Zips1991

So, we went 17-1 in the MAC each of the past two seasons. Does this mean we now go 21-1, or will it be 20-2?

Assuming the one first place vote for Creighton is from Coach Embick, because you can't vote for yourself, that means the other 11 coaches picked Akron to win the Midwest Division!

confirmed by Bud that the back of the shirts say "Creating our own luck for 126 seasons". I love that.

Yeah, Kaminski played the whole match, I'm 99% sure.

Zips fall 1-0 to Michigan. Not much to report in the 2nd half as it was a little disjointed as usually in the 2nd half of the preseason matches. I'll leave it to you guys to look up the numbers but here's the subs from the 2nd half. At 60 minutes: 15 for 19 5 for 4 At 66 minutes: 2 for 21 At 70 minutes: 27 for 24 At 73 minutes: 8 for 11 (injury) At 80 minutes: 17 for 14

Lots of changes to start the half. Here's numbers not names. 1 21...4...12...23 20...19...11 14...9...24 Michigan takes the lead in the 50th minute on a free kick that seemed to fool Kaminski in goal.

My non-expert observations from the first half: It's hot. It's tied 0-0 but the Zips have had the better of it. The Zips started this way: Defenders (left to right): Bunch, Paiva, Freddy, McGuire Midfielders: Dreas (deepest), Morck, Roman Forwards (left to right): Alem, Remi, O'Rourke I saw it as a 4-3-3 but I'm no expert. Remi was dropping deep to get the ball in the center of the field until Roman was subbed out in the 27th minute. Bunch on corners from right side and free kicks until Testa came in Zips had one cleared off the line by a Michigan degenerate defender in the 8th minute. Subs in the 27th minute: Testa for Alem (went to right side) Sullivan for Roman Freddy missed one over the bar from a corner in the 43rd minute.

At least we know it will be on an ESPN Network and not FloSports or something like other invitationals we've been in.

The email I received earlier stated the following... Here's what the winning experience includes: - Receiving the call announcing your selection as the Offensive Coordinator of the Game. - Being officially introduced at your own "hiring" press conference. - Meeting with Head Coach Joe Moorhead to help script the opening offensive drive. - Wearing a headset and standing on the sidelines as the opening drive unfolds. - Wrapping up the day with a postgame press conference to discuss your performance.

I thought about this too but then you're running the risk of alienating the real fans who may have bought tickets with hopes of winning. Ideally, you could pair a real fan with a celebrity to do it as a team.

Yeah, it's kinda just putting each sport's wordmark on the same Nike items. But it's better than nothing and hopefully it expands or at least the items change each time they open the stores. With that said, I didn't have any Nike gear specific to football so I bought a long sleeve shirt yesterday and hope it arrives before the home opener. It says the items ship 4 weeks after the store closes. Also, unfortunately you can't combine shipping across stores, so if you buy from multiple sports, it's $10 shipping each time. I contacted BSN and they confirmed you can't combine shipping.

You can see a picture of the new white kit in the 4th image of this post from Remi. https://www.instagram.com/p/DbmeCF1Dbze/?img_index=3&igsh=MWkxbnV5a2xjc3MzcQ==

Some nice stuff but I would've liked if they would've had some stuff with the star logo also like they did a couple years back. I'll likely still get one or two things though 😆

Zips ranked #12 in the preseason poll.

First day of training is complete!

Yeah, I don't think they're going to just accept drawings or plays from NCAA video games from the winner. It's more of an opportunity to sit and listen. But if the drive leads to a TD, we need to hire whoever wins the promotion.

Unfortunate for Thomas but great for the Zips. I'm sure it was a great experience for him still.

I would be shocked if he doesn't end up there.

It's gonna be hard for me to feel like we're losing him since we thought he was done. But I'll find a way.

Looks like there's a new marketing director and a new title. https://gozips.com/staff-directory/ryan-koslen/709 There's also now an assistant marketing director. https://gozips.com/staff-directory/josh-smith/706

Looks like the team will have new jerseys this season. Or at least new blue jerseys. https://www.instagram.com/p/DbllW6pFh7-/?img_index=10&igsh=bjQ1cG5vcjlsbDZ3

I saw Women's Soccer and Volleyball post links to their stores earlier. Open until August 17. Maybe we'll see football and MSOC soon also.

Jason Shokalook had a hat trick for Chicago Fire 2 today! He has 7 goals in 4 matches with the 2nd Team. He's also played 9 matches with the 1st Team with 1 assist. https://www.instagram.com/p/Dbjdo4gkYSR/?igsh=eXdpbjNjcWdmaWJ0

Unfortunately, I see a 5-7 record again. I think the team may be better but the schedule is also more difficult. I see us beating RMU, EMU, Kent, UMASS, and Buffalo. With our track record against OU, I can't predict a win in that game although I understand the reasoning.

I think he thrives on setting expectations low so no one gets their hopes up. 😅