Dr Z

Months later, Don agrees, but will it continue to haunt? EA Sports gets it.

So many choices as to where to put this, but I'll try here. Former Akron sports writer Terry Pluto, uses a lot of words in this article about baseball, football, the confernce and money. • For years, Akron had problems with its baseball program. Nearby Can't State dwarfed the Zips in terms of recruiting and success on the field. The Golden Flashes went to the 2012 College World Series. They have been to the NCAA tournament in six of the last nine seasons. • It makes little sense (and saves relatively few dollars) for Akron to leave the MAC in football to play FCS (the old Division 1-AA). • And the truth is that simply going down a level wouldn't help the bottom line very much, and it would dearly hurt the other athletic programs."Akron has been very successful in basketball, soccer and track," said Steinbrecher. "That's important to remember."

If you're a Pitt fan, are you excited to travel to a team that upset you at home last year, or are you scared of getting embarrassed again?

I appreciate anybody who comes on ZN and provides possible answers to questions. Forget tv? You might be right. Two years ago, I would have said your nutz, but I watch just as many sports on other devices as I do on tv now a days. I like that idea. I do not want to see Ken+s team twice. If our rival was Pitt or Marshall, I could watch two of those games, but watching a crummy Ken+ team twice a year is not my idea of entertainment. Your probably correct in suggesting it would get more people to the game, but I don't want to see it.

Getting beat by the Zips must not taste so bad. “That left a bad taste in my mouth, and I’m probably not ever going to lose that taste until we win the next bowl game,” Render said. That game isn’t the only one, either. Render said he also sometimes thinks about close fourth-quarter losses against Duke and North Carolina, as well. In fact, as Render walked through the lobby at Pinehurst Resort for the first day of the ACC Kickoff on Monday, he saw highlights from Duke’s double-overtime win at Heinz Field playing on the TV screens. “I had a hard time watching that still,” he said. So it’s no surprise that the biggest theme for Pitt this offseason has been to “finish.”

I'm guessing it has less to do with the actual football program, but Dr S's cuts. They are fearful of their jobs, and are in defense mode trying diversionary tactics. Who knows, it may actually backfire on them.

Dog, Bull...I would expect Bear.

This would take a "W" out of the win column at the risk of making the team better.

In a summer league? I'll be darn. Source:

No thanks. "I'm not focused on dropping anywhere. I'm focused on staying where we are, and being competitive, and having a good team on the field," Mortimer says. Mortimer says getting more people in InfoCision Stadium - for both athletic and other events - is a focus. The University needs to take advantage of the public's new found interest in the program, and market the positives. Information about the program is actually reaching Joe Akron that we always speak of. Now give them the hard sell on the program instead of the BS.

Source. • Pitt quarterback Chad Voytik got a firsthand look at how future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning operates. • The Biletnikoff Award, released its annual watch list Wednesday. Pitt’s Tyler Boyd was not on it. • Pitt running back James Conner was named to the watch list for the Doak Walker Award.

Not the distinction I would use. Whatever your opinion, Roo's post does not read like either to me.

Now he is his own boss. What local writer around here could do this???? It remains to be seen whether Kovacevic has started a trend. Among sportswriters launching their own sites are: Gary Shelton, formerly of the Tampa Bay Times, and Dave Elfin who covers the sports beat in Washington D.C. Kovacevic said he has fielded numerous calls from sports columnists and reporters who are interesting in starting a site. He passes along the following advice. “In order to do this, you have to be old enough to have the trust of the community,” Kovacevic said. “And you have to be young enough to see what the next waves are [in media].”

Another good story. I don't know if Devon wrote his speech for his Espy last night, but he did a nice job delivering it. I didn't realize LeBron and Devon were close until last night. Red Carpet photos for those who enjoy that kind of stuff.

If you ran an Akron paper, would you print that "story?"

Jatavis not only on Pitt's watch list this year, he is on the Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List as well. Jatavis Brown (Belle Glade, Fla.) has been named to the Watch List for the 2015 Rotary Lombardi Award, the Houston Sports Authority announced on Tuesday. The Rotary Lombardi Watch List contains 146 delegates and will be periodically updated and revised through the conclusion of the voting to determine the 12 semifinalists for 2015. Eligibility for the Rotary Lombardi Award is limited to down linemen, either on offense or defense, or linebackers who set up no farther than five yards deep from the line of scrimmage.

The Brand Guide Over the summer, Zips Athletics will work to begin the process of transitioning its brand from the "Head A" logo to the "Z," including the refreshing of GoZips.com, which launched on July 15. The revamping stems from the department's IMPACT 2020 strategic plan, which launched in December 2013. IMPACT 2020 is a comprehensive seven-year plan developed with significant input from those impacted by Zips Athletics. One of the goals of IMPACT 2020 is to strengthen the identity and position of Zips Athletics by enhancing our brand nationally. For more information on IMPACT 2020, visit GoZips.com/IMPACT2020. Over the next couple of years, Zips fans will see the transition to the "Z" logo across all of Akron's sports facilities, team gear and fan apparel. The first facility to see the "Z" logo is the court inside James A. Rhodes Arena. The arena floor, which was resurfaced in May, features a giant Blue and Gold "Z" at center court, a two-tone "Fear the Roo" kangaroo head under each basket and two shades of wood stain, with a darker shade surrounding the basketball court.

Thanks for posting! He says there have been no talks within the university about dropping the football program to a lower level to save money, as proposed by the head of the University of Akron's Faculty Senate. "I'm not focused on dropping anywhere. I'm focused on staying where we are, and being competitive, and having a good team on the field," Mortimer says. Mortimer says getting more people in InfoCision Stadium - for both athletic and other events - is a focus.

Will UA's faculty be making a recommendation for Pitt's football program?

Have you considered asking KD the question? Maybe he will appear on UAtoZ. KD is enlightening & entertaining on the post game radio show. I'm assuming he will repeat the same thing his followers continually post here. But maybe in a different forum he'll be more forthcoming. It will be interesting to see if the new AD shares his scheduling philosophy.

Any article written about the state of Akron football without mentioning the tool bag, is incomplete...to put it mildly.

SiriusXM and The Players' Tribune Launch New National Radio Show. For those that have SiriusXM, and are Cavs fans, there is an excellent 20 minute interview with Kevin Love on The Players Tribune radio show. He does a nice job of explaining what happened when he opted out of his contract. He goes into more detail about his pool side meeting with LBJ. I didn't realize how close he was growing up with Clay Thompson and the Thompson family. He calls himself a comic book nerd, and loves Game of Thrones. He is super pumped about the new Star Wars. He touches a little on his injury...still struggling. Go to Sports, ONDemand, PlayersTribune Channel 85.

No. Start with the first post.