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thanks for making this its own thread! when i posted this a while back i was stunned no one commented on it after the board complained about it for so long....... gozips.com is starting to become a very good site.

here's an update on johnson and grantclick me

here's a pretty good article on bryan williamsclick mehere's an update on kevin grantclick mehere's one for chris kemmeclick mereally think that all four have a chance to catch on with a team with b will having the best chance to keep akron's draft streak alive

quick notes from the spring game1. brown is a beast and will be a match up nightmare for years to come2. jake anderson was getting the reps with the first team o line replacing kemme3. lots of 3-4 yesterday. the d looked very fast4. pleasantly surprised by the secondary. manny looked very good as did carter. the second team played well too with 46 (can't remember his name) and kevin davis standing out5. i really like the lb's! was a little bummed not seeing gilmer but wagner looked good (has a nose for the ball) and thomas and williams look a lot more comfortable6. happy to see devo get a few carries. his talent shows the second he touches the ball7. jac still looked like jac8. rodgers started slow and still makes mistakes but played better in the second half. his touchdown to brown was a thing of beauty. i don't think he'll over take jac this year but he's got better talent. rodgers to brown......looking forward to hearing that next year!9. really thin at teok now for the stadium1. its awesome! 2. they should be rolling out a detailed parking/tailgating plan in the next month. they said their plan is similar to penn state and you can expect some streets to be closed off. meaning one way in, one way out.3. asked about beer...they for sure will have it in the lodge. the vendor is set up to do beer but the university hasn't made up their mind. i'd guess that they'll have it.4. est. completion date......summer (sorry couldn't get a firm date)5. one dorm is under way. the others are tbd.......mentioned that more parking will go in over there too (thinking spicer)6. not only does the stadium have a home and visitor locker room but it has a third set up just for high school teams. this makes it easier to prep for games after a high school game.7. first two levels of the press tower are for classes.8. the sight lines are amazing.that's all i got. it was a great day. well organized and i can't wait for the opener! the stadium looks great and this team should be pretty good

thought this needed a new threadclick me :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers: :cheers:

was on gozips.com today and saw that they updated their site for season tickets. not only do they have nice pics and links for each sport but wait for it..............the link to buy tickets actually works! bout time but should help with future sales!

you'd have to guess its only a partial tear as the doctors are saying he'd be back in about 4 mths. nothing to base that on (in martin's case) but a full tear and you're looking at a full year.

spring ball is split up.....they took last week off due to spring break. they start back up monday.

i fall in the middle on this. wknr always does a great job on the tournament but that is the only time of the year you'll hear about akron or the mac. about a week before the tournament began i ran into "munch" and asked why they don't cover the zips? he responded with next week they'll start to cover them. i then asked the question....yeah because you are contracted to do so....why don't you talk about the zips or the mac outside of the tournament? he had no response. i really hope wknr or wknr 2 steps up its coverage of akron sports or the mac in general.

here's a link that covers two topics....the new commissioner and the scheduling issues with in the conferenceclick me

its also showing on fox sports detroit...they have an alternate channel and it on there. ch 664 for direct tv

here's an article on the shoe from cleveland.comclick me

Nice... what exactly is in a Zippy shot?no clue but i plan on having one! :cheers: :cheers:

i'll be there for the last two for sure.....side question. i know cadillac ranch is the home for zips fans. any one go on thursday? the promos seem pretty good! zippy shots, beer specials, food specials, and free bull rides! any one else plan on going there?

3. besides nate he's the only upperclassmen the team has.simple here. the team looks for him and nate to set the tone and lead by example. when they don't the team goes flat.that was the point is was making here. and i agree skip. he is the leader of this team. he plays well, the team plays well

great pep talk coach dave! i too have thought about what the win means. i really think it means little. it could mean a lot if it motivates one player and that is c mcnight. chris is the key to the team winning it all and i'll break down why quickly1. he's the one true variable on this teamyou pretty much know what you'll get out of everyone else but not chris. when he's on, akron is really tough to beat. when he's not, they tend to get pushed around. 2. when chris plays well (see late second half yesterday) the rest of the team steps it up. can't explain it but it happens all the time. during the first portion of yesterdays game or even the k.e.n.t. game his head wasn't in it (doing his best drew gooden impression) and got lost on d and made poor pass after poor pass. but when he's focused it raises the teams level of play.3. besides nate he's the only upperclassmen the team has.simple here. the team looks for him and nate to set the tone and lead by example. when they don't the team goes flat.lets hope chris goes on another terror like he did towards the end of last season or during the win streak this year. if he does akron is dancing!

so happy i saw a different angle of the pass that went out. i was sitting closer to center court and couldn't see the ut player touch the ball. man i bet he didn't sleep well!

murphy scores 32 but is not enough for the lady zips as they lose by 8click for box score

timmy you are correct! they must have changed it. thanks gozips!

gozips.com has updated the rosters for spring 2009. two things that i noticed is that some of the player mentioned to have transferred that were not confirmed are still on the roster. the second thing that i noticed is that adam bice is listed as dl. i really thought they were looking at him as a possible replacement to bates next year. click me

NVP! NVP! NVP!

This kid is AWESOME. It would be nice if Coach Ferri's Mooney Alum status carried some weight in recruiting him. I'm not getting my hopes up, but I can always dream.IMHO i seen both him and erik howard of North Canton play....i would take him over howard anyday. Howard is a powerback who has some speed. this guy is an all around athlete who can play in all phases of the game, offense, defense,Special teams.another Mooney kid that has interest in Akron click megot to talk to him for a few min. while he was on campus for the akron bgsu game. huge kid! very nice. also, there were a ton of high school kids there many were "local"

here's a very interesting story that sheds some light to the mac scheduling issuesclick meside note: ohio has their non conference schedule locked up through 2015 and a renewed rival in marshall. the article is also by espn's Graham Watso. She does an excellent job blogging on the non bcs schools

another great hire by the zips! this has to best the best staff Akron has ever hadclick me

a little surprised that the biggest game of the year is upon us and no thread has been started. what's the general feeling about the game? i am cautiously optimistic but who really knows what zips team shows up today.thoughts?