MDZip

The timing on getting to the tournament combined wityh Zeke's arrival has been perfect. So we get a little notoriety from making the tournament and then people notice we also have an excellent recruit to match up with the most of the players returning from last year. I would just like a mention in one of these articles how smart he is, seeing as how he picked Akron just as much for the academic program.

Zips 3 Hoosier Daddies 0. Ampi, Nagbe and Sarkodie on a penalty kick.

Since I have been wrong so frequently lately, I'm going to go with Indiana 28 Zips 24.

Why don't we just do it anyhow?Yeah we could sneak in while Coach Martin is off doing the same thing at NCAA headquarters.

I am glad he didn't go to the hospital last week, would have been a real shame for him to miss the opening game. Get back on your feet soon Gary.

I think it's funny how low key Coach Porter is, he just casually mentions how they happen to be the #1 team in the country! I'll be there for both - I'm fired up! A double Indiana beatdown!

Here's one - a little discussion on the Zips.http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=170&f=2350This is another a little bit on the Zips part of the way downhttp://indiana.rivals.com/forum.asp?sid=942&fid=725

I actually like this years schedule best (which is akin to your schedule #1). One payday game where we make some cash and at least have the opportunity to get some national attention with a big upset, one "we pay" game where we bring in someone to get a guaranteed six home games and then two against either lower tier BCS teams or upper tier of the other conferences, one home and one away.

I wondered if they would use it for that - that's great. Some of my fonder memories had to do with intramural football at the Rubber Bowl.

Yep, see this threadhttp://zipsnation.org/forums//index.php?sh...2&hl=Howard

Akron victories Yeah, I meant victories over Indiana but I can see how that could be taken the other way. Please gods of college sporting victories take no offense.!

Overall, met every expectation that I had. We were in lot 4 (they really should let the parking attendants know what the lot numbers are since some didn't know what lot they were attending, but very minor really) between Phi Tau and Delta Gamma and started tailgating around 11:15. I expected to see a few more tailgaters around that area but it still had the feel of a nice big-time program. The Zips Fest was well done but if anything it did seem that the demand was underplanned. I bought a few Zips shirts at a little Kiosk by Memorial and then went back and told my brother-in-law and by the time he got back there they were sold out (programs did disappear early - for crying out loud it was the opening game - didn't they think a few people might want them?). For all the gnashing of teeth about the huge traffic problems we could have had, we were in and out in minutes. Did anyone have any traffic issues?But any complaints were minor, being on campus and having a big-time feel about it was awesome. I thought it was great that some of the other sports had tents to celebrate, saw Zeke and a lot a the team beforehand, but the best thing of all was there was Zips gear everywhere. If they didn't have it, they bought it, very few other colleges represented other than Akron. I didn't even mind the lines going in that gives the feel of big-time football as well (ask me how long it took me to get into Penn State). It just seemed long because I was so eager to get inside. Giveways and atmosphere outside was outstanding (loved seeing all of the Greek houses having something going), pregame with the skydivers was great, and it was electric when the Zips entered. Loved the noise. We were down close (7 rows up and while I was a little worried when we bought the season tickets, turned out that was a great sight line and it's fun being that close. I would have even caught one of the mini footballs (I watched for the cheerleader with the weakest arm ), and would have had it if the guy in front of me didn't jump and get a finger on it. :)I know a lot of people were disappointed that we didn't open with a "name" opponent, but it seems to me that this was perfect. had a chance to work ou the kinks and having a pretty good chance of an opening week win which hopefully bring folks back next week. The seats were a little crowded (but I'd prefer that over there being no one there), the student hill was awesome (I wanted to go sit there too , and I loved that the Zips team shop was crowded with lines. A first class experience, I will be back next Friday for two Indiana victories!

I think the Paulus rental is somewhat bizarre and I'd love to see Penn State hammer them. Makes us look a little better and gives us more hope that we can take them out again this year. Penn State 41-7.

I'm glad that uakronkid is gone as well. That new Zach the Zip guy seems pretty good, though. I can't believe how much he has posted being on here just a short time.A little over 16 hours to go!BTW that's a very cool new avatar, MDZip! It's so ominous. It would be fun to put the alternating C D' "Jaws" music to go with it :thumb:Hmmmmm woudn't it be cool if you could get your avatar up on the big Info scoreboard and have the band play the "Jaws" thing? We could save it for times when we're in the Red Zone.Have to admit I found the basis for it on another page but I had to tear it apart and redo it in order to make it work as an avatar on this site. Don't know who gets the original credit for it but I thought it was pretty cool. Not much is truly original on the net anymore. As a side note, a woman I work with is a Morgan State alum. I better have bragging rights after I get back. 15 hours until game time, hitting the road in three! Go Zips!Are we playing at 2am? Thought it was 2pm. Dang, I'm getting so excited I'm way ahead of myself. Maybe I'll just chalk it up to an "any one, any place, any time" theme.

I'm glad that uakronkid is gone as well. That new Zach the Zip guy seems pretty good, though. I can't believe how much he has posted being on here just a short time.A little over 16 hours to go!BTW that's a very cool new avatar, MDZip! It's so ominous. It would be fun to put the alternating C D' "Jaws" music to go with it :thumb:Hmmmmm woudn't it be cool if you could get your avatar up on the big Info scoreboard and have the band play the "Jaws" thing? We could save it for times when we're in the Red Zone.Have to admit I found the basis for it on another page but I had to tear it apart and redo it in order to make it work as an avatar on this site. Don't know who gets the original credit for it but I thought it was pretty cool. Not much is truly original on the net anymore. As a side note, a woman I work with is a Morgan State alum. I better have bragging rights after I get back. 15 hours until game time, hitting the road in three! Go Zips!

I'm glad that uakronkid is gone as well. That new Zach the Zip guy seems pretty good, though. I can't believe how much he has posted being on here just a short time.A little over 16 hours to go!

36 hours and counting. I remember being excited when it was only around 36 days.

I'll take a win - then my gameday experience will be excellent no matter what.

Here are a few others, in order:1. The Kickoff2. Post game team handshake (no known punches thrown)3. Some actual protection for Jacq4. One of the few times we had Penn State backed up against their own goal line

Norman Shuford started at RB against Penn St, Allen played but it appears he played a little less still recovering from the injury. Devoe Torrence did not play. Here's hoping your fantasy team has an awesome week this week (at least from Alex Allen).

His name will go down in Zips football lore forever with Frenchy's "... Andre Jones is in the open field ..."

The NCSAA poll, Top Drawer Soccer, Soccer Times and Soccer America (not publicly accessible) all have the Zips at #1 now. The only major publication that has it wrong is College Soccer News (we are #3 there).

Nope, not decals, all 100% hand painted!Looks great - how did you get the exact color matches?

It appears that Alex Allen is not 100% healthy yet. When he is, he is our best option at RB so his production should increase (hopefully starting this week).

GP1, I agree that facilities alone do not bring an athlete (especially to a program with a history of losing), however poor facilities almost certainly keep them away. We've had the worst facilities in the MAC up to the last few years and yet still managed to be a middle of the pack MAC team. Your point with Wake is a good one, they don't have the firepower to keep up year after year in the ACC, but occasionally can rise to the top. All we're looking for is a team that can compete in the MAC now and we ought to be able to do that. The facilities help some for sure, but without them we were dead in the water. We do seem to be getting better and earlier commits and now we should. There is a ton of talent in NEO and kids who are not up to BCS standards may elect to stay near home as long as the playing field is at least percieved as fairly even. If we can actually start fielding some winners, then the whole equation starts to change. But at least we're now competing with the other programs at our level. Work on where you are, but always look ahead.