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So is this why O-Who has never won a MAC Football Championship Game?

Awesome. Between this, the "Happy Thanksgiving" clips, and the "Thank you for coming to tonight's game" clips, I'm really impressed with the interest in University and community involvement from this team. Go Zips!

Give me anything in Florida for the Bowden connection. And weather.

Beat Can't. MAC East Champs. Detroit Bound. Cheers, ladies & gents.

And lost both.

Wasn't sure where to put this. Kent lost - at home - to SELA tonight.

One thing you should know about Can't (Kent) State: their bird mascot has teeth.

Who has a picture of the 2005 Snow Bowl? Tonight will be Florida weather compared to that.

I have ZERO problem with it. Focus on the team, not the individual.

2013-14 Game Log 2014-15 Game Log 2015-16 Game Log

They pop up periodically, but are not prominently or often showcased. I don't remember the exact time I saw them pop up on Saturday, but they were there. Team stats are shown 99% of the time, though.

What's the percentage breakdown on Sweet 16 by Conference vs. Number of Teams in the Tournament by Conference? Pretty easy (or hard, actually) for the ACC to (only) get 4 into the Sweet 16 when 99% of the conference got into the tournament...

I did the math, and didn't see any bonus points added to my score for these special shout-outs/picks.

And shooting 65.5% from the line to boot. Assuming our current free throw percentage trend continues, I won't miss the days of 60% being the norm. It's incredible the night-and-day difference in fundamentals so far...

I think the word "probably" is too strong here in terms of our first loss. Dayton is 2-2 with a 1 pt win over Ball State, and losses to Hofstra and Old Dominion. This is going to be an interesting game. Dayton is in a similar position as Akron, but with a stronger tradition and foundation in place. It will be interesting to see how our young Zips play on the road for the first time, especially in a typically nasty environment.

My dad and I had a conversation about this last night. We said there should have been a minute-or-two-long highlight video of the soccer team, starting with the 2010 Championship, and a slogan like "The road to the 2nd Star starts tomorrow." Also were shocked Embick and the soccer team weren't there in attendance to give a speech like Bowden and the football team.

Is that true? Player stats pop up every once in a while.

That was a very fun game and an impressive performance. Observations... - Utomi. Wow. - Patton and Parrish are just plain smooth. They are incredibly solid, especially for freshmen. - Sayles' presence continues to be felt. The guy commands the paint. - Free Throws were key AGAIN. It's fun when the fundamentals are covered. - Solid D complimented with a refreshingly low number of fouls. - Up until the middle of the second half, Akron destroyed their press, which was surprising. They struggled when UT Martin made some adjustments, but then figured it out again. This is fun basketball to watch.

I am a huge fan of GV Artwork's apparel, and am ecstatic that Akron decided to partner with them. However, the grammar nerd inside me is cringing. We HAVE Hops

1) You can't lump in his tenure at Illinois. It's a completely different animal. 2) I'll take 2-3 .500 seasons if it means we get an NCAA Tournament win. 3) If there isn't program growth in 4 years, then I will consider looking for a new coach. However, Dambrot got 12 years or whatever it was, with zero NCAA Tournament wins. I'm willing to take the risk with the supposed "gigantic if". 4) So the suspensions of Quincy, Treadwell, Harney, Abreu - they never happened? Which by the way, with the national attention the Zips were getting in 2013, that Abreu suspension was doubly embarrassing to the program, university, and fan base, which was then followed up with an equally embarrassing 40 point loss to VCU in the NCAA Tournament.

Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good, neither of which were Akron when it came to NCAA Tournament appearances. Fact of the matter is, Groce won NCAA Tournament games and Dambrot didn't. I'll take the lumps if it means the ceiling of what's achieved is higher with Groce. Dambrot had ample opportunities to notch that big win, and never did. Embick has had some frustrating seasons with Zips soccer, but the ceiling with him is nearly as high as it was with Porter.

Or as short as... "Groce had 3 NCAA tournament wins in his time at OU, including a trip to the Sweet Sixteen, in his 4 years at OU. Compare that to Dambrot's 0 NCAA Tournament wins in 12(?) years at Akron."

His name isn't flashesfan34, so I'd say he's allowed in!

Keep the QB a secret. OU didn't prepare for Kato, and admitted they were expecting a much slower QB. We won't be able to catch Can't as off guard, but it can certainly help. There might be an advantage to keeping it a secret; there is no advantage of the inverse I don't believe.

Uhhh... No. Wed, Nov 15 @ Bowling Green - W 66-37 - 9-2 (6-1) 42 points in the second half.