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I hope the weather lets up enough for me to make it in to Cleveland tomorrow. I have tickets to the game, but got stuck in Denver tonight (Friday) due to the BAD weather in Chicago. I'm now on a non-stop tomorrow, but it doesn't arrive into Hopkins until 2:55 pm. I'm sure my checked bag won't make it, so that will be another slow down. I just hope to get to the game before kickoff now.Go Zips!

Well said Yeah, that's really well said. I live in Ohio, but I love Michigan, and USC, and UCLA, and, and, and...That's going to make Akron better. That's sooooooo logical.

Keep your "we"s to yourself. GO BUCKS! :cheers:Another national championship for the Great State of Ohio would be awesome!The Can't State thing does go a little overboard here at times. While I agree that , I only feel that way about them when they play the Zips.

The loss to CMU was disappointing, but I don't think it's time to panic yet. I spoke with a University of Michigan alum (with whom I work) mid last week. He was at the UM vs CMU game at the Big House and told me that CMU looked really good, especially their defense. That's high praise given what UM did to Notre Dame in South Bend yesterday.Akron needs to figure out how to have a better first half and not dig such big holes. It's great to be a 2nd half team because that's when games are won. But, you've got to stay in it early and not shoot yourself in the foot.After 3 games on the road, I'm hopeful that the Zips will be sharp next Saturday at the Rubber Bowl.Go Zips!

Boneyard BanterLook what I found on the ECU board...Subject: That was classic!... Posted by: Hurricane Pirate on Wed Sep 13 2006 10:32:27 AM Message: "Instead, you wandered so deep into the excuse bunker it will take an entire platoon of Army Rangers to dig you out." "I do know that your team was in front 17-14 with 57 seconds left, and your defense allowed UA to march 67 yards in those 57 seconds to score the winning touchdown. Whose fault was that? I do know that your team also was in front 10-7, and UA went 96 yards for a touchdown! Whose fault was that? I do know that you should keep this in mind: You were at home, playing in front of 56,103 fans with your own league officials and had two leads in the fourth quarter -- and blew them both on drives of 67 and 96 yards. And whose fault was that?" Fear the Roo Chuck, fear the Roo! In case the link above doesn't work:http://www.boneyardbanter.com/message_boar...er/13/84193.php

The problem is that we hold on to our "loyalties" and overlook "reality" Why shouldn't I be loyal to a fellow Alum? Something wrong with that? He's young and on a team that has very little playing time together...2 star receivers with little NFL experience (and coming off injuries), an O-line that has had 9 centers so far this year, and Moron..I mean Maurice..Carthon running the offense.I agree totally that Carthon knows there are problems on the O-line. He should have plays in place to deal with it.

I'm not sure about our immediate backups for next year, but I'm hopeful that Sean Hakes, a true freshman who won 2 Texas State Championships in their top division (albeit for private schools) and was born in Dublin, Ohio (on the doorstep of Ohio State), will step in and make Ohio State, Michigan, and others regret that they didn't recruit him.

I agree skhorbotly. I even sent the ABJ a note on their ohio.com thanking them for today's good coverage and asking them to continue doing so.

Charlie played well at times and not at others. Given the non-existent o line and the mostly poor play calling, he did well. If this keeps up, though, I'm afraid he's going to get hurt.

Just ran for a TD...Announcer..."Charlie Frye, the Akron Zip, zipping it along."

Unfortunately, I think that refers to Comcast in Michigan, but I'm not 100% certain.

Today is a good day. Zips on the ABJ front page. Zips with more space than #1 OSU on the ABJ sports front page. And, Charlie Frye's picture covers much of the sports front page in the PD. Charlie leading the Browns to victory today would make this weekend complete!GO ZIPS!

I'm proud not to have Buckeye envy and am comfortable with who I am.1. Akron Alum2. Zips fan3. Buckeye fanI love Ohio! on TexasGO BUCKS!

I love the Buckeyes. I hate Northeast Ohio media for not giving Akron and the rest of the MAC the coverage we deserve.Go BUCKS! Send Bevis, I mean Beavo, back to the barn!

TOUCHDOWN ! Zips WIN!!! WOW!

Kennedy over tackle. TOUCHDOWN AKRON! Go ZIPS!

Game is now on ESPN2.

That is a cool story. Also, know that last year, in the days leading up to the Motor City Bowl, Coach Tressel said that he was happy to see Akron going to a Bowl game and that he wanted to see them do well (not sure if he said win, being "politically correct"). He said that he had connections to The University of Akron.

They are sharp.

I personally liked the Pluto article. Given that the Zips lost, what did you expect? We could have received much worse. Did you notice that ht eABJ included the picture of Kennedy's touchdown? They could have chosen from a plethera of "low lights".I was also happy to see that the Cleveland PD included that picture and a full article on the game...not just some little blurb about Penn State's win like they could have. To top it off, the PD had an awesome full page article on Charlie. Go Zips! Go Browns!

SGM - you are so AWESOME! That is exactly what Akron needs...POSITIVE fans. I love this board and the Zips fans on here, but we need to stop bitching and envying other schools and do everything we can to bring respect to our teams.

I believe that Akron played YSU at the Div I-AA level when I first enrolled at UA. Then, when the Zips went to Div I-A, UA continued to play YSU. It was frustrating that Jim Tressel's Penguins won more often than not even though the Zips had moved up a level.

Met Sean Hakes at Meet the Team Day this past Sunday. Awesome guy. Watched him throw a coulpe of nice passes (40 - 50 yds) for some kids in attendance. Good arm. Look forward to seeing him play in the near future.