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plenty of people have heard of them especially college kids

The university has had this in the past. When I first got my season tickets for football I got a young alumni discount for the first two years. That was the main reason I went with reserved seating. Like that they are promoting it a little more. This is a way to keep young alum involved with the school.

hope i'm not poking the bear here but what's wrong with Owl City? They have a couple of hits and one song that was pretty popular the past year. Think the song was always a good time with the chick that sings call me maybe. So it's not like the university is getting some washed up group no one remembers. Not my favorite choice, but I am sure college girls will like it.

I'll just post a couple of things that stood out to me. KP16 looked ok. Made a couple of nice reads and showed off his arm early. Was taken out in the second half as he got dinged up. The back up QB's looked awful. Someone mentioned Franco and his feet but that's the only thing he showed. The other guy was even worse. Hoping the kid from PA can step in and be the back up. The O line looks bad right now. Lets hope some of the new guys coming in can contribute right away. A few people said this and I agree that Pughs may be the most important player for Akron this year. Not the best sign as he gets hurt every year. The linebackers looked really good. Showed some speed getting to the ball and delivered some nice hits. Brown is going to be a ball player. If CJ can get eligible this will be the strength of the team. All of you Rossi supporters should know that he's back with the 2's. Saw nothing exciting from most of the receivers. Although Chambers made a few catches. Secondary looks to be improved. Happy to see Cunningham starting opposite Freemen. This could be a nice tandem. Pres played mostly with the 1's and applied some pressure. In fact, the line as a unit did a good job of getting to the QB. Not sure if that is a sign of overall improvement for the DL or if the OL is just that bad. 2 50+ fg's today!!! wow. now if he can just learn to kick to the closed end side of the stadium. Thought the crowd was decent considering the team is coming off back to back 1-11 seasons. The weather, for once, helped bring some extra people. Great seeing everyone in lot 9 can can't wait for the season to start. The only thing i can say for sure is that the food in lot 9 will be stellar!

I just feel numb right now. I can only imagine what the team is going through right now. A week of practice will do the team some good. I agree Melo played around a C game today. Would like to see Reggie get a little more run at the point as well. With nobody left on the team that can create off the dribble teams will just pack it in. This team has to hit open threes or they're dead in the water. This team missed so many open looks today. Harney, Walsh, and Kretzer have to play better, they got very little from these three today. Happy with the D in the second half and the effort was there. This team will now go as far as their shooting and that is scary. Please give Chauncey Deji's mins and keep Melo around 20 and this team can have a chance in the tourney.

almost all the highlights are agaisnt Akron players.

Good points JZ84. I'll add on by saying that Akron hasn't figured out its spacing the past few weeks. Most teams will pack it in on D the rest of the way. Akon needs to hit some shots to truly fix this. But, they can take better angles on getting the ball into the post. Akron also needs to figure out the high low game. Would like to see Tree and Harney getting the ball in the high post. Should lead to better looks for them and Zeke. Not sure what happene to AA today. Hoping they figure this out sooner raher than later. Didn' know tht about Harey and Harper either JZ

Beat me to it MD! I put that in another thread haha

A little more love for the Zips and Zeke. On college gameday they had a starting 5 draft with Bilas, Rose, and Phelps. After each fished with their five thy were asked if there were other players they considerd. Bilas said he thought about Akron's Zeke Marshall but went with Cody Zeller. Bilas is really on the Zips bandwagon righ now! Love it.

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Akron is going to have to shoot the ball well from the outside and continue to rebound the ball on the offensive end. You'd have to think that at some point OU will start to pack it in with double and triple teams. They may even throw a zone at Akron for an extended period of time. Akron needs to be the bully in this matchup. I can't wait to see how it plays out on the court!

Been a while since I posted so I figured I'd post some thoughts. 1. Zeke! wow what a game. Last time I posted I thought the light had come on and that looks to be the case. His footwork is so much better than last year both on O and on D. Akron needs to ride him for a big time run in March. 2. Tree is starting to figure out he can do what he wants within 12ft. He's a man amoungst boys and the heart of the team. 3. So happy to see Gilliam turn into the microwave the past two games. He's a high risk high reward player. I like his role right now. 4. Someone mentioned that the Zips can beat you in different ways and they were spot on. Love the way Akron responded when UT went zone; Akron hit 3's three straight times and put the Rockets to bed. 5. Harney looks lost since Tree received more touches in the post. It's forced him outside and he looks uncomfortable out there. 6. Speaking of uncomfortable Kretzer has lost all confidence. The missed bunny, passing up wide open looks despite KD screaming at him to shoot. I hope he can get fixed soon as this team needs something out of the three. 7. I am not sure if Melo is a DI player. I hope I am wrong about this. 8. Really liking KD's set plays for Alex, Walsh, Gilliam, etc. 9. Alex continues to be Alex love the swager! Almost getting spoiled watching this team but am really enjoying the ride. This team can and should get better. Looking forward to seeing the Zips finishing the season out.

that was my exact response too.

i have heard the reasoning for this is to get as many people on the home side so it looks better on t.v.

you must have not watched the show then. everyone onthe show have had a relationship with someone online for a long period of time while never meeting them. then they call in the host Nev for help. he does some research and they meet. 99% of the time the one of the two is lying and someone always gets hurt. i have no idea what's happened here. just saying this stuff happens all the time.

watch the show catfish.....happens all the time.

Have not seen a stretch were Zeke has done such a good job getting position in the paint. He's bending to get low and ceiling off his defender. Looks like the light may be coming on for him on offense. Like the fact that Harney got the start although he still gets lost off the ball on D. We need something from the 2 spot moving forward to become special. If you would have told me Akron only hits two three's for the game I'd tell you they lose by 8. A tough tough win against a gritty, well coached team. Akron is set up to go on a big time winning streak.

Made it to my first game this year and man did I pick a good one to go to! Here's some observations from the game. 1. Really impressed with the freshmen. They look like the know they belong. There were times when Akron had 3 frosh and 2 soph on the court and the team didn't miss a beat. Another thing that stands out is the bodies on Ktrezer and PF. They do not look like freshmen. 2. That being said Melo needs a summer in the gym. He is simply not strong enough to compete at DI this year. 3. Deji looked really good yesterday. A stat stuffer type of game and his pressence was felt on both ends of the court. That block was a goal tend but man did he get up! For those who didn't see it, Deji took the ball at the top of the square of the backboard. 4. I think the crwod was a little subdude just becasue the game was never close. 5. Loved seeing the team press. This will be a strength of the team by the end of the year. It will also help coach as he can sub more and keep his bench happy with mins. 6. Loved the concerned effort to get the ball inside. This needs to happen every game as this is what seperates Akron from most teams. Tree and Zeke looked great. KD said Tree has improved 100% and I completley agree with that. 7. CSU looked lost and I was unimpressed by their younger players. Will be interesting to see how their season plays out. Very excited to see if this game sparks a big winning streak. The schedule will certainly help with that.

Click Me Wonder what, if anything will replace this for mid majors?

Didn't get a chance to see the game. Saw Zeke scored almost all of his points in the 1st half. Did they stop going to him or did he just get lost in the post? Also, where were Harney and Kretzer playing on the floor? KD really needs to figure out their roles quickly. Thanks

didn't get a chance to see the game but you have got to love the stat lines for Zeke Chauncey (Very happy for him) and Walsh! the Zips should beat the winner of tonights games.

Chin up lumberjack! It's a long season. I am sure everyone in the nation is pulliing for Chauncey. I am sure he'll bounce back. Again, I remain bullish on the Zips this year. Very eager to see them with Tree and Harney.

It would hve been the game. But not just him...everyone missed foul shots. Not good. Either lack of conditioning or lack of concentration. Either way, it needs to be fixed sooner rather than later.

Some quick thougths after watching the Zips play for the first time this year. 1. If Tree and Harney are playing the Zips win this game in regulation. Tree slows down Nash and Harney gives Akron anoter scoring option that isn't an outside jump shot. 2. Was really happy to see Zeke play so well after getting into early foul trouble. His D was the key to keeping the team in the game. 3. AA looked like he was playing on fumes in the 2nd have and it showed in his play. 4. LOVE Kretzer! That kid is going to be a really good player. 5. McAdams looked like a true frosh. 6. Walsh played great and I think he'll have a big year. 7. Don't know what's up with Gilliam??? Had plently of oppurtunities and blew most of them. Hope he bounces back soon. 8. You can't miss that many foul shots and expect to win. 9. Loved the fight in the Zips! They played like they expected to win the game. Just couldn't make enough jumpers in the 2nd half. I liked what I saw despite the loss. If the team wants to be elite they need to finish these games. I am rally looking forward to seeing this team with Tree and Harney tomorrow.

1 Zips cover 2. The best chili cook off ever will take place in lot 9! 3. The Louisville Chugger will be making aappearancece I Guarantee all three will happen. GO ZIPS!