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I question any Zip fan who is skipping a key Zip event like a golf outing for a meager excuse like his wedding. It seems Kreed has had his head turned by a subversive KSU spy masquerading as a love interest. Be very careful my friend. We would hate to lose you to the dark side. May the Zippy be with you.

If your hope is to play golf more in future years, don't get married. I'm kidding (sorta). Just get a simulator (trust me). Early congratulations on the wedding!

You're on to something. A couple of things people should use as a rule when betting this game and it has nothing to do with Akron. First, never be surprised when you see an ACC team has lost a game. The teams in the ACC are as unpredictable as MAC teams. It's one of the things I like about the league. I would not be surprised if the Zips win, but they won't. In my time following Wake Forest, they normally play a horrible early season game they should win easily and struggle to win. However, they end up winning. They looked horrible in their first game last season with a new coach and barely beat Kennesaw State 10-9. Then, they played well the rest of the season and went 8-4. I went to Boone to see them play App State a while back and if not for 2-3 blocked FGs, with one of those at the very end, they lose the game. I predict a close game with WF not coming close to covering spread. I also believe if you use Wake's first game performance to tell yourself they aren't very good, it will likely cost you money.

We have a regular customer at the card shop that's a big Akron fan. He brought his son in who is probably 8-10 years old. He asked me where he can get some 3Peat merch. Luckily, I was gifted an extra hat the other day and had it in my bag. Gave it to him and, man, you should've seen the smile on his face. He went to dinner and came back a couple hours later with the tags off. I asked if he will ever take the hat off and he said, "Nope," with a huge smile. Never be afraid to talk Zips with people. Never know who you'll leave an impression on and foster life-long fandom. Also, 3Peat merch is a huge hit. Props to Wentz and the FTRC crew on creating great merch.

What we know so far....only games confirmed by other schools...are home games for the zips August 20 Dayton August 28 Wake Forest September 18 Butler (BE) October 11 Creighton (BE) October 24 Xavier (BE) Coach Embick and Coach Nanchoff have let fans know that Georgetown will be the 4th Big East home game. Based on past schedules, the zips will play Big East road games at DePaul, Marquette, Providence and Villanova. Zips coaches have previously mentioned attractive home games against Army, Cornell, Syracuse and Robert Morris. I am very excited about this year's team. Go, Zips !!!