Captain Kangaroo

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?

My one question - Whyche mispelling Sam Wyche's name? Oh yeah...can't write...forget I asked.

Link to Spotify is in the article

@catdaddyp created a nice chronological listing of when the 2022 signees were brought on board. I'd think the 2023 class will be similar? I've tried to find it, but no luck so far.

I think we're 8-1 in MAC play when NWAkron "...has a bad feeling about this game." How you feeling about Friday? @NWAkron😀