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UGIII secured a spot on the 53 man roster!

Andre Williams is very ready and willing to help this team. Has not screwed up. Why has Coach Arth decided not to use him? Not his recruit? Not from Ohio? Impact Player, returning receiver with the better Stats of last season. I hope someone can get these answers.

I think the correct pronunciation is with a silent "S.". Noy not Noise.

Zips win if - Kato has improved his accuracy from 2018. I think we could have beaten Iowa State last year if he’d have hit some relatively easy throws. Deltron needs to have a big day, and stay healthy. His talent has never been questioned, but ball security and health issues have always been a problem. No turnovers and 100 yards from Deltron and the Zips win. Arth needs to be aggressive on 4th downs. A conservative approach won’t win the game. Our D will give up points, so the Zips need to take advantage of all offensive opportunities. Do we have a reliable kicker this year? Historically the Zips have a nice opening drive against P5 teams, and then shank a very makable FG. And the balloon deflates. Big momentum boost for the Zips if we can convert FGs. Im a big Jonah Wieland fan since his days as an Explorer. Some booming punts to bail the Zips out of bad field position would be huge. Jonah needs to have a big day. Our performance on the D line will be the biggest key. If our front three hold their own, Ward, Sampson, Lako and company can wreak some havoc. If we get shoved down the field it will be a long day. Look out for Lako. He’ll have at least one pick today. He’s tall, and reads the QB as well as anybody. Zaire Jacobs had a great game at South Carolina last year. I look for him to have improved over the off season and make big impact today. Head: Illini 31-23 Heart: Zips 20-18

Sorry for the late (Friday) poll. Still knocking off the preseason rust. ? Discuss your answers below.

Brad has family commitments that prevented him from continuing as the color guy.

Did we just time warp about 30 years back to the 42-0 drubbing by Auburn. Sure seemed like it. Guess I better get out my hammer pants and mullet wig, which are as ugly as this game was.

Is joke.

We would just need the basketball team to lose to a D3 school, and we would have the Zips trifecta.

Dline must put pressure on Peters. He has way too much time to throw.Oline not giving Kato time or getting any push upfront.

Andre Williams. Jonah Morris. Alvin Davis. Devonte Jest. Trevor Brown . Julian Hicks. I haven't noticed Brimage out there either, but that could be for other reasons. Can't afford to have these players not available and expect much considering the state of the program. Let's hope we get as many as we can back ASAP (obviously Jonah isn't an option). Time for me to enjoy the nice weather while it lasts and watch the rest tomorrow morning.

How did we go backwards on 3 straight plays...at least we got 3. Nice drive overall for the O. Need the D to get it together.

All they said on 1350 was they didn't make the trip. No word on reason why. Why can't we have nice things?!

My fearless forecast: With no reason to hold anything back, zips get 5 sacks utilizing multiple fronts!

Akron gets 1,100,000. Forecast calls for mostly cloudy, mid 70's, 8 mph winds out of the east, with a prime chance for an upset. ? My Fearless Forecast™ ... Akron runs the Philly Special.

Game day! Go Zips!

I like our chances. New playbook on both sides of the ball holds pluses and minuses. Offensively, l think we will have a better plan to work, but have we had enough time to be able to work the plan. Same on D..I like the diversity the staff is putting in, but can we avoid too many mistakes? From what we have seen, it looks like the team is more disciplined, and they have put in the work. If we can find an average running game, l look for Kato to flourish. Avoid mistakes. Have the right personnel on the field in time to be organized. Fly the Jolly Roger.

Also, he is only going by March now.

We had never beaten a Big Ten program prior to last season. I think we have Big Ten wins in back to back seasons.

She says “Van Edwards accounted for about 588 yards...”!