Zipmeister

Have you noticed a decline in participation on Zips Nation? I think the lack of Ws raked up by the football team has a bunch of folks too disappointed to post and put others in a funk. Emblematic, consider an unidentified poster who was one of the most optimistic posters on Zips Nation before the football season started, now reduced to unprovoked attacks on University of Akron graduates. Hang in there; things will get better.

I'm not sure the Georgia Tech basketball coach was even at the game. I think his basketball duties kept him away from the game.

You are definitely a glass is half full individual. I can identify high level football talent so one would expect that a professional coach could do the same. Hopefully the staff didn't devote too many resources trying to attract a player who they "didn't stand much of a chance in landing."

The Baptists beat the Mormans by 27. Maybe we should have scheduled BYU instead of Liberty. And the stadium was packed with screaming racists cheering their team on.

I predict a low scoring win for the Zips. Neither kangaroos nor jack rabbits have exceptional shooting skills although I recall seeing one do some shooting in a Crocodile Dundee movie. I expect the Zips to control the paint because Kangaroos are bigger than jackrabbits and can jump higher. GO ZIPS.

Question: What are our transfer portal needs? Answer: We need at least one for every position; more if we can get them.

I think we have to aim higher than becoming an FCS power.

Here's some more you might be able to incorporate in future posts. "Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” –Lou Holtz “Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence. If you’re in control, they’re in control.” –Tom Landry “You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That’s the mark of a true professional.” –Joe Paterno “Football is like life. It requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority.” –Vince Lombardi “Success isn’t measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.” –Mike Ditka “Self-praise is for losers. Be a winner. Stand for something. Always have class, and be humble.” –John Madden “The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.” –Vince Lombardi “No one ever drowned in sweat.” –Lou Holtz “No matter the circumstances you may be going through, just push through it.” –Ray Lewis “Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.” –George S. Halas “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size in the fight of the dog.” –Archie Griffin “When you’ve got something to prove, there’s nothing greater than a challenge.” –Terry Bradshaw “It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get back up.” –Vince Lombardi “When you don’t give up, you cannot fail.” –Adrian Peterson "I have yet to be in a game where luck was involved." –Urban Meyer “I may win and I may lose, but I will never be defeated.” –Emmitt Smith “There is only one way to succeed in anything…and that is to give it everything.” –Vince Lombardi "You cannot make progress with excuses." –Cam Newton "Success isn't owned, it's leased. And rent is due every day." –J.J. Watt “You can learn a line from a win and a book from defeat.” –Paul Brown “It’s not the will to win that matters. It’s the will to prepare to win that matters.” –Paul “Bear” Bryant “The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.” -Vince Lombardi “Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.” –Bo Jackson “To do things you’ve never done before, you have to do things you’ve never done before.” –Sean Payton "The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there." –Vince Lombardi “Remember, once you set a goal, it’s all about how hard you’re willing to work, how much you’re willing to sacrifice and how badly you truly want it.” –J.J. Watt “The most valuable player is the one who makes the most players valuable.” –Peyton Manning "Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't." –Jerry Rice "If what you did yesterday seems big, you haven't done anything today." –Lou Holtz “Winners never quit and quitters never win.” –Vince Lombardi

Really bad form to insert your comments directly into another's post.

LZip must really be connected to be able to get you tickets to a Zip's football game.

A look at last year's preseason coaches poll will add some insight into the critical importance of MAC basketball preseason polls. 2021-22 MAC Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll Buffalo – 143 points (11 first place votes) Ohio – 126 points Toledo – 107 points (1) Kent State – 98 points Akron – 95 points Bowling Green – 93 points Miami – 92 points Ball State – 54 points Western Michigan – 44 points Central Michigan – 34 points Eastern Michigan – 29 points Northern Illinois – 21 points MAC Tournament Champions: Buffalo (8), Bowling Green (1), Kent State (1), Miami (1), Toledo (1) Preseason All-MAC First Team Daeqwon Plowden, 5th-Sr., G/F, Bowling Green Josh Mballa, Sr., F, Buffalo Jeenathan Williams, Sr., F, Buffalo Ben Vander Plas, R-Sr., F, Ohio Ryan Rollins, So., G, Toledo Preseason All-MAC Second Team K.J. Walton, Grad., G, Akron Sincere Carry, R-Jr., G, Kent State Dae Dae Grant, Jr., G, Miami Jason Carter 5th-Sr., F, Ohio B. Artis White, So., G, Western Michigan

Oh Oh, the A10 coaches poll which came out this morning has the Dukes in dead last.

You have to factor in who was in charge at the time; they wouldn't have put up with his shenanigans at John Carrol.

Zips by 14.

It just occurred to me; if any of you guys are looking to secure an athletic scholarship, are a halfway decent golfer and are willing to identify as female, you should contact the athletic department of just about any MAC school. They can probably use you.

Re: another pet peeve of mine - has the NCAA shorted the distance that a player on the kick-off team can be off-sides before being flagged? I as watching a college football game last weekend when an official actually called off-sides on a kick-off; I was stunned.

Things aren't all that bad. SI has the Dukes finishing ahead of Fordham, St. Joes and La Salle

I believe your observation about your offense scoring at a faster rate than your D gives up points will be true a very high percentage of the time regardless of the quality of your DBs. Obviously it may not be true all the time because your D could also score points via pick 6 interceptions and safties, but still a very high percentage of the time you are right on the money.

On October 10th and 11th, the Lady Linksters competed in the 11 team Rocket Classic played at the Catawba Island Club (Par 72 - 6118 Yards). Good news; the Akron squad finished in second place, 13 strokes behind Rutgers. Seven of the teams were from the MAC. Bad news; the amalgamation of teams participating in this event (every single team) put on a two day show (54 holes) of some of the worst golf imaginable. You can look it up for yourself at golfstat.com

In their first recruiting season I believe they actually sowed a hybrid grass crop; 50% Kentucky Blue, 50% Crab.

This thread can use a biblical reference. Ye shall reap the seeds you sow. I noticed at the time that the new staff was a lot more concerned with the offense (which didn't seem surprising given Joe's background). Hopefully they can even things out this recruiting season.

Watched the EMU/WMU game today. EMU is GOOD. They have an edge named Ramerez that we would have to triple team to keep him out of the backfield.

Enjoy ladies

Akron by 14.

I suppose you could convince any number of people to sell you tickets to these games, but don't do it; it would be a waste of your money. These games have already been played.!.!.!.!.!.!