Captain Kangaroo

FAU QB Retires

Sorry...I was thinking he was a 2017 senior. No inside info.

HA! Thought the same thing!

My hope for the offensive line hinges on whether or not Deltron Sands production at the end of the Buffalo game was real, or an illusion. Buffalo knew we were going to run, we ran, and they still couldn't stop Sands. 7 carries for 70 yards. He and the OL moved the chains at-will to close-out the win. Edwards and Morgan are good, durable backs. I'm glad they came to UA. But neither are especially strong, shifty or fast. Tough to bank on Sands for 2018. I hope he's healthy. But he had 2 shoulder injuries, and then a season ending leg injury... all last year. Those are Newman Williams-type numbers. I'm looking forward to seeing the fresh corp of heralded RB's this spring, and seeing if their accolades match their performance. We need a game-breaker RB in the worst way. If we find one (or 2), it'll make the OL look a lot better.

They had such bad talent they only beat Pitt by 9 last season. Lost by 12 this season.

Big game tonight at Saint Louis (8-10, 1-4) Om nom nom?

Love RC. Always brings energy to the floor!

La Salle (7-11, 1-4 A-10)

Would InfoCision fill up for midget car racing?

Get Kostelac and Sayles a ton of minutes. It will pay off next season. The blessing in Gordon Hayward's (Boston Celtics) broken leg is the expedited development of Jayson Tatum. With extended PT I could see Sayles development taking a huge leap forward over the next few weeks. The regular season is a wash. From here on out, give the young guys a ton of minutes and see what they're made of. In the MAC Tourney, field your best possible line up and see what happens...you never know.

Wow...I saw his leg wrapped during the Buffalo game and thought he was out with some minor knee problem? Hope he has a full and speedy recovery. I agree with Clark - seems like a great, hard-working kid.

Just received a call from UA informing me the game time is 4:30 pm. This is different than the schedule I printed from GoZips.com last month, which lists it as a 2 pm start.

Bring the ticket stub to either the Main street or Exchange street location.

Towards the end of the Hipsher area I purchased my upper reserved Zips basketball seats. I remain in them almost 15 years later. At the time of purchase, the options were WIDE open. I would be shocked if there were 20 TOTAL seats that were reserved at the time of my purchase. In Dambrot's hey day, upper reserved were sold out. Lower reserved too. People seem to think, because Dambrot's teams didn't sell out every game, the attendance was bad. It was pretty damn good, and leaps and bounds beyond the Crawford and late-Hipsher eras.

It's part of the process of rebuilding a gutted team/Program. You lose, and the crowds shrink. You win, and everyone wants to be a part of it. Those of us who lived through Crawford and Hipsher know the crowds return once winning begins. Until then, enjoy your unobstructed view, stretch your legs out and hopefully watch some exciting young talent develop. It's a different Zips basketball mindset for both players and fans. But only for a season or two.

How many floor burns did you see from the Zips last night? Did you see frustration by the upperclassman that resulted in leadership? Did they try and pick the youngsters up by the scruff of their necks? Or did they hang their heads? Did you see endless uncontested lay-ups by Buffalo, or did we defend hard? To date, I felt this team was "lovable," "plucky" and fun to watch regardless of the outcome. That wasn't the case last night. Overall, we didn't compete. We have 9 scholarship players. 5 are freshman. A walk-on from the rec center was forced to play 8 minutes against the defending 2017 MAC champs. So I get the fact that we are not at Buffalo's level. But our Big 3 need to be engaged and lead, night-in-night-out. If they aren't, we could match Hipsher's inaugural 0-18 MAC record. There's no team we can beat. Buffalo can coast for 10 minutes every game, and still go 13-3 in conference. They have seniors and talent. The Zips can't coast for a minute. A kid like Duvivier has played on a team that knocked off the #7 team in the nation (Arizona). He's used to playing in front of 10k+ fans. Now he's taking bus rides to Toledo and starring for a losing team with no center and no point guard (we'll see if Cotton can build off last night's performance). That reality takes a toll. Ivey and Utomi are in similar situations, where they've gone from expectations of championship banners, to mentoring a slew of kids that were playing HS or even rec ball last season. I think the reality of the Zips season sunk in for the team last night. The early season honeymoon is over. They need to adjust their goals from winning a championship to competing and improving every night. They need to take some pride in building a program from the post-Dambrot ruins. Once that happens, then we'll have that puncher's chance @ The Q. The alternative - If we continue competing as hard as we did last light....the few remaining fans will hold an 0-18 parade around the JAR at season's end. The Buffalo game was a learning experience for all involved. Throw it in the garbage and move forward. I expect a rebound game by the Big 3 on Saturday.

This game reminded me of the early Hipsher era Zips, except Utomi, Ivey and Duvivier have way more talent than Ali Kart, Scott Gooden and George Phillips. No excuse for such a lackluster performance by our Big 3 tonight. Cotton really showed up...I didn't think he had that type of game in him. Other than him though...bad things, man...bad things. it will be very revealing to see what Zips team shows up to defend the JAR on Saturday. The one that is unmotivated and beaten down by the current losing streak. Or the one that's sick and tired of losing and plays some smart, hard-nosed basketball.

The sad thing is - Buffalo isn't playing well. It could be a lot worse.

Michael Buddenberg. Walk on who ended up starting at long snapper for 4 years, and I can't remember him screwing up once.

Duvivier doing all he can.

I wish we had a point guard.

Ivey's stock is not rising.

E-man makin' me say ah, man... Playing like it's 2016-17. Ivey also wound up too tight tonight.

Utomi may go for 30 tonight.

7 minutes into the game, still holding to that?