs stay at the top or vastly improve.   Could one of you guys explain how NIU and/or BG moved even or ahead of Akron, a program that has a stronger pedigree?

     

    IMO, recruiting, recruiting, and recruiting.  I respect the coaches and believe they find "system" players over ranking.  However, I have been underwhelmed with our recent classes and somewhat disappointed with the career production of some of our higher ranked guys.  It seems as though our MLS pipeline has been tapped dry.  Not down on Embick and staff, just giving an honest assessment.

    • Like 3
  6. 9 hours ago, GP1 said:

    Remove Canada, WKU, NIU and MTSU.  Every team plays each other with three ooc games. At the end of the season the two best records, with some tie breakers figured in, play each other for the championship. 

     

    BG, Toledo and EMU are all easy drives from NE Ohio. It's part of making MAC schools benefit the players, students, alumni, fans and general communities where they are. 

     

    The MAC needs to be smaller, not bigger.

     

    G5 conferences need to pull their heads out of their rear ends and figure out the future.

     

    I have zero interest in MTSU and WKU. Throw in Canada and NIU.  

     

     

    Absolute spot on.  Those four teams are irrelevant to me.

  7. 6 hours ago, TheZipCat said:


    How much you want to bet? Everyone from my time at Akron that I've talked to agreed...many of which were involved with athletics, sports broadcasting/writing today, and or regularly went to games with me and don't care anymore. Community members who are not involved with UA what-so-ever, and just hear about Akron football cursory also say to me "WTF were they thinking?" I don't know what bubble you're living in, but the bubble I'm in the prevailing opinion is unquestionably that Akron made a horrible mistake firing Bowden.

    An average coach is something Akron hasn't had in 30-years, you want still want to defend it was a good idea, or that "average" wasn't a step up from what we have now? Preposterous. I personally tuned out for 2-years and discontinued my season tickets, because I thought it was a monumentally stupid move and frankly was apathetic to care about watching the Zips go through another iCoach era. And I'm definitely not the only one, just ask anyone working for the ticket office, if they're brave enough to speak candidly.

    I only recently came back here to ZNO to see what the perspectives currently are, and to see if there was any possible turnaround for the culture of apathy. 

     

    You must have a small circle of friends and associates.  I worked with someone ON HIS OLD STAFF and they shared that players overwhelmingly were tuning Bowden out at the end.  Good man, appreciate his time with the Zips, but let it go.

  8. Nittany Lions won 2-1 at UMich today.  This will NOT be an easy one.  Seems like a veteran roster to me.

     

    The GA State result should not surprise.  We still have a lot of work to do in the final third and corners (as someone already cited) suck.  Looking over Panthers roster showed some mean looking dudes.  #10 has a busted face in his pic, LOL.

    • Like 1
    • Thanks 1
  9. 18 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:

     

     

    I had to stop after 90 seconds.  To have a "presser," one must have a press.  GT's non- question question was middle school newspaper club worthy material.  Arth is smiling at the quality of the dumpster fire we have here in Akron.  Unreal...

    • Like 1
  10. That game was definitely the nail in the coffin for me.  Barring a complete turnaround, they must buy out Arth and go in another direction.  Zero results in year three and not much talent in the pipeline.  Normally, one would be concerned with talent leaving the program with s departing coach.  Not much there to worry about.

    • Like 1
  11. 22 minutes ago, Zip JD said:

    Concession card readers still don’t work and out of Powerade for my kids 30 minutes before kickoff.  Must be game day at Infocision.  

     

    Why is our athletic dept such a Mickey Mouse operation?  No surplus sale, zero marketing, concessions not available, etc.  It CANNOT be that difficult!!

    • Like 2
  12. The Auburn game result was as expected.  Collect our check and board the plane.  The big takeaway from this mercenary effort: Kato Nelson has ZERO business starting at QB for the remainder of the season.

     

    I like the script Akron, but it should NEVER be a replacement for a logo.  It shows how minor league we are in terms of marketing and branding.  The "Z" always looked amateurish, but somehow showcase the uniqueness of Zips name and/or kangaroo.

×
×
  • Create New...