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To me the importance of the Miracle on Ice made it more significant. Olympics on the world stage against a world powerhouse outweighs some small tournament in Hawaii. Especially given the relationships between the USA and Soviets, support of the team at the time and since made it more of an American victory. Bigger than sports. I'll admit I never actually knew about the Chaminade upset until someone mentioned it here.

But wait you listed 6 fans? that's way too many...

What does a 1-win football team really have to lose? Maybe the coaches told the unit if they read the defense and thought they could capitalize on a fake, do it. Maybe whoever decided to run the fake made the mistake? Maybe they saw something in the defense and was wrong? Who knows... I remember one of Mangini's Browns teams had a huge fake punt that went for 70+ yards against New Orleans. Mangini did not call the play at that time, Hodges was trained to run the fake if the coverage was lined up a certain way.

Miracle on Ice?

From what I've read Puerto Rico has a VERY high homicide rate. Something like 5x higher than the US, but not sure how it compares to other latin american countries/islands. I know it seems like I hear every day about baseball players being a victim of terrible crimes down there. Makes me a little hesitant to add them as a state. I'm sure the UA staff did a very good job making sure the team stayed safe down there.

Role call is spelled wrong? Should be "Roll" I believe Can't doesn't have any fans, so they will probably be able to make the trip in a short bus?

So many people these days think they know everything because they play Madden or sit in and watch a few Zips practices...

On paper our 1-10 team should not have had a shot with Toledo, or even Tennessee, Can't, Ohio for that fact.

There is very little talent on the team, and no depth on defense makes it a trainwreck waiting to happen. Unfortunately next years draft class would be disappointing FCS team, so I'm very doubtful they will be much better. Unless he is able to bring in a dozen transfers, we'll be lucky to get two wins... It's just not fair to blame the coaching staff. While there may be a few bad playcalls, it's bound to happen. I don't think even Nick Saban calls every game perfectly. The reality is that Bowden has coached up this team, and I guess the only positive is they didn't get blown out every game.

What did Buster Skrine do wrong on that play? Don't see Toledo's idiot coach throwing a temper tantrum now

Unfortunate to hear that PSU's PG will be out for the rest of the season. But like I've said, we would have won the game regardless...

Well that game was fun for a quarter....let's hope next year we're better

Probably not the smartest thing to do. Hopefully he learns from the mistake and doesn't get into too much trouble for it.

"What could have been" the all to familiar motto of Northeast Ohio sports. But honestly I think that even if we were undefeated and had upset NCState, I'm not sure we would have cracked the top-25. Not because we don't deserve it, but rather because we are a mid-major.

Can we get a petition started that removes Ohio State fans from the state of Ohio?

I haven't given up on Bowden. Basically all I was saying was that at this point I would be happy with him having a .525 winning percentage with the Zips. But really even 2 wins next year would be good.

Really Bowden has won 141 games at Akron so far? Damn that was quick, last time I checked he had 1. It's obviously not his fault, but those wins don't carry over to our record. That's not the way sports work. Like Terry Francona's WS titles don't automatically get transferred to the Indians now do they?

It's sad that other MAC schools are firing coaches with records like 51–47...and he had 4 wins this year, while we've only had 3 in the past 3 years....terrible. It's sad that I would love to have a coach with that record at Akron right now.

OhioU beat PSU this year too. Even if PSU was down at the time, they are still a Big10 team. Love how the PSU coach is using an injury as an excuse. If they lost by a few points I get it, but they got completely blown out of the gym. Akron could have gone up by 30 or 40 had we kept in the starting rotation. Is that PG going to score that many points? Doubtful since he only averaged 22 a game so far this year, and hadn't scored once while he was on the court yesterday. Sorry but with what we had to deal with Diggs, Tree, Harney, and Abreu. He get's no sympathy from me.

I think you may be surprised Toledo 31 Akron 7

A win against PSU probably doesn't mean much for most people. But I grew up in PA, so watching my school completely destroy PSU is like watching Akron beat OSU. They may not have the strongest basketball program, but it is the Big10 and they are the biggest school in the state. Now, like most people have said the next few games will be a huge test. They Zips will make the trip home with alot of hype after a great finish to the tournament. In the past they always seem to find a way to lay an egg at home after big wins. Let's hope they can use this tournament as momentum and make this season different than the past.

Yes definitely played well for the 2nd half. Penn State can't use any excuses, sorry. I don't care if their PG was hurt, they lost by 25 points. We had to deal with 2 suspensions, Abreu's injury, and Diggs for the entire year. No sympathy from us...

Still alot of time left, need to keep up the pressure! Akron's getting a bit too lazy.

Zips really have trouble carrying momentum from one game to another. But PSU has hit a lot of 3's so far. Another frustrating performance.

Don't have a link...just walk to the closest bar on a Saturday and ask the drunk OSU fans.