Blue & Gold

I'm still on hold waiting for the next available "ticket specialist," because "all of our ticket specialists are currently assisting other proud Zips supporters like yourself," which, everyone on ZNO realizes, really means one guy in the ticket office who barely knows what he's doing.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow a.m. I'll probably try to get a few & take some of the middle schoolers I work with. They'd be in heaven!

+1.

Regardless - It's a loss. On a neutral court. To a mid-major team that we'll likely be judged against at some point (Bracket Buster, NIT, etc.). Obviously [fending off dorky hyperbole Zips Fan here] it is game #3 of a long season, and can be overcome, but <see above>. +1. Tough, tough weekend for the men's b-ball Zippers. We lost two games we should have won. Definitely a big step back. A loss to both a Horizon Leage opponent and a very beatable A-10 opponent. Ouch. Goodbye Top 25 vote.

You are an IDIOT! EVERYONE who agrees are IDIOTS as well! You all are the type of fans that will only be satisfied . First you called for JD's head and you IDIOTS got your wish. Now 2 games in your calling for Coach I's head?? You're a joke, and a complete IDIOT, as a fan you are worthless and the University of Akron would be better off if you never came back to another sporting event! 90% of the people on the board know absolutely nothing about football or the inter-workings of a division 1 program. Yes that includes Captain K I am sick of reading all of the bs on this board. I am going to sit down tonight and school you idiots! Look at this response to InTheZone's original post. I haven't seen this guy around since. I still can't believe ITZ was so spot on right out of the gate. I'm truly impressed. Moral of the story, Don't screw with ITZ. People who do tend to go missing. That's right. goldnbluthrunthru is now sporting cement shoes at the bottom of Summit Lake.

You are an IDIOT! EVERYONE who agrees are IDIOTS as well! You all are the type of fans that will only be satisfied . First you called for JD's head and you IDIOTS got your wish. Now 2 games in your calling for Coach I's head?? You're a joke, and a complete IDIOT, as a fan you are worthless and the University of Akron would be better off if you never came back to another sporting event! 90% of the people on the board know absolutely nothing about football or the inter-workings of a division 1 program. Yes that includes Captain K I am sick of reading all of the bs on this board. I am going to sit down tonight and school you idiots! Look at this response to InTheZone's original post. I haven't seen this guy around since. I still can't believe ITZ was so spot on right out of the gate. I'm truly impressed.

I've done that. Why do you think it's laughable?

I listened to most of the first half. As much of a 'homer' as French is you can tell that even he has been having a hard time biting his lip this year. When Steve French is no longer in your corner you're done. +1. Frenchie's amazing. Biggest homer. Ever.

I work in Marlington & there are 3 D-1 players on this years' team - 2 seniors, 1 junior. One senior is going to Michigan State, 1 is going to Tennessee and the junior has already committed to Michigan. Word on the street was none of them liked Fickell & Co. very much. Thought they were too pushy to get commitments and downright arrogant/mean-spirited when the kids were looking @ other schools. Just a rumor, but I'm sure there's some fire here.

You should be at the JAR when a ref makes a questionable call. Lunatic fringe. I referee co-ed, elementary school-aged children's church-league basketball and that's rough enough! I wouldn't want to touch high school, let alone D-1 college refereeing with the proverbial 10-foot pole. But a 38-7 free throw shooting discrepancy should definitely cause a few raised eyebrows. However (I didn't check the stats, but I doubt it was as lopsided as Valpo), we dropped a game to the Dukes last night & we can't blame the refs for that one.

During the postgame interview KD mentioned that AA was banged up & couldn't play much in the 2nd half. He also mentioned Walsh was banged up & had to sit out the 2nd half of the Valpo game. I'm still surprised he burned Deji's redshirt. But, I guess w/ both our starting & backup PG's a little banged up right now...?

Nice!

Hey i'll agree that "The future is bright" but i wont agree that "he can't be anymore excited". maybe he should be wearing shades? I know some of you guys say RI is arrogant. Well, I've never met him, but he's never impressed me that way. I feel so sorry for the guy. To me he seems like a really nice guy, who is just in woefully over his head. Watching this video is so depressing on a few different levels. [edit]: I've just got to keep reminding myself that the UA has made him a millionaire. There are lots of other people I should probably feel much more sorry for.

December 10th, 2009; a day that will go down in infamy. I wonder what ever happened to ITZ? InTheZone 75% OnTheMoney.

Congrats on tying the shot-block record, Mama Zeke! Keep Zeke's head up! This is still going to be a big year for us!

I wish LO was our coach right now. His teams were entertaining as all get out.

I don't like that shot either. Nik played guard for Serbia's Jr. National Team? I find that hard to believe.

+1. That early season BCS victory was completely unprecedented in our program's history & now it doesn't really matter so much. We're back to slow resume building w/o any shout-outs from the national media.

Romeo, actually. Zeke just tied Rome's record for blocked shots! (Dru was only 6' tall! ) Zeke's going to obliterate that record!

Whoopsie. Q dribbles the ball of his foot. (I'm good at that one.)

dang I was pretty close! Not so fast, my friend! Walsh w/ a big THR3333333!!!

Yeah. I know these guys are on full-ride scholarships, but I can't help but feel sorry for the guys on the team. I'd probably fake an injury so I could just take this final week off & soak in the hot tub.

Hmm, there we go not guarding the arc again.

Big Tree definitely has to work on his FTs.

This guy's no Frenchie; tonight it's more difficult to envision the action than when the masterful Frenchie is behind the mic. But I don't think he sucks.