RowdyZip

Please tell me this didn't actually happen.... Well, first a penalty was called on a play that special teams should be able to do in their sleep. The penalty was on Igor himself (illegal shift?) and then he took it upon himself to blow the extra point on the second attempt from the incredibly difficult distance of 25 yards.

There's that other INT you were looking for, zf13.

INTERCEPTION! 0-10 folks!

Incomplete pass and incomplete pass and....

I wish.

Illegal shift on a made PAT in the 2nd half, then Igor missed the 2nd try.

I'd rather them take a knee and send it into OT than have Nicely throw an INT and give Ball State a chance to win it. Point taken.

We apparently can't pick up 40 yards in 30 seconds to attempt a field goal for the win, so we'll take the knee and head to OT.

XP GOOD! TIE GAME!

TOUCHDOWN ZIPS!!!!

Zips will get the ball back, Ball State about to punt from their own 14 with 2:44 to go. How about an overtime game? That sounds fun? Right? Right?

Incomplete pass, 2yd gain to the flat, incomplete pass, punt.

Alright. Zips down 7 with 5 minutes to go, ball 1st and 10 at their own 40 yd line.

God. This is laughable. Sack, Incomplete pass, 2yd loss on screen. At least Wagner is playing well.

Nice 50yd td. Breakdowns. Everywhere. Piss poor.

Great call on the onside kick. Then we run it up the middle for 3 straight plays netting 9 yards. Then coach gets us a tie. A TIE! IN THE SECOND HALF!!!!

Completion and a passing touchdown. The apocalypse is upon us. Edit: Missed XP. Nevermind. Edit Edit: Recovered onsides kick. Apocalypse on.

I'll eat some crow. I thought Nicely looked like a decent quarterback last year, and expected some advancement this year. He's not in an ideal situation, granted, but it doesn't explain being downright terrible. Less than 50% passing and 11 picks to 3 tds? Sheesh.

PULL HIM NOW

I just don't get it. I really don't. Why does Ianello stick with Nicely? Is he REALLY the best option? Are we "playing for the future" with our Soph QB? He certainly doesn't appear to have "it." It's beyond frustrating to watch. And it's not only the deplorably ill-timed turnovers, it's also the throw aways with open receivers, the balls that are 5 yards over the receivers heads, and the ones that dribble into the ground 10 yards in front of open RBs in the flat. Sickening.

It really is painful to watch. I'm flipping windows back and fort between Akron/Ball State and Can't/Temple. I was trying earlier today to remember what it was like to watch a college game that mattered for my team. Apparently the last 5 years have caused those memories to be fuzzy. I guess "not losing" is as close as we can get to "mattering" at this point. Sad...really sad.

This really is like watching a pillow fight. *sigh*

I'll post this here because I don't think anyone has mentioned it: Our atheletic dept as created a PROMOTION! Lord knows they won't market it, so spread the word here. Next Friday vs. Milliken is $1 hotdog and $1 pepsi night. GREAT IDEA, albeit simple.

I think you could make a case for any of the top 3 in the East to be the favorite. Can't had the most significant losses, Akron had the most transition, and OU just had the most...surprises. Anyone out there buy a family plan this year? If so, PM me. I have a question for you.

I love our Zips, but our programs are nowhere near ready to "move up". it's a shame because this shakeup could be an epic one over the next couple years that will make it nearly impossible for schools to escape "MAC" level conferences. The other thing holding us back is our friends down the road in Cbus. Akron struggles for it's own identity even among it's own citizens. Don't think everyone else is blind to the fact that you can purchase a Buckeyes hat, shirt, slippers, jacket, etc at your local Target around here but would be hard pressed to find a Zips Tshirt. This will take YEARS to change, if ever.