Dr Z

Frye would take his 340 yard drives and play in the outing, but he wants to tailgate for the home opener !?!?

Zoom in of the lower right of the billboard shows something shocking! :blink:

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You said it all If they had someone writing for them that had half the passion about Zips football like people at ZN do, they might sell a few more of those bird cage liners.Just not to me.

For those of us critical of the BJ, the new managing editor has asked for advise on what we want the paper to cover. So far the sports editor will expand coverage of high school sports. They just don't get it. Drop him a line or call him. I doubt they can or would do a worse job of covering the University of Akron. Read the article linked at the bottom of the page. http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/news/columnis...rt/15264629.htm Thanks for the link.Do you think the AKRON paper should HAVE to be told to cover AKRON football I think they should (but haven't) figured that out yet. I'll save my 25 cents for gum.

I think my nephew is going to follow you up on his "FRYEr-truck"

When I listened to the nfl radio guys at Browns camp they were saying the same thing.The Browns will be scouting a lot of teams QBs, and looking for a cut.They also were saying not to rule out a trade. Pat said he recognized about 4 different scoutsat their paid scrimmage (difference being, if it is paid, scouts can attend, if it's free they can not)I went and looked to see if Pat wrote something on the Browns and Frye after his visit.He did (click here for Pat's view on Charlie and Co)

Chase Blackburn / NY GiantsMatt Cherry / Baltimore RavensCharlie Frye / Cleveland BrownsDominik Hixon / Denver BroncosRyan Myers / NY JetsJake Schfino / Houston TexansDwight Smith / Minnesota VikingsJason Taylor / Miami DolphinsZac Derr waived after reaching injury settlementRavens add Matt Cherry to wideout corps

Air it out Charlie! Throw it downfield!

Has anyone been to the Superdome? Every seat next to another one is a different color, making it look like their are more people at games than there really are. It's pretty cool.

Predictions are pretty much a waste of time.I thought they did a pretty good job going over the offense and defense for a national publication.Someone at the LOCAL paper should print something like this, I bet that might even build someexcitement in the community. Just do your normal cut and paste DLM.I liked the Analysis too.Ten Best Zip Players1. QB Luke Getsy, Sr.2. DE Jermaine Reid, Sr.3. NG Kiki Gonzalez, Sr.4. LB Kevin Grant, Soph.5. OG Andy Alleman, Sr.6. OT Tim Crouch, Sr.7. LB Brion Stokes, Jr.8. SS Chevin Pace, Jr.9. TE Kris Kasparek, Jr.10. S John Mackey, Jr.I like the Penn State preview also.Ten Best PSU Players1. LB Paul Posluszny, Sr.2. OT Levi Brown, Sr.3. DT Jay Alford, Sr.4. LB Dan Connor, Jr.5. LB Tim Shaw, Sr.6. WR Derrick Williams, Soph.7. RB Tony Hunt, Sr.8. CB Justin King, Soph.9. WR Deon Butler, Soph.10. P Jeremy Kapinos, Sr.InterestingThe Last Time Penn State……won a conference title…2005 (Big Ten)…had a 3,000-yard passer…never :blink: Getsy threw for 3,455 yds LAST year.

Zips RULE, I root for anybody that goes up against Columbus State, including the police !

Good idea JD. Another article on the subject (click here)I like this line from the BJ article:Once practice began, the Zips, wearing helmets and no other pads, looked crisp, especially senior quarterback Luke Getsy. He appears to have added about 10 pounds of muscle to his 6-foot-2, 220-pound frame

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Zips Win! is back! Always a sane view of the world that is UofA sports. I agree with a minimum $15 for reserved seating. Miami charges $24 for GA seating and they get no more people at their games than we do.That's the simple answer. I'm not sure what the big deal is. We parked in priority last year, now we are over priced and moving back to the fence. Not a big deal. If they can get $500, good for them, if they can't, they will drop it.Everybody needs to stop at the Coors light tent and relax.

I'm not sure if I'm slow, or this just went up?Have you guys noticed the http://www.gozips.com/?My bookmark had gozips, and it does NOT link to gozips.com it links to this crap:http://www.cstv.com/teams/akoh/Seems odd.

Did any of you park in the priority parking last year?

Pat Kirwan from Sirius radio is out at Browns camp today.Fantastic show, can't say enough good things about it.If your a Browns fan and you missed it, you really missed out.They interview everybody live, Romeo, Bryalon, Baxter, Savage, McGinest etc...To keep this Akron related I'll give you quotes from the Frye interview.-Year one you look at your first option and you think too much, now hopefully all the film study on the off season will keep me from thinking.-My junior year at Akron I called 80% of the plays at the line.-I'm expecting to get blitzed a lot. We have been working on that. I have a blitz tape in the computer right now-I'm not really a practice guy, I like game time, I like taking off the red jersey-I had no freedom on checkdowns last year, I might this year-Mo has me working on 3 step drops and getting the ball out quick. A lot of short stuff-My biggest challenge this year is to not be late on my throws. I was late a lot last year-I ended up going to Akron because I was 6'2" 170, but I wouldn't change anythingPat's comments before and after the interview-Charlie's body type is like Chad Pennington, not impressive, but he has put some muscle on this year-He throws with his arm and it might get tired. He doesn't throw with his shoulder and his non throwing arm.-He needs a three step drop. They should run a lot of bunch formations to help him outMcGinest on Frye-I don't know much about him-I talked to him about the way Brady took over the team-He is a fighter, He has weapons around him so he won't have a lot of pressureBaxter on Frye-He is coming along well-He is not afraid to sling the ball down field, he keeps the defense honest

Dantonio Bearcat through 2010Football coach's deal was extended by Goin last yearBY BILL KOCH | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITERAlready the rumors have begun: If the University of Cincinnati has another losing football season, new athletic director Mike Thomas might be looking to get rid of Mark Dantonio and install his own man - perhaps Akron's J.D. Brookhart - as the head coach.Don't believe it.The UC coach, who signed a five-year deal when he was hired to replace Rick Minter in December 2003, has five years remaining on his contract after former athletic director Bob Goin, who hired Dantonio, quietly extended it before he retired at the end of last November.And that's OK with Thomas."The confidence that was placed in Mark is consistent with the confidence that I have in Mark," Thomas said Thursday. "I truly believe and hope that Mark is coaching here for a long time."Dantonio, the 50-year-old former Ohio State defensive coordinator, says he intends to be at UC for the long haul. And his contract extension makes it likely that he'll have all the time he needs to attempt to build a successful Bearcats program."I want to be here," Dantonio said. "I am not interested in going to another school. ... I have not applied for another job. I don't want to, or I wouldn't have come here. My children are here. I'm not interested in moving them into different schools. That's where I'm at."Goin actually extended Dantonio's contract twice. He added a year after Dantonio's first season in 2004 and then again after last season's 4-7 team."At Cincinnati, five years isn't going to get it done," Goin said. "I felt really comfortable with him there, not just the way he coaches but the way he relates to the players."I knew we had a problem (last year) but he never let it get away from him. He wasn't a screaming maniac."The school didn't announce the extensions, Goin said, because "that wasn't earth-shaking to say, 'We want you to be here a longer period of time (than the original contract).' "Dantonio is now under contract through the 2010 season.He makes a base salary of $175,000, but also receives $130,000 for his television and radio shows, $60,000 for public and alumni relations activity, $60,000 when total home attendance exceeds 40,000 and $75,000 for every year he remains at UC through 2008. He can make more money with various incentives.Dantonio inherited a senior-laden program when he took over at UC, and those players went 7-5 and won the Fort Worth Bowl.Last year, with a team dominated by freshmen and sophomores, the Bearcats were expected to struggle. And they did.As Dantonio begins his third season with the arrival of players on Sunday, only 20 remain on the roster from the Minter era."I don't feel like the clock started running until we got into the Big East (in 2005)," Goin said, "and we had these (new) facilities done. I think his clock is running now. He's going to be successful. We're very fortunate to have a guy like that leading that program."Dantonio was very close to Goin but says he also has a solid relationship with Thomas."I've enjoyed being around Mike Thomas," he said. "He wants to win a championship in every sport. That's what I want. From day one, our goal was to win a championship here. How long that takes - is it four years? Is it five years? Whatever it takes, we'll get there."Source (click here)

When Penn State lines up on defense this season, the Nittany Lions could have a new look. The 4-3 alignment that has been the scheme of choice for the past several seasons could be replaced by a 3-4 alignment once coach Joe Paterno gets a good look at what he has to work with during training camp.One look at the Penn State defense on paper suggests that a move to the 3-4 could be a possibility. Penn State is loaded with talent at linebacker and is thin on the defensive line.More on PSU (click here)

I thought this was pretty neat for an excel file (click here to download)

Don't buy them ahead of time.Wait until you get here. Get here early enough to tailgate.Meet a few of the Akron fans. Ask around and you might find a REAL good deal in the lot.Stop back at zipsnation the week before we play you.

Nice article.Welcome to the site.