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*You get preoccupied that the commitments-to-scholarship ratio doesn't add up

Exactly. Treat every game the same because no one can be overlooked. Let down games have always been a trend of the Zips...

In all honesty the Zips haven't done anything yet to deserve national recognition. Winning the MAC and making it to the tourney should be the goal. Nothing for the rest of this season is a guarantee. Let the performance on the court do the talking and people will notice.

Apparently NBC Sports didn't get the memo. The only reason we won against Ohio was because the Zips couldn't miss all game. We made 6 3's and Ohio was only able to make 7. The fact that Akron had double the amount of rebounds had no influence on the outcome...

Yes we got votes after the Mississippi State game, but went on to lose 5 of 7. So my pessimistic view tells me that getting votes can be a very bad thing for the Zips...

I feel like his comments were out of line. No one is guaranteeing us to make the tournament or making a deep run. All that has been said is that is the team's goals and we easily have the potential. I think what people outside of the program haven't realized yet is we aren't even playing our best basketball. The OhioU game was a step in the right direction. Who knows if they will reach their potential, but anything is possible. Just need to take it a game at a time and don't overlook any opponent. The worst thing that could happen is a let down game against CMU.

Pretty bad when the only thing they can criticize us for is a successful marketing promotion.

Just out of curiosity are there rumors he's unhappy at Wyoming, or is speculation just a result of this tweet? Was there a reason why you asked him? Wondering why he would transfer since the Cowboys are having a solid season...

What still has me confused is OhioU people keep saying "Akron couldn't miss" and Ohio "went cold". I just don't understand how people can say that when the Zips only made 6 3's and OhioU made 7. Both shot in the 30% range. All the rest of the Zips scoring was in the paint which is our strength. So I guess we got "lucky"...

*You discuss configurations and locations of a new arena that will never be built *You believe Zeke has never committed a foul *You don't agree with the "Akron exploits black athletes" guy *You think Steve French is an unbiased broadcaster *You believe one day Akron will be a combination of Boise State and Gonzaga

I think we can get a bit of nicer crowd than that. KD made some good points after the game that the student turnout has been much improved. Even going as far as saying that the atmosphere has been similar to the soccer games. Maybe that's the one positive of the soccer program being on the downswing, students need a team to gravitate towards and basketball is putting itself in that position.

Good point. I just think we need to keep things in perspective. Beating them today was nice, but this team can achieve much more... If UA can take anything else positive from this game it's that we have outgrown the JAR. Time to move on already!

Yes I will admit I was wrong. The beginning of the game was very frustrating but I'm glad the Zips proved me wrong. I will enjoy the win but we need to remember it was just one game. The season will come down to the MAC tournament. Winning now is fun, but the fans and team need to know that the games at the end of the season will matter MUCH more. Remember we beat OhioU last year in Akron and struggled in the next two matchups. I really hope there is not a repeat. Stay grounded Zips fans!

What a surprise an awful start. Guess we'll have to make a run in the 2nd (not going to happen).

Seems like every game this season they start out sluggish. Then we find ourselves sitting here at halftime saying "well the Zips will need to make a run in the 2nd half". Honestly I'm tired of it. I don't know what it will take to get this team motivated to start a game, but it hasn't happened yet. They were lucky to come back against Can't, Buffalo, and the other dozen teams this year. How many times to they think they can go on 16-0 runs? It's not going to happen against OhioU even if we're more talented. OhioU 72 Akron 60...

Great, thanks for the heads up! That's great news. Hopefully they will send out a tweet or FB message to let people know when it's up

So it sounds like they will only be available at the game? maybe at the bookstore? unfortunately don't see anything about being for sale online. I would definitely buy the jersey and shorts!

Someone on twitter called him "a poor man's Ivo Baltic" which was strange because I had to do a google search to find out who "Ivo Baltic" was. I think it's fine for them to show ignorance on their own message board. But some of the stuff/actions I have seen by them on twitter are very disappointing and I will leave it at that...

Well they may beat us in basketball, but wow at least we know how to party. 10 people standing around drinking beer is a "fest"? pathetic...

I actually don't think Nike had anything to do with these uniforms. If I recall correctly, teams like Akron usually pick from a Nike or Adidas catalog which jersey "template" they want to use. The manufacturers just send the school uniforms in whichever colors they pick and a local seamstress adds on numbers and logos. Nike only really designs uniforms for the big schools willing to pay for it, OSU, Oregon, Syracuse, etc. This is the reason you'll see dozens of teams wearing the same type of jerseys like the Zips, just different colors. As for the NCAA I don't really care that they squashed the @ZipsMBB. I honestly think we are getting WAY more press just by being denied the request. It was a win-win attempt by UA. But for the rest of the season I hope we can be known for the play on the court!! I say since we're wearing the "Z" jerseys the Rowdies should steal the hand sign from Dude Where's My Car

I graduated a few years ago and remember getting emails about robberies (similar to the Ohio U situation) every couple of days. I guess in light of recent events it doesn't hurt to be too cautious. Hopefully no one was injured...

Well ebay may not be the best place to judge the value of something. A french fry sold on there for $200 lol I'd say the average cost of a bobblehead would be less than $5. Not to mention Coca-Cola and LBJ foundation helped pay for them. I'm sure if it were possible to get more than 3000 they would have...

Honestly I don't care what they think or have to say. I just don't see them as a rival. Thinking Bigger is a motto meant for more than the MAC. If we spend our time worrying about MAC schools we aren't setting high enough goals. I don't care what other MAC schools have done in the past Elite8, Sweet Sixteen, BCS, CWS all that matters right now is this season. Wednesday's game means just as much as Saturday's.

I don't think that would go over well for Tree's Also we have to remember these are College students, there probably are some tweets/language being used that UA wouldn't want to promote.

I think there's a difference between the Z and X. Xavier is the school name, where as Zips is only our nickname. That's why I think the A-Zippy logo has to always be prominent, with Z only used as a secondary mark. I do think a metallic gold Z would look awesome on the side of a blue football helmet...