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That's the spirit, lilroodure!ZI!...PS!ZI!...PS! Brutus THE Suckeye State Penitentiary Band.

Pre-game banter? Oh contraire, CaddyDaddy. This thread is all about the time-honored tradition of SMACK!While I do care about the final score, whatever it might be could in no way diminish my utter disgust for all things related to THE Suckeye State Penitentiary and Maurice Clarett Elementary School. We could lose 125-0, and the Suckwads are still the same Suckwads. And in my heart, the Zips would still be my team and I'd still be proud to be their fan.By the way. Where's that obscene picture of Brutus with the orange lip plug? Somebody's gotta post that thing about a hundred times this week. BrutusP.S. I know some of you Zippies love those scumballs in spite of yourselves. It's a major charachter flaw that-- with intensive therapy, proper nutrition, and a loving, nurturing home environment-- has an outside chance of being overcome. It'll be a long, hard slog, but we'll all be pullin for ya.

I know Dennis Kennedy is our tailback, and I'm not saying he shouldn't be. And I know Alex Allen has earned his time, too. But I am really thinking we may have struck gold with Bryan Williams.It's probably a little radical to stick him out at wide receiver (then again, maybe not) when he's been groomed all along as a RB, but isn't there some way to get this guy on the field more? Slot back? Something?I don't know the ins and outs of the specific offense we run or what might fit and what wouldn't. But dang, I sure would like to see that guy more involved. He's as fast as anybody we have.All hail Zippy, the Roo Who Rules! Eat dirt Brutus, you steaming stool!

Did you see Charlie Weiss on Saturday? His belt was so tight, he looked two sausage links. No wonder he's suing the doc who did the gastric bypass. HEE HEEEEEE!

Zippy rules! Brutus looks like a steaming stoo*!

Hiya skip,Hey, some of my best friends are Columbus Tech fans, and they're otherwise upstanding citizens. Yet even they are embarassed by some of the antics you describe and, sad to say, far worse. There is a sub-breed of sucknut fan that has apparently developed some sort of mutant genetic code that allows it to multiply faster than a warm dish of e-coli.Michigan's version of the microbe got their plate of humble pie this week. Here's hoping for a heapin helpin served up in the state corruption capitol next weekend. Brutus

I know I'm not the only one who's sick and tired of Columbus State, home of the most obnoxious and self-entitled fans in the nation. Their ex-president said it best when she described the town as a drunken riot waiting to happen at any moment. Other than their coach, they come upo goose eggs when it coomes to class, IMO.Can we win Saturday? Probably not likely, but I don't rule it out. That team down south ain't all that, folks. And far stranger things have happened, most notably this past Saturday in Ann Arbor. Our defense is a LOT better than Youngstown's, and the Sucknuts didn't exactly tear up the Penguins. They only averaged 3.6 yards/rush, and more than half their first downs came on third- or fourth-down plays.Screw Ohio State.I'm a Zips fan. And I say, bring 'em on. BrutusP.S. They gotta figure out a way to get the ball in Bryan Williams' hands more often. That kid's gonna be a star if they let him.

Little Brutus is a buckeye,Which is an odd sort of nutNot even animals will eat themCuz buckeyes really suckEvery night in ColumbusWhen little children's eyes are shutFootball fans are left to wonder"Why's our teamed named for a nut?"Named for an eyeball,And completely useless, tooWho needs a freakin' buckeye?We've got a kangaroo Brutus

Keep in mind the purpose of odds in the first place. They are less a prediction of the ultimate score than a mechanism for making sure wagers aren't concentrated solely on one team and thereby exposing bookies to too much risk of a huge loss. (Yes, they also might have a huge windfall, but that would be gambling and bookies are NOT gamblers, but rather businessmen who make their living draining the juice from people who ARE gamblers.) Personally, I could care less how many points it takes to get some cigar-slobbering yahoo in Las Vegas to lay a few bones on Akron. I'm more interested in seeing the Zips shock the world. Brutus

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Here's the story from the IU web page. As expected, their quarterback is a heckuva player.http://iuhoosiers.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl.../090107aab.html

It's always nice to win, so it's hard to be too critical. Anyway, here's my good/bad take, fwiw.GOOD-- Our DBs and LBs look outstanding... some true Division 1A talent across the field.-- The young O-line was more than respectable.-- Jabari Arthur is obviously a tremendous target and had his best game since that breakout performance in the post-season two years ago.-- Bryan Williams siezed every opportunity he got to make plays. I know one game does not a career make, but I'm pretty sure we're seeing the emergence of a legitimate star. (If he bombs, I'll admit to wishful thinking, but just got a feeling about that kid.)-- Jacquemain had a solid, while not spectacular, debut, and Jackson showed he can produce, too.-- Lastly, we won a game that in the not-so-distant past we probably wouldn't have won.BAD--If Jabari Arthur is our only legitimate weapon in the passing game, then we are in for serious trouble against better teams. If OSU will takes him away with double teams, then what else do we have?--Bryan Williams needs more opportunities at tailback, and maybe even as a slot-type guy who Jacquemain can throw to. He looks to me like he's way too good not to be on the field for the majority of plays.--Is it just me, or did the play signaling really look wy more than awkward? It looked like they called a formation in the huddle, then had the whole team(?!) looking to the sideline for the actual play call. Whatever they're doing, it looks more than iffy to me. It could look even worse in front of 110,000 Buckeye fans.--To be where we all hope the Akron program is headed, this game was way too competitive. The Zips team we're hoping for should have thumped this Army team by at least three or four touchdowns.Anyway, that's my two-cents.GO ZIPS!

On another interesting note, I think he signed a four-year, $3.5 million contract extension over the winter. Pretty cool for Chase.

Found this article http://www.giants.com/news/eisen/story.asp?story_id=25773 on the Giants website.It's a week or two old, so I don't know if it's been posted yet.Class of 82