Blue & Gold

That's not a special ed kid. He's actually a Can't State Honor's College student. Lol

I believe I'll just vent my frustration here as opposed to beginning a new thread.I checked for a fourth time @ 7:30 and there was still no Zips Live on 1350. Coach RI was supposed to be on tonight talking about the recent recruiting class. Dissappointing? Indeed. Surprising? Unfortunately, no.

Metro Burger is very good!So is the OBC opening a new brewpub across from Canal Park, or not?

Specialty foods - This is indeed the home of sauerkraut balls. Well... Barberton, technically. And Barberton Chicken. Lol. But no one outside of the area has really heard of Barberton Chicken.Akron is also the home of the hamburger. The All-American food was invented by two Akronite brothers (the Menche's) @ the world's fair in Hamburg, Germany, what, 80 years ago? Thus there are a ton of great places to get good hamburgs/cheeseburgers around town. Swenson's v. Skyway is, as you can plainly see, a popular debate. Rockne's is one of my favorite joints. There (unfortunately) are about 6-8 Rockne's scattered all over town & in the 'burbs now, but the original Rockne's, if I'm not mistaken, is on Market Street about 1 mile west of downtown near Highland Square. One of my favorite hang outs. GREAT food. Oh yeah, and Menche's Brothers, named after the brothers who invented the hamburger, is a good place for lunch. It's located inside Canal Park baseball stadium.On Market Street, on the very west edge of downtown is the best steakhouse in Ohio. It's called Diamond's. From the outside it looks like a dive, but the interior of the joint is pretty nice. The debate over who has the best steaks in Ohio is between Diamond's and some steakhouse down in Dayton (I don't remember the name of the place.) But be prepared to drop a few dimes @ Diamond's. The Big City Chophouse, if you're looking for steak, is rather pricey too. But very good.As someone mentioned, the BW3's is the lamest B-dubs I've ever seen. But, hey, a sports bar doesn't have to be posh.Speaking of sports bars, this place just opened up Rubber City Grill. It's near the Lux Nightclub & Whiskey Dick's.Oh yeah, and the Lockview is a good place for some very good sandwiches and beer. The LockviewZipstrumpet87 said he didn't care for the Spaghetti Warehouse as much as Luigi's, and no argument from me. But the Spaghetti Warehouse does have absolutely amazing lasagna!

So the credentialed lots are for season pass holders? No worries we'll park in a blue lot. I expect to set up 4 hours prior. Any favorite lot in the blue areas? BTW, we will be bringing over Hoffman Coneys (Offically called Snappys)...they are real tasty and we share. Also, will bring some NY micro beer and would love to exchange for some of that good stuff that comes out of Cleveland I heard about.I read that Lot 34 is happening...is it still that way? Would we be welcomed there or is there a better lot for visitors?Cleveland?! How insulting. This is an AKRON board. Besides, the best microbrew you'll find is straight outta the Rubber City. It's Hoppin' Frog and it's the best beer you'll ever taste. I even enjoy the Frog more than Bell's out of Kalamazoo. However, it's difficult to find. I know that Veggeteranian (sp?) near Luigi's stocks it. I just get mine straight from the micro-brewery on Waterloo near the Rubber Bowl.

I don't know...I don't really agree with this. We should beat Indiana. We should beat 'Cuse. I don't know anything about Kentucky. We may lose all three, but if we're afraid of playing schools like this then we should just drop football.tell us why the zips SHOULD be syracuse...pleaseGood question. Simply, If we don't think this way, we should just mail in the entire season.

Thanks dreal! The whole psyche of ZN's been in the crapper since the CJ incident and the subsequent godawful loss to Indiana last year. It feels good to begin to have that enthusiasm again!

Virginia Tech is exactly the sort of school I do not want to see us playing. No Top 15 teams for me, thank you.The other 3 lower level BCS schools are ideal, IMHO.And Columbus State is a good game too - the only Top 15 team I'd be interested in playing. Unless we get completely drubbed, it's a win-win for us.

I agree. When I read Rasor calling KD "his majesty" it also struck me as being kind of odd. Knowing Rasor is a Zips fan and KD supporter, I figured Rasor must have meant that KD's a very good coach and on top of the MAC mountain (kinda) right now? But it could have easily been taken differently. If someone called me "his majesty" I'd think it was either some sort of back-handed compliment, or that they thought I was an absolute egomaniac. I'd want to know why they called me by that moniker. And I guess KD did ask Rasor what exactly he did mean by it.

I don't know...I don't really agree with this. We should beat Indiana. We should beat 'Cuse. I don't know anything about Kentucky. We may lose all three, but if we're afraid of playing schools like this then we should just drop football.

This year's OOC schedule is ideal. No Top 15 butt whippings. No Wisky's or Penn States, thank you very much.We may go 1-3, but even if we do, this year it's not the schedule's fault.Though I think this season is ideal, I agree with the fact that we MUST STOP scheduling payday games, especially for the first game of the year. No more kicking off the season @ Penn State - heck, if we'd never go back to Penn State or Wisconsin I wouldn't complain. Those essentially unwinnable games just kill all the hope that had been springing eternal since spring football. We need to cultivate a culture of winning within this program (and in the community) and playing Penn State is not going to do that.I like this year's schedule.

Dang, check out Toledo's recruiting class. Very impressive.Toledo Rockets

I closed my browser and reconnected (for the 3rd time) and now it's working. Third time's a charm for me!

black screen and no sound for meThat's exactly what I'm getting.

Is it just my computer, or is anyone else having trouble getting Coach RI's press conference on GoZips.com?

Here's hoping we can lock up a few more WRs. Only 25% of the verbals so far are WRs. If we can get that figure up to 50% we will be able to use the 6 wide out offense more.Lol. I'm also thrilled in seeing so few DL's & OL's. What a waste of schollies they are. People used to think the game was won & lost @ the line of scrimmage. I'm glad to see we've outgrown that archaic notion.

Does anyone know whether this game will be online anywhere?

Well, I'm not going to be able to make the epic matchup today; stuck coaching/refing a youth basketball league all day. Could you guys, if able, make sure to provide consistent updates? Hopefully/fortunately I'll be able to follow along on my BlackBerry.

Thanks Zff!LinkyPlays basketball too. Usually a good sign.box score

There are obviously many Zips fans that care, but not as many as the pro teams have. We're also collectively quieter. Browns fans or Indians fans or OSU fans or whatever get out and talk about there team to the media. They wear their team colors everywhere.There are quite a few Akron fans who don't do this because they get crap for it. "Why are you an Akron fan?" "Who cares about the Zips?" Stuff like that. I try to wear something Zips-related everywhere I go, whether it's a hat or a t-shirt or a tie. It's the small things done collectively that add up.i hear ya. I wear my Zips gloves and winter hat every day when i go out. Not to mention a Zips hoodie or shirt nearly every day.I was walking into the Hartville Giant Eagle. I saw two guys, one of whom was wearing a Zips' Soccer scarf. I said, "Hey, nice scarf!" At first he thought I must have been joking (at least that's how I interpreted his reaction) but a second later he knew I was sincere and he said, "Heck yeah! Go Zips!"I wear my Zips stuff pretty regularly. I coach a little kids basketball team @ my church & Trevor Wiegand (sp?) is in the league. Coach Wiegand picks him up once in a while & I get to chat with him for a couple of minutes. Extremely nice guy. He always likes my Akron gear! Lol.

Sweet. Thanks a lot!

I would hope we wouldn't ever completely "move on" from Fear the Roo. It's a very well-liked slogan. We don't have to necessarily be "centered" around Fear the Roo, but I think we should always have some FTR gear available. We're kinda know for FTR now.

That is a good question right there. Specifically WZIP. Have any of you EVER heard anything about the Zips on that station? Never a commercial or mention of any upcoming games or ANYTHING.What's the deal with that?BTW, i dont think it has anything at all to do with the Cleveland media either. This problem is very simple: We do not have anything resembling a real athletics marketing department. Until they clean house and put some people that have a clue what they're doing in those jobs we will continue to waste time arguing over this.All of us on here do more for getting people in those seats than they ever do just by our word of mouth and support.Excuse my ignorance= is WZIP the same as 1350? I have started to listen to that (1350) along with 850 on the radio on my way home MOSTLY b/c I want to hear some Zips talk. 1350 talks about the same stuff as 850. Have not heard ONE THING about Akron...perhaps something about Ianallo becoming the new coach, progress of Zeke Marshall, etc. RIDICULOUS to blame or have something against Cleveland with the failings of attendance, proper UA coverage, etc. Cleveland local tv news doesn't even cover CSU that well, and in the PD there are articles about Akron, Zips, etc. Aeros get coverage as well. In addition, when the Info was about to open/opened there was quite a bit of TV coverage on the opening. Quite a few articles about the Zips soccer run as well. Point is= Do something NEWSWORTHY and it WILL get covered in Cleveland!!!!No. 1350 is WAKR. Just last week 1350 started a new radio program on 1350 between 3-6 pm, M-F.This is hosted by a local guy, Jon M. He is a UA grad.On his opening show he commented that the program will be dedicated to North East Ohio teams....including the Zips and they will avoid the national sports scene.Unfortunately, he doesn't know anything about the Zips and his partner has never been to a game at the JAR. So much for the local flavor...And you guessed it, they are Buckeye fans willing to talk all day about them...The most we get out of the program is some advertising as to the time of the home games....on game day.....Lol. I heard that too. The co-host has never been the JAR for a game. It's pretty lame. They refer to Columbus State as "we." They refer to the Cleveland teams as "we." It's hardly local. Same old, same old.But, I'm sure they'd be happy if we called in. We could probably turn the show into a true local show if we'd dominate the phone lines. I usually don't have time to call into a radio show, but I'm sure I could make the time.When I was listening (Monday - the first day on the air) someone did call in and ask about UA's creampuff scheduling & the upcoming Rhode Island game (obviously a ZN member ). Unfortunately, they really didn't have much opinion or insight & pretty much shifted the focus back to Columbus.

The economy has forced the overpriced to get lean. Comparing super bowl commercial cost to an Akron basketball ticket price is apples and oranges. The economy should have little to do with the attendance at an Akron basketball game. I know a few of my friends out of work looking for low cost entertainment. They have no idea about Akron basketball. How would they ever know? Why not take advantage of the current economic situation to advertise the product as such...affordable sports entertainment? How about getting more students to the game. I counted 37 at the RI game. Yes I realize the semester has not started, but plenty of students live close enough.This is my viewpoint on the issue as well. While the current economic downturn should probably put a bit of a dent in the outrageously overpriced tickets for professional sporting events, I believe it should actually help colleges gain even more fans.

Wow. Congrats to LeVon! You are a much better man than I, LeVon!