[How Does Akron Compete Against This?]

So Captain, let me get this straight. Being the great big Zips fan that you are, you wouldn't want to take Oden and that "millions of dollars" he could generate for the UA program for 1 year. You don't want a "sham" of a student that is only there to make the program money. I wonder if our AD and coaches would agree with you.In a nutshell, that is what you just implied. Please tell me I am misinterpreting your explanation. I know you are pretty good with words and will find a way to get out of that, but that is what you implied.Too bad we can't get a show of hands from posters here. I think the majority, except gmann and skip and a few others would say, "YES, GIVE US A BIG NAME PLAYER THAT WILL ONLY BE HERE FOR A YEAR, BUT WILL PUT US ON THE MAP AND EARN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR OUR UNIVERSITY"I would vote yes to that every day of the week. I guess I am just crazy that way.

You could start a poll to get that show of hands. Just start a new topic, and click the "edit poll options for this topic" that's near the top of the post entry area. PM me if you have problems, I know it's different from before.Put me down with the Captain .. and I'll clarify further. If a guy comes to UA to play .. and ends up being so awesome that he is faced with that decision of Million$ or school .. that's not the end of the world. But the guys that come here need to be STUDENT-Athletes. If dude comes in .. makes an honest go of being a student as do all the rifle team members, soccer team members and volleyball players .. then it's good by me. I just don't want to see this rent a stud thing when the whole world knows he's only there to wait out a year and there's no real effort or planning to gain a degree.I attended Big East & Big Ten schools where basketball was king. Since I finished up and moved back to this area, I've been a Zips ticket holder (grew up a Zips fan). I wouldn't trade my seats at the JAR for the same seats @ Mackey Arena or Gampel Pavilion. Now, I still follow the Boilers & Huskies from a distance, but I love & prefer the amateur aspect of UA athletics .. and it's not that clear in other places. Watching Nate Schindewolf get better & progress as a player while becoming a teacher in the area was way better than the Big Dog / Donyell Marshall plans I watched first hand in the 90's .. The C in NCAA should mean collegiant. It's not the NSPAA (semi-pro).I think I'll be most proud of KD & his staff when in a few seasons, Jimmy Conyers is playing his 4th season as a Zip after regaining his lost year of eligibility and preparing to receive a degree from the University of Akron. To me .. that's what matters above all else .. and KD gets that. We cannot and should not sacrifice the academic integrity of the institution to achieve success in athletic competition. Both academic and competitive goals can be accomplished if you have the patience and integrity to bring in the right type of student athlete and support him / her while they are here. And a guy like KD is proof.

[Blue Ribbon Preview]

Let them all think this .. the Zips will develop nicely as the season goes .. and by the end, I'm pretty sure most of those predictions will be way off.One team among those 4 goes a legitimate 9 DI players deep. 9 that can play .. the rest of the teams are pretty thin really .. especially on experience.

[$500M capital campaign]

Doesn't the U have several doctorate programs? I'm quite certain the College of Engineering has them.

[Temple Homecoming Gallery is up]

When Memphis did it at the MCB a couple of years ago .. and when I saw BG doing it against Wisconsin last year .. I thought it was total bush league.And I think it's total bush league now .. if your QB can't make a read .. then put one in who can .. this calling audibles based on a coache's view in the press box seems like HS stuff in my mind.Besides .. isn't it a false start or "multiple men in motion" each time they do this?

[Is anyone else tired of.....]

I have always respected the MAC and look forward to the date (in the very near future) when TU will have respect from its MAC brethen.

Temple won the game. Congratulations. You made a nice run in the 4th quarter to prove that the Owls suck just a little bit less than the Zips.As for this respect from the MAC brethren .. you'll find it here much quicker than you'll find it in the conference .. the Zips have been in for over 10 years, and are still very much outsiders. We hope you find the affirmation you're looking for .. because most of us could give a rats a$$ about what the other MAC schools / fans think.

[Meet the Team Tonight]

Are you teasing us?? Were you able to stick around for the practice? There's some hoops junkies here that need their Zips fix. Don't bogart the info!

[slow server?]

Server capacity is only at about 20% .. we're on a shared hoster .. and things have been pretty quick. I'll keep an eye on it, but this is the first I've heard of it.

[Meet the Team Tonight]

The timing really sucks .. but there's not really a way they could have avoided this conflict. My guess is the planning for this preceeded the Tribe Clinching .. and the playoff schedules weren't set yet.

I'll make a deal w/ you CK .. you take good notes & report back tonight & I'll post a daily update from Fairbanks next month.

[UA and CSU Merger???]

Do you really think that they will allow Cleveland to lose it's university? The people up there won't allow it, and would consider it an insult to be made a branch campus of such an "inferior" school. You know as well as I do that they believe that CSU is twice as large as our little commuter school / communitty college. It's funny, because the Cleveland press is really pushing this idea along, but you kno that they will be the first to complain when they realise that UA is going to be the one to benefit, and CSU may be eliminated or absorbed.

It's precisely this type of thing that will prevent this from ever really getting legs. Someone posted a comment that said that Proenza didn't have much to say about it .. because there wasn't much to talk about. This article was 2+ weeks ago ..My guess is that this will ruffle some feathers and get beat down by the public / universities if (you say Finger) I say Hut ever gets close to actually implementing something like this. It's doubtful to me that this magnitude of a change could be pushed through quickly .. meaning another gubenatorial election will happen before this does.

[Ohh how the mighty fall]

[Ohh how the mighty fall]

Is it parity or parody?

[Frenchy-n-Stams Sound-a-Likes]

You may want to upload all the clips to zipsnation .. I get access denied errors on all the clips except the Frenchy call that you uploaded here.

[City of Akron Arena?]

I must say I agree with arguments on both sides of the issue .. but generally come down in favor of this downtown arena concept. Some general thoughts:- Regardless of current attendance, improving the JAR has merits, both short term and long term. Short term, continuing to improve facilities for ALL teams remains on the task list for Mack & company. There are some things that can be done to improve fan experience and such also .. and not all of them are enormous capital projects. In the long term, the JAR will remain the home of Zips volleyball, likely women's hoops and other events. So it needs to become & remain a grade A 5500 seat facility. It can be that.- The downtown arena concept is intriguing because it offers the potential for getting a bigger home for the Zips without UA having to accomplish the project entirely on its own. In fact, a commitment from the U will help the city / county perhaps take the driver's seat on the project .. minimizing the funds required from UA (minimizing .. not eliminating). The city wins because it provides a year round venue in Summit county that hasn't existed since the Colloseum was blown up. The local businesses get more stable since their foot traffic won't be as dependent just on baseball game nights as it may be now. Done correctly, it can really be a win, win, win scenario.The chicken vs. the egg dissmissal (we don't need an arena until we're bursting at the seams) only goes so far for me. We only have to look as far as Jacob's field to see a case where the ingredients were there for a successful move w/o first having long term sustained success on the field. Hart & company had laid the groundwork and had an improving club prior to opening the Jake in 1994. The novelty of the new stadium combined with the product on the field came together to throw things over the top. The table was set .. and the stadium helped close the deal with the fans .. who then jumped on board entirely. The Zips hoops team is fast ascending the ranks of D1. Relatively speaking, they're way ahead of where the Tribe was in 1993/94. The teams ascent is certainly happening faster than the attendance. Waiting for the attendance demand to exceed the JAR might be waiting too long. Now we do have a huge capital project underway, and that should remain the top priority. But I disagree with the sentiment that KD needs 3 sweet 16's to justify thinking & planning for the future. If the local government interests are looking to pursue something soon .. the U should be a part of it .. even just as committing to be a tenant.Regarding size .. I think that's a good size (10k) .. I wouldn't go any bigger than 12. Some monster national powers in college hoops do quite well with smaller gyms (Duke for example) .. so there's no reason to bite off more than that. A top-class 10-12k seat arena will translate to any future conference affiliation for the Zips. It won't freeze them out of a jump up in the long term. It just needs to be a great facility.Regarding location .. that spot seems ideal to me. It's sandwiched right between downtown and the U. It's walkable from the U .. and close to downtown businesses. Any handwringing about parking is wasted energy in my mind, as that can be solved easily w/ a well placed garage or 2 (or expansion of existing garages) .. parking is a non-issue in this conversation for me.Bottom line for me is that when KD & the Zips blow the lid off this program (and they WILL), we'll need to at least have formulated a plan for the future that the fans can understand. That will overcome any dislike for the current facility.Get 'em on Zips fans!!!

[looks good]

Thanks.Within the next week or so, I'll be putting up 2 additional style choices. One will be similar to this one, w/ the roo background, and another will be a re-creation of the old dark blue & gold that we're all used to.At the bottom of the page, you have a choice as to which one you want to use.

[Planned DownTime.]

Attention ZipsNation Members:Please be aware that there may be some scheduled downtime during the evenings of October 3rd and October 4th for a planned upgrade to the ZN.O softare & system.We don't believe this to be a long outage, but the board will need to be shut down temporarily to perform database management & upgrades.We will do our best to contain this outage in the late evening hours so as not to disrupt the board topics.While it is down, please go vote for Zippy.Thanks for your patience.

[Zippy's Lead is Shrinking]

Hey,Zippy's lead has shrunk by half this morning .. time to get back out and vote. The lead has dropped to just over 200 votes. Do your duty .. Vote for Zippy.Let's get the lead back up high .. so we can't be overcome with a late charge.Go Zips.

[UCONN Message Boards & Game Day]

Some more thoughts on the near campus revelry:I've been gone from there for about 12 years .. so I know a bunch of stuff has changed. The campus has undergone a transformation similar to what UA has done in recent years. Sometime around 1993 or so, the state passed a $1 billion capital improvements package over 10 years for UConn & it's branches .. yep that's a "B" .. so it's a pretty nice new place.As for the drinking .. the bar options are suprisingly few .. as mentioned above. This has mainly to do with the nature of the on-campus life there (not dry at all) .. which at the time minimized the need for lots of bars.That being said, the few that are there will be jammed, so be prepared for tight quarters.On campus, there are 2 standards, as mentioned above: Teds & Huskies. My personal favorite was always Teds, and everytime I go there .. that's where I stop. It's a laid back bar .. not a pub .. not a club .. a bar. Huskies has more food options and is probably a better bet for eating if you want that (before dark). It was always a little nicer (+$) than Teds when I was there .. and that's where the rich chicks hung out .. but it is bigger than Ted's also.Ted's & Huskies are on the north end of campus within a few hundred feet of each other.A year or so after I left, a new place opened up on the opposite side of campus, Husky Blues .. but as I did a search for it, I find that it closed ... but my search revealed this:Storrs Nightlife descriptions & directions.The schmedley's link goes nowhere .. so it may be closed also .. never heard of the place.The tavern mentioned above (The Bidwell) is also a GREAT place to go .. good beer selection, a little older crowd, no clubbing bs .. really a good place. Just not on campus.As for food, there is only one place that I think of when I'm in Storrs:Click Here for Willie Pie!!! Mmmmm...Best pizza I've had anywhere that wasn't Luigi's on N. Main or Danny Boy's in Rocky River. It's about a 10 minute drive north of campus .. and pretty big .. so you can usually get in there.Football was a campus afterthought and not a common activity while I was there (and the team played on campus) .. so I can't comment about any tailgating traditions.Have a great trip & time .. Go Zips!

[Coolest Zip fan at last Saturday's game]

Who is that guy?Must be Studley Do-Right!

[What game was Can't coach Doug Martin at?]

I'm more and more dumbfounded every day by some of the stuff I read on here.No, Ohio State and Michigan NEVER cheer for each other, Duke and UNC NEVER cheer for each other, Alabama and Auburn NEVER cheer for each other... under any circumstances. None of them give a rat's ass about conference pride... take a look at the fact that Columbus merchants can't keep enough Appalachian St. gear on the shelves as evidence. I was in Greensboro when UNC lost to George Mason two years ago... the Dookies were ecstatic. I was hanging out with a couple of OSU friends during the UM/App. St. game... I thought they were going to have coronaries they were so happy. (Before I catch any hell for that, let it be noted that they joined me at Browns Stadium that night for the Patriot Bowl).Does anyone here know what a rivalry is? Does anyone know that the Buckeyes are not our rivals in any way, shape, or form? Does anyone know that you're supposed to pray night and day that your rival is met with unmitigating humiliation? If Can't lost to a D-III school, I'd throw a party... the MAC can pound sand. I'll say it again, no wonder we aren't big time, we have fans who are actually willing to wear K.e.n.t gear... the same ones that have a cow every time they see a Buckeyes shirt in Akron. The irony makes me want to vomit.

Great post.Ditto for IU-Purdue & UMass-UConn. There's no situation that calls for the rival to be supported.Now when Can't faced IU in the NCAA a few years ago .. that was very tough for me.

[Zippy Update]

11:45 PM on Sunday night .. And Zippy is in a dead heat w/ the Hokiebird .. need a late push to put this one away Zips fans!.

[What game was Can't coach Doug Martin at?]

I must say it's a tough decision .. but this will be one week I hope the CBus team pounds their opponent. No injuries hopefully .. but a beatdown after a demoralizing rival loss wouldn't hurt.

[whut happened to zipsnation]

.. right .. our approach has been to just try and keep it in its place ( the off topic forum) .. so that it doesn't run over into the other game related / team related topics.Not sure if it worked or not ..

[whut happened to zipsnation]

We'll gladly take nominations for some new Moderators. It would help things a bit to have more people keeping an eye on things. As it stands, we have only 4 .. we'd like to hear suggestions.

[Da'Von Moore...]

You asked a question.The Captain looked into it .. and gave you an answer.

Akron isn't exactly known for having the most accurate roster information.

The GoZips.Com roster is still dated 19 August, which is before the context in which the Captains information was given (the 22nd by your list).So the official roster hasn't been updated since 19 August .. and there were no pregame notes for the IU road game (to the best of my knowledge). It's not like there was a roster saying Moore was gone and CK was ignoring your post .. the last information anyone had was that he was on the team .. and that is what happened.Threads are RARELY locked here. I bet it's less than 20 in 4 1/2 years .. and there's usually a good reason for it.The Moderators here are all the same. We're all trying to give you a good forum to discuss all things Zips related and get answers for your questions. All for a pretty reasonable membership fee. Honestly .. no one has an agenda here. Only a few people have really earned any limitations or significant critizism as to their postings. You're not one of them. Lighten up .. you're not being persecuted.

[Da'Von Moore...]

No they won't answer it because it will make them look like asses. They had to make me look like an evil fan for saying he probably wasn't going to be a Zip and now it looks like I was right. Of course they won't answer.