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Well said. If Bow Down's criteria was followed to it's logical conclusion, shouldn't our "flagship" university be American University? I follow Pitt athletics more closely than Ohio State. At least we're only one and a half hours from Pittsburgh. We're a good 2 hours from Columbus. Screw Columbus and whatever schools may be down there. We're from Akron!

Thanks Nav! You're right! I had misread the article. That's even better news! Here's the paragraph I had misread:"The project is centered around a 25,000-30,000 seat stadium. It includes more than $120 million worth of other buildings, including dorms, a new parking deck and retail development."

Could someone post a picture of Brett McKnight? I saw him play last year, but I've heard that he's "transformed" his body this year? I'd really like to get a visual of him! He's got good ball handling skills, passing skills and, from what I hear, can hit the 3!

Thanks Timmyboy! I just finished watching the link to Dawawn Whitner's highlights. He looks excellent, but is that 235 lbs. listing correct?! If it is, he's a good 50 lbs. too light to be playing DT at the D-1 level.

That's the first time I had heard the $120M total project figure used. That sounds more like it! That has the potential of being a beautiful complex. Even if the final $54M stadium-only design is a double-grandstand scheme, with $66M of additional surrounding structures, the entire scope of the project will very likely have the big-time, "destination" feel that we're all crossing our fingers for! After trudging through life this past Saturday night and Sunday, man, we need more positive reads such as this one.

Yep. The regular season is meaningless. I hate to say this, but Bobby Knight was right.

It's good to hear a fan more seasoned than I tell of how this is the hardest loss he's ever had to swallow. I've been a hard core Zips fan for 15 years now and I was pretty much devastated Saturday night. So at least I know I'm not taking this loss out of perspective. Thankfully, there are a million things more important in life than sports. This was a great season and man, we've now got some lifetime memories from that MAC tourney! We'll be telling our grandkids about that one.

Take a long hike, Thad. He's NOT a suckeye. He's a Zip. He's kept it real and he's a homeboy. He's not from Columbus.I sure hope the national media doesn't start associating LeBron with Columbus State! We have to have a LeBron-Akron association!"LeBron's a Zips fan!" Clap, clap, clap clap clap. "LeBron's a Zips fan!" Clap, clap, clap clap clap!

Tell me this article doesn't make ya just wanna Buckeyes players like new LeBron uniformsCHICAGO - Having the logo of LeBron James on the front of their shorts did not help Ohio State channel the energy of the Cavaliers' star. But the Buckeyes' Nike uniforms that made their debut Friday in the Big Ten Tournament were a hit with the players.``They're very comfortable,'' freshman Daequan Cook said.``I like them a lot. (Especially) the shorts,'' junior Othello Hunter said.The jerseys are more form-fitting, and the shorts are longer than the previous style.``It gives the refs a better opportunity to call fouls if somebody is grabbing your jersey because they're so tight,'' senior Ron Lewis said. ``If your jersey is coming out, it's not because of you.''OSU coach Thad Matta saw the uniforms for the first time Friday. ``I was a little bit nervous with the length of the shorts and had a couple guys change. Nothing major,'' Matta said. ``But I liked the look of them. I feel honored that Nike would think this highly of us to do this.''James jumped from St. Vincent-St. Mary High School to the NBA, but he has said if he had gone to college, his choice would have been Ohio State.``For LeBron to take a special interest in our program has been amazing,'' Matta said. ``Talking with him this summer and his people, he's a Buckeye. And when you have a guy like LeBron James with his stature who cares enough to put his logo on your uniform, it's flattering that he would do that for us.''-- Marla RidenourHow about those nice quotes from Thad Matta? "For LeBron to take a special interest in our program has been amazing," Uh, he hasn't, Thad. That's a Nike move. NOT LeBron. LeBron takes a special interest in the University of AKRON Zips!Go Screw off.And screw anything OSU. We're not from Columbus. We're from Akron, baby! Go Zips!

Every year at the MAC tourney, when all the mascots are at the Q, it just solidly reaffirms the literal reality that ZIPPY IS THE GREATEST MASCOT IN ALL OF SPORTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The "Got Wood?" sign is absolutely hilarious!The "K.S.U.cks!" sign is priceless and timeless!!!!! That one is classic that can be used from here to eternity!

Actually, didn't Q go straight over to the Akron bench and shake everyones hand before the teams even lined up in the post-game handshake lines? I don't think many people noticed that because everyone, including myself, was watching the Zips celebrate around centercourt. The only way I know this is because my friend pointed it out to me. He actually thought it was cool how Q went straight over to the Akron bench.Hey, I'm not Can't fan. This is just for the sake of honesty and clarification.

Yep! Bounced right off his hands and into the hands of an OSU receiver who then took it the distance.

Let's go easy on his physical appearance guys. The dude's had some health problems. Heart problems, if I'm not mistaken.

I'd also like to say you guys are GREAT!!! I'm 34 and have been a regular at the JAR for about 15 years now, and I really must say I've never seen it rock so hard!But what most impresses me is how CREATIVE you Rowdies are! Please don't let yourselves sink to the embarassing level that the Can't students sunk to Sunday night. They truly made fools of themselves. Dropping the F-bomb and all the middle fingers and crotch grabbing. It was literally sad. So, Rowdies, keep doing what you're doing! Stay ENTHUSIASTIC! Stay ENERGETIC! Stay CREATIVE! And don't fall into the pathetic mental/moral ditch in which your average Can't student resides! You guys are WAY better than that!

Does anyone know when we might get a peak at the new designs?

That's what I was thinking. I believe he may be the only MAC coach with a vote in the coaches' poll, right? Well, he didn't give Akron a single vote! So I don't know what he's talking about! Him not voting for us obviously doesn't help our cause. But it hurts the entire MAC as well! Screw Miami!

Yeah. We've gotta trust the trustees! These are intelligent men and women who will stretch the value of a dollar. They, as a group, have been visionary enough to construct the awe-inspiring new Student Union, the simply amazing student rec center and perhaps the nicest indoor fieldhouse in the nation. I don't think they're gonna fall back 20 years in their thinking on the new football stadium. These guys all know that all the projects which have come before are all well and good. But the new stadium is the centerpiece. The stadium project will be their legacy.

I'm ignorant about all things construction. By "final documents," does that mean that the architectural work & drawings are completed? And, if so, does that mean we'll be able to see some drawings?!And, as an aside, I know we're all hoping for a bowl, or a horseshoe. But if a double-grandstand design is in the works (due to lack of $$$), if it's done beautifully, with lots of red brick and wrought iron work, I'll bet we're all gonna end up being real excited about it, even if it's not a bowl or horseshoe!

Great find Uakronkid! I don't know what to think of those uni's. They are awfully different, but if they catch on, as everyone knows, it would be easy to look back at the current uni's and find it hard to imagine how anyone could ever be caught dead in them (i.e., mullets & parachute pants!) And your comment about Nike using only primary colors is very insightful. There is absolutely NO WAY any of us would EVER want to go back to yellow, as opposed to GOLD!!! That would be worth staying with adidas right there!But Nike's a huge company with lots of $$$ and with the Akron-LeBron connection, man, who knows but one day in the near future Nike may be ready, willing and able to do some great things financially for the Zips athletics programs. I say we stick by LeBron as closely as we possibly can. He's the current and future face of American sports. If we can have a built-in connection with him, that could do wonders for us on a national (and international?) level!

We have beaten Can't 3 times in a row now. And we beat them on their home floor, after Dru fouled out and after a horrible blown traveling call on Linhart. So I think we'd smash 'em if we'd get to play them on a neutral court. But... yeah, beating a good team 3 times in one year definitely is not a small order.

Where can I find the polls? Or could someone post a link here?

Well said.

They should have cut the nets down from Can't's MAC Center! Aren't they allowed to do that?