Captain Kangaroo

If you can sift through the keyboard diarrhea in the smack forum (mostly excreted by one poster) you will find two key points made that will dispel your statement:1.) The comment was clearly made that the "anti-OSU" stuff has a home IN THE SMACK FORUM. If Dr. Z's funny picture was posted in the "Football" forum, the pro-OSU crowd would have a legit beef about the topic. But it wasn't. If OSU fans, or anyone else, can't handle the smack, they should avoid that forum. 2.) It was specifically stated that comments regarding Ohio State Football, as they relate to the Zips, are welcome because they ARE an opponent this fall. Again, if you can sift through the sewage, you will find it was a thin-skinned OSU fan who fought, and continues to fight the notion that U of A can be held in a similar light to OSU by some. This is highly offensive to many Zips fans.It is very simple. This is a University of Akron Athletics forum. It exists, and is moderately popular because there really is no other outlet for supporters of University of Akron Athletics to discuss their passion. It will remain 100% dedicated exclusively to U of A athletics and related topics (MAC, NCAA policies, etc.). If someone wants to discuss issues involving the Cavs, OSU, etc, with no relevance to UA, there are a million other places to do so.Also please keep in mind that those who run this board don't have the spare time to police it every minute. And they don't have the time to edit every sentence that might be objectionable to someone (we're at about 1,000 registered members if you filter out the spammers). When there is a gray area, the Zips fan will always get the benefit of the doubt on this board. There's no fee to access this board. If anyone doesn't like how it is run, there's no one forcing them to participate.There are many Akron/OSU fans on this site who "get it." There are also many "Akron/Notre Dame" fans and "Akron/Michigan" fans who participate here and "get it." They leave their loyalties for their "other" favotite school at the door when they enter ZipsNation. Respect the fact that this is a Zips site. Zips fans fight the OSU machine for respect every day in the newspaper, on the radio, at school, in the workplace…everywhere. This is one place Zips fans can come and be treated like the top dog in town. It will always remain that way.

Kansas State took a flyer on Huggins, giving him a chance after his DUI debacle. That's pretty weak for Huggins to stiff Kansas State only one year after they picked him up from the proverbial gutter? Yeah, WVU is his alma mater, blah blah blah....it is still weak on his part. Sucks to be Bill Walker.

Junaid Abdullah Profile (former Pitt Player)His name was mispelled on Dr. Z's roster.

If the Cavs pay Ira Newble 3 million/year, or Travis $350,000 per year, which makes more sense? Would Travis at the end of the Cavs bench have any affect on the team other than saving them a couple million dollars that they'd otherwise pay to some worthless, overpaid veteran towel-waver?

My fondest memory of that moment was the following day. I'm driving to work and Steve French is giving the game wrap up on WNIR and mentions Frye's finger popping out of the socket. Maggie (co-host) instantly quips, "I thought it was the K.e.n.t. quarterback that was having 'joint' problems?"

I think confused "second half" with "second quarter!"That first quarter of the Iowa game goes down in the anals of college history as the worst 15 minutes of football ever (and I did mean anals).

And his opinion isn't biased! FYI - My wife is a graduate of the U of A School of Law. Her twin sister attended OSU's law school. My wife feels that she got the better education, and my sister-in-law (now) agrees. The U of A School of Law does a great job of preparing you for the "real world." It may not be the most expensive in the state, but it may be the best.Hit us up at a Zips tailgate party this fall and she can give you any details you'd like.

From what I hear, Baker wasn't a bad player. However, he was a bad apple. He managed to offend just about everyone he came in contact with during his brief stint at UA.Estrada is, by all accounts, an outstanding kid. And an excellent football player.I share your concerns on the D-line. It would be huge if one of the incoming Fr. DL's could make a decent impact this year. Historically that's tough to do, but we really need it. Shane Shead is a Fr, but has a year of prep school under his belt. Maybe that head start makes him closer to a Soph than a Fr, development-wise?

Interesting hire. If I was the BG AD, I would have given serious consideration to their women's coach (only semi-joking here).Orr was one of my favorite NBA players. He had the body of Manute Bol, but was one tough SOB.

*Psssst* (whisper voice)….Doooooon't tell anyone….but the Zips play football against The Ohio State University this fall. Thus they are our opponent. Thus it is ok to rip on them. In fact, on ZipsNation.org, it is highly encouraged. Note 1: We regularly compete against OSU is soccer too. Rifle and Baseball too, if I'm not mistaken? We'd play them in hoops too, if they had any nut-sack.Note 2: Running smack against opponents in the "Smack" forum is exactly what the Smack forum is for. If you can't deal with it, don't click on it.Believe me, when the OSU fans start their juvenile taunts regarding the Zips as I walk towards the OSU stadium in my Zips gear this fall, I will have no problems pulling out a few Florida-related retorts. And it will be quality material, I assure you. F The Buckeyes in the skull.

The irony did not go unnoticed here!

Kennedy had the lowest yards per carry of the top 80 D1-A rushers in the nation last year, so I am certain he will need to work hard to maintain his workload. We need a runner that's at least a moderate threat to take it more than 20 yards a given carry and Kennedy has yet to show he has the speed or moves to break long runs.I was told Aaris Reed will be on the field. Whether it is offense or defense is undetermined but he will be a factor this year.I don't see Alex Allen transferring. Why would he? If he wanted to go to YSU he would have done so from the start. I am concerned about Alex's performance based upon watching a similar runner's return from injury a few years ago. Brandon Payne was never the same after he was injured. In hoops, it seemed to take both Wood and Dials until the latter half of this season…roughly 1 1/2 years after their respective ACL's…to really return to form.Gary Pride is intruiging. We'll need to wait until the summer to watch him. Walker is also a wildcard. He showed some nice speed and moves last year. Maybe after a year's experience back on the offensive side of the ball he can take things to another level?McMillon was a non-factor last year, despite our relatively weak RB situation. That makes me wonder if he's in the mix in 2007.I'm sure I'm forgetting some…too busy to think things out today!

In hoops, to date, that's pretty much been true. In football you can reference Ryan Myers as a "preferred walk on" that earned a scholarship and ended up in the NFL. There are many other "preferred walk ons" that have ended up with scholarships.The preferred walk on status is better than a general "walk on." It means the staff wants you on the team. That's better than the ordinary "intramural all star" that tries to make the squad during walk on try outs.

I liked it!

No way.Hipsher was "Dan Dakich Lite." Bring the team to respectability...burn the team out...get fired. At least Dakich could win a few games in the MAC tourney.I'm no O'Shea fan, but at least Tim O'Shea took a team to the NCAA's. Hipsher couldn't win a single MAC tourney game to save his life.No MAC school is stupid enough to hire Dan Hipsher. Everyone saw his "act" up close and personal for 9 years. That was his head coaching audition. He blew it.

I will be blunt:There is no MAC school stupid enough to hire Hipsher. He was a train wreck at Akron. Everyone knows it. Words to describe his teams include:UnderachievingUnderperformingNepotism-ladenUninspiredSure he left the team better than he found it....that's not too tough when your predecessor hands you a 3-20-whatever squad. I thank Dan Hipsher for Z-E-R-O.No one remembers Bryan Hipsher? The kid couldn't have warmed the bench for Tiffin, yet he was logging major minutes for the Zips. I could go on and on...Gheez....

Didn't Hakes graduate HS a semester early to get a jump on preparing for our QB job? To me, that grades him high on intelligence and leadership.I saw Jacquemain goofing around on the sidelines at the Toledo game. He has some work to do to erase that image from my mind. I couldn't see grading him "good" on leadership at this time.I look forward to seeing all three this spring. I only know bits and bites at this time.

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My bad taking so long to add my virtual signature to the letter. Excellent job, ZW. Excellent season, Zips. *signed*CK, wife and son

I hope to have some info within the week. We'll see.

Is a .pdf of the sheet music for the Zips fight song available anywhere? Treble and Base clef? Starting to formulate ideas for 2007 tailgating.... I still say handing out 5 cent kazoos before the home opener and having everyone "buzz along" with the band to the fight song @ halftime would be a fun, audience participation thing. If you did it for the K.e.n.t. game you could have a contest to see who's fans can kazoo the loudest. I'm sure K.e.n.t's band will be there and they'll have 5,000+ fans too.

Figures I will be in Chicago that evening. No "closure" for me. I hope it is well-attended, and I fully expect it will be. It is a great idea.

"South Carolina Upstate?" I thought I had heard them all?! Overall, I like it. How many AK-Roadies will make the trip?

What was the change in apparel sales in 2005/6/to-date (in response to the MAC Championship/MCB and soccer team's success)?The numbers look worse than I would have expected. But what is the price tag for the regional exposure we've received from the MAC tourney two weekends ago. Or the national exposure had we beaten Miami?Like it or not, sports is a great way to expand your school's name across the nation. A well-performing athletic program benefits all our degrees. And, it's fun.