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Not sure how UPS, a corporate sponsor of both Kent and Akron felt about that flyover! I for one hope the powers that be learned from saturdays game day atmosphere and schedule next years game in late september/early october and NOT November.

Nice 4th down stop by Bryce jones. Once again today an opponent is more than doubling our time of possession! It's just inconceivable that we can't get nation, wolf, and lane involved in offense

Embarrassing! Losing to a team with no quarterback in a blow out! And why don't we fans deserve to know players are hurt. Ball is week to week, Woodson out. Other schools keep their fans informed...

My experience with ASN is much better. Very good announcers, good graphics, HD video with full replay capabilities. Usually at least 4 camera angles. No starting/stopping or audio issues when Ive watched either football ( UMASS game) or basketball (Western Mich). ASN is a hybrid network owned by sinclair broadcasting and fed to broadcast channels nationwide ( including Columbus and Cincy but not Cleveland), plus streamed through watch espn. Its very similar to Time Warner Cable Sports.

While we all maybe want Cant state to lose , its unfortunate they lost Xavier Pollard . X-rays have confirmed the senior guard suffered a fracture in his foot during fridays game. Freshman guard Jaylin Walker also injured a foot during that game at Ohio U. Lets hope the zips can come away with a win and/or at least stay injury free tuesday night in that same building. Pollard was averaging 13 pts a game and leading the flushes in assists with his specialty being slashing to the basket- not our strength on defense.

I agree with Hilltopper. KD has been at this for many years, and hes on the NCAA rules committee. He knows what hes doing. I also found this, .In Division I, a student-athlete can apply for a hardship waiver if a season-ending injury or illness occurs in the first half of the season. The student-athlete, however, must not have participated in more than two contests or dates of competition or 20 percent (whichever is greater) of the institution's scheduled contests. The season consists of at least 33 games so half season is defined by no less than 15 games.

Officially there is no 'pecking order' for MAC bowl placement. The top 5 teams go to a bowl period. Boca Raton bowl vs AAC Famous Idaho Potato bowl vs Mtn West Go Daddy Bowl vs Sun Belt Popeyes Bahama Bowl vs Conference USA Raycom Camelia Bowl vs Sun Belt In addition there is a secondary tie (6th MAC team) in with the San Diego County Poisetta Bowl vs the Mtn west or Army IF one cant fill their committment. That leaves Akron (MAC #7) .... To fill in whatever is available Cure bowl, New Mexico bowl, R&L New orleans bowl, St petersburg bowl, Quick Lane Bowl. Good luck to us! In the meantime lets get to Kansas City and the College cup in European Football by beating Creighton today at 4!

sources are saying its Western Michigan going to Popeyes Bahama Bowl

Texas lost. Also of note, Sports Illustrated has Akron playing Tulsa in the Quicklane Bowl dec. 28 at Ford field in Detroit. But first lets take care of business tomorrow with Senior day against Can't

Great performance by zips so far! Still wondering if our lack of proficiency at the line will cost us with all the fouls we're seeing in this second half.

reveiwing some of Dr Scarboughs state of the U speech today, he gave a presentation on Marketing and capital campaign plans for October, november , and december. Item 2 was JAR phase 1 Capital Project. Does anyone know specifics here? Is that simply the new paint scheme or is there more to it?

i have to throw my vote ( as if it matters) to Thomas Woodson for our starter after today. With Kyle Pohl still in the mix pending his condition. Who ever thought wed get 626 yards in a single game? It looked bad early on both in terms of execution and penalties, but it sure turned around (what changed?)and we shut down the penalties and the Tigers. Lastly did you guys catch the announced attendance? 16,763!

I know not many of you have Time Warner cable, but my schedule guide shows the Akron -Oklahoma game is on channel 320 FSCS at 7pm with a subscription price of $8.99

Steve French on his weekly chat on Joe Dunns radio show said UA dropping baseball may open the floodgates. That while no one wanted to be the first to drop any sport, others may well follow now. and we cant read much into our "avg attendance" of 251, since we dont charge admission. Even though we do in football,softball, M/W soccer, M/W basketball, and even volleyball and swimming.

While it's very regrettable to lose any sport, remember baseball has no stadium and brought in zero revenue. Even the hockey club and women's swimming and soccer bring in more than that. They faced spending money on a baseball facility or this. Perhaps it can be revived as was wrestling at Cleveland state.

Just heard joe Dunn reporting from Chicago on 1350. He said pat forsythe had to get several stitches in lip after game and did NOT practice today. Jake however did practice. Visited a chiropractor and is feeling 100% better so he's back Saturday for sure. Hopefully the big guy -Pat as well!

Do they even know it's not on? Frenchy and joe are wearing headsets and talking! How does this happen?

Another comparable arena, the gentile center at Loyola of Chicago. It was an oversized high school gym very similar to the JAR. In 2011 they renovated it into a cozy 4500 seat arena with a full concourse behind the seats and great sight lines. This may be too small for UA but it was done in 6 months for just 8.5 million. And it got Loyola invited to the Missouri valley conference- a big step up from the horizon league

I'm not ready to give up on season but the next week which looked so promising is looking like the football season. Portland state defeated USC today. Thursday would have been a nice win over a big name school. We'll see

What is tiebreaker ? Head to head result?

We obviously don't know what status is of QBs. But does anyone know what happened to Dorazio (2 catches for 10yards) or Bickley (DNP) at Ball st, and what their status is for BG game?. To me Zack Dorazio has been our most dependable and consistent receiver (until Saturday).

How do we access this monthly newsletter? Was it on line or mailed out? Also, does anyone follow BJ Gladden on twitter? Did you see his comments today? Could he be the next to leave? He showed some good potential as a raw freshman.

The nutter center comparison is a good one. Not a dedicated 200x85 hockey floor but it can be used for hockey, ice shows, indoor football, etc. also , don't forget when comparing sites, the q and wolstein are not always available when an act tours the area. That's how the JAR held some bigger acts ( nickel back, matchbox 20) just a couple years ago. They might prefer 20000 or 14000 seats but if the facilities not available they'll use a 10k arena. A side note on this issue. A public hearing was held today with city council on the proposed sales tax. All positives. 15 people spoke for it, no opponents spoke. Another hearing is scheduled for next monday

GP1 -the median household income in summit county is 47,900, not 30K. and the arena is not a "zips basketball complex" as you call it. It will hold 70- 90 events a year (20 zip games are just over a quarter of those). I may not be "clamoring " for another venue but would welcome an alternative to going to cleveland or toledo or pittsburgh for concerts. dont fool yourself, zip basketball wont always be good. Whats the sense in waiting to build an arena in 10-15 years when it will cost 130 million and the zips will be winning 8 games a year? this may well fail but i dont get why youre so negative toward the idea. I say the pluses outwigh the negatives.