K-Roo

17-15 9:46

missing alot of threes...17-12 Dayton

13-12 Dayton 11:40 1st

omg!! I'm sorry... when did Akron become Notre Dame??? A couple of diappointing seasons and we can the coach and start over -- again??? We are a perennial 4-7 to 7-4 team depending more on luck than good play-- it has always been so...1) 2005 was fortunate but, you have to take advantage of the breaks when you get them and JD and the Zips did just that -- that's why you play the games.2) For the record, Owens was fired for getting BLOWN OUT by average MAC teams on a regular basis... he was also fired after a 7-5 season in which two of those wins were vs Howard and Cal Poly (both 1AA).... Faust's best season was our last 1AA. He went 7-4 but could never beat Tressel at YSU. His last season was he went 1-10 and he was "promoted" to another dept.3) Mack recently extended JD's contract and UA does not have deep pockets. Firing JD puts the program back another 5 years and we will open the new stadium with a thud.4) I am disappointed this year but -- unlike Owens or Faust eras, we were in every game (Including OSU) -- even with the personnel issues. Bottom line, Toledo and NIU have had a couple of bad seasons recently -- we finished better than the Huskies and Rockets. And were competitive all season.. the frustration is that we could have/ should have 3-4 more wins.. Temple, CMU, Miami were all there for the taking... we could have been 8-4 but finished 4-8. Frustrating.5) I would suggest that we all had elevated expectations based on 2005 and were hungry for a repeat -- I'll admit I am.... JD is trying to build a program and the success early may actually have been a detriment....

36-31 Portland St ... PSU is 8-11 from 3 pt line

30-28 Zips Goddard for three!!! 3 mins Nick with 8 pts

22-21 Zips 7:00

19-18 Zips 7:39 1st Timeout

Portland St 18-17 9:04 1st half

http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/conten...&CID=73551868. Akron Zips won 26 games last season. With three double-digit scorers back, they'll be strong again.

http://www.ohio.com/sports/11042351.html"The Ohio game will be televised on ESPN2 with Rece Davis doing the play-by-play and Lou Holtz and Mark May doing the the color analysis.''The positives are that we're going to be on ESPN2, but the negatives are multiple,'' Brookhart said about playing three games in 12 days. ''You have an awful quick turnaround from a physical standpoint, especially this late in the season.''

Just for the record, at the bottom of the page:"* BRAND NEW. * SHIPPED DIRECT FROM THE FACTORY WAREHOUSE.* PERFECT FOR: RESTAURANTS, REC ROOMS, COLLEGE DORMS, TAILGATE PARTIES ETC. !* THESE ARE OFFICIALLY LICENSED PRODUCTS.* THE PRICE LISTED IS FOR ONE PENNANT (no stake included)* THIS IS A PROFESSIONAL GRADE BANNER. AS SHOWN IN THE DETAILED SAMPLE PHOTO BELOW."

https://www.akronchildrens.org/Basketball star returns to game after severe head injury Like many athletes, Kara Murphy has had her share of sprains and bruises, but nothing that would stop a quick return to the game - until a district final game earlier this year. The physically and mentally tough 5-foot-10 senior guard/forward collided with an opposing player and hit her head on the floor so hard that it threatened her health - and future - as a college athlete. After months of treatment and rehabilitation at Akron Children's Hospital, Kara is now practicing with her new teammates at the University of Akron. Learn how Kara overcame her severe head and spine injury during the latest Children's On Demand video podcast.

Can we cancel ESPN2 game?Ok.. I'll say it.. How bad are we going to look on ESPN2 with Rece, Mark and Lou for the OU game from our pathetic, old and probably empty stadium? How many cut-aways to the booth for the discussion of BCS rankings and the like with game play still going on? Which BCS coach will they have on the phone for the entire 3rd quarter discussing their upcoming game? My guess is that the Buckeyes will dominate the game even though they are not playing.And Stams says he wants to get Lou on the radio to comment on the direction of the program? I think we all realize where we are.. I'm just wondering if we will ever be more than a .500 mid major averaging 15k??? -- Cuz folks --that's the reality of what and where we are. Rant over.. now to look at the MAC EAST possibilities...Well .. OU did their part but we blew it again!! It would take a miracle for the Zips to win it outright.Zips are now effectively three games behind Buffalo. Two in loss column and the head-to-head. Season is over unless we win out and get alot of help. 1. Zips must win all remaining MAC EAST Games to finish 4-2. (I don't see this happening.. sorry).2. Buffalo must lose all three remaining MAC EAST Games to finish 3-3 (miami and BG maybe but Can't??)3. Miami must lose to Zips and OU and beat Buffalo (tall order here).If this happens, the Zips and Redhawks tie at 4-2 and Zips win on head-to-head. I have no confidence in this scenario...we may not win another game this year. @BG will probably be ugly. OU just beat em and they'll be fired up. Home for OU on ESPN2... no idea.. @ Miami.... you get the idea...For the newbies out there: this is what it means to be a Zipfan. Disappointment is something you learn to live with... Current Standings:Buffalo 3-0Miami 2-1BG 2-2Temple 2-2Zips 1-2OU 1-2Can't 1-3Nov 2nd-3rdZips over BGOU over Temple ( temple can win here -- won't matter)Miami over BuffaloStandings:Miami 4-1Buffalo 3-1Zips 2-2OU 2-2Temple 2-3BG 2-3Can't 1-3Nov 6th -10thZips over OUStandings:Miami 4-1Buffalo 3-1Zips 3-2OU 2-3Temple 2-3BG 2-3Can't 1-3Nov 13-17thZips over MiamiBG over BuffaloTemple over Can't ( just cuz it Can't)Standings:Zips 4-2Miami 4-2Buffalo 3-2Temple 3-3BG 3-3OU 2-3Can't 1-4Sat Nov 24thCan't over BuffaloOhio over MiamiStandings:Zips 4-2Miami 4-2Buffalo 3-3OU 3-3Temple 3-3BG 3-3Can't 2-4

Well .. OU did their part but we sucked big time!! Zips are now effectively three games behind Buffalo. Two in loss column and the head-to-head. Season is over unless we win out and get alot of help. 1. Zips must win all remaining MAC EAST Games to finish 4-2. (I don't see this happening.. sorry).2. Buffalo must lose all three remaining MAC EAST Games to finish 3-3 (miami and BG maybe but Can't??)3. Miami must lose to Zips and OU and beat Buffalo (tall order here).Oct 27thZips over Buffalo LOhio over BG WCurrent Standings:Buffalo 3-0Miami 2-1BG 2-2Zips 1-2OU 1-2Can't 1-3Nov 2nd-3rdZips over BGOU over TempleMiami over BuffaloStandings:Miami 4-1Buffalo 3-1Zips 2-2OU 2-2BG 2-3Can't 1-3Nov 6th -10thZips over OUStandings:Miami 4-1Buffalo 3-1Zips 3-2OU 2-3BG 2-3Can't 1-3Nov 13-17thZips over MiamiBG over BuffaloTemple over Can'tStandings:Zips 4-2Miami 4-2Buffalo 3-2OU 2-3BG 3-3Can't 1-4Sat Nov 24thCan't over BuffaloOhio over MiamiStandings:Zips 4-2Miami 4-2Buffalo 3-3OU 3-3BG 3-3Can't 2-4Also need WMU and CMU to win as much as poss for crossover tiebreakers.

No, I am not selling these... I just found them while surfing this afternoon.... probably digitally printed and run on as-needed basis. Couldn't say if licensed or not... sheesh.... Not Guilty your Honor....

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I think Can't's complaint is about the fumble at the end of the game...right in front of Can't bench.The refs ruled him down -- it looked like a fumble from where I was sitting.... wasn't reviewable.

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,2...480-662,00.html"MORE kangaroos should be slaughtered and eaten to help save the world from global warming, environmental activists say."

From over on the MAC messageboard:Link"Sports news on 96.5 this morning was a brief report that the MAC had issued an apolegy to Coach Cubit for officials missing two pivotal penalty calls against Akron during the return that won the game.MAC Officials blow."and then there is this:Link 2"When Can't State head coach Doug Martin revealed the MAC had called to apologize for a game-changing call late in the flushes' loss at Akron two weeks ago, the league was furious he made the internal communication public. They were also outraged by the school admitting it had asked the league to review film of several other disputed plays.""This very weekend, Akron coach J.D. Brookhart was openly critical of the MAC officials who worked the Zips 39-38 victory at Western Michigan. He called his team's game-winning touchdown return in the final seconds "justice" after a controversial instant-replay decision went against the Zips earlier in the night."Clearly, in our eyes Jabari Arthur was in the end zone on the one play that they ruled out," said Brookhart. "We thought maybe the last play could've been more justice than luck because of the previous call."Fortunately, Brookhart's team found vindication on the scoreboard, because it wasn't going to find it from the league office. The MAC is probably already preparing to reprimand Brookhart for his comments instead of trying to figure out why schools are paying $19,000 per year to pay for an instant-replay system that doesn't work.Officiating in the MAC is a problem, but the MAC wants to treat it like the dead elephant in the middle of its living room. Nothing is going to change until Chryst admits the problem and holds his officials accountable for unwarrented mistakes.Believe me, if there are inaccuracies in this column, Chryst would expect me to print a retraction in tomorrow's newspaper. Why are the MAC's head coaches not deserving of the same satisfaction?The day is eventually going to come when a head coach gets fired because of an incompetent call that robs his team of a game. I'm sure that coach will be thrilled to get his phone call from the league on Monday morning with another nice, private apology."

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College Football News is a joke!!! They have 3 teams from the MAC EAST going bowling.International Bowl -- Akron vs RutgersMotor City -- CMU vs Michigan StatePapajohn's.com -- Miami vs East CarolinaGMAC -- BG vs Southern MissBut I thought the MAC West was superior....

BuffaloBulls have nice wins over OU and Temple, but they will soon come back to earth.. still have to face Akron then go to Miami, home for BG and @ Can't to finish the season..MiamiRedHawks are set up nicely with BG, Akron and Buffalo all at home....road games @ Temple and @ Ohio.... Somebody needs to help us out and hand Miami an extra "L" or two. Depending on which Redhawks team shows up the rest of the way, the best chances are BG, Ohio and Akron.Bowling GreenFalcons still have @ Miami, @ Can't, Ohio, Akron and @ Buffalo. -- not sure I see two losses in there anywhere.. although any MAC road game is possible ( @ Miami, @ Can't) and, of course, Akron are all possibles.Can't Stateflushes can still play spoilers. Have BG at home , @ Temple and Buffalo -- Could the flushes help us out by beating BG? and Buffalo??Ohio has @ BG, Temple and @ Akron -- Maybe Bobcats can surprise BG??Temple Owls got a nice win over NIU. Have @ Akron, Miami, @ Ohio and Can't -- Maybe upset Miami at home? The Bulls owe Miami for some of the thumpings in previous years.Bottom line is the Zips and the winner of the BG-Miami game control their own destinies. Any other scenarios will require help....

"Stadium Update 10/1/2007 Akron, Ohio, Oct 1, 2007 –– The University recently received the Design Development documents from Stadium Architects at HNTB and is in the process of reviewing these documents and making necessary adjustments to the stadium design and layout. Design Development documents are the final design documents submitted to the University prior to the actual construction documents that will be provided to the construction manger, Welty Construction of Akron. In addition to the physical layout and structure of the stadium, the Design Development documents outline electrical, information technology, plumbing and other mechanical intricacies within the stadium. The University will have until mid-October to review and provide feedback on the Design Development documents. A 30-45 day turnaround is expected to transition from the Design Development documents to the Construction Documents, keeping intact an early winter start date for actual Stadium Construction. "