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Years ago...maybe during the Brookhart era...we were playing Kent (at Kent). The Zips were forced to punt from their own endzone late in the 4th quarter. If Kent just let the punt drop on the field, they could run out the clock and win the game. The Kent return man tried to field the ball, dropped it, the Zips recovered and won the game. Completely improbable. This era of Zips football reminds me of that Kent team. Or the Morgan State team that could have beaten the Zips last year if they just took a knee instead of running it and giving the Zips a scoop 6 on the ensuing fumble. The Zips do stupid things. Incomprehensibly botched executions of fundamentals. And it is repeatable. Dropped handoffs to close-out games against CMU and Buffalo 2 years ago. Missed 31 yard FG's to beat Indiana. Three turnovers + a turnover on downs against Buffalo last week...in the first quarter! Weekly fumbled punts... If you're a Zips opponent, just hang around long enough against them and they'll beat themselves.

Shockingly, Dennis Helsel, Tom Wistercill and Larry Williams were not invited to join.

Emil had 20 goals this season. His former LIU team had 19 total goals in 2024.

https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/article/?categoryId=21&articleId=54016&articleTitle=best-of-mens-college-soccer-week-11 Jaaskelainen’s Legendary Record While Hughes chases the 50-goal club, Akron striker Emil Jaaskelainen recently became the highest-scoring NCAA DI player of the 21st century. His 63 career goals top the 62 Alon Lubezky managed for Harvard from 2001 to 2004. It is important to note that 43 goals came while Jaaskelainen was at LIU from 2020 to 2023, receiving NEC Rookie of the Year and Player of the Year twice in his legendary tenure. The son of Jussi Jaaskelainen, an English Premier League goalkeeping icon, Emil has carved out his own lasting legacy.

I thought a thread to discuss the happenings around MAC basketball might be helpful, rather than trying to fit all news into other threads, so here it is. I see that Sullinger played in the PCC opener. At first, they were going to redshirt him. Last week, Mr. Pinky said he hadn't made up his mind. Monday night, he played. I know there's no longer a definite number of games you can play and redshirt but it appears Mr. Pinky is playing his card.

Charles Guthrie and the marketing department have their A game going on promotions (insert picture of Sheldon Cooper ...asking if that was sarcasm !!!) Free Thundersticks (be still, my heart !!!)

And don't forget, this is definitely the year BG is a contender.

I thought this one was a particularly good episode.

If you really want to feel old, tell me you were at the 2 DII playoff games at the Bowl back in the '70s. Tell me you saw teams that Gordon Larson coached. Those teams won at the level they were playing at. Always at least competitive. They had the talent and coaching to compete at that level. Shoot, Lee Owens was at least competitive when he was here. Had a losing record overall but had some good seasons. JD was able to gather enough talented players to win a MAC championship and beat some legit DI programs. I just don't get not being able to at least be more competitive.

I respectfully disagree. The extra minutes are a lot of wear and tear on our players in a compressed season. We'd likely see more injuries.

For mere entertainment value, bring on the Extra Time. But the fact is that two 10 minute halves of ET rarely breaks the tie. Both sides usually just hunker down and wait for the end. The NCAA discovered a few years ago that the score at end of regulation usually is the score at FT. A longer ET may (or may not) render different results. But the season is already extremely compact. The extra strain on players, fans, and infrastructure was correctly identified as a negative cost/benefit.

I understand Sullinger no longer has a scholarship but paid his tuition from the $15K he got from Furman before he bailed. I suspect Mr. Pinky was just making him work for it to get back on the roster for this season.

...and the year Tod goes deep into the tournament.

Hopefully it goes better than when Mark Few's son got in for Gonzaga.

I'm in agreement with you. Sure some other teams in the conference may be marginally more talented than us - not unexpected, but our biggest issue is what I'd consider culture related. Attention to detail, using your head, accountability. Joe Mo seemed to have similar issues at Miss St. Its on the coaching staff to change this, but isn't easy when most of these players have not had success in their college careers nd don't know what it takes to be winners. As Mike Tomlin says, the standard is the standard. The Steelers have lacked talent on the offensive side of the ball for a handful of years, but they find ways to win because they play smart and accountable football.

Home opener, banner unveiling, chance to see all the new guys

Just noticed that the college football playoff committee contains two former Akron AD's. Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel (committee chair) Former Nevada coach Chris Ault Navy athletic director Chet Gladchuk Former Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe Miami (Ohio) athletic director David Sayler Former sportswriter Kelly Whiteside Former All-American Nebraska lineman Will Shields Former Toledo and Missouri coach Gary Pinkel Baylor athletic director Mack Rhoades Virginia athletic director Carla Williams Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek Former Oregon State and Nebraska coach Mike Riley Former Arizona State All-American guard Randall McDaniel

Ohio's system was broke in the 60s. Because of the empire building, we have the same number of public university law schools as California and only one fewer medical school. There are tons of redundant Ph.D programs that--outside of Ohio State--don't crack the top 100, even at Cincinnati. Because Ohio State had one, Miami felt the need to have a Russian Studies major, despite having only a single historian in the field and nobody in political science. They don't even have a Russian major, much less other Slavic languages. But Ohio State had one, so they needed one too.

https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/signing-for-newcastle-united-was-a-big-moment-for-me-but-my-time-with-sunderland-was-probably-one-of-the-most-important-chapters-of-my-life-deandre-yedlin-was-born-in-the-usa-but-made-in-the-north-east-of-england

Will we see Connor Groce in his first college game?

Too bad games one and two weren't flipped.

I witnessed all those teams you are speaking of. The game has changed at a remarkable pace. All the way from youth football to the pros. UA should have never entered the arms race of major college football. We were never going to be able to compete, nor did we have the willpower. Even in those bygone eras we were always a basketball school. If you want to place blame, put it on Bill Muse. That started this pipedream.

If the replay officiating at other SBC venues was anything like I saw last night in Arkansas I can understand why MAC teams were sub-.500.

I wish the regular season were like this too. No OT rewards teams for parking the bus and allows underdog teams to play not to lose. If OT were implemented for the regular season, I think we would have a few more W's on our resume.