Dr Z

Was that the same year that Pete got in a fake fight with Lendale White and they faked his suicide?

____________________ All-MAC First Team ...restless in cowlumbus

How many teams in the SEC would be favored to beat Columbus State in a bowl game?

That was my impression as well. On the other side of the coin, I have witnessed coach Bowden listen to advice from a random fan telling him about a kid that looked good to him playing high school. Coach Bowden pulls his position coach over and says "are we aware of this kid?" Point being, coach Bowden seems like he is always ready to listen to someone, and leaves no stone unturned. I remember when he introduced himself at the basketball game and said he was going to work harder, and longer than anybody to bring a winning team to Akron. I feel like he is living up to that promise.

I think I heard a saying a long time ago "it's not what you know, it's who you know." If Rob Ryan can continually ruin NFL defense after defense and get hired...wait a minute, maybe it's a Rob thing. I cracked the code.

I thought marketing did a nice job with the preseason awareness. Now they have that job all over again with the lost momentum. We'll see how many butts are in the seats during our "second" season. Hopefully somebody learned a lesson from this ridiculousness.

The two should play in a bowl game. That, I would watch.

Most important commitment since Charlie Frye!?!?

You should have seen Jason Taylor at Akron his senior year.

Plain Dealer blog on both kids

ESPN profile Rivals profile His twitter account

Which schedule do you think coach Bowden would have preferred his team to play this (or next) year?

Testify g-mann!!

Most of the time MAC teams are playing away against L10 teams. Home field advantage is a pretty big deal in football.

I did the same. I love the posters that think they know stuff because of what someone told them (general statement, not specific to anyone). I remember how lost the program was at that time. AGAIN, thank you coach Bowden for pulling us out of the pit of he#*.

That thought crossed my mind as the tv camera caught his clueless stare in the 4th quarter. At least 12 Zip fans wanted him as our coach!?!? I'm waiting for some pundit to use Akron/Michigan -- Columbus/Michigan as a case for a one loss SEC team to play in the title game. ....OR a Zips fan to make a case for the Zips.

Ticket guys did a nice job informing us that our section was closed. The section right next to it was open. The view was similar.

One thing I didn't see mentioned. Hopefully we learned something for next season. Toledo did an excellent job catching Akron in defensive substitutions. Many times yesterday Akron defenders weren't in position, didn't know the play, or weren't even facing the line of scrimmage after substituting in. Is it necessary to substitute after every play defensively? Overall this season, great job by coach Amato and his staff turning our defense around. I hope we only get better and better. Good luck recruiting!

Let me know when it happens, I'll help set you up. I enjoy reading your (and others) analysis when your at the game. I wish we had more that attend games post opinions. That's when I enjoy ZN the most. Funny, I cancelled my trip to NC because of the crappy weather there and ended up at the game. Best advice I ever got skiing in Aspen...buy one good pair of wool socks.

You were at the game and didn't stop by lot 9? That carry angered me (not his first this season), and it would have been his last carry of the day. Probably the wrong move for the future, but that's how I roll. I hope we can upgrade this position next year. While I think Kyle managed his best game yesterday, I am only cautiously optimistic after one complete game. He is still a work in progress in my mind. I hope he puts in some hard work over the offseason. Example of a one game analysis of QB play Very true. I'll go with the fake punt. I agree, many aggressive, well executed plays yesterday. Staff had the team well prepared, great to see. Makes for a more enjoyable offseason. Especially on ZN.org.

I saw the same thing. I hope someone captured that with a quality photo. That scene was one of my highlights of the day. In my mind, it showed me how much they care about the program. I enjoyed seeing the raw emotion. That's the kind of stuff you hope that carries over with the team. You want the kids to have fun while they are working hard. I agree with you, great weather (for one game a year like that).

I suspect as many times as coach has used the word "manage" when describing Kyle's game recently, the staff has worked with him on it. Best complete game he has played. Thanks for the hard work. Keep it up. Here is a replay of the last play that put the UT coach in a tizzy.

Removing the snow for tomorrow

Oh, I didn't notice