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Come on.... I watched the game. The Zips D was intense and in your face...real aggressive. They got called for fouls that they should have been called for. When you have that style of defense, they are gonna blow the whistle. They let a lot go too. Just because the Zips had more fouls doesn't mean the refs were bad. 99% of it was the way the Zips played D. The moving screen they called on Big Dog was a good call.....he stuck his hip out and moved in to the guy.

The reality in college football recruiting is that it is more about players marketing themselves to coaches than it is about coaches looking for hidden talent. The recruiting sites are nothing more than entrepreneurs capitalizing on an opportunity. Almost every parent wants to give their kid the edge with recruiting and these guys all promise that. It is an easy sell, to some degree. Who wants to feel like they aren't doing everything they can to put their kid in the best position for the best offers? The truth is that recruiting coaches will generally look at the videos sent to them, whether its from a paid site or from the kid himself, posted to YouTube. Why on earth would a coach want to take the advice of a website that is acting as a paid advocate? Bowden addressed the lack of commits showing up on websites in his last press conference and said they already had 12 kids onto he roster already who counted towards the 2015 recruiting class. http://youtu.be/A3O0EpHJ63Q?t=22m28s Remember, the coaching staff cannot comment on high school commits until signing day, so unless we happen to pick up the story via a news source or Twitter, we don't know who has committed

Akron just tweeted "Don't let the door hit you in the @$$."

I liked this quote better:

Obviously not the same thing, since Carmelo actually played/won at Syracuse for a year (and this is just a practice facility), but still somewhat relevant to this discussion I think. The Carmelo K Anthony Center at Syracuse

Blue & Gold I know people on this board really hate the uniform roulette that is happening at the college level but I have to believe a lot of the Oregon love comes from their cool uniforms. I know there was a lot of discussion yesterday when they unveiled their Championship game uniforms and they were all white/silver....no green/yellow.

Funny how good the refs can be when you win by 20. It would be interesting to graph the Ref Satisfaction Rating (RSR) vs. Point Differential. I bet I can guess what it looks like?

To Whom It May Concern: I was critical in the past about the video feed from the JAR. I went on the web to watch the game last night and was pleasantly surprised. Great video feed and audio as well. Not sure what made me happier, a "laugher" by the Zips to open MAC play or the quality of the feed. I don't know the how's or why's but you have my thanks and gratitude! Nice job by the powers that be!

How is it beyond dumb and stubborn? If coaches are putting any stock in "recruiting sites" they should be looking for a job sitting with the fans. Same thing with recruits. If they're putting any stock into what school they want to commit too, they also should be looking to sit in the stands with the fans. These sites have ZERO meaning or substance except to bored reporters trying to fill up space in articles and fans.

You don't trust my list? Who cares about how many commits they have listed. Kids tweet out their commitments on their own now. No need to announce through a site that charges you for the privilege to announce and then turns around and charges fans to see the report.

Well, if you saw the kid you would say the same thing. lol. He made a show and then threw up a shot that wasn't even close.

Maybe the most complete game the Zips have played all year. If one guy from Western doesn't go video game from the 3 point line for about a minute and a half this is a 30 point drubbing. Zips served an early notice on the MAC. We may be young, but the road to Cleveland still goes through Akron. Bring on the Rockets.