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Boo hoo hoo. Lee felt left out when the Zips were winning the MAC title. F him and the nag mule he rode in on.Owens was a cancer to his players and to the Akron campus. Ask any of my boys from the 1999 and 2000 teams, especially the defensive captain, and you will get the real story.Outside of the division one wannabes that he recruited the last 4 years he was at Akron U no one was sad to see him leave. During his time the Akron teams could not win big games and never, ever came from behind against decent competition. There is no way that an Owens coached team wins the MAC title OR comes back against Marshall in 2004.Outside of Hixon the Akron Offense of 2005 was pushed by MVP Brett Biggs and Luke Getsy, both Brookhart recruits.Do I even need to bring up the history of the Lee Owens' led defense? Last in the league almost every year and a endless run of crappy coordinators after he ran off Dave Snowball. Owens had no idea about how to hire a defensive staff or anything about defensive football at the division one level. Hell, only one member of his last Akron staff could even find a job in Division One.Owens was big on talk and short on delivery. He loves to take credit for things that he had nothing at all to do with. Check out his Ashland press release where he took credit for bringing Jason Taylor to Akron. Funny thing Jason was a junior when Owens got to Akron. Owens must have been recruiting for Zip football when he was an assistant coach at Ohio State for John Cooper. Maybe that explains why Coop could never beat Michigan, his staff was too busy recruiting Pittsburgh home schoolers for Akron to prep for the Wolverines.No one is giving Paul Hackett any credit at USC for helping Pete Carroll build the Trojan's program back to respectability. Owens helped recruit a few of the main players for the 2005 Zips but the team exhibited none of his classicly flawed characteristics.Lee Owens is like a jealous ex-wife who is always whining for attention. Good riddance division II boy.

SEARCH HAS BEEN IN HIGH GEAR FOR WEEKS - NEW SOCCER COACH WILL BE MADE PUBLIC IN NEXT 10 DAYS - LOTS OF BIG TIME COACHES INTERESTED IN JOB - ALUMNI GUY MENTIONED ABOVE WILL NOT BE A FACTOR - OTHER CANDIDATES ARE FROM MUCH MORE HIGH PROFILE PROGRAMS FROM WHAT I WAS TOLD - ZIP SOCCER SAFE AND SOUND. SIGNING DATE NOT UNTIL FEBRUARY. NEW COACH WILL KEEP CLASS. YOU WILL BE IMPRESSED.

Akron is off to the BEST RECRUITING CLASS IN THE MAC... AGAIN. Joe Moorhead is the MAC's top recruiter, JD Brookhart is t he league's best coach, and Akron has the best on-campus training facilities in the State. Here are just a handful of the commitments already wrapped up by the 2005 MAC CHAMPIONS. Jared DeWalt, 6-foot-5, 295 pound dynamo lineman from Brush HS. DeWalt selected Akron over offers from Cincinnati, Toledo, Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan and Central Michigan. Last summer he earned the best lineman award this summer at Ohio State's football camp. He was also named Brush's Most Valuable Player and helped the Arcs reach the second round of the Division I playoffs. DeWalt runs a 5.15 40-yard dash and his bench max is 405 pounds. He also squats 500. The Zips have also received a commitment from receiver Darryl Henderson of Potter's House Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Fla. Henderson is 6-foot-5 and weighs 210 pounds. He selected UA over Nebraska and Central Florida. Jason Sekinger, a 2005 signee to Minnesota, committed to the Zips this weekend after taking an official visit to Akron. The 6-foot-9, 320-pounder signed with the Golden Gophers in 2005. Sekinger is enrolled at UA and will start classes the week of the 17th and will be eligible to play this fall. Other committments are... Andre Boone RB 5-10 179 4.64 5.6 Virginia Beach, VA • Will join Alex Allen and Dennis Kennedy in a talented Zips backfield. He's a natural runner and a first class kid. He's humble player with all the physical tools needed to be successful at the next level. Andre possesses great vision, solid angles, excellent strength, good blocking skills, and he's a threat in the passing game Ranked 40th best RB in the nation. Chose Akron over Marshall and Wake Forest. Dantley Cline DT 6-0 268 5.19 5.1 East Point, GA • Georgia Top 30 recruit dominated at talent-rich East Point HS and will redshirt in 2006 behind uber-powerful Zips DL < top in the MAC. Jared Dewalt OL 6-5 292 5.18 5.5 Lyndhurst , OH • Could push for PT as FROSH along with a talented '05 redshirt OL group. Chose Akron over Cincinnati, West Virginia, Bowling Green, Miami-OH, Toledo. Sean Hakes QB 6-3 182 5.02 5.4 Ft. Worth, TX * Will start classes at UA this month - a steal for Akron out of the Lone Star State. Chose Zips over Colorado State, Ole Miss and Toledo. Ohio native wanted to play college career in front of family in Ohio. Igor Iveljic K 6-0 180 - 5.2 Mentor, OH • Will be the best kicker in the MAC from day one of college career. ranked #11 HS Kicker in the nation. Good from 60+ in HS. Chose Akron over Toledo and Ball State. Taylor Price WR 6-1 195 4.4 5.1 Hilliard, OH • Has a jet engine up his tail - scary fast with great hands. Can play offense or defense. Chose Zips over Cincinnati, Indiana, Pitt, West Virginia and Miami. Marcus Proctor DT 6-3 285 4.7 5.3 Alliance, OH • MANIMAL defender who chose Akron over Miami, Bowling Green, Toledo and Cincinnati. More to come from THE MAC CHAMPIONS OF 2005 and the BEST MAC RECRUITING CLASS FROM 2005, and the preseason favorites to win the MAC AGAIN in the 2006, 2007, 2008...