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i'll also add a few thoughts as this was my first game in person. 1. with all the zeke talk i'll start with props to the rowdies for singing happy b day to the big man during and game. i know he also got a kick out of the banner.2. only cirtique of humpty is that he tries to dribble out of traps too much. when the team calmed down in the second half and worked the ball in the middle to jimmy they were much more effective on o.3. jimmy was the mvp last night! he was the most active player and was a load on the offensive boards. even if he doesn't live up to all the hype i certainly see him as a mike scott type and i'll take that!4. k.d. said earlier in the year that this team will put a few more grey hairs on his head and boy he wasn't kidding! this team can look so good for a 3-4 min. stretch and then look like they've never played the game for the next two. coach was had no voice prior to the game although i heard he let the team have it during half time. if you look up def. of a young team you'd see the zips team photo.5. b mcknight is the teams only low post treat. the teams needs to work on him getting the ball and he really needs to learn how to re post if he isn't getting the ball.6. is c mcknight turning into this years jimmy???? lets hope not this team really needs him.7. eric coblentzl is a grinder! may not be the most athletic guy be gives his all and will contribute to the team.8. really enjoy the effort of this team. they simply wore out nc a&t as the were relentless on d and were the deeper team.9. point 8 really shows just how good of a coach k.d. and his staff is. if he isn't the best in the conference he's right up there. and his his staff did a great job working with the players as they came off the floor. sat right behind the bench and saw all the assistants call for players to sit next to them to go over the game and what they needed to improve or see on the court. props to whole coaching staff.10. had a blast at the game and was pretty happy with the fan turn out considering the circumstances. this team will only get better!

thanks for the updates! :wave:

well ub did lose by 4 but ub had the ball to tie the game with the shot clock turned off. pierce played great for the bulls scoring 25 i think? but made a poor decision to end the game. watching uconn's center made me really excited for next year as their center has a very similar build to zeke's. uconn's center finished with 20 and 17.

the ub game is a fianl? i have if on the tube right now. fliping between that and the csu butler game. is it a slight tape delay?

per gozips.comAKRON, Ohio – Tuesday's University of Akron men's soccer game versus Ohio State – originally scheduled for 7:30 p.m. – has been postponed until Wednesday due to unplayable field conditions at Lee Jackson Field.The rescheduled game will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at nearby St. Vincent-St. Mary's High School.For directions, please follow this link.

i am guessing they recovered an onside kick to force ot????? they really are living a charmed life

guess it's the bulls year? congrats ub!

they are going for it....go bugs!

akron only outscored by 1 in the second half. akron has to feel better about their team coming out of this game. akron looked intimidated early on but played tough and had much better offensive sets in the second half. a lot of positives to take away from this game.

b mcknight is going off! akron has played very well in the second half........

Any comment on the officiating? French always makes it sound like we're getting killed by the refs.no we are just getting killed on the boards. i think pitt had 10 offensive rebounds in the first 7 mins of the game. akron has no answer for their strength and young is a great player. this will be good for akron but c mcnight has to get tougher. man does he look soft tonight!

here's a video on meriwether click mewatching the fraley video he looks a lot like bryan wagner. the kid likes to hit! the kid from GA has bandit written all over him.

4.) Jacq has improved SO much since last season. Taking the team 80 yards down the field to tie things up was really clutch. It is tough to find fault in him...but if he wants to be a marquee MAC QB next season, he has to shake his late-game jitters. He's almost "there," but he's still lacking the confidence and late-game poise that we need from his position to win these kind of close games.couldn't agree more. 8.) The OL has protected on of Division 1's most immobile QB's flawlessly this season. And run-blocked unbelievably well. We've had better individuals on the line over the past several seasons, but none have played this well as a unit.couldn't agree more and the line will only get better next year as 4 return and estrada should be a good replacement for kemme10.) Bryan Williams has been a major disappointment. I really thought he'd be a hard-hitting ballhawk. It hasn't happened.here's my question on b will. he supports the run well but i ofter wonder why he lines up covering the slot on passing downs. i know we play a zone and he tends to get lost in space. would love to see him used more in blitz packages. saw a little of that last game. 11.) Aaron Williams is the new Jay Rohr. Undersized, but active as hell. aside from grant who has really stepped up, he's been one of the few impact players on d when he's on the field. 12 - 16) All the stuff above has probably been said before. I'll throw in a personal final Rubber Bowl memory for something a little different.As the 4th quarter wound to completion and the OT's progressed, my 7 year old son and I raced back and forth to follow the action and scream our lungs out. When that last Buffalo FG split the uprights, the kids burst into tears like I've never seen. We stayed through the entire post-game ceremony and, although he bit his lip as hard as he could, the tears couldn't stop flowing. I tried every "dad" thing in my arsenal to cheer him up, but to no avail. After the game he asked if he could walk on the field. I said "sure," took his hand and walked him down the ramp. A security guard stopped us - "Turn around!" I tried to explain that we just wanted to walk on the field..but the rent-a-cop wasn't really feeling too sympathetic. Obviously this didn't go over too well with the already profoundly distraught 7 year old.I told my son I was going to drop him over the rail. Once he hit the ground, I told him "RUN LIKE HELL...and don't stop until you get to the A logo @ the 50! I'll be right behind you." I tossed the kid over the edge and he started running. I then hop over, and the security woman spots us. "SIR...SIR...SIR!" and she raced towards us. "RUN LIKE HELL SON!!" We were off to the races. The kid was laughing like hell. I was too. The security guard kept up for about 25 yards, but she soon faded. We blended in with the football alumni milling about on the field, and the rest is history. I had a lot of great memories of the Rubber Bowl...friends, tailgates , games, individual plays...too many to mention. The final father-son security-avoiding sprint across the field ranks my all time favorite. I'm sure my son will never forget it...he was laughing about it this morning as he ate his cereal (on about 5 1/2 hours sleep).A special "Thank You" to the rent-a-cop that made it all possible. awesome story!this loss still hurts! the one thing that hurts the most is how close this team is to being really good. the positive is that this a young team and this is what young teams do. this team will find ways to close games out soon and will be really good next year as this young team will become a veteran team. looking forward to akron ending the regular season with another two game win streak and getting 6 road wins! that would be a huge boost for the program.

can't do noon but plan on being there by 130.....rowdy let me know when you're ready for a chugger!

found the answerper akron media guideGraham spent two seasons at Coffeyville Community College in Kansas, but only playedone season. There was some confusion with his paperwork, but upon further review, it hasbeen determined he only played one season at the junior college and will have an additionalyear of eligibility for the 2009 season.great news!

Wasn't aware of this. Can anyone confirm? Per TG's article in the abjCornerback Miguel Graham and receiver Andre Jones, both listed as seniors, will not participate in senior night activities Thursday because UA expects them to be eligible and return for the 2009 season.

man just a few years ago Galucci had the honors floors. the dorms have drastically improved and will continue to do so! oh i can't talk about Galucci and not give any love to the Galucci hoochie's!

starting de and co captain was suspended for the remainder of the season. tough break for the rockets, good news for the zips.click me

while i can't normally pick up 1350 i happened to be in the akron area during zips live last night. i caught the interview with jd and thought i'd share with the nation.1. when talking about the bg loss and to a lesser extent the cincy game he mentioned that the team needs to learn how to close out games. he also mentioned that the effort level is there but the players need to make plays when they are there. specifically a few under thrown balls by jac and some blown assignments on d.2. the talked about the great depth on the o line saying they are 10 deep and that the combo of talent and depth is the best he's ever had in college and that included pitt.3. there was a quick question regarding changes in personnel and jd quickly put the kabosh on that. i am assuming the question was geared to jac.4. they also talked a little recruiting and went over the youngsters. a few mentioned by name. rodgers is going to be a great player and is further ahead of any frosh he's had at the qp pos. nadir brown. also going to be an impact player. he's put on 17 lbs already. mitch straight has increased his bench by 70 lbs!!!! he loves the young linebacker and db's. he also mentioned that this is 3 very good classes in a row for the zips.5. jd also said that pinky was ready to go for the emu gamethat's all i can think of for now. if i can think of any more i'll post again

you can listen to the audio link too. it is not pay. i am happy to see someone else post on this. i posted a topic on the other sports section and got no reply's. it truly is a step forward and a huge leap in production in comparison to what the university had before (nothing).

i picked a combination and i'll add a few thoughts. while it's you never pin point a loss on just a couple of things the two things that really stood out to me was a lack of pass rush and the poor play of jac in the 4th. while some on this board get on the line for not making a few sacks it's the linebackers that need to step up their play. having a will out really hurt as he is the best blitzing linebacker on the team. lets hope he's back for the emu game. side note; pendelton didn't see the field (not sure if it was injury or other). as for jac the interception was the play that changed the game. even further, lets take a look at the 4th q numbers BG: 8-9-0-88 3 td's UA: 6-14-1-50 1 td. jac to me reminds me of florida state's former qb chris rix. both have good arms and are tall qb's that look like at franchise qb. if it were only that simple. both lacked touch and both get frazzeled when pressured and in pressure situations. i asked the people around me in the 4th if jac had a comeback in him and no one said yes. i am not bashing the guy, he's come a long way and will put up some good numbers but i'm not sure he'll ever become the elite qb the fan base is yearning for. that being said akron should be 4-4 by saturday with a real chance to win the east. akron will have 4 road wins with a chance at 5-6 road wins. for those looking for progress under j.d. there it is.

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Let's win a few championships in football and make a few trips to the NCAA tournament in basketball. Let's fill our new stadium game in and game out for a couple of years. Let's fill up the JAR more than once or twice a year. Then maybe... just maybe... we can start talking about this.tell that to usf and ucf. they didn't win anything and were able to move conferences. most seem to think that memphis, ucf, and ecu are locks for the big east. ecu, while having a very good year is hardly a conference power and the same can be said for ucf. memphis has basketball going for them but football is in the same boat with the other two schools. in order to move a school must have great facilities, and good sized market base, a good sized student body, and the ability to pump money into your athletic program. is akron there yet? no but they can be with in three years.

he made the right read on that play and did what he should do by under throwing the ball and giving bowser a chance to make a play. bowser made an awesome play on the ball. side note that i forgot to post....was listening to the post game in the parking lot and the interview with igor was classic....igor how are you going to celebrate the win???? i'm 21 so i'm gonna go get drunk tonight! classic! would love to get the audio of that.

this isn't anything new. the athletic department said that the schedule with the new stadium will include one money game and at least 6 home games. compared to previous schedules that's a huge improvement.