Captain Kangaroo

There is no "organized" tailgate.In Lot #9 at the corner of Exchange and Brown is where you will find quite a few ZN members. I've seen Bleacher Bum, ZipsWin, Z-Pouch, Dr.Z, myself, Infofan, Johnny Utah, BirdZip and several others. Look for the flying flags and ask for me. I'll have a beer waiting for you. Can you acces lot #9 if you don't have a pass?You can walk in with no problem, but you can't park there.

Looking at the game objectively, I can't see the Zips winning.OU isn't as good as Indiana, so I'll say OU 31 Zips 21.How can the Zips win? The offense needs to get in an aggressive mind set. If Rodgers can stop worrying about making mistakes and start leading the team, we have a chance. OU has given the Zips some cheap shots in recent meetings. I believe Andre Jones has been nailed twice after clearly calling for fair catches on punt returns. Hopefully the Zips remember those plays. The Zips need to get some swagger going and come out to kick OU's ass. If an OU player tries a cheap shot, someone on the Zips team needs to fight back. JD promised the Zips would "violently defend" the home field. It is put-up-or-shut-up time.

A bunch of us will be cooking ribs tomorrow. If you were on the fence regarding tailgate fare, feel free to join in. It would be fun to see a bunch of ribs blazing in the lot! The K.e.n.t. game will be The Chili Cookoff!BTW - The "Lot #9 Band" concept is slowly materializing. I don't think it will happen tomorrow. But I guarantee it will happen for the K.e.n.t. game! I will post the music on ZipsNation. It is up to you to practice on their own! Make sure to buy your kids tambourines and kazoos!

I won't be wearing any hair shirts and saying any Hail Mary's because a ZipsNation member questions a decision of the AD. No major media outlet seems to have any interest in the truth. Or the interest to go beyond the surface. Here, you find the truth. And also opinions. Sometimes that truth, and those opinions will ruffle feathers. That's the result of a vigilant press.If this site turns into "www.GoZips.com/Lite," we've failed.Hopefully the guy is strong enough to withstand a critique of his decisions on an internet message board every once in a while. In three years, when he moves on to...say, as a recent example...Houston...the Houston Chronicle columnists and local radio stations will discuss and critique such decisions on a much larger scale. ESPN will chime in too.With the advent of InfoCision Stadium, the visibility of Zips football has been elevated. Where there once were 500 fans, now there are 18,000. Welcome to the "semi-big time," Tom.

If our procedure is to suspend coaches for extremely minor violations while the issue is being investigated, we need to revisit our procedures.When the AD throws a young coach under the bus and leaves him hanging to the point that the guy has to resign, I don't see how he couldn't have his hand in it either directly or indirectly. I have a feeling the new AD has really stepped in it here by throwing probably the only coach that could be considered a "fan favorite" under the bus.Another question...If this guy is a marketing genius, how come he could not see an overreaction to a minor situation in this case as a public relations disaster?That is the issue. The alleged "compliance issue" is known by UA. I know for a fact that it is "minor," as defined by the NCAA. There are those who say "a violation is a violation." Ok...then murder and jaywalking are both crimes. If you walk out of the office @ 5pm with a Company Bic pen behind your ear...well...that's theft. I hate the fact that the University has elected to keep the investigation hush hush. It has become a public relations disaster. Not because of the alleged violation, but because of the way it is being handled.

There is no "organized" tailgate.In Lot #9 at the corner of Exchange and Brown is where you will find quite a few ZN members. I've seen Bleacher Bum, ZipsWin, Z-Pouch, Dr.Z, myself, Infofan, Johnny Utah, BirdZip and several others. Look for the flying flags and ask for me. I'll have a beer waiting for you.

"small" might be an understatement. This might turn into something huge.I will go on record as saying it will NOT turn into anything huge. Because it is not. Take that to the bank.If you want to sell papers or generate "hits" you create yourself a nice headline that infers a kid was given money, a hooker, etc. ZipsNation doesn't need to sell newspapers, and we get no income from the number of "hits" our site generates, so we have the ability to keep the hyperbole to a minimum...zero if we so choose. The violation of which Coach Ferri was accused is, based upon my research, considered a "secondary violation" by the NCAA. Penalties range from absolutely nothing, to loss of a car trip or two for recruiting this fall. That's it. And those allegations remain unproven/under investigation at this time.If Ferri stepped down, he did what he felt was best for himself and his family. It is as simple as that. He busted his ass for The University of Akron for 6 years. It bothers me tremendously that this is the way it closes for him. He deserved better.If that is truly the case, then I really don't see why he would resign. Something tells me there is more to the story than your "research" has brought to light.I'll put my money on my "research" over whatever you have. My reputation on this board is pretty good, and I don't stick my neck out to this extent without good reason.Believe what you want. It's a free country.

"small" might be an understatement. This might turn into something huge.I will go on record as saying it will NOT turn into anything huge. Because it is not. Take that to the bank.If you want to sell papers or generate "hits" you create yourself a nice headline that infers a kid was given money, a hooker, etc. ZipsNation doesn't need to sell newspapers, and we get no income from the number of "hits" our site generates, so we have the ability to keep the hyperbole to a minimum...zero if we so choose. The violation of which Coach Ferri was accused is, based upon my research, considered a "secondary violation" by the NCAA. Penalties range from absolutely nothing, to loss of a car trip or two for recruiting this fall. That's it. And those allegations remain unproven/under investigation at this time.If Ferri stepped down, he did what he felt was best for himself and his family. It is as simple as that. He busted his ass for The University of Akron for 6 years. It bothers me tremendously that this is the way it closes for him. He deserved better.

Funny that on the Macbbs board they locked a jupitertoo thread where he tried his decade-old tired rant/schitck. Now he's on the Rasor blog under the name joe desjardines with the same schitck. The guy has no life, and is so consumed with jealousy it boarders on creepy. Actually, it crosses the line.

I couldn't find the capacity specified anywhere on the site.Apparently it is 8k for sporting events.

That's what I'm talkin about.First off, what have you got to lose? (besides the game, which has seemed lost anyway)Secondly, deep balls and less-conservative plays are only a turn-over risk if you don't execute properly because you are spreading the defense to the point that they can't converge on the ball from uncommitted positions.Thirdly (and probably most important) even failed plays like that pull the defense off of your line. I remember when Bowser dropped that longer pass over the middle, and the very next play was a successful run call.To me, there's big difference between hijinks and a balanced attack. Going deep to Bowser is not hijinks...it is getting the ball to the you best receiver. I wish we did it more often...like about 8 times more per game.

I think that would be pathetic.This Zips team is way too long on talent to run some sort of entertaining gimmick crap.Boise State runs a a lot of gimmickry. It's fun to watch because they execute it well. When we run gimmicks it looks like the cars driving through the Taco Bell drive thru at 3am.We're talking about beating OU, not USC. F-ing man-up and win.

Who do you see in our backfield beating ANYONE to the sidelines?Allen is too slowTorrence doesn't seem to want to do anything but run east/westShuford is a Freshman, and too indecisive. Needs some strength too.Dale Martin is our best RB, but he reminds be of Jake Schifino...great athlete...always injured. We're a different team if he is healthy for 20 carries/game. At his present pace of 20 carries per season, he doesn't affect much.Tuzze moves forward, and hits the hole relatively fast. As crappy as out OL has played, Tuzze at least gains positive yardage. The other guys lose yardage with regularity, placing us in too many 2nd and 13's. 2nd and 13 ain't where it's at.Hey...per JD, Rodgers is hitting on 60% of his throws, so who needs a running game when you've got our "Arial Circus?"

Click me -- "Brookhart said there won't be lineup changes, but there will be new wrinkles on offense and defense."Look out OU...we were just a few wrinkles away from beating CMU last week!

''The first day always has good enthusiasm,'' UA coach J.D. Brookhart said. ''There was a lot of excitement walking down here. A couple of guys said they got chills. It is our house. InfoCision Stadium is here, it's everyday, it's not five or six times out of the year. This is truly our house and something we will violently protect.''We shall find out Saturday night.

Boast a 3-0 win over Wisconsin and a 0-0 tie vs. Michigan State.

Jordan Thompson --

Noah Keller --

Did Paul Hershey's mom sneeze 1/4 of the way through his birth?

Vince Carlotta:Yes, this look-alike always seems to make an appearance --

Billy Gonzales-Santos: Note: If Zach Thomas has a REALLY younger sister, I like Billy's chances with her:

Cole Bunner

Eric Benjamin

How is Ohio's win vs. BG a surprise? They have losses to UConn and Tennessee, and in both those games they were highly competitive. As opposed to BG, who went down 48 - 0 to Boise State.OU is for real. If the Zips aren't ready this coming Saturday, they'll run us off the field.