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I was traveling last weekend and got to hear an interesting conversation about attendance on XM radio. Paul Finebaum opined that the attendance woes are here to stay. For one reason, as silly as it may seem, poor Wi-Fi in the stadium. Also stated as a reason was the superior coverage on TV along with the dead time at the stadium for commercials. At a bar or at home you can switch to another game or go grab another beer during commercial breaks. I think Paul is on the right track here. At the very least, stadiums should have a score ticker scrolling at all times, for the conference at a minimum but probably for all of FBS. I don't know what it would take to do a deal with ESPN to air their in-game updates on the jumbotron but that would also be a big improvement. This could be a bargaining chip the next time the contract is renegotiated. Universities must get with the times.

The absolute best offense you can run with inexperienced players on offense is a wide open no huddle spread. There are a handful of teams in the entirety of college football that can efficiently run a ball-control smashmouth offense and none of 'em are in the MAC. These spread offenses aren't rocket science. Most high schools today are running them. If you have an offense that can move the ball through the air, a decent running back will get his yards. Ball should be a decent running back if he can stay healthy. That's a big if. The whole 1000 yard mark means less than zero to me. Alex Allen gained 877 yards (I know, I know. 123 yards short of 1000 but you get the gist) for Ianello in an offense that couldn't get out of its own way. If the Zips are going to have any success they have to let 'er rip. Snapping the ball before the defense is ready is the biggest advantage an offense can get. That's why folks that want to run the ball down your throat want to outlaw it. (Saban, Bielema)

Hey, I noticed something. When the rags say something complimentary about the Zips it is Gospel. When the rags say something inflammatory about the Zips it is bunk. Smdh.

Does Duquesne have a team?

Gosh, I wish they could have invited the guy on the right to be in that picture. . .

This kid's gonna turn out to be the best QB on the roster but we won't want to burn that redshirt.

1. Watching paint dry 2. Justin Bieber 3. The Kardashians 4. Jail 5. Staring at the wall 6. Cleaning the toilet 7. Hillary Clinton 8. Jury Duty 9. Pokemon Go 10. Ohio State Basketball

I'll see your Willie and raise you a Tammy Faye.

I wonder if recruits that are truly blessed report accurate height and weight on their Hudl/Rivals/Scout profiles?

Duly noted. Groce/Ford went to the NCAA tournament twice but they NEVER secured that automatic bid to the NIT.

How many TEs should we get a year?

I thought I read somewhere that the staff had originally planned to bring in one qb per year. I think Robbie is #3 for 2017.

GZOAT.

I love that 3rd down choreography.

I know this will be unpopular. . . If the Canton Arena turns out to be very nice, Akron needs to abandon all plans to sink any more money into the JAR, forget about a new arena (for now) and make a deal to play men's home basketball games in Canton. Even if a Zips funding miracle happened tonight and the money was available for a new arena, 2 underutilized basketball arenas separated by 19.8 miles of highway is beyond a waste of money. When the Canton Arena is deemed a piece o shyte in about 15 years we can build a new arena. But we will still be broke. Damn.

The new posters are here! The new posters are here!

I am sorry for getting the ball rolling on this whole subject but I am pretty sure in my entire lifetime I have never seen a college age kid walking down the sidewalk at 5'11" & 150# that I would say "That kid's got good size".

This forum loves nicknames. Maybe we should call Virshon "Tank".

Perhaps the Zips should see if they could play home games there.

The price is going to $30. The rest was unadulterated bullshit.

Lot 9 single game passes are 30 bucks this year. Too many people took advantage of the cheap 20 dollar fee last year resulting in many fans being double parked so they felt they needed to increase the price. Demand is very high.

Good size???