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Nice air ball by Trimble. We should own this team.

I appreciate the offers, hopefully you can use them but if not, one day I'll be able to take you up.

There's enough chatter about Zip Baseball (and alumni) to warrant a yearly thread. IMHO. Yes there's at least six inches of snow on the ground at the moment, but college baseball is a month away. This season the ball team makes a trip to warmer weather (Tennessee and Georgia) for the first couple weeks. Then a weekend in Louisville before getting into MACtion. Throw in a couple games against BW, Malone, and as zippy-claws mentioned, a Monday night game at Canal Park against Georgia Tech and we have 15 non-conference games, 55 games in all. All depending on how COVID continues to shred the sports schedules. The Zips in the Pros. The latest rumors have Chris Bassett being traded to the Yankees, a favorite to win the AL East. No rumblings yet about a JT trade, but here's a nice article on Fansided to read while waiting for the snow plows to clear the streets.

The latest I heard today on ESPNU Radio on Sirius today, don't look for expansion of the playoffs anytime soon. There was an agreement for a 12 or 16 team playoff that "everyone" agreed on, but when the teams starting jumping conferences, it fell apart. Now the conferences want to be sure they will have a place in the bracket, while the SEC wants all of their highly ranked teams in. Whether or not all of the P5 conferences are represented. So they're staying with the status quo for the next several years.

Counting his money.

Well that was interesting for awhile. Whether it will help mid-major recruiting remains to be seen. I have my doubts.

Bama 10-3 into the second quarter. Pretty competitive. A lot depends on how well a tired Cincy does against Bama bench riders that would start on any Other Five program.

This will be an interesting game. If Cincy blows chunks the mid-majors can probably forget ever being taken seriously again. Playing #1 Bama is a recipe for disaster for anyone outside the top 20. But a decent showing could change some minds.

Very nice drive if you like natural mountain scenery. We came that way back from Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge. I wish we could have seen more of Knoxville but the little lady had had enough of exploring.

A major Akron hospital had a 40 patient waiting list for admissions (rooms). The other is probably in the same situation.

Unfortunately, there are quite a few of Ken Carman's out there who bleed dark blue and gold, but work in a market that only gives a crap about the Buckeyes. Even when CSU went 13-1 and went deep in the tourney, they were an afterthought. Ohio State OWNS Ohio. Ken talked about the Zips regularly and took Zips fan callers when he was on 1350 but the station destroyed his show by partnering him with the "Fishhead" and then firing him when it didn't work. He landed in a much better position in CLE, but as we know, OSU is the only major college in Ohio.🙄 It's like they hate the other state universities because they steal resources from the Worthless Nuts.

I run into that now even in the workplace. The College of Nursing is held in high regard, but to the rank and file it's "That's nice" or "Akron has a nursing program?" The whole university has a horrible public image.

Wow!!!! That was fun!!!

That might do it...

ouch

WHAT??? We got a call???

They're dropping like flies between basketball and football. That's one way to sell more programs I guess.

...should have bet the over

I watched Zips Weekly (they quit putting coaches names on the show) and Rod came off as a genuine guy, would love to have a coffee or other beverage with him. But was not ready for the job. Very soft spoken too, maybe he's not use to being on TV and the mic and all, but he needs a bit more bite when talking to players. Maybe he has that when addressing them. I wish nothing but the best to him, wherever he coaches.

DOH!!!

Five years ago today the Zips football team played Toledo in the MAC Championship Game. in the words of Adrian Cronauer, “It staggers the imagination.”

They have Club Hockey which, when I was the trainer, drew more fans than probably 3/4 of the sanctioned sports. It was a good time. As far as starting a regular program, it comes down to money. Start out with scholarship money. How many schollys? Where does the money come from? Multiply that by 2 to stay in compliance with Title IX. An alternative is to go Division 3, which has no scholarships, but there are no D3 opponents in Ohio. So your travel expenses are going to be huge. There are some D1 schools (i.e. Ivy League) that don't have scholarships, and a lot of schools that don't have the max. But can you consistently schedule them? Then you need a rink. The club team plays at Center Ice, near Akron Canton Airport. That's another cost. Add in uniforms, practice time, games, a zillion "nickle and dime" expenses nobody thought of. I'm not saying it can't be done, but there are no rich hockey alumni willing to sign checks for all of those expenses. My suggestion, visit the club team. Take in some games. These guys have been playing hockey a big part of their lives, are AU students in good standing, and put on a good show. The league is competitive. I've had a lot more fun at (club) hockey games than I have at most football games I've been to. So their families are paying the bills instead of the university, when the puck drops I seriously doubt you'll notice a difference. 😎 http://www.zipshockey.com/ https://linktr.ee/AkronIceHockey https://www.blastathletics.com/video_links/19876

I didn't like his personality, but we had some competitive teams during his tenure.

35 fans can only make so much of a mess...

So it works like Football getting paid to "play" Auburn and Ohio State, just on a much smaller level.