Captain Kangaroo

Scanning through the latest issue of TV Guide, I noticed a new show. Seems like it'll be a big hit? In this weeks episode of "Leave it to Zipper, " Ward (played by The Oratorious DiG) lectures Wally (played by Lumberjack) and Beaver (played by UAZips0510) on the hurtful nature of name-calling. Uproarious laughter ensues when Eddie Haskell (played by BigZip) defies Ward's advice, saying "Shut up, you idiot."

My Dambrot Question of the Day would be: Have you spoken to Jeff Boals regarding Northwestern, and how good was the scouting report?

Akron does. But only for the lower area. I just find it interesting that Minnesota, in the midst of a really bad stretch, is jacking up the ticket prices so substantially. If the Zips added $400 per ticket for me, I'd be in GA's in a heartbeat. And like the Minnesota fans quoted in the column, I love my team and have been a season ticket holder for well over 10 years. But everyone has a breaking point. When the bandwagon's rolling...when you get a new arena...you can somewhat stomach ticket cost increases. But when things are bad, like 3 years ago when Wistercil tried to soak the handful of Lot 9'ers...the diehards of all diehards... for $5k each for a parking space (an increase from $50 the previous year), it just comes off as stupid. I will be interested to see how this plays out in Minnesota. 8,000 seat licenses at $250 each (average) would be $2,000,000. On paper that's great. And if it works, some budding young AD will be able to boast on his resume of raising basketball revenues by $2 million, and get a sweet gig at some mid-major program where such a practice doesn't remotely apply. In reality, it may end up doing nothing more than pissing off a lot of really good Minnesota fans who are already paying top dollar to watch losing basketball.

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Diggs is a capable back up to Abreu too. But both OU and UA are mediocre at best without those guys.

I'd place "OU Sans Cooper" in a tie for 4th, alongside "The Zips Without Abreu."

If you ain't cheatin', you ain't tryin'.

Interesting that they are asking fans to for over some big additional bucks, even as the team flounders. Reminds me of Wistercill asking me for $5,000 to park in Lot 9 a couple years ago. Wasn't Wistercill Associate AD at Minnesota? Hmmmm....now it's all starting to make sense.... Gopher a few extra bucks...

Certainly doesn't help their cause to be competing with The Q, that's less than 1 mile away.

If they have guys the size of Reggie Keeley and Ivo Baltic, then they have the size to push Zeke around. We need major minutes from Tree to win on Tuesday night.

Maybe on Guitar Hero. But not on the court. Until Zeke decides to take the ball strong to the hole, he is fairly easy to defend. Especially with the bigger bodies he'll see on Tuesday night. All that work he's done on his free throw shooting is worthless if he simply kicks the ball out every time he's fed deep in the paint.

Could be looking for a new coach soon?

Zips go 9 deep. OU is playing their 3rd consecutive game, and it's against a really good, fresh, motivated team. Akron 77 OU 71

Clevelander blew. Only bar food. Too crowded. I can see it being nice for the guy having a couple beers with his buds prior to the game...and that is great. But with a kid...and me wanting something to eat other than greasy fryer food... we will be at the Cadillac Ranch tonight.

Trying to be be a normal guy, while also being a 7-foot tall basketball player, is something not too many people can relate to. My son has hit him up for a couple pictures over the years, and he has always obliged, and with a big smile too. #44 is a great representative for all aspects of being a student athlete, and a great role model for any kid. Very cerebral, humble and genuinely good person. And he loves beating K.e.n.t., too. He's the total package.

K.e.n.t. fans will win any Smack-talk competition because Zips fans have real jobs. K.e.n.t fans can multi-task, talking to Rizzo while ringing up a pack of Marlboros and turning on pump #2. It's not fair.

I'm jealous.

First time in ZN.o history someone has personally attacked themselves?

As a fan, how can you like less Zips basketball and no Thursday afternoon games? I'm sitting at my desk at lunchtime when, for the past 11 years, I've been drinking a beer in Cleveland watching college hoops. Beyond that, the new format rewards the best overall teams, but penalizes those who may have been the best at the end of the regular season. As a coach, I guess I'd like the automatic bump to a Friday night game, rather than risking a Wednesday/Thursday loss to someone like Toledo. But as a fan, I like more basketball for my Zips. Column

Dave? I consider that a personal attack. What did "X" ever do to you?

Word on the street is the WWE is recruiting #21 as Greg "The Hammer" Valentine's replacement.

WMU. They are proven chokers, and Stainrook looks funny. And it is always fun to watch K.e.n.t. lose.

That would make sense, I guess.

Wonder how this will affect everyone's 2012 football schedules? Do we need to give phone calls to whomever Temple's new BE opponents stiffed in order to put Temple on their 2012 schedule? This late in the game, I don't see many other alternatives. Maybe the MAC schools could pick up 1-AA programs, but paying them to travel to your home stadium would pretty much waste the $500,000 "windfall" everyone just received. I see YSU on our schedule due to the extrodinary circumstances.

Looks like Paninin's may be the near-by fall back? Or maybe a return trip to the Cadillac Ranch...the kids loved the mechanical bull.