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The only petulant sociopaths in or around this board are the ones who feel so inclined to inject their political beliefs, ignorant or not, into a discussion regarding the results of a football game.

hey all, randomly found my broadcast of this game on my computer the other day and decided to upload it to youtube....heck of team in 2012, prolly shouldve won the whole thing. I also have the Creighton Sweet 16 game on there, let me know if you want it uploaded as well (i know rough ending thats why ive held back lol) alright hope all is well ZipsNation miss seeing you all in Akron.

Lee Owens would have struggled against this year's MAC. He always banked on the K.e.n.t., Buffalo and EMU games to get him around .500. I still like our chances. EMU is ok, but they're still EMU. Miami, K.e.n.t., UMass, Buffalo...those should all be wins for the Zips. Playing 4, 2014 bowl teams to begin the season is a tough stretch for a team in Akron's situation. I want to see how we fare against teams of like, or lesser talent.

While it was a pretty frustrating game to watch as a fan, it had to be infinitely more frustrating for the players and coaches. The loss definitely makes "the turnaround season" (7-5 or better by my definition) considerably more difficult to achieve. And I've said it before and I'll say it again. If the big turnaround doesn't occur in 2015, I certainly don't expect it to happen in 2016 - WAY too many holes to fill, especially on defense. It's unfortunate for the staff that the MAC in 2015 appears to be as generally competent, top to bottom, as it ever has been. The only coaching thing that had me a little bothered/puzzled concerns the 1st two plays called once the Zips got the ball back with ~2 minutes and 2 TOs left. It seemed as though we were trying to hit a big play at the time when I felt we should have concentrated more on getting a couple of 1st downs. The safety blitz that resulted in a sack on 2nd down was a killer - it didn't seem like there was anyone to check down to on that play (or Tommy just didn't have the time/awareness to spot it). Hopefully there will be no residual blues within the team heading into EMU. The staff might have their work cut out for them in this regard.

Olive JAR.... I see what you did there.