Dr Z

Good luck zf34. I make up the questions and have only got one week right. A few more johnnyzip wins this year and he is going to force me to rename the thread topic.

Zips favored by 9 tonight, Ken+ by 13.

EA of the PD - Akron Looking to Reach .500 Saturday's matchup will be a look at two young quarterbacks in Akron sophomore Tommy Woodson and Miami true freshman Billy Bahl. Both QBs became starters during the season and are coming off victories, as Akron defeated UMass last week and Miami took down Eastern Michigan.Both are also best described as being on the hefty side of the ledger. The 6-4, 248-pound Bahl has passed for 1,050 yards, 5 TD and 11 interceptions this season. However, the last three weeks he has passed for 543 yards, 3 TD and 1 INT.

Zips need defense to continue strong play against RedHawks with bowl bid still the prize. by GT of the ABJ

Just received this email:

Tickets for this cancer-fighting event at Can't State are available for purchase online at www.coachesvscancer.org/neodoubleheader and at each University's ticket office. In addition, five dollars from each ticket sold will help support cancer patients and their families through the American Cancer Society. source

Brian Pedersen from BR ranked all 128 teams Tuesday. Oklahoma-10, Toledo-35, BG-40, Pitt-42, NIU-53, WMU-63, CMU-72, UB-87, OU-94, AKRON-95, KS-110, Miami-125, EMU-127 -------------------------------Good teams------------------------------Average teams-----------------------------Bad teams---------------------------- My example is not completely accurate, but you get the idea.

Bowling Green Wraps up the East Before a Snowflake Hits the Ground. --EA of the PD The BG (8-2 overall, 6-0 MAC) triumph also threw the MAC West Division race into a logjam. With the Broncos (6-4, 5-1) losing their first MAC game, they are now tied with Northern Illinois (7-3, 5-1) and Toledo (8-1, 5-1) for first, with games remaining against NIU and Toledo.

Second reads on Derek Carr, Johnny Manziel and the 2014 QB class Mike Sando, NFL Insider This is part of a seven-story package assessing the state of the young NFL quarterback. Look for more on Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Johnny Manziel, Andrew Luck, Andy Dalton, Cam Newton and others in ESPN The Magazine's How to Raise a QB Issue, on newsstands Nov. 13.

Discuss your answers below. Members that answer all three correctly will be recognized Sunday morning. Last weeks winners were; zippy5, pdt1420 and liberty61.

ESPN3 will televise the game online with Jeff McCarragher (play-by-play) and Jeff Baldinger (analyst) calling the action.

PFF has their own grading system. There is definitely a love hate relationship between folks that I discuss football with. I lean toward love. One of the few pay sites I would recommend for people that really love football.

Pay Attention To BG QB Matt Johnson by Gordon McGuiness Don’t look now, but Bowling Green quarterback Matt Johnson (+35.0) currently has the second-highest passing grade in the nation behind only Trevone Boykin. With the Falcons’ only losses of the year coming against Tennessee and Memphis, Bowling Green has scored 62, 59, 48 and 62 points in each of the past four games, and suddenly looks like one of the best non-Power-5 teams in all of college football.

Looking forward to watching Pat work the paint Saturday night. Hey, he changed his number this year. Jake Kretzer passes to Pat Forsythe at last year's MAC Tournament. —©Photo by Dr Z

I'll go with little Bull, since he has developed beyond recognition.

Mack Rhoadeds explains Missouri football player's protest. Illinois fires Mike Thomas after athlete allegations.

3:30 kickoff (just announced) should be perfect for the Poutine cook off. CBS Sports Network will televise the game.

I was so sure that the Zips would be playing in the Boca Raton bowl, I booked a flight to Miami a month ago. Not really, but it would really work out for me if the Zips played in that bowl.

I'm not sure many of you follow pro football focus, but this is pretty telling.

Doesn't look like CBS Sports Network replays games like ESPN3 does. Gotta get a DVR. Akron golf sign does it again. Go Zips dot com photo gallery.

My random thoughts on the game: • I have to admit, I thought we would kill UMass, when I saw the line I thought it was a mistake. • Our defense played awesome. Great game plan. I was a tad concerned we were over defending the pass early, but as more often than not, the staff adjusted. Kudos to everyone on the defense, line, backers and secondary came to play yesterday. • I'm not sure how to fix the offense, but it needs attention. The program has a great opportunity right now, and the offensive efficiency is the only thing that may keep us out of a bowl game. Jay Feeley pointing out that TW should be holding onto the ball during all the zone reads was an excellent point. I can't say that all those zone reads seem the best use of the talent on the field. That td run by TW was pretty awesome though. • Extremely nice to watch the game in HD and have professionals announce the game. They added to my experience instead of annoying me. • Great to see Jerome Lane on the field the majority of the time yesterday. Someone listened to ZN. I like Feeley explaining the staff told him that they want to get JL7 more involved in the offense. Hallelujah! Time out from this post...we have an injury timeout on the field as another UMass defensive player is down on the field while the staff gets a play in on third down. • Can we please practice getting the snap to the holder? This seems like an easy task, but was a real challenge again. • I love Grice. I love the little interview they did aired with him during the game. Nothing against 36, but we have GOT to be more creative on short yardage than bringing 36 in the game and jamming him into the back of the line every time. • Jordan George is going to be a player. He had a nice game yesterday. If he continues to progress his game....(insert favorite saying here) • Please cross off the play on the offensive sheet that has three receivers nine yards from the line of scrimmage in the same place...it could result in an interception since there will be five defenders around the ball. • Coe continues to disrupt. I have to think he gets a look in someones camp. • If I'm a UMass fan, I'm upset by the way the end of the game was managed.

Congratulations to zippy5, pdt1420 and liberty61.

Anyone catch this on College Gameday this morning? From Tuscaloosa.

Right. How many times have you heard coach Bowden say "we need to find a way to win at Akron?" Luckily he is still trying different personnel and schemes to find the right formula. Hopefully he finds it sooner, rather than later. Can't wait for the game today!

I checked my guide, it is listed, and is listed in HD. George writes the Zips need to be prepared for another aerial attack. ...The Zips should be prepared for what Frohnapfel brings to the table given their last two games — both losses. Bowling Green’s Matt Johnson lit them up like he has almost everyone this season. But in last week’s loss to Central Michigan, the UA secondary, consisting of Kris Givens, Zach Guiser, Bryce Cheek, DeAndre Scott and John Senter in various combinations, went to work against Cooper Rush, holding him to 226 passing yards when he came into the game averaging better than 300 per game.The Zips will have to be on their guard. Frohnapfel loves to hit senior wide receiver Tajae Sharpe, who has already caught 88 passes for 980 yards and four touchdowns...