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So far in the young athletic season, ZTV sports has really stepped up their student-run UA athletics content. In the final segment of each episode, they're spotlighting classic Zip moments. In the latest edition, they talk to Jared about the 2010 experience. While old news to many, I still love to re-live that moment in time any chance I get. And every time I do, I get more and more hungry to see the program do it again. I linked for the video to start at the final segment, but I would encourage you to watch the whole episode so the folks over at ZTV can see that we're enjoying the good content!

That. Is. AWESOME!!!‼️💪

Thanks @LoyalZIP and ZTV. Love the story about the linesman [corrected] walking off during the Cal game. That's the first time I've heard one of the coaches tell the story. Worth listening for that story and the story about preparing for and playing Louisville in the title game. MANY THANKS for posting that. 12 years later, and I still tear up watching and re-living the Zips Mens Soccer 2010 National Championship experience as well as the 2009 season, knowing how GREAT that team was!

Just watched it. He said the days of Akron football rolling into town, or teams coming into Akron and expecting and getting an easy blowout are over. "Not on our watch." And the redshirting comment. This guy gets it! He doesn't mince words and actually gives interesting commentary just about every time he's in front of a microphone. My confidence in this staff grows by the day.

Thanks @TennZip We saw James and Josh Bartels at the NIU game. What a great game for Zips recruiting. Witnessing the Zips play, I can just imagine recruits saying sign me up!!!

Sunday's match was the first live action that I have seen since the Rubber Bowl. I was over stunned! The speed, precision, total dominance. I kept wondering, "were we that good, or was Northern that bad." That totally soothed Saturday's pain!

Morehead just looks and sounds like a football coach. Arth always sounded like a high school kid that had been woken up by being called on after nodding off in class.

My favorite quote “We’re out of the redshirting business.” Looking at the highlights it’s impressive how far along this team has come from last year. We’re close. Maybe this week will be the week?

Fleck was able to do that because they set up their schedule well for success. They scheduled a pair of Big Ten bottom feeders, a G5, and an FCS. If they had scheduled Wisconsin, Ohio State, Tennessee, etc. early in the year, they most likely lose the game and there’s never a WMU Cotton Bowl to speak of. Everyone can believe whatever they want. I choose to side with JoeMo, who rightfully says this whoring out for money strategy is a joke. Let’s play one a year and give it our best shot, and then we can actually try to win some games and maybe possibly go into league play at .500 once in a blue moon. In Joe We Trust, Joe knows best.

https://www.hustlebelt.com/2022/10/4/23387531/bowling-green-falcons-akron-zips-football-game-analysis-what-we-learned-week-5-2022

I get your point with Tribble but putting Maishe Dailey in the same boat as a Walton is a little misplaced. Maishe was a disappointment overall, but he contributed and played hard. I am looking forward to seeing how Tribble developed in the off-season. I really like his flexibility in that he can play the point or the two and plays defense hard enough to face up against the bigger wings.

left back fullback from St. Louis SC Welcome to Akron, James Buebendorf Hopefully, all can open the instagram link https://www.instagram.com/p/CjStOGvODnX/

Akron by 14.

This is great, @catdaddyp. Thank you. As this thread continues to grow this post will get lost, so, for easy reference, when I get some free time tomorrow I'll incorporate your information into Post #1.

Akron mistakes (pick 6 and muffed punt at our own 2-yardline) gave BUGS 14 points. That's a textbook example of beating one's own self. He said, "beating one's own self."

Playoffs - Crew is in 8th and the top 7 qualify

yuge game tonight, it's imperative they get the W & not another draw

Between now and 2024 Kentucky will reach into their huge pile of SEC Network money and buy out the @Akron game.

I like this, but I would like to order it and add a fourth game consisting of a MAC school. Week 1 - Divisional MAC opponent. I thought the Northwestern vs. Nebraska was an exciting and meaningful week 1 game. Week 2 - P5 game and get it over with. Week 3 - G5 Week 4 - FCS game to tune up for the bulk of the MAC schedule. Weeks 5-12 MAC schedule When the divisional MAC school is played on the road, the G5 game should be in Akron and visa versa the next year. I want to see meaningful and compelling games to start the season. MAC fans should not have to wait until October for meaningful football.

I like next year's schedule with Kentucky and Indiana. Those are the types of P5 schools we should be scheduling (ala, NC State). We should not be scheduling national championship contenders... unless it's Ohio State, or, IMHO, Michigan. (And, yes, I know, just our luck that Kentucky is really good this year and might be next year. That's just Akron luck; what are you gonna do?) What I feel our OOC schedule should look like every year: FCS - open with an FCS school. Get a W at home. (Heck, make it YSU & bring back the Steel Tire Trophy.) G5 - schedule a G5 like we did this year w/ Liberty P5 - middling-to-lower tier P5 school. No Alabamas or Georgias. Also - postgame fireworks at each home game through October

Check out literally any of his media availability from that stretch in the schedule. He is fine playing P5s, as are all Zips fans, but loading up the schedule with blue bloods to “play the best” or whatever that means is not doing what you think it is, and that’s according to Joe Moorhead, head coach of the Akron Zips, former OC at Penn State and Oregon, former HC of Mississippi State. I’ll side with him.

I respect both of your opinions for sure, I just disagree. I'd rather drop down to FCS and have a chance at winning per these points. No, I'm not advocating for that, but what's the point if people would rather sell our program for easy wins for other schools just to get money for the program? Yeah, MAC schools get money for going to these slaughtering's called games. Not much fun for a fan. And I couldn't care less as a fan traveling to a big stadium to see the Zips lose 9.9/10 times. Sure, an upset is possible, but not really likely in recent years. And as far as exposure goes, its done nothing positive for program. Literally. The Zips are seen as a bigger joke these days since the MAC is deemed as a preseason cupcake scrimmage for these big schools to get an easy win to jumpstart their season. In fact, by the time the Zips come back home 1-2 or 1-3, the local community here is even more turned off by them because a 1-3 hole looks like the season is a wash anyways. ESPN makes snarky comments in their articles about us being in the bottom 10 weekly. All these years of exposure sure hasn't done us any favors. Like I said, I'm all for ONE game like Tennessee or Ohio State per year, but other than that, I'd prefer the Zips to play against other MAC schools or so. I see both your points. Usually I'm of the mindset of "if its not broke, don't fix it". But sadly, this scheduling IS broken. It needs fixed in my opinion.

Yup and NIU too playing in the Orange Bowl against Florida State

Agree, shoot for the stars. I know it doesn't happen very often but look what PJ Fleck did at Western Michigan taking them to a New Years group of 6 bowl game, almost beating number 8 Wisconsin. I don't know if Joe can pull in enough talent at Akron to repeat that but he's certainly a good enough coach to say it's possible.

Its like folks take pride in wanting the program to go underground and be irrelevant Not understanding marketing and how bills get paid Taking pride in wanting college football to basically be segregated. Fact is the past few weeks they were more eyeballs on Akron playing Power 5's than there will be on ANY MAC Conference game this season. But I guess folks rather see us play St Francis PA.

Exposure to compete and showcase our school on a national stage should always be the answer. If not then we are nothing more than a intramural program draining money

-The MAC schools get much needed money for their program. -The players want to play on the big stage against the best competition, on bigtime TV networks and love the thrill of pulling off the major upset. -The P5 schools get their win...usually. -The MAC fans love to travel to these big venues to watch their team play in front of 80,000+. I would much rather travel to watch them play at Kentucky, or Indiana, or Tennessee than Buffalo or Central Michigan etc. Sure it sucks when it's a beatdown like the Zips got this year but as they improve they will compete.

In the MLS Next tournament in late June/early July, James was written up twice in subscriber only Top Drawer soccer articles July 6 premium top drawer soccer D James Buebendorf, St. Louis SG U16 - Bubendorf was the embodiment of an attacking full back, running relentlessly up the left side, providing dangerous crosses — while also nicking a goal or two for himself. june 25, 2022 MLS next premium top drawer soccer James Buebendorf, St. Louis SG U16 Bubendorf made an impact immediately. On St. Louis’ first attack the left back probed down the left wing cut past his defender and placed a simple cross into the 6 yard box. It was dutifully tucked away a moment showing blanks offensive quality.

Who is everyone and why is it good for them?

We already play Toledo about every other year, which is pretty frequently, and nobody really in either fan base gets excited about it

Zips #20 in the Coaches Poll, up from #25 last week: https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/college-rankings/ncaa-di-men/

It could be a lot of things. The free movement of labor is good for everyone.

Ohio Week Presser

We need more media and more intelligent media covering this team.

I was looking for something else and came across this shot. Reminded me of this thread. IIRC that's Pinky Tuscadero, a female musician the Fonz was chasing. How I remember that and I can't remember where my dang keys are...