Dr Z

JD needs to bring somebody in here that can coach defense. Do whatever possible.I know a college defense guy that is out of a job right now. Please start the interview process now.Progress can continue if this happens, if this is not the choice, I'm going to have a tough time being a fan.

Can you expand? How does it work. I can't get your link to work.

Head Cross Country Coach Scott Jones list his email address on his bio page.

Game will be broadcast on Channel 130 on Sirius for those of you out of the area.

I know this doesn't help the fan, but this is more for the administration. This would be great if Akron could be the first MAC team to do this. Reasonable priced at $15.What is a “Live Sports Radio”? * The Live Sports Radio is a specially designed and patented radio receiver that receives re-broadcasts at certain sporting events with NO DELAY. * Live Sports Radio (LSR) has been created with one very important objective in mind; that is: “Enriching Fan’s Experience”.

If I'm an NFL scout, Dan LeFevour is on my draft board. I hope my NFL team drafts him.

For Miami of Ohio head coach Charlie Coles, the first half of Monday night's game against Pitt could not have gone any better if it had been scripted. Pitt's DeJuan Blair got into early foul trouble and was benched for the final nine minutes of the half. The RedHawks also forced Sam Young to be a distributor and Levance Fields to be a shooter, role reversals that put Pitt's offense out of sync.Coles had accounted for Pitt's big three and was thinking his team had a shot for an upset, being down by only five at halftime. One player Coles did not account for in the second half was Jermaine Dixon, Pitt's new starter at shooting guard. And it ended up costing the RedHawks.Dixon scored eight of his 14 points in the first 4:22 of the second half, leading the charge during a 16-2 run that was the difference in Pitt's 82-53 victory."Dixon killed us tonight," Coles said. "Boy, did he have a game. We weren't counting on that. That hurt us."If opposing coaches are going to force Dixon into making big shots, they might want to rethink their game plan. It appears as if he is more than up to the task of being a capable replacement for Ronald Ramon and Keith Benjamin.Dixon has proved to be a well-rounded player. In addition to demonstrating scoring ability, he has been a good distributor with six assists and only two turnovers in the first two games.Pitt coach Jamie Dixon also has given him the responsibility of playing defense against the other team's top scoring guard."He's a quiet kid," the coach said. "He doesn't say much. At the end of the game, he always seems to have more assists than I anticipate. We weren't sure what kind of defender he would be. You're not sure until you see it out there on the floor. I think he has the physical toughness and mental toughness to be a good defender for us."And he's taking good shots. All of those plays [against Miami], he was a secondary option and we hit him. And he got wide open 3s. It's tough for a junior-college kid, but he's a very physically and mentally mature young man. He's a very good addition to our team."Jermaine Dixon came to Pitt ready-made for major-college basketball. He played at Tallahassee (Fla.) Community College in the Panhandle Conference, which is universally regarded as the most competitive junior-college league in the country.At 6 feet 3 and 195 pounds, Dixon developed the physical traits and mental acuity to compete in the Big East."It was a good conference," he said. "We sent four or five guys to Division I last season."For the past four seasons, Ramon and Benjamin were stationary shooters who, for the most part, could not create their own shot. Dixon, the brother of NBA player Juan Dixon, is a different kind of player. A left-hander, he is more in the mold of Julius Page, a slashing guard who can take his man off the dribble and create shots for himself.It's an offensive asset the Panthers have not enjoyed since Page graduated in 2004.Outside shooting has not been a hallmark for Dixon throughout his career, but he demonstrated Monday that he is not a liability on the perimeter. On Pitt's first possession of the second half, Dixon nailed a 3-pointer to give the Panthers an eight-point lead. A few minutes later, he made another to make it a 12-point bulge.Dixon was 2 for 4 from 3-point range for the game and 6 for 9 from the field overall."Early in my career, before I came here, I was used to having the ball in my hands and creating for other people and not myself," Dixon said. "Now Levance [Fields] has the ball and I have to knock down open shots. I'm in the gym every night working on my shot and it's starting to come around. Hopefully, I'll keep hitting them."Jamie Dixon believes Jermaine can develop into an outside threat in time."That's something we've really worked on," the coach said of Jermaine Dixon's shooting. "We've been happy with everything he does. I just think he can become more of a consistent shooter. I think he has a good stroke. It's just not consistent."We're trying to get him to take a lot of shots. He's coming in before practice and taking them after practice. He's coming in late at night. I think he can be a real good shooter. And we're going to get him open shots because that's what we do. I think he's beginning to understand that, too."•NOTE -- An MRI on Gilbert Brown's injured left foot yesterday revealed that his stress fracture is improving as expected. Team trainer Tony Salesi said Brown will continue to do cardiovascular conditioning on the stationary bike and in the pool. Brown is being listed as questionable for Friday's game against Akron.Source

Akron (5-5, 3-3 MAC) @ Ohio (2-8, 1-5 MAC)SITE: Peden Stadium (24,000/Field Turf) - Athens, OhioTELEVISION: NoneSERIES RECORD: Akron leads 12-11-1 ... since the Zips began MAC play in 1992, they hold a 9-7 advantage over the Bobcats ... the schools have split the last two meetings ... Akron won last year 48-37 ... the Bobcats won in 2006, 17-7 ... the home team has won the last three meetings.COACHES: UA-J.D. Brookhart (26-31, fifth season); OU-Frank Solich (21-26, fourth season at school; 79-45, 10th season overall.).GAME NOTES:The Bobcats dropped their third game in a row Nov. 8 vs. Bowling Green ... junior QB Brandon Jones played in relief of Boo Jackson in the second half and completed a career best seven pass attempts for 92 yards, also a career high ... Jackson had completed only 6-of-16 attempts for 96 yards and suffered two interceptions ... sophomore RB Vince Davidson also etched a career high with his 66 rushing yards ... the Bobcats failed to reach the end zone for the first time since Nov. 15, 2005, in a 27-3 loss at Akron ... the Zips are coming off a four-overtime 43-40 loss to Buffalo ... Akron must win to stay in the East Division race ... Dennis Kennedy scored a career-high four touchdowns while rushing for 142 yards on 26 attempts and gaining 121 yards on five receptions ... Kennedy is averaging 104.5 ypg rushing on the season and his 1,045 yards make him the 11th player in school history to reach 1,000 yards rushing in a season ... Kennedy has 754 yards and nine touchdowns in the last four games ... Akron will have to win on the road to become bowl eligible as the Zips close out the season at Ohio and at Temple (Nov. 28) ... QB Chris Jacquemain has thrown for 729 yards with seven TDs and just one interception the last three games.Nick’s Pick: Akron 33 – Ohio 24Comment: This game will come down to “want-to.” Akron will “want-to” win this game more since they still have an outside shot at a MAC bowl game while Ohio is barely staying afloat. The Zips may surprise all preseason publications and finish with a winning season.

Nice job on the photos Roo44

Seems pretty "accu-rate" I just took all my money out of my 401k. I am now using this site as my retirement plan.

Got four together this morning on Stubby, Lower corner section 126 for $20 a piece with shipping and whatnot.

You do realize that over the two buy weeks they experimented with the four DL set and used it against Toledo right?

Everybody gets it, you don't like Brookhart.

I noticed the same thing. Seemed like the team off the field was VERY into the game. A very small sign that JD still "has" this team??

I wanted AK-Rowdies hanging off the goal post SOOOO bad last night.

Unfortunately in the 3-3-5 you have undersized guys trying to do the tackling. In a 4-3 you get some bigger guys near the line and viola...better tackling. I watched our 5 last night a lot. As a whole they look like they are still lost. Out of position a LOT.I've seen four DB's cover much better than our five (too many cooks in the kitchen.) We are wasting a position on the field.We are constantly undermanned and over matched on the line. Change the scheme.

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Missing the 27 yard FG with no points on the board was inexcusable.You must make an easy FG like that in that kind of game. It's deflating to the O & the D.Cruz (I'm pretty sure) dropped a good throw in the end zone that hit him in the hands, the chest,the belly and dropped down his legs. Seemed like he had four chances to catch that ball.The false start that moved us out of FG range happened AFTER this drop. Should have never happenedif Cruz catches that ball. Killer.The two point conversion that could/should have won the game for us was a poorly designed play.How do I know this? Because 5 Buffalo defenders figured it out and had our WR covered.I really wish after our receiver figured out that he was covered that instead of running out of the back of the end zone he run across the goal line to give us any kind of chance of winning the game. Why did we not spreadit out and give our QB some options. Limiting him was a mistake.If I were a GM of an NFL team, I would not draft Bryan Williams. Please prove me wrong the next two games B Will.Buffalo's offensive play calling was very questionable to me. If I was the Buffalo offensive coordinator, that game would have been a 24-13 victory for me.I wish I felt like I watched a really good game, but I only feel like I lost.

Johnny, I LOVE your idea, nice work! Feel free to steal this modification.

Akron 38Fluffalo 35 F 2OT

Thanks for the quick response. I would bet the majority of hatred would change to praise if things did a 180 on the print side. Fan is short for fanatic.PS Back when I used to give my quarter to the BJ I think it would surprise you how many times the wrong game time was buried...I mean printed in the sport page.

Here are the rules Tents have to be down by 7:15 am on Saturday.

Congratulations to Zeke and family. I wish him much success at Akron as a student athlete.

Are you camping? If you do, make sure you post at least one photo of that! Brookhartville?

Back to the subject of the original post, here is the hourly for tomorrow: