Sergeant Zip

Did anyone notice the graphic they put up before BGSU's FG. The had the MAC standings and they were wrong. They had Akron at 2-3 in the MAC and 4-5 overall. Awful.

Per the yahoo.com's boxscore, the attendance was 14,512. Only 2,000 showed, wow.

Per FoxSports.com Taylor had a heck of a game. He had a 3 tackles, 1 interception that he returned for a touchdown, 1 forced fumble, and got that 100th career sack.

Super university unrealistic, YSU president saysPrint StoryEmail to FriendDiscuss this storyThe overall study goal would be to lower costs and increase opportunities. By HAROLD GWIN VINDICATOR EDUCATION WRITER YOUNGSTOWN —The president of Youngstown State University would prefer the state Legislature fund existing collegiate collaborative efforts rather than spend money on studying ways to link five northeastern Ohio universities. Dr. David C. Sweet, addressing the YSU Academic Senate Wednesday, stopped short of openly criticizing a legislative proposal to create a Northeast Ohio University Study Commission that would look at linking YSU, the University of Akron, Can't State University, Cleveland State University and the Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine in terms of some level of governance, student resources, administration and programs. The institutions would keep their separate identities but would be linked with a common goal of increasing student opportunities and lowering student costs. The makeup of that commission would include one representative from each university but nine political appointees, including three House and three Senate members, and that could be problematic, Sweet said. A clear mandate and appropriate funding would be welcome, but YSU already has a strong foundation of collaborative efforts with other institutions and less formal collaborative projects involving individual faculty from different universities, Sweet said. It would be better for the state to fund and expand those initiatives than to spend money on a study commission, he said. There are existing opportunities the legislature needs to fund that can increase access and transferability between institutions, he said. There are some backing the study who would like to see a "super university" created for northeast Ohio, but that's not realistic, Sweet said. Discussions on the concept of a new system of higher education in Ohio have been going on for more than a year, and those discussions have intensified since mid-September, he said. The Cleveland State Board of Trustees passed a resolution Oct. 5 asking the general assembly to create a Northeast Ohio Higher Education Council involving Cleveland State, Can't, Akron and YSU to look at program partnering and ways to enhance academic offerings while maintaining their individual identities, Sweet said. The University of Akron trustees endorsed that study proposal on Oct. 20, he said. YSU's Board of Trustees will take up the issue Nov. 17, Sweet said.

Isn't that just like all of the Univeristies of Californias, i.e.UCLA, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara,... See link: www.universityofcalifornia.edu They seem to be able to do it and all of the schools maintain their identities. I don't like the idea of Can't being involved. If it makes tuition decrease, that is all that matters.

Jason Taylor is closing in on 100 sacks. Per the article, Taylor will become the 23rd player to reach the 100 milestone. How about that for the Akron Zip!

Hopefully Brandon Hefflin, former Toledo Rocket FB player, stays away this weekend. Things could get out of hand if attends. I couldn't forget that story, throwing a portable urinal at a police officer. Nice move. He still is holding the 7th position on the badjocks.com BAC leader board. That is some impressive company, with the likes of Jim McMahon, and Steve Fohley. For a "where are they now" update see his Columbus Destroyers bio.

Check out this tidbit from athlonsports.com:“We think all the recruits can come in right away, but Bardo is a raw offensive talent who bench-presses 300 pounds, and we think could be special down the road,” Dambrot says.Oh those were the days, when I could throw around 300lbs on the bench-press...

How in the heck did you earn a bachelor's degree with that kind of spelling and grammar? :blink: Was the degree from Can't? You may want to think about going back to elementary school first.

Per Dictionary.com, a sport is "an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature."In all seriousness, "shooting" is most definitely a sport. I prefer to call it marksmanship. The trigger puller, if you will, has to been in shape, have excellent muscle control and relaxation, understand how to develop the correct bone support, and have controlled breathing. There is incredible amounts of mental focus and knowledge of one's body required. It demands complete concentration. Consider the focus like a batter in the batters box focusing on a pitch until they can see the seems of the ball. Or, the pitchers focus on the glove of the catch, trying to throw the perfect pitch. The shooter has to practice getting into the shooting positions until they are considered a natural position for them. Complete body control. Discipline is everything. It takes extreme discipline to hold these uncomfortable positions, to not jerk the trigger, to look at the front sight post when it’s so easy to focus on the target instead.In the words of my fellow comrades, "sight alignment, sight picture, right between the eyes, a slow steady squeeze and another commie dies."

Agreed... If anyone isn't, then they must have had low expectations.

More info from Rivals.com. He is #43 (as a DB) in the Ohio top 50 ranking.Per Max Emfinger, he is #21 (as a FS) out of the 2006 OHIO SUPER 75 SENIOR PLAYMAKERS. He qualifies he as a top 300 playmaker in the country. It doesn't look like this list has been updated since July, he called this a mid-summer list.

Per Scout.com, Gamble's only offer is from Akron so far.

Why are you jumping to conclusions? If zipsbandman cares to any degree at all about tradition, it is possible to care less. If ZPM does not care at all (Zero), than it is impossible to care less. There is no caring less then Zero, it is impossible to care less than that amount. Let me put it to you in terms you can probably relate: Toledo Rockets couldn't have less sex. This means that you don't have any sex and therefore can not have less sex than not having sex at all. For the Zips fan: We could have less sex because We are getting laid all the time and therefore have some action to spare. You bore me with you subpar intellect.

To clarify, even though I noted you said you understand. I was making a statement about the players who lost their job to Sutton when they make those kind of decisions. It was late when I typed the inital post. If I don't make sense now I guess I don't have another excuse. I was thinking about someone, like a 3 star type player for example. He wanted to go to Big 11 school but only a crappy one will offer a scholarship with the chance of starting one day. Instead why not come to another school in the MAC, play for a competitive football team, and start sooner rather than sit behind a 4-5 star player or have a blue chip Frosh come in and take your place. I thought people play for the love of the game not to sit on the bench on gameday or get beat up in practice. I guess at 17 when you make that commitment you think you are the greatest rather than see the big picture.

I think I am might change the direction of this thread with my comment. First let me say this: didn't you mean, get embarassed by OSU, Mich, Mich St., Iowa, and Penn St. every year. I did notice you said a chance and that is a key word. I don't understand all of the "kids" who go to a larger school and rot on the bench. I was never recruited by a D-I school so I don't know what it's like. Maybe they get star struck but it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Why sit on the bench for three years and than have a true freshman come your senior year and take away your senior year. Some of these recruits could start as sophmores at another school and play in more competitive games week in and week out. I think we all know what I'm trying to say.A free education at NW would be nice. Maybe that's it or the girls ?

I don't know if you were joking but I found that hysterical.

Dantonio my not be there long enough to build one, per vandelaysports.com"This game may be an audition for [JD] at Cincy as Mark Dantonio could be gone after this season. "Could JD be another one to jump ship to UC?

Per Vandelay Sports:Television: FSN Ohio, Comcast Local, CSN Chicago, Time Warner 13 Buffalo (Michael Reghi, play-by-play; Bob Chmiel, analyst; Jeff Phelps, sideline).I haven't seen anything about internet options.

If you do do that, I recommend that you make sure he is not taking any supplements that may react with the pain killers and cause an allergic reaction. Also do not let him take 35 pills at once people may assume he tried suicide, oh wait, the pills were just in the drawer and the publicist didn't know that.

DK is probable:Injuries - *Tail back Dennis Kennedy (9/27, shoulder) is probable for Saturday s game against Can't State.The Sports Network

We're not. According to the Adidas poll posted today we already dropped out.

Upon further review, there is indisputable video evidence to prove that the ruling on the field stands: due to the fact that their all time football record is 288-461-28. That is a losing percentage of 63%.

Unfortunately not today, we lost 1-0.

Per the OBR, Fyre was hit 19 times and I don't think they were exaggerating."... Charlie Frye [got] sacked seven times and hit another 19 times."That is brutal.