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And not to continue to beat the IPH (TM Captain Kangaroo), but this line was pretty telling too - “I had to beg Ianello to take Cody Grice [in 2011]. I had to take all kinds of film down there and he finally took him, and he was a great player for Akron". I think Terry had said something the effect he needed to find out "how to win at Akron" when he first arrived. I think he may have found it. Man were we lucky he was available and interested. "I remember when the search firm guy called," Bowden said. "He said, 'Would you be interested in Akron?' And I said, 'Yes. He said, 'Really?'

The man was ahead of his time. And of course what do they use as their example? "Nothing screams Dollar General more than an Arkansas State-Akron football game".

And in those notes were two other Zips, Jarrod Pughsley playing at guard and Bryce Cheek at cornerback (however the note on him was not so good )

Still amazing to see two Akron athletes together like that. Really wanted him to medal too but that's still amazing. Hopefully it makes him even hungrier for Tokyo.

Congrats to Clayton - well run race. Wow the Zips have a World Cup paticipant and an Olympic medalist. :-) Annoyed they never mentioned Akron but they sure love taking about the pig farm. Oy Edit: All right they finally did and even mentioned he and Shawn were teammates.

Barber advanced to the finals Monday night. Would be cool to get a couple medals that night between him and Murphy

There is one MAC school on their list. NIU.

Agba apparently transferred.

I didn't think that was a great movie by any stretch but I did think LeBron James was really good in it and by far the funniest part of the movie. And the prop football hall of fame just down the road ought to be enough of a draw just to keep it on topic. :-)

This Bolws. :-)

Arrgh- except for the Bolwing Green - at least they could have made it Blowing.

Good for him.He ought to be very comfortable being around Rowdies.

From a story in the Washington Post about the greater influx of Middle Eastern women in the Olympic games Akron was a training ground for a weightlifter from the UAE. Note her reference to "James LeBron".

It's cool but every one of those points are due to the "third place" finish of the soccer team. Clayton Murphy's victory didn't even help because it didn't put the Zips in a top ten position in T&F (they finished 23rd). So again while cool its more due to the excellence of one program rather than across the board athletic excellence (even though this was one of the best athletic years overall for the Zips men's teams that I can remember).

Yeah that seems fine here too. As long as nobody posts to it, here is a thread exhibiting that behavior right now.

And now he's dead - accidentally shot himself while moving a duffel bag with a gun in it. :-(

I've seen it too on IE11 but its always seemed to be when there was a picture posted at end of the thread that seemed to cause the problem.

I guess someone else thinks so too - she is apparently going to be in the next EPSN body issue.

Just the sort of comment you like to see from your rivals "groooaaaaan. As if Akron needs this type of talent. Ohio going to be put in a tough spot of sorts...". From the Hustle Belt article on Javon's transfer.

Now that the current HOF class has been announced they're going to start winnowing the list for the class of 2017, This happens to be the first year of eligibility for Jason Taylor along with some other notable players. The only new ones I see as being ahead of Taylor are LaDanian Tomlinson and Hines Ward. Of course there are plenty of currently eligible players as well, so I don't necessarily see him getting in on the first attempt but I'll bet it's no longer than three.

And a terrible situation to deal with right off the bat. :( Always wish Brian nothing but the best, I found he and his family are terrific people for the few times I was able to interact with them.

Wouldn't it have been better for them to post an actual picture of Jatavis?

I like that the picture they chose was one of him taking down an Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield.

And of course the old "level of competition" knock. Forgot he must have played most of his career at Morehead State. Never faced anyone like Pitt, Oklahoma, Penn State, Michigan ...

Once at a soccer game I happened to sit next to coach Boals who didn't know me at all but struck up a conversation anyway. Couldn't have been a nicer or more engaging personality. Happy for him but also happy he didn't end up in the MAC so that I won't have to root against him. :-)