Captain Kangaroo

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?

Ouch. I think that's all that can be said.HANDS OFF OUR "DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI!"

Viva "The Little Hair Ball!"

That guy is sort of a douche?

Good. More people to yell "P-S!"

Save the money and put it towards a new coaching staff.

Thanks for checking in, Coach Keeler. Hope the Facebook thing works out for you. If not, there's always Twitter.

Here's a link to The A & M Basketball Board. No real mention of the Zips yet.

Here's a link to The Tulsa Message Board in case anyone is interested.

Another deterrent to Stoops coming to coach at UA is the fact that he's a Youngstown Cardinal Mooney alum. Seeing how UA treated Reno Ferri, also a Cardinal Mooney alum, I have to believe getting Stoops will be an impossible sell.Wonder how the investigation into our recruiting violations is going, anyhow? How will we get ANY coach to interview with such major sanctions looming?

A final note on the Stanford match --The post-goal #1 celebration act was AWESOME.For those who didn't see it...After Bunbury scored, the entire team ran to a corner. Bunbury faced the corner flag, about 30 feet away, and the remainder of the team lined up between Teal and the flag as if they were a golf gallery.Bunbury acted as if he hit a putt. The Zips gallery followed the imaginary ball to the "hole," where Ampi was tending the "pin." When the imaginary ball dropped in the cup, Bunbury executed a perfect Tiger Woods (Stanford alum) fist-pump.The whole act was perfectly executed. Better than any Cavs pre-game ritual!

I wish you the best, Hunter. I appreciate your work at UA.

I accept the offer. TW - Please PM me at your convenience with the details.

When it comes to selecting a head coach, I think the fan input should be minimal. The AD needs to make the call. Where a fan's input would help TW is by providing an objective look at the team's history. AD's come and go. Coaches come and go. But fans are here for decades. And most fans are objective...not University "shills/lifers." If you want to know about Paul Winters' offense, I can tell you. Other fans can too. Those in the existing UA Athletic's Dept? They have very little clue who Winters is.When it comes to the "fan experience" (tailgating, amenities, etc) the fan input should ABSOLUTELY be considered. Too many admisistrators with fabulous advanced college degrees have absolutely no clue what it takes to make Joe Akron excited about UA sports. They think they do...but they don't.It is a bit scary that TW is a first time AD. Looking at Mike Thomas...as great an AD as he is...he took a flier on a relatively unknown position coach with his first hire, and the results were marginal at best. For football hire #2 he went the route of a finding guy with successful head coaching experience (Kelly). That was a home run. Thomas cut his teeth with hires at UA, and learned from it. I hope TW can skip the teeth-cutting. Taking a gamble on a guy short on experience, but with killer interview skills, could be devastating. We need a winner.