Dr Z

Akron beats Eastern Michigan Thursday, Akron beats Western Michigan Friday, Akron beats Central Michigan in the MAC championship. Akron beats the University of Michigan in the first round of the NCAA tournament, then loses in overtime to Michigan State in a second round buzzer beater from just inside half court.

Check out MAC player, Antonio Brown's 40 times. Recently the highest paid receiver in the NFL was asked why he is so successful coming out of the MAC..."I work harder than anybody else." Jerome has the talent, if he works as hard as AB, I have no doubt he can have an NFL career. There is a great interview with Richard Sherman I saw this year, I can't seem to locate it right now, he was asked who the toughest receiver to cover was, his answer was AB, he went on to explain why and mentioned it had nothing to do with his speed because he didn't think he was that fast. Does it help to be the fastest guy on the field? Sure. Do you need to be? No. Underwear olympics will continue to create this argument.

Beat Kent! Game listed as a PICK EM. Oddshark's calculations predict the Zips to lose 70-73. Zips 9-16-1 ATS this year.

Entertaining thread to read from the beginning. Should be interesting to see where it ends in 4 years.

Here. 6'3" 220 lbs He's #28 Movie: Major League (1989) Jake Taylor: I play for the Indians. Chaire Holloway: Here in Cleveland? I didn't know they still had a team! Jake Taylor: Yup, we've got uniforms and everything, it's really great!

Must be motivational to work out next to top NFL talent.

September 2 at Penn State 9 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 16 Iowa State 23 at Troy 30 at Bowling Green October 7 Ball State 14 at Western Michigan 21 at Toledo 28 Buffalo November 7 at Miami (Tuesday) 14 Ohio (Tuesday) 21 Kent State (Tuesday)

That would have to do with the timing of the missing players. Turn the timing of the two situations around, and the results may have been switched. But really, I think the original point is valid. Missing key contributors at the end of the season can change the dynamics of a team.

ESPN3 link, subject to blackout. VPN possibility. Keep in mind, there is a scenario where this may not be true.

Another classy w. pa MAC guy. Good luck to him.

Didn't someone question Bell being left off the roster? Must be a mistake.

Is the best receiver in the draft from the MAC?

When I watched the KD show a couple weeks ago, KD told Joe they were going to be focusing on being number 1 in defense in the MAC from here on out. I literally said "ut-oh" to the tv thinking the same.

There is an explosion joke in there somewhere....

I would give the veteran players some practice time off. Rest and refocus.

When do they play this tournament?

On air now. • Coach explained why it's so important to recruit South Florida (I4 down). It's his area of expertise, since he has been doing it all his life. He has built relationships with many high school coaches. Too many athletes in South Florida for the amount of colleges. Those athletes have to come north because there are more schools to play at. He explained how he sells a Florida kid coming north. It's too hot during football season in the South, the North offers more tolerable weather during football season, when it's cold, they are inside. They are one of the few schools with a 100 yard indoor practice facility. • Jimbo Fisher was coaches first QB he signed when he was coaching at Salem International. • Jim Vitaro was questioned by coach about local fishing (coaches hobby). Jim told coach that Portage lakes is a good place to fish for bass..."you got grass, you got bass." Jim told him the Cuyahoga river is good for small mouth in deeper holes. Jim explained Lake Erie is on of the best to catch small mouth, but not as good as it was 20 years ago. • Coach seems to be a big Matt Wilson fan. He mentioned what a great communicator he was (agree), and how many high schools he has visited since starting. • Matt Newhouse spoke with coach. He spoke about the ESPN contract and how it effects the game times, and mentioned how they are trying to figure out trends of the student body. He spoke of how they are going to get involved with youth football, and make them aware of Zips football. They are going to try to get some fundraisers going to help with uniforms and then get those kids and families to the game. He wants to start making kids Zips fans as early as he can. He thinks this will help with the community support, coach agreed and said what a great job KD has done with this. Matt also mentioned president Wilson and his excitement working with him. He mentioned they are still trying to figure out what to do with the JAR, and they realize it's still a big issue. Nothing to earth shattering. Matt speaks really well. • Coach heaps lots of praise on the basketball progrum. He loves the home atmosphere and likes to take his recruits to games. • Athletic director, Larry Williams. First thing he mentioned was just being on a call getting an explanation of a "bad call" that cost them a basketball game. He mentioned how they are dealing with financial issues. His challenge is to argue the value and importance of athletics. Mentioned what an impact Jatavis Brown is going to have on the world, and not just athletics. Larry asked Terry what player stood out in terms of growth, coach answered Jimbo Fisher. Then mentioned both Buddenbergs playing for him. Larry mentioned what a great socialization opportunity tailgating is during football games. Coach asked Larry about president Wilson. Larry is impressed with his vision of growing from the ground up, and doesn't think he sleeps. He can't wait to see his work start to flourish. Larry thinks president Wilson has a unique skill set and says Akron is lucky to have him. • Terry Pluto is coming up (12:10), I'm going to have to check out. If someone wants to take over, I think the show was done well. Worth the time. ---- I tuned back in at 1:20 ---- • Coach said the University is going to do something with Jason Taylor for his HOF induction. He doesn't know details. He said he would like to glass in a permanent locker with his jersey in it. • Jatavis Brown is training in the facility right now. Isaiah Williams is on the Redskins practice roster, and is also training with the team. • He mentioned after watching Big Dog play, he thinks he could be a left tackle. He was half kidding. • Coach finished up by saying this was his best recruiting year, because he married an Akron girl, his now wife, Audrey. Entertaining show, coach Bowden, Matt Newhouse, and Larry Williams are very well spoken, and represent the University well.

Excited to hear Matt and Larry. Hopefully they speak first so I can tune out after that. I'll try to provide some bullet points after the show. I'm assuming I can listen here.

73-71 Zips.