Captain Kangaroo

Echews big office, for now.

Your lack of class is never acceptable to me. Not in 2006. Not in 2010.You call Coach Dambrot a racist. That is a major, MAJOR accusation. You actually spent the time to create a cute sign to show at the Convo calling him a racist, accuse him of punching a player, etc. Now you come on our board dressed up as some gracious OU fan and try to drive traffic to your web site.If people want to check out your site, so be it. But it is incumbent upon me to let ZN members know who they're supporting.That picture was posted on bobcatattack.com as recently as January 2010. If it is 4 years old, you sure are getting a lot of mileage out of it. I hope you are proud of it.If I made a "Frank Solich is a Drunk" sign four years ago after his arrest, and milked it to this day, it would take some serious stones for me to go on bobcatattack.com and act like I'm some sweetheart Zips fan. And I couldn't even imagine how I could justify asking them them to support my business.You reap what you sew.

I know I promised you the last word, but since you said "please" -* I can't recall Zac Derr being on anyone's September NFL roster.* Jamie Reader was recruited by Faust, not Owens.That's all I'll offer. I'm a man of my word. And - I will surely share my weed with you.

If Dave in Green and Zipgrad01 got into a posting "war," would it ever end? It would be the ZN version of the eternal flame.

He plays for Scott Co. highschool. Here is an article about the Kentucky State tournament. Euton is mentioned.http://www.kentucky.com/2010/02/20/1149982...tournament.htmlA JR VanHoose (Marshall)mention too? I always liked him. Him, Tamar Slay and Ron Blackshear...how was Marshall so mediocre with those guys playing? Different, era in MAC hoops, that's for sure.

"Quietly closing in on a 25-win season""This is the MAC’s best team, no question"So apparently they are the MAC's best team and it's not even arguable (even though they lost to Miami, Buffalo destroyed them on the road, BG took them out at Can't, and they haven't played at Akron yet). And I guess that makes them the best team in the MAC, even though Akron has the same conference record and is the defending champion.Think before you write fellas...Don't take it too seriously. This is the guy that wrote it:

Kind of twisted statistics.Brake never played a down in the NFL. Cherry never played an NFL down. You left out Kemme. Corner transferred from BG, then played all 4 years under Brookhart.Under the circumstances, Owens did a nice job in his 9 years. Wait three more years and then compare Brookhart's 9 (last 3 under Ianello) to Owens' 9. It will be fairly close.Will you give Brookhart any credit if "his" players do well under Ianello? I wonder...I don't have the strength to beat the Owens vs. Brookhart horse any more. The last word is yours.

I thought you wanted to keep traffic level up to attract paying sponsors to fund the site.There aren't enough sponsors in the world to pay for the bandwidth you're consuming.

17-point ass-kickings at the hands of 4th place CAA teams will do that.If you can puff your chest out after that loss, good for you. You coping mechanisms are far superior to anyone else's on this board. And as a Zips fan, you don't know how valuable a gift from God that is. Cherish it.What's with this persistence in trying to portray an imaginary character who doesn't exist? No one is expressing pride or puffing out their chest over the loss no matter what someone's imagination may be telling them. It has simply been dispassionately noted that some aspects of the Zips play were not as bad as others, and that some in fact were as good or better than those of the team that whipped them. That objective observation in no way mitigates the reality and the pain of such a loss, and no Zips fan is smoking a victory cigar over it.Not everyone looks at everything in the world in stark black and white terms. Some try to examine and analyze a situation and see many shades of gray ranging from extremely dark to extremely light. If you shut your eyes after a loss, then everything is pitch black. If you try to keep your eyes and mind open to analyze what went wrong, you begin to see the nuances in shades of gray. This is the kind of analysis that good coaches and players should try to do after losing a game. It's also a valid option for fans to consider.The same applies after a big win. Not everything will have worked to perfection in a win, and the best coaches and players will analyze the various shades of gray in different performance categories and focus on improving in the darker (weaker) areas. This is also a valid option for fans to consider.There are also fans who want to soak in their misery after a loss and spread their misery around on sports forums. They only see black, and are offended that anyone dares mention shades of gray. They try to portray those who see shades of gray as Pollyannas who see everything only in pure white. That doesn't work because it's not true, no matter how many times it may be repeated.You write too much.

17-point ass-kickings at the hands of 4th place CAA teams will do that.If you can puff your chest out after that loss, good for you. You coping mechanisms are far superior to anyone else's on this board. And as a Zips fan, you don't know how valuable a gift from God that is. Cherish it.

Hilaroius rationalizations going on within this thread. God bless those of you that take pride in a lacklustre 17-point ass-kicking on national television.Looking at our starting 5 vs. VCU's starting 5....I would feel very comfortable in saying VCU had the better player at every position. None of our starting 5 would sniff the court if placed on VCU's roster.And we are talking about VCU, not Gonzaga. The 4th place team in the CAA is miles ahead of the Zips program.It was to be expected. We get smoked in OOC games like this all the time. But you never get numb to it.We are slow...we can't finish around the rim...we can't shoot...can't hit a free throw...and people wonder why there's 2000 empty seats at the JAR every home game.If VCU's players magically appeared on Akron's roster. And we saw their athleticism, tenacity, skill, giant-killing ability, NCAA tourney-worthiness, etc. on display on a weekly basis, we'd all be fighting for seats on game day, paying PSL's along with our season tix, and legitimately expecting to make some noise in the post season. Could you imagine watching a great team like that, with great opponents, on a weekly basis? It would be awesome.The VCU game was yet another wake up call to a lot of fans who've been very patiently waiting for our program to elevate. I'm tired of hitting the snooze bar. Other than Mississippi State, we've lost every one of these regular season OOC games for the past 6 seasons. When does it stop? I'm not asking for the moon here...I just want to be competitive with a middle of the pack CAA program. Is that asking too much?The upcoming Buffalo game will be very fun. The K.e.n.t. game will be a blast. The MAC Tourney is always a great time. No I'm not chugging Drano after a loss to VCU. But I am dispondent over the reality of the state of the Zips program with respect to the remainder of mid-major college basketball. UA should write a letter of apology to ESPN who's given us GREAT opponents, and by doing so also give us a guaranteed GREAT return game (thank God, becuse otherwise we'd see more NC A&T's)...and we never hold up our end of the deal. I look forward to a game against Detroit or Robert Morris next year.And by the way - Congratulations to K.e.n.t. Very exciting win last night. Looked great on TV. Unfortuanately, it was a hollow victory. They had fewer rebounds and steals than Western Carolina.

No. Nobody does. No one in the Athletics Department. Radio. TV. Newspapers. We operate in a sterile cocoon. Just fans.

Exactly my point. How or why would anyone know he went to Akron? All he talked about was tosu...Guys like CB need to get in front of the media and promote UA. It would go a long way to validating our program and then maybe he wouldn't be asked such a question...I think a lot of the problem also stems from our constantly changing Athletics Department staff.If you recall under Mike Thomas' administration we had a spring game where Frye, Blackburn, Taylor and a bunch of other former Zips attended. I guess they put a big effort into getting football alumni back into the UA "loop."I recall one administrator telling me - "I called Jason Taylor and asked if he'd like to make a donation. He said 'sure,' and then said...'no one's ever asked me before?"In the short time Thomas' group was here they did more than build the practice facility and get the stadium off the blocks. Look in the JAR. All those coaches murals in the corners were installed during that time. All the championship banners hanging from the rafters were raised during that time. Eric McLaughlin's jersey was retired during that time. Thomas' group did a great job of bringing former Zips back into the fold, and also promoting the history of Zips athletics that had been forgotten in some Memorial Hall closet for a couple decades.Then Thomas left, and it all stopped. UA needs to be in Blackburn's face. Give the guy t-shirts and caps. Invite him back for the golf outings and spring practices. Ditto Hixon. And Frye. And others. And if they can't make it in one season, you call them back in 6 months and try again. It's pretty simple.If you see Chase Blackburn wearing an OSU shirt underneath his jersey, I blame UA, not Chase.

Is OZoner this guy, or not?

Did Butler sit around and wait for the rest of the Horizon to get better?Did Boise State football sit around and wait for the rest of the non-BCS football programs to get better?We need to improve ourselves. What Eastern Michigan or Ball State choose to do should have no bearing on the Zips. Unless they are the ones who make the investment required to dominate the MAC, and we luckily knock them off in the MAC finals every once in a while.Like Butler's done to the rest of the Horizon, we can make the MAC our bitch if we make the investment to do so. If we don't, we won't.

I think the guy is dead-nuts on.If Gonzaga slips up in their post season tourney, their conference gets 2-bids.If Northern Iowa slips up in their conference tourney, their conference gets 2-bids.If Butler slips up in their conference tourney, their conference gets 2-bids.If a MAC leader slips up in the MAC Championship...it gets an NIT.It hurts the MAC that no one dominates. In the only recent period where someone did dominate (K.e.n.t.), they won it all anyhow.

GoZips -You're a pretty knowledgeable hoops guy, but I have to disagree with you on the Butler slight. Butler can 'ball, and no one in the MAC is close to their accomplishments this season.* Butler has won 16-in-a-row, and 18-of-their-last-19* Butler is 24-4* Butler has beaten Davidson, Northwestern, UCLA, Ohio State and Xavier.* Butler's losses include: Minnesota (by 9), Clemson (by 1), Georgetown (by 7) and UAB (by 10)Note: I have no idea how they'd fare against Malone or St Francis.Dambrot would have a heart attack if he was presented with an OOC schedule 1/2 that tough. And I would be shocked if ANY 2009-2010 MAC program, not only the Zips, could win TWO of these marquee games, let alone five.Butler is a high-mid major.Gonzaga is a high major (2009-10 wins over Colorado, Wisconsin, Cincinnati, Washington State, Davidson, Oklahoma and Illinois). They quit being a mid major hoops program about 5 or 6 years ago.Butler and Gonzaga have 5+ regular season "marquee" OOC wins in 2009-10. The Zips haven't had one since Mississippi State three or four years ago.

I think the "Crapped Down Their Leg" tag line can be put to rest for the remainder of the 2009-10 season.In succession -- Won a tight game AT Ball StateWon a tight game AT Central MichiganWon an OT game vs. OUWon a tight game AT MiamiVery impressive win streak for the Zippers. We are starting to peak at the right time.VCU is critical to us remaining on a roll. For Mid-major recognition, and for our own confidence going into the Buffalo and K.e.n.t. games.

I did this last year with my son. $200 is a pretty good deal for a Zips die-hard. Hopefully the 'Nation can get the bidding up a little bit and help our Hoops Program.

Is the writer suggesting we didn't deserve to be there, or we "stole" Buffalo's chance?I think he means - In the 2009 Horizon tourney, if lower-seed CSU won, the Horizon was getting two teams in the NCAA. In the 2009 MAC tourney, regardless of who won, the MAC was only getting one team in the Dance.

The Gonzaga…errr...Butler of the East

Everything you ever wanted to know...

Same with Brett McKnight. If he were 6' 11", he'd be at UCLA.

The last 4 years @ Miami -2006: Miami 63 / Akron 60 2008: Akron 56 / Miami 522007: Miami 64 / Akron 62 (OT)2009: Miami 64 / Akron 51 (OT) - Getting out-scored by 13 in OT, while only scoring 51 points in an OT game is a real oddityZips 71 Miami 63Chris McKnight is starting to hit "Romeo Travis Mode," elevating his game as the conclusion of his senior season draws nearer. Road Warrior Zips break out after several consecutive close shaves. Steve McNees charges like a bull when he sees those red jerseys.

Cut me some slack...it's been 20 years since I last solved for f(x).I don't think I can spell dy/dx anymore.