Zips Win!

I'm glad to see GP1 is back posting positive comments about Frye and the Zips. Gee, now he mentions not winning a big game, yet again, and blames him--not the team--for losing to Can't State, EMU, OU and CFU. Over the years, I've had the unfortunate experience of getting to hear this crap over and over. In no particular order.......he was made fun of when he made a harmless announcement he was coning back for a 5th year, was emphatically told that since Frye was an Owens guy, he would become a cancer in locker room and sabatoge Brookhart and the team and should be kicked-off the team, was told he would be selling copiers this coming year, has belittled every accomplishment and record Frye set in his four years, gets blamed for the teams' sub .500 record, discounted the greatest win in Zip history with a superman-like performance over Marshall, yet says Marshall wasn't that good so it doesn't count--his Redhawks couldn't beat 'em--and probably a dozen more comments I've conveniently forgotten. Yet he fashions himself as a Zip fan...I would hate to see what he has to say about those not good enough to be the highest drafted Zip in school history. And BTW, if Zip fans can't be grossly partial and "homers" on their own message board, then where can they be? I can hardly wait for next year... if the team goes 7-4, it will be because Frye is gone and if they go 4-7, well, Charlie will be blamed for that, too. Again, we all realize that you have nothing positive (unless it's condesending)to say about his college career and we all know that you do not project him to be a good NFL player....no offense on the latter........many of scouts have said the same. But it becomes clearer and clearer with every post that not only are you not projecting him as a good NFL player, you are openly hoping that he fails miserably. We finally have someone who will represent himself and his school very well-and it's on the local level--and you hope he becomes a copier saleman. Thanks for nothing......... .

Does anyone know how to get the Zips vs. Marshall ESPN2 broadcast? I would really like to have a copy of one. I have been trying to contact ESPN, but with no luck. If anyone has had any luck getting a copy, could you please let me know. Thanks You're in luck.....I have the game on VHS and I have two VCR's for dubbing.....sorry it's not on DVD...... Contact me outside the board and we can arrange to get this done.

Great question zipsfaninca.......and a very tough question..... Not sure where zips37 was during the Huggins era, but here we go. I became a Zip in the fall of '84, so while J. Jakubick may be the schools' greatest player, he simply doesn't qualify for my list. Picking 10 is difficult.....my list actually consists of a top one and nine others. The single greatest player since Joe J. is none other than #21 out of Lynchburg, Virginia- Maaaaaarrrrrrrccccccccceeeeeeelllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Boyce. How zips37overlooked this guy is unbelievable! While he only played 2 years, there may never have been two greater years. Led the team in scoring and rebounding both years and ended #6 on the career blocked shots list. Never had a bad game--some were just better than others. BTW-favorite Zip of all-time. 2. Eric McLaughlin 3. Shawn Roberts 4.Jimmal Ball 5.Ryan Andrick 6. Darryl Peterson 7. Roshon Brown 8. Jami Bosley 9. George Phillips 10. Bryan Roth Again, very difficult to do and my last 8 are interchangeable. While Boyce was out of this world for 2 years...Ball and Phillips playing four years carried a lot of weight. Roshon Brown's two years may have been better than any two of Jimmal's, but that is up for debate. Darryl Peterson's first two years were as good as any pure frosh and soph's.....junior year was somewhat dissapointing..looking forward to player of the year type play this year. The disappointing ends' to the seasons under Bosley and Phillips clearly impact them at the bottom of the list.... The play of Bryan Roth was so long ago my memory has faded, but he still makes the list .........Talent wise, Anthony Buford is a top three, but he left after his junior year so screw him....he is out. The players under Coleman Crawford--Freeman and Coleman simply do not make the list. Finally, Travis and Wood may join the list, just not at this time. Go Zips!

Again, he may be average, but to say that after the OU game is ridiculous. He was running for his life the whole game and with the game on the line and the Zips holding a small lead, Frye led the offense on one of the best drives of his career. Under unbelievable duress, he completed 3 third and long situations, capping it off with an unbelievable pass and catch in the endzone. Somehow, this will be belittled, too.

I don't like the Can't game being played at the end of the year, either. But if ESPN says we will give you a game if we dictate the schedule, I guess you have to take it. Look, the week before Thanksgivng will be billed (by ESPN) as MAC rivalry week. Miami plays Ohio on Monday, Toledo plays BG on Tueday and Akron plays Can't on Wednesday. Again, I prefer this game to be played on September 3rd, but this is how it is. Not sure there are 7 wins on this schedule......yes, it could be tougher, we could have Western and not Central..... nontheless I see CMU and Buffalo as wins, 6 pick'em games, with BG, MU and PU as longshots, at best.

Any way you look at it, it's going to be a disappointing day on draft day as the crack wagon a.k.a. the Cowboys, will pass over Frye. And they think so called stiffs such as Bledsoe or Henson are going to lead them to the proimised land! Looks like another decade of crappy football.

CK: Excellent stuff. Furthermore, what is it with KD refusing to foul when you have one to give. At the end of the first half vs. Toledo he had a foul to give and they drained a three. He also had one on Thursday in the first half vs. WMU. While it didn't hurt us as they did not score, to me this is a no-brainer: FOUL.

GP I realize Pluto ticks everyone off when he credits Owens for the football programs success. Actually, I give Owens more credit for the basketball teams success than anything else. If Owens didn't do the University a huge favor in taking the Ashland job, I'm not sure there was another fund raising position available for Hipsher to take and therefore he may still be coaching and we may be looking at a 5-8 conference record, not 8-5.

Zips are up to 69th in the Sagarin Ratings. Not sure the last time we cracked the top 70! I have three words for Miami fans........Beat the Redskins.

Beat a "name" opponent...PLEASE....win a tournament game...PLEASE... I find it interesting in the different opinions that are posted relating to scheduling. While I would like to play and beat a "name" opponent as well, I'm not sure how this is possible if we cannot beat Drake or UD. "Name" teams would kill us! I understand we need to play these teams to make money ......I guess based on our history, I would rather play a Div 1 team that we have a chance to win at versus a team that we have no shot with. At the end of the year, the reality is that a non-conference win, even versus a top ten team, would be meaningless on the national scene. (very meaningful to us, I realize) The tournament committee would rather take 43 Big Ten schools than 3 MAC schools that are deserving. So again I ask, what is the big deal? Play schools that are beatable....and then win the MAC tourney. Furthermore, after more than a decade in the league, we continue to spin our wheels and the comparisons to Miami are devastating. But I will add my take--I despise those SOB's and I'm tired of reading about them.......let's see, they have the most boring brand of hoops in Div. 1 and yet they find a way to get good players......and they will probably beat us 44-42, if they are fortunate enough to score that many.

Spoken like a true Redhawk fan.

Of course everyone's BP is down now that the Hipsher's have left town.....so to speak. But 5 games in and I see more of the same..... I hope things change fast. Score 88 under KD or 68 under DH and we lose.......this year at Drake. Not sure I heard any defense played. The offensive rebounding still sucks. We cannot hit a free-throw. Wood and Travis still have no shot from 7-10 feet. Four years later and the alarm clock still has not gone off for Meyers...and he starts. There is hope, however, as he only plays 2 minutes per game. We continue to start each road game down big.......hmmmm, who's the coach? And we are under .500 in conference play. Glad it's still December. We have a long-way to go.

Knee Injury? Really! I travel by air maybe 2 times a year and as I was boarding a plane from Atlanta to Akron on Friday evening, none other than B. Hip boards after me....... I just cannot get away from this guy!!! And he seemed to be walking fine so not sure the extent of this so called knee injury!

You're a walking contradiction......You must be the Miami fan that has been posting messages.

Cast your vote for the PGCP. Logon to GoZips.com and find the 11/8/04 link to cast your vote. Then click on the video to watch the play over and over and over!

All in good fun my ass! Zips and JD beware---- Pruett and Marshall will be out to head-hunt Charlie. Be prepared for many cheap shots and late hits. Getting Charlie out of the game will be Marshall's number one goal throughout the game. Ol' Bob is still pissed that Charlie refused his promise of thousands of dollars and a car to transfer to Marshall.

Easy does it GP1! This entire post is an example of why I prefer to argue in person versus a message board. While I disagree with Big Zips analysis of the defense in the Can't game--I thought the D was outstanding for 3 quarters, especially taking into account that Can't went to the option. This offense takes days to prepare for and so the discrepancy in yards and per carry average is bound to happen. Cribbs got away several times, but the pressure was excellent most of the day. On the other hand, I for one, did not interpret the mere mention of Owens' name and reference of his offense as being a jock sniffer type post either. (Yours either, zipboy) Most of the posts on this board wanted Owens fired years ago.......I took it purely as a reference. That being said, it looks like JD is going to be a very conservative play-caller as long as he is NOT losing. In the Can't game, we were never down so he was and will continue to try to establish the run, even if it's getting only a yard or two. This approach takes time off the clock and of course, shortens the game. If 8-10 of the first half running plays weren't called, there could have been 2-4 more minutes on the clock and then maybe we have a replay of last year at the end of the game. Add in the fact that the protection of Charlie is lacking, to say the least, and you will continue to see conservative play calling. If any, or all, of the components to our offense get going--blocking, pass catching, running--- I'm sure the offense and play-calling will open up.

Does anyone have any information on the back-up QB from Pitt that has transferred to Akron?

I'll be there......

CK, While you were popping champagne corks, I decided to celebrate as well with a few cold ones myself here in northern Summit county. But before we get ahead of ourselves, this firing can best be described as "better late than never". This reassignment could of and should have taken place years ago. After witnessing the debacle at Cincinnati followed-up by a 17 turnover half at Radford and then an 18 turnover half at Hampton, DH should have been fired then. So, I don't believe for a moment that this idea wasn't cemented until after the BSU loss. Short of an NCAA bid, this decision was made a long-time ago. Of course Dambrot will stick with the program if he is any good. However, to be any good, he must begin recruiting better players on a consistent basis. Division 3 players like B-Hip, and Nick Myers will not cut it. Where are the 6-5 G/F types who can break down the defense and hit the 8-10-12 footer? One guy on the team (DP) like this is a recipe for disaster. Where is the "thick" 6-8 guy in the middle? Time will tell, but Futch may belong to the above category as well. As for B-Hip, it's time to put an end to this chatter. KD will not commit coaching suicide and play this guy. KD, like everyone else, will say the right things however his playing time at UA is done. It's just unfortunate he cost us that game two years ago. Go Zips, get me to the dance and then worry about busting out of the JAR.