Z.I.P.

How the Hell did you have a Luau Night, and not invite the Zip in Paradise? He mighta brought the okolehao.

If we're exploring the Akron Vulcans, whatever became of Sonny Gibbs?

As far as the early own goal goes, I have to wonder if perhaps David didn't intentionally let the ball roll in! It reminds me of The Most Interesting Man in the World. He once had an uncomfortable situation -- just to find out how it feels. It may be the last opportunity to discover what having the other side record a goal feels like, before they start playing games that count. After that point, I don't expect to read about many balls rolling over Akron's line. Don't be surprised if they beat their own NCAA record for GAA. The lineups look as if Caleb was going with basically the same players and PT as you'll see in the real season. I think Perry Kitchen should be expected to become a team leader. After all, he's been captaining the USA for two years. Just thought, I didn't notice Caldwell's name -- did he play? Also, how did Michael Balogun look? If he can shake off the rust, he could be the biggest surprise on the team.

I had no intention of returning to Akron this year...However, after reading this post... Maybe if I send this to ESPN, that will convince them that they MUST have a camera or two at this game. WHOA! Cover my eyes! Drealscout and Drealzippy...Which one is dreal one, brah?

Johnny, thank you so much for bringing this column to my attention. Steve Rushin used to be my very favorite sports writer -- and now I better understand why (it just figures we would both be Gunners fans!)-- when he had a weekly column INSIDE Sports Illustrated. He was dropped unceremoniously about three years ago, and I hadn't heard from him since. Here is the "personal" section about Rushin, and his wife - the former UConn great, from his Wikipedia website: Rushin is married to college basketball analyst and former basketball player Rebecca Lobo. In S.I., Rushin had written how he had slept with 10,000 women one night. He was referring, of course, to a WNBA game he watched and subsequently fell asleep. Rushin later recalled how Lobo confronted him in a Manhattan bar after reading that story. "She asked if I was the scribe who once mocked, in Sports Illustrated, women's professional basketball," he wrote. "Reluctantly, I said that I was. She asked how many games I'd actually attended. I hung my head and said, "None." And so Rebecca Lobo invited me to watch her team, the New York Liberty, play at Madison Square Garden. We both reeked of secondhand Camels. (And, quite possibly, of secondhand camels: It was that kind of a dive.) But my insult had been forgiven. It was—for me, anyway—love at first slight." He added: "She had the longest legs, the whitest teeth, the best-sown cornrows I had ever seen, and I imagined us to have much in common. I ate Frosted Flakes right out of the box, and she was on boxes of Frosted Flakes. I am ludicrous, and she was name-dropped in a rap by Ludacris. We were, I thought, made for each other."[30] Rushin and Lobo live with their three children in Western Connecticut.[31][32] In May, 2007, he was the Commencement Day speaker at Marquette, where he was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters for "his unique gift of documenting the human condition through his writing."[33] "Nineteen years ago, my commencement speaker was the honorable William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court." he said. "And while I don't remember what he said that day, I do vividly recall being inspired by his example, and I vowed then and there that I too would pursue a career that allowed me to spend all day in a robe. And so I became a writer." Wow, what a great story! I had no previous knowledge of him, but I really liked his writing style in the article. One funny coincidence was that I was just watching the EPL round-up on FSC the other night and they were showing the highlights from the Fulham/Man U game when I turned to my wife and said something like "isn't that the greatest name for a sports venue?". I hate 'em, but here's an e-trip to the Ol' Traff: http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid=...BA953BCC1600%7D

A note about the jerseys: They are fairly "clingy", rather than "blousy". The fabric stretches, but the fit is a little bit tight, so if you want a baggy fit, get one size larger than normal. I tried to return mine, which arrived yesterday, for an XL, since I've developed what I once called a "barrel chest" (and belly!). However, they were sold out of XLs in #10. I'll probably just keep it, and buy an XL for the trip to UCSB. No knock on wood this time, as I'm buying tix and going, no matter what. But, it might be difficult to wear the jersey without the team. Go Zips

Just spoke with Adam at the ticket office. The scarves have arrived, and one is on its way to Hawai'i. It appears that someone in the ticket office now is questioning whether WOMEN'S season ticket holders are entitled to a scarf. But I explained to Adam that that's what was written in the offer on Gozips.com. I hope they get that one squared away, and there is a sea of scarves at Lee Jackson -- AND (knock on wood) at UCSB in December. And MDZip, thanks for the mention of Doc Nash. Glad to hear he's doing well.

Johnny, thank you so much for bringing this column to my attention. Steve Rushin used to be my very favorite sports writer -- and now I better understand why (it just figures we would both be Gunners fans!)-- when he had a weekly column INSIDE Sports Illustrated. He was dropped unceremoniously about three years ago, and I hadn't heard from him since. Here is the "personal" section about Rushin, and his wife - the former UConn great, from his Wikipedia website: Rushin is married to college basketball analyst and former basketball player Rebecca Lobo. In S.I., Rushin had written how he had slept with 10,000 women one night. He was referring, of course, to a WNBA game he watched and subsequently fell asleep. Rushin later recalled how Lobo confronted him in a Manhattan bar after reading that story. "She asked if I was the scribe who once mocked, in Sports Illustrated, women's professional basketball," he wrote. "Reluctantly, I said that I was. She asked how many games I'd actually attended. I hung my head and said, "None." And so Rebecca Lobo invited me to watch her team, the New York Liberty, play at Madison Square Garden. We both reeked of secondhand Camels. (And, quite possibly, of secondhand camels: It was that kind of a dive.) But my insult had been forgiven. It was—for me, anyway—love at first slight." He added: "She had the longest legs, the whitest teeth, the best-sown cornrows I had ever seen, and I imagined us to have much in common. I ate Frosted Flakes right out of the box, and she was on boxes of Frosted Flakes. I am ludicrous, and she was name-dropped in a rap by Ludacris. We were, I thought, made for each other."[30] Rushin and Lobo live with their three children in Western Connecticut.[31][32] In May, 2007, he was the Commencement Day speaker at Marquette, where he was awarded a Doctor of Humane Letters for "his unique gift of documenting the human condition through his writing."[33] "Nineteen years ago, my commencement speaker was the honorable William H. Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court." he said. "And while I don't remember what he said that day, I do vividly recall being inspired by his example, and I vowed then and there that I too would pursue a career that allowed me to spend all day in a robe. And so I became a writer."

Mahalo to GoZips! That's an early Mele Kalikimaka present. Does anyone think at this late date, that there's any way the Akron-Syracuse game might be picked up by ESPN Gameplan, or anything besides ESPN360?

I wondered that too. I've heard of Southern Methodist...Presbyterian...Texas Lutheran...but I've never heard of "Catholic University"? He may have attended The National Catholic University, in Washington, D.C.. They play football in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference, whose members are Divison III, and all in Virginia or North Carolina. One of them, Roanoke defeated Akron for the NCAA College Division basketball title back in 1970 in Evansville, IN.

Wow! Have a link? Where did this appear?

“Akron wanted me to sit out the first year (redshirt), and then take the scholarship the next four years.” As I recall, that's not the definition of a red-shirt, but a brown shirt. Red-shirts GET the first-year scholly, and have four years to play four. He was apparently asked by Keith to pay his own way as a frosh -- then he'd have what -- five years to play four, or just four for four?

This sounds like an overwhelming public demand for the Great Gee Pee Wan. Will he fulfill the desires of the electorate, or say, "If elected I shall not serve, if nominated, I shall not run"? I have a pretty strong feeling...

I think in order to fall as far as #5 (based on just the UNC game), the team would have to lose -- on the road -- by at least 3 goals. Maybe if they lost to both UNC AND WFU by a total of 3 or more, then maybe #5 would be reasonable. But remember both opponents are themselves ranked top-5. In my opinion Carolina and Wake should each be between #2-4. Two draws would quite possibly keep us in #1 -- depending on what Maryland and whoever else is in the top-5 does. But that's spoken like an Obama-voting futbol fan. We could, on the other hand, just go 2-0 and not worry about the election season.

Temecula, California. One word: Pachanga! To clue in those scratching their heads, West Coast TV viewers are assaulted by the continuous running of a commercial promoting the new casino in Temecula -- Pachanga! Aaaaarggggghh!!!

What? No points for CLUB Baseball??? It's a sad day.

As long as it doesn't hurt our defense/ GK...it sounds good to me.. our high athleticism and talent is well balanced, in the end it will even out no matter what it causes. Guys -- let me know if the refs call the men's games this way also! Will be interesting to see. I spoke yesterday with the center referee who called the game on Friday, and he tried to explain it to my simple mind -- it s a complicated call. But, apparently, if ANY "offsides" players -- who are in a position to control possession -- are not moving away from goal, then its supposed to be called offsides. At least that's what I think he said. It does make it a lot more difficult for the oinesmen and CR, as they now have to watch which direction every player is running -- not just where they are on a line across the field. Overall. I don't like it.

I went to my first (women's) college game of the year last night -- Pacific 1 Hawaii 0. Three different times after the Hawaii goal keeper cleared the ball and it was captured by Pacific 30-40 yards from the goal, the Pacific kick back into the penalty area found several Pacific players in an offsides position. However, the assistant referee declined to raise his flag, allowing play to continue. The people around me said that as long as the offensive (Pacific) players were moving away from the goal area the ref would alllow continuous play. Now on the first two plays, Pacific lost possession of the ball and Hawaii began a counter attack. However, the third time, a Pacific player who was in an off-side position (and running first away from goal) managed to trap the ball, and Pacific began an attack which after about another minute resulted in the game's only goal. Can anyone explain how this new rule is being interpreted? How was the off-sides rule judged by the refs at Akron last night? I can understand the interest in maintaining continuous play -- that's basically the advantage call. But when the team that's off-side manages to get possession, I would expect the ref or AR to stop play and make the off-side spot restart. THAT not only eliminates the off-sides trap, but allows them to take advantage of being in an off-side position. BTW -- kudos to the great start by the Wahine Zips!

I guess I missed seeing him play -- both when Akron played here in 1991, and the previous year when Huggy brought the Bearcats to Hawaii. Where does he work as a TV analyst -- what network?

Frye on Wednesday underwent surgery to repair damage to his right (throwing) wrist. Cable said once Frye rejoins the team, a decision will be made as to how long he will be out of action. If you can't make the Oakland Raiders roster, what's next, joining Bryan Williams in the Continental Indoor Football League?

This may help confirm the speculation that Christiano Ronaldo was seen at Dix Stadium yesterday. Doug Martin is going all out to perfect his team's "flopping" abilities. Even bringing in the world's best coach.

The Jerseys are made by OT sports. They're 100% polyester and seem to be pretty well put together. I'm no expert though. Attached are a few pics. And these are the official jerseys of UA Table Tennis?

Call me when Portland State announces their agreement to join the WAC. Go Viks!

What is the manufacturer? If it says Adidas, I'm happy. Hopefully not the same folks who made the BB jerseys. They look fine, but aren't very well put together.

You might have gone to the wrong school, ITZ. Hawaii still operates their coed all-jocks dorm, Hale Anuenue (Home of the Rainbow). Maybe the NCAA enforces this rule the same way as football attendance standards.