Captain Kangaroo

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Word on the street is he's a "Julian Edelmann" type player. Very dangerous with his arms and feet. Overall, recruiting is going great. The stadium is wowing the HS kids. Hence two verbals in APRIL!

Very nice. Apologies if it was posted elsewhere.

...and I'm stuck here at work, missing half of Kris Kasparek's career receptions!?

Will the entire Zips squad be playing, or will we be missing key players, like in the Indiana scrimmage?

Greg Paulus will win two Heisman trophies before his career at Syracuse is over.

The way they played last season...it's probably for the best.

2009 Men's Soccer Fall Away-only Schedule - Road trip PlannerSept. 6: Sunday - at TulsaRoad Trip Comment: Too long a trip to head to no-man's land for a single matchSept. 13: Sunday - at CincinnatiRoad Trip Comment: The day after Infocision opens? No chance.Oct. 3: Saturday - at Florida AtlanticRoad Trip Comment: Boca Raton in October...tempting! No Zips football that weekend (bye) too. A shame FAU is so horrible, but watching the Zips win 9-0 might also be fun?.Oct. 7: Wednesday - at Illinois-ChicagoRoad Trip Comment: Mid-week trip to Chicago is a hassle.Oct. 10: Saturday - at Western MichiganRoad Trip Comment: Bells Brewing would be worth the trip by itself. Unfortunately, the Zips play OU @ Infocision that day.Oct. 13: Tuesday - at Virginia TechRoad Trip Comment: Would have been a great trip had the game been on a weekend. Va Tech treated us great when we were there for football several years ago.Oct. 20: Tuesday - at MichiganRoad Trip Comment: Not a bad drive for a mid-week match. But you can't make an "event" out of it. You'd just have to go for the game.Oct. 23: Friday - at BuffaloRoad Trip Comment: AWESOME! Play futbol @ Buffalo on Friday, then head to Syracuse for football on Saturday! THAT, my friends, is the dream college road trip weekend!

It won't. I will keep it clear of OSU stuff and on-topic. I promise.

I really feel bad for OSU Fan. Other than ZipsNation, there's really no other outlet for them to talk Buckeye sports. Maybe one day there will be such a web site? OSU Fan can only hope...

More people get to see losses to Appalachian State and Toledo first-hand. Great to hear.

LOVE the Indiana match the night prior to the IU/UA football game. With the Indiana fans traveling th Akron, might they squeeze 5k into the Jackson Cage?2009 Men's Soccer Fall ScheduleAug. 21 - vs. South Florida (exhibition)Aug. 29 - vs. Wisconsin (exhibition)Sept. 4 - vs. SMU Sept. 6 - at TulsaSept. 11 - vs. High PointSept. 13 - at CincinnatiSept. 18 - vs. IndianaSept. 20 - vs. St. LouisSept. 26 - vs. Bowling Green*Sept. 30 - vs. Ohio StateOct. 3 - at Florida Atlantic*Oct. 7 - at Illinois-ChicagoOct. 10 - at Western Michigan*Oct. 13 - at Virginia TechOct. 17 - vs. Northern Illinois*Oct. 20 - at MichiganOct. 23 - at Buffalo*Oct. 28 - vs. Penn StateNov. 4 - vs. Michigan StateNov. 7 - vs. Hartwick*Nov. 13-15 - MAC Tournament

Anyone else notice the "Fear the Bobcat" and "Fear the Red Hawk" T-shirts at The Q last month? Copying an ACC school is one thing...but copying a team in your OWN CONFERENCE takes it to a whole new level.I was in Annapolis a few weeks ago and "Fear the Goat" paraphernalia was on sale everywhere. Fear the [iNSERT MASCOT] is here to stay. The terrapins should be kicking themselves. Of course, they stole it from the Disney "Fear the Mouse" campaign, so who's to say...

I will forever call 1-AA schools 1-AA. The NCAA can put whatever lame marketing lipstick they want on that pig, but it is still 1-AA.

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Does Jacquemain Feast on a Depleted Secondary?

Two years ago at a Meet the Team event I introduced myself to Jeff. I told him I was a moderator for ZipsNation and asked if he could answer a couple questions. He in turn answered all the questions, then gave me his cell # and offered "If you ever have any questions about the program in the future, please call me." I only took him up on the offer a couple times, but when I did he responed thoroughly and immediately. He'd occasionally pass along "inside info," the type of thing all of us on the board live for. Jeff respected our board. That a person in his position would place trust in some goofball adult who calls himself Captain Kangaroo on an internet message board speaks a lot for what he is about - a guy that gave his all to the UA hoops program. Whether it was bringing the most heralded recruit in the program's history on campus, or doing his best to get fans interested and excited about the program by passing along information.I sent him a short text message and congratulated him on his new position. In typical fashion he responded immediately. He expressed gratitude to UA and pride in the Zips accomplishments during his tenure, then finished with the statement "I'll always be a Zip!" Considering he's an OU grad, I thought that was pretty cool.Jeff is a great coach, great family man and a great ambassador for UA's hoops program. Like any fan of the program should, I'll miss him. And who knows, maybe a few years down the road he returns?Hey...anyone have his replacement's cell # handy? ;-)

Who has been associated with more schools - Antonio Gates or Williams?

Jeff is a great guy and I wish him all the best.We were fortunate to have him for as long as we did.Can't won multiple MAC championships with three entirely different coaching staffs within a decade. If the Zips program is as good as we all believe it is, I think this is a disappointing, but very minor setback.

Word is he has a realistic shot at becoming a Zip?He wants to attend OSU...but OSU doesn't necessarily want his services.

At first glance I thought this was a thread regarding the 2009 regular season? Any idea when the Zips '09 schedule will be released?

I noticed the announcers CONSTANTLY talking about Boston U's "talent." Every play BU made was due to their "talent." Miami was ip 3-1 with 59 seconds remaining and the announcers never once strung the words "Miami" and "talent" together in a sentence.It reminded be of the Boise State/Oklahoma game. The entire game, every time after Oklahoma made a great play, they blurted "Now you can see where the talent and depth of the Big 12 is taking over...". How'd that work out?I hate announcers in Mid-major vs. Major events. The mid-major never gets any respect.BTW - I do realize Miami is a Top NCAA hockey program. But they aren't Boston U.

It came out of Waters' mouth. I heard it.The quote (now three years old) - "Keith's done a great job at Akron. We aren't at that level yet...we have MAYBE 3 D-1 players on our roster right now."Assuming that was the real reason, then I'd expect he would revist the decision. The programs are on the same competitive plane now.

I read on a web site that some guy's dad thinks Dambrot will get the Xavier job, so it must be true.

My recruiting pitch to Adrian - Play at UA and even if you shoot 3-17 from the field the scoreboard will display 50%. Can Dayton's do that?!