Captain Kangaroo

I would agree with that. I have heard KD in his post game interviews say this very thing more than a few times. It worked against David Kool. But not against that Cotton kid from Wisconsin GB. Diggs may indeed be the answer...but he was supposed to be our athletic "Ken.t equalizer," and he was totally ineffective Saturday night.

Can we hold Cooper under 40? I see us winning, but we've yet to prove we've improved our perimeter defense over the past 2 years. Scorers like Cooper continue to rack up video game-like shooting performances against the Zips.

I thought that comment was interesting also, too bad there wasn't a quick-witted reporter there with a good follow up to that. Can you think of one? "...and if my Aunt had nuts she'd be my Uncle! Coach 'em up, KD!" "Yeah...but Caleb will never know what it's like to beat K.e.n.t."

Seems like Linhart may be the next "Ira Newble?" Good for him.

Quit sh!tting on the fans by booting them down by the Exchange Street railroad tracks for parking. Stop fantasizing about $5k donors filling Lot 9 and fill the damn thing with fans PERIOD. Funny how many thousands of man-hours were spent by UA fretting and legislating about alcohol on campus. For what? Idiots.

The Zips haven't done anything to merit a high ranking yet. No marquee wins...just won the games we should, and lost the games we should. And our wins haven't been by any sexy, "holy mackerel" spreads...we're winning ugly...against mediocre competition...which never impresses the pollsters. I hope we can get on a roll and get a quality Bracket Buster opponent.

After Nagbe.

Because it is a good idea.

Maybe? You have the former lead singer for Judas Priest sponsoring your team...he's 1.2 miles from the JAR...it is a no-brainer. You could actually make a fun promotion out of it that might put a few butts in the seats. What a concept.

And Skip-Zip takes the early lead in our "Funniest Post of the Week" competition.

Kudos to the Zips for getting the monkey off their back and finally beating K.e.n.t. Our defense wasn't great but in the end we found a way to win. That's the bottom line. Zeke was awesome. Abreau's defense-splitting layup at game's end was something I haven't seen from a player in a Zips uni since Rashon Brown. McNees played a nice game. Great job by the team. Loved the "I BELIEVE..." celebration with the Rowdies after the game. The soccer guys can't have all the fun.

Selected for the Big 33 Game I always enjoy getting a summer preview of a future Zips star in this game (usually televised on STO, but I think it was on NFL Network last year). I think the last Zips RB to play in this game was Brandon Payne?

Zips 79 Can't 61 A lot of frustration is unleashed on the chickens tonight.

Direct TV channel 660 I believe. If not, it's 662. Any decent sports bar will have the feed.

6' 3" 250lbs. PD Write up

Fair and balanced overview, ZW. Fox News would be proud! McNees is the key to us doing some serious damage this season. He can carry the team when he's stroking his 3 with confidence...as we saw last season. And he can really take us out of games when his 3-point shot flies like a Phil Neikro knuckle ball.

The 3-star rating is from ESPN. I stand corrected. If the "stars" thing goes anywhere beyond Sneetches, I admit I'm probably not the best resource.

From what I understand, you are mostly correct. Had the student athlete taken a full course load (12 credits), regardless of any practice or association with the team, he would not be eligible after a transfer without losing a year's eligibility. I'll guess this kid did not take a full course load at Ball State in Fall 2010. Thus his 5-year clock has not yet begun. And he can play this fall, and three seasons thereafter. Actually, he could redshirt in 2011, and start his Freshman season @ Akron in 2012, with three years to play thereafter. I'm sure he expects to play this fall, however. The extra year's eligibility does give him the availability of a medical redshirt, should he get injured in 2011, 2012 or 2013.

Thanks for keeping tabs on recruiting, Zach! Will Rodnell be eligible to play immediately, or must he sit for a year? From the day you enroll in a school you have 5 years to play 4. Thus he should not be available to play for the Zips until Fall 2012, since he needs to sit out a full calendar year. He can practice, but not play. Maybe there's a way that he can take a full summer school load and be eligible...but I don't think so. If we made a bowl game in 2011, I believe he could play in the game since his 2nd full Akron semester would be completed. But isn't this different since he is a greyshirt? That's basically a walkon for the first year. If he never had a scholly, it shouldn't matter. 1.) I don't know whether or not he was actually a greyshirt. I know he was a late-qualifier. But it would be quite a steal to get a Rivals 3-star to come to a MAC campus without a scholarship. Not impossible, but very unlikely. 2.) Regardless of anything...the moment you enroll, and step on a given campus, the NCAA clock starts. Scholarship or no scholarship. If BuckZip never played a down of football for the Zips, never even attended a practice...just attended school, then transferred to Ohio State to play football after 3 years @ UA, he would have 1 year of eligibility at Ohio State regardless of whether or not he ever played football at UA.

Thanks for keeping tabs on recruiting, Zach! Will Rodnell be eligible to play immediately, or must he sit for a year? From the day you enroll in a school you have 5 years to play 4. Thus he should not be available to play for the Zips until Fall 2012, since he needs to sit out a full calendar year. He can practice, but not play. Maybe there's a way that he can take a full summer school load and be eligible...but I don't think so. If we made a bowl game in 2011, I believe he could play in the game since his 2nd full Akron semester would be completed.

Since he's a K.e.n.t guy, I'd love to see him at a Zips match, in Zips gear. I could do a lot with a photo of that one.

Ianello has thusfar delivered on his promise to hit Glenville hard. He's seemingly disrupted Ball State's Glenville-Muncie pipeline. However, Ball State has been terrible since Brady Hoke departed. It will be interesting to see if Ianello can produce better results with Glenville talent than Ball State could muster (5 Glenville kids --> 4 wins in 2010).

Same as former Zips QB Luke Getsy (Walt Harris wouldn't release him from Pitt). Out of State tuition is a real hit to the pocket book. Especially after having a free ride. For that reason, I'll predict he ends up at Temple.

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