Captain Kangaroo

I wanted a pic of him next to this guy at the Michigan game, but it never worked out...

Tonight is the night the Zips 6th Man is sorely needed. Please get liquored-up heavily prior to tonight's game, ZipsNation. From what I hear, BAC levels below 0.10 will be turned away at the gate. BAC the Zips!

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/2014/02/20/4042848/ccu-athletic-director-yurachek.html

If we were at full strength, we'd still have lost at Buffalo. It's simply a Universal Constant. The Hipsher Curse. Call it what you will, but it's always an "L." Now it's off to the rest of the season... It should be a fun Saturday night. OU has experienced their fair share of injuries too.

I can't wait for a UA athlete to get a DUI (or similar) so we can all give him a big group hug. There's really nothing better than losing starters to suspensions as we move towards tournament time. Just so we can hug 'em. Who cares about the team.

Fear the Ewe

The guy was our 2nd best player over the past 5-or-so games. He disappears from the line up and you chide a Zips fan for wondering "What happened?"? Are Zips followers supposed to be stupid sheep that blindly follow and support whatever happens at UA without so much as ever questioning "What happened?" when a star player is suspended? Gheez...Wyatt Webb isn't coaching any longer.

http://haydengrover.com/home/i-am-hayden-grover-long-snapper-2014.html This guy. What's the story with him? His sweet web site still shows him as an Akron commit. But Blake "The Poet" Dennis got more love on Signing Day? Former Zip John Buddenberg's son was a walk on Fr. long-snapper last season. Wonder if he looked good enough for Bowden to send Grover back to Channel 45/49?

The Zips have one player they can bank on night-in-night-out: Tree. After that, everyone's performance is a crap-shoot. Harney was actually stepping up, and then his personal Mr Hyde kicked in. We just don't have the experience and depth to overcome his loss when on the road, against a decent opponent. We have as good a shot as anyone at The Q. We may not be as talented as Toledo, but we own The Q. That's a big edge. If we make the NCAA's this season...VCU Part II. Different Zips season this year, that's for sure.

The way Harney had been playing the past several games, I wish more Zips would be so detrimental to the team. Obie Kwan, you're our only hope.

From a fan's perspective, at least the real fan's perspective, the Bracket Buster event was one of the best things to happen to Zips basketball scheduling. It allowed us to get home games vs. upper-echelon teams that otherwise would never have set foot in the state of Ohio. Loved seeing Nevada, VCU, Creighton, Oral Roberts etc at the JAR. Love the concept of the home-n-home 2-game series. Unfortunately, the Zips never took advantage of their Bracket Buster opportunities. We blew every chance to beat a "biggie" and grab some spotlight. Our Bracket Buster wins were never marquee ones: Oral Roberts sans Dominique Morrison, Creighton in an off-year, Valpo, some Dakota school, Drake? etc. I miss the Bracket Buster. Especially this year, when we'd likely be pitted against a mediocre Horizon League opponent, and get a win.

http://www.kansascity.com/2014/02/10/4811766/charile-weis-adjusts-kansas-football.html#storylink=rss

http://www.nba.com/pistons/features/truebluepistons_140210.html

http://www.themonitor.com/sports/article_0945ab2c-8ac4-11e3-a5a3-0017a43b2370.html Somewhere in Stark County Ryan Andrick is snickering...

My biggest concern with this class is the absence of WR's or RB's. I would love to have seen an impact RB that would push Chisholm. Like Biggs-Kennedy a few years ago. Likewise, we lacked a stud, game-breaking WR last season. The existing ones will need to step up. If we could pull in a BCS 5th year player at either or both of those positions I would feel a little more optimistic about the overall class. But I do like all the kids. TB did a nice job of addressing our most-urgent needs.

I am looking into Dave's request with Invision.

No one cared to pick up on this? I trust Zipmeister's info above all the other random garbage. Looking forward to seeing some assortment of Chase Lash (OL Massilon), Austin Cull (TE Beaver Creek), Marcelis Logan (RB Lexington Ky), Demetrius Suesberry (CB Winton Woods), Bolden and Clayton too.

We needed to do the upgrade, as the old board was fast becoming non-functional. We will get this one up to speed, and it will ultimately be MUCH better than the old one, but it will take a little time. Board posts are down 87% because Dave has a home improvement project and cannot post.

http://www.thedailygopher.com/2014/2/3/5376000/minnesota-football-recruiting-conner-krizancic-commits Minnesota recruiting Ohio

Anyone committing to the Zips with a #ZipsNation is ok in my book.

Internet Divas the Cause of Treadwell's Early-season Troubles Have fun with this one.

Offer to a 6' 6" TE

Dambrot goes nuts tonight??!! Starting line up is the best five...after the 5-minute media time out...HE KEEPS THE SAME 5 ON THE COURT??!! The first sub off the bench is KWAN CHEATUM??!! And he rides his hot hand for essentially the entire game??!! And who was this AK-Rowdie they pulled out of the stands to hit a 3-pointer at the end of the game??!! "Jonas Stalyga Who?, I say!" "Noble is a Gas" will be my sign next week! Kretzer and Diggs combine for 3-17 from the floor, and we still win by 27??!! Great D by the Zips tonight. Fun one to watch. Hope Coach Peters was able to enjoy some of the video feed. The kids did him proud.

The "4 Pete's Sake" program was mentioned on national telecasts last weekend (Arizona and West Virginia games).

Members - We have been running a really old board version. The benefit has been it's affordability, but technology has changed over the past decade, and as many of you have noticed...it is slowly falling apart. There aren't enough band aids to keep the ship afloat, so we will be upgrading things in the near future. As noteworthy milestones are reached I will let everyone know. Please bear with us as we figure things out. In the end we will have a much better board. Thanks, CK