Captain Kangaroo

Zips go left…right…any direction but forward when they’re in the red zone or in 3rd and short. They’re making the OU defense look way better than they are.

P. U.

Buffalo up 31-0 on BG…at the half.

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If the is a Mount Rushmore of garbage athletic directors, the Zips have three of the top four enshrinees in the annals of Division 1 athletics in Helsel, Wistercill and Williams. What did Zips fans ever do to deserve that tripe? It ain’t fair.

If the Zips win in the turnover column, they win the game. If they tie, they lose a close one. For each turnover the Zips are behind at the game's conclusion, the Zips lose by a factor of 7 points. Ohio's talent isn't markedly better that what the Zips will field on Saturday. It would be fun to see us play a clean game, and start the winning process. Zips 31-30

I got a kick out of George stumbling over the program progress analogy..."First you win big, then lose small...or was it lose small, then win by a little? I think the Zips skipped a step, but I don't know which one...can you help me out, Joe? Is it starve a cold and feed a fever, or feed a fever, starve a cold?..." 🤣

I think that's more of an Aluminum lining.

Beat the spread. Yay.

31-14 and the game woulda been over. Huge turnover. Irons is a gamer.

Stalled on offense, getting gashed on defense. Not the way to spark a comeback.

Too many egregious mistakes. Reminds me of the old Kent teams that consistently found a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Got the second half to make amends. We’ll see what type of halftime motivational speech Joe instilled.

Amazing those guys are on their 4th head coach.

There's a lot of Zips football media content posted, but it's interspersed throughout multiple threads. For ease of searchability it seems like it may be a good idea to consolidate them in a single thread. Let's see how it goes.

Ha! 😄 I'm bullish on these guys. Last year we were slow, small, and inexperienced. In comparison to the DL crew we fielded against Liberty, it is night and day. If we add Holt to the mix (he could be a "Warren Ball", but I remain hopeful) we should have as solid a starting D-line as there is in the MAC. We were the worst in 2021, by a large margin. Go Zips! I'll be in Lot 9 in roughly 26 hours! 🤘

Like most, I'm a flawless 4-0 in picking the Zips wins/losses this season. But this game is much dicier. I am a huge fan of the Zips defensive line. They have size and speed, and depth. Against BG that should help take some pressure off our secondary. I think they carry the Zips to the "W." Although each season is mutually exclusive, Arth beat these guys twice. Did BG beat Marshall? Sure. But they beat Minnesota in 2021 too, and we still won. In BG. Zips are at home. Win by 2+ scores (is a "score" a TD?). Running game gets on-track. Via Twitter we get to watch unstable, completely amateur phone video footage of the Zips team rejoicing, and belting out "Win for Akron!" in the post game locker room. Zips 31 BG 20

At least in college it’s only a 15 yard penalty. In the pros you can intentionally remove a guy’s head and only get 15 yards. But maybe…maybe not…judgement call…touch a wr’s elbow on a 50 Hail Mary and you get a 50 yard penalty.

Maybe Chrissie Hynde could be a cheerleader? Then again...maybe not.

One year ago Blake Hester ran wild on BG…20 carries for 120 yards and 2 TD’s. With the stagnant running game the Zips have put forth thus far, does Hester get a shot at another romp through the BG secondary this Saturday? He hit the holes hard last season…but struggled with ball security. If he’s going to see any action beyond special teams this year, you’d think it would be against the Falcons.

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It’s not my type of tailgating but $3.00 Rhinegeist and a free t-shirt isn’t a bad deal for Joe Akron.

35-24 Liberty. Beat the spread comfortably.

IMO- offensive linemen need to play on a string. And mixing 5 predominately unfamiliar faces on the line isn’t going to start off well. Removing Gray was a big help, but playing together is the biggest key to the improvement.