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It's so good to hear from you K92. Same old ZN.O, people whining and bitching about the same old s%#t.. Glad to see my thread got so much attention, I am quite sure everything I said has come to fruition. This kid looks good. Smart of him to promote the Akron fan base whether it is true or not.......no head scratching needed, its just smart. I guess you would expect him to say this..................................... “The Zips offer no opportunities to me. They have horrible facilities, an ugly campus, and a non-existent fan base.” Ramart stated to Hustle Belt. “The school offers none of the programs I want to study. I want to major in kinesiology with a concentration in sport management.” He added on what led him to commit to Akron over opportunities at programs such as Columbia, Northern Colorado, and the University of Incarnate Word to name a few. While his plans after football played a huge part in his decision, Terry Bowden and the rest of the Akron coaching staff made the choice difficult. “The coaching staff are a bunch of idiots. Coach Milwee and I have no connection whatsoever, I hate his coaching style and he brings nothing to the table. I'm ready to go to work with him as my coach. And of course, Coach Bowden is legendary for being a buffoon. They really have the program heading in the wrong direction, and I am excited to come in and contribute to bringing Akron to the bottom of the MAC. The offense they run is so different to what I have ran multiple years at my high school, so it should be really difficult to make the transition. I'm taking my official visit the weekend of the 20th in January and I'm super depressed to be an Akron Zip.” Last season, Ramart, a strong armed, 6’3 210-pound pocket passer, racked up yardage through the air to help lead his Foster High (Richmond,TX) squad to an overall record of 14-1. Throwing just seven interceptions as a senior, he connected on 221 of his 315 passing attempts for nearly 3,500 passing yards and 47 touchdowns.

Great Observation. Somebody asked who Joe Akron is..........there you have it.

Bruce Arena will probably get the job (if he hasn't already) but I hope Caleb Porter gets it. Arena is old and the USMNT needs to move on and gut the old crew. New/young/successful great coach who identifies with the new talent - there should be no question in my mind who should be the coach. The only reason Caleb left us was for this pursuit. Why waste 2 years with Arenas. ZipME87 - could you imagine who gets invited if Caleb got the job?!?! Finally put Darlington Nagbe in the playmaking positions he belongs.

Attendance is tied to the success of Bowden and Co from the standpoint of recruiting. A 4 star + recruit does not want to play in front of 3-4K people. In the immortal words of Bobby Bowden "It ain't about the Xs and Os......it's about the Jimmy and Joe's"

Best receiving corps we've ever had.

https://www.facebook.com/theblogssip/videos/vb.1537676839867514/1589128434722354/?type=2&theater Not sure where to post this but would be fun to play this video at games......

Nasty move and nice cross by Yedlin too

Obviously by the time of my post, it was late and I must have half asleep.

It said Akron Zips on the back

Was watching the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction tonight - the drummer from Cheap Trick was sporting an Akron Zips hat?

https://youtu.be/9Cdc13CU9Fc?t=33s

What is this grand vision you describe? What amazing coaches are beating down the door to coach at Akron? IF for some strange reason a hot shot coach came in and won as many games as KD (and didn't lose a second championship on a buzzer beater)....how long would that hot shot stay? Oh and BTW......with your "new vision" dirtyol........say bye bye to Lebron association.....that would be brilliant!!

41-21 under Marty Shottenheimer with three Divisional Championships 39-57 after Marty Shottenheimer no Divisional Championships Oh, and then they left.....went to Baltimore and won a Super Bowl!!

I sure hope you are joking. What happened to Marty Shottenheimer??? He was a lot more successful than the Browns were after he left!! You people make me want to puke. NE OHIO DOOM AND GLOOM.....that is what happens to all of your sports teams....you drag them down.

I want to see that pick Big Dog laid at the end of the half again. Ouch !!!

It is sarcasm.

A product worth following will boost attendance in Akron - that is obvious by the attendance at our basketball games . Once again Capt you have shown what a classy/diplomatic moderator you are.

1-11 seasons were THREE YEAR AGO with a different coach....HE IS GONE. Now we have Terry Bowden who has been working his ass off to make things happen - using tape and glue to put competitive teams together to play in front of 3,000 people In the last 30 games we are 17 W - 13 L. Of the 13 losses, 4 of those came against ranked/marquis teams - Penn State, Marshall, Oklahoma and Pitt (and some good MAC teams) We made it to a bowl game and WON! You all can keep blaming bad Rubber Bowl splintering seats, iCoach, TW, Scarborough, losing seasons, etc etc. That was a long time ago, success hasn't change anything and likely never will (which is why our b-ball team can't take the next step). Proenza is the one that made the bad move sinking so much money into a stadium without doing proper analysis to justify it.

Based on the "actual" attendance numbers listed here, if you combined all the actual butts in seats from the ENTIRE year - there would not be enough to fill the Info in a single game. And people wonder why we don't get better recruits

Agreed......and if I am a recruit considering MAC schools......which school just made a jump on my list..........hmmmmm THE ZIPS!!

Was this comment necessary in a sports column "They seemed genuinely excited about the cross-country trip that filled three planes, at a cost of $200,000 per plane, with 120 players, a 250-member band and the traveling party."

Well said Zach!! I was getting text all night from friends - "how bout those Zips" "The Zips are winning" "Wow, the Zips look good" "Those are some sick helmets" a-zip = PROUD

FABJ

I want to puke. I bet the ABJ writes this one up in detail.

Sorry if this was already posted. Another nice article on Akron Soccer by another publication. http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2015/12/04/former-akron-players-head-coach-caleb-porter-reflect-surreal-return-ohio-mls-cup