Sergeant Zip

Did anyone see the Zips were number 6 in on the Top Ten Plays of the Week? Showed Frye’s pass to Edwards for a TD, MACC final play, and talked about their soccer team's Elite Eight appearance. Berman even went on to say how the Zips were on top of Collegiate Athletics for the week. Made me smile from ear to ear, I thought it was nicely done.

He outshined the #1 overall selection in the draft. Alex Smith, 16/24, 185 pass, 3INT Charlie Frye, 13/20, 226 pass, 2TD

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2241911 The final results are in and the flushes are #3 in ESPN's Bottom 10. Pretty big accomplishment!

Never mind, I found out they lost on a shootout. Bummer... Still a great season!

http://www.ncaasports.com/soccer/mens/game...01/41/div1/2005 I don't know how this works. A 1 to 1 tie is the final. So what happens now?

Forgot to put "sober" in there.

In the same edition, same moron Pete Fiutak has this to say And he goes on to praise JD's coaching as one of the "Best Coaching jobs you may not have noticed" "How about the Akron Zips? With no Charlie Frye at the helm, a MAC East title wasn’t seemingly on the to-go menu, but head ball coach JD Brookhart has this program in Detroit next week against Northern Illinois for a MAC championship." So which way does he want it? Overrated or the Best Coaching job you may not have noticed and a MAC East title that wasn’t seemingly on the to-go menu. To me, that's a "flip flop" and something I'd expect from the ABJ. Pete can't praise a team one day and then rip their division as overrated days later. He either needs to stick to his first article or don't write one at all. No MAC games have been played since 11/27 so why did Pete change his mind? I still think he is an Idiot.

Speaking of MAD East, Pete Fiutak of CollegeFootballNews.com has me mad right now. Dude says the MAC East is Overrated and the MAC West is Underrated. :blink: What an Idiot. MAC East overated

Game Breakdown A lot of cool stats for all you stat gurus. For example, 1...Number of times the Zips have played a football game indoors in school history. Akron lost to Northern Iowa, 20-17, on Oct. 6, 1979 at the UNI Dome. Ohio State apologist Kirk Herbstreit will be the color analyst for ESPN. That should be reason enough to go to the game rather than watch it.

Bummer...Thanks for the info.

4+ star quick offensive guard Bob Gulley (6-4, 274, 5.0, Berea, OH) according to Max Emfinger at http://www.maxemfingerrecruiting.com. He calls a Four-Star Plus Players are considered to be in a Category of about the Top 500 Players in the the Country, but there may more than 500 Players in this Category, because if a Player is a "4+" on film, then he is a "4+" and not a "3". Zips are on his list along with BG and TOLEDO. Anybody know anything about this kid?

Rec Center open to public UA invites public to use campus exercise and wellness facility by Coda Pritchard Staff Reporter The Rec Center has traditionally served the fit and soon-to-be fit students and faculty at the University of Akron. They may need to wait a little longer to use their favorite piece of equipment. The Rec Center is now offering its facilities to the local community and UA alumni. According to Roy Ray, vice president of business and finance and chief financial officer, the Rec Center opened to the public to reduce costs and to supplement the budget. "We've only been open a year and we want to optimize the Rec to better serve the students," he said. The Rec Center features a swimming pool, an indoor track, a fitness floor, table tenis, basketball courts, a weightlifting area and studios that hold aerobics classes. While the use of the facilities is free for students, the new members will be charged an annual membership fee, which will provide additional revenue to the Rec Center. The Rec Center will limit membership to 1,000 new individuals to prevent overcrowding. According to the director of Recreation and Wellness, Brian Lewis, 1,000 people may seem like a lot but they are equipped for the addition. Last week, the Rec Center had 2,500 students in one day, and it can accommodate up to 7,500 people. All of the benefits offered to students in the past will remain. Lewis said he would continue to look for ways to best suit the needs of the students. "There are 11 managers programming for the students and campus base," he said. Andrew Clevenger, a member of the fitness staff, does not think the students will be bothered by the new members because they will probably come during the early morning and evening hours. "I doubt the students will notice," he said. "It seems like the public doesn't want to be here when the students are here." Lawrence Liptack, an accounting student, said the new members won't bother him. "A facility this big that can be opened to the public would provide a nice service to the community," he said. While some students are concerned about the Rec Center becoming overcrowded, most don't think sharing the space will be a problem. "It depends on the time of day," senior Mike Archinal said, who frequently visits the Rec Center. "There are times when it's packed." Overall, sharing the space will not affect the UA campus, he said. According to Lewis, the Rec Center will remain the students throughout the process of accepting new members. "Our main mission was, and always will be, for the students." http://www.buchtelite.com/2005/0908/news_05.shtml

Anyone can have a bad century. With the 49-24 loss to Purdue, Akron is now 1-14 against the Big Ten. The last win came over Ohio State ... in 1894 :blink: http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/4864824 The time has to be coming...

Buckzip, If I'm not mistaken radio stations pay the university to broadcast their games, not the U paying them.

Per the Beacon on 7/6/05, Fox Sports Radio is now on WJMP in Can't. For some reason the Beacon thinks 1520 is an Akron station when they broadcast from Can't. I tried tuning it in and you can't even get a signal on Route 8 south of Howe Ave. Fox Sports on 1520 AM The Fox Sports Radio Network and the nationally syndicated Jim Rome radio show is now broadcasting on WJMP 1520-AM in Akron... Fox Sports Radio programming formerly had been heard on 1350-AM in the Akron market. Why would 640 WHLO broadcast a Can't game, shouldn't they switch affiliates to 1520? I think they are just wasting air time in Akron broadcasting a Can't game. BTW. "The Big One" already broadcast Buckeye games, it would be sweet to steal those air waves though. On a side note, I never noticed before but it is pretty slick how when you type "K-E-N-T" you automatically turn it to "Can't." I just always typed as "Can't."

Chase Blackburn was added to the Giants roster on June 22. Wonder how long he'll stick? He made it as a tryout player and another player was cut to make a roster spot. http://www.bigblueinteractive.com/pub/news_notes.cfm http://www.giants.com/team/giants_roster.asp

This probably is old news to most of you but I hadn't seen it posted. Boom Goes The Dynamite If an ad pops up click "skip ad" and go to "watch now." This guy is hilarious... "Boom" In Hiding Ball State's Finest!!

Here is what the license plates look like if you haven't already seen them. Not too shabby if I don't say so... http://www.uakron.onlinecommunity.com/licenseplates.htm

Hilarious!!!

The method to that madness might be vague, tricky and hard to understand, but it is working and has shown through athletic directors in mid-major conferences making extreme efforts. Conference USA has attempted an extreme effort that has been paying off over the past year. During the 2004 football season, the conference has played games on Tuesday night, as opposed to the normal college football days of Thursday and Saturday, to get aired by ESPN. The National TV exposure has brought more attention to mid-major conferences and has been a recruiting tool used by schools from smaller conferences. The Mountain West and Western Athletic Conferences also have contracts with ESPN for Friday nights and late games on Saturdays. “Building around a winning foundation can be hard for some schools, but efforts have to be made for success,†Max Corbet, Boise State assistant athletic director, said. “Finding ways to get your program on TV, whether it would be at 8 a.m. or 11:30 p.m., is a big way to attract recruits that might not be blue-chip recruits, but ones that are not far from that line.†http://www.ocolly.com/new_ocollycom/show_s....php?a_id=26655

Check out this comment by Frye's high school coach: “He’s a tough, gritty, smart, determined kid,†King said. “He’s a winner and a leader. One year we were playing Shelby and were down 14-7 at halftime. On the first play of the third quarter, Charlie throws an interception and this big linebacker heads for the end zone with the ball. Charlie takes off and catches up to him at the 1. “Now, most high school quarterbacks are just going to let that guy run the extra yard for the touchdown, but not Charlie. He stood the kid up like he’s the one playing linebacker. “Charlie comes to the sidelines and I say to him, ‘Why did you do that? You could have suffered a concussion.’ But it wasn’t in Charlie to just let him score. “Ever since I met Charlie, I’ve known that with his make-up, he was just different. I knew he would someday get to the NFL. “Like I said, I’m a huge Browns fan, and while not wanting to put pressure on him, there’s a little bit of Brian Sipe and Bernie Kosar in him. He’s an old-school kid. He’s not flushy. He’s not going to pull up in a BMW wearing all these gold necklaces. That’s just not his way. His passes don’t always look perfect – they sometimes wobble – but when the game is on the line, he gets the job done. A guy like Ryan Leaf can throw the ball 90 yards, but he can’t get the job done. Charlie can, and has. http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news_room/n...rts/4226.0.html

Zipboy, No mention of Romeo? I guess that was all just for fun earlier...

Here is an article in the Buchtelite, (I know it is the Buchtelite), on the next QB. I hope JD has a better idea after today. http://www.buchtelite.com/2005/0414/sports_01.shtml

From football.com... http://www.football.com/cgi-bin/posters/pr...at=draft1.shtml Akron quarterback Charlie Frye is receiving additional interest from Cleveland and Green Bay. Also, there is at least one team had has Frye rated ahead of one or both Aaron Rodgers and Alex Smith and there is at least one team that has him as the top-rated quarterback in the draft.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/3530128 http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/3519586 Both continue to point to the Packers.