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STUDYNote - Although they look like girls, they are, in fact, hippies.

Thank God the concept was killed. I felt so bad for those Howard kids...they had no business being on a D1-A field. Yeah, their band was great and the majorettes were cute. If I want to see Howard's majorettes or band I'll make my own road trip. That game was as brutal a beatdown as I've ever witnessed. My college intramural team would have put up a more respectable effort...against Auburn!Anyone remember, after Sekai Greer (or was it Ty Washington) fumbled inside the 10 yard line trying to punch in that final, 9th TD? We recovered...Owens then pulled Hendry (starter) off the bench to seal the deal. Owens just LOVED to pound 1-AA schools. One of MY fondest Rubber Bowl memories was Owens pulling the on-side kick against Liberty when we were up 41-14.Pound those Baptists, Lee!!

Note to ZipsNation - If ANYONE starts an "Opponent Look-alike" thread this week, they receive a lifetime ban!

I remember in one of Huggins' 20-win seasons...I believe it was 1985-6 when we went to the NCAA's...we played Hiram. We won something like 53-52. I think there were two kids on Hiram's roster from Windham named Fabry that went off for a bunch of 3's. A game like this is the Super Bowl for an NAIA or D-3 school. You always get their best shot. And if they're a solid program, they can make a good run at you. Certainly a good wake-up call for the Zips.

Nate Robinson was the top rated DL in the NATION his HS senior year. Ryan Bain was a 4 star DL his senior year. It never hurts to build a relationship with an upper-tier HS senior. You never know when their primary choice doesn't work out and they might decide to transfer.Note - I'm not saying Robinson or Bain have been difference-makers at UA. Only that they were 4-star, elite DL recruits that have been, or are on the Zips' roster. Dale Martin is another 4-star (RB) presently on the roster.

Annual Win vs. Arch Rival Secured for the Foreseable FutureI like how the blame for the UA loss is placed on his kicker. It would be heartening to see a quote from the K.e.n.t. kicker, something like:"Look, I'm tired of this douche blaming his losses on the players. Players come and players go. The one thing consistent over the past several seasons is Doug Martin. And, sub-.500 records. Hell, sub .300! Take away wins against Delaware State every year and who do we beat? No one. Who recruits these clowns on my team that fumble punts in the final 2-minutes of a game? It ain't the kicker, I'll tell you that!Who had 1 minute to go in the 1st half of the Akron game, had 3 time outs, and sat on the freaking ball allowing the clock to run out. Take Julian Edelman off this team and we don't win a single game. I don't care who reads this...I'll take it to the coach's office and pin it on his damn door myself. We're the freaking Washington Generals of the MAC."

Let's take a look at Pitt's 2008 schedule and see how competitive the Zips would be:Date / Opponent / Competitve?Aug. 30 Bowling Green - Highly Sept. 6 Buffalo - Highly Sept. 20 Iowa - Low-moderateSept. 27 at Syracuse - HighlyOct. 2 (Thurs.) at USF - Low-moderate Oct. 18 at Navy - HighlyOct. 25 Rutgers - HighlyNov. 1 at Notre Dame - Medium-high Nov. 8 Louisville - HighlyNov. 22 at Cincinnati - HighlyNov. 28 (Fri.) West Virginia - Medium-highDec. 6 at Connecticut - Medium-highJust for kicks: vs. Pitt = Highly CompetitiveI think Zipboy's observation is correct. If we played a typical Big East schedule in 2008, we'd be on course for a .500 season. We'd be competitive in every game. USF is a bad matchup because of their speed. Iowa would likely wear us down with their depth and strength. Other than that we'd be fine.

Screw that. This is KD's 5th season and we're 3 points better than an NAIA team? We need to get rid of our coaching staff and find some retread coach who failed as a BCS school. We also need to strongly consider dropping back to the NAIA level where we can be competitive. Is it too late to do this for the 2008-9 season? We also need to get the "money games" (ie. Pitt) off our schedule. They are unwinnable, and kill our chances for any at-large tourney berths. Anyone who thinks this is overreacting is a fool. We need to make changes NOW! The Germans started with France. The Russians started with Czechoslovakia. I'm telling you we need to react NOW!Until we win a game or two. Then we need to extend the coach's contract, and begin membership negotiations with a "major" conference.Sincerely,The Football Board

I couldn't agree more. Can't we ever just blow out a team? First Can't, then BG, now Toledo. This whole team needs to learn how to finish a game without giving their fans a heart attack.I guess the only positive for the defense was that they came up big when we needed them to.I'm not sure what you people want. Last night the game was a blow out. I can't believe any of you expected Toledo to come here, lay down and get beat by 50. Toledo is a not good right now, but they have traditionally played good and they showed some pride in themselves last night. They could have easily layed down but they didn't.Toledo only outplayed UofA for about a quarter between the middle of the second and the middle of the third. Other than that, UofA had the game in hand.I realize winning is strange to a lot of you as you are also Browns fans, but last night the Zips played great. They are not perfect. Jacq looked very good, DK ran great, the offensive line is blocking their asses off, the coaches made good adjustments to turn the tide late in the third quarter, they had a special teams score (twice), they had some really good kick returns, they were well prepared for the game, there were no high snaps, they had an interception and the defense produced some three and outs early that resulted in a quick lead.I was hoping to log onto this board this morning and see some celebrating. Instead, I see the same old sad sacking and general nothingness because most of you were just dying for this team to lay an egg this season so we could go through five more years of building. We should be celebrating. Snap out of it you guys. This is a good team with a chance to take what in reality would be a two game lead in the MAC East next week. Try to enjoy.I'll close by saying this to the team and coaches. Great job!TESTIFY, Brother GP1!Great job Zips!47 - 30...over Toledo!

If I were to put my finger on one aspect of Lee Owens tenure that I thought "man, he did that better than anyone else"...it would have to be that counter-trap play. We ran that thing all the time...and it gained big yards every time. Rooney...McCray...Culler...it didn't matter. Nebraska...Eastern Michigan...it worked against everyone.It wasn't interesting enough to make me go watch Ashland football...but it was fun to watch in it's time.

Buffalo-ians Feeling Good About Themselves

Jamie Reader Gets $10k for Monessen

Buffalo looked very good. Willy is a solid QB. His arm isn't the strongest, but he is accurate. He's also pretty elusive, and QB's with good feet always give us fits. Defensively - Buffalo is going to give up some points...but they hit hard. This game was a HUGE step up from last week's Temple/OU pillow fight. It was like watching a real D1 football game. Miami is a s-l-o-w team. Offensively and defensively. Simply put - they need to recruit better players. Their schemes were fine...but players make plays.

I'll be there, probably pulling into the lot around around 4:30pm. I believe the lovely Mercedes takes the stage at 5pm, so I should be in good shape.Zips 42 Toledo 39Igor does his Alcorn impersonation, hitting a 56 yarder at the final gun. To set up the play, the Zips take the ball to the 29 yard line. We have 12 men in the huddle, so it moves back to the 34. A subsequent false start moves it back to the 39...then Igor works his Voodoo Magic!Johnnyzip84 relives his youth...rushes the field...trips over some stadium rubble, and breaks his hip. Alex Allen lends him a crutch.

If Anything, a Fair Assessment

You can do both.

Just curious if anyone here has any "voodoo" to help the Zips get off the snide and win a home football game? Was it enough to simply quit doing to "Separated at Birth/Look-alike" threads? Or is more required for a home win? Lucky underwear? Rabbit's foot? The picture below is reportedly (unconfirmed) from the early 90's, in the Townhouse Bar basement, where GP1 took one for the team and ended one of Coach Faust's legendary slumps. Would you take one for the team?

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Damn dude, tone down the arrogance a bit. Here's some advice from a former honors student--you're not as special as you might think you are. Keep your love of yourself behind closed curtains. Your comments are a disgrace to nerds everywhere.I flunked Calc 1 twice...and don't even ask about Fortran. BOTTOM-TIER STUDENTS RULE!!!

Bears QB shuffleCarlton Jackson is one of the reasons for the Bears' surprising run in the MEAC this season, but the transfer quarterback from Akron has had his struggles. He has made six starts for the Bears, although he's appeared in seven games.Backup Jeremy Glover has been called to Jackson's rescue in five games and has impressed coaches enough to earn one start. In that game, he led Morgan State to a 31-30 win over Howard earlier in the season.Jackson made his first start since Nov. 11 against North Carolina A&T, leading the Bears to an upset of defending MEAC champ Delaware State a week ago. But not even that is a guarantee that he'll remain the starter for every game, Hill-Eley said."With this young generation you could never let them be comfortable," he said. "Our biggest thing is making sure, as we tell them. You've just got to protect the football and when you start giving it to the other team you stand over here by me and watch the other team. We've got to continue to have that type of pressure on them and he stepped up and didn't put it on the ground. Both (quarterbacks) are still in our mix and that's the one we will go with."The Bears ended up using three quarterbacks who combined for 44 yards passing. Jackson was 2 of 4 for 10 yards.

Another QB on the Zips Radar

Akron "My top choice."Visiting on the 8th.Considering we're losing Williams and Grant, it would seem this LB is a no-brainer recruit for the Zips? BTW - I hear the Zips verbal count sits at eight (17 total are available) right now. I'm trying to get additional names, but no luck thus far.

Milton Patterson

Hoover inducted @ WCU

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