Captain Kangaroo

While not a Beer Thread item, perhaps this is of interest for some discriminating Lot 9 tailgater this fall:

Spent a year at Maryland Found in another column: "Jones is also rated as the No. 4 JUCO athlete nationally by 247Sports.com." I would bet a nickel that he ends up at WR.

I wonder what logo will be on the Zips practice helmets this summer?

I hear they're painting the "Z" logo on it tonight.

So what. If a kid can complete his coursework within 4 years, while playing a sport, good for him. That's a real student-athlete. They NCAA should be praising these guys, not trying to create rules to squelch them. 19-out-of-20 of these grad transfers are old guys that are being run-off of their P5 school to free up a scholarship for a younger guy with some upside. It's a great reward for a kid that hits the books to get a chance to see the field in his final year of eligibility.

3-point stroke looks fine. He seems to finish strong around the rim. That's an area where the 2014-15 Zips struggled. I'll be interesting to see how much he's added to his game over the past 2 years, and how it fares against mid/upper-level D1 college talent.

Is the kid any good? Is he going to absorb Gladden's 8-or-so minutes per game, or is he expected to push the starters for minutes?

The Stout logo Keener used is disgusting. I hate it. It looks like a set of bowling pins! There should only be ONE logo for Stout...a single, glass. Period. It is nice and clean and cannot be misinterpreted. All other stout logos absolutely suck. I am so infuriated by this proposed sickening action, I emailed the President. ZipsWin Emeritus. What I discovered was even more heinous...the President is considering changing the name of our beloved University to...get this...Wisconsin PORTER! I scanned the image below from an internal memo...it shows how serious this really is: You don't believe this could happen? Really? Take a look at the Tweet sent by ZipsWin! only a few minutes ago: I hope our alumni start web sites, and implement hashtags to stop this atrocity.

Did Keener name that University?

The advent of the replay, abused by officials, necessitates a reduction in time outs. The games are not what they were even 3 years ago. There are WAY too many stoppages...even for games banished to the abyss of ESPN3. Sitting with your thumb up your butt watching officials gather around the scorer's table for 5 minutes every time a low-post player holds his nose, or every time a 50/50 "Who's pinky did the ball deflect off?" out-of-bounds review occurs isn't entertaining or relaxing. It sucks. Official reviews, and ESPN's desire to squeeze every possible advertising cent out of every sporting event, necessitates a time-out reduction. These extra stoppages are essentially time-outs anyhow. While the game-minutes have not increased over the past few years, the overall game-time is becoming increasingly bloated and I'm glad it's being addressed.

It was actually my idea...back in 2005. Waddell ran with it. I miss that guy. Great to see Charlie staying involved with the program a little.

Smart move. He can play this season, showcase himself, and then transfer to a D-1 school and play immediately.

Seems like a great place to get stabbed. And for only $20? What a deal!

My Marketing Plan: 1.) Skip the bowl game 2.) Send out a Tweet referencing #TeamOhio 3.) Reap the exposure reward$ without spending a dime

I found this topic on the MACbbs. Hopefully we need to worry about this one day.... Column

Can recruitment of fetuses be far behind?

I have even more inside information than Balsy (if that's possible): The Team Shop is already stocking up on Ohio Polytechnic Institute # 3.14159 jerseys. Note: This is inside info...do not try to order them until next Monday. "Zippy" is dead. Replaced by Polly Polygon. It's key to maintain the female-loving mascot demographic. Brilliant move by Scarborough. And what has been discussed, but is equally important, are the upcoming ADDITIONAL facility name changes that have been mandated both in, and around campus. Buchtel Avenue? It's ancient history, replaced by: The Chapel? Sorry, Knute. If you wanna keep that swanky on campus location, you gotta play ball with the Prez: Summa? So long. There's a new sheriff in town: So embrace the changes, my fellow Zippers. And practice our new chant: O....P-I....O....P-I... #TeamOhio

We really need some OL depth, so it's good to see a couple older transfers arriving. But we need to start getting some Freshman OL's that we can redshirt and groom to be 3-year starters. OL guys always take a year or two to mesh. JUCO guys can only do so much...ditto the grad-transfer guys. Just when they start looking good, their eligibility expires. I expect a great season out of Tommy Brown this year.

Shoulda' hired Tressel.

"The Cody Grice Effect"

He forgot the "s." ZipsNation

He has a great first name. My son will be stoked to meet him.

Walsh kid

That's not sufficient for Balsy. Aside from that, why? And while we're at it, why did Cleveland State fire Kevin Mackey? He was winning 20+ games?

Former UA Assistant AD Fills Mack's Vacancy When will someone steal our existing AD?