Captain Kangaroo

I vote for Terry Pluto. I LOVE his forward thinking 20K Division 1 stadium concept. I'm sure his first coaching move would be to fire Brookhart and replace him with Lee Owens. That would be HUGE. Next: Fire Dambrot and bring in Knute Larsen as basketball coach. Hiring Pluto could be the best move The University of Akron has ever made. And, it could be crippling to Mount Union and Ashland. WAR Pluto for AD!!

Like I said, Preparation is his middle name! There wasn't enough alcohol in the entire tailgate lot to prepare for the second half of that game.

I can't believe this statement was made. Frye's middle name is preparation, if his number is called, he'll be ready. I don't know, he did show up to the Central Michigan game drunk off his ass. If you are mistakenly taking about Getsy, that would explain alot of what I saw in the second half.

Here's an amazing stat from this year's soccer team: Second-half Domination... While the Zips may toy around with opponents in the first half, it is all business in the second half of play as the Zips enter Friday's game with a 34-1 advantage in goals scored in the second period.

I would take a couple hours off work and stop down.

Few limits for Turner at QB BGSU freshman likely starter By MAUREEN FULTON BLADE SPORTS WRITER BOWLING GREEN - If Anthony Turner starts Saturday, Bowling Green State University's football team will scale back its offense, but not by much. "Anthony's been in the program for a year, and he knows the system," BGSU coach Gregg Brandon said yesterday. "From the standpoint that he's limited experience-wise, that's why we limited the package a little bit, but not wholesale." Turner's first lengthy playing time came in last weekend's loss against Western Michigan when starter Omar Jacobs was knocked out of the game with a separated non-throwing shoulder. Brandon reiterated yesterday Jacobs will be evaluated daily and his availability for the Falcons' game against Akron will be a game-day decision. Jacobs did not practice yesterday. The Falcons will continue to emphasize the running game more with Turner in the game, Brandon said. Turner, a 6-feet-2, 226-pound redshirt freshman, threw 38 passes Saturday but also had 16 carries, the most of any Falcon. "Omar can get those yards passing, so we didn't necessarily need to run them," Brandon said. "Anthony can do it, too, but I think he's a dynamic runner." Running the ball more could give BGSU a clock advantage it has been lacking. The Falcons' time of possession is three minutes less than its opponents' this year. "I'm looking forward to seeing Anthony run around Saturday. It will be fun," Brandon said. Freshman Freddie Barnes would likely back up Turner, Brandon said. SENSE OF URGENCY: Brandon said after the Boise State blowout on national television earlier this season the Falcons felt like they had time to fix the mistakes. But the aftertaste of the WMU loss is different. "There's really more of a sense of urgency now," Brandon said. "After Boise, we had 10 days [before Temple], we already had a league win under our belt, and just needed to get back to some fundamental things. Now, it's like, 'Oh, man, our backs are to the wall.' We're coming off a tough home loss, and possibly playing with our backs against the wall. Guys are kind of, what's the saying, 'fish or cut bait?' Something like that." Receiver Charles Sharon said the loss was worse because it was at home and a conference game. "We really like to put on a show in front of the home crowd," Sharon said. "We're down one, but we still control our destiny so we just have to stay focused on the task at hand." CATCH UP: Brandon pointed a finger at his receivers yesterday for dropping six passes during the WMU game. "Some of those were by guys that have been here, and those guys need to help Anthony," Brandon said. "That's huge for his confidence - keeping drives alive, making plays." EXTRA POINTS: Brandon said senior kicker Joe Timchenko's quadriceps is healed and he will be "back in the mix" in the kicking game. Timchenko has handled kickoffs intermittently the past two weeks when Nate Fry has been shaky. … BGSU expects senior Brandon Jones, a receiver and kick returner who did not play last week because of a leg bruise suffered in the Buffalo game, to play Saturday.

I felt good about it before, and slightly better now. I took zero stock in the column where the Beacon writer interviewed the janitor in the Physical Plant. That was a joke. I hate Pluto, but he has his legion of sheep in the Akron area of whom he controlls their opinions. If Pluto backs the stadium, then the Beacon will...then the sheep will...and it will only help our cause. 20K...yeah, that's a sweet Division 1 Stadium. Dude's been spending too much time at Mount Union games.

But WMU didn't lose to a 0-6 team. They barely beat Temple, which is essentially the equivalent.

I think it would speed up our 3-and-outs dramatically and cut into our already dimishing time of posession.

I voted for Luke. I saw him play at the beginning of the year and he can win games for us. However...if he can't the the broad side of a barn on a given day...I would pull him in favor of Ferguson. If Jabari were getting reps at QB in practice, I'd play him...but he isn't. As bad as the OL protection has been, Jabari could at least keep the opposing LB's honest with his feet. No way do we burn a redshirt year for Jackson or Jacqmaine. I do hope they both get a real shot at the QB position next season. I'm also very curious to see who we recruit in 2006 for QB. Both Jacqmaine and Jackson are athletes that can also play WR or Safety. If we get a "stud" QB in this year's recruiting class it would be very interesting to see what transpires next summer.

"Joe" Ferguson, huh? I thought he retired? David Lee Morgan, you truely set the standard.

How do we get off this schnide? If we beat MTSU and NIU, we certainly have it in us to beat a hobbled BG. But how do we get back to the swagger and confidence we had early-on? If you have the answer, pleaase post it and I will make certain JD gets the message.

Easy CK. If you keep going on like this, you could overtake me for the most bitter person on the site. I'm not bitter. I'm simply baffled that someone can complain about the Zips fans that showed up to watch that game.

I've seen Pope. Cocky guy, predicting touchdowns like this? I hope we cream him.

He was having a very good year. A real shame for one of the hardest-playing guys on the team. Pace Done For Season... Strong safety Chevin Pace was ruled out for the season following the Miami game. Pace injured the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during the RedHawks game. At the time, Pace was seventh on the team in tackles (26) and tied for second in sacks (2.0). He also had one pass breakup and a fumble recovery, while playing nearly all the snaps at SS during the first three games of the season. Pace had started 15-straight games at SS.

This situation is 100% equivalent to the Marshall/Akron game a few years ago. Without Jacobs, BG is VERY mortal. It would be really nice to wake up the echoes and pull off the win here, because BG is ripe for the picking. Do the Zips smell blood in the water? or do they continue their Endzonaphobia?

Our football team: * Got shut out * Got shut out on Homecoming * Got shut out on Homecoming to an 0-6 team * Got shut out on Homecoming to an 0-6 team in a cold rainstorm Are the fans supposed to tear down goal posts after such a performance? As a Zips fan, that game was just about the worst thing you could fathom to witness. The fans can't shoulder any of the blame for this one. The Army team gave their fans someting to cheer about. The Zips team did the exact opposite.

You are correct...the OL isn't so hot. I look at the holes that Army created for their RB and I can't remember any holes of that magnatude being created by our OL. But...what we have is what we have. There's no way we waste a redshirt year for any of the true Fr. OL's now.

If our "future" was the next four games, you'd be correct. However our real "future" is the next several years. Jacqmaine and Jackson are the future. They, and the QB's the Zips are actively recruiting now.

It was a pleasure meeting you three. I'm glad you had fun. Best of luck the remainder of the season!

I don't know if Ferguson is a stiff, or a player. I do know that Luke hasn't done squat since the first half of the CMU game. I would love to see Ferguson, if only to see if he's capable. If he threw blindfolded I don't think he could be any worse than Getsy's been the past couple games. I really don't think our defense is all that bad. We held MTSU and Buffalo to 7 points. We've held most of the other teams in check for 3 quarters. We: a.) Have no defensive depth...especially on the line. b.) Are simply beaten down by the incessant 3-and-outs of our offense. c.) Constantly have our backs against the wall due to the offense's turnovers. I think our defense is the least of our worries. Our offense goes 3-and-out 80% 0f the time. The other 20% usually involves a turnover. That's what's killing us.

The Beacon was handed out for free at last night's game. I was suprised to see a big color photo of Domenik Hixson on the sports section cover!!?? Ever the attention-to-detail guy, DL Morgan stated "You can't miss Domenik's parents in the stands because they wear their #28 "Domenik's Mom" and "Domenik's Dad" jerseys to every game." Oh, that DL Morgan. If anything, he's consistent. He must have naked pictures of Terry Pluto and Larry Pantages. That's gotta be how he keeps his job.

Random thoughts, as per usual: * Absolutely pathetic performance by the Zips. Someone above pointed it out very well: We got shut out at home by an 0-6 team. * Mentally, we are a very weak team. The offense has no faith in itself. The defense is demoralized by the ineptitude of the offense. It doesn't take a genius to look at the body language of the OL's and WR's after one of Luke's incomplete wounded ducks to see that they've lost faith in the guy. * Put Jabari in at QB. What good is he at WR if we don't have a QB that can throw him anything but 5 yard dinks. At least Jabari could run an keep a defense honest. * Why no Ferguson? Not even for one series? I don't get it. * Why no Alex Allen in the backfield? Why so little Dennis Kennedy? With the exception of a couple big runs versus Miami, Biggs hasn't done anyting to merit the 85% RB workload that he's been getting. Maybe dropping his workload a bit makes him more effective? * We beat NIU. We beat MTSU on the road. This isn't our most talented Zips squad in years, but it sure has more talent than it showed last night. * I think I'll skip the BG road trip and check out the soccer team this weekend. This uninspired Zips squad is wearing me down. * Will JD do anything different this week? The script that we've followed the past four weeks has been woefully ineffective. It would really hearten me to see the Zips try ANYTHING different...aside from superficial stuff like changing the color of their pants or removing names from the jerseys. * You really notice when Kiki Gonzales is out of the game. Six yards up the middle is a given if he's on the sidelines. * As someone stated above: EMU's getting better. OU's getting better. WMU's getting better. If we don't get our act together we're going to be associated with the Ball State's, Temple's, Buffalo's and Can't's of the MAC. Maybe we already are...which is unreal for a team that put up 48 points and a "W" vs NIU just a couple weeks ago. * Who kidnapped Dominic Hixson? I expected 6 wins this season. I still believe our existing talent and our schedule should equate to 6 wins. That said: I don't think Luke can lead this team to another win. I really miss confidence and leadership from the QB position. I think the team does too. Can Ferguson instill this? Beats me. I'd love to see if he could. Could Jabari? I think so.

Please also keep in mind this was a very short column in the ABJ. If you think the University is going to open up and tell a schelp Beacon reporter the actual plans for the stadium in such a column you're crazy. Until you see the actual announcement from the University, feel free to ignore stuff in the Beacon. People on this board have better sources than the ABJ. Trust me on that.

Cinci just hired a football coach last season. He's going nowhere for at least 3 years, even if he totally sucks. If he totally sucks and gets canned....and IF JD continues to grow the Akron program over the next 3-4 years...then I could see MT calling JD. If that happened I would be estatic, because that would mean we actually had a championship football team. Dambrot is WAY too small a "name" to fill their existing hoops position. His experience is WAY too short. Cinci can get serious, household, proven "name" for that position without even picking up the phone. KD will be @ Akron for the next several years. Again, if he bolts I will be estatic because it will mean our hoops team won a championship or two. BTW: MT first met JD during his interview @ Pitt two years ago. Although they attended the same University they were not buddies.