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Go Zippy! Fear the Roo!

@ ROCK1, i really like Chicago State's arena. Thanks for posting that. I love the steeper grade of the lower bowl. That place looks like it would be deafening with a large crowd in there! We could add 1000-2000 seats, some additional suites, perhaps a club level and upgrade the scoreboard and it'd be ideal.

I know that I wouldn't have wanted to be a moderator during the Abreu fiasco. Stressful time.

I like this link for Isaiah Johnson. You can see his stat line for each game. Walnut Hills is ranked #19 nationally (#1 in Ohio, D-1 btw) and Isaiah, along with OU signee Dontonio Wingfield are their 2 big guns. Here is a Cincinnati.com article on Walnut Hills.

I'm taking a group of at least 10, maybe 15. Go Zips!

Did Jared have command of the team?

I'm here also. We simply miss AA. We'll see.

Frenchy said on pregame that Melo would get the start.

The team needs you guys tonight!

Marla Ridenhour for the Akron Beacon Journal. "Alex Abreu apparently chose selfish path"

What schools are in the now America 12 Conference? 1. Cincinnati 2. Memphis 3. UCF 4. USF 5. UConn 6. Temple 7. SMU 8. Houston They need four more schools, right?

Ohio.com

Ohio.com In all the uproar concerning AA, we missed this somewhat scary bit of news.

I much prefer two tiers with a loges level sandwiched in the middle. IMHO it just gives an arena more of a big-time feel.

I think he meant akzipper. Pretty sure he didn't mean you.

Coach Bowden looks great. It was a good event. There were about 450 men/boys there. (Maybe closer to 500.) I hope we made some new Zips fans!

GoZips, last night I misspoke concerning Trevor. Trevor had played in our children's basketball league for two or three years and had developed into a nice little player. When he didn't play this year I thought he had decided to play for Marlington's traveling team. However, this morning when speaking with someone who actually knows what they're talking about , I guess Trevor decided not to play basketball at all this year and focus on karate. Sorry about the misinformation. Trevor is a great kid and the Weigands are a fantastic family. Go Zips!

Gorgeous.

Here is a picture of the University of Miami-FL's BankUnited Center. It's an approximately 8,000-seat basketball-specific arena (no hockey). It was built in 2001 for $48 million, which, according to Wikipedia, is $54.3 million dollars in 2013. I think 8,000-seats in the sweet spot for us. I really wouldn't want anything smaller. Coach D is pretty adamant about wanting a basketball-specific arena (no hockey, indoor soccer). The Wikipedia site says that the "venue hosts concerts, family shows, trade shows, lecture series, university events and sporting events, including all University of Miami men's and women's basketball games." BankUnited Center home.

Bump. The dinner is tomorrow night. (3/4)

We looked emotionally spent. 4 of 21 on 3's. I guess we were due to lay an egg. Plus, giving credit to Buffalo, they're always sky-high to play us and they played a very good game. And we've all known for a couple of years that Javon Mcrae is a great player. I like Reggie Witherspoon.

Sweeeet find! Thanks for posting!

Actually, I grew up about five-minutes from the Rubber Bowl and have never heard exactly why the lightpoles are located where they are. Do enlighten.

Wow, thanks Dave!