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Getsy looks like and carries himself like a player who played at a big time program.
That's impressive, considering his previous experience was either high school, or Pitt. Since Pitt lost to lowly OU...and could only muster 10 points in a game that went to overtime...I have a hard time classifying Pitt as "big time." They'd be lucky to win 6 games with a MAC schedule this year.
I'm very happy we got Getsy instead of Palko.
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Thanks ZR..........nice report.
I agree. Thanks!
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Was in Columbus for the Texas game last night but caught the Akron game on the ESPN 360 computer video. Have to say I was much impressed by the performance. Save a few personnel letdowns with penalities (at least 14 points given to Purdue) and one substitution miscue early in the game and this was a gutty performance. Getsy ain't Charlie but he gets the job done. Hixon is an animal and Gonzalez and Tate both played well defensively. Team speed is way, way up and the Zippers have a nice problem with two great runningbacks. Hard to remember a more well-rounded Akron performance, meaning defense and offense both coming to play consistently. Big 10 stripes did not help Akron much either, but what do you expect, the Big 12 refs in the Shoe did not help us either.
Akron should fare well against MTSU and should have a shot in the MAC. Neither BG or Miami seem like worldbeaters based on their MAC openers and the MU's are already one down in the loss column to CMU. Akron is on the way up and MU is on the way down. Ohio had their fun on Friday night but Pittsburgh is just plain awful. BG is the class of the east but they got pushed at Ball State. Buffalo is bad and so is Can't State, struggling against a BAD 1-AA team is not the performance I expected from the flushes but think that they could beat Miami this week at home.
5-7 wins is in reach if the penalties and now and then letdowns get corrected.
I'm cautiously optimistic now too.
Remember the game at the 'shoe in 2001? We lost 28-14. Played a whale of a game. We finished 4-7 that year.
I will be very interesting to see how the Zips fare in Murfreesboro next week. I watched MTSU lose at home to Noth Texas last night (YES Network). MTSU isn't very good.
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They obviously didn't spend even 10 minutes learning how to pronounce the Akron players names which is extremely unprofessional and lazy, IMO.
How dare you berate someone who doesn't spend 10 minutes to learn basic information regarding the Zips.
Sincerely,
David Lee Morgan
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You've got to be encouraged that we will be competitive throughout the rest of the schedule.
Northern Illinois is getting beat up pretty good by Nortwestern...Miami loses to a weak CMU team, giving up 38 pionts in the process. BG gave up 56 points to Wisconsin. Can't gave up 700 yards to Michigan State. Buffalo may not score in September. Ball State appears to be absolutely horrible. OU's offense is atrocious, and we have them at the Rubber Bowl. Army was down 30-0 to Boston College today, I believe?
If the Zips can play like they did today for the remainder of the season...man...this fall could be a lot of fun!
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And I've shared your optimism in the past (Penn State) only to be dissappointed.
I don't recall being too optimistic about beating Penn State...but then again I drank a TON of these things while I was there...so I probably was.
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U of L will face haves, have-nots
And the former are all in the Big East
The Courier-Journal
The University of Louisville released its men's basketball schedule yesterday, but it looked more like two schedules.
The non-conference portion is watered down by design, with the exception of road games against Kentucky and Miami. But the Big East portion has all the kick that coach Rick Pitino wants -- and then some.
With a young team whose starting front line all could be first-year starters early in the season and a pair of big men (Juan Palacios and Brian Johnson) coming back from injuries, Pitino said building confidence early will be a premium.
That's why the Cardinals' first six non-conference games will be against Tennessee-Martin, Prairie View A&M, Arkansas State, Richmond, Akron and Chicago State, all at home.
"The most important thing for this team, because of its lack of experience and returning minutes from last year's team, is that we get off to a good start," Pitino said in a statement released by U of L.
"We're hoping our non-conference home schedule will allow us to be competitive right away before we go into a tough stretch that includes road games at Kentucky and Miami. We'll then enter a new era of Big East basketball that will probably be the hardest conference schedule in the history of Louisville basketball."
He added jokingly, "My tenure will last probably a year or two after this, and I'll wish everyone well."
The Cards' Big East schedule is no joke. They'll open it at home against Villanova, expected to be a top-10 team and perhaps top-five. Then comes Pitino's much-anticipated return to Providence, where he coached the Friars to a Final Four in 1987.
All that's needed to gauge the difficulty of the Big East schedule is a look at the final five road games: Villanova, Cincinnati, Syracuse, West Virginia and, winding up the regular season, Connecticut. Interspersed among those will be home games against Notre Dame, South Florida, DePaul and Marquette.
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TCU went from unknown to nationally ranked after its shocking upset of Oklahoma. How amazing was it? The Horned Frogs were just 5-6 last year and ranked dead last — 119th out of 119 teams — in Division I-A in pass defense. Sports Illustrated had them rated No. 62 in the nation — surrounded by the likes of North Texas, New Mexico and Middle Tennesse — in their preseason preview.
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Once I got over being upset that the Urinal has Akron's Soccer article listed under Can't State on the website... I was pleased with two articles on the Zips today..
DL Morgan writes:
Most of the Zips' first-year players will be on the defensive side of the ball. Brookhart plans to start linebacker Kevin Grant (6-foot-2, 235 pounds), with defensive backs Brion Stokes and Brandon Anderson expected to see action off the bench.
Hey DL...Brion Stokes is an F-ing LINEBACKER! Would the OSU beat writer list AJ Hawk as a defensive back? No. If the guy was that stupid, he'd be fired.
DL: I just hope to God we're competing with Marshall for the MAC East Championship at year's end with Brion Stokes' brilliant cornerback skills leading the way.
Keep up the shoddy work, DL. Attention to detail...like who's in the conference of the team you're covering...or the position played by a team starter...that stuff is overrated...as long as you can cut-n-paste stuff from GoZips.com to supplement it.
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From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette:
From his seat inside Detroit's Comerica Park this past July during the Major League Baseball All-Star game, Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis bided his time by sending text messages to prospective football recruits.
Never mind that it occurred during the NCAA "quiet" period, when coaches are not allowed to talk to high school prospects unless they are on campus.
Under the definition of NCAA rules, electronically transmitted correspondences such as text messaging, e-mail, Instant Messenger and facsimiles do not constitute a telephone call and are permissible.
As a result, college football recruiting has gone high-tech. And coaches are now keeping their Blackberries and Sidekicks next to their whistles and clipboards.
"We text every single day, and it is a very, very integral part of recruiting now," Weis said, "because it counts as an electronic message rather than a phone call and I would say that we talk to several recruits every single day by text."
One of those text messages is designated for Woodland Hills senior Darrin Walls, the nation's top cornerback. Although Walls doesn't have his own cellular phone, he finds the Electronic Age of Recruiting a convenience for recruiters and recruits alike.
"My top schools - Pitt, Notre Dame, Michigan and Florida - they text message my dad and I receive them," Walls said. "And they all e-mail me little quotes, ask how things are going. If they want me to call them, they'll e-mail me.
"I think it's better because they don't call as much. They can get in contact with me without having to talk to me on the phone. I think it's a better way to recruit."
Several WPIAL recruits experienced the difference firsthand last Thursday, when they were besieged by phone calls during the start of the NCAA "contact" period.
"I just kept getting calls and calls and calls," Walls said. "It was crazy. I would be talking to one coach and another would call. I'd tell him to call back in 10 minutes. Then another would call, and I'd tell him to call back in 15 minutes."
Franklin Regional senior Brad Phillips actually informed Northwestern's coaching staff by text message in July that he was ready to make a verbal commitment. He contacted assistant James Patton, who text messaged back a time when head coach Randy Walker would be in his office.
"It opens up the communication a lot more," Phillips said. "Calling them, you don't know if they're going to be in the office or not. And they can't call you until after Sept. 1.
"From hearing what my dad (Duane) went through when he was getting recruited in high school, it's a lot different."
Penn-Trafford's computer-savvy quarterback Tyler Huether receives e-mails on a regular basis from Akron, Louisville, North Carolina State and Toledo. Huether said he sometimes prefers the electronic communication.
"They send e-mail or text message on a cell phone," Huether said. "The messages say, 'We want to keep in touch.' Or 'keep working hard.' You get it right away and can call right back."
Kiski Area senior Mychal Skinner receives interest in a variety of ways. He keeps a Scout.com recruiting analyst updated by IMs. Skinner receives e-mails from Akron, Connecticut, Eastern Michigan and Pitt. And he also gets text messages from schools on his cell phone.
"It is an easier way, truthfully," Skinner said. "You don't have to deal with it. You just get on the e-mail. If they send you something, you just send it back."
Even the simplest forms of communication can open new doors for some prospects. Perry Traditional Academy quarterback Desmond Brentley has a cell phone and is proficient with text messaging, but he had never used e-mail before until a college recruiter mentioned it.
"I got e-mail just for that purpose," said Brentley, who receives them regularly from Buffalo and Illinois. "They sent a schedule, a few comments here and there."
Akron assistant coach Joe Moorhead, a Central Catholic graduate, appears to be one of the more aggressive recruiters when it comes to e-mail and text messages. He has contacted Brentley, Huether, Baldwin cornerback Cart Kelly and Woodland Hills receiver Wes Lyons that way.
"I like the text messaging," Brentley said. "It's easier and quicker. It's a convenient way when they can't talk to you. Mail takes a couple days. You can send a text and let them know they're thinking of you.
"They say something like, 'Think Akron.' It does work, like they're really thinking about you. If he took time out to text message me, it lets you know how they feel."
Lyons, in fact, said he received a text message from Moorhead following the top-ranked Wolverines' 48-28 victory over No. 2 Gateway last Friday night. Instead of calling back, Lyons simply text messaged the score.
Electronic contact also is used to set up phone conversations, which are permissible year-round if initiated by the prospect. Coaches can skirt the rules by sending a message for a recruit to call them at a certain time.
"It is kind of easier because you can talk any time you want," Kelly said. "There are regulations with talking on the phone. If you want to say something, you just text and it's done. It doesn't turn into a half-hour conversation."
And Weis, who is new to the college game, is among the coaches already mastering the art of keeping conversations to a minimum while keeping contact at a maximum.
"Any time you have an opportunity to let the kids know you're thinking of them when they would not think you were thinking of them," Weis said. "You either text them before a game, and then you text them after a game to follow up on what happened. I'm not doing anything that everyone else isn't doing. I just think that it's become just part of what you have to do."
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They will open it up as much as they trust Getsy to run things. If the lines play well, we are going to make it a lot closer than people think.
I remember a nondescript Zips squad with a Fr. QB in his first start vs. OSU lost 28-14. Fuller's tip to Gamble on the sure INT and Brandon Paynes muff on the 1 yard line...take away those two plays and...damn.
Anything can happen.
F Purdue
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Purdue's returning 20 starters. All 11 on defense. You have a roster full of youngsters due to Lee Owens' inept recruiting over the last two+ years of his tenure.
Do you run the ball and keep the clock rolling? Yeah, that works...if you want your defense on the field all day. I can only imagine the struggle our young OL is going to have against Purdue's 11 returning starters. If run, run, run is the way we're going to spend the day... Billy Sullivan better begin looking into treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome.
Do you go "balls to the wall" and try and win the thing? Try gimmick plays...bombs...gamble a bit on D?
Do you rotate Getsy and Ferguson a la Washington and Gromek in the Penn State game circa 1999? *shudder*
I hope we mix it up and try to win the thing. If we just try to run out the clock and keep from getting injured, it sets a bad tone. Is there any difference in losing 48-14 (ball control) or 65-14 (try to air it out a few times at the risk of stopping the clock)? No. However, the style of play we'd need to play to win the game is much more conducive to a 65-14 loss than a 48-14 loss.
If the guys are in shape, there won't be any major injury issues (*knock* on wood). We've played big games like this every year for the past decade and never been too beat up. I say "F it...try to win the thing" and see what happens.
F Purdue.
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New chapter: Former Pitt QB makes first start for Akron
Wednesday, September 07, 2005
By Ray Fittipaldo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
AKRON, Ohio -- Luke Getsy celebrated a couple of anniversaries over Labor Day weekend. One good, one he would rather forget.
Two years ago yesterday, Getsy experienced one of the biggest thrills of his football career. As a 19-year old redshirt freshman quarterback, he started the season opener against Can't State because starter Rod Rutherford was suspended and directed the Pitt Panthers for the first quarter of a 43-3 victory.
One year later, he was down and out. Getsy lost the quarterback competition with Tyler Palko and sought a transfer to the University of Akron. Coach Walt Harris and the Pitt athletic department refused to release Getsy from his scholarship, meaning Getsy would be responsible for paying tuition at his new school.
"That was a real difficult time," he said after a practice last week in Akron. "Everything happened so fast. I had like a five-day period to decide where I wanted to go, had to figure out if I had the money to do it. As soon as I got here I was filling out loan forms like crazy. I was fortunate to get a couple of loans. Out-of-state tuition was kind of rough. My parents aren't in the best situation with money. But they made sure everything was taken care of."
If Getsy harbors ill feelings toward Pitt, he's not saying. Going back to his high school years, his relationship with Harris had a history. When he was the quarterback at Steel Valley, Getsy was offered and accepted a scholarship offer. But when Pitt signed the highly rated Palko out of West Allegheny, Harris rescinded the offer.
After a wave of criticism, Harris offered again, and Getsy accepted again.
The refusal to release Getsy from his scholarship means he will have a $7,500 loan to pay off after he finishes school.
"I guess they felt they had to do what they had to do," Getsy said. "We plead our case to a committee, and they sided with them. There was nothing I could do but go forward."
Getsy landed on his feet. Saturday, he will be the starting quarterback for the Zips when they travel to No. 13 Purdue for their season opener.
Though he has only 13 career pass attempts, Getsy has a wealth of experience in Akron coach J.D. Brookhart's system. Brookhart, in his second season with the Zips, spent seven seasons as Pitt's offensive coordinator under Harris, including Getsy's two seasons there.
Getsy had to sit out last season under NCAA transfer rules, but he helped former Zips quarterback Charlie Frye, now the backup with the Cleveland Browns, with the intricacies of Brookhart's system.
Frye took Getsy under his wing, and the two became close friends. Getsy spent most of his free time around Frye and sped up his learning curve within the offense. In turn, Frye became a mentor to Getsy and helped him through his transition year.
"It was an interesting relationship," Brookhart said. "I think Charlie helped him in so many ways with the experience and intangibles that he had at the position. But Luke helped him, too, because Luke had been in the system. He had a knowledge base that Charlie wasn't able to have. It really was a great relationship. It was an ideal situation last year."
Frye was a four-year starter and owns every major Zips passing record. Getsy, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound junior, has big shoes to fill. Akron, 6-5 last season, is rebuilding after competing for the Mid-American East Division title on the final day of last season.
Only five starters return on offense, including just one lineman.
"Following Charlie is going to be hard," Brookhart said. "People have been spoiled around here with Charlie making plays for so many years. What Luke is going to bring is he has a knowledge base in this system.
"It's going to be a process, especially with a young offensive line. Luke has always been a poised individual. In a short amount of time, he'll develop a leadership role on this team. He handles himself well. He understands the system and what we're trying to do. He's going to be a very efficient player."
And now, two years removed from his first college start, Getsy will lineup under center again Saturday. A second beginning. One that Getsy hopes will be the start to a productive career at his new college football home.
"I enjoyed my time at Pitt, still have a lot of great friends there," Getsy said. "It was time to move on. Things happen for a reason. I'm happy in the situation I'm in right now."
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Who's going to West Lafayette? The little lady and I, along with some buddies are making the trip. Any advice/thoughts for first timers to a Purdue Football Game? We're heading down from Michigan so we won't be on the Zip Express. Anyone else going?
In a typical year, I'd be there. However, I'm heading down to Murfreesboro in 2 weeks and I just can't swing back-to-back roadies. Maybe we'll hook up at the BG game.
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This kid was fun to watch. My guess is his talent will be wasted at Akron since your fullbacks never get any carries.
By that, I would infer he has running talents, but no blocking talent? We need a FB that can block first...run second.
What D-1 school gives a FB more than 5-6 carries now-a-days?
As a final note: If he bust a few 15 yarders on his carry opportunities, I'm sure his carries/game will increase rapidly.
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Brentwood's Taylor picks Eastern Kentucky
By Kevin Gorman <mailto:kgorman@tribweb.com>
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Tuesday, September 6, 2005
It was only fitting that Josh Taylor was standing in line for The Racer at Kennywood Park on Monday when he made official his college choice.
The Brentwood basketball star ended a rollercoaster recruiting process by calling Eastern Kentucky University coaches and making a verbal commitment to the Colonels. The 6-foot-7, 215-pound wing-forward is the first Division I men's basketball recruit from the WPIAL in the Class of 2006.
"I went down on an official visit, met the players and fell in love with it," said Taylor, who spent the weekend on the Richmond, Ky., campus and met president Joanne Glasser.
Taylor is one of the first recruits for new EKU coach Jeff Neubauer, an assistant on West Virginia's Elite Eight team last season. Neubauer replaced Travis Ford, who left for Massachusetts after leading the Colonels (22-9) to the Ohio Valley Conference championship and the NCAA Tournament.
"They're pretty young, so I can go in and play," Taylor said. "After watching them playing in the tournament last year, that's a big dream I have."
After averaging 19.4 points, 12 rebounds and two blocked shots a game as a junior, Taylor saw his stock skyrocket after an impressive summer with the Pittsburgh J.O.T.S. traveling team.
He started the summer ranked No. 699 in the Class of 2006 by the HoopScoop recruiting service and ended it with eight scholarship offers. Taylor chose the Colonels over Akron, Northern Arizona, Quinnipiac, Rider, Robert Morris, St. Francis (Pa.) and Youngstown State.
"It says a lot about Josh and his commitment to basketball that he's going to have this phenomenal opportunity presented to him," said Mike O'Brien, Brentwood's coach the past two seasons. "He was focused and really determined this summer to prove a lot of people wrong and say, 'I can play at this level.' "
Taylor, a four-year starter, has transformed himself into a solid 3-point shooter who runs the floor fluidly and can pound inside the paint. He showed his strength by breaking the rim off the backboard on a dunk at the adidas Hoop Challenge this past May in Cleveland.
"The backboard didn't break," Taylor said, "but the rim hit my head and it hurt."
Taylor, a two-time all-section pick, enters his fourth season as a starter eight points shy of 1,000 for his career. He is Brentwood's first Division I basketball recruit since Will Griffin went to Towson in 1989.
"I think it's tremendous for him and his family, and for Brentwood basketball," O'Brien said. "These guys saw him play almost every AAU game this summer. They're committed to Josh being Josh. They don't want to change him. They think he can play the 3 (small forward) spot and contribute immediately."
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Wonder if Milum has put on any weight?
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Foust...the kid from Oklahoma...will NOT be a Zip this fall. Something fell through...I don't know the specifics.
Dials' rehab is ahead of Wood's.
Conyers is on campus and ready to play in 2005-6. He looks every bit the athlete we hoped. Had a credible performance in some on-campus practices vs. LeBron a few weeks ago, I hear?
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A few observations.
1. 8 true FR on the 2 deep
2. Kevin Jackson and Antonio Samuel play their way onto the 2 deep. Weren't both walkons?
3. 2 people missing of the 8 FR, Alex Allen (redshirt?) and Balaam. In the last scrimmage McMillan had a few carries and Allen did not. Balaam had a lot of high marks early in camp.
4. Does Zak Anderson get 25 snaps on Saturday?
5. Missing from the 2 deep, Chris Brown. He did a nice job last year as a true FR in a backup role. Depth in the secondary is the most improvement from last season.
6. We are small on the DLine. Let's hope Kiki and Jermaine stay healthy.
I wouldn't read too much into Allen not being on the RB 2-deep. Everything I've heard points to the staff being very happy with him. There's no shame in being a true Fr. behind Biggs and Kennedy.
I was suprised not to see Elliot Bates on the OL, and Howe behind Rohr at LB.
You are right about the DL size. But then again, that been the story with our DL since...well...since about the day we jumped to 1-A. If all goes well that will change in 2006...but until then...to quote Popeye..."we yam what we yam." I hope someone on the DL steps up and surprises us in 2005.
I also heard Johnny Long is pushing for the starting WR job.
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Q: Where did coach Neil, who joined Pitt last year and stayed through the recruiting season before not being retained, wind up? From all accounts he did with a fine job.
Mike Landay of Dallas, Texas
ZEISE: I assume you meant coach Bill Bleil, who was the tight ends and tackles coach last year. He is now the running backs coach at Akron (on the staff of J.D. Brookhart) and you are right, he did do a fine job.
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Was Johnson hurt or something. If not, I say Frye is now #2, and Harris may be in a battle for Johnson for 3rd string.
This explains the Frye start:
Sports
In short order, Frye cooks
JEFF SCHUDEL, Morning Journal Writer
CHICAGO -- Charlie Frye keeps saying he doesn't know what he would do for a living if he couldn't throw a football. He doesn't have to worry, because he has proven once again he can throw a football very well.
Coach Romeo Crennel made Frye the surprise starter last night in the preseason finale, and Frye responded by completing 12-of-14 passes for 186 yards as the Browns stomped the Bears, 16-6. The two passes he didn't complete were dropped.
General manager Phil Savage said Trent Dilfer is healthy and was rested to preserve him for the opener a week from Sunday against the Bengals.
Frye, the third-round draft choice from the University of Akron, had been in a battle with Doug Johnson to be Dilfer's backup in the regular season. Crennel has not declared Frye the winner, but now the only question seems to be whether Johnson will survive the 21 roster moves Crennel must make by 6 p.m. tomorrow. Josh Harris, not Johnson, followed Frye. Harris did not play against Detroit or Carolina in the preseason.
''We wanted to see how Charlie would handle the surprise start and it looked like he handled it pretty well,'' Crennel said. ''I think his numbers looked pretty good in the first half. He did a nice job.''
Crennel said nothing should be read into Johnson not playing and he said it is unlikely he would keep only two quarterbacks.
Frye played well in the first three preseason games and took a 78.7 passer rating into Soldier Field. His rating yesterday was outstanding -- 118.8. He played five series against the Bears and with him running the show the Browns posted one touchdown, a 3-yard run by Reuben Droughns and a 30-yard field goal by Phil Dawson. Dawson added field goals of 25 and 21 yards in the second half.
Asked whether Frye clinched the backup job, Crennel answered:
''That's to be determined, but he did a lot to help himself.''
Asked the same question, Frye shrugged.
''I don't have a clue,'' he said. ''It really doesn't matter. You could be one play away or two plays away from being in there. I always prepare like I'm going to play.''
The Browns should have scored at least 13 points with Frye in charge, but Dawson was wide right on a 41-yard field goal try in the first quarter. Back-to-back penalties and questionable clock management at the end of the first half spoiled a chance for a touchdown at the end of a drive that began at the Browns 20.
The victory was the Browns' most complete of a 3-1 preseason. The defense smothered the Bears. With Rex Grossman out until Thanksgiving recovering from a knee injury, their starting quarterback is Kyle Orton, a rookie from Purdue.
The Browns gave Bears fans cause to worry. Orton completed 2-of-4 passes he threw, but his mistakes were costly. A badly thrown pass on the Bears' first possession was intercepted in the end zone by Leigh Bodden.
Run defense was better than in any of the first three games. Thomas Jones, the Bears' starting running back until Cedric Benson tunes up, gained 9 yards on one run and just 1 yard total on three others.
Still, the spotlight as far as the Browns were concerned was on Frye -- Frye plus running backs Droughns and William Green.
Frye apparently cemented a backup job but probably won't play unless Dilfer is injured or the Browns go 0-for-September and October and Crennel decides to play for the future.
Running back is another issue.
William Green started and did nothing to show he should be the starter, gaining just 9 yards on five carries. Droughns, finally recovered from a hamstring injury, blasted through holes before they closed and gained 60 yards on nine carries.
Green, though, played against the Bears' first defense. Droughns had his success against the Chicago subs with some Browns first-teamers still on the field.
''I thought he had some nice runs,'' Crennel said of Droughns. ''He's been on the sidelines and he broke through. I think the competition is heating up.''
Droughns dashed 19 yards over right tackle to the Bears 44 on the Browns' touchdown drive. On the next play Frye completed a pass 19 yards to Edwards on the left sideline to the Bears 25. The pass was over Edwards' inside shoulder, not his outside shoulder as it should have been, but Edwards adjusted, reached around and made the catch look easy. The next five plays were all runs, capped by Droughns' 3-yard run over left guard.
Even when Frye wasn't advancing the ball he played well. On third-and-5 on the Browns' first series he ran out of bounds rather than throw a risky pass. He was sacked on a first-down play in the second quarter and made sure to protect the ball. His only mistake was a fumble in the third quarter when he lost the ball while moving his arm forward to pass.
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If it is a blowout, then it looks like JD might have a hard time against big time teams.
Think the Zips can hold them below 35 points in the first quarter?
Sincerely,
Lee Owens
Captain's Top 13 - In Order
in Akron Zips Football
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#1: Toledo – Handled WMU with ease, getting up 35-0 before calling off the dogs.
#2: NIU: Presently 0-2, but credible performances vs Michigan and Northwestern. Their RB Wolfe is f-ing tough.
#3: BG – Scoring some points, but giving them up like crazy too. 31 points to Ball State is embarrassing for a team thought to be a title contender.
#4: Central Michigan – The were step-for-step with Indiana, then beat Miami in Oxford. CMU looking good in the early going.
#5: Akron – Is a 25 point loss to Purdue better than a 16-10 win over Pitt? Tough to say…OU and Akron appear pretty close at this time. I give the edge to Akron because OU can’t score an offensive touchdown.
#6: OU – Bobcats score a nice home win vs. Pitt. At year’s end, Pitt may only have beaten YSU, which will take some of the luster off this BCS beating.
#7: EMU: 31-10 over Lou. Laf. Not a bad non-conf win. They appear to be on the rise.
#8: Miami: On reputation alone. They stunk up the Horseshoe in week #1, then lost to CMU at home. One more bad week and they’re dropping to my “Bottom 3.â€
#9: Can't: MAJOR beat down at the hands of Michigan State in week 1, but beat a 1-AA team at home by 21 last week. Their #1 MAC D appears to be all hype.
#10: Western Michigan: Had a decent showing vs. Va Tech…but got their doors blown off by Toledo.
#11: Ball State: Put up 31 points on BG. Not enough to overcome that opening day massacare @ Iowa, however.
#12: Buffalo: Has yet to score a point in 8 quarters of football. That is pathetic.
#13: Temple: 65-0 beat down at the hands of Wisconsin. Hey it was only 9 points more than BG surrendered…but 6TD’s fewer than BG scored. Buffalo is salivating at the thought of playing Temple every year.