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Go ZIPS. Getting you all fired up.

Ball State board doesn't seem all that interested in this game either. Game thread was just created an hour ago and nobody besides OP has left a comment. Edit: There was a separate thread created yesterday titled "Can this game just be cancelled?" It was about the round 2 game against the Sun Belt. I clicked on it thinking it was about the Akron game thread. One of Ball State posters commented that he thought it was about the Akron game. It gave me a good chuckle reading.

This is Primetime MAC basketball, folks. Excitement is building!! Two sons of Indiana fighting it out.

Students return tonight! Lots of student promos going into the game. Hopefully they can get people to show up

I see that everyone is really excited about this game tonight. Lol

The whiteboard is back! Sorry fellas I’ve been sick so I haven’t been in the office. The biggest risers have definitely been murray state and Miami. Biggest fallers are bowling green, Kent and Yale (Brutal loss to Princeton)

I think it's more their lack of offense will travel

I have to give credit to Z.I.P for finding this you tube featture on Cam Knowles Great former zip Wil Trapp is interviewed during this video.... Cam and Wil......2 great former zips

Their defense will travel.

Ball State gives up the fewest points per game (67.4) in the MAC while surrendering the fewest (69.8). I think it has primarily to do with those numbers.

Akron is favored by 20.5 points with an O/U of 154.5...maybe Vegas is starting to catch on to our lower scoring games.

Big get!!

He’ll look solid for us for a year or two and then transfer away.

This one surprised me, as he was just a 4-star recruit one year ago. Was also a top 30 CB in his recruiting class. He recorded no stats last year, so should have 4 years left as you said.

Zips picked up a commitment from former WVU DB Dawayne Galloway Jr. Was a 4 star recruit out of HS (played at Marion Franklin) Absolutely massive get for the secondary, should have 4 years of eligibility.

Well, I don't think that's gonna be an issue. At least I hope not! 😅

Zips Men’s Soccer alum Cameron Knowles 👏👏👏

The only true Freshman with the WOW factor over the years to me was David Harvey, although he was not a QB.

just get to cleveland.

I think Finley was a more-than-serviceable 5th year senior who had a year in the system. He was going to start the entire year if he could stay healthy. Mike Johnson Jr. was brought in to be a senior body. That's about it. Don't sell Broughton short. He isn't a big kid (5' 11"), but he made some head-turning plays in the scrimmages I watched. With a year of practice under his belt I think he has a good shot at being the starter in 2026. We can win some games with Ruggow. But he doesn't have the wow-factor that Broughton brings. Maybe Beals comes in and sets the world on fire...but I've never seen a true Freshman do that at Akron.

Obviously we need to get wins in these next two games (Ball State and WMU) as these games are followed by probably the toughest four-game stretch in our conference schedule (away at Buffalo and Ohio, then home against Toledo and Can't).

I’m honestly more excited about Beals. We heard the talk of Broughton last year…but IMO it’s sort of telling that he didn’t see the field at all. I don’t have a dog in the fight though, just win baby!