Blue & Gold

I sure don't wish him luck anymore. From his point of view I'm sure he has a laundry list of reasons for moving to Columbus. But from our point of view his move is well defined as treason and he is now, as painful as it is to say, nothing less than an enemy of our basketball program. There is no grey area here; JB's interests are now diametrically opposed to the furtherance of the UA basketball program.And Columbus of all places?! OUCH!! The only stab in the heart that would have been even more painful would have been for him to move to Can't.If he had moved out of the region it would have been much, much easier to accept this loss and I could have sincerely wished him well. But a move 2 hours away to Columbus?! Where he will be recruiting the same players he was recruiting for Akron?! Dirty, dirty move. Because I'm a fan and supporter of The University of Akron basketball program I've now gotta say that I hope JB fails miserably and, of course & as always, Columbus State right along with him.Ouch. This must be what a messy divorce feels like.

Well, it's 7:35 and I'm having trouble getting the video stream. Can someone out there give us occassional updates and then a little game recap? Go Zeke!!! Have fun, big fella!

I've had two dreams this week about the opening of the stadium! Man, I've really gotta get a life.

<br />1-AA teams are the scrimmages. All the NCAA did by going to 12 games is add a week so BCS teams can scrimmage small schools. We should be doing the same thing.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Exactly. That's what I was trying to say.

Here is a link to the ABJ Varsity Letters blog.Varsity LettersOhio high schools are now allowed 3 preseason football scrimmages.Why are high school kids allowed 3 scrimmages but college men aren't allowed a single one? No wonder that first game is often a bit sloppy.As an aside, that's one of the reasons I think it's a wise idea to open the season with a D-1AA.

Yeah, the dorms are coming along quickly! They look like they're gonna be great! Nice architecture & what, 5 stories high? Red brick w/ glass & steel. They're going to add A LOT to the whole stadium complex. I imagine there is going to be a pretty cool scene between the dorms and the stadium on game days.

Good to see even more smoke. Hopefully we'll see a fire soon!

<br /><br /><br />Marry me, Zeke's Mom!!! You are too good to be true!!!

You guys are right. From the pictures in the Premium Seating brochure it definitely looks like the entire field will be lined with red brick! Sweet!Another question, what is this model you guys are referring to? In the architectural renderings the scoreboard is indeed a brick structure. But you guys have mentioned the scoreboard being a metal structure according to some model you've seen? Where did you see this?

I hope you get the internship you're looking for. Your work is excellent AND you bleed blue & gold!!! With your skill & passion you could benefit the marketing department greatly! It would truly be a mutually beneficial relationship. Keep us updated!

Absolutely. And if we're looking to add a coach, how about either Dru Joyce II or III?!

Jimmal "Spiderman" Ball! One of my very favorite Zips ever! (His mother used to call him Spiderman.) Inch-for-inch the most explosive player I've ever seen!They have a picture of him in his Zip jersey as you enter the Canton Fieldhouse. Unfortunately the bastards airbrushed "Akron" off the front of his jersey! Lol

Firstly, you guys sound as if without Coach Boals no recruits are going to want to come here. Doesn't Coach Dambrot recruit these kids and build relationships with them too? Would a head coach give that power to a single assistant coach? So much power that if that assistant coach should leave then the program falls apart like a house of cards? I'm not being smart, I'm asking for those "in the know" to let me know how college recruiting works. Why should it matter THAT much if we lose an assistant coach? Our head coach is still here - isn't that why most kids choose one program over another?Secondly, if Coach Boals does indeed bolt for Columbus State (I'm going to puke) then it should make getting a high-quality replacement VERY easy for KD - for it appears Zips are a very quick road to the tip-top of the mountain - first we lose Shaka Smart to Florida and now we lose Boals to Columbus. That HAS to be mouth-watering for any up-and-coming young coach.

Zips DM, definitely work on your own suggestions post!! Idk about you, but the way my mind works, if I put things down on paper it helps me organize & refine my thoughts. The more constructive brain-storming from our band "insiders" the better! I wish all the band members were hard core like the band members on ZipsNation!! You guys need to be the leaders of the marching band and infuse the group with your passon!

I'm hoping we get into a nice preseason tourney and then, once there, we've got to make some noise. Maybe even win the whole thing. If we could make some preseason noise it may make us at least a blip on the national radar for the rest of the season. But it's tough being a mid-major. You've got to be darn near perfect because the powers-that-be are continually looking to jump on any and every given opportunity to discredit you. The BCS -even in basketball- is a weighted racket.

That sounds fantastic! What an intimidating entry into the Info for the visiting team! Before the tour of the Info I was hoping we might be able to walk through that tunnel - I wanted to get a feel of the press box/logue tower smacking the visiting team in the face as they enter for the game. Now they'll have the Info towering over them AND 5000 Rowdies shouting at them! Lambs to the slaughter!How will the band enter the field? Through the same tunnel? Or will there be direct field access from the east stands?

Boston U won 4-3 in overtime. Oh well, great, nerve-racking game. We'll bring the MAC a national championship on the pitch next year!

Boston U scored 2 goals in the final one and one-half minutes to send the game into overtime.

Go Rehawks! They're now up 3-1 with under 4 minutes to play!(This serves to make me mad about the crazy fact that we're not meeting in football AGAIN this year!)

Those are some great ideas!

When and where did you see a blimp formation?! That would rock! Yessss!!! You guys have to do a blimp formation!!!

If giving them the first home game is what it takes I would hope we'd simply condescend and give the first home game to them. <br /><br />But I'd also be surprised if Waters agrees to play us next year because if Waters was ever going to schedule us, you'd think this past season would have been the perfect time for them. They were returning their two best players (both seniors) Bullock & Jackson AND we were supposed to be in a rebuilding year. If Waters was afraid to play us last year (but he wasn't afraid of the 'Cuse?) there's not much of a chance he'll want to touch us next year.

If the opportunity would arise to give schollies to both JDW and A-Payne that would indeed be VERY tempting. However, rewarding Darryl Roberts just seems like the right thing to do.

This is right on. Script Zips is indeed cool, but should be avoided like the plague. Ohioans presently live in an OSU bubble. If we do the script Zips, every single person that is sitting in the Info will absolutely think we are trying to shamelessly rip off OSU. We don't want that perception - even if it is completely wrong. Here, I'm cutting and pasting what I posted a page back on perception, no matter how unfair it may be, is reality to most people:WOW! The script Zips looks VERY DIFFICULT!! My big concern would be perception. A wise man (or a foolish man) once said perception is reality. Unfortunately, exceedingly few people are knowledgeable enough about marching bands to know that Michigan did indeed do the first script Ohio and that a number of bands across America do a script this or a script that. It's nothing unique to OSU. However, as absolutely wrong as they may be, I guarantee that 100% of the spectators at the Info would perceive and believe that we are attempting to shamelessly rip of Columbus State if we did a script Zips.

I'm unfamiliar with the soccer culture. Is it a tradition to wear a scarf of your team's colors? I did notice when SZ was drafted he put a Seattle Sounders scarf around him. I thought it was very cool.We should have Zips Soccer scarves made and available in the Info Team Shop!!!