Let'sGoZips94

"Excuse me, flight attendant? Do we have any crayons and coloring pages we could give those boys to keep them entertained AND assist them with obtaining their degrees?"

@MarkWiley The decision to have Dante kick the would've-been-game-winner vs Indiana will forever be a stain on JoeMo's resume. The concerns with Wiley were distance related from 45+ from what I had seen at the time, not accuracy. And I'm not even sure if distance is an issue, simply speaking based on my memory of his kicks. Instead of being 2-2 in the OOC portion with a win against a Big Ten school, we were 1-3, and the lack of finishing was set into motion.

Abhorrent officiating to not look at the OB play in regulation AND the fumble in OT. Gotta call TO in the OT to force a review. With that being said, anybody with a sac worth carrying around would go for 2 in the first OT. Another epic coaching disaster.

GATHINGS! Man, I'm a huge fan of his. He plays with so much passion!

Is this Ham & Cheese's (Haminn Quaintance) son?!

This is what's confusing to me as well. Was there a class or classes that didn't transfer?

Yup, injuries happen. Soft tissue injuries are most common in preseason/early season. Can't control the reward for the risk when it's pre-season, but you can control the reward when the season starts. Heidelberg is ridiculous and embarrassing, especially where there's an even lower opponent later in the season. I don't care if other teams schedule this crap - sick of the sheep mentality. Dare to be different. Get a D1 team on the schedule. I like this schedule overall, but these two non DI teams are atrocious.

And risk injury.

I'll chip in my left nut for a complete set if it means a Final Four.

To add onto this... 76 - Drake (Cayman Tournament Participant) 92 - Bradley (Future OOC Opponent) 94 - Loyola Marymount (Cayman Tournament Participant) 98 - St. Bonnie (Cleveland Classic Opponent) 102 - Utah St. (Utah St/Marshall faces Akron/FIU 2nd round of Cayman) 105 - UNLV (Future OOC Opponent) 111 - Stephen F. Austin (Cayman Tournament Participant) 162 - Marshall (See Utah St. Note) 229 - Oakland (Cayman Tournament Participant) 240 - FIU (Our 1st Cayman Opponent) A good showing in the Cayman tournament would go a long way towards taking the next step as a program. It's a great mid-major field.

My post about a blind squirrel finding a nut was a joke (although they might actually be blind since they call their pee yellow "gold"). The world absolutely sucks right now, so if I can combine the success of the Zips with the failure of my rivals - especially PCCC - to find additional happiness, I absolutely will. I'm a fan - not a player. The kumbaya BS of rooting for rivals or not enjoying the failures of rivals is something I've never understood.

I was referring to the JMU game. A blind squirrel found a nut last night.

I was laughing when Toledo was down. When I saw they won, my only thought was, "It's the regular season which means it's Tod K's Super Bowl. Wonder how much he cheated in the offseason to eek out this important regular season win."

Kent blows 2 leads in 8 days, OU loses to CSU for the first time since the late 90s/early 00s, and Akron beats both SDSU & Southern Miss. Helluva ~10 day stretch.

Texas State, IIRC, was one of the lower scoring teams in the country last year. Interesting that Miami OH gave up 38 to them in the first half.

A USM fan from their Eaglepost Facebook page (in response to someone saying USM sucks)... "No way, Akron is a surefire NCAA team, probably a sweet 16 team and an outside shot at the final four. There's no reason to be alarmed I mean we had it within one point with like 5 minutes to go. Plus we're still feeling the effects of the Tyndall era and all the scholarships we lost"

Really, really hope this group of vets leaves an environment that the young bucks want to shoulder the burden to carry on. Meaning, after this year when Freeman/Tribble/Hunter/Ali are gone, there's a sense of pride in what is being built at Akron and there isn't an exodus by the talented guys like Baker, Nate, etc.

I was thinking the same thing, that I couldn't recall seeing Lyles and the box score confirmed my memory. He was in during a period of the SDSU game, and it was full of flaws. Not sure the speed is quite there, whether it's an athleticism issue, game speed issue, or both. I expect him and Prather to play 39 minutes vs. Heidelberg.

This is a pre-season exhibition that somehow found its way onto our actual schedule. I will loathe these games until I'm 6 ft under, then I'll yell from the heavens at these stupid, high-risk-low-reward games against non-DI opponents.

Take notes, PCCC. THAT'S how you put a game away. Holy smokes!

Thornton airballs a regular 3, and hits a logo 3. Go figure.

Oh goodie. $60 Champions hoodies.

Their big guy looks like Tree

He's a big guard.