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Dr. Z and I traveled to BG to cover the game. We were both given credentials from the BG Athletic Department. You've already seen Doc's excellent photos. Below is my story on the game day. It was my first attempt at game day coverage beyond the scope of a standard ZN.o post. In hindsight, I can already think of 1,000 things I'd do differently. The implementation of some simple pictures would be first and foremost, perhaps in a traditional "blog" format. Writing from the press box instead of field-level would help too. Does any Zips fan want to relive a 59-10 beat down? Probably not. But if I spent an entire frigid Saturday in Bowling Green watching it...dammit I'm gonna post about it. With apologies for missing my post-game editorial deadline by over 1 week, here you go: Falcons Take It To My Beloved Zips...Again. (click to read) SAT OCT 17, 2015 by Captian Kangaroo — ZipsNation.org

I suspect that donors are mostly all within the region, alumni who still retain some sense of connection with the university. I will accept the arguments that Scar was made responsible for a situation involving declines in enrollment and that the university was potentially overextended with infrastructural committments. However, his solutions and initiatives fail to convince me in any way. His mannerisms, poor communication style and failure to connect with the community are off-putting. Anyone paying attention should be able to see why donations would be declining. I would love to see the university return to open enrollment and a focus on local and regional students. The people who appreciate UA and need it are not anywhere else but there. Don't try to sell a kid from another region, that's an incredible uphill battle. Within that context, focus on the faculty you put in front of students and emphasize education for working adults. Be a vital part of the local and regional scene. Weave the university into the daily fabric of life there. It's about the people, the city and the region. You could spend many millions of dollars advertising the university nationally but I believe those dollars would be wasted. Lastly, when I lived there from 2005-2011 I greatly appreciated that Proenza was spending on capital improvements but wondered aloud about the $$ spent on Infocision and didn't really understand the massive private dorms on Exchange and downtown. They're ugly and I don't see how they do anything but line the pockets of developers. Still though, the soul of the school seemed what I remembered and I happily bought tickets and donated money to UA on multiple occasions. At this point and with the direction of this administration I am very hesitant to support the university.

October 25th GOAL: Darlington Nagbe's pinpoint free kick puts Portland up over Colorado GOAL: Darlington Nagbe gets the lead back for Portland GOAL: Jorge Villafana extends Portland's lead over Colorado (D Nags assist ... Look at those moves!) .