Captain Kangaroo

You missed a case of tinnitus.

PA system is WAY too f-ing loud tonight.

Nothing better for a Zips fan than to re-live Five Pound Friday. ☹️ The iffy team chemistry was a killer for that era. Treadwell was kicked off the team for a reason. Harney was too. Abreu was too. Some high risk/high reward guys that ended up killing us. I did speak to Dambrot about Tree and Harney once. He said he felt good about them despite their poor HS grades (they both had to sit our their first year due to academic ineligibility) because they both were from good, 2-parent homes. They were as "safe" a high risk recruit as you could get. I think Steve Spurrier was credited with saying "The hardest part about recruiting is convincing a kid who has no business going to college, to come to yours."

Best work George Thomas has ever done.

The inexplicable CMU and Buffalo losses hid the progress the 2022 Zips made in the eyes of Joe Akron. A lot of people just read the box scores, or subscribe to the "You are what your record says you are" mentality. We need to get some more mature bodies signed up after the Spring game. Especially on defense. And we really need 5-6 wins, at minimum, next season. Then the progress is undeniable.

When he first accepted the Akron gig I think Joe could have gone to 10 other places that would have paid him more. The opportunities won't stop now that he's here. College, and occasionally NFL teams will annually put him on their interview list. I just don't see him leaving until he gets the job done. He's here for the right reasons - the chance to run his own program again, a decent salary (you can live pretty nicely on $700k in the Akron area), and for whatever reason...like all of us hard-core supporters...he actually believes in the potential of Zips football. Faust famously called Akron a "sleeping giant" when he came on campus back in the mid 80's. We've been asleep ever since, thanks to horrible facilities, horrible hires and overall administrative ineptitude. It's amazing how many 1-AA teams have ascended to 1-A since the Zips were the first to do so back in 1985. And every single one of them has been more competitive than the Zips. To me, Joe is our first legitimate chance to get off the 38-year schneid. He wants to be here...he's got the facilities...he's a brilliant guy...he's a proven winner...if he can't do it, no one can. Stay the F away, NFL. You don't need Joe. We do.

Loves me some 7 pm Saturday night games! 🍻

Evan Wilson circles the EMU games on his calendar for a reason.

Zips are playing terrible and are up by 9 on the road at halftime.

Our shooting stinks and our defense is EMU-esque.

EMu sucks. Bates sucks. I’d love to play these lazy, untalented schleps in Cleveland.

I'm guessing he's same Chad Minor that was a 3-point specialist during the Hipsher regime?

I believe Dr. Z took a big step forward in remedying the situation. Whatever problems you were having...give them a try again and see what happens. @Hilltopper @Blue & Gold

Great showing by Toledo. Wire to wire. Great shooting. Always a half step ahead of the Zips.

Zips are gamers…but can they overcome both the Rockets and the refs in the final 3;13!

Nah. Toledo is way better than Ball State, we have Castenada, and we’re at home. We’re getting run off the floor by a good, more motivated team.

The server issue has yet to be completely resolved. All issues everyone is presently experiencing are related to it.

That's the least of our concerns as of late. I'm just glad it is presently wonky-yet-slightly-functional. Server and host issues suck. But they will eventually get solved.

We're obviously having some issues with Invision and the server. It's being worked on. Seems like things are going to be hit-and-miss for a while.

Was it Yogi Berra that said “The place is so crowded nobody goes there.”? There were easily a hundred or two that stood in each corner on the track due to the lack of seats. Closest the Zips have come to the CSU Zips game in the mid-80’s, where every seat was taken and people were sitting on the stairs throughout the JAR.

Castenada solidified himself at the MAC POTY favorite. Carry solidified himself as a distant 3rd behind X and Freeman. Clarke was the Clarke of the last 1/3rd of last season. Great to see that guy re-emerge. Look out MAC if that keeps up. Can you imagine this team if Ali, Bandaego and Dawson were on it (like they should have been)? Freeman’s jersey should be raised to the rafters on the same night that LCJ’s and, if we win an NCAA tournament game, Castenada’s. Groce has brought in some awesome talent. Hope this game gives Tavari some experience and confidence going forward. He’s going to need to step up and fill some big shoes next season. Best Rowdy chant of the evening - “DON’T THROW OB-JECTS!” after that stupid, ignorant, unwarranted warning from the PA nimrod. Great college environment. Had a blast. Proud of my Zips! 🦘💪🏽🏀

Yet. Take it to the bank.

Castenada sealing his MAC POTY tonight.

The modern day David Harvey.

He had like 600 yards against Kent though?