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I don't necessarily think it means anything other than he hasn't left yet. That's not to say he will or won't be leaving.

That’s very interesting. Sounds like he and Joe had a pretty in depth conversation, but if this all hinges on getting a significant amount of money donated into the program I think they are going to be disappointed. If Franklin offers joe the Virginia Tech OC job he will be out of here in a heartbeat.

Team shop at the football stadium.

If you search "Akron Zips" on eBay and sort by newest items, you can sometimes find some good stuff that I assume is from former athletes and staff members. Other than that, the Bookstore website is decent but expensive.

I believe he can do that, they have done Guardians jersey customization for me in the past as well. They can do cadcut stuff in custom shapes and stuff so I believe so, although I don't know if they are partnered with UA

Does he make custom Zips gear like Akron Felt did? Some of my favorite items are still ones I had made there. I'd take a blank hoodie or shirt and get Akron logos out on.

Video starts out as ragebait but near the end it actually seems like they had a good time

Just received this email...doesn't sound like Moorhead is leaving Hello Zips Nation!! Thank you for all your support this football season. We had energetic crowds, especially in the suites and club spaces. We had a lot of fun with a big Homecoming victory over Central Michigan, and we had great student support from the AK Rowdies, Spirit Squads, and Pride of Ohio Marching Band. While the year certainly had plenty of drama, our 2025 campaign ends on a high note. Our victory over Bowling Green this week gave us five wins this season, which is the most we’ve had since the 2017 campaign and gives us plenty of hope for an even brighter future. While I am pleased with the progress, like so many of you, I have higher expectations for our football program. Trust that our coaching staff and student-athletes share in these higher expectations. In our first meeting after the conclusion of this football season, Coach Moorhead and I reviewed the calendar and came to the same conclusion that so much of our success next year will be dependent on the next eight weeks. Over the next eight weeks, we will evaluate our football staff, operations, roster, academic efforts, and recruiting and retention strategies as the transfer portal opens and closes. Inevitably, we will see some of our young men enter the transfer portal and we will also identify many new faces who are eager to join the Akron Zips football program in pursuit of a MAC Championship and University of Akron degree. In an effort to help us recruit and retain the highest caliber student-athletes, persons who possess both talent and high character, we are asking you to please make a gift to the Akron competitive excellence fund today. Click Here to donate to the Akron competitive excellence fund today. We acknowledge that many of our peers have more resources than we do, however, that does not scare us. We will confidently move forward as we believe that the most important resources are a healthy team culture and support from all stakeholders throughout our Akron community. Trust that we will never use financial resources as an excuse. While they do help, we identify as and aspire to be the pound-for-pound best athletics program in the nation I hope that over the past six months we have demonstrated that our new “Make The Climb” culture of competitive excellence will bear much fruit and that your investment will be put to good use. Join us, as we “MAKE THE CLIMB” and help us as we work to as hard as possible over the next eight weeks to get to eight victories next season. Best wishes and Go Zips! Andrew Dr. Andrew T. Goodrich Director of Athletics University of Akron Go Zips! #MakeTheClimb

Letter from Dr. Goodrich "Over the next eight weeks, we will evaluate our football staff, operations, roster, academic efforts, and recruiting and retention strategies as the transfer portal opens and closes. Inevitably, we will see some of our young men enter the transfer portal and we will also identify many new faces who are eager to join the Akron Zips football program in pursuit of a MAC Championship and University of Akron degree. "

The best Zips gear selection I ever saw was at the Salvation Army store on Brittain Rd last year, they had tons of brand new stuff donated from the bookstore. Not sure if they are gonna have more this year though

Akron Felt is no more, the old owner didn't pay taxes for multiple years. One of the former employees started his own business doing the same thing. https://www.simos.cc/ He has totally rebuilt the business but is doing a great job, we use him to do all the repairs on the RubberDucks uniforms, highly recommend

Troy lost in 3OT to USC on a buzzer beater 3.

@Z.I.P. 11:30am today for you if I'm not mistaken. You're welcome, you lucky, Hawaii-living son of a nutcracker. 😂

The recent post about getting a Shammah jersey made me think to start this thread - where do you get your best Zips gear? I've had the most luck with Rally House in Fairlawn. Is Akron Felt & Chenille still making Zips stuff?

I admittedly haven't followed the program as closely as the men's team, but it doesn't seem like the program is moving in the right direction. I watched the last few minutes last night and they looked bad.

I've seen some posts online that the tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ... but that is Atlantic Standard Time. Tipoff for us is 5:30 EST. Don't complicate things for me, please. 😂

Win the paradise Jam first then worry about March

The only proven formula to make the tournament - WIN THE MAC.

The Akron- Binghamton team made Sportscenter.

I was expecting Finley to hit the ground running this season but alas, we got a carbon copy of the 2024 Finley. Took him until MAC play to really start looking comfortable. I was truly disappointed at how uncomfortable he looked in our opener vs. Wyoming. Did Murphy's light finally come on?! He's such a physical specimen that I thought he'd be dominant last year, let alone this year. Bodes well for next season. Did we ever get word on Catrell White's injury. He looked electric in the 1st Q vs. Wyoming but went down with an injury & never played another snap this season, did he?

On a more positive note. A member of the womens volleyball ball team was chosen to putt in the Wentz Financial Group hole-in-ine contest. I think she is the first person to win the jackpot.

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QB: It wasn’t Finley’s best outing by any stretch, but he made enough plays to keep the offense in position to score. In an unusual twist, he ran for 58 yards and was far more willing to pull it and go than we’ve seen from him in the past. I’m guessing a part of that was knowing it was his last college game and deciding to leave it all on the field. I know I’ve said this before, but it’s worth repeating — Finley never made the jump I hoped he would this year, but we don’t get to five wins without him. RB: Gant is incredibly good at making people miss. He may not have the breakaway speed some other backs have, but his cuts, vision, and angles are almost as good as anyone I’ve seen. And congrats to him for going over 1,000 yards on the season — well deserved. WR: Drops were an issue at times, but the receiving corps still came through with some big plays. It’s a shame the season is over because Marcel Williams is playing as well as anyone in the MAC right now. He’s absolutely deserving of a First Team selection with the way he closed out the year. Polk and Mason should be in the mix for Second or Third Team All-MAC as well. TE: Newell returned but didn’t look like himself, and Cravaack didn’t have his best game either. OL: I thought the OL got better as the game went on. Ironman K. Davis finally missed some time, and Morris showed his versatility by sliding over from left tackle to fill in at right guard. Lyons logged every snap again at center and played well to close out the season. DL: This group got after it, and the starters played an insanely high number of snaps this year. Congrats to Dall on sealing the game, and I hope it’s not the last time we see him in a Zips uniform. Murphy probably played his best game to date — I noticed him blast the center into the backfield multiple times. Ideally, that’s a jumping-off point for him heading into 2026. Laventure and Hull were really good, as usual. LB: Summers played well, and Spriggs flashed his athleticism and physicality multiple times. It wasn’t an overwhelmingly great night for the linebackers, but they were solid and made the plays needed to slow down BG’s run game. DB: Reed and DeWalt played every snap at corner. I believe both Anderson and Hunter went down during the game, which left Somerville, Flowers, and Di. Johnson to handle most of the snaps at safety. I was impressed with how they came downhill and helped in the run game. The Branches — if that’s the right way to refer to them — split snaps at nickelback. ST: I was disappointed Hills never broke one for a touchdown this season. He had multiple chances throughout the year and just couldn’t shake free for that final bit. Schramm was excellent on field goals, Castle did well punting, and Wiley once again placed his kickoffs where they needed to be. Coaching: I thought the staff put together a strong gameplan and did a great job keeping the team focused and ready to play despite there not really being anything on the table anymore. Could things have gone better? Sure, but I’m not going to dwell on the negatives after wrapping up the season with a win. Now we head into an offseason full of uncertainty and a long wait until the 2026 kickoff. We’ll see what happens. QB: Finley RB: Gant Patrick WR: Ma. Williams Monteiro WR: Polk WR: Louis Mason TE: Cravaack Newell LT: Morris D. Johnson LG: Archer McManus C Lyons RG: K. Davis Morris RT: A. Jones King DE: Dall D. Frazier DE: Durham J. Frazier DT: Hull Murphy DT: Laventure Mixon LB: Summers Hocker LB: Cooper Spriggs NB: Aa. Branch Al. Branch CB: Reed CB: DeWalt S: Anderson Somerville Flowers S: Hunter D. Johnson Offense: WR - Ma. Williams RT - A. Jones RB - Gant LG - McManus C - Lyons Defense: CB - Reed DT - Murphy DE - Dall CB - DeWalt DT - Laventure

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If poor lighting bothers you, avoid the Kentucky/Saint Louis match. Billikens equalize as I am writing. 3:00 minutes left. SLU 1-1 KEN (10 men)