Quickzips

I'll tell ya one thing. The MAC sure puts the fun and excitement back into the kicking game. So far tonight I've seen Ohio's holder bobble a pretty good snap on a chip shot and Temple's kicker shank another easy chip shot. What's the deal with this? Is there really not that many competent kickers coming out of the high school level or can we just not coach special teams in this conference?

The real question here is how long can he stay healthy and keep up the pace he has been on the last couple weeks? We've seen this type of potential from DK before, but he's gotten banged up far too easily and when he does he starts running East and West instead of North and South and he goes down at even the slightest signs of contact. I think having Andrew Johnson back to spell him 8-12 carries per game will definitley help. Also, Moorehead needs to ride this running game even more. Especially, say, when we're in the fourth quarter with a 2 score lead. Keep the ball in the hands of these guys and you don't risk letting Jacq beat you with his boneheaded 4th quarter play.

I don't know, judging by how well we shut down that offensive jugernaut Eastern Michigan I think someone has already "fixed" our defense.

It's hard not to imagine where we might be today if DK hadn't turned into a banged up, East/West runner for a good deal of his career. The last two weeks are the kind of runner I expected to see from him throughout his time here, but unfortunatley it's taken him until now to get back on track.

ZIPS WIN!!!!

Officials never start the clock on the kickoff. Thank you MAC refs. :6 left. EMU has it at the 40. One play.

And for good measure DK adds the 2 pt conversion to make it a 42-35.

TD DK!!!!!

TO number 2 for the Zips. :18 to go. 2nd and goal from the 4. I'm not comfortable w/ Igor right now. We have to punch this in. I'm not so sure you don't hand it off to Tuzze. He's a reliable runner and EMU is keying on DK.

TO Zips. First and goal from the 5. Hildreth, the holder ran for the first down. Hard to believe some of the weird shit that happens to the Zips.

FG blocked, but the Zips pick it up and run it for a first down. Strange. Very strange.

:53 to go, EMU TO. Ball at the EMU 12. 2nd and 5. If we put the ball in anyone's hands but Kennedy's then JD and the staff need to be fired before they can even get on the bus.

Under 2:00 to go, Zips at the 33 with a first down. In FG range. Keep running Dennis.

Jeremy Bruce catches a ball that should have been picked. Maybe luck is on our side this drive?

3:49 to go and we have all our time outs. Now is NOT the time to panic and start chucking the ball around the field. Jacq is a shaky QB who folds under pressure. Kennedy is torchign EMU's defense. Feed him the ball and pound it straight at them.

Eastern takes the lead 35-34. 3:49 to go and EMU has ALL the momentum.Welcome to Akron football.

OMG I think I'm gonna puke. Jacq fumble gives EMU the ball at our 11 down 6. This is like a bad dream.

TD EMU, 34-28 Zips with about 6:00 to go. Typical Akron, trying to make this game more difficult on themselves.

Zips trying to snatch defeat away from the jaws of victory again.

I don't get Moorehead. Kennedy is TORCHING the EMU defense so what do we do? Draw play up the middle for Jacq? Lose 7 yards. Miss the FG and give EMU new life.

Dennis Kennedy 17 carries, 242 yards, 2 TD's. Give that man a game ball.

Kennedy rips off ANOTHER long one. He should be over 200 yards now!

Zips defense gets a lucky break there as the EMU reciever dropped the ball after the Zips defender fell down. 34-21 Zips and EMU has to punt. Not sure on time left.

And we have to settle for a 27 yard FG.34-21 good guys.GO REDHAWKS! That would be a big one for us.

Have to mention Andre Jones as well. Him and Kennedy have practically been our offense. Jones has 4 catches for 105 yards and 2 TD's and for good measure has tacked on 2 runs for 49 yards. Kennedy and Jones right now have 324 yards and 4 TD's combined.