Captain Kangaroo

Did you see Diggs, McClanahan and Abreu finish out? Did you see the shots? Seriously? No points for the final 4 minutes? We choked. Period. I Speak Truth...and it sometimes hurts.

He's wrong.

Free throws my butt...the Zips panicked, and choked it away. The bandwagon saw a few drop off tonight. Too bad. Big choke job by the Zips. They had a nice lead, yet they played like they were the ones down 5. No points in the final 4 minutes? Terrible shot selection. Pretty much makes the Duquesne game a "must-win." Hope to see a sense of urgency in that game. It's a long season...blah blah blah...it was a choke. Period. We all saw it. Hope we learn from it.

What a complete scam - Absolutely suck at your job...get fired after 2 seasons...and take $1million from UA over the next 3 seasons to NOT coach the team. I'm in the wrong business.

Few? I'd be happy with one. After last week, I'd settle for a touchdown. Or the week prior. The soccer team continues to match the football team in scoring. Yippee.

Few? I'd be happy with one.

McFadden is still here, and Getsy is gone, so I consider him "post-Getsy."

What I took from this article is that Dambrot can recruit better quarterbacks then Ianello... True. Who can argue that McFadden and McAdams are the two best post-Getsy QB's we've seen on the UA campus?

Lots of people follow Lebron on Twitter. If he's talking-up the Zips, it's a good thing. Love him, hate him, question why he donates little if any money to the Zips Program... all that stuff is irrelevant to the main point. When the most notable pro basketball in the world is tweeting about the Zips - it is a good thing. Period.

Profoundly sad news. Great man. Absolute fixture at the JAR for several years. Thanks for everything, Phil. Your family's presence on the UA campus made it an immeasurably better place.

If the guys can play, you take them in a heartbeat. If they are injured, you don't touch them with a 10-ft scholarship. We don't need anymore 5-star Andrew Johnson's...Marcus Sanders'... etc. cluttering both our roster & IR list simultaneously.

And Detroit will likely be tougher than either of them...

Beat Cleveland State, and get a lot of great exposure on Cleveland news (Sidebar - Does anyone even watch the local news anymore?). Lose to CSU...we'll still get Cleveland news exposure...it just won't be the fun type. HUGE game for the Zips and NE Ohio!

And OU is no slouch either. Fun to see late-90's/early 2000's basketball return to the MAC. Early-season results can always be deceiving...but it looks like the MAC could have it's first legit claim to be a multi-bid NCAA Tourney conference in roughly a decade?

A good friend of mine, and former regular poster in ZN.o, has not posted in over a year because he can't stand your constant negative posts. 100% truth. They don't bug me, but they do others. Just an FYI. I'm glad my post from last year's CSU game made an impact on you. I can't remember it, so I appreciate the recall. See you on December 11th.

So you want to discuss why Rio Grande is on CSU's schedule, on ZipsNation? Please don't.

Last year is last year. How did Joe Paterno look last year? How about Jim Tressel? Last year doesn't mean too much. Rosters are entirely different. Is Steve McNees identical to Brian Walsh? Roberts the same as Gilliam? Bardo for Harney a 1-for-1 swap? If we were tethered to 2011, why even play the 2011-12 season? Just cut-n-paste 2010-12 and start talking about 2013 recruiting? The Zips and CSU are both MUCH better than last year. K.e.n.t. too. The Zips and CSU began their seasons with HUGE wins, not BCS losses. We drew 3,700+ for Hiram. People are on the bandwagon. Akron-CSU will be epic, as long as both teams hold up their end of the bargain and don't lay a couple eggs between now and December 10th. Bookmark this link, and bring it back on December 11th. Well see who's correct.

People here don't really care about CSU, so you won't find any discussion regarding their schedule here.

The heyday of the heavyweight division was the era of Ali, Frazier and Foreman. Possibly throw in Ken Norton too. The heyday of NE Ohio college hoops is here*. The Zips, Flashers and Vikings are all ridiculously talented. The Vikings and Zips have great coaches that will be around for the long-haul. And regardless of what coach K.e.n.t. plugs in, the guy wins 20+ games. If you want to whine about lack of coverage for any of the above programs...wait a couple weeks. Without the NBA in town, there will be one premiere basketball game held in NE Ohio in November - CSU @ K.e.n.t on November 22nd. And one in December - Zips @ Vikings on December 10th @ 2pm. Get your tickets now. Both will be HUGE. There will be plenty of media coverage. "The Thrilla Near Nemisila," anyone? * The Mackey-Huggins "era" was more of a shooting star than an "era." Memo to "46-year-old-+-guy": Please refrain from opining for those couple games in the mid-80's. They were great, but the Waters/Dambrot match up has the legs to truly be an "era." Both coaches aren't going anywhere for a decade.

This is becoming a problem now with Coach I. Owens' teams were in a position to gamble with something at stake. Losing 35-3? Any Ianello gambles are typically penny-ante by comparison.

Have you seen Griggs play on our d-line? There goes your theory...

Zips get a real vote in the regular season? First time ever?!

If Dr. P can't figure it out by looking at the stands on Saturday afternoons, my little rant won't help. BTW - Dr.P is a regular on ZipsNation.

Unless some late-additions are made, or some hanging chads appear...we made it to 185 beers this season. Not too shabby?! 1 -- Abita Purple Haze 2 -- Anchor Liberty 3 -- Anchor Steam 4 -- Anchor Summer Ale 5 -- Arcadia Angler's Ale 6 -- Avery Brewing Joe's 7 -- Bakalar Doppelbock 8 -- Becks Octoberfest 9 -- Bell's Best Brown Ale 10 -- Bell's Oarsman Ale 11 -- Bell's Porter 12 -- Bell's Two Hearted Ale 13 -- Black Jack Porter 14 -- Boulder Cold Hop Ale 15 -- Boulder Flashback 16 -- Boulder Hazed & Infused 17 -- Boulder Mojo 18 -- Boulder Never Summer Ale 19 -- Breckenridge Autumn Ale 20 -- Breckenridge Vanilla Porter 21 -- Brew Kettle 4 C's 22 -- Brooklyn Oktoberfest 23 -- Brooklyner-Schneider Hopfen-Weisse 24 -- Bud Light 25 -- Bud Light Lime 26 -- Budweiser 27 -- Buffalo Bill's Pumpkin Ale 28 -- Burning River IPA 29 -- Christian Moerlein Lager 30 -- Christian Moerlein OTR (over the Rhine) 31 -- Columbus Pale Ale 32 -- Coney Island Freaktoberfest 33 -- Coors Light 34 -- Corona 35 -- Corona Light 36 -- Dogfish Head Indian Brown Ale 37 -- Dogfish Head Raison D'Etre 38 -- Dogfishhead 60 Minute IPA 39 -- Du Boucanier Belgian Dark Ale 40 -- Du Boucanier Red (Belgian Pale Ale) 41 -- Duvel 42 -- Elevator Brewing Company Bleeding Buckeye 43 -- Epic Brewing Imperial Red 44 -- Epic Imperial Stout 45 -- Flying Dog Classic Pale Ale 46 -- Flying Dog Raging Bitch 47 -- Fosters 48 -- Foster's Premium Ale 49 -- Founder's Porter 50 -- Franziskaner Hefeweizen 51 -- Geary's HSA 52 -- Geary's London Porter 53 -- Geary's Pale Ale 54 -- Geary's Summer Ale 55 -- Goose Island Harvest Ale 56 -- Goose Island Summertime Chicago 57 -- Great Divide Hibernation Ale 58 -- Great Lakes Burning River Pale Ale 59 -- Great Lakes Christmas Ale 60 -- Great Lakes Dortmunder Gold 61 -- Great Lakes Edmund Fitgerald Porter 62 -- Great Lakes Elliot Ness 63 -- Great Lakes Holy Moses 64 -- Great Lakes Nosferatu 65 -- Great Lakes Octoberfest 66 -- Guinness Black Lager 67 -- Harpoon UFO Unfiltered Pumpkin Ale 68 -- Heavy Seas Holy Sheet 69 -- Heineken 70 -- Heineken Light 71 -- Hirter Pilsner 72 -- Hofbrau Dunkel 73 -- Höfbraü Oktoberfest 74 -- Hoppin Frog Barrel Aged Boris Royale 75 -- Hoppin Frog Double Pumpkin Ale 76 -- IC Light 77 -- Intercourse Blue Ball Porter 78 -- Iron City Light MANGO 79 -- Kangaroo Brewing Roo-topia 80 -- Kentucky Brewing Light 81 -- Labatt Blue 82 -- LaBatt Blue Light 83 -- Lagunitas Pale Ale 84 -- Left Hand 400 Pound Monkey 85 -- Lefthand Polestar Pilsner 86 -- Leinenkugel's Berry Weiss 87 -- Leinenkugels Honey Weiss 88 -- Leinenkugels Oktoberfest 89 -- Leinenkugels Summer Shandy 90 -- Leinenkugels Sunset Wheat 91 -- Litigation Lager 92 -- Magic Hat Hex Ourtoberfest 93 -- Magic Hat HI.P.A. 94 -- Magic Hat Howl 95 -- Magic Hat Humble Patience 96 -- Magic Hat Number 9 97 -- Michelob Amber Bock 98 -- Michelob Ultra 99 -- Miller Genuine Draft 100 -- Miller High Life 101 -- Miller Lite 102 -- Modelo Especial 103 -- Mount Carmel Amber Ale 104 -- Mount Carmel Nut Brown Ale 105 -- Ohio Brewing Buckeye Blonde 106 -- Ohio Brewing Cardinal Ale 107 -- Ohio Brewing Jingle Bell Ale 108 -- Ohio Brewing Verich Gold 109 -- Olde Suffolk English Ale 110 -- Ommegang Aphrodite 111 -- Paulaner Hefe-Weizen 112 -- Paulaner Salvator 113 -- PBR 114 -- Port Republic Lager 115 -- Primator Maibock 116 -- Red Hook Copper Hook 117 -- Red Hook Longhammer IPA 118 -- Red Hook Pilsener 119 -- Redhook ESB 120 -- Rivertown Brewing Company Winter Ale 121 -- Rogue Dead Guy Ale 122 -- Rolling Rock 123 -- Sam Adams Black Lager 124 -- Sam Adams Bonfire Rauchbier 125 -- Sam Adams Harvest Pumpkin Ale 126 -- Samuel Adams Blackberry Witbier 127 -- Samuel Adams Boston Lager 128 -- Samuel Adam's Cherry Wheat 129 -- Samuel Adams Chocolate Bock 130 -- Samuel Adams Coastal Wheat 131 -- Samuel Adams Holiday Porter 132 -- Samuel Adams Irish Red 133 -- Samuel Adams Latitude 48 IPA 134 -- Samuel Adams Octoberfest 135 -- Samuel Adams Old Fezziweg Ale 136 -- Samuel Adam's Summer Ale 137 -- Samuel Adams Winter Lager 138 -- Sand Creek Lilja's Hell Hound 139 -- Sapporo Reserve 140 -- Saranac Adirondack Lager 141 -- Saranac Black & Tan 142 -- Saranac Black Forest 143 -- Saranac Bohemian Pilsner 144 -- Saranac Brown Ale 145 -- Saranac Chocolate Lager 146 -- Saranac India Copper Ale 147 -- Saranac IPA 148 -- Saranac Lake Effect Lager 149 -- Saranac Pale Ale 150 -- Shiner Black Lager 151 -- Shiner Bock 152 -- Shiner Kosmos Reserve 153 -- Shiner Oktoberfest 154 -- Shock Top 155 -- Sierra Nevada California Common 156 -- Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale 157 -- Sierra Nevada Juniper Black Ale 158 -- Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 159 -- Sierra Nevada Torpedo Extra IPA 160 -- Sierra Nevada Tumbler 161 -- Sierra Nevada Weizenbock 162 -- Smuttynose Shoals Pale Ale 163 -- Southern Tier Pumking 164 -- Spanish Peaks Brewing Honey Raspberry 165 -- Spaten Optimator 166 -- Sprecher Black Bavarian 167 -- Stone Levitation Ale 168 -- Tetley's English Ale 169 -- Thirsty Dog 12 Dogs of Christmas Ale 170 -- Thirsty Dog 75th Anniversary Ale 171 -- Thirsty Dog Barktoberfest 172 -- Tröegs Dream Weaver Wheat 173 -- Tröegs Hop Back Amber 174 -- Tröegs Pale Ale 175 -- Tröegs Sunshine Pils 176 -- Unibroue Blonde de Chambly 177 -- Unibroue Don de Dieu 178 -- Unibroue La Fin du Monde 179 -- Unibroue Maudite 180 -- Unibroue Trois Pistoles 181 -- Wychwood Hobgoblin 182 -- Young's Double Chocolate Stout 183 -- Yuengling 184 -- Yuengling Black & Tan 185 -- Yuengling Light

Wistercill and Ianello are a combo-package. If one goes, the other goes. Wistercill is a remora on the belly of Caleb Porter and Keith Dambrot. He inherited two great coaches, and TW looks really nice smiling in their respective championship photos...but he had nothing to do with their hiring or success. Wistercill was hired to: 1.) Fill a brand new football stadium, and hire a football coach that can win games 2.) Don't screw up soccer and basketball Wistercill sabotaged Brookhart's final season, holding weekly interrogations trying to get the guy to resign over some BS secondary-level recruiting violation. If Brookhart resigned, UA would save $250k in salary. UA didn't save the $250k, but he did get rid of JD after a 3-9 season. And you know what...I don't care about how the JD firing was handled. Sausage tastes great, but you never want to see how it's made. Ditto running an Athletic Department. But we didn't get a decent coach out of the deal. We aren't better program as a result. We are worse-off than after Faust, Owens or Brookhart. Way worse. The $70million dollar stadium sits empty. Gerry Faust and Lee Owens won games at UA with crap facilities. With a budget that was far below "shoestring." Brookhart won a championship. When he lost, he was usually competitive. He beat Syracuse and NC State. Ianello is horrible. His team is reaching depths that no other UA coach has seen in decades, if ever. He's been whipped back-to-back by annually woeful K.e.n.t., who fired their coach only 11 months ago. Ianello's game-day bungling has become legendary. I'd never left a Zips football game early, until Saturday. With 15 seconds remaining in the 3rd quarter, I'd seen enough. To my surprise, I saw familiar face after familiar face in the parking lot. Decade+ season ticket holders by the dozens, heading back to their vehicles before the 4th quarter began. Surreal... Wistercill made his own call with Ianello. He put all his money on black...and the ball dropped on beet-red. But instead of his money on the table, it was all our money. That sucks. The inertim AD needs to fire Wistercill first, so he doesn't have to fire his friend Rob. That's the classy thing to do. Then it all begins again. If you want Hunter Yurachek's cell, just PM me.