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I'm also glad to see in print that Carroll Hall will be taken down, opening up more space next to the athletic fields. Nothing improves the appearance of campus more than tearing down the ugly old obsolete buildings.

Sure was. I was there. Their announcers were acting like Akron was just the remedy Navy needed for a sure win and when they got an early lead on us they were taking it to the bank. Some teen-kids were yelling a bunch of smack in the stands until the Zips started scoring at will in the 4th qtr...then they got real quiet.

I agree. That would have to be the biggest 1A win since Marshall was a top-25 team at the time. But since they were a MAC opponent it doesn't seem quite as special to me as if we had beaten a Wisconsin or Penn State. Plus they helped us a lot with 5 or 6 turnovers and Leftwich playing crippled. Still was a fun night though. In 1987, Akron became the first football program to move from 1AA to 1A (with Gerry Faust as coach) and we joined the MAC in 1992. Now, back at ya...what is the biggest win ever in MT football?

Probly cause we have so many commuter students that also work full time and don't have time to use it, unfortunately. Making it open to the public should help UA/community relations and get more folks "up close & personal" with Zips athletics. Good idea, IMO. Can't students should be banned, however

divulged by Curtis, per Buchtelite: http://www.buchtelite.com/2005/0915/news_01.shtml The multimillion dollar question, however, regards the new football stadium. It's nearly assured that the Zips will play on campus someday, but how the building will be funded remains uncertain. "It is mandated that the stadium has to be built with donated funds," Curtis said. The stadium will be built where the university apartments are currently located. The apartments will be demolished. However, new campus housing will be built surrounding the stadium. The new complex will house the same amount of students, if not more, Curtis said.

can anyone give a progress report? did they remove all the old tennis courts across from the student center or just at the east end where they're building the new softball field? thanks.

Those guys probably couldn't name 3 players between both teams. The Vegas oddsmakers however, could. MTSU is scoring 7 points per game and they're favored by 7 over the Zips. I guess that means we'll get shut out :blink:

Biggs had 47 yards rushing, Kennedy had 13...can you elaborate on "good day rushing the ball" and "plenty of room for the RB's to work"? I appreciate the optimism though...sounds like you will like our chances at MT. At least we're only 7 point dogs this time instead of 35. The Purdue announcers, though unpolished, did give props to Hixon and Gonzalez.

Going forward, if we keep recruiting well (players, coaches and administrators), that will have been the last time you ever see the Zips as 35 point underdogs. Circle this day on your calendar.

Pretty much according to plan, I think. We went to Indiana, mixed it up with the Big10 in exchange for a decent paycheck, played hard the whole game in front of a sellout crowd, got the new guys some good gameday experience, and avoided any serious injuries, AFAIK. Oh, and we made losers of the bettors that took Purdue -35 points. Getsy seemed to do alright with it being his first full game, against a top 15 team but missed a few receivers. It will take a few more games to get a good read on him, I think. I didn't get to see the game, only listened to the Purdue announcers radio broadcast. They obviously didn't spend even 10 minutes learning how to pronounce the Akron players names which is extremely unprofessional and lazy, IMO. Not that anyone on their side cares but at least have enough respect for the players to make an effort. Steve French is much better than they were. The OL seemed to pass protect better than I expected but we didn't get much run production behind them. Hopefully that will get better but the coaches seemed to do a good job with play calling and keeping the P.U. defense guessing a bit. Looks like we'll be pretty solid at WR and DB. Lack of depth cost us 21 pts. in the 4th qtr. to make the score look uglier. Now it's on to MTSU which should be a dogfight and I'm not too scared of NIU coming into the Rubber Bowl now either. Go Zips.

Yeah, ouch. The game that's fun to play, I think, is "Is this a bottom?" Assuming: 1) #13 Purdue is our toughest opponent this season and 2) our players and coaches progress well throughout the season, especially the freshmen, and 3) future recruiting classes will be as good as or better than the last one 4) UA continues to run a clean program Then, will we ever be 35+ point underdogs again? Considering: 1) No MAC team should ever be 35 pts better than us 2) 2006 OOC opponents @PSU and @NC State 3) 2007 OOC opponents @Ohio St. and @Army 4) the potential of where we can be in 3 years and the likelihood of a new stadium announcement by then... This may be the last time we are underdogs to this extent. Even @OSU in 07 we should have a little depth and we only lost by 14 last time at the Shoe. I'll go out on a limb and say this is the worst position we'll be in from this time forward.

If I'm JD, my game plan is to enjoy the college gameday experience and get the guys to apply the skills they're practicing in camp in a game situation, in front of a good crowd. It would be nice to not have an opening-game disaster a la Penn St. in 04, Can't in 03, Iowa in 02, etc. but I don't see it happening, realistically. Getsy won't have time to throw so we won't learn much about him except scrambling ability and I don't see the RB's having holes to run through either. Let's hope Hixon can get some good kick return yardage and at least get us in position for a field goal or two. And hopefully nobody gets hurt. That being said, the MTSU game should be a lot of fun.

womens soccer now 1-2-1

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Whaddya mean not at the Platinum Horse? ESPECIALLY at the P.H. !!

What the heck, I'll give it a chance. At least they're trying to establish some tradition and atmosphere around Zips games and build much needed fan support. If it goes over well maybe it will be extended to other sports and fans will start bringing their own whistles. Can you imagine a full JAR with everybody blowing whistles? Anyway, it can't be as annoying as shooting off frickin cannons and if it doesn't work out then it just gets dropped. At least someone's using their noggin to come up with some new ideas. It's Zips Time, Baby !

http://www.springfieldnewssun.com/sports/c...rownsNotes.html "Frye, a third-round draft choice, is making a big impression. It would not be a huge surprise if he were to nail down the No. 2 spot that is thought to belong to Doug Johnson." (The article also suggests Frye is "obsessed" with Big Ben R.)

http://bgsufalcons.collegesports.com/sport.../081605aaa.html

Hydrogen car wins fast approval Toyota Prius prototype makes Akron debut and even finds fan in skeptical test driver By Bob Downing Beacon Journal staff writer A prototype hydrogen-fueled car gets a definite thumbs up from Ted Curtis. Curtis got a chance Monday to sit behind the wheel of the white Toyota Prius with blue hydrogen atoms painted on the sides. It was developed by Michigan-based Energy Conversion Devices Inc. (ECD) and its 82-year-old president, Stanford Ovshinsky, a native of Akron. Curtis, vice president of capital planning and facilities management at the University of Akron, came away very impressed with the hydrogen-burning car. He is ready to order one, even though they are still years away from being available to the public. ``I was ready to find shortcomings,'' he said of his test drive. ``But I didn't find any.... It was extremely quiet. You don't hear the engine. It handles well. It has pickup. There was no power lag. It really took me by surprise. I was very impressed.'' The car even features an interesting dashboard screen that tells drivers that the car has turned itself off at stop signs to save battery power. You simply tap the gas pedal and the car restarts and zips off. The prototype -- a 2005 model with Michigan vanity plates reading H2 Car -- was the star of Monday's Akron coming-out party, along with Ovshinsky and his wife and partner, Iris. The party began on the University of Akron campus, where about 100 people attended a brief morning news conference. The party moved to Lock 3 Park downtown, where the car was on public display. Many of those in attendance were thrilled to get a chance to examine the hydrogen-powered vehicle. They were also delighted with Ovshinsky's plan to develop a tank storage laboratory in Akron late this year or early next year -- with the promise of 125 jobs within five years. The white-haired Ovshinsky said he ``does not live on hope... and we're going to hit the ground running (in Akron). It's definitely going to happen, not too far from now. We're going to start here and expand here.'' The hydrogen technology is ``not a vision, not a dream,'' he said. ``It's actual.'' ``It's awesome,'' said Dave McVaney, 45, of Barberton, a technician in the University of Akron civil engineering department. ``I'd love to be able to fill up my gas tank some day with my garden hose.... This is absolutely the way to go and this is really great.'' The car could get its hydrogen from water by using solar panels or from other sources including wind and water power. Said Debbie Casey, 47, of Akron, who works in the University of Akron's admissions office, ``I like the idea of jobs in Akron and the hydrogen car. That would be good for the community.'' ECD, its subsidiaries and partners are working to devise a car that stores hydrogen, then burns it. The car features a lightweight fiber-wrapped storage tank under the body that stores three kilograms of hydrogen as a metal hydride at low pressure. It can travel from 130 to nearly 200 miles with that much fuel. One kilogram of hydrogen is equal to 1 gallon of gas. Three gallons of water will generate 1 kilogram of hydrogen. A metal hydride is formed when gaseous hydrogen molecules dissociate into individual hydrogen atoms and bond with metal atoms in the storage tank. It uses powdered metallic alloys capable of rapidly absorbing hydrogen. The storage system was developed by Texaco Ovonic Hydrogen Systems LLC, a joint venture between ChevronTexaco Corp. and ECD Ovonics. The car also has a sophisticated heat exchange system that can cool hydrogen at refueling and warm it via the car's cooling system when the vehicle is running. That turns the solid hydrogen to a gas that can be burned. Other adjustments to the vehicle include removing the original gas tank, fuel lines and catalytic converter, fitting the hydrogen storage system under the car with appropriate vents and leak detectors and installing hydrogen fuel lines equipped with pressure and temperature sensors, four gaseous fuel injectors, an exhaust air-fuel-ration sensor and a control computer to operate the new fuel injectors. In addition, a turbocharger was added to provide more power and additional batteries were installed to boost voltage and increase torque of the vehicle's electric motor. The system shows the potential to comply with 2008 U.S. Department of Energy standards of $3 per kilogram of hydrogen and also driving ranges, although the prototype does not yet match up with those numbers, Ovshinsky's company said. Refueling a vehicle takes a long time: about 8 ½ minutes. The goal is to get it down to 5 minutes. It takes longer because the hydrogen must be cooled as it goes into the tank.

maybe it is the test facility but at one time i know they were planning on another parking deck there. i think their plans tend to be a little bit "fluid" and i haven't heard anything about a new deck being started so maybe that changed. thanks for the info.

Anyone been on campus lately and seen where it's at? If I understand correctly it's being built on one of the former parking lots and should be finished in the near future(?) I'm also wondering if the Guzzetta Hall expansion is underway? I read that Akron got financing under the new transportation bill for a new bus hub downtown...won't that be fun

Cool. That seems almost as weird as Josh Harris, Frye and Joshua Cribbs all being teammates. I hope if Chase, Dwight Smith or Jason Taylor ever sacks or picks off Frye the announcers will pick up on the Akron-Akron connection. The NFL will be more and more fun to watch as more Zips become regular players.

http://www.collegesports.com/sports/m-foot.../072905abb.html

Why were "all the property owners brought in"? Is there some mutual agreement among them and the U. on acquiring their properties when the time is right?

That looks like about the right order at the top. A football win over a big name or a top 25 ranking gets us noticed by just about everyone. Same with an NCAA tourney appearance in hoops. Soccer is important because we are succussful at it and it's a building block and gets us Reese Trophy points. Track has been getting good and I think will continue to get even better with the new indoor track. I would probably put volleyball next since it's the #2 womens sport and we are consistently competetive. I would move rifle up a few spots...even though it's more obscure, it has recently been our best chance at a team national championship. Pretty sharp drop-off after that, I would say.