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Because it should be an easy win at home? With their best player out? And they needed a miracle to win at home against Miami on Saturday?

Who knows. I've sensed a little lack of game day enthusiasm all year. Still a hangover regarding the Tree departure, I assume. I think the OU loss took some steam out of some people.

It's Must-Win tomorrow. That's all I have to say.

And right now.... Ken+ probably really does suck more than usual.

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Because it should be an easy win at home? With their best player out? And they needed a miracle to win at home against Miami on Saturday?

It's Must-Win tomorrow. That's all I have to say.

And right now.... Ken+ probably really does suck more than usual.

Yes, it's definitely a must win if we want to win the East. All the more reason ZNO should be buzzing with enthusiasm. If ZNO members aren't excited and buzzing, I can only imagine the level of student apathy.

NIU and OU should have been easy wins too, but they weren't. I know, Jekyll and Hyde - home and away.

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As we learned from the OU game, you can't take any opponent lightly. Despite Jimmy Hall being out Can't is still a threat. Look what we did in WMU with Jake and Pat out.

I agree with you on the lack of enthusiasm though. I feel it at the games too. At times the game against Buff felt like their home game. I can't explain the lack of passion. I just know I want it back.

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Can't being down for a few years was a bummer. OU was our #1 rival and lately it feels like UB is 2nd in command for rivalry sakes. However, with 1st place on the line, I'm looking forward to a pretty rowdy JAR.. I'd love to smoke them, but a close one might make it feel like Can't is actually our rival again.

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As we learned from the OU game, you can't take any opponent lightly. Despite Jimmy Hall being out Can't is still a threat. Look what we did in WMU with Jake and Pat out.

I agree with you on the lack of enthusiasm though. I feel it at the games too. At times the game against Buff felt like their home game. I can't explain the lack of passion. I just know I want it back.

You never know what you might get with so many freshmen and sophomores. No game that should be won can be taken lightly. No game that looks to be a bad matchup should be written off.

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Zips favored by 6.5 currently. Really need this one, don't want anything to come down to needing a victory at their place the last game of the season. I don't really believe in Can't this year, their best road win is at Ball State and 5 of their last 8 are on the road and two of their home games are Akron and Buffalo. Bury the Flashes early.

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I agree with you on the lack of enthusiasm though. I feel it at the games too. At times the game against Buff felt like their home game. I can't explain the lack of passion. I just know I want it back.

Never gonna do anything about the q-tips down low, but the students, that's another story. Those Buffalo kids totally schooled our student section(s) on how to get into a game. For tomorrow night, the students, and not just the Rowdies, need to step up their game. Big time!

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I prefer to call the new edition the A K Sleepies. Not a lot of passion there these days. Needs to change for sure

I remember the game at Can't a few years ago when some of our Rowdies dressed as Can't fans and rolled out a "We Suck" sign in their student section...on TV! That was classic! Where did this creativity and enthusiasm go?

Even if both teams are winless, games against Can't should still have meaning.

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This game should always be played on a weekend night, where I can get to the bar 3 hours before game time, talk about the match up with my buddies, get some food, and get in the mood. There's no excuse that an Akron / K.e.n.t game is held on a Tuesday.

And please don't give me any crap that "It's on National TV." It's on ESPN 3. That's a joke.

On Wistercill's long, long epitaph, one of the many passages will read; "I sold my soul for ESPN3."

At the bottom will be: #TeamOhio

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This game should always be played on a weekend night, where I can get to the bar 3 hours before game time, talk about the match up with my buddies, get some food, and get in the mood. There's no excuse that an Akron / K.e.n.t game is held on a Tuesday.

And please don't give me any crap that "It's on National TV." It's on ESPN 3. That's a joke.

On Wistercill's long, long epitaph, one of the many passages will read; "I sold my soul for ESPN3."

At the bottom will be: #TeamOhio

There are enough natural barriers to being a Zips fan. It is sad & pathetic how our athletic department and league office continue to set up unnecessary road blocks on top of them.
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EA makes the point of how many players tonight have not played in this rivalry game.

Can't has had some teams with a lot of new faces in the past, but Akron head coach Keith Dambrot admits, this is unique for the Zips. "It's probably never been like this for us,'' he said. "Even when we have lost five guys, we always had eight back that have been through it." This year the Zips have freshmen Noah Robotham, Antino Jackson, B.J. Gladden and Aaron Jackson who have never played in this rivalry, while sophomores Kwan Cheatham and Isaiah Johnson had marginal minutes as freshmen last year. Can't is much the same as sophomore Marquise Lawrence, and junior transfers Gary Akbar and Craig Brown have never played in this atmosphere. Junior Chris Ortiz has seen just marginal minutes in the past.
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EA makes the point of how many players tonight have not played in this rivalry game.

Can't has had some teams with a lot of new faces in the past, but Akron head coach Keith Dambrot admits, this is unique for the Zips. "It's probably never been like this for us,'' he said. "Even when we have lost five guys, we always had eight back that have been through it." This year the Zips have freshmen Noah Robotham, Antino Jackson, B.J. Gladden and Aaron Jackson who have never played in this rivalry, while sophomores Kwan Cheatham and Isaiah Johnson had marginal minutes as freshmen last year. Can't is much the same as sophomore Marquise Lawrence, and junior transfers Gary Akbar and Craig Brown have never played in this atmosphere. Junior Chris Ortiz has seen just marginal minutes in the past.

That's definitely somewhat of a wild card. We're not really sure how our young Zips will respond to this type of atmosphere. That's why I look for Deji, Reggie and Jake to make big contributions tonight. The Zips will get to 60 1st.

Zips 70

Opponents 62

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This game should always be played on a weekend night, where I can get to the bar 3 hours before game time, talk about the match up with my buddies, get some food, and get in the mood. There's no excuse that an Akron / K.e.n.t game is held on a Tuesday.

And please don't give me any crap that "It's on National TV." It's on ESPN 3. That's a joke.

On Wistercill's long, long epitaph, one of the many passages will read; "I sold my soul for ESPN3."

At the bottom will be: #TeamOhio

I believe you'll have to go to a higher authority than TW in terms of selling our soul to ESPN3. It's a MAC deal, isn't it? I'm glad to see some games airing on TWCSC. ESPN3 is great for the diehards, but I doubt it gets many viewers other than that. For what it's worth, Duke and North Carolina play next on Weds. Feb 18.

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