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Name the night. I hate that place.I'd drive up from Georgia with gas running as high as it is now just to help out and I know how to drive heavy equipment. The plasma center is a major blight in the area. I understand the need for blood. I don't understand the plasma center. I don't know how to operate heavy equipment, but I'll bring my sledge hammer! The plasma center's got to go! Don't these new townhouse/apartment plans sit on the same lot as the plasma center currently does? http://www.ci.akron.oh.us/news_releases/2005/0311.html And when on earth are they planning on beginning this development?!

Thanks Zippypitt! Nice to have you a part of the 'Nation! Thanks for keeping an eye out, posting, and keeping us informed! Especially right now - until football season starts it's a rather slow time on the board. Too bad about this prospect... we need all the QB talent we can come by!Go Zips!

As God is my witness, I have 2 friends who have degrees in journalism from Can't State and one has been delivering pizzas for Dominoes since he graduated and the other writes one or two articles a month for the local town monthly and also does an occassional snipet for the ABJ's "In The Region" section - needless to say both are finding it next to impossible to find gainful employment. There just really aren't that many job opportunities in the journalism field. To encourage the second of my above mentioned friends, I tell him about watching ESPN's Around the Horn and how Kevin Blackistone - one of the top sports columnists in the country - doesn't even have a job right now. So, Can't State can have journalism; UA will gladly take math, science, business and law.

There is an article concerning the march in today's ABJ. The article states that there were about 45 protest marchers. Last night I took a guess at about 30 marchers. 45 is probably more accurate. I wasn't paying much attention... there was a baseball game being played! Fortunately it really didn't look as if anyone else was paying them any mind either.http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/17937009.html

Anybody see if this happened?It did. I was at the baseball game today catching some rays and I happened to look behind me and see the group marching. They were holding a few signs, but weren't making any noise at all and weren't making a scene out of it - I wouldn't have even known that they were marching back there had I not happened to turn around. It was pretty uneventful... which was nice. I'd say there were about 30 of them. They weren't causing any trouble; they're probably just friends of Manny's. He's the one who should be ashamed of himself.

No, too busy. I'm waiting for the King James event here in Akron.

I just saw the story in the ABJ. It's page A-1 front & center. This Harry Jackson, owner of the Odd Corner, must be an honest-to-God first class tool. I haven't been into the Odd Corner in years, but the last time I was in there, in addition to your wide-ranging selection of hash pipes and bongs, they also had quite a lovely assortment of sex toys as well. You should have seen the shelf lined with dildos the size of bedposts! Yeah, the Odd Corner "anchored" Exchange Street. What a classy establishement it truly is! And to think that this disgrace of an opperation was going to be located right outside the main gate of The Info?! This is as absurd and hilarious as a half-hour sitcom plot, but it's gotten so painfully old that I just can't laugh anymore. Now I'll have to walk down the street for my one-stop-shopping for drug paraphenalia, kinky sex toys and pornography. Too bad all the fathers bringing their sons to future Zips games at The Info won't get to walk their boys past The Odd Corner. This is so absurd it's surreal. What a freaking sit-com.

The Buchtelite published a story today about a Manny's March against eminent domain. http://media.www.buchtelite.com/media/stor...tmlemaileditionThis is getting old and this is getting ridiculous! Hey moron, just move across the street already! Good-freaking-grief! Just shut up and move! The U is already giving you more $$$ than your gross little dive is worth! Take the $$$ and open a far nicer joint across the street! Good-freaking-grief! He says he just "wants to be a part of the university." Well, as Lois Griffin often replies to Peter Griffin's dimwitted antics, "What?!" It's a tragic comedy that the U even had to use eminent domain on the crap located on Exchange Street! Those owners should have been counting their lucky stars that someone wanted to take their CRAP property off their hands! If Manny was really pulling for the further advancement of the U and city of Akron then he should have been jumping for joy back in August when The Info was announced. Hey Manny, Mr. Rocketscientist, I'll say it once again, slowly, "JUST... MOVE... ACROSS... THE... STREET...!"

Speaking of installing your own seat in The Info, when are we season ticket holders going to be able to pick out our new seat locations? Are they going to have a special tour/open house for us? I see that this year's season ticket package includes seats for next year as well, but I was hoping that those of us who've had season tickets for some time now might get first dibs on seating location.

The RB from Firestone I was trying to think of a few days ago is named Darshawn Thomas. Wasn't Darshawn 'Stone's starting RB last year?

Good points. I especially appreciate in game adjustments. To my mind that is perhaps the most important indicator of a good X's & O's coach. I haven't seen many (any?) in-game or halftime adjustments over the past few years. It seems like if the gameplan that we bring to the kickoff doesn't work then we just beat our heads against the wall for the rest of the game.

Ah, you're right. My brain's fried from worrying about taxes today. That's the game I saw: Firestone - North.

Great then! I saw the Firestone-Garfield game and I thought this guy looked better than Garfield's Larry Dawson. (Though I wouldn't tell Larry that to his face!)

That's not the Firestone RB who was getting all the hype this year (I forget his name). Was this guy the other RB's backup? What was Firestone's other RB's name?

Thanks for the update mollautt!You mention that he is "WAY TOO QUICK," and you are spot on. But what I can't believe about his quickness is that in no way does he ever lose control of the ball - he maintains the dribble - with BOTH hands. Additionally, not only is he unimaginably fast, but he can stop and pop on a dime. It's not saying much, but he'd bust both of my ankles if I was trying to stay in front of him! Honestly, it's sick. He's one of the best high school players I've ever seen.For those Zips fans who haven't seen him play, imagine Jimmal Ball with less verticle leap, but a better left hand, and a much better outside shot. (No offense, Jimmal... you're one of my all-time favorites!)

Well, dude... who is it!?

Yep. Honestly, that's the worst QB play I've seen since I began watching Zip football about 15 years ago. Season ticket holders should have been pretty aggravated w/ the coaching staff for allowing a QB situation like that to develop, and Zips fans should be aggravated because you're absolutely not going to build much of a fan base with offensive play like we witnessed last year. And at such a crucial time in the programs history (Info Stadium). And with the damn Suckeyes playing for a national championship every year.

I think Rydell Brooks is more like 6-2, tops. Unless he's grown since high school.

Thank you ZipWatcher! I have never watched AAU ball, so I am very interested! And I am, naturally, EXTREMELY interested in watching our new buddy Zeke! Zzzzzzzeeeeeeeke!!!I teach a children's program at my church on Sunday nights, so I'm not going to be able to make it tonight to cheer Zeke on. However, I'm going to write LeBron's King James Classic in stone in my daytimer! The Pittsburgh Storm is playing in the LBJ tourney, right? Hopefully they'll get a game in the JAR! It'd be great to see Zeke run ball on the JAR's hardwood! We want Zeke representing the blue and gold of UA!!!Go Zeke!!! Go Zips!!!

I agree. I liked Joplin. He seemed like a first-class guy.

I'm fairly certain I'm not going to be able to make Zeke's games today in Solon. I've got a funeral that I should probably attend - so it's not like I'm just skipping out. Hopefully we can get a handful of the ZipsNation up there to cheer on Zeke! Go Zeke! Zzzzzzzeeeeeeeeke! Have fun today, Zeke! Wish I could be there.

Congratulations, Zeke! And great job! Keep up the good work! Keep sweating in the gym and the sky's the limit for you! And remember to keep having fun!!! Afterall it is just a fun game that you have the privilege of playing! No pressure.

Is there a website that ranks prep soccer players similar to what Rivals and Scouts does for high school football and basketball players? I'm almost completely ignorant when it comes to soccer but would like to educate myself - especially since it appears that we are now a national power!

It's funny you mention this; I was thinking the same. To run a scrimmage of this sort only requires a two-deep roster. Was our talent so awful that we couldn't run this format the last couple of years? I don't think so.

Thanks gozips19!