Sergeant Zip

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.

The problem is that we hold on to our "loyalties" and overlook "reality"Reality is when your quarterback is your leading rusher with 44 yards, you have other problems than just quaterback play.

Per Eric Moneypenny / FOXSports.com Question: How'd the Big East and Big Ten schools miss out on a talent like Akron's true freshman receiver David Harvey? Dude's super fast, shifty and a great all-around athlete. Did I mention he's caught six balls for 168 yards against big-time de-fenses Penn State and NC State? Maybe Harvey wound up with Akron because he's only 5-foot-11 and 160 pounds. If his light weight's the thing, then I guess I didn't know that peanut butter sandwiches and protein shakes were illegal in BCS conferences. This dude can play.Way to go JD.

All things considered, I think this could be the greatest non-conference win in U of A history. I wasn't alive when U of A beat Ohio State, so I don't know how to rank that victory.

54 yard put out of your own endzone and great coverage. Net of 48 yards. Nice...

Do we have any discipline?? Freakin' A.

Nice trickery. Kennedy has an arm.

Check out this link and listen to it on the radio: http://www.gozips.com/liveEvents/liveEvent...DB_OEM_ID=10800

I was watching ESPN one Sunday morning (Outside the Lines) and they covered Stephen Marbury's Starbury line. He is going to sell his shoes there for under $20. Until that point, I had never heard of S & B. Anyway...

I have to claim ingnorance here, does anyone know anything about this? Someone asked me about this and I had never heard it before.Fast Fact: While serving as an assistant at Akron for 3 seasons, Tressel also received his Masters degree from Akron. coachtressel.com

Here is a link to an the Rubber City Clothing Company. Not really U of A stuff but they have Ak-Rowdy shirts (men's and women's) and Route 8 shirts.

Grambling missed an extra point...On with the Zips!!

If this game's overtime last long, I'll be furious.

It is going to get to the point where you have to be rich to go to collegeIt cost money to go to college?? I actually left college with more money than what I went their with. Boosters will build you houses and pay great wages. Signed, Reggie Bush, Maurice Clarett, Chris Webber,...

Let me pose this question, what is the purpose of college athletics? It is NOT supposed to be about money. The purpose of athletics is to educate students in the ideals of good sportsmanship and self-discipline. Athletic activities must, in all cases, be consistent with the primary intellectual aims of the University. So, for not-for-profit institutions to only provide sports that "justify the financial means" denies individuals the opportunity to be thrust into leadership roles. Athletics benefits the Institution and society as a whole, by allowing individuals to "practice" being leaders before they enter the "real world." Athletics also educates students in the importance of integrity in sportsmanship. This translates to integrity in the workplace. Although I was never a college athlete, this was always the way I preceived the purpose of college athletics.