Captain Kangaroo

F-ing UA graduates. Curse them.

Come on. Let us enjoy it while it lasts. For a few days, at least, we can the Zips are a top-ten calibre team. Now, next season we might be able to say that all season long and not be lying once our secret weapons join the team. I've just heard snippets about these guys. Who are they, where'd they come from and how good are they supposed to be? http://zipsnation.org/forums//index.php?showtopic=18997 http://zipsnation.org/forums//index.php?showtopic=18244 The nice thing about being an "older" Zips fan is realistic expectations you inherently develop for any incoming recruit. I can recall scores of All-Ohio HS stars, incoming transfers and non-qualifiers who have been labeled "can't miss," and "program-changers." Transfers from Big 10 programs, BCS-level talent that "slipped through the cracks" and landed on the Zips laps. I can't recall any panning out in any program-altering way. Andy Hipsher... Derrick Tarver... Marco Morgan... Johnny Hollingsworth... John Carson... the list of messiahs is long. There's a reason Treadwell and Harney, both possessing undeniable, elite basketball talent, only played 1 year of high school ball each. My old man advice - enjoy what you have today. "Potential" just means you haven't done it.

And - free beer

I did!

The lack of attendance is not the story. The story regarding Akron football is the horrific, pathetic results after 5 years of the Stile Center, and 2 years of InfoCision. And - What is being done to correct it? And - When will the fruits of this corrective action be seen on the field? Can someone ask the AD? UA Athletics with InfoCision is like an armless man with a Steinway piano.

Will Phil Steele continue to pick K.e.n.t. to win the MAC East after Martin is gone?

Why, oh why is attendance so low? Maybe the University can commission a $100,000 study to determine the cause of the empty seats?

Offensively. Hopefully he shows up on the defensive end Wednesday, or we are in serious trouble.

Rats.

Scout this game aggressively. Major talent on display.

You're right. We should consider ourselves fortunate to have so much discussion about the #11 guy on the bench. It shows we really don't have any legitimate stuff to grouse about.

Well, we do have a Wagner as our lead "composer". Good to see those Western Cult classes finally paid off!!

Their "out" is to transfer to a lower division and play immediately. Or transfer to another D-1 school and sit for a year. And that year costs a season of eligibility if that player had redshirted. It is a bum deal for the student athletes. Coaches can come and go as they please, but the player's options are comparatively unfair. If players had the same freedom as the coaches, however, I think it would be anarchy. The "diamonds in the rough" that a MAC school might uncover, would be likely to be "recruited" to BCS programs after said BCS program saw what they could do on the field. My take - the players are stuck. It's an unfair, but necessary evil. Worst case (i.e. being a 2010 Zips football player), you still gets a free education, and get to play football for 4 years, which is really cool when you're 18 - 23 years old. You get a personal trainer... great practice facilities...food....housing...it isn't like their rowing in the bowels of a boat... Ok...maybe it is just a little...

My guess is the 16 yard line!!! ... and they're usually finished at the 8 yard line.

McKnight has been king of the stat line: 2-9 FG's 1-4 3-pointers 5-6 FT's 20m/g for some time. He never has been too interested in playing defense. I hate to lose a guy who's been through the MAC bus trips for 3 seasons, with 3 MAC Finals under his belt. But if he's got "Senioritis," and he's becoming a bad influence on the younger players...then we're better off without him. I'm comfortable with Euton and Egner taking his minutes. Bardo? IMO - He watches the opposing centers equally as well whether he's on the court, or off it. Super-quality kid. But basketball-wise...well...what's the opposite of "up-side?"

The match should have been held in Boca.

The pass to LaFrance was way too low, and put him is a bad position. A good throw, and he'd have been much more-likely to tuck it away. Where was the Wildcat? Our last possession screamed for it. Oh well... one game away from perfection...

I agree with you that the Zips will defeat U@B. Andy Alleman more or less guaranteed it! I sure hope Zach Campbell gets out of this funk though. He must have let CK's praise get to his head! I agree. My updated ratings have Alex Allen running away with Team Offensive MVP. I think the wear and tear on Campbell's leg is starting to show. He's punted more times this season than an Auburn punter will kick in an entire 4-year career.

Word on the street was - Hall was suspended. Also - I heard the no-huddle was suspended for the first 10 games.

What we actually know is McKnight was suspended for 30 days. He didn't dress for a premier OOC game @ Dayton, although he was healthy, and his suspension was over. And, we know Euton fills a similar hole on the Zips squad - an interior big body with "instant offense" capability from the 3-point line. If I'm Brett McKnight, I see the writing on the wall. Suck it up, or get used to reduced minutes... or no minutes... in 2010-11. Per the PD, Brett McKnight has violated his double secret probation, and is now indefinitely suspended. You're supposed to do this stuff when you're a Freshman, not a Senior. How, oh how, will this affect team harmony and chemistry?

BTW - Nice write up, ZW.

I remember Lee Owens had a huge win in his first (second?) season, when his Zips knocked off Miami something like 10-6 in a hurricane-like environment. Maybe the bettors are thinking Dysert's absence, and the weather, might help the Zips cover a spread?

What we actually know is McKnight was suspended for 30 days. He didn't dress for a premier OOC game @ Dayton, although he was healthy, and his suspension was over. And, we know Euton fills a similar hole on the Zips squad - an interior big body with "instant offense" capability from the 3-point line. If I'm Brett McKnight, I see the writing on the wall. Suck it up, or get used to reduced minutes... or no minutes... in 2010-11.

Thank heavens for the ZN "Search" function. Hand is raised. Big Year for Nitro Can only hit 3's against the competition on the court

Shaking my head at this comment. Dayton was tough as nails the entire game. There was no sleep walking, meandering or other such nonsense. Agreed. Dayton played very well. I don't see how anyone could see it differently? It was a great basketball game. Dayton finished, and we didn't. Had we played the same game against an undisciplined team, like Mississippi State or Florida State of BCS, OOC wins of the past, this year's Zips would also have won. I like our chances against Miami FL.