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7-0 Zippers at the end of 1. I'll take it!

A couple weeks?

Buffalo's obviously legit. They hung right in with the top of the MAC West.

Is Miami struggling with injuries? They aren't playing like they were the 2nd half of last season.

Ohio ended up winning 48-30.

KSUcks beating Miami by 3 in the 4th. Buffalo hanging right with NIU; only trailing 13-14 late in the 3rd. Ohio looking no better than us, presently up on BGSU 21-16 in the 3rd.

Kwad's shown some nice improvement this year as well, IMO. He made last week's pretty difficult straight over-the-head TD catch (i.e., not over-the-shoulder) look routine. I was impressed with how smooth he was on that play. But I also wish Stewart & Williams would get more PT. Young & Gladney haven't contributed much... and that's putting it graciously.

Is there any official UA watch party?

Exactly. Imho there shouldn't even be athletics budgets. It/they should all be categorized under Advertising.

ABJ: Zips finding their footing on offense “We need a few more explosive plays,” Bowden said. He is right and every coach wants those, but Morgan came close to popping carries for significantly more yardage and Sands actually delivered one.

I noticed De'Andre Brimmage in for a few plays.

Those helmets remind me of being a kid in the late '80's looking through the Beacon Journal when all the pictures were in black & white

Those were the helmets when I first really began following the Zips closely. Gorgeous. They should work them into the rotation.

ABJ: Zips cruise past Cardinals to take MAC East lead Something I learned... Ball State RB, Caleb Huntley, had 107 first-half yards but ended the game with just 129.

Is this something they're planning on doing, or is this just something you've noticed & suggest?

Saw Utomi wearing a tight t-shirt at Chipotle after the Ball State game. He's H.U.G.E.

Though I'm still not happy with the way we lost to both Penn State & Iowa State, all 3 of our losses look more understandable now. PSU - BCS contender ISU - beat Okla. Troy - beat LSU

I'm watching the replay & it was Brian Bell who made the hit on our 4th down goal line stand.

Had a blast today. Been at least a year since I've had that much fun at a Zips game. LOVED the helmets, great weather, nice crowd, fun game where the Zips looked good. Brought some friends to the game today & they all had a good time. I'm going to bed in a very good mood. Go Zips!

He & Matt Campbell were really getting into it on the sideline during your last game.

Amen. By a mile.

On the tv show I referenced above I think I remember Lee Owens saying something along the lines of they wanted to "brighten the uniform up," and they went for a more "Green Bay Packers look." So unspeakably glad we got away from that. I now think we literally have the nicest uniforms in all of football; love the various color combos Akron Zips Equipment puts together.

Seemed A LOT longer than that. I HATED the yellow scheme. I remember watching a Zips TV show with Joe Dunn when Lee Owens unveiled the new yellow helmets. I about choked on my food & threw something at the TV.

Bri'onte Dunn charged with rape & kidnapping