Dr Z

_"You GOTTA be kidding me?"___"No doubt about it" ___

Hell, I wish the people that get paid by the U would feel that way. GO #TeamAkron !! Thanks for posting ME87, pretty cool to see a walk-on (underdog) get a shot.

Didn't Jeremy Hill do the same in the NFL this year. I recall his team getting waxed by a team. He made a similar comment, then went out and returned the favor. Sports are the ultimate reality show. David may just get his chance when it counts.

Great idea, I'm looking forward to seeing the big difference between DiG and professional oddsmakers.

Realize both and you'll discover moneyline 101 young Skywalker. Hint, KD is the goose that laid the golden egg, but there are other great opportunities in the Mac yearly. Bobcats beat UB on last second Ndour slam dunk featured on Sports Center this morning. Athens goes crazy as Maurice Ndour scored a career-high 31 points, including the game-winning dunk with 0.6 seconds to play, and Ohio beat Buffalo 63-61 on Saturday.

Zips 3 point underdogs. Source: GoZips dot com. Akron (12-6, 3-2 MAC) at Western Michigan (13-5, 4-1 MAC) Television: None. Webcast and Live Stats: Available at GoZips.com – live statistics free of charge. Radio: Akron-IMG Sports Network – SportsRadio 1350 AM (WARF) in Akron (flagship) and for free at GoZips.com/TuneIn. Steve French (play-by-play) and Joe Dunn (analyst) will have the call beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET. The Akron-Western Michigan Series: The Zips lead the overall series, 23-19, and are 7-11 in Kalamazoo vs. the Broncos. Akron won the first meeting this season, 72-52, in Akron on Jan. 6. The Zips have won 13 of the last 16 in the series. Scouting the Broncos: Western Michigan enters today's game with a 13-5 overall record and is 4-1 in MAC play. The Broncos have won four-straight since losing their MAC opener to the Zips and are 7-0 at home. Four Broncos are scoring in double figures, including David Brown (15.2 ppg), Connar Tava (14.7 ppg), Tucker Haymond (13.2 ppg) and Austin Richie (11.4 ppg). Tava leads the team in rebounding (6.3 rpg).

Thanks. Now I know why your infofan, good info. Just from seeing the moving pictures of Pat on the bench after the injury, I would be surprised if he's not back Saturday. If he played hockey, he might have missed a line shift, but probably not.

Booooooooo. My 5 year old nephew can come up with that marketing...cough cough..."strategy." It's easy to do nothing and sit back and say "man, it's hard to market because we are losing." Don't you believe we are going to start to have winning seasons? While winning will definitely draw a bigger percentage. Winning AND marketing will draw a BIGGER percentage. Like CK wrote, the Ianello Pigskin Holocaust™ has ruined any momentum that was putting butts in the seats. We need many ways to start the excitement that will be Akron football. I'll start by hiring Zips Win! for Game Day Tailgate Manager. The pay is little, but you have to start somewhere buddy. I'll have an official badge for you in August.

How many people would stay over night (Friday) in lot 9? I can think of a few off the top of my head. I went to the Georgia/Florida game, also known as the 'World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party' (it's true), a few years ago. They had a entire lot that was sold to people that were tailgating for THAT WEEK. They stayed ALL WEEK. Both Florida and Georgia fans in the same lot. They couldn't be nicer. Walking through there everybody wanted you to stop and chat/drink/eat. Should be on every college football fans bucket list. I wish we had people at the U that knew how to promote/market Akron football. They need to hire someone from a school that does it right, and show Akron how it's done. We had one of those employees at one time, and weren't smart enough to keep him. Department needs a good flush. People love to tailgate. Make it easy and fun.

Nice article on Quinten in the PD. The Quinten Rollins story is a little different. Rollins was a four-year starter as a point gaurd on the Miami (Ohio) basketball team before a suggestion from a Baltimore Ravens scout made him decide to use his fifth, and final year of athletic eligibility to give football a shot. At the end of that season, Rollins now finds himself impressing people at Senior Bowl practices, which concluded Thursday in Mobile, Alabama. The game is Saturday at Ladd-Peebles Stadium in Mobile. Very good interview with Quinten. I like him. "hips don't lie" Pierce gets small mention in PD article on the game as it pertains to the Browns.

One of the biggest questions on ZN during the KD era. Wouldn't it be nice to have thought bubbles over KD's head as substitutions are being made.

Odds are based on one game, at that particular time. Ken+ was favored to win at home against Toledo and did, no upset. Now in your mind, it may be, but of course in your mind Al Gore might be the 43rd president of the United States. NIU upset the Zips because Akron was favored. In my mind, with a 7 game road losing streak...eight seemed pretty likely. Nice time to check out the money line.

Which Michigan guy would interest you?

Lack of intensity in my opinion. The Zips get lazy for long spurts. They play with intensity where they seem to move their feet and the ball, then they get lazy and give up on the offense and just chuck up threes. I'm not so sure that, they shouldn't make the three ball 90 percent of their offensive game plan, and just throw it inside when someone is WIDE open. Play outside in. I recall two times last night where they passed it inside, and it came back out. The most overused BS line in our offense is that we play "inside out." BS. Even at the beginning of the season I was impressed how the team was moving away from the ball and cutting to the hoop. The team has reverted to standing around. Maybe the bus fumes made everyone dizzy and sleepy. PS If my team is playing the Zips and I see 23 in the game, I'm getting the ball down low and going right at him. I also hustle the ball down the court when he is in and play 4 on 5 with quick passes cutting to the hoop.

Attendance: 957 Nine hundred and fifty-seven?!? From the looks on tv, there couldn't have been 200 people there. 35 had to be family. Mac basketball

GT let's Zip fans know when and where the game is.

If GP1 still read the board, maybe he would care now the way he didn't back in October. ..probably not though.

Zips favored by 4. Game on ESPN3. The Zips' have a seven-game road losing streak dating back to last season. Akron has hit eight or more 3-pointers in 14 games this season. The Zips are 11-3 when they make at least eight long balls in a contest. Bombs away.

Sad coincidence that I just wrote how underutilized he was last season, and how I would change that this year. Good luck to him. Listed 122nd at his position by CBS.

The question is, will they? Zach has been running through the middle for two years now. He mentioned to me once that most of the time he is running a route to clear out. IMO 2015 should feature Zach catching the ball, not clearing out. He needs to spend less time at the H F and Y, and more time at the Z. I think this would take more advantage of his skill set. Think of it this way, we use Zach too much like Wes Welker (less versatile/inside guy), we need to use him more like a Julian Edelman or an Antonio Brown (outside guys able to work both). In my offense last season, Zach would have averaged 11 targets a week. A third of the time, he would be my quarterbacks first read. I'm considering a dedicated thread to this topic (wr positions) after the spring game.

Thanks, I'm glad you started it. I considered doing this. I hope it works as well as the officiating thread has. Hopefully, this will increase/organize the quality/info/critics in the game threads. I'll try to move proper posts over to here when it seems appropriate.

Mike Mayock is on the NFL channel now talking about how excited he is to see another basketball player's skills (Quinten) transfer over to the NFL. The Detroit Free Press has a piece on him too: CB Quinten Rollins, Miami (Ohio): Rollins played four years of basketball before starring for the RedHawks in football last year. He's raw but has enormous upside and, at 6 feet and 203 pounds, he has ideal NFL size. The Mid-American Conference defensive player of the year, Rollins had seven interceptions and 16 passes defended. His stock could soar if he makes strides in his technique and play this week and throughout his draft prep.

Two Mac players on senior bowl roster this week. Casey Pierce (TE), Ken+ State, Quinten Rollins (CB), Miami (Ohio). Pat Kirwan is in Mobile Alabama and will be reporting all week long from 3-7 on NFL radio. I know a lot of Browns fans are skewed on Phil Savage, but give a listen to him this week, as I'm sure he will be a guest multiple times. Let me know if he doesn't amaze you with his knowledge. I guarantee you will be smarter for listening to him. Game 3 pm on Saturday. PS Lots of Mac impact in the NFL championship games yesterday.

Let's see, if a Tree falls in Jeremiah Wood...hmmmm, no. If a Tree falls in Argentina, can Jere...aaahhhhh, no. It's there somewhere, I just can't get it.

I have no idea (and don't care) where the media parks, but I have seen Frenchy, GT and EA walk past our tailgating area in Lot 9 many times. I'm assuming they are parking in Lot 9.