Captain Kangaroo

Yeah...if we only had a coach that could beat Syracuse...THEN we would win the local recruiting wars.Could you imagine if that same coach could beat someone like NC State too? Holy hell...we'd NEVER lose a recruit!!Man, you're on a roll this week.

Why? They didn't go 3-9 to cap off 4-consecutive losing seasons.

Mangino had a winning overall record at Kansas...something no one had done for the last 43 years. He led them to 4 bowl games in his 8 seasons, winning three of them. As recently as 2007, he finished the season 12-1, beating Virginia Tech in the Orange Bowl. How does a school like Akron say "No thanks" to a guy with that resume'? They don't.If he wants to coach the Zips, I'm renting space at the Blimp hanger out by the Rubber Bowl...sliding open the door to allow his enormous ass to enter...and conducting a serious interview. If he can provide a plausible plan for getting Zips football turned around, like he did at Kansas, and provide a plausible explanation for his teams 0-7 finish, I'm asking the UA Board of Trustees for permission to triple the coach's food per diem, and offer the guy a 5-year contract.

Are you serious? Are you listening to the InfoCision grass intern again? Or the guy that reported Patrick Nicely's broken ankle?Where was Nick Saban before Toledo? Gary Pinkel before Toledo? Urban Meyer before BG? Randy Walker before Miami? Brady Hoke before Ball State?There are a million examples of BCS assistants who became highly, HIGHLY successful MAC coaches.

You don't need to look any further than the MAC East to see former Nebraska HC Frank Solich going to multiple bowl games with OU.BTW - I can name you two young, "up-and-coming" BCS-level assistant coaches who coached at UA and couldn't win - Lee Owens and JD Brookhart.

I would love some Mangino action around here... Akron would be a great image restorer for him.I think Mangino got a raw deal at Kansas. A few bad apples trashed his last season. If you look at the body of his work, he was a miracle worker @ Kansas. I can easily forgive the last 7 games of his Kansas career if he wants to come to UA. Fat ass or not, the dude can coach.

Hix for Six - Turns Giants' Season Around

Please stop making sense......Hey...it's a step up. Only 3 months ago they were still running promos for The Coleman Crawford Show held at The Armadillo.

+1MORE Power Lines Dip!

Or maybe he made the mistake of saying exactly what he is planning to do.....It makes absolutely no sense for a non-qualifier attend Akron, then transfer. No one does that in Division 1 college football. Anywhere.That's why the prep schools exist. Or JUCO's.In the history of Zips athletics, no "Mr. Football/Mr. Basketball/"Super-Duper All-Star" has ever made a meaningful contribution. In fact, all have been HUGE busts, often barely seeing the playing field or court.Marcus Sanders, Christian Morgan, Nate Robinson, Ryan Bain, John Carson, Emmanuel Smith, Derrick Tarver, etc etc etc.

Temple can beat Army. And Marshall might just be bad enough to lose to OU.I agree...the MAC just might get a win this bowl season.

Dan LeFevour isn't.

I have to believe the kid was either mis-quoted, or mis-spoke.He likely meant he would go to a prep school for a year, then attend a BCS-type school. This would cost him some cash, + there'd be a little risk that if he got hurt he'd have no college scholarship.Or...take the guaranteed scholarship and enter a school like UA and sit out a year while taking college courses. His scholarship would be guaranteed, assuming his 2nd year grades were in order.He wouldn't attend UA, then transfer out, because his eligibility clock begins ticking as soon as he steps foot on campus for classes. The penalty would compound if he were a non-qualifier.

He's a dead-ringer for late-80s' Zip Albert Jones.

It just pokes another hole in the lame "Akron fans won't pack the stadium/arena" arguement.As ZipsWin! pointed out, "Joe Akron" was out in force at Jackson Field." It wasn't all students, or alumni...it was the entire Akron community that came out to support the Zips, and to see a sport played at a very high level. Beyond that...the team put on a show, and didn't "crap down their leg" as so many other teams are inclined to do. The team sacked-up and showed they merited the support. It almost brings tears to my eyes...

You can pretty much bet on Dan losing in the MCB. Unless he's pitted against some lame, MAC-esque C-USA program.As stated previously - Roethlisberger beat 3X the BCS schools in a single season that LeFevour beat in his 4-year CAREER.LeFevour - Great MAC QB, but folds against major competiton. It is a fact.

Freshmen on teams with bad records typically don't get too many accolades. I think 2nd team is an OUTSTANING accomplishment. I look forward to his 3-year run on the All MAC 1st team defense from here on out.

Isn't this Joe Salem?

What happens when the first snow flake hits the ground and the NCAA moves the match to Tulsa?

"Akron is attempting to become the first team in 35 years to win a national championship"? I thought a team won one every year?

Predicting the future! Is that you, Captain Karnac?I like it. B) B) Go Zips.Jean Dixon has NOTHING on me!

That would be determined by win-loss record. While it's possible that KD could have a complete collapse and go from winning 20+ every year to a JD-type losing percentage, it's highly unlikely.JD went 3-9 in his year #6. KD won 23 games, won a MAC Championship and made the NCAA tourney in his year #6.

A "Moving A" story -A few weeks after the new logos were introduced (2002?) I' was sitting in the stands watching a game with Faust-era former Zips LB Brian Hilk. Hilk asks: "Do you like the new logo (Roo Head)?"Reply: "Yeah. It is pretty cool."Hilk: "I hate it."Reply: "Why?"Hilk: "Because I have the old one tattooed on my leg!"

I know that was tongue-in-cheek, but the answer is "no." Not until season's end.This is a pretty cool time for Zips soccer fanatics and I'd rather keep the board focused on our National Championship run. Nothing should detract from the special thing thst's going on at Jackson Field.

You sure you don't have the Hoosiers confused with Clemson?