Captain Kangaroo

What was there not to like about last week? Taking into account we played a moribund 1-AA program, a 52-9 beating isn't all that impressive. But Woodson looked so much better than last season. Thinner. Bouncing back after his terrible INT, he kept his composure under pressure. He showed maturity, composure and resilience. He looked like everything Chapman was supposed to be. Jerome Lane looked deadly in the open field. Young looked great too, and there MAY finally be a QB to get a good WR the ball. These WR's are only going to get better. If the OL can protect Tommy, they'll rack up some big plays Saturday. Hundley ran hard and strong. The D only surrendered 3 points. There are some really positive signs materializing, if you are objective and open-minded. Beating a team that's won 9+ games for 5 or so consecutive seasons, on the road, is a tall order. But if Woodson has truly turned the corner, it's possible. Pitt played well against Iowa, and should have beaten them. Losses to Oklahoma and Pitt aren't cause to fire anyone at UA. I hate to ruin a great attendance thread with football talk, but sometimes it has to be done. If the mods want to move or delete my posts, go ahead. They're dicks anyhow. F 'em.

Zips fans care about attendance 10X more than they do their team's performance. I can't imagine the time spent trying to dissect the Zips actual attendance vs. butts-in-seats, or trying to disclose the alleged cover up of unsold tickets by their own University's employees is remotely approached by any other fan base, at ANY division of collegiate football. Now, the butt fetish has extended to dissecting opponent's attendance? F*ck attendance. Go Tommy Woodson! Beat Louisiana!

It reminds me that sharing information with a potato is a futile endeavor.

Huskies vs. Buckeyes You know...only 10 years ago we were better than these guys. "Northern Illinois is 5-4 against the Big Ten since 2009, that includes a current three-game win streak. The five wins came by an average of 12 points. Central Michigan is the next closest MAC team with a 3-4 record against the Big Ten in that same span."

There was an old saying often attributed to Ben Franklin: "Beer is proof God loves us and wants us to be happy." Below is proof that God loves me and wants me to be happy: "Flopping and a player favorite, the fake head-whip in an attempt to draw a foul, will now be considered a Class A technical foul (two shots)." Ding dong the fake head-whip is dead!!!

As a wise man once said: "There is not much statistical promise in allowing 2 goals per match."

Does your cousin smoke crack? If so, that would explain his theory.

Brings to mind the old John McKay line.. Reporter: "What do you think of your team's execution?" McKay: "I'm all for it."

As of Sunday September 13th, the Zips soccer team has 11 combined offensive points, and the football team has 10.

Chapman column

Recent? They played for Lee Owens.

Then I'd think a 1-AA program putting up 37 points against Pitt should have been cause to "Scarborough" their entire program? But here they are...

Coaching my little basketball and baseball kids for years, I always learned so much from that first game of the season. 1000X more than I learned in the few weeks of practice before the season began. I think Bowden learned a lot from the Oklahoma game. He learned that we can move the ball on the ground. I think having "reasonable" success in the running game last week will give him some confidence to not abandon the run (see 2014) as the season progresses. Chapman's feet are now wet. Not from pee, either. Oklahoma is a tough opening assignment. Hopefully the competitor inside him comes out and against Pitt he shows some of the impact ability the staff and fans are expecting. Can Pohl throw a decent pass that's not a sideline fly pattern? Can the WR's run a successful route that's not a sideline fly pattern? I love our defense. If you put our D in Oklahoma State uniforms last week, people would have believed it was Ok State. Pound for pound, we matched up against an upper-tier P5 offense like we are an upper-tier P5 defense. Our D will dominate Pitt. Bowden knows he has to win this game. There is no better chance to beat an ACC team than right now...they're minus their All-ACC running back, they are in our back yard, we beat them last year, the crowd will be big, it's a night game...this, will be Bowden's real break out game. Akron 41 Pitt 13

Crucial Blunders

You have a unique definition of "numerous."

F*ck attendance. Beat Pitt.

If you were looking at some way of rationalizing the butt-kicking we received on Saturday night, perhaps this box score provides some perspective that things have been much worse in the past, with much better offensive talent on the Zips side of the ball, vs. a weaker P5 opponent. We can hope that all the new faces on the offense, combined with a new offensive philosophy, were similar to what Brookhart's new system and staff brought back on '04. We'll learn a lot this Saturday.

Cardiac Hill

I remember some clowns on this board saying, as Rob Ianello rolled up his second consecutive 1-11 record, "Hey, look at Al Golden at Temple. Same thing. Let's not give up too quickly on Ianello because he might be 'The Next Al Golden'." What Bill Snyder or Al Golden did at their respective schools has no bearing on the Zips.

Got our 1 million dollars. Now on to Pitt. What does an offensive playmaker in an Akron uniform look like? It's been so long, I forget.

For all you Zips fans in Oklahoma - I am extremely jealous! Drink a lot, have a blast, and let us know how it went.

If he had the opportunity for an official visit to Ohio State. Or Pitt. Should he do it unofficially since they are less than a 2-hour drive?

Sooners 47 Zips 16 Score is a little misleading, as the Sooner defense scores 2 TD's. Jerome Lane goes for over 100 yards.

So he'd be better off having an official visit at an out of town school that he has no interest in attending rather than an in-town school that's in his Top 5? How would the Zips compare to their competition if they didn't extend him one of their 12 allotted official visits? Probably like a cheap program. Just because the kid is local doesn't mean you can get by on the cheap and not allow him to go out with the guys, dine him and pay for his hotel (like you would an official visit from an out-of-town kid).