Captain Kangaroo

Doesn't seem like a smart idea to have commercial beers named after active college coaches.

It's tough being a visionary, but someone has to do it.

And the champagne flows at Gary Waters' house...

If Dambrot calls the University Akron U, why can't James?

“It has been a huge coup for Dambrot.” “Dambrot has received unprecedented advertising for his program.” "There's no question that this allows us to get with better players now that we're one of his main people [in gear] and that he plays open gym here and put his camp here and the AAU event here," Dambrot said. “We've found that the LeBron connection helps us.” “James said he recognizes that by putting the tournaments in Akron, he has given the city and the school a place on the college basketball recruiting map.” "LeBron didn't make me see it, but when I did get here, I did realize that LeBron was an asset for the school," Marshall said.

Andy Katz saved me some typing

Zips players are familiar with LeBron. They've played basketball with him. They have a relationship with him. Facilitating a relationship with the greatest basketball player on the planet is a nice perk, and benefits Zips recruiting. Everyone wishes LeBron would do more visible for UA...like toss-in a few mil for an arena...but it doesn't seem like he's in a hurry to do it. But having a relationship with the guy helps Dambrot contact recruits that otherwise wouldn't consider UA. Maybe it isn't their 1st or even 2nd reason for considering UA (if a kid chooses his college solely because he got a phone call from LeBron, he has issues), but it's an edge that no other mid-major has.

While the LeBron connection is nice, and I'm sure it has opened doors for KD, winning in the NCAA Tournament would net bigger basketball publicity.

Where did you get the flyer? The "events" link contains no link to a sign up sheet? "Trivia night" has a Download link, but the Golf Outing says "Check back for more information". When...June 12th? If someone can link to a real .pdf that I can download, fill out and send in, your first outing beer is on me.

Per GoZips.com, still no event scheduled for June 11th. I feel bad for Matt Kaulig. He fronts a good chunk of change, and UA can't post any of the forms or info to help make the event successful.

PM ZW directly, or don't complain.

Erin Andrews can call me "Bobby" anytime.

You say "Coach Bowden" like Frank Caliendo-Madden says "Brett Favre."

I agree. Two puzzling choices of words. "Gripe" means you're a whiner. I just cut a check for roughly $800 for 4 season tickets & Z-Fund donation for the 2012 football season. This, coming off two consecutive 1-win seasons where I cut similar checks. Sorry for being a griper. "Coming back?" - UA left (cancelling the Outing). I never left, despite UA doing everything in their power to drive me away. I'm glad they're back. The Golf Outings are one thing UA has consistently done right over the years. I do complain about things UA screws up royally. That's my right for paying the thousands of dollars/year to support the programs. Call it griping...constructive criticism..tough love. Whatever. But it's truth.

I see why you didn't include a link to any information on the outing...you wanted me to search on the UA web site for 20 minutes, and then give up. I think the "Events" calendar on Gozips.com should be updated for some event being held on the 11th of June. Just a thought.

"Gripe" has a negative connotation. I would prefer- "Continually informed the University that their head football coach was an anti-social idiot whose interpersonal ineptitude was only exceeded by his on-the-field, game-day ineptitude." It reads longer, but is more accurate. Thank God I never spent a dime on an Ianello Golf Outing. Man, would that have sucked. I have not reserved a Bowden foursome yet, but do have one. Thanks for the reminder. Money will be sent asap.

I think football is a drain on most school athletic budgets. It's just a more-egregious drain on the Zips budget than many other programs. There are far more schools closer to UA's situation than there are Ohio State or Alabama's.

I told them to ease up on the half time show spending. I also mentioned that the team shop was WAY too large, and the sightlines from the lower-corner sections were too good. I also was hoping they could increase the size of that CBI banner....WAY too small as it stands today. And can we get a larger picture of Wyatt Webb while we're at it?

"None of the above", in a landslide.

David Harvey was also 4- or 5-star. DeVoe Torrence was 4-star.

What was Peyton Manning...Troy Aikman...hell...throw in Charlie Frye in their 1st season? If one of the upper-classmen gives us a better chance to win games (than Pohl), then they should start. If the competition is a wash, or Pohl is better, it's time to give the kid the nod and see what he's got. If he can't cut it, then throw in one of the old guys.

Everyone knows Moore can run. Everyone knows he's a tough kid. But if he relies predominately on his feet to win games, we're screwed. He isn't a "game-changer" running QB (like a Cribbs or Edelmann were). If neither Williams or Moore take command, you gotta start Pohl and see what he can do. There's no upside to starting a senior like Williams, versus the underclassmen, if he doesn't give the Zips a marked increased chance to win games. And if Moore can't convincingly beat out a Frosh, he should probably practice returning punts.

I'm a new face and a few million dollars away from being George Clooney.

I look forward to the follow up: Lunch with the Lot 9’ers™

Porter will certainly have an opportunity to leave for a pro job. As of right now he isn't interested. If he does leave, UA has a multi-decade history of soccer excellence, so I'm not worried that we'll find a great successor. Oh wait...Wistercill....damn. Dambrot isn't going anywhere. Bowden hasn't coached a single game at UA, and he's talking over a team coming off back-to-back 1-win seasons, so it's a teensie weensie bit early to speculate on his departing for a better job. Plus he's 56 years old. Tressel hasn't accomplished a damn thing @ UA since the mid-80's. If he went anywhere, would anyone in Akron even know?