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Apparently the Big12 is talking with 17 schools about expansion. ESPN mentioned: Cincinnati, Houston, BYU, South Florida, UCF, UConn, Memphis, Colorado State, Boise State, Tulane, Temple, East Carolina, SMU and New Mexico. Although I don't think UA has any intentions of leaving the MAC, some spots should open up in the AAC.

I've never been a fan of having a logo on one side, and numbers on the other. I'm guessing they probably realized that the Z logo tends to look a little awkward when placed on the left side. Still think this is my favorite Zips helmet ever.

Awesome thanks! Have to say I love the new jersey. Can't say the same about the white helmet with gold facemask they showed. The gold looks too much like light brown or tan.

Another look at the Zips new jerseys. Looks like Navy with gold numbers/name and a Z on the back.

Nothing makes me more furious than people talking about Akron or the MAC dropping down to FCS. Especially after a fun year in which the Zips actually won a bowl game. Why would we NEVER want to experience that again?

AAC is really Akron's only option. If we had a somewhat decent arena, I think it would be a no brainer. They are definitely a conference that focuses on market potential (Philadelphia, New Orleans, Tulsa, Houston, Dallas, Orlando, Tampa, etc). Maybe if Cincinnati were to move, picking up a new Ohio market would help. No other teams in the MAC would make sense really aside from maybe Buffalo and Toledo?

UB probably has the most generic branding in FBS. Boring color scheme, generic clip-art logo to go with a generic mascot, and extremely plain uniforms. It honestly reminds me of a fictional team from a TV show or movie. I get that not everyone can be the Zips, Wolverines, Flashes, Buckeyes, etc. But plenty of big time programs take generic mascots (bears, tigers, wildcats) and take the time to make them their own. I have a hard time believing any football player at UB could be excited about those uniforms.

Judging by this photo, this Zips are getting new uniforms. Basically just plainer versions of what they have worn the past 5-6 years. No striping, just 'Akron' across the front in a smaller non-italic font. At this point it would be smart of Akron to move away from Adidas. Most schools are dropping them for Nike or UA. Any school still using Adidas has either extremely ugly, or extremely boring uniforms. In the past few years they have lost Michigan, Wisconsin, Notre Dame, UCLA, Arkansas, and Tennessee. At the professional level Nike owns the NFL and soon the NBA. Adidas has shifted towards the NHL and CFL.

Wow. Imagine if we didn't spot them double digit leads each half. We'd be up by 20 right now.

Wheels are falling off. This team needs to get motivated, fast.

If Buffalo keeps shooting 99% this will be over quick. If it's not already.

You can stream the replay on Watch ESPN.

Building up for another letdown. Should have just turned the game off.

Just went from bad to embarassing. Thanks for nothing Zips.

Wow this is bad. The Zips seem to think they can sleepwalk through this game.

Looks like Jim Christian had a good year for BC. 7 wins total and winless against the ACC.

Got it! MAC Coach of the Year is Keith Dambrot

So basically just running the Golden State offense, just without guys that shoot 90% from 3. This team is so bipolar it's tough to get excited about the MAC tournament. I feel like on some nights they can beat anyone in the country, but on other nights they can lose to a local rec league team.

I feel like these are the best guards Akron has ever had. I'd love to see them finally make a tourney run. My only worry is they have the same major flaws still of every Zips team. Live and die by the 3, no true "star" and tendency to play down to their competition.

Only in Akron... Johnson out for the season

I can't get the espn3 stream to work on my tablet or xbox. Although every other game is working perfectly. Typical.

Here are the shirts they unveiled yesterday...

The winning streak is over and any chance of being ranked.

All of the shirts I have are very soft and print quality is flawless. Sometimes I get annoyed when screen printed shirts start to fade or crack. But, I've worn shirts from GV for the past 2 years and they are all still in near perfect condition.

GV Art + Design will be unvieling some new Zips gear next week as part of their College Collection. I own about 10 of their Cleveland shirts and they are all very comfortable. Even though they were a little late getting around to UA, I'm glad to see local companies doing stuff like this. Not just focusing all their attention on the school in Columbus.