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Never expected that after losing 5 quality players - including a couple of all-timers. Kest must be a heck of a coach.

Dear Friends, MODERATORS, PLEASE POST AND LOCK POST. A few weeks back I said at the end of the season I was going to perform a personal evaluation to determine whether or not this program was worth spending time discussing. Well, after 28 years of abuse, I've had enough. Discussing this program is something I no longer wish to do. It's not like I haven't given it a chance. 28 years is a long time. I'm just fed up with the whole thing and will be spending time goofing off doing other things. I'm not even pissed off at this point, just fed up. A friend of mine and I have bought a website and are going to start working on a cartoon series that I think is going to be really funny. Probably will never make a dime, but it will be fun to put on the internet and see what happens. I want to win more than we lose. In six of 28 years, we have won more than we lost. Other than that, it has been a pretty horrible ride. In that period coaches have come and gone, athletic directors have come and gone, Presidents have come and gone, we've spent hundreds of millions of dollars on facilities, come out with new uniforms and generally have created an environment where it should be impossible to lose. Still, we continue to lose and in ways that are almost impossible to believe but have become common. This past season couldn't have been more set up for the program to win more than they lost and we managed to do so. I've watched enough college football in my lifetime to know this is the kind of season that some coaches never recover from and I'm pretty convinced that is going to happen to ours. Recruiting is everything in college football and it is going to be hard to get top notch players to want to come to Akron, so the failure will continue. We are in the cycle that schools like Can't find themselves in endlessly, only they don't have new facilities to create the illusion of something going on. Future discussions will involve our past discussions which is why I'm not interested in discussing any longer: Who will the next coach be? Who will be QB be next year? (Insert questions fans of losing programs ask here)? I will not ever back away from my support of the University and will still continue to watch the football program, but with less interest. I have not given as much financially in recent years to the Athletic Department because I believe it was throwing good money after bad ideas. Shame on me for not finding other ways to support the school in those years and especially in a time of my life when I could have done more, but recently I have gained an interest in the program that helps recent graduates pay for their student loan debts and will be supporting that financially more in the future. Other than that, I'll continue to watch our games on Tuesday night and whenever I have time on the weekends when I am not doing anything else. Hell, maybe some day we will go to a bowl game and I'll get to see as many of you who are still alive as possible. If they play a regular season game close by where I live I might see some of you there if you are still alive as well and you choose to attend the game. Over the years, I have had a lot of fun posting on this website. Thank you to all of the moderators who keep it going. Most importantly, thank you to Captain Kangaroo for taking money out of your own pocket to make this happen and allowing a forum for Zips fans to voice their opinions. Good luck and God bless all of the other posters. In closing, I have written, arranged, directed and performed this song as a closing gift. Fed up and exhausted with the whole thing, GP1

So, it is about the price and not the location? I went to one Zips game this year. Can't remember what I paid and I really don't care what that price was. It was part of the cost of going to a college football game. Anyone who worries about the difference in the price of parking ranging between one and five dollars really doesn't have anything to complain about. Are we really back to talking about the price of parking? How they park is much worse than how much it costs to park.

I can tell you that the black and gold unis were one of few things this season that caught the attention of recruits ........ Several recruits that my son met and twitter with along with his current team family raved about how "tight" those uniforms and helmet are ........... Not arguing your point, but just giving a perspective Hell I wouldn't care I they wore pink, as long as the play on the field was up to the potential Just sayin ......... OK maybe not pink, but you get the point

Only the "we are going to confuse PSU by wearing white" post made me laugh more in this thread. Hard to believe nobody posted that the flashy gold helmets got us the win at Heinz field because the reflection of the sun got in the eyes of the defenders.

Thanks for the recommendation, we stopped there after 18 holes at Heritage Golf Club in Wake Forest. It was kinda on our way. Since the Zips game got moved, playing 18 and eating at the oyster bar was probably better than watching my school lose to it's crummy rival.

Pohl's ranks among the 14 MAC QBs listed on ESPN.com: QB Rating - 13th Completion PCT - 12th Yards Per Attempt - 14th Passing Yards - 8th The Zips were 5-5 with Pohl starting. He is the definition of average. I've seen enough of Kyle Pohl.

So because women don't have the same athletic ability as a man its not worth your time to watch? That's okay. Don't watch. Some of us can appreciate the skill with which girls can play the game, support the athletes that represent our university and enjoy it. I hope you never have a daughter that plays sports so you want have to endure watching them play.

Today is a day for counting blessings and giving thanks. Family and friends are at the top of that list for me and I want to let all my Zips friends know how much I appreciate them. No matter what happens for the rest of our lives, we will always have the memories of the good times we have shared together and you can't put a price tag on that.