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I would much rather see Kinkade push Tra'von to WR where I think he would put up big yac #'s.

I remember the "friendly" 7 on 7 that we had against Mt. Union a few years ago. We got embarrassed against D3 talent. It takes time to turn things around, but I would think that by now, we would have some receivers who could get some separation and a QB who could consistently deliver the ball. I am hopeful for next year. I saw our transfer QB play a game for Roosevelt a couple years ago. I hope he will be forced to convert to WR where I think he will be a serious big play threat. Will someone step up and take over at QB? Kinkade enrolled early and got an extra spring practice. Maybe he will deliver next year.

It's hard to believe we are 3-1 with so little production from Jake & Reggie. When they heat up, we could really have a year to remember. I'm sure the youngsters will give us moments to pull our hair out, but that may only be brief minutes like we have already seen, with others stepping up to over come. Go Zips!

I love that southern trait! It makes me feel old when young men call me Sir, but it warms my heart at the same time. One point that I would put high on my list evaluating our program as a recruit or parent, is TB's use of inherited upper classmen. It should demonstrate TB's respect for his players. By not abandoning these guys and sacrificing a few seasons to rebuild, I would be convinced that I or my son would play for someone with my best interest as a priority.

What was the spread vs. Miss. State couple years ago?

This tourney will tell us a lot of what to expect from the Treeless team. I'm no expert, but it looked like we have a lot of talented newcomers in the opening win. With the loss of the main cog, I think we will see added effort to take that place. We may see a different player emerge on either end of the court. That may evolve over the next month or more, but I think we will find over the next few games that all is NOT lost for this season. Keep the faith.

akronzips71, I'll stick my neck out there with you. Nothing good happens at 4AM; unless you are the kid getting ready to deliver to deliver my newspaper. There are so little facts that we know, it is impossible to know what happened. Apparently the AD got enough info from the police to suspend Tree. I just hope the AD used good judgment, and didn't just react impulsively. We may learn that everyone involved have decided to allow the incident to be handled internally. Keeping it in the "family" could be the best for everyone involved.

Yes. I've rebooted my computer on multiple days with the same non result. I'm using the WARF link right now listening to the women. I hope I can figure something out for ESPN by Tues. Yea. I guess I'm a masochist with the rest of you. I can't give up on football.

one thing that we have consistently demonstrated all season is our inability to run the ball. Play calling won't change that. Execution will. There is no way to remedy that from our seats. Are we complicating the blocking schemes? or is it a personnel problem? Being pass oriented, are we bunching the line for better pass protection and bunching the D to more easily cover all the gaps? Are we just too predictable? When we put 36 in the backfield, I keep waiting for a bootleg. Of these and many more factors, we can only hope that the staff will find the right solution. I have to believe that they are more frustrated than any of us.

Thanks! One would think the link on GoZips would get you to the flag ship station?

My computer skills are...well I just don't have any. I tried to watch football Tuesday. Watch ESPN would let me watch Ball State rerun, but nothing live. I would like to listen to the computer feed for BB tonight, but Tunein radio won't open. In the past, I just used the link on GoZips to get radio. That doesn't work for me. Any suggestions?

I played with Al. I remember how disappointed he was to have broken his leg that first year, but excited that the Cowboys wanted him back in camp the following year.

While most of us will tip a few to honor St. Patrick Monday, footballs will be flying. I'm looking forward to see how the red shirts fit into the mix. I won't be surprised to see a few crack the 2 deep. I could do without the daily recap if Coach B would feed us a more comprehensive weekly summary.

After last night, we should have some fun. Tree reaches new heights!

UB has a short memory. Can someone bring up the video for him?

One % of students attend games? I wonder what % have a clue about what is going on during the game? Win and they will come? Well, its fun to win. What can be done to make it fun to attend? Having the players interact with students on campus was a great idea! Its fun to watch someone you have a connection with. One idea won't touch everyone; so, lets keep that up and add many more to it. The "shoot for prizes" events get people engaged. Its fun. Could we have an intermural game woven into the event. This could get dorms and greeks involved. Before every time out, the cheerleaders could choose a "buddy" from the student section to help lead the cheer. Have a costume contest with contestants selected throughput the game. The winner could be chosen by cheer during the under 4 TO. That may drive the introverted student to hide with those 80 year olds, but the wildly animated extroverts are the ones we want in the student section. In my HS days, I'll bet close to 90% of the students went to BB games because there was a dance after the game. I know that many here would attend an evening game; then go home to bed. Many student recreational activities don't start until 9 or 10. Could a post game show that would appeal to the students be added?

MAC Indoor championship: gozips.com lists Hakeem Lawrence 3rd 6.78 & Bryce Cheek 7th 6.68. The finish order must be right, but consider that Can't hosted the meet.

I noticed that Bryce won the 60m at the Zip Invite! I wonder if he will compete in the outdoor season and fore go spring football? With the way spring practices are spaced out, he may be able to do both.

I'm with you Dave. I think if it was really serious, Nick would not have been at practice at all.

What about Lauro & Drew?

Has Kincade or any JC's enrolled for spring semester?

It will be way cool to have the leader of the free world attend their game. His mojo factor favoring the Beavers is a concern. I also wonder about the neutral court. Oregon State has a football game in Hawaii on the 24th. I would guess that many of their fans would double up and take in some BB games too. Can Big Zip round up some equalizers?

The rules expert gave a very good explanation of the interference call on NI attempt. The next day, I watched Auburn do the same thing with no call. Both kicks were game changers. Were the MAC officials right or were the SEC guys right?

That was several run-on-thoughts. I thought the ROTC units could honor the vets on 11/11 ish. Another idea was to have a military theme for every home game. More than one idea could be used for every game.

get them there before the game for "prelims", then final qualifier determined at half time. If punt, pass, and kick is too kids stuff, set up a stage in the open end, bring in a local rock band, and have it a dance contest. It could be a costume contest making little "Zippys" that could be on the side lines all game to help get the crowd into the game. How about getting these student groups organized in a couple empty sections on the visitors side to put on a card display. Get the ROTC units to march in the pregame, halftime, and post game for our home date closest to 11/11. We could a whole battalion present the colors before each game and give them a section next to the regular student section. Then conduct a cheering contest at various breaks. That could even include ex-military joining in from regular seating. Or we could invite a company or two national guard troupes to sit with the ROTC students to help them out. Sixty or so free seats would be a small price to pay if we get some new fans from those reserves. With the program turning around, I'm confident the team would put on a show that would get many of the new butts in the seats to return for more fun.