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Really disappointing loss. :-(

Not unless we beat Can't it doesn't. Miami up 21-7 in the 3rd quarter.

Wow 32-18 at Penn State. They just mentioned no MAC team has beaten three power conference teams in one year in over a decade. And a 90 point pace at halftime. Who are these guys? :-)

Miami also won the title game handily over Charlotte 77-58 (and in a weird scheduling quirk like we had at last years tournament with South Carolina will face them again Tuesday night) so its possible the Zips could have been the second best team at the tournament. Miami is still undefeated and is now ranked #17 in the country so the Zips don't have too much to be ashamed of. This Penn State game should be a really good test. Anyone see a line yet? Bet its close.

Wasn't quite sure where to post this, but this seems like as good of a spot as any. Was seated beside Kwan Cheatham at the team dinner on Saturday night and I just have to comment on what a terrific young man he was. Really polite, obviously very smart, good sense of humor, seemed very serious about both court work and classroom work, just was a really delightful guy to talk to. Love to see players like him on the team and really love it when they also start playing well. I will be rooting hard for this player for the next several years. Go Kwan!

I've long advocated for reducing the number of players on the field for each overtime. Go to 9 then 7 then 5 with no goalie. It opens up the field and at least would be a little more "soccer like" to decide critical games like the playoffs. Regular season games have no shootouts but they do have overtime.

Dammit two touchdowns lost. 11 points off the board.

Nice to see D'Orazio playing well. :-)

Actually it would be more like Akron was the 33rd seed (and Ohio State 32) since they wouldn't have the highest seeded from the first round play the top seed in the next.

We need the Ewing theory to kick in quickly.

Nice to have three games and three winners.

Since Zippyfan34 mentioned it in another thread (and I'm guessing GP1 might make an appearance ), who's making the trip? Nice location, a few days off work and not have to think about the football team for a little while. So who's in?

All right, enough kvetching about the Bowling Green debacle. The Buffalo game (and UMess and Can't) still matter. Is the team making progress or is it not? This game is a should win on the Zips schedule to get them back to .500. That's all they are this year, a .500 or so team. The last time we saw that was 9 years ago so that is not insignificant. Its on the "U" and no one has to sit in the rain if there is any. I think this game will say a lot about this years edition of the Zips. Hey, who do you think will start at QB? ;-)

If the Zips win or tie, they once again win the regular season title and host the MAC tournament. Would not be a bad result for such a frustrating season. If they lose, the Zips lose both, since WVU plays WMU and even a tie would knock the Zips from the top spot. Buffalo is a must win (or tie). 1. Akron 3-1-0 10-6-1 2. West Virginia 2-1-1 10-6-1 3. Western Michigan 2-1-1 8-6-4 4. Buffalo 1-1-2 5-9-2 5. Bowling Green 1-2-1 12-5-1 6. Northern Illinois 0-3-1 3-8-5

I was really disappointed in the game, but I am also a tiny bit happy as I see 21 pages of discussion on a game 9 games into the season where the Zips were actually relevant, had a chance to do something, and fans expectations were such that they actually cared. Yep, they laid a big egg, dammit, but this is the first time in a long time that a game actually mattered this late in the season. I expect a 6-6 finish but I think that even if we get to 7-5 might not be enough for a bowl game (or pack your bags for Boise in December).

One of our favorite referees has been caught in a bit of an issue and has been banned from refereeing Big Ten games. I think the MAC may be seeing a lot more of him (sigh). Several college basketball referees, including one prominent Big Ten official, have been disciplined for accessing unauthorized information on a refereeing software website, sources told ESPN.com on Thursday. . . . Bo Boroski, who officiated the NCAA tournament this past season and also did the Big Ten tournament semifinals each of the past two years, will not work any game assignments in the league this season because of the violations, sources told ESPN.com.

So allegedly, there is some sort of football game coming up next Tuesday in which first place for the division is on the line. Anyone heard about this?

And another reason to love Caleb Porter.

I agree. 13-16 so far. Is there a chance Bowden might know what he's doing? ;-)

This is the most random reference I have ever seen - linking the Zips to a fake Notre Dame conspiracy. :-) http://www.everydayshouldbesaturday.com/2014/10/21/7027553/the-conspiracy-against-notre-dame

Of course you're referring to the season ending saving us from 0-12 victory over the Bulls on Thanksgiving weekend. My brother-in-law and I were at that game and it was cold. We were bundled up like Canadian hunters. My uncle had just died and his funeral was in Canton after the game so we took our funeral clothes (had them just in case the Zips lost too :-)) and drove call. We had called to make sure we would have a place to change and we're told it was no problem. Well it wasn't but we had to walk right through the mourners in this cold weather gear with Zips logos everywhere. My uncle was the kind of a guy that wherever he was I guarantee was laughing his head off over that sight. :-)

Mention the prospect of professional football and Grice, a junior, passes on the opportunity to even consider it. “Right now, I’m just trying to play ball and get to a 10-2 record,” he said. Ten and two? “Ten and two,” he answers. “The atmosphere around here? The losing culture is over. We’re not having that no more.” Freaking awesome.

Remarkably confident group for a team that's won one game in two years. We used to be you Miami and you'll find a way to lose this week. Zips 35 Sweaters 17.

You must not have read too closely, if you look up about four posts Balsy talked about it (and I had mentioned it an another thread).

After just a couple weeks of the MAC season it is pretty apparent there are no juggernaughts in the East including the Zips. The Flashes look awful, the RedHawks, Minutemen, Falcons and Bulls all look like they can score but have no defense (and the Minutemen made an inexplicable decision at the end of the game to lose. Down by one with three seconds to go they went for a touchdown instead of field goal. That shows a lot of confidence in your kicker). And OU just got dropped by CMU, and might be the closest team to being like the Zips but they have a much more difficult West schedule drawing NIU. So the Zips have as good a shot as anyone - we actually might be the team with a defense and an acceptable offense. Plus it looks like the top three teams in the west might be CMU, Toledo and NIU and we play none of them. Ball State does not look nearly as imposing as last year. The Zips have a real opportunity in front of them.