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@Zip_ME87 They will be playing in Omaha in the mid 40's with little wind.

very little wind 100 miles E. Match should start in the mid 40's but temp will drop. Go Zips.

Rough performance from the secondary?! Near 100% completion rate---out of position---poor tackling! LB crew: not their best game. Coaching: It seemed as though we were lined up like blocking dummies. Some run stunts with the line and LB's could have slowed Western down. Pass D was not working; so you might have rushed at least one pass defender to pressure the QB's more. Of course my TV view from Iowa isn't the best for evaluating performance.

Too early to tell. Wonder Team U Mass stumbled. let's judge the teams in a couple months. I still have a player's mentality. Looking in the rear view mirror too much is a killer(successes or failures). Focus on getting better today and your next opponent. If Eastern looks in that mirror too much thinking about tomorrow, they could be in for a surprise Saturday.

So the NCCA admits that Western should have won the game, but it's too late to change the out come. BS!!! If Western had survived the illegal play, and this week it would be discovered that Western had used an ineligible player, you can bet the farm that the outcome would be changed. Nothing is going to happen, but it is still BS!

I just read an article in the Des Moines Register about one of ISU's co captains. This will be his 7th year of competition.

On the season prediction thread, I chalked Wake up as an L. I'll stand by that, but I think we cover the spread. Lots of new faces that you just can't predict how they will do until the lights come on. Practice is one thing; game time is another. Let's hope we have found enough gamers to make this season a success!

Did they have a reporter at the OC presser yesterday?

All this hype has been great for the program and the University, and I am thrilled for it. Would it kill the staff to feed us just a little of what to expect from this group of players? Where is Welker?

Surprise in my mail today! I bought one season GA ticket for $75. I got those tickets electronically last week. In the mail today I got parking passes for Lot 9 or 10. No call to me yet.

Has AD announced any actual season ticket sales?

People. Enjoy the moment! You act like we can't ever have anything nice. I really hope these guys can double down and come up with a great game day experience. Why wait for home coming? Advertise a great pregame tailgate party. Is it too late to get someone like Goodyear or Leaf Filter to sponsor a lot. Get the band involved visiting each lot. Set up our own "game day" stage. There must be a least a couple of the "celebrity" wood be OC's that we could bring to town. Keep thinking outside the box!

@kreed5120.Who cares what GP1 thinks. He is just a Negative Nanny. I'm a former Zip football player. This is really a no brainer. Players will always tell you that they are extra motivated when we play a P4. When the spotlight is on the game, players are motivated. How much excitement do you feel coming from the players when we play on a rainy Tuesday night in front of friends and family?

Is it too late to let the winner "choose" a celeb helper? The right helper could really push this over the edge!

You have to wonder how Robert Morris is taking all this in. They have all kind of incentive to blow this up in our face. If I were Joe, I would challenge everyone(staff and players) to come up with the craziest play to start the drive. TD or flop, a crazy play would be on every show's highlight real. You just can't buy this kind of pub! Wake is probably wondering what kind of circus is coming to town for their opener. Could we really surprise them? Motivation is a funny thing. Can you imagine what this is doing to practice right now? When you have the football world looking at you positively, you will have a little extra "giddy up" in every drill, every play every day. In the season thread, I very optimistically predicted 7 wins for the season. This could make the whole season something special. GO ZIPS!!