Captain Kangaroo

Odd story since Jamie Reader is a coach at Monessen

In this guy's opinion, it does...

BaRksdale (not Baksdale as the pd printed) committed to Wyoming in October?Wyoming Commit List shows himI found on scout.com he signed with NIU. LinkVince Hill Jr?Virginia...then Akron...then Minnesota...then Temple...

Up-to-the-minute recruit commit updates? Wonder where they got that idea?I'm glad they're doing it. It allows me to be a lot more productive at work today.

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Q4: ZipsNation.org

Lobster rolls are better up there.

"Handing Out Free Tickets" - If there was a class prior to Marketing 101, that would be it.

Then why sell tickets? Why does the band show up? Why play the games?Obviously these games matter to some people.

Couch enrolled in January. Already on campusThanks.

Updated the list today.Note - I am assuming Pierre Carr and Josh Couch remain in the running. They weren't on scholarship last year, so who knows. If I had a guess - Carr out, and Couch in.We'll see.

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I liked it too. But I hope they don't do it during a TV time out again. There's only so much uninterrupted clapping one can muster. Per my son - "This is the longest cheer ever."

Yes I heard the quote in question.If you missed it this week, wait until Wednesday. You'll hear it again. 38th verse, same as the 1st.

No. Dambrot is wrong.Dambrot ALWAYS whines about the fans, and attendance. After almost every game he grouses about the people that AREN'T in the seats, rather than appreciating the fans that ARE in the seats. When his team goes in the crapper, he grouses that "all the fans think we stink anyhow." But they don't. Dambrot wants to paint a "It's us against everyone!" picture. F*ck that.I race home for these weekday games, pick up my son from school, get him fed and dressed, wife gets home from work in Cleveland and hurriedly gets changed into her Zips gear. We take our 25-30min drive down to Akron, walk two blocks in 11degree weather to enter a steaming JAR and support the Zips Basketball Program. Dambrot takes that for granted. He preaches tough love to his players, but if a fan wants to express some tough love towards the program...well...then EVERYONE MUST be against him.Yesterday the team put on a listless performance, losing to a team they are eminently capable of beating. In the past two full games, the Zips have barely given the fans a reason to leave their seat (to cheer) during the game. What fun is that? Players are getting suspended. We got SMOKED by K.e.n.t. These last few weeks have pretty much sucked for all but those fans with the last name of Dambrot. You know what? If you express dissatisfaction with that, you probably care about the program. FOR SHAME! But - Us fans are all terrible. We need to put on our hair shirt and repent for days-on-end if we say the team is underachieving.Dambrot needs to realize the love goes both ways. Dambrot needs to realize their are a ton of fans busting their ass, speeding their families through all sorts of crappy NE Ohio weather, to support his team. Fans that are paying $15.00ea, or more, for multiple tickets per game. And those fans get crapped on after every home post game press conference.I'm tired of Dambrot hating on the fans. Fix your issues on the court and the fans will meet your expectations.Quit taking one fan and generalizing that ALL fans are That Guy, because it is ridiculous. You think you're motivating your players by telling them "it's us against the world." But you're just embedding a false impression that fosters dissension.I attend all the games. I'll call a spade a spade if we play listlessly or well. I'll celebrate if we win the MAC tourney, and I'll be pissed if we lose to K.e.n.t. by 20 in the MAC quarterfinals. If you handle it differently, good for you. But you're a no better fan than me, or anyone else, for doing so.

Zips Offer Small-school Illinois Star

QB Chooses UMass

Thanks Keith.

I think EMU is better than us. They have an assassin's mentality. The Zips go soft to the rim. EMU drove hard. The Zips were afraid to take the big shot. EMU shot with confidence. The Zips miss crucial free throws. EMU seems to make them. The hard truth - We aren't as good a team as EMU.

I wish I were young and impressionable so I could get excited over this commitment. I've just been burnt too many times...

Latest

1. With 30 seconds to go in regulation, Ohio's freshman point guard indicated he didn't know which play to run. Ended up dribbling the ball for 30 seconds and then throwing up a desperation 28 footer.I'm suing for copyright infringement. Dambrot ran that same play with Dru Joyce for years.

#14 ranked DB by OhioVarsity.Ball State LOVES Ohio DB's?!

Updated List as of Feb 3rd, 2010 @ 8:40amIf there are errors (I'm sure there are) please let me know.Thanks,CK