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I thought Slate did a nice job on the last Zips game he called. He obviously knows the players and coaches in today’s MAC really well. And I liked his coach point of view. He’s no Michael Reghi, but who is??

You're on to something here. There is a saying in sailing that goes like this...."The faster you go, the faster you go." When a sail is lifted and fills with air, the boat begins to move. It's a whole physics thing, but the movement of the boat causes other accelerating pressures on the sail that causes the boat to go faster. You go faster because you are going faster. This is not infinite. The teams you mention win because they win. The more they win, the more they win. The more they win at this point, the more they solidify their positions at the tops of their conferences and the college football world because they get the best players. What does this have to do with recruiting? Imagine being a 5 star defensive line recruit and the coach from Indiana comes to your home and tells you, you will immediately be the best defensive lineman on the team the coming fall. Sounds pretty good doesn't it? How could this story get better for the kid? The OSU/Clemson/Alabama coach comes to your home and tells you that you will have significant playing time in the fall. In addition, there will be another 5 star defensive lineman next to you on the defensive line and a 5 star linebacker right behind you. Unlike Indiana, where you will get double teamed every play, you will never get double teamed at OSU/C/Al and you will make a ton of tackles, win conference championships, compete for national championships and produce a ton of plays that will be on video and shipped off to NFL teams before the draft making you a high round draft pick after your JR year. That's how they win. Not the sailing, but the rest of the ideas above I heard listening to Rick Neuheisel on ESPNU Radio. He is worth listening to during college football season because he is just so freaking smart. He is a kind of "lens of clarity" about all things college football that makes you more informed but less enamored by the sport because he lays things out as they really are and not, as fans, the way we want them to be.

I'd find it more concerning if the players that were transferring were actually getting good offers elsewhere. For the most part that hasn't been the case. I don't care how many guys who aren't good enough to play FBS football transfer. I'm more concerned by the fact we aren't recruiting well enough and the overall lack of talent on the roster.

Half of the data analysists working in corporate America today would say that Ryan Day took a pay cut, there was an increase in Ohioans being late for work on January 12th; therefore, Day's pay cut caused increased tardiness in Ohio on January 12th.

Pretty sure that this guy will be doing the color commentary on their home ESPN 3 broadcast.

I know Groce is not a zone coach but this game screams for a packed in 2-3 zone.

I love Freeman's hands on the pick and roll. Okay Akron fans, how many of our centers could not hold onto the ball on the pick and roll. Too many to name. Great to see the teamwork and dunks.

I'd be perfectly content with Jacki Windon sitting next to an empty chair. I can see what the play by play guy tells me and don't need the incessant cliches. I'd pay for technology that allowed me to listen to some announcers on broadcasts while cutting out the others. To Reghi's credit, I've grown a little accustomed to him. I suspect I've just gotten used to it rather than him having improved. Next to some of those we've been subjected to in ESPN+ road games, he's freaking Curt Gowdy.

Quick look at the MAC standings uncovers something really rare. Toledo leads the conference with one league loss. That loss is Akron. EMU and NIU sit at the bottom of the MAC standings with only one win a piece. That one win in each case is Akron. How odd is that?

As Jackie Windon says: and the ability to go arms straight up like a volleyball player.

Not sure what his stats were today, but I think Ali is developing nicely.

I'm not sure why, but it looks like Preston missed a few games.

Take a look at who's in second place now zips have returned to their rightful spot. ?

Congratulations to former Zips GK, Tor Saunders who spent 4 years with the Zips...

very nice quotes from Coach Embick

Ugh...it's Keno Davis. Yes, just put it together. One too many blows to the head from the cannon.

Congratulations David Egbo! You will be missed.

So far this season Dailey's been a colossal disappointment for me. Remembering his game from high school I was thrilled when he transferred here. 6-7, quick, can handle the ball, drive with either hand, and a smooth stroke from 3. Crazy talented. I know he didn't do well at Iowa, but in Groce I trust and I thought Groce's loooooooong leashes and green lights and uptempo style would get Dailey going and he'd blossom. But not thus far. And this with Groce really grooming him & massaging his ego/confidence. Maishe's still just playing like he's got butterflies the size of Mothra.

Congratulations to David Egbo. David was a top 10 pick this afternoon in the MLS draft. He was selected as the 9th overall pick in the draft.... going to the Vancouver Whitecaps.

The Zips have their highest ceiling when Dailey is on the floor. He’s just got to start playing to his potential.