Sergeant Zip

I loved the pic Bobby, I wanted to look at the supposed pics too and noticed it didn't work.

I hope you are right but ultimately they will cover what is going to sell. It would be a foolish business decision not to cover the #1 team in the country, regardless of where the paper is located (Akron, Canton, Youngstown). Winning sells and people are proud to say they are from Ohio because the Buckeyes are national contenders. Your casual fan knows the Buckeyes, it gives them something to make small talk about. The almighty dollar will win every time. Take the Akron Aeros title last year; it was barely a blip in the paper. It was there the day after they won and nothing really leading up to it and nothing much after it. It doesn't sell papers. Did any of you know that Cuyahoga Falls has a professional basketball team called the Cuyahoga Falls Cougars? Maybe, they cover them occassionally but reporting on the Cougars isn't selling papers. Did you know that last year the Akron Racers rallied from a four-run deficit and defeated the top-seeded Chicago Bandits, 5-4, to win a NPF championship? Most probably don't know who the Racers are because the Beacon won't sell papers talking about them. The Canton Legends in Canton won a national title for the AIFL. Was that really covered in the paper, no. I bet the Canton Repository doesn't really cover them because they don't sell papers. It comes down to $$$. I know I didn't present anything original but money seems to have been forgotten in all of the previous rants.Another point is the paper is titled the Journal not the Sporting News. They have limited resources just like any business. So they can't always commit big resources (i.e. Terry Pluto ??? hahaha) to all Zips games because of my earlier points.

I would like to know how many times the poor dude was knocked down himself. Too many for me to count.

I agree, I don't think we should be a prozac nation but let's worry about this later in the season if we have to. We should be celebrating... For those of you who want to continue to worry the whole season and get an ulcer:5 home games need 15,000 average so that is 75,00075,000-16,01158,989 left to bring in minimum

Final Stats:C. Frye, 21/33 298 Yards 1 TD Passing 1 TD Rushing 1 INT 7 SACKS 90.2 QB RatingI guess I jinxed him with my earlier post... That INT in the endzone hurt. Frye couldn't help that the O-Line could not stop Bart Scott as he threw and was picked or that the D gives up a winning drive that covered 47 yards in 12 plays or he had no run support or that the officals couldn't see a WR stepping out of bounds and coming back in for a catch (although Stover still would have made that kick) or ...

1st Half Stats C. Frye, 15/18 210 yards 1 TD Passing 1 TD Rushing 0 INTs 5 SACKS 133.8 QB RatingKeep it rolling my man!

Article on Stec: Palm Beach PostAtlantic grad, punter not thrilled to be sorely neededBy Jason LieserPalm Beach Post Staff WriterSaturday, September 23, 2006Playing time is bittersweet for Akron punter John Stec.Stec is sixth among freshmen with an average of 36.3 yards per punt, and he gets plenty of attempts. The Zips' third-down conversion percentage (26.5) ranks 113th in the nation."When I have a good game, it doesn't mean the team had a good game," Stec said. "I don't necessarily want to be in the game at times."The Atlantic High graduate won a close contest with sophomore Andy Hildreth for the starting job, and immediately found himself on one of the biggest stages in college football.The Zips opened their season at Penn State's Beaver Stadium, where 106,505 fans roared throughout the rain-soaked afternoon."It was crazy," Stec said. "Especially being in front of 5,000 at the most back in Delray, and now being in front of over 100,000 is a total change of atmosphere."Another new experience for Stec is the speed of college defenses."Every time I punt the ball there's somebody within a foot of me," he said. "They're going to be there every time. It's such a different world. College football is so much faster."

I believe The Barley House is the one you are referring to. (In the old O'Neils building across from Polsky)There is a free concert Friday night: Rock the LockCheck out this website for other things: Akron Downtown

They practice on the field and tear it up. Groundskeepers are out there just about everyday filling divets after practice. It just gets too much wear and tear.

Speaking of commericals, I saw a commerical on FSN for the U of A/Can't game tonight. Looks like they are pushing it already.

I've been checking the following website a lot the last few years:http://www3.uakron.edu/capplan/futureprojects/futproj.htmlAs you can see at this link http://www3.uakron.edu/capplan/futureprojects/Football.htm HNTB was hired last year and did one study. It took them 1 year to do more work after their 1st site study or is Akron finally making a decision?

Holy freakin' a, I haven't heard the saying "jimmy hat" in a long freakin' time. Actually, I haven't used a jimmy hat in a long freakin' time either.

You are correct, the RB are huge in the West Coast Offense. It is a ball control offense also. Basically the short passes take the place of the run. In the WCO, a quarterback should have time for 3 quick reads. In general, deep, middle, and than an outlet pass that usually goes to a RB. The QB should take a 3-5 step drop, than pass. During his dropback he should be progressing through his reads. That being said, the RB could be the primary receiver, with the first read being to the RB in the flat. But that would usually be in a goaline/short yardage situation. It is a situational offense, but that is true with most. The more I think about it the more I am concerned with our WR play. If the WR is not making the same read as Getsy, that could be a huge disruption to the offensive flow. I.e. based on the defensive setup, the WR thinks release outside and Getsy is thinking there is a hot read inside, the continuity/timing is off. I think the WCO is based a lot on timing due to the progressions the QB has to make. I really think we could be beating up Getsy and the O-line too much. Not to say the the o-line isn't at fault, but if the WR are not releasing off the line right, running poor routes, making wrong reads, then the QB has no one to go to but the RB. No with the possibility of DK not being 100% and the possibility that our running could be stagnant, our WR need to step-up. I think we are seeing that the WRs were more important then was originally thought me.

Cowtown...that has to be one of the best screen names I have ever seen.

After watching the Texas vs. N. Texas game and reading about N. Texas on USA Today, we should be celebrating after this game. Fireworks, free shirts, and a flogging this Saturday! I know, my alliteration was awful.The best part is no matter what happens this weekend, Can't will still suck. Not that there is anything wrong with that (from Seinfeld).

Were the heck is Johnny Long? Getsy has completed 59 passes, of which Long has caught 2 for 19 yards. Harvey is nice, but after last year I thought Long was going to be better than 2 catches in 3 games. I haven't been able to watch these games, is he even on the field? The same with Kasparek, 4 catches in 3 games. Kennedy has 15 catches and he only has played 2.5 games. This says that Getsy is not using his checkdowns efficiently or he has no time. Both are probably true. With our receiving corps, Kennedy shouldn't be leading the team in receptions.

Per The Sports Network:Injuries - *Tail back Dennis Kennedy (9/18, shoulder) is questionable for Saturday's game against North Texas.Take that for what it's worth.

Per College Football News, the Zips are not going to a bowl game as of today. Western Michigan (the MCB), Ohio (GMAC) and Toledo (Independence) are though.

Bad news: That game was in OXFORD, Ohio.Why the heck is Can't winning MAC games on the road? (This is just a rhetorical question)

They should at least run a ticker at the bottom and explain the situation. I am glad I have Pic in Pic.

Mike Hixenbaugh's blog is back up and running. Throw that into the mix now.

I found this link from Razor's Blog. I don't know how legit it is, but I thought it was kind of disappointing how much Akron pays its athletic staff. Maybe they don't have much of a choice? Crap, find alternate funds. Isn't that what they are paid to do?

JD is on the Front Page of the college football section, AND IT'S FRIDAY. It has been 6 days and, nationally, people are still talking about that call. NICE!

I think this is channel 14 on Akron's Time Warner cable...I catch the show sometimes. It can be entertaining and insightful.

Pointing out the obivious, we are in the 61st percentile. How sweet it is not to be floundering around in the 30 to 40th percentile.