ZachTheZip

No Akron head coach has lost their first game against Can't since 1971.

They said on Grant street, between Exchange and Wheeler? does this mean Gallucci is getting torn down, or the Townhouses? Wouldn't mind seeing either one go, I lived in Gallucci for 3 years and it has really been showing its age. I wonder why they didn't want to build this new building up near the stadium like originally planned? I'm thinking the townhouses go first. This will supposedly be done in phases, going from 735 bed hall (huge in itself) where the townhouses are, and adding two more halls to replace Grant and Gallucci eventually. And if you read further down the article, Proenza said that private funding will be used to build a minimum of three new academic research buildings, at least three residence halls and two or more parking decks during his state of the university address last fall. One research building has been built, between the polymer college and the bread factory, one parking deck on Exchange, and this announced dorm would be the first one (Spicer was already under construction). So expect at least two more academic buildings, probably where the Wonderbread factory currently is and next to Buckingham (planned Corrosion Engineering building). At least two more dorms, one located at Lot 9 and one somewhere else. And one more parking deck somewhere (north campus?).

I was told yesterday that season tix will be sent out on the 9th. Any word on how well they are selling?

He's not very talkative here, is he? He wasn't giving out 1-word answers at MAC media day, so it might be a product of something else. Maybe the Athletic Department working as a middle-man or something. As a comparison, the MAC's interview with NIU's Alex Kube.

MAC-Sports.com interview with senior Zips LB Mike Thomas. I'm glad to see that the athletic department finally got into gear and put one of these out for the MAC to use. It only took every single other school creating multiple interviews before Akron did their first one.

New residence hall approved. 735 beds initially, but could go up to 2,500 beds if funding is secured. I think they'll replace the townhomes and the ancient Grant residence hall. A 2,500 bed residence hall would be beyond massive. Far more than anything on campus currently. The current giant dorm building on Exchange has just 500 beds. It would almost double the dorm space for the university.

New Trustee appointed to the board: Akron attorney Ralph Palmisano.

I hope you guys have fun watching Syracuse.

Akron +7 vs. Syracuse

Correction: It IS official. @ZipsFB is Coach Ianello's official Twitter account.

You're right. I mis-read that. Hmm. 2 minutes from campus and thinks we're crap. Is he an editor for the Beacon Journal? ...back to talking about being pre-season #1: YEAH!!! A good sign before the other polls come out (should be soon).

Zach, I think you should register for that site, just to ask this dipwad how he can stand to work so close to such a pit. And to express sympathy for such low self esteem. You think he's a Wake alum? Maybe the Great GP1 can offer therapy -- or at least some insight to his thinking. I have a Scout login, but you need to obtain permission to post on a particular school's forum. I can't get permission to post on WF's boards. But I can't think of any residential area within 2 minutes of campus that isn't a ghetto. Don't want to embarrass him in front of his fellow snobs.

Reaction from a Wake fan:

Tough choices Labor Day weekend. Do you go the the football season opener against Syracuse, or head to North Carolina for a pair of epic Soccer clashes...

Porter looking more like a genius every day. United fires Curt Onalfo after just 7 months.

I didn't mean to "jump down your throat". Sorry. I just was wondering what a Zips blogger was doing in Atlanta, so I looked into it and found out how the Examiner site works. I guess next time I ask a sarcastic question like "Since when has Atlanta been relocated to Cleveland?", I'll use a smiley to avoid confusion.

Since when has Atlanta been relocated to Cleveland? He's a writer for the Examiner, which has sections for every major city. But sometimes the articles can appear in other regions. What region it appears in to you depends on where your IP address tracks back to. My work connection shows him as based out of Wachington DC. He is based out of here, though: http://www.examiner.com/Cleveland-Sports.html

We've never had a 1-for-1 with a BCS team. I don't know what the new policy is with a new AD and coach in place.

Where do you get 9 conference games? http://msn.foxsports.com/collegefootball/s...-in-2011-080210 "Commissioner Jim Delany expects the Big Ten to hold a championship game next season, when Nebraska joins and brings the league to 12 members. He also said teams will likely play nine conference games instead of eight in the future to help preserve rivalries."

Well, with the Big Ten going to 9 conference games next year, we'll be seeing more money games against opponents outside of the usual suspects.

According to the Ohio Division of Unclaimed Funds, UA is owed an undisclosed sum of money from the state of Michigan, or possibly from Michigan Tech U. They also have some money owed to them by the State of Utah. Also, the department of Engineering Co-op program is owed a sum of money from the University of Alabama. I love the linked site. You can search to see if people owe you money. I got $270 that I didn't know I was owed.

We don't know what will happen. Not even EMU has sucked enough to be on watch like this. But wouldn't be fun to see the NCAA's reaction?

Can't can only get to 90k with our help. They're banking on a sold out stadium for the Wagon Wheel game. Without that game, they don't get anywhere near their goal. It's a dilema. Do you force Can't to drop to the FCS and get sanctioned by the NCAA, or do you show up to support your Zips?

I also forgot about the LeBron bike-a-thon on Friday (sure to bring in a media circus and some interesting fan interactions) and the Twinfest in Twinsburg bringing in another several thousand. Every hotel room in Summit and Stark Counties will be booked for the weekend.

Did anybody see the Beacon Journal today?! LeBron paid for a full-page ad in the ABJ to thank Akron. Only Akron. Not Cleveland or NE Ohio, or Cavs fans, but Akron.