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Penn State, one of the premier Big11 teams, only put up 31 on us... there's NO WAY the Hosers score that many.Zips roll in this one... 42-14IU > Penn StateHOO HOO HOOSIERS!Ok, now we know you're joking...

What were you doing reading Boise State's message boards?

Well... crap.

I'm in the same boat with not knowing you played Imperial March... as I sit around the 50 in the east GA. I'd say that any 80's hair metal would be great to pump up the crowd as well. GNR, Van Halen, Bon Jovi... heck, even through in some Journey, Boston, Styx and Rush! P.S. I absolutely LOVED when the band broke up and played in different sections in the 3rd and 4th quarters. I also thought the block "A" coming down the field in pregame was pretty impressive. For game one, the lines were about as straight as anyone could've expected.

How about the Darth Vader theme from Star Wars (to play from the stands) now that we might have a defense that warrants such an ominous tone.

Akron 17 - Indiana 9Touchdown catch by Bowser, Touchdown scramble by Rodgers ... both in the first half. 2 missed fieldgoals, one made.Defense keeps the no TD streak alive. Team wins me more $$ by covering the spread again.Go ZIPS!!!

I'll go with 45-10. I think MSU scores a fieldgoal in the first half and touchdown late in the 4th. I'm not worried about the strength of their defense... I'm sure they weren't playing against an offense like ours (with the expertise of our OC and qb coach) in the film that the coaches watched.Heck, we gave up over 300 yards to Penn State in the first half last week, but I thought our defense looked pretty solid.MSU is outmatched, and the outcome will show that. Goooooo Zips!P.S. I don't know about you guys, but I won't be getting much sleep tonight. I feel like a 7 year old on Christmas Eve. Tomorrow is going to be unbelieveable!

Wait a second here... what if a certain poster happens to be the webmaster for the Greater Cleveland Convention and Visitors Bureau but a UA alumni...Where should my convention and visitors bureau allegiance lie?!?!Seriously though, we have an opportunity to create an experience that's talked about for generations. I can't wait to be in my seat on the 50 (Upper East Side GA... yeah, I'm bum rushing the gate when it opens to get there) when we kickoff a new era of Zips football.

I love the part about us going 7-5 last year...lolz

You, sir, know the offense all too well.I'll go with...1. Medium out to Jones, gain of 12. First Down!2. Pass over the middle, batted down at the line. Incomplete.Or...The ghost of Getsy returns to hook up with the ghost of Hixon for an 80 yard bomb. But that's probably a stretch.

Who isn't? Is there a link to follow? Did I miss something? I'm confused ...

My old high school buddy Dave got a chance to take one of the open house tours and came through with a bevy of awesome new pictures from some angles that I'm not sure we've seen yet.Click here to check out his massive Info flickr set!*Dave gets bonus points for snapping some shots of Proenza's fireplace*

Getting a little crazy over there as far as the comments go.

I apologize for not using the correct old prospector verbage in the story, Zipmeister. (Actually, it was copied and pasted from some marketing website.)

Hmmm... I should get married at the Info. These prices are waaayyyy cheaper than my wedding catering.

The actual full quote isMust-see game: Sept. 19 vs. Indiana. The Zips welcome their first-ever Big Ten opponent, the Hoosiers, to Akron and break in their new stadium all in one fell swoop. Which, as you can see, is incorrect. Nice find G-mann, I already contacted the writer and suggested he check his facts... I also should've made fun of his humorless SNL headline.

"Three More Feet" doesn't actually refer to getting just one more yard on the football field. It's actually from an old motivational story that teaches when you feel like you've been defeated, you might be just "three more feet" from victory.The short version of the stroy is this:During one of the famed Gold Rush times, this man left home to find his fortune.While working his claim, he found a pocket of ore and returned home to borrow money from friends and family. He returned to his claim, purchased heavy equipment, and started drilling.The first haul was very rich in gold and he knew that after just a few more loads like this, he would be able to pay back his friends and family and start showing some profits.Then something happened.The gold ran out.He kept drilling but was coming up empty. Just short of being able to make his fortune, he declared the mine a "bust".Frustrated, and very upset, he sold the equipment to a junk man for several hundred dollars and went home to sulk and declare that the Gold Rush was just a big waste of his time and money.Meanwhile... back at the mine...The junk man went out to the mine and asked a geologist to give him an opinion. The geololgist did some research and said, "This poor guy just didn't understand fault lines. Our calculations show that you will hit gold just three feet from where this man stopped drilling.".So the junk man drilled.The junk man pulled millions of dollars in gold from the mine just three feet from where this man had given up. Many times, we ourselves are just three feet from gold when we feel defeated because of one thing or another and we just want to give up. But if we drill just three more feet, we'll reach our gold.

Josh Harris posted a new press release on GoZips.com detailing the First Merit Club Level and its construction progress.http://www.gozips.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_...TCLID=204772097There is also a pretty nice photo gallery with extensive views of, well, the carpet. http://www.gozips.com/PhotoAlbum.dbml?SPSI...p;PALBID=341244Looks like a pretty nice place for those that can afford it.

So what would it take to get to number 1?

Goodbye Gophers!!! We're at 9.7%

I agree with you 100% BuckZip. The original renderings had the five poles with skinny, vertical light fixtures that almost reminded me of the lights above the bleachers at Progressive Field... stylistic and cool. The lights we're getting aren't even on par with Paul Brown Tiger Stadium in Massillon or Fawcett in Canton. Those are both to NFL broadcast standards. I have a hard time believing these lights will be that great for TV.

Do you think they'll be painting the bleachers like in the renderings (upper deck blue, lower bowl gold), or will they stay with the plain aluminum?

I'd imagine it will stay made out of the blue tarp thing. Aren't the speakers right behind it? Fabric makes sense because a plastic sign there would make the audio sound terrible.

If we're looking for a big-name cupcake out-of conference team... I'm sure we could beat the Browns. Lolz.

Anyone know what the single season record for a MAC team's home attendance? Do we have any shot of getting that high?