Captain Kangaroo

Rats. No inside scoop.

Rasor with the inside scoop!!??

If we played there every week, with the status of our program as it is today, Browns Stadium would be pretty cavernous.Since this is a once-every-5-year-event, it will be pretty special and I'm sure it will be moderately well-attended. I'll guess 30k. The city of Cleveland has a vested interest in the thing being successful. And promotions will be a-plenty.People were really pessimistic that the MAC Hoops Tourney would draw anything but flies to the Gund/Q when it moved from Toledo's Seagate Center. By all accounts the move was a huge success for all involved. I think the Patriot Game has a chance to be similarly successful, assuming people put forth the necessary effort to make it so. And I think they will.

I always thought Bill Turner was the only Zips player to make it to the NBA? Nate Barnett played for the Rockets?Click for Pro Zips...or ones that were at least drafted

Click for local coaches info

I liked the "We Got Wood" sign best.#2: "You Got Played By Quade"

I found it. It's the Hampton Inn @ Fairbanks:

I'm betting on Goddard. No inside info...just a hunch. KD doesn't roll with JUCO's and I can't believe there's another worthwhile HS kid floating around this late in the game.

JD isn't quite the coach that Urban Meyer is. Hmmmm..let's see...counting on my fingers and toes...dividing by Boltzman's constant...multiplying by the altitude of the Rubber Bowl...cosine theta...let's see...that would put JD in the company of approximately 115.9 other D1-A coaches. Let's round it up to an even 116.

It would have been a nice bonus if he'd have come to UA, but I guess it doesn't matter. Nothing ventured, nothing lost.It is odd that he'd rather play 1 season at the JUCO level + 2 seasons at Kansas State rather than 3 seasons at Akron...but it's his life & he can do what he wants.

17th Best Non-BCS Coach!!! Do you get a trophy for that? If I thought that anyone from The Sporting News did more than 12 seconds of research on that one, I'd be concerned.

Yep. I disagree. We have all the ability in the world to generate revenue and fans. In the past we have lacked the leadership to do so, we've lacked a plan to do so, we've lacked the competitive teams to do so...thus we have no history of doing so...but we certainly have the ability to do so. Our past 20 years is a crutch. Lazy people can give a piss-poor effort and simply point to "history" when we lack revenue or fans. "Hey...it just can't happen in Akron. Look at the last 20 years. It isn't my fault."Time will tell if we have the leadership to make our athletic programs attractive to a better conference. With the right leadership, U of A has the ability to ascend.

Jeter would not be able to play until 2008-9. At that time we'll be minus Middleton and Dials.

Nope. Sorry. Kreiger was a retard - The epitome of a University-world, lifer, ladder-climber who was 100% out of touch with the real world. To blame Kreiger's inept decisions on Waddell is laughable.All I have to say regarding this topic.

Gary is a great guy. I'm glad he stayed with U of A.

Ok - you guys forced me...Last year I sent Mack and Hunter a suggestion to change the "ZASF" to the "Z-Fund." No reply.A couple weeks later I get a University donation request in the mail with the "Z-Fund" name front-and-center!A week or so later I spoke to Gary Bogue on an unrelated topic and he thanked me for the idea. But I never got an acknoledgement from Mack or Hunter.I've sent the University other stuff too. Helpful heads-up to University Athletic Marketing when local radio stations are playing the wrong promos, etc. Never a response.The previous administration always gave a "thanks." Subsequently our board always had a great, mutually benificial relationship with the University. I've quit sending the University anything. I don't think thay care, so why should I.BTW: Mack shouldn't waste his time with me. Thomas never did. But anyone else "below" Mack should learn the merits of the Outlook "REPLY" icon.

No way any reserved seats go the students:1.) The Zips are a hot ticket now, and they University needs the ensuing money from those ducats.2.) With rare exception, the students have not filled their existing seats.There should be more lower-arena seats available for students...but the JAR seating is woefully inadequate and it just isn't possible.Hey, back in the mid-80's the University kicked ALL students to the upper level and sold the lower end seats as "reserved" to the general public. It could be, and has been worse.

Seems like it may be a challenge, but we'll figure it our somehow. I'm sure the MAC will make certain to take care of its fans by negotiating with the city to reserve a sizeable section of the muni lot for "Patriot Bowl Fans Only"

In my first Engineering Design class, Dr. Thorn subtracted 10 points from one of my homework assignments because I used the phrase "Akron U" in the top right corner of the paper. I never used "Akron U" again. His method was very effective. Bastard.

I don't think the University is planning on giving away anything associated with the new stadium. It is tough to pay off a 54 million dollar investment if you give away premium perks.The Zipsfest Lot created two years ago failed for several reasons. It was too cheap...so cheap it was essentially "disposable" ...the party along the fence was bigger and more fun, etc. I am guessing those reasons won't apply at the new stadium. There will be no "cheap" alternative to the designated tailgate lots. You won't be able to plop you butt anywhere you please and pop a beer like the Rubber Bowl. Worst case, the University will outlaw tailgating like YSU did, and only have a corporate "Coors Light Tailgate Area" where you need to buy tokens and stand in line for crappy, overpriced cups of beer. THAT would suck. Tailgating is a do-it-yourself event. And there's nothing better than a parking lot full of music, beer, grills and corn hole. Once the University tries to "organize" tailgating and make it "corporate" it is over. I think I would seriously think about attending Pitt games.I am VERY curious to see what transpires regarding tailgating at the new stadium. Will it be overpriced? Will it be corporate? Or will University people actually use their heads and do it right? The latter usually never happens, but I can always hope...

I think someone has finally uncovered a Zips related question that I can't answer. My Ripken-esque streak goes by the wayside. Any takers on the player who administerd the beatdown? Zipboy? Does Jarvis Catron check out ZipsNation? Help us out, JC!

I think you meant Brian Wood. He was definitely a D-2 player, but at the time I would have taken him over the guy ahead of him on the depth chart - the immortal Bryan Hipsher.David Wood was also a Zip. He was the kid that got beat with the chair in the locker room during the Coleman Crawford era. He got a broken arm out of the deal, if I recall correctly?

I think it will hurt mid-majors. The 3-point shot is a big equalizer for teams like Akron who typically don't have the big men to compete in the paint with BCS-level schools. The NCAA just made the shot more difficult. A foot doesn't sound like much, but it is. Especially at the end of a game.

Ok, stop it with the Hershel Walker re-hash. It's taken me 15 years to get over it, and you bastards have to rip open the scab. You're lucky. If I didn't have to go out and get my Jermaine Reid jersey now, I'd really let you punks have it.

TESTIFY!!!! HALLELUIAH, Brother!!!!