Z.I.P.

I can't help recalling with moist eyes those days when people on this board looked longingly at the day when Akron could "move up" to the Big Time...Conference USA. Where has all our ambition gone? 🥺

Sandon is one of the Marquis' of the Big Soccer board! He used to live in Hartville...not sure anymore. Glad he's confident in the local club!

13 points and 9 rebounds for Jordyn Dawson as she leads Zips to blow out win over D-2 Slippery Rock. All 13 who played for Akron scored, while team made 13 three-pointers. https://gozips.com/news/2021/11/9/womens-basketball-balanced-attack-propels-zips-to-season-opening-win.aspx

Second year in-a-row the Yellow Jackets bit it against the MAC. Beaten by Walton and Ball St. last December.

Bio shows Penn Hills. Must be Jake's brother.

Wonder if Sherron Schifino is related to Jake Schifino, Akron WR put of Penn Hills HS.

Oppo appraisal: With Liddell on the court Ohio State is a top-25 team. Without him, they're a sub .500 team.

While we're in the lead, 51-50. Make it 53-50... This comment: It's Banda-OGO. Not Ban-DAGO. He's from Senegal, not Italy! lol

BOTH Zips teams got MOMENTUM!!!

Touchdown, Mumpfield. Oh...wrong thread! 🤯

Just two UA assists at halftime! Gotta do better offensively.

Good finish to the half...8-6 Akron? Now, set some screens on top for open 3s. Tribble??

20-17 OSU, and Akron's 1-7 from 3! Change that... Please!

Has there ever been an occasion where both the Akron football and basketball teams were on national television simultaneously? Can't recall that.

I wish Caleb Porter were available! Might make a fine football coach (remember when Youngstown hired a football coach as President?).

Wow. The memories! lol. Renardo Sydney versus Zeke! Just six weeks later Sydney got into an "altercation" (i.e., punches-swinging and landing) brawl with his own team's point guard in the stands one section from me at the Diamond Head Classic. That was, I believe the end of the McDonalds All-America's college career. I don't believe they were close to Top-25, but talented. No, we've never beaten a ranked team. Nevada was the closest.

Here's an interesting article with some possible names (50 top position coaches). Looking at Marquell Blackwell, Houston. https://www.on3.com/news/50-rising-star-position-coaches-2021-college-football-season/

Rio Rancho is an Albuquerque suburb (yes - it has one!). However, it WOULD give a path to the Hatch Chile Market! 🌶 Que viva!!

Going to make a special effort to see this opener in the Zip State. I don't get a chance to see that much B1G BB here in Oceania, but especially interested in OSUcks wing/F Justice Sueing, whose father JS Sr starred for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors about 25 yrs ago. I knew him as one of the players who liked to ride their mopeds on the freeway! 🙄 OSU looks like an undersized squad that Akron can rebound against and hopefully score on inside, perhaps opening up the 3-point line for our shooters. It worked last time out for Oral Roberts. Let's hope we make it two-in-a-row!

Tuesday at 7 a.m.? On my way to work. That's my excuse... 😜

NIU 11 pts, Akron 7?

I see some folks asking when a major market MAC school, Buffalo will split for greener (as in $$$) pastures. So far, they're not being discussed by the conferences expanding. Nice to see for the MAC!

Ohio was up 24-10, 4th and one at the UB 4. Took a FG. TD there wins the game.

Do AK Rowdies go to football games? Maybe coach Tom could pay for a busload to go to Oxford and do the soccer team's #IBelieve chant behind their bench.