Captain Kangaroo

Unbelievable that someone rips me off so blatantly. All it would have taken was a simple PM or post stating "Thanks for the idea" and everything would be fine. I hope the classless lackey that took credit for this as their own work enjoys ZN. I used to provide Marketing ideas to the Thomas administration. Many were used, and they always had the class to say "thanks." I miss classy people. They're a thing of the past.

I have said in the past, and continue to say - "God Bless the Bracket Buster." Screw staying in Conference 100% of the time. I've seen Bowling Green and Eastern Michigan enough to make me puke. Throw a true mid-major hoops fan a bone! The Bracket Buster is essentially the only way we can get opponents like VCU, Nevada and Creighton to come to the JAR. If it weren't for the Bracket Buster we'd be scheduling the all-too-familiar record-padding cup cakes. We'd always wonder, but never really know how we'd stack up against the Colonial or Missouri Valley conferences. We'd never have a shot at a February national TV game. Is it helping decide whether or not Creighton/Akron gets an NCAA at-large? No. But who cares. Thanks you ESPN. You're typically evil...but in this instance you rule.

You said if we win we'd have a bye period. Buffalo also had to lose to make it work. You are correct. I'm sorry .. maybe I missed something, but last night's win gives us a bye? Wow! Is the tournament this week? Zach said so, so it must be true.

You said if we win we'd have a bye period. Buffalo also had to lose to make it work. You are correct.

Tough for a mid-major to lose guys to the NBA (Sanders and Maynor) and recover quickly...those players don't fall into your lap annually. Look at Butler this season after losing Haywood. All of the sudden they're mortal. Regarding K.e.n.t/Miami - I root for K.e.n.t. to lose every game.

We win by 15 instead of 30.

You never win this award when your team is a favorite. You win it when your team is near the bottom of the pre- or early-season heap. The 2010-11 Zips fit that description. The Zips new-found defensive prowess...the emergence of Cventinovic as a dependable stud...Diggs getting increased PT and wreaking havoc...the move to bring Abreu off the bench and start McNees at PG...and a home stretch re'sume' featuring some nice wins over upper-tier MAC teams...it looks like this could be his year? Who'da thunk it only a couple weeks ago? It will be really interesting to see how the Zips fare against the Blue Jays this Saturday. KD has the rap of not being able to beat marquee Bracket Buster opponents, getting beaten twice by VCU and Nevada. And also losing to a bad Valpo squad. Was the Austin Peay loss also a Bracket Buster return game? I forget. Creighton isn't having their typical strong mid-major season, but they're above .500 in the MVC. It would be a nice win for the Zips, the MAC, and also push KD's late COTY surge a little more towards being a no-brainer decision.

I guess I'd rather have Cosgrove than the retread UCLA ended up hiring.

While you were gone we filled our Defensive Coordinator position. I lobbied as had as I could on your behalf, be UA decided to go for a guy that couldn't stop Northern Illinois, Ball State or North Dakota State while coaching at Big 12 and Big 10 schools.

Dials, Joyce, Travis, Middleton and Wood. Tell me which 2011 Zips starters would beat out any of that starting 5. Does that answer what type of season we SHOULD expect? Those guys won as many championships as this years team. Exactly. If that crew won nothing, how can anyone expect this starting five to win anything? One answer to that question is -- The MAC is no where near the level is was only 3-4 years ago. Our 2011 team has markedly less talent, but the rest of the MAC has followed suit.

Dials, Joyce, Travis, Middleton and Wood. Tell me which 2011 Zips starters would beat out any of that starting 5. Does that answer what type of season we SHOULD expect?

Stats schmats. The Zips are playing better with McNees as the starting PG. Abreu is playing better since he's been coming off the bench. No links necessary. Look at the wins.

Zach, Zach, Zach--7,485 posts and still not a good one. McNees--> <--ZN.O The guy only gives everything he's got for the past 4 years and some folks can't help but pile on every chance they get. When McNees is carrying this team in the Q again this year, I'll simply laugh to myself as those same posters talk about how important McNees was and that they always knew he'd come around. His return to starting PG coincides with with our recent turnaround. That, Nik putting up consistent #'s on a nightly basis, and our return to get-in-their-grill perimeter defense.

Yes. A win on Tuesday gets us a bye. Not quite. Even though a win over BGSU would get us ahead of them, there are atill three teams in the East who are ahead of us and one bye is reserved for the MAC West Champ. If we win and the MAC tournament started now we'd be a five seed. Still a heck of a lot better than things were looking a couple weeks ago. Still want to know how we lost to Eastern AND NIU. Zach is incorrect? Say it ain't so?

I agree. Being on the Akron staff last season and at Syracuse for a few seasons prior to that doesn't seem like any kind of positive resume. What a staggering amount of losses Coach Jackson has endured over the past several seasons. He's lost more games than anyone on the K.e.n.t. staff over the same period. That's incredible. Good luck Rice...you'll need it.

Our offense isn't good enough to win much...we really have no scorers. Our best offensive players range from mediocre, to streaky. We need a supreme defensive effort in order to beat any decent opponent. Defense needs to be there night-in-night-out.

Are we getting rid of paid Defensive Coaches and hiring 38 year old "Grad Assistants" to help balance our Athletic Department budget? Crafty move.

Big win by the Zips. Nik looks like he's assuming a leadership role. I hope I'm right. And the crowd chants: "More Diggs. More Diggs. More Diggs."

It's either Okruch, or Dr. Z. There's no need to interview anyone else.

Man...I had my "Steel Valley Luvs Da Bus" signs all set and everything. There goes my 25 cent SV-Fund deposit on Steel Valley's Tailgate Lot # 0.023. What a waste. Damn...

Are you asking about the All Star defensive tackle? http://www.semiprofootball.info/minor/allstars/ohiov10.htm Looks like a good league. I see Steel Valley signed Jerome Bettis? Good pick up...he has some miles left on him.

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Toledo's class is intriguing

Who the hell is Chris Foster?

My expectations are to be playing on Thursday. Anything beyond that is gravy for the 2010-11 Zips squad.