Zips Win!

It looks like the best place to set up shop to tailgate is in lot 25 behind Rocket Hall. Rocket Hall is located at the corner of Dorr Street and Secor Road.I was informed that there are no time restrictions (come as early as you wish) and it is a 12 minute walk through UT's Greek Village to the stadium.I plan to be there setting up around 2 pm.

Phil Steele or that espn guy do not have any more credibility because they picked Can't.Neither of them had any clue Edelman was going to be the quarterback. Both just looked at a roster that had many returning starters and then they guessed.Congrats to Can't..not to the prognosticators....or whatever the heck they are......

Huh! In the Aikman discussion, you give him (the QB) much (if not most) of the credit for the teams success...Now after watching a superb performance by Edelman and I want to give him (the QB) the credit, you disagree.The reason Can't goes from 1 win to already three is primarily because he ie quarterbacking and Machen (sp?) is watching...On Saturday, his pinpoint "jumpball" passing, elusiveness on all types of runs--options, called qb runs as well as scrambles enabled Can't to spread the field and open-up their offense...something Machen or anyone else on their roster couldn't do. He is the difference and we couldn't stop him.

He did on Saturday!

Yes tickets are available. I received mine in the mail on Saturday. There was a letter sent with the tickets stating the following: "Please not that the game versus Cincinnati has been moved to 2pm".First of all, I think they meant to say "Please note.....".Secondly, has the game been moved up to 2 pm or did the ticket office get confused with the Can't game getting moved to 2pm?Dare I ask, where is Scott when you need him?HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!

WOW is correct! After that, I can't say that I agree with much. (of GP1's comments)You are truly the Bill Walton of posting.....You have the unique ability to make a point that will defend any and all sides of a discussion.....Look, your comment that "We were out playerED" is correct...to a certain extent. Can't did have ONE better player and he happened to play quarterback. The notion that they have better players up and down the roster is simply untrue. Combine this fact with as ITZ says, "an AWFUL defensive game plan" made for a horrendous day.The defensive game plan and performance reminded me of what I watched under Owens. At no point in the game did we have any idea what Can't was doing on offense. The handful of time we did get good pressure, Edelman side-stepped the tackler and made a play. We were out of position on virtually every play..Did the coaches even watch any game film of Edelman? My take on your eight points are as follows:1. Sure we were flat-footed on D.....Edelman made us miss..with both his running and passing....much like CMU's qb did.2. Can't's quick defensive players? Really? I saw KD sit down on the carpet on 3rd and 1....he could have run for ten yards. Were our heads in the game?3. LB's were too slow...... to catch Edelman...4. Can't's guys did catch the ball .....it helps to have perfectly thrown balls by Edelman.5. Did Can't's line really create lanes for Can't's runners or do you mean for Edelman? He was their best runner!6. Tall receivers for sure......meaningless, unless the ball was placed properly as Edelman did.7. There were missed tackles....On Edelman. Doesn't help that Flemming had no idea were to place the defenders.8. You got me on this one.....Our line has been dissappointing...As any really good offensive football team will show, it does all start up front. This line really never gives the offense much of a chance to get into rhythm. It will continue to be a long year unless the line gives DK a chance keep defenses honest and Luke is given time to set and throw. This was not the case on Saturday. Looks like even the most average d-lines will give our o-line fits.....Edelman was the difference maker on Saturday. He made great plays. At the end of the day, it does take "Jimmy and Joes". Can't had ONE......ours did not show up.

I was on campus this morning to pick-up my Can't tickets and as I was leaving the JAR I noticed JD walking out behind me. As I turned around to see who he was talking to, my heart almost stopped......it was Fausty the snowman. I hope JD didn't hear a word he said or we may be in trouble!

Hope to be there at noon.........and I hope the rain goes away.........

Glad to see that you made it home safely, SoFlaZip. It was a pleasure meeting you and I hope to see you at the home opener.

He got my vote!

Typical GP1.....But here is a so-called fan that rooted against Frye and Owens. Was too busy watching Miami games!In my tenure, Frye was hands down the best, Mike Johnson was second and Butchie was third......BTW, Luke is not great in any sense of the word.....I witnessed the Ball State, Army and BG games.....But here is hoping that he breaks every record this year, especially wins in a season!

Someone needs to change this to:ON TO PUNT.

I also do not see the linbacker, Derron Smith from PA.

This may be a first. Someone that attended (or graduated?) from OSU is rooting for Akron to beat them. We can't get most UA alums to do this! Well, you can't be a "true" Akron fan and root for both. Even if it's every 5-6 years, we have to play them. Please explain how as a true UA fan, I am supposed to get excited every February when OSU signs blue chipper after blue chipper--many of which are from from NE Ohio-- then in 18 months I have to go and play these guys? This is like being a Cavs fan and hoping that Detroit, Chicago, Indy and Miami sign all the great free-agents! This depends how they are rooting. I can live with this if every UA fan gets his/her a_ _ to the Rubber Bowl and to the JAR for every game. In many ways the mere existence of OSU at least holds "back" the Zips. There are tens of thousands of UA alums who would prefer to go to Columbus or stay home and watch OSU rather than go to the RB. And these are our alumni! This is ridiculous. What I am unhappy about are the tens of thousands of UA alumni who have NO, ZERO, ZIP allegiance to OSU and still support them, many of which have never even set foot on campus. I chose to attend the U of A, why would I be unhappy with my allegiance? We all want to build a successful program at Akron and the base of that program needs to be it's alumni. Unfortunately, many of them do not know what allegiance, in this text, means.

There were several new rules changes for 2006 and below are two that seem to have many of the BCS coaches ticked. These are intended to shorten the game....the coaches say it will shorten the game by 10-15 plays and help the underdog.How will these changes affect the Zips?"According to Rule 3-2-5, the game clock will start as soon as the ball is kicked in a kickoff situation. Previously, the clock would only start once the receiving team touched the ball. In addition, Rule 3-2-5-e states that, after a team gets a first down, the clock will begin running again on the ready-for-play signal. Previously, the clock did not resume until the team snapped the ball."

I guess I wasn't to clear on my point. My intentions were in no way to downplay the BCS schools that the MAC has beaten.I thought the post was about scheduling and how much money we make from these opponents.Again, while I completely agree with scheduling the NC State's of college football, I generally disagree with playing the tradional power schools--PSU, Michigan, Florida etc., especially for the paltry sums of money that we receive when they make millions on the gate alone. Add in the fact that these schools then reap millions more in BCS bowl money at years' end which they share with their conference. In a perfect world, these funds need to be shared more fairly. In the current scheduling setup, the rich just get richer.

I don't think it's cynical at all, it's the truth. When free tickets were no longer given out, people no longer went to the games. Will the fans of NE Ohio support a winner or do they just support a team when they get free tickets? When I was in HS in 1986, I came up to an Akron game late in the year when they were playing for a spot in the I-AA playoffs and there were about 6,000 people at the game. Where were all the people supporting a winner in mass then? If people who want free tickets are insulted, let them be insulted. I could care less because they are doing nothing for the University by free loading off of it or Acme or any other business buying the tickets and giving them away for free. The businesses are doing much more for the University than the fans at that point and they should get the special perks associated with big giving. Giving away tickets has not created a paying fan base in Akron. It has only created a fan base that expects a free ticket and won't go to a game if they can't get a free ticket. I apologize to anyone who takes offense to this, but every bit of evidence points to the fact that it is the truth.The question is still out on the table....How much should it cost to go to an Akron game? How much should it cost to park in Lots 1,4 and 5? ------I am going to have to agree with GP1 on this one......Stop giving away free tickets..... As for the parking, I fail to see why the uproar over the University trying to make few extra bucks with the paved lots-- 1,4 and 5. Sure, I am dissappointed that they stopped the tailgate plus area (Lot 3 I believe) as they should have given this another year to try to improve on last year. Folks, the GA lots are a few yards away and they will cost you $25.....not $500. While unlikely, I will gladly walk an additional 50 yards to my vehicle IF the University can fill those spots for $500.As for ticket prices, $15 per game would be the minimum for a reserve seat. We tend to forget that those of us with kids get a steal of a deal with the Zippy Club for $20/kid a year. That's $20 for all sports, all year long. A great bargain.

Again, just back from vacation and I missed a great blog. While I agree with CK assessment of why we all hate the Beacon and it's horrible coverage of UA athletics, this time I have to agree with Pluto's slant on the schedule.Well, the schedule SUCKS.Having to wait until the 4th game to play a home game is atrocious while having all those November home games does nothing to build momentum to get people to the stadium early and often.Sure, the schedule is such that we do have a shot to win 9 or 10 games, but it's also set up that we could only win 5. Reality will be somewhere in the middle.While I do can see where Pluto is coming from on the money front, his point of grouping all the money together is misleading.This has been my gripe for years when it comes to finances. Make what you can from NC state and Cincinnati.........but making $400K from PSU is truly a disaster beacause it can be a stepping stone to a BCS bowl bid.Last year for example, PSU made the medium ten conference over 14 million dollars by playing in a BCS bowl game. My take has always been that these funds (after expenses) should be split evenly between all of their opponents...not just their conference. The MAC should be in a position to make additional funds at seasons' end for playing top rated schools, but we aren't. Therefore, I, too would not schedule schools like this who pay out paltry sums, only to reap huge rewards from the BCS.Finally, yes, MU, BG, NI and Toledo all want and do play top BCS schools. But where does this really get them? Other then UT beating a bad PSU team several years ago, who has the conference really beaten? Share revenue fairly, play BCS schools with a realistic chance to beat.....And play more home games in Septemeber and October.

I've been away on vacation and just read the post. Go away Steeler fans, especially GP1 when it comes to posting on this topic. I've been to games in Pittsburgh.........they are a bunch of a-holes and sore losers when their team is losing. Cheering when opponents get hurt......... and they leave the stadium as well when their team doesn't cross their opponents 40 yard line. I've seen it.So you choose to root for a team with a winning tradition......no problem. Stop bashing a bunch of die hards who root for the home town team, even though they do not have the same winning tradition.

I'll be there.Where will everyone be spending the night(s) at?

I agree.I continue to be curious as to why the discussion of Akron moving from the MAC comes up. Do we really belong in the Big East or even CUSA? Hell no. And if you think so, please explain why. We have one championship in football and haven't been to the big dance in 21 years. Under the current D1 set up, the MAC is the perfect place for us. If and when the lansdscape of college football changes, i.e. how "national" revenue is shared, (via the bowl system)then we may want to talk about change.....This discussion can come back in 15 years..or maybe never.We need to continue to take care of business in the MAC. We need to continue our 2005 winning ways, which we hopefully lead to better overall attendance, more alumni involvement, and more tv coverage which will hopefully result in better streams of revenue. This, of course, will will allow for bigger and better faculities to attract better and better players and coaches. Unfortunately, this takes time....even decades, perhaps.

Go and get Gary Waters.

Completely agree. This one is on Dambrot. I say fire his ass and bring in Gary Waters. All year long I witnessed DP sitting on the bench and for months I said it would come back and bite KD. Last night it did. To think that his idiotic substituting led to us blowing the first-half 13 point lead, he makes some of the same mistakes and blows a second half lead as well. He played his boys Linhart and Dials--now he has to pay the price.

I agree on all points, except the Travis beat down. I don't care how he dresses or what his haircut looks like. And I certainly don't agree that he is waiting for LeBron to make an appearance. He is, however in need of some help down low. The offense looked so smooth with the ball going down low, kicking it out, moving it around--with Peterson in the game. When he went out, Toledo sent an extra guy to help on Travis and we had horrible flow and movement. 99% of the time Travis plays within himself and is a great team player. Preston gets my vote for team MVP.....Romeo is our Most Important Player.

This is nonsense. Ist team all freshman or not, this guy wouldn't get 10 minutes in a Can't uniform-ever.