Captain Kangaroo

I don't care about attendance in DeKalb Illinois. Or Muncie Indiana. That is not relevant to Akron attendance. The 15k that drove, or were bussed to Ford Field was a legit Zips attendance number for the Bowl game. It shows me Akron fans will show up in numbers if the Zips actually do "something." The point is simple - until the Zips string together 9- or 10-win seasons and compete for championships, attendance will be weak. If they do it, it will be respectable (18 - 20 k).That is my opinion and it is irrefutable until such winning one day happens. If we continue losing, you can pile up all the washed up 90's band pregame concerts, fireworks, "marquee opponents," whatever you want...people won't show up in numbers beyond what we've seen for the past 30 years. That is also irrefutable. Side note: People will show up if tickets are $5.00, regardless of the team's record.

Please list the times the Zips football program has competed for a championship in the past 30 years. And please, include no season when we were 3-4 in the MAC and praying for some bizarre tiebreaker. I'm talking a 9- or 10-win season. The kind that a program like Toledo produces annually. And Northern Illinois seemed to be pretty good at stringing together until last season. We had 15,000 Zips fans at Ford Field for a Championship game. I remember that one. Next one was...

Compete for championships...good attendance. Compete for the basement...bad attendance. Thank you. Drive home safely.

Rather than start a "Zips in the IFL" thread...

No one here gives a crap about Ohio State's team, attendance, television ratings, ranking, recruiting...whatever. So if everyone would keep their comments and observations related to the Zips it would be greatly appreciated. The Moderators

He also was a redshirt Freshman, and averaged 5.2 rebounds per game. It doesn't take Nostradamus to foresee he's got upside far beyond Aaron Jackson. Put me down as a supporter of "great trade."

You won't know until game day. We have an offense that put up 68 points against Marshall last season. But that was with a healthy Tommy Woodson, and two receivers that are presently in NFL camps. Woodson's September 2017 health after a pretty serious shoulder injury is unknown as of June 2017. His rehab is allegedly on-schedule. Our top 2 WR's have been replaced by a converted QB (Sr. Tre Chapman - former Pitt recruit) and a Redshirt Freshman (Stewart...a PA kid). Kwad Smith and Austin Wolf are legit deep threats. Woodson is very accurate, so if these guys can get separation, we'll have a nice air attack. Our OL is the strength of the offense. They were a great pass blocking crew last season. But didn't get much push on running plays. 4-of-5 guys return...we have a new left tackle - true Soph who was considered the 2nd best player in the Zips 2016 recruiting class. OL gained depth, and will be improved in 2017. RB - Warren "Wrecking" Ball is a 6th year Ohio State transfer that was injured in the Wisconsin game last season. He's an absolute beast if healthy. But health has been an issue for him often in his college career, so it is impossible to bank on him. Bowden may also limit his touches in a game like Penn State, saving him for the less-punishing/more-critical MAC games. Van Edwards is a solid back. But not a game-breaker. Manny Morgan is probably 1/2 a notch below Edwards. So if you ask me how the Zips offense stacks up against the PSU LB's, I'd say "ok," if we are healthy. If you have a solid OL, you can be an effective offensive unit. And the Zips OL is, at worst, in the top half of the MAC.

Sucks to be Georgia State

Mike Hughes - Duquesne's answer to Newman Williams.

A couple consecutive 10 win seasons might help too.

Great article on Justin March-Lillard

Why'd we offer him twice?

Coming to UA on an academic scholarship, but with gridiron aspirations

It isn't a stretch to say there are probably 60+ D-1A teams that would be happy to have a healthy Tommy Woodson as their starting 2017 QB. A "67" ranking seems about right.

The guy that wrote the press release is listed at 5' 7", but word on the street is he's really 5' 7 3/8".

This topic arose last week at the golf outing. The team philosophy is not to bring in one QB per year. The ideal situation is to have one QB in each graduating "class." The Zips now have a true Fr., redshirt Fr., Soph, Junior and Senior QB on the roster. So mission accomplished, I guess.

A Home for Jerome? The Zips coaches spoke a little about Jerome last Friday. They feel his NFL role will ultimately be H-back, or TE. They also feel a team with the patience to work with him for 1 or 2 years will be rewarded with a NFL player...whatever the position may be. He's too raw to contribute to an NFL team this season, but he has the tools to make it if he finds the right situation. A coach also spoke of JoJo and expects that, if he is deemed to small for the NFL, his size and skill set is a perfect fit for the CFL.

Your height fetish is bizarre.

Golf outing is tomorrow. Hopefully some good info is obtained from it.

Thanks! I enjoyed listening to that during lunch. Interesting to learn about the scout-side of local basketball recruiting.

...and it would be nice for the Zips to beat today's crappy, sucky 2017 DePaul program for the same reason.

Can't argue with that logic...

You do realize 2016-2017 UA Freshman were in kindergarten during this "recent" victory.

So when you cite statistics from the 70's, they're relevant. And when someone lists won-loss statistics of the 15 most-recent seasons, they're "cherry-picking." Got it. Speaking of the 70's...how would you rate Goldie Hawn, in 2017? Is she still hot?

By your standards, Fordham's Seven Blocks of Granite make them a 2017 Division 1 football powerhouse. DePaul pretty-much sucks.