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Doug,It is pretty slim pickins for grub here in Ashland. There is Jake's, which is a pretty good steak house with a full menu. Fiesta Charra is a good Mexican spot. O'Bryan's is pretty tasty. Linder's is a bar with good food, founded by the former voice of the Golden Flashes, Tom Linder. I have gotten over that. If you want pizza we have one really good spot in Dor-Lo. What are you hungry for? There are good places in Mansfield and Wooster too.

I had sloppy joes for supper.

Your point? Just because someone asked you that question about WBB on a MBB thread, you are going to try and stir the pot on a football thread? Yeah. I care. A lot.

I don't listen to FM radio much anymore, so this is not exactly breaking news but...I was listening to a local station out of Loudonville when I heard the promo run for "The Official Home of BG Football". This struck me as being very strange. Did BG open a branch down here that I don't know about? I don't get it.Visit the Fox Website

It's a little early to say "Tis the season", but I picked up my first yuletide beer today. Buehler's had a big stack of Thirsty Dog 12 Dogs of Christmas Ale. Seems like they should wait until after Halloween to bring out the Christmas Ale. Oh well. 'Tis good!

Kudos to Bobby for organizing a tailgating event. You are a man after my own heart. Akron needs more people like you to cultivate a bigger better tailgate culture.

Zi-iii-ip Zip gehen die Reißverschlüsse!

Old Skool!

Um, I think it was a rhetorical question, but kudos to you. You never miss an opportunity to rip on the team you supposedly support.

Injury report as found on Bobcat Attack: Link

I thought ribs were scheduled for CMU and chili for Can't.

I watched OU/BSU and the Bobcats weren't impressive at all. They were plagued by turnovers and their offense is painful to watch. They have one great receiver, but don't get the ball to him near enough. The Cardinals freshman running back had a real nice game which excites me to see if the Chisel can do the same. The Zips are going to have to play a great game to beat them, but I think they can do it. Whether they will or not is another story.

RI musta had a hellacious incentive bonus for beating Buffalo in his contract.

Every year.

You would almost think that you and JZ84 and I watched games together today. Sorry to duplicate your thoughts. We took the words out of each other's mouths.

Apologies to you as well, JZ84. I too started and a similar topic.

Judging by overall record and by today's action, the next 5 games are definitely all winnable. Ohio (4-3) did not look impressive in their 23-20 homecoming loss to Ball State . Central Michigan (2-5) lost at home to Eastern. Miami (2-4) defeated Can't (1-6) in a 9-3 snoozefest. Buffalo (2-5) was waxed 35-0 by Temple. If we can't win <<AT LEAST>> a couple of these next 5...

Boo Boo gates is a great player. He just ran back a kickoff for a TD. Nice play by Boo Boo for sure. BTW, is it always windy on Bowling Green? Sure seems like it.

Brian Wagner is 1st team. Sconiers and Chisholm 2nd team. Only lists 3 teams so I guess it's possible Oren Wilson could still be holding onto his pre-season 4th team ranking. Probably not. BTW, Boo Boo Gates is listed as 2nd team Kick Returner. Not that it means anything, I just like saying Boo Boo Gates. Visit Phil's Website

You aren't making stuff up again are you? Only three teams in the Horizon have varsity football and two of them play in the Pioneer League. Nit picker.

Nice article. I like the photos included. Speaking of that...shouldn't that face be plastered all over Akron? I want to see this one on a billboard with just the caption "Zeke!" using the stylized Z.

The really funny thing is that we agree on almost everything. I never got to my point in my first post. If you think I was laying the groundwork for the Zips capturing a large portion of the football market, you're wrong. I have listened to the Zips to the Big East dream since I started reading here. Never bought the argument. Pipe dream to me. Now that the Big East is absolutely DESPERATE for football members, Akron isn't getting a sniff. No surprise to me. So to suggest that I would be a "puffer" of Akron's potential would be false. My point was that, although OSU probably garners the most attention from the region for football fandom today, it was not always that way. Now, my contention is that the balance shifted in favor if the Buckeyes when the Browns left town. The CFB demographic was (and is) growing independently of the Browns situation. I am sure that there were many soured Browns fans that switched their allegiance to the Steelers or the Buckeyes or their local HS team. But to say that OSU has been the historic football top dog in NE Ohio just simply isn't true. It is the task of CUSA to determine what kind of a market share a prospective new member might garner. How much new interest could Akron generate. How much share could they take away from entrenched interests? My guess is not a whole terrible lot from either, but I don't know. I never got to that part before you started telling me how dumb I was and at this point I really am sorry that I ever commented in the first place. Jeeeeeeeeeeez.

Doug, do you have confirmation Toledo will be on the schedule next year? It has been a while since we played them. It would be nice to play them as an away game. That way I could see the Zips 8 times next year with short trips to the Glass Bowl and Dick Stadium.

I respond with attacks? Laughable. You are the only one attacking. I guess suggesting I need to up my meds is just friendly banter. Ha ha. You are 100% absolutely correct in saying that OSU has the lion's share of college football interest in the area. Im saying that until the Browns moved, this was Browns country. The 75% share OSU enjoyed 30 years ago, while impressive, paled in comparison to Browns support. Agree? That means this is pro country right? Pro football HOF is in Canton for a reason, right? Temple is in Philadelphia. Pro country. Eagles are King. The Owls have to be ranked at least 3rd fiddle in the CFB fan popularity behind Penn State and Notre Dame in a fanbase that plays 2nd fiddle to the NFL. Temple is still in the conversation for the Philadelphia market as it pertains to realignment. The only person that said anything about the Zips dethroning the Buckeyes is you.