Dr Z

Nothing against you Bbum, but you guys remind me not to rob a bank with him.

Isn't scheduled to be on ESPNI would like to see the MAC up there contract with SiriusSirius is broadcasting ALL 64 NCAA tourney gamesSirius is a sports fans DREAM!

Welcome to the club!One of my favorite things about UAM was when he got furious at seeing an OSU hat or jacket at an Akron event.

Worst excuse I have ever heard. "I don't want to go to a free basketball game where my team is playing because the bleacher seats aren't very good."If that is truely some students excuse, we are better off if they stay home.Fan stands for "fanatic", not "well I'll go to see them if I get seats behind the hoop for free."Sure it's fun to sit behind the hoop, but a real fan will sit anywhere to see there team.Just ask Browns fans.JAR needs redone so we can get more students down below to make a ton of noise.I am guessing if Mack is as good as I heard he is, this will happen sooner than later.Good topic. Story in the Buchtelite could have been more extensive.I still like the idea of an alumni section too.

Remember, like most boards, people post when they THINK they have something to say.Everybody supports KD here. There are a few people that are still mad about the Toledo lossso there vision is clouded. Thus you get those people posting that KD needs fired.Was anybody calling for KD's job before the Toledo loss? Everybody is entitled to there opinion,especially here. What is the saying? Opinions are like a-holes, everbody has one, and most of them stink.I'm a stat guy. I look at the stats and I don't even question if KD's the right coach. BTW, right for what?Like it has been posted multiple times, does anybody remember Coleman Crawford???My vote for the subject line is "yes"

From Roger Brown (PD Saturday)Former University of Akronstar receiver Domenik Hixon helped his chance of being a second-day pick in next month's NFL Draft with a solid performance during Akron's recent Pro Day session. Hixon could be attractive to NFL teams because he's a converted safety. He could serve as a No. 4 receiver for a club and double, in a pinch, as a defensive back much like New England's Troy Brown.

I talked to Crouch at the Zips/Can't game. He talked about the spring game.Didn't seem like he is quiting.

Can the Zips send Chaney home for good?Owls assistant Dan Leibovitz could be running the showI can't believe we lost to Akron by 20.

Shooting 29% in a championship game? Watching all those open 3's clank off the rim made me

Did Steve interview KD after the game last night?I was busy drowning my sorrows in Cleveland after the game I like listening to KD after the game. He is a straight-shooter in answering questions.If he did speak, and some respectful ZN member heard it, can you post a small summary?I guess I'm still searching for answers.

I have to disagree. The TEAM did not quit. I saw good efforts from Travis, Futch, Ced and Peterson.I believe certain individuals did give a poor effort, but not the TEAM.I wish you were wrong about the attendance, but you are right.

I think we lost because the wrong people were on the floor at the wrong time...or...two players forgot to step up.You can blame it on those players or you can blame it on the coach for letting those two players on the floor.Dru 34 minutes 8 pointsDials 28 minutes 2 points (1 for SIX)Peterson 20 minutes 13 pointsCed 22 minutes 12 pointsPeterson and Ced were doing everything they could at both ends of the floor.I know two players that were not. I wish I could give you a defensive stat.Like I said, you can blame it on the players, or you can blame it on the staff for having those players in.Nice season, but I still feel like I have been

I TOTALLY agree. In watching the Toledo game yesterday, I would play tight D on Villegas.Bang him around a few times early. You shut him down and I think the rest takes care of itself.

That's GREAT. I'm happy for Hixon, he seems like a nice guy.The more guys the Zips can put in the NFL, the better it is for our recruiting.

I'm hoping to see more AK-Rowdies there today.I think yesterday's afternoon game hurt their attendance.

Confirmed: Christian fears the roo.

For the BG fans, looks like Omar before BruceFirst or second round??? Franchise QB????

Does that mean commando style under the kilt? Nice pic!From SI's student photos of the dayEven ugly girls at Can't (is that redundant) made it, someone has GOT to send some in

Some of you guys need to dress up like Roddy

Thanks ITZ Dana ChambersAssistant CoachSecond Season(Central Missouri State, 1983) No stranger to Division I-AA or Gateway Football, Dana Chambers is in his second season as a member of the Youngstown State coaching staff. Chambers is the Penguins' defensive line coach and co-defensive coordinator along with Mike Kolakowski. Last season, Chambers was part of a defensive staff that changed from a 3-4 to a 4-3 scheme to take advantage of the squad's quickness. The unit improved throughout the season and helped the team win two of its final three games. As a result of the new system, defensive end Brandon Brown was named honorable-mention All-Gateway. Chambers has spent eight years on the Division I-AA level, including five in the Gateway. He spent four years as the defensive line coach at Southwest Missouri State and three as an assistant coach at Eastern Illinois. Before coming to YSU, Chambers was part of an Upper Iowa program in 2003, which moved up to Division II status after competing at the Division III level. Chambers spent four seasons on Randy Ball's staff working with the Bears from 1999-2002 as the defensive line coach. Under Chambers, SMS had three All-Gateway defensive-line selections in his four campaigns. While on the Bears' coaching staff he took part in the NFL's Minority Coaching Fellowship Program spending the 2001 training camp with the Jacksonville Jaguars. He worked closely with the defensive line during his internship. He joined SMS in 1999 after spending two years at Roosevelt High School in St. Louis, Mo. At Roosevelt, he served on the staff in many capacities as the defensive coordinator, defensive line, offensive line and special teams coach. Prior to taking his position at Roosevelt, he was a mainstay on the coaching staff at Western Michigan. Chambers spent 10 seasons with the Broncos program from 1987-1997. During his tenure, he served as the defensive ends coach, defensive line coach and special teams coordinator. From 1991-97, he coached the defensive linemen and was in charge of special teams while from 1987-1991 he was the coach of the defensive ends. At Western Michigan, Chambers worked with the Broncos' defensive ends his first four years with the program and spent his final six seasons as defensive line coach and special teams coordinator, all under Coach Al Molde. Chambers began his coaching career at the collegiate level as he worked the 1983 season as a student assistant coach at Central Missouri State, working with the outside linebackers. After a year at Centaurus High School in Lafayette, Colo., as assistant football and basketball coach, Chambers moved with Molde to Eastern Illinois in 1984. There, Chambers spent three seasons working with the Panthers' outside linebackers. A native of Fulton, Mo., he was a three-sport standout at Fulton High, competing in football, basketball and track and earning all-state honors on the gridiron. Chambers played two years at Highland (Kan.) Community College and finished his career at Central Missouri State, serving as team captain his senior year. He earned a Physical Education degree from CMSU in 1983. Chambers and his wife Amy have three children, Dana Jr., LaQuisha and Parker. Dana is a cousin of former St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Bake McBride.

Ut oh, more than one Dr in the house.

I spoke to Hixon on Saturday at the bball game.His pro day is Friday. He has the same agent as Charlieand he told me that the Browns and Bears showed interest in him.Seemed exited to talk about it. I wish him luck.

The two IP addresses are indeed different. Glad to have you aboard.I'm sure your future posts will verify who you are.

When I was sitting behind the hoop some odd years ago, I had a referee (Mr Clean looking guy)tell me he was going to kick me out for yelling at the opposing team trying to inbound a pass next to me.I wasn't cursing or anything. Back then, I was the only one yelling though.PS Z-Pouch brought up a good point when we were sitting at BW3's the other day.Can some of you Rowdies complain about the lack of Akron paraphernalia in that place?It's right next to the campus, put up a fear the roo poster or something. A logoed bar sign.I crappy mirror with a roo on it. Make it look like an AKRON bar. There is not one sign of the Zips anywhere.

Full article-----------------None of the eight Division I-A football teams cited by the NCAA hail from one of the six BCS power conferences, while only one such program, new Big East member DePaul, was among the 15 flagged in men's basketball. (Arizona, Arizona State, Kansas and Texas A&M are still appealing their results and could well show up on the final list.)This peculiarity would seem to contradict the widely-held belief that the nation's big-money football and basketball factories are the ones making a mockery of academics. If you believe this report, the real problem lies in places like the MAC (Toledo, Western Michigan, Buffalo and Northern Illinois underperformed in football), the WAC (Hawaii and New Mexico State) and, most notably, at historically black colleges like the MEAC's Florida A&M, Hampton, South Carolina State and Maryland-Eastern Shore.-----------------By contrast, Toledo's athletic department, one of those penalized Wednesday, has three full-time staff members in its academic advising department. The obvious suggestion would be to hire more, but that's easier said than done when your athletic budget is a more modest $14.8 million. "It's more difficult for schools in our position to find funding for tutorial support and summer school," said Brian Lutz, Toledo's assistant athletic director for compliance. "It's a challenge to find enough hours in the day for our academic advisors to devote to all the student-athletes that require attention."------------------MAC commissioner Rick Chryst believes the playing field will be leveled once penalties become tied to the NCAA's new Graduation Success Rate -- an improved version of the old federal graduation rate, which didn't take into account players who transfer and graduate at another school -- in 2008. His league was one of the most heavily penalized Wednesday, and yet in the first GSR report released late last year, the MAC and the ACC were the only football leagues whose public-school teams all graduated at least 50 percent of their players."We're supportive of the APR as a tool, but it's still just a snapshot in time," said Chryst. "Publicly, the dominant measure should be graduation.