Dr Z

Maybe Kei can get some pointers from Bunbury!?!? I had a bet this would finish 1-0, that miss cost me, final score 0-0.

Sounds like a mess there.

MDZip pointed out that the MAC only had five players drafted, I was merely pointing out that one of those draft picks went before any OSU player was selected. Most posters on ZN can relate to the talent level that OSU recruits. Since we play OSU next year, I thought it was interesting that there seems to be a slip in talent that might make us more competitive with them. I thought it was also interesting that Peter King (MAC grad) pointed it out in his MMQB column too. Sorry to upset you. Why did the Bears draft Dan?

With the attendance the way it is at football & basketball games, I don't think the Zips should turn down anybody right now. I'm pretty sure they even let in fans from the team we are playing. The only one that gets me is when you see OSU gear on Akron's sidelines (football). That should not be tolerated at any time. As long as every Walmart in the Akron area sells OSU gear you are going to continue to see it in the stands at Akron. At least those people are paying for a ticket and attending a game. Next time you see someone like that, just say "hey, thanks for driving up from Cowlumbus to support our Zips we appreciate it"

From Peter King's MMQB: Tweet of the Week II "Ohio U has pick before Ohio State.'' -- @Coach_Eck, Ball State offensive line coach Jason Eck, after the Patriots took Ohio University wide receiver Taylor Price with the 90th pick, before the first Buckeye went in the draft. No Buckeye in the top 100 picks this weekend? Bears select Dan LeFevour who generated an NCAA-record 149 career touchdowns in four seasons

Jason Taylor

Dale Martin

Good gawd, Modano is older than me, hang 'em up buddy! Gopher game should be good experience for Zeke. Two similar aged centers on the team. I would be excited if I were him. These are the kind of games he needs to play to get better.

Alex Allen

Keep this thread on the DL, there are a lot of posters that believe that we do not compete with Cowlumbus State.

I know more than a few from ZN that drive to many away games including Athens & Oxford. It's fun to tailgate & watch the Zips play football away. I highly doubt many board members have the budget to follow the team to Houston, Orlando, Memphis and Dallas. One advantage of the (current) MAC.

Nice job Akronnnnn. Thanks for uploading.

Not sure if Akron would be allowed to do this. I asked this question some months ago and was told that it is not allowed. Lest, many, many schools padded their roster in this manner. But the soccer program giving academic scholly's (as has been sort of confimed on that board) to loosen up athletic bids is OK? I don't get it! Really, why cant the basketball team just name Bardo as a grad assistant? Obviously you couldn't pay him but just cover his academics. Is there a rule i dont know of? What if KD adopted him, would that free up a scholly?

The fact that the staff addressed the point guard position pleases me more than anything. I was going to have a hard time getting excited for next year if nothing happened. Now, I am intrigued for next season. My favorite quote from KD about Alex "ability to make others better around him". THAT's what we need at PG. I hope it pans out that way.

When I walked on PSU's field last year I had to pull the grass to make sure it was real. Whomever is in charge deserves a raise.

Soure PD (click here) AKRON, Ohio -- Opening day is months away, but Akron football coach Rob Ianello is hard at work trying to meet all the fundamental promises made when he was hired to replace ousted J.D. Brookhart at the end of a 3-9 season in 2009. A 6 a.m. practice is just completed, and Ianello -- who could use some coffee but doesn't drink it -- sits to answer a few questions about a team that, according to Akron athletic director Tom Wistrcill, is poised to be an immediate Mid-American Conference contender. "We have a lot to do," he said. "Just look at scheme," Ianello began. "We go from a shotgun, spreadlike scheme to a more conventional scheme. There's something as fundamental as the center-quarterback exchange. Patrick played in high school in the shotgun and his first year here in the shotgun. The young man who played center here last year is not with us. "So we have two new guys playing center, and a quarterback who has never been under center taking snaps. Just that fundamental alone is going through some growing pains." Ianello, 44, said simple fundamentals like that at several positions, including offensive line, are where Akron's cupboard is being rearranged. Offensively, one thing that will be novel for the MAC is that Akron plans to use a fullback extensively. Over the years, MAC teams have gone to variations of the "spread" offense, which features not a fullback, but backs and receivers scurrying all over the field, and quarterbacks with varying abilities to run the football to get out of trouble. "We've moved three guys to fullback [blake Fraley, James Heiss, LeVon Morefield] who have not played fullback before," Ianello said. Big-play safety Jalil Carter also has been moved to wide receiver, requiring another learning curve on offense. "We'll see where that takes us," coach said. The spring game is April 17.

Now your getting it. For comparison's sake, it would help if they played for the same team in the same era, but I'll let you slide for the point of illustration.

What's the goal of every season? Win the MAC Championship. Getsy 1, Frye 0 Don't get me wrong here, I love Frye, but Getsy got the job done. Rationalize away.

Now we are making excuses for winning? Zips fans, we rule!

Until Getsy hit the field you are correct, once that happened, it was Charlie-WHO? 1. Getsy 2. Frye

I saw him years later sitting behind the hoop at a bball game with a friend. He looked like a legend that night.

It's in 'off topic...' section. And it is...off topic. I'm amazed that anybody can have such an opinion/understanding of the economic ramifications of a 2800 pg health care bill. Good for you guys. I have a hard enough time figuring out what kind of offense our basketball team runs. I'm really looking forward to the ZN debate on religion in next months poll entitled 'Religion, Which One is Right'.

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My two favorite quotes from the article. Nice job Tom. On a silly note: What about touchdown Buddhas in the landscaped corners of the endzone? Players could rub the belly and hope for magical turnovers?...or maybe we should just stick to running the football on offense, and stopping the run on defense.