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When Akron plays a I-AA school, Zips fans aren't too worried about it. We expect to win. With ease. We might even have a little air of superiority as we discuss the upcoming game and that probably ruffles the feathers of that I-AA school's fans and they might want to educate us Zips fans about how their team isn't a pushover. I am sure we all would give a I-AA team a lot of credit if their fans would have posted how their team had a chance to beat Ball State on the last play of the game in 2013 and only lost to Toledo 21-3 after being very competitive through 3 quarters in 2014. On top of that, there was that game in 2007 vs. Northern Illinois where the score was 3-2 at halftime and that we should take heed that this little ol' I-AA ain't no slouch. We would laugh at their fans. That's what Wisconsin fans are doing reading this thread. Please stop.

If the Zips play Wisconsin close can we put that loss on our brag list, too?

Lot 10ers. . .could you buy a day pass for your lot?

Ok, people. If there is good weather for the Appalachian State game, I fully expect lot 9 to be completely full, since passes are open to everyone now. I have a couple of questions/comments about the decision to sell passes at the street. . . I tried to purchase an additional parking pass when I re-upped my tickets and was unsuccessful. I tried to make an additional $100 Z-Fund donation and pay another $50 for the pass. No deal. The reasoning behind this was a Lot 9 pass comes with Priority Reserved Seats and there are more PRS than Lot 9 parking spots so. . .no can do. At what point then, was it decided that no type of last-minute PRS buying frenzy was going to take place and that day passes would be sold? At that point, it would have been nice for the University to announce something on gozips.com or to let one of our moderators here know so that people could make some tailgating plans for the season opener. Purchasing Lot 9 passes the "old-fashioned way" costs at the minimum $150 for 6 home games. Of course, 2 of these games are on weeknights which basically kills any type of tailgating for anyone that doesn't want to burn 2 days of vacation. Buy your passes at the gate for $20 a pop for the 4 tailgate conducive home games and you've got $80 invested. Sounds like a helluva deal to me. I am having a hard time making any sense of the parking situation over the last 8 years. I am glad UA made the decision to get more people into Lot 9 via the day pass, but without any promotion of the decision, it's likely a moot point. The delusions of $2500 donors coming out of the woodwork to fill up Lot 9 were pipedreams to nth degree. UA would likely be dollars ahead by now if they had just opened up the Lot for $20 day passes from the get-go and tried to get more people hooked on the experience. The world will never know. I am hopeful that people will show up to tailgate for the rest of the season now that it is open. If the Lot remains at far less than capacity, this experiment may be a one-and-done proposition. The tailgate on Saturday was one of the best ones we've ever had. The weather was fantastic and the food and beverages were top notch. The A.D. and the Interim President came through to talk to the die-hards, which was very nice. I hope there will be more of us there on the 24th if and when they decide to stroll through. Go Zips!

I wondered how long it would be until someone brought up MTB. Longer than I thought, actually.

You don't say?

Where my Bowden Backers?

fOSU.

Never thought I'd say I really miss a kicker but. . .

20 bucks to park in Lot 9. Pay at the street.

We are under the scoreboard, 72 Roo. Stop by and see us.

Absolutely true.

Let's say the pipe dream came true and the Zips hosted OSU, not at Cleveland Browns Stadium, but at the Info. The stadium would be full of Red and Silver and the Buckeye honks would be posting pictures on Facebook saying "EVERY GAME IS A HOME GAME!!" That would do a lot for our program.

Appalachian State has built a pretty good following by beating the likes of Chattanooga, Western Carolina & East Tennessee State.

This is going to be me when I see my friends pulling into Lot 9.

You're tellin' me. Your auto correct provides me quite a bit of entertainment.

Roll call for VMI: Who's in & what time are you getting there? We will be there at 8. Looking forward to spending some QT with my Zips friends.

Have the Zips ever had another WR built like Jerome? Dude's a full grown man.

They are going to have to move some of the Big Lots barricades that were purchased after the Pitt game down to the south end of the stadium.

Ric Flair would have fun at a Tennessee game.

C'mon ASU, dry your crotch and win this game!!

I've seen this movie before. Mid-major with a great opportunity to get a big upset on the road. Looking good through 3 quarters and then I hate this movie.

Perhaps a victory over the Hurricanes wouldn't be an upset.

With apologies to Western. . . Tennessee blows.