Hilltopper

Your right CK, I got my point guards mixed up. Ball was like all the other players that played under Hipsher, he got worse as his career went on. I've asked him about this many times and his answer is that Bosley was treated differently than other team members and the other players(ANDRICK) resented this. Also coach HIP wasn't the easiest guy to play for. Anyhow I think KD's system doesn't need a "goto guy" and thats reflected in his recruiting. Team players who share the load and will work hard.

Couldn't agree with you more about Andys fate after the WKU game ZW. Jammals freshman year featured him scoring 43 against CSU in a duel with Mouse Mcfadden. That had to be the biggest crowd ever at the JAR. There were bleachers instead of the blue upper seating and people were sitting in the ailes because it was packed. I'd have to say his freshman year was the best for me. :macc:

I'm going to add to my rant about the ABJ. In todays edition there is a story about the death of Dave Brown. Dave was a local guy who went on to star at Michigan and later for 15 seasons in the NFL. It was nice that they put the story on the front of the sports section but they could at least check the facts. Brown is a graduate of GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL not EAST as mentioned in the story. The facts just seem to evade the ABJ.

Well, it seems as though the cast has been set for BB coverage this season. Last nights contest was not covered by the ABJ. The story appeared to be based on a phone call after the game to KD. Its obvious that if an away game is farther away than say Can't State we might as well forget any coverage. The only other major sporting event last night was the CAVS home game so that cannot be an excuse. They did write a nice article about the womens game and a full preview of tonights Can't State game. :macc:

I would be happy if they built it to the standard of Canal Park.

Here is an airial photo of the area I'm talking about. The area between Exchange, Vine, Spicer and Union. http://maps.google.com/?t=h&ll=41.072428,-...47,0.007896&t=h

I wish Dambrot would let Sowers play more. In the limited time he has been on the floor he has looked good. I'm afraid that as the season wears on our guards are going to wear down. Get someone some playing time now so they are ready when needed. My only complaint right now is that we seem to take the last 3 minutes of the first half off. It seems as though we end up with a line up of Millum. one of the freshmen, Preston, and no Dru joyce. It seems as though Dambrot is concerned about fouls and is just trying to hang on until halftime. Last night we gave up 8 unanswerd pints before he subbed back in the starters to stop the bleeding. Also why does Joyce have to take like 9.5 secs each possesion to get the ball over halfcourt? Get the ball in the frontcourt and run the offense!

I loved the cartoon also. Creative thinking like this and the fear the roo campaign are what makes for successful marketing. Keep thinking out of the box UAM, the fans love it!

OK everyone, please pay close attention to what I' about to tell you. The magic # is 30. When we have $30 million in funding ground will be broken. Right now we have $17 million and counting. Total cost of the stadium$60 million. Anther $45 million for dorm space, classroom space and retail space. The $45mil will be financed through student fees. The stadium will be located near the fieldhouse between Spicer and Brown, fronting Exchange. The final plans have been approved. It will take 1 year to complete the project. All the other ideas about domes and span the tracks are nice, but the reality is this. its not going to be a palace but it will be ON CAMPUS! :macc:

Chriss Wells is looking great in todays ARMY highschool all star game on NBC. He has scored both of the east's touchdowns.

Troll!!!!! :macc:

I think you have it backwards my friend. The main reason the Indians were winners in the 90's was the NEW stadium. The additional revenue generated by people coming to check out the new digs was what made the higher payrolls possible.

I thought the Zips fans made a great showing yesterday. Even though we didn't win it was a great experience. All I can think about is doing it again. Also the Memphis fans we met were wonderfull. They were very gracious winners and have had nothing but nice things to say about our team and fans. I could get used to this type of excitment.

I'm not saying they should stop covering OSU. I'm saying that local news and sports should get more coverage. Their biggest problem is that alot of people are now getting their news from the internet, including the ABJ website for free. The market for mass media is changing and they need to find their niche.

The BJ had a retraction printed on the front page today as a result of a lawsuit settlement(they lost) from a story they ran in 2001. There was also a story in Sundays paper which explained why the paper has shrunk down to nothing. They are getting squeezed by their shareholders and their advertising revenue is way down. Perhaps if they got down from their political grandstand and started reporting the news instead of making it up they might get more readers. Day after day of BUSH LIED and WE ARE LOSING THE WAR turns people off. Just report the local news and sports.

Any idea as to why Peterson didn't play? The 2 freshman played alot of minutes.

I saw Wells play this year. He remind me of Eddie George. He is very tall and lanky and is a long strider. He doesn't look like he's working very hard but the results are there. He gets up after every play like it might be his last, but so did another player by the name of Jim Brown. If OSU is telling him to look around, the Zips need to make a BIG push to get him. He has a ton of talent.

I've got 7 in my party.

It appears you can vote more than once> go get'em guys!

Thankfully it appears that sanity has prevailed at Browns headquarters. Dilfer is a mediocre starter at best on a team going nowhere. Frye deserves a chance to prove himself before next season. :macc:

Charlie got his first start today against J-ville. Halftime score: browns 14- Jac 3. Frye has 2 TD passes and his only incompletions were drops. Go #5!

*******WARNING******* DO NOT FEED THE TROLL!

I found it interesting that Novak mentioned the lack if conditioning for a possible reason that his defense didn't perform well at the end of the game. "Northern Illinois Notes NIU head coach Joe Novak: Opening statement: We certainly congratulate Akron. J.D. and their kids did a great job of hanging in there. We thought we had them down there a little bit, but they came back. The quarterback made some plays like he did against us the last time, and Hixon is definitely a go-to guy. I'm proud of our kids, I'm proud of the effort, we just came up a little bit short. On his team's pass rush: We blitzed there some, and we weren't really effective with that. Our front guys were really tired. I was concerned a little bit coming in, and this is no excuse, we're practicing outside and you get into a 72-degree atmosphere that you haven't been in a little while, and I was a concerned about our conditioning coming in. We talked about blitzing more and coming after them, but even when we blitzed we weren't real effective." It looks like the field housr is starting to pay dividends.

I've been to a few domed stadiums and Ford field is the best one yet. Where I was sitting there was a nice breeze blowing and the site lines are good. It's not a college stadium for sure, but thats OK for special games like the MACC and bowl games.

I'll be there also. If they offer a package similar to yesterday($119hotel/tic) I will opt for that. The hotel was really nice and the pregame party was good also.