Captain Kangaroo

Coach is concerned about Akron's crowd noise...whooda ever thunk it?

Yep, there were a ton on the field before the game. I think JD said in his press conference yesterday that there were 45 recruits at the game. I'm sure there will be a big amount at the Indiana game, as well. I have to believe that experience will get some of those guys to commit pretty quickly.45 recruits and only about 9 scholarships remaining to offer. We should get some really good kids out of the those final 9 schollies.

I maintain the guy is way over-hyped. He played a decent game against a BCS team for the first time in his life. Good for him. Jacquemain tore up Syracuse too. Don't look for Michigan State in the Rose Bowl this season.For me, this will be a fun thread to recap on a weekly basis.

PD Article on JarvisMy favorite passage --Around K.e.n.t., where football angst comes in a heartbeat, this news would immediately signal yet another losing season. But Martin, with team captain Brian Lainhart sitting beside him, threw down his battle ax instead.Martin, the sixth-year coach who has yet to see a winning season, went on to say even without K.e.n.t.'s starting tailback and starting QB, it is time for coaches and players to collectively "show up.""I guarantee right now we're going to have a winning season, and we're going to a bowl game," Martin said. "I'm burning the ships." That was a reference to Vikings burning their vessels when they arrived at the lands they expected to conquer.Lainhart looked momentarily stunned What are the odds K.e.n.t. wins 3 games this season? 50 - 1?I'm with Lainhart.

I think last Saturday was a pretty good advertisement for the Indiana game. If the fans don't want to come back and do it again this week, if they didn't go home and tell their friends about the great time they had and recommend the place, shame on them.I think UA is doing an good job of keeping the game visible.

I learned to dislike the guy when he stiffed JD on Signing Day and elected to attend K.e.n.t. He'll finish his career 1 - 3 vs. the Zips...stuck on the sidelines of their empty, crappy stadium...watching his teammates limp to a 2-10 season.I am sorry to hear his career is over. Especially in that fashion. But since he stiffed us for K.e.n.t., I'm not shedding any tears. At least he had a really nice high school career. And maybe he can root for the Zips the rest of the way out. It would be fun for him to root for a winner, I'm assuming."On the Hunt"

I wouldn't mind seeing him tote the ball in goal-line situations.

I thought the band was great on Saturday.

It's a "Roo-Blue" Saturday!

Yeah...having a beer at a sporting event is crippling to anyone's political aspirations.

I am pleased. Thank you. I thought you said he quit though....I find it interesting that you are bothered by me questioning the ability of this staff to recruit players that actually make the team. You obviously disagree...I never said he quit. You did. Use the search function on our site. Type in "Marquinn." You'll find all related posts. It is very easy.As far as retention is concerned, you again elect to ingore facts. Zipboy spelled it out a while ago in this post.Tonga is here. Davis is here. Homayed is here. Herderson will likely be here in the spring. Retention in the last 3 years is excellent. If you want to dwell on 4-5 years ago, that's your call.

Marquinn is now good-to-go for 2009. Is BuckZip pleased?

Trust me. I'll treat Morgan State fans differently than K.e.n.t. fans.

Enjoy the Mogen David. La Chaim Didn't he used to be the Zips beat writer?

Toledo is 0-1, and was 3-9 last season. They're up against high school football on a Friday night. That's tough for a MAC program to overcome.

I vote we put this on the main page for the next two days! No, you should not have to mention this, but I am glad you did. Great Job.+1 +1 +1I went to Nebraska several years ago to see the Zips. It was unreal how nice each and every one of their fans I encountered was towards the Zips faithful. The Nebraska band stopped by our small cheering section and played the Zips fight song. It seriously almost brought a tear to my eye at the time.Conversely - Last season I went to the Insight Bowl just for something to do on an Arizona vacation. Being a Minnesota Vikings fan, I had a Chester Taylor jersey (mine) and an Adrian Peterson jersey (son's). I figured I'd wear them and root for the Golden Gophers against Kansas. I needed someone to root for.So...I'm squeezing ketchup on my son's hot dog when this older gentlemen approaches me and rants "YOU SHOULD BE SUPPORTING THE GOPHERS, NOT THE VIKINGS! WHERE'S YOUR GOPHER SHIRTS?!" He bolted away in a huff.Zips fans have the chance to either be known as Nebraska-types. Or Minnesota-types. It only takes one a-hole to ruin your perception of an institution. As ZW stated - Go out of your way to be nice. If you see someone who came all the way from the east coast to support Morgan State, offer them a beer or whatever's on your grill. Ditto Indiana next week. It isn't up to Hunter Yurachek to impress the visiting fans. That's out of the University's control. It is up to you - The Zips Fan. 13 hours until kickoff!!!! Again - well done, ZW.

A picture of a hairy Zips fan's arm with a 12-day old wristband. Thank God Al Gore created the internet! You know you can't take it off until the Zips lose! I want updated photos every 12 days!

Paulus hits a three at the buzzer -Penn State 38Syracuse 3Syracuse/Penn State predictions on a Zips board?

Akron 51 Morganna State 13

That's not a tremendous accomplishment.And, there isn't a 60-foot tall picture of CJ in downtown Cleveland.

The most overrated QB in recent MAC history, Dan LeFevour, had another stellar performance against a BCS school on Saturday night.Tore up Arizona (no threat for a BCS bowl bid, trust me) for a whopping 108 yards. He continues to live off his sophomore season.Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Long Sack--------------------------------------------LeFEVOUR, Dan 18-31-1 108 0 16 2

All I know is he was on the team bus to Penn State, so I wouldn't be alarmed. He hasn't dropped off the face of the earth. Hopefully he gets some snaps this week. I expect it.

Our basketball team got waxed by Pitt and still won a MAC Championship. The football team can do the same.I agree with the prevailing sentiment of the thread -- our offense really needs to tighten things up. As good as Penn State is...we looked flat-out horrible. Unprepared. Overmatched. All that stuff. Indiana has a very good defensive line. A bad team, but a very good D-line. We have two weeks to prove that we can strike fear into a decent team. We have the talent. I eagerly await the unleashing of an aggressive scheme that will keep an opposing defense on it's heels rather than allow it to pin its ears back.This week is a party 69 years in the making. Let's enjoy it.

In no particular order --1.) I think the most disappointing aspect of the game was the total domination of Penn State's front 7. The Zips offensive line...to me probably the team's biggest strength going into the season...was absolutely manhandled. I've seen the Zips play upwards of 20 games against upper-BCS competition and that was the o-line's worst performance ever.2.) To the o-line's defense...Penn State's defensive line was un-freaking-real. Size...speed...I'm guessing there are at least 3 Top 15 NFL draft picks in their starting front 7. Maybe more. As the season goes on, you will hear a lot about this Penn State defense. It isn't quite the same as the one that lost to Toledo 8 years ago.3.) Clark is a great QB. And he was throwing to a bunch of gazelles. The Penn State WR's looked to average 6' 4", and our DB's might stretch out to a 5' 9" average. That's a tough, tough match up.4.) Despite being out-sized, the Zips defense played an excellent game. It is a shame that the last couple miuntes of the 2nd quarter got away from them. A converted fake punt and some amazing leaping grabs were too much to overcome. 5.) I give Miguel Graham my defensive POTG. 6.) Bowser gets the offensive POTG. With Bruce a close second.7.) Once the ball was in his hands, Alex Allen had just enough time to wince before he got crushed. 8.) The hold-the-ball-in-Allen's-breadbasket-then-run-it-up-the-middle play has got to go. If Jacquemain had the ability to run, or even if he did't have the ability, but just ran every so often...maybe the play could succeed on occassion. But he can't run...he doesn't run...and the play never works.9.) Jacquemain is what he is. Strong arm. Decent accuracy. Slow feet. Mechanical. Takes a sack rather than throw the ball away. He played his typical game yesterday. 10.) It was good to see Rodgers get some meaningful snaps. Unfortunately, he didn't do much with them. He threw a nice pass and showed some elusiveness. But he also seems to pull the ball down and run too quickly...something we all saw in the spring games in year's past. It will be interesting to see if the game slows down for him as his opportunities increase.11.) Norm Shuford got a lot more carries that I would have ever expected. And DaVoe Torrence got a lot less. I look forward to seeing Torrence's carries increase in the near future. That said, when given a chance to move, Shuford showed some excellent shiftyness and acceleration.12.) I like Brian Wagner a lot. He takes good angles and makes solid hits. He's going to be a good one.13.) Was it Hassan Hazime that clocked Clark in the 3rd quarter and dislodged the giy's helmet? Whoever it was...God bless them. Great hit.14.) Surprised to see that there were empty seats (probably 7,000). Penn State people were very nice. Classy group. After 4 trips to Happy Valley in the past 12 years...I've had enough of the place...but I've enjoyed every trip.15.) The Zips offensive game plan was too close-to-the-vest. As it was at Ohio State last season. I don't get what we didn't pass more, try a reverse, a dump pass over the middle, the list goes on. Maybe it is the smart move to get out with our $800,000 check and our health? Move on to the next 11 games, which are much more meaningul for Championships and Bowl appearances. But as a fan I'd like to see us be more offensively aggressive.16.) Seeing the talent Penn State has first hand, the Zips had no chance in that game. The Nittany Lions are better than us at every position except maybe kicker. I'll be shocked if they lose more than one game in 2009.17.) Hey -- we beat the spread.18.) We shut Penn State out in the second half, and they kept their starters in the game until maybe 5 minutes remained. The Zips didn't quit. We actually played a decent second half.19.) Stec didn't have an "Ohio State Game," but he was pretty solid.20.) Many times these MAC vs. Big 11 games are called "Body Bag Games." The Zips were far from physically beaten up after the game. Conditioning seemed very good.21.) Western Michigam was down 31-0 at the half to Michigan...and lost 31-7. Go figure?22.) K.e.n.t. beat Costal Carolina 18-0. They were 1-13 on 3rd down conversions. I'll take our 0-1 against Penn State over their 1-0 vs. a 1-AA bottom-feeder. I think we learned a lot more about our team the K.e.n.t. learned about theirs. K.e.n.t.'s win is fool's gold. Our loss is a reality check.23.) No Drano-chugging for me yet. Time to forget about this game and move on. We have a damn good chance to win each of our next 11 games. There are no more behemoths on our horizon. It would have been a lot more fun to have caught Penn State in a down year like Toledo did in 2001, but the planets just didn't align for us. In the end, this game means nothing. 24.) My son, whom I took to the game, is playing Penn State/Akron on his X-box 360 this morning. Penn State is getting pounded. Take THAT, JoePa. See you in Lot #9 if you won the beer. If you didn't win the beer...I'll still see you in Lot #9. And maybe I'll still offer a beer?

...only after GP1 agreed with the Great Captain Kangaroo.