ZippyRulz

Thanks for posting the highlights. A good effort overall but there's no excuse for stupidness. At the line and needing 2 points to tie, why do you throw the ball off the backboard (illegal, an automatic turnover) and deny yourself an opportunity for a stickback? Bad boy, KD.

He was trying to hit the rim, and obviously missed.No he wasn't, he rifled a line drive right at the backboard. He hardly ever misses a FT, you mean he couldn't arc it up there just off center and hit the rim? I think he didn't know any better, which is on the coach.With the new rule about only have 2 offense players on the lane on a FT, I would think that it would be better for something moving fast, creating a chance for the ball to skip out past the FT line than something soft, making it a 4 on 2 chance for the reboundYou don't need a rebound, just a couple fingers up high to tip it back. Bank the ball softly off the side of the rim up into the air and give your guys a chance to outjump the opponents.

He was trying to hit the rim, and obviously missed.No he wasn't, he rifled a line drive right at the backboard. He hardly ever misses a FT, you mean he couldn't arc it up there just off center and hit the rim? I think he didn't know any better, which is on the coach.

Why do you slam the ball off the backboard on the intentional FT miss and give it to your opponent instead of play it off the rim and try for the putback?We didn't have a good possession at the end of OT1 either. What up coach?

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/p...0325/-1/COLUMNSEverett wanted his return to the Ralph to be low-key, and it was. Many in the crowd of 71,302 probably didn't even know he was there.He arrived at the stadium in the morning in a wheelchair and was taken to the Bills locker room. Once inside, he got up out of the chair and began making the rounds, visiting the teammates he hadn't seen since leaving Buffalo two months ago to continue his rehabilitation near his home town in Houston. "It was a great moment in here, in this locker room," Bills safety Donte Whitner said. "It was a miracle. He is an inspiration to all of us. I'm just so happy he's been able to put his life back together." But no one is happier than Hixon. It was not his fault in any way. But he is a human being, and he knows the dangers of his profession, and he realizes that could have been him, or any other NFL player for that matter. To finally meet Everett and chat with him helped ease his own mental torment."It's a blessing to that he just keeps on improving," Hixon said. "I want to see him get back to 100 percent."

http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=e...2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2The incident lingered with Hixon for weeks after."Did that affect me? Yes," he said. "I look back at film and just the way I was running I just looked tentative, like I was second-guessing every time. At the time I thought I was doing the right thing, but looking back now I just looked real tentative."

Thanks for the visit and info, Flyer. You're just stating some facts about your team which I don't take as gloating or predicting a dominating win (heck, you even admitted you're nervous). I think we will give you guys a great game and the upset is always possible. Word is your website will be carrying free video of the game which is cool. I hope our program can rise to that level someday. Good luck.

Try not to faint but the ABJ also has it up on Ohio.com

Hmm. I don't recall ever seeing the Don at any Zips event. There was the tiff over the Quaker Square purchase but then the U. made an agreement to preserve some hotel rooms so I assume that is patched over. On the one hand, I wouldn't read too much into his going to one game but on the other hand I'm sure everything with him has some political nuance and if there is anything bubbling with a new arena he would probably want to assess the current situation first. Like you say, there have already been discussions about it but I don't think we can infer too much about any planning/progress based on DP's appearance and I'm sure Mack is being rather discreet in his comments to the ABJ. The way I see it is this:1) DP & city leaders would love to have a spiffy arena to complement Canal Park for year-round minor league sports and events and to boost downtown activity, businesses and tax revenue.2) It wouldn't make sense for UA to dump big bucks into revamping the JAR if there is going to be a spiffy arena downtown (practically on campus)3) If they can cooperate on finances, scheduling, etc. it is in the best interest of both parties and therefore the most likely outcome.4) The JAR would not become redundant as it would still be useful in its current state for volleyball, intramurals etc. (especially once Memorial Hall goes away)

Zippy Rules !Thanks to everyone who voted and voted often !

I am so glad to see it. DH seemed to really be in a funk after the Kevin Everett injury and didn't do too well at Denver. Now that Kevin is walking again I think Domenik's spirits are lifted which will allow him to play like he can. The Giants almost did it to NE last night. I don't even know if the NYG are in the playoffs but I hope so...I'd like to see Hixon get another game in or 2 before the off-season.

Yayyy !! Can't wait to see some construction photos. Altho I won't hold my breath to see them any time soon on uakron.edu. "First Dirt" is next month, IIRC.

I suspect part of it may also be that there's some bragging and razzing amongst NFL players about the schools they attended and DS may have a little inferiority complex in that regard which I could understand if he has to put up with some crap from the other players. But he still should have some class and not disrespect the school that gave him a scholarship and an opportunity to be where he is today.

No--it doesn't. Your eyes and/or mind are playing tricks on you.

1. A back to the future time machine to make it Sept. 20092. A modified compass showing only North-South (no east-west)3. A geisha hospitality house for the players to improve morale and retention

1. A new arena plan2. A Zippy Capital One Bowl win to promote this program nationally3. A Zips Fever epidemic thruout NE Ohio

Sounds like it's State Hospital night and all the patients got in free.

Dude is raising a son and 2 brothers so smoking anything at home would be a bad idea. And his idol Batman wasn't no stoner, either (Robin...maybe)Yahoo interview:Robinson: So how is your life off the field these days? Are you living well? Smith: Yeah. My son (Dwight Jr.) just had his eighth birthday. My grandparents are still alive and kicking, so everything is lovely for me. I got custody of two of my brothers, too. They are 15 and 16. To see them basically trying to walk in my footsteps is something. One just lost in the state semifinals in football. Robinson: You're Mr. Mom these days, huh? Smith: That's exactly what they call me now. At 29, I've had them for six years. I've had to grow up really quick over the last few years.

Like I say...bulletin board material. Was it a simple mistake that they got the name of our mascot wrong, or intentional disrespect?You're going down, Goldy Goofer !!

Bulletin board material: Goldy Gopher Aims To Claim Top Mascot Titlehttp://wcco.com/local/goldy.the.gopher.2.611401.html

Maybe Thirsty Dog would be the new logical hangout for watching Zips away games, sipping on some RooBrew!

All I can say is if this research deal was made behind Tosu's back, Fingerhut is going to be really pissed. Now that it's posted on CNN they will find out...

The construction business is slow and it looks like we are benefitting. But didn't we just read the budget had jumped from $56M to $61M and they had reduced the number of suites from 25 to 16? Does this just put us back closer to the original estimate?

We win if and when we have a coach that someone else wants (at a higher level). Hopefully JD will turn it around and become that coach. Mostly it will depend on the impact of the new stadium tho.