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Better play calling would have helped the offense. we were far too predictable. We had so many 3 and outs that put the D in a hole and put them baxk on the field as well. If Oren W had the talent to start 3 yrs at M State, I presume the talent was there. I think others around him looked OK too. Creativity is not limited to the O. I know many of you here are protecting yourselves from a let down, but I will be surprised If we don't win 5 or 6 games next year. The "Process" lead to complacency. "Dag nab it" win enthusiasm will bring out the best in what we have!

From what I saw, poor game planning and preperation were key to lack of success. In game play calling was (you fill in the blank; I can't ). Just think how many times you sat there and told yourself "don't run that play", only to see them do just that. The play calls were not only stupid, but totally predictable! On defense we gave up so many big plays not because our guy got beat, but because they were no where to be found. What did they work on all week? I firmly beleive that with the coaching staff that coach B is putting together we will see much better results on the field NEXT year. On our guys giving up at the end of the season. These are not jr. high players. I think they have enough football sense to recognise the hopeless situation they were put in better than any of us. Pride will only take one so far.

We had a Temple fan comment about having 40 or 50 red shirts over that last few years. I think that is very significant. We are bringing in HS kids and putting them up against men. Many of these kids would have been helped with a year to mature both physically and mentally. Right after a nice article about 2 area freshmen who will red shirt this year, I noticed that Cody Grice made a tackle against Temple. Was that special teams or LB? We need to get to the point where we can hold back half of our recruiting classes. I think this will particularlly help both off and def line play.

Log in to what? Log in to SSN Canada.

Just downloaded Firefox 6.0 & I've got it. Thanks for the tip! Abreu has just scored 3 consecutive baskets. Zips all the way back to a 26-25 lead. I am computer stupid. How does one log in?

I saw PN in person at last years opener against the "Orange". I know evauluating a player from TV coverage is not the best; however I did not see much improvement at the end of the season. I didn't see any leadership from PN. Even with victory within grasp against Miami, I didn't see the fire in PN. What I thought was most telling was the interview with the three bigs last week. It seems that "The Hillbilly" has already garnered great rapore with the team. Skills aside, this team needs someone to pull them together. And I believe that has to come from the players. It will be interesting to see who shows up this spring, but more importantly, who shows up next fall!

I did'nt mean to beat a dead horse; I'm just fairly new to this site. Thanks to those who responded. Please don't be offended if I use Akron U. I mean no disrespect; I'm just an old fart. I will say that out here, in the corn fields, it doesn't make any difference what I use, Akron U, Zips, UA, AU, or spell it all out, no one knows who I'm talking about! When people were filling out their NCAA brackets, sports fans couldn't even tell you what state Akron was in! Sports anouncers couldn't even remember what conference we were in! What sports fan doesn't know where Butler or the Zags call home. As someone already stated, the Zips need to win. If we can consistantly become a thorn in the majors' back sides, I'll be happy. I don't care what they call us.

Lew / Kareem example doesn't work for me. My first name is Kenneth, but I go by Mike. Many of my closest friends called me Ham. I sign my checks K. Michael ... We are talking nick names here, not name changes. I prefer Akron U ! Someone give me a cheer using "The University of Akron", one that would work. There are countless chants that could use Akron U. I guess one could just shorten it to Akron, but what's the dif? If it were disrespectful like CANT or Cowlumbus, those fans should be ofended.

Why do some of you get so bent out of shape when anyone refers to Akron U? That's where I went to school! AU is golden!! Just refer to the Periodic Table.

Didn't Turner spend some time in the NBA too?

Thank you UA Fan!!! I'm sure that was easy for you, but it was beyound me. Now I wish I could change the post title; so more people could get a chuckle.

I think I found the albums, but I have no clue how to upload a picture to them. I got an error message that suggested I look at help files. Where are they? By the time I figure this out no one will be interested in my photo! Can I email it to someone who knows what they are doing; so they could post the picture for me? ND.bmp

This is my first post. I just want to post a picture. The insert image route said my file was too big. The picture is 640x460?