ZippyforPresident

As of right now, I have no idea where anybody will be sitting at the Q. I do know that each of the 12 teams usually gets their own slice of the seats. If you're buying tickets from the JAR ticket office, you'll end up in UA's allotted section. If you're buying them when you get the the Q, I'm not sure how that works.Thanks uakronkid.. I know in past years Rowdies typically moved around to a different seating section per each round of the tourney, so I'm thinking I'll either have to play it by ear basically or just get tix at the JAR and represent the Blue and Gold in the ol' alumni way (although i really do want to get rowdy!) .. Any knowledge as to whether or not the Rowdies are still doing the Hard Rock pre game thing this year at tower city? (as last year was uber cool..) Well, either way I may just have to stop in and have a good luck pre-game toast!

i agree they were pathetic....what was with the clapping and stomping during OUR free throws too?Yeah, as a recent UA alum and former Rowdy I was kind of salty about the stomping during our free throws.. It seemed like a lot of those kids were just there to be there and really had no interest in the game. Or perhaps no understanding of the game? I initially thought they were OU fans when they were screaming during Akron's freethrow attempts.. I mean, I'm not trying to judge anyone's "fanhood" or anything, and I think that it's great that all of those kids came out to the game, but how many would have been there if it weren't greek night? Well anyway, here's hoping those kids enjoyed the win, and hopefully some enjoyed it enough to return for most, if not all, of the home games next season...Also, I was wondering if there is any word about Rowdy/MAC Tourney info as it might pertain to alumni Rowdies, as I and basically all of my Rowdy comrades have since graduated and i no longer have my finger on the pulse of Akron's driving force... i.e. Is there a way to get tickets in the rowdies section somehow, or are alumni basically on their own? This is my first semester as an alumni so you'll have to excuse my cluelessness on this one...

Blog space sin: You didn't post a link.Last week the projected winner of the MAC (UB) was setup with Florida State. I think that would be a great match up for us. Anyone else have a desired matchup for the NCAA Tourney provided we get there?Florida State would be great for rematch, and I'm sure they haven't forgotten about us. If we're going to be somewhere around a 14 seed, we'll end up playing one of the top 15 teams in the country, which means that Brett McKnight will turn into LeBron James again.Brett having jersey number 23 a coincidence? I think not.. Anyway, a rematch against Florida State, but this time in the NCAAs would be absolutely awesome. Here's to not looking past BG though Get it done in the MAC and then hopefully we can make some noise in the post season! Final Four here we come.. :blink: LETS GO ZIPS!!

BIG WIN BABY!! 2 MAC East opponents down... 3 to go... whew... I don't know if I can handle this.LETS GO ZIPS!!

And hopefully our Zippers can dismantle Buffalo like they should be able to. After all, they are Canadian... Max Boudreau, product of Montreal Quebec, need I say more? Their prime minister has no desire to find out what the "McKnightmare" is all about (sorry, i mean, abooot)... oh poor canadians...LETS GO ZIPS!!

sounds a bit Can't statish to meDue to the high population of hippies in Colorado you might have something.Ugh... I know it's a joke but seriously... (www.enviroakron.org) UA students also care about socio-environmental relationships. As well we should, living in the post industrial midwest, and caring about the effects that industry and all of its after effects have on us and many of our families as citizens of Akron and Northeast Ohio. I honestly hope that the Info adopts a policy that respects an environmentally responsible business model, much as Colorado has done. It would benefit us all without it making any person a "hippie" or a Can't state alumnus (ugh) as well as being an economically sound way of approaching business..Go Zips! And slaughter the sweaters 1/10/09!

Whew.. Wow what a game. Way to come back and never give up. This team definitely showed some grit tonight. Hope Carroll and C. McKnight didn't sustain too severe of injuries. Now back to the JAR for a big game against the Flyers. I know I'm amped up!Lets go Zips!

Hahaha. Well played sir. Well played. Okay, so maybe I over exaggerated just a little with that post. That was an extremely frustrating game.

one game we're talking about how great the special teams are (block pat for 2pt safety?) and now they have a bad game and we're calling for the coach's job. we really are pathetic fans.Wholly agreed. Those that want to go fire JD can go eat it. Boo hoo. Sorry crybabies but he really is a decent coach. Lets play the game of reality. We are a mediocre team in a mid major conference.... what is it that you think we're going to do? Play for a BCS title? Let's get real. JD is the best coach that Akron has ever seen in it's MAC era and we're lucky to have him. This team really does have a lot of potential despite our "crap" record. I know the past two games were uber disappointing but welcome to life in the MAC. Sorry, but that's just the way it goes... Hats off to OU. Way to find motivation to win a game that meant nothing to you when it meant everything to us. Go cats.

2 observations about tonights game:1. Brett McKnight doesn't care who he's going up against, this guy is a gamer. 23 points against a #6 ranked team? This kid is the real deal and will put it in from anywhere.2. Nik Cvetinovic: Congratulations, I think you've solidified your position as a starter on this team. This guy knows how to ball and play with some serious energy.Okay, I guess I lied about having only two observations...3. Puck Fittsburgh4. This team is going to cause some hurt in the very near future, I know we got it handed to us tonight but for pitt's sake I hope they don't end up seeing us again in the tourney... These kids are gamers with tremendous upside and with a coach like KD to learn from this experience they will be prepared for the rest of the season... 5. I feel bad for Urbana6. See you at the JAR on Tuesday for the beatdown.

Nope, no minutes for Swiech tonight. I am looking forward to seeing him play though. Maybe he's the ace up KD's sleeve for the Pitt game? Eh? Eh?

Just got back from the game. Nice win Zips! This team is looking better every game. Hopefully this trend continues. And yes, Cventinovic looked pretty good in his start. If this game was any indication, he looks quite capable of being a very solid player for the next few years.The team made a much better showing tonight defensively, hopefully this trend continues also. Roberts was probably the player of the game tonight. Linhart was stellar on defense and hit a few nice shots, especially that drive to the basket with the foul. Also a pretty nice game for the McKnights.Now to slay the dragon that is Pitt. Bring it on. Hopefully it turns out to be a good one. I'm really interested to see how this team performs against one of the best teams in the nation.

Good guys by 3 touchdowns. Take it to the bank.

I have to agree with the great GP1 that the offense came up short. They had to punch it in, plain and simple. But I don't think you can completely let the defense off the hook here. BG put up 23 points on us in the fourth quarter, while we were able to put up a mere 12 the entire second half. BG's offense had their way with us in the fourth quarter. I know its a cliche but, you win as a team just as you lose as a team. This loss isn't attributable to one side of the ball or a single player as some posters are already calling for Jacq's head. That's just rubbish, if anything I think that kid is on the verge of being a pretty solid player and you can't go throwing in an unproven player like Rodgers when you've got a guy with game experience who is capable of making the plays. Yeah, he might have a couple of things to work on, but so does the entire team. I really am starting to think some Zips fans do have this cleveland browns complex, "Oh my God we lost, let's clean house, starting with the quarterback. Brady! Brady!" God I hate Browns fans. Even though sadly I am one.

Christ, this team could write a book on how to lose games they should have won. I can't say BG deserved to win this one, but Akron definitely deserved to lose it. I feel sick right now. Will we win a home game this year?

Go Charlie! It looked like he was finding his rhythm vs. the Chargers in preseason. Hopefully he has a good showing against the Packers and takes advantage of his chance to start again.

I think that was actually the first researched preview that I've seen for this upcoming season. And I've gotta say I'm already so jacked up for Akron basketball this year. The HOUSE IS COMING DOWN January 24th when we exact our sweet revenge. Hah, I'm basically jumping out of my chair here.

THE REASON IS THAT WE DON'T WIN GAMES. I know that probably sounds petty, but if this team wants fans they are going to have to win plain and simple. I'm not going to say there weren't some positive aspects to today's game b/c there definitely were, but losing efforts in a rain soaked relic 7 or so plus miles from campus by a non bcs school does not draw crowds. It saddens me as much as you I'm sure, and yes, I was at the bowl pounding away w/ everyone else, but what I did take away from today is that there were a TON of new faces in the student section in the rain... things are on the verge of changing for the bigtime at UA... I was there in the early/mid Frye years initially and in comparison this student section is totally ready to explode... and the Rowdies play a big part in that, but I really do think the excitement on campus is essentially unparalelled @ this point in UA history. If this team starts winning some big games the support is gonna be there and it will DEFINITELY be there next season at the new stadium.

Dude, get off Jacq's back. He played a pretty decent game. It is absolutely true that all of the interceptions with the exception of one, were the fault of a tipped ball. As for having a fumble recovered for a touchdown, ask Todd Boeckman how that one feels (see: OSU v. OU). Those kinds of things do happen, especially given the rain and slippery conditions. The Zips moved the ball down the field with relative ease, especially in the first half, but unfortunately once they got near the red zone the receivers couldn't get a handle on the ball. Sometimes that's just the way the ball bounces. The problem is not Chris Jacquemain, nor is it the Zips offense. Honestly, I think Chris has been doing a great job this year. I'm actually very optimistic about this offense, those guys can REALLY play, and mark my words they will make quite a few teams pay this year. Your beef is with the defense and the fact is, this defense is really banged up. They're thin if not non-existent on the D-line and a good part of the secondary seems totally out of place. There seems to be no true leadership on the defensive side of the ball. We had leaders with Mackey and Corner in previous years, those guys knew how to take charge. IMO somebody on that side of the ball needs to step up and put the game on his shoulders. I'm sure I could write another page about the play of the defense but I'm not going to. I'm going to trust the coaching staff on that one, they know what they're doing, whether you'd like to believe that one or not. My only other gripe would be RACER'S inability to understand that after the period of each sentence comes two spaces and a capital letter in the first word of each sentence. Seriously man, not to sound like jerk, but I can't take a person's writing seriously if they don't take it seriously as well.... In the words of the immortal Brad Hamilton: "Learn it, know it, live it."

Seems as though the link I provided isn't working correctly. Here is the link to the Zips ESPN page which shows the game on ESPN classic http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/clubhouse?teamId=2006 as well as the link to what should be the current television schedule on ESPN (of course you'll have to fast forward a little over a weeks time)... http://sports.espn.go.com/espntv/espnGuide

errr. Army. Whoa. Thinking ahead a little too much... 3-1 before Cincy.

According to ESPN AKRON V. ARMY this game WILL be televised on espn classic. I hope this will remain the case as I hope the Alumni assoc. and the Ohio Brewing Co. will be throwing another watch party in which I definitely plan on attending as well as bringing some new Akron alumni to the party. I know this topic is somewhat premature, but one can only hope that the Zips are at 2-1 at this point waiting to give Cincy the upset they deserve...

Speaking of Excellence in action, can someone get a photo of that billboard (this years K-ents slogan billboard).If you can't post it anywhere, pm me and I will put it up. We need another photoshop contest.Awesomely the K.S.Eww sign on Rt. 8 South is already gone. It has been replaced by a billboard for judges Elinore Marsh Stormer, Linda Teodosio, and County Clerk of Courts Daniel Horrigan (all democratic candidates (and I'm not saying whether that's good or bad in the interest of not starting a political debate on this board)). Although, it does actually pertain to summit county unlike the K.S.Who? billboard. Otherwise, I'd have gotten a picture of that billboard in the interest of it getting posted around here and having it defiled in absolutely every appropriate way. Man that thing pissed me off... Ugh, That place is a complete joke.

I know that they HAD Zips Jerseys in the Barnes and Noble bookstore in the Student Center, many of them were Jacquemain jerseys I believe, but very sure they had some others (sorry, I wasn't paying that close attention at the time, I was dizzy from the cost of books haha). Although what is now on gozips.com might be what is left of the selection there, I don't really know. But, if you can find nowhere else that has what you're looking for, it might be worth a shot. Sorry I can't help more.