johnnyzip84

I used to run the direct snap to Hendry in NCAA 2003 and it worked like a charm everytime. The only time it failed was against Wisconsin near the goal line. Some sort of glitch prevented him from scoring

This story seems to have some "legs". I thought the discussion regarding Lemon's potential response was pretty funny Link

Unless "food" means a bag of chips or a case of beer, that's just gross. BTW, does Zip Mart still exist? It didn't and it was I'm pretty sure Zip Mart turned into a Middle Eastern store/restaurant that is also now closed (link). link

I wholeheartedly agree with the Cap'n on this. I sure hope things the football board heats up come August. On a side note, I just realized that Lemon was named all-NCAA as a STRONG SAFETY in this simulation. I knew he was out of position at LB last year

I didn't know dreal played computer games. Well if he did play this particular scenario, wouldn't a certain DE with a copious carpal region have earned all-NCAA recognition instead of the victim of "textgate"?

Akron also won the GMAC bowl over Houston 30-16. MAC was 3-1 in bowl games *sigh* What do you think some of our players ratings will be this year? I had to create Nicely, Wagner, and upgrade Rodgers and Bowser to satisfy my dynasty. Besides Wagner, it's hard to imagine them rating any of the Zips too highly this year. From purely a numbers standpoint, last year's stats for the returning offensive players probably don't justify high ratings.

Don't ask how I stumbled on this, but apparently someone played out the season in NCAA 2010 (2011?). There are three points of interest to Zip fans. First, the Zips win the MAC at 8-5, defeating NIU in the championship 17-10. Second, the Zips go on to win their bowl game, defeating Houston 30-16 in the GMAC Bowl (take that Mack!). Last, and certainly not least, check out who is named 1st team all-NCAA!! I guess that must be the alarm clock ringing in my ear Link

Zip Mart......I actually bought freaking FOOD at that place

ESPN now has him rated fairly high at an 80. Link edit: I guess an 80 isn't all that high in this system, since Euton is at 85, Egner is at 84, and Green is at 80. But there seems to be a fair amount of good pub for Alex out there nonetheless.

It looks like the Orange have fired the first volley. Let the pre-game smack begin! Link ps. we had to know UA would take some external flak over this.

After transfering from UA to EKU a few years back, it looks like Stephon Fuqua has been hired as a graduate assistant for the Colonels now that his playing days are over. Link

Fortunately, it doesn't appear as though his previous hamstring problems have resurfaced yet this year. If he stays at CB, he'll be downright HUGE by Zip standards.

I propose that we put anyone suspicious of being a statistician on one of these along with one of these

If it is, I wonder if he realizes how appropriate it is to have a car model of the name "Zeppelin" in a town with such a rich lighter-than-air history? While the Maybach model shown probably caused quite a stir, things could have really gotten interesting if he showed up in one of these (Maybach T3 Assault Gun)

Anyone else see #11, Steve-O's third goal of the season on Saturday on a breakaway? He's starting to break out. I didn't get a chance to see it, but while checking out the result against the Crew I noticed that he is currently leading the Sounders in goals with 3 so far this eason

KD makes a prognostication regarding LBJ's future in this article. Link

At the very least, it allowed "The University of Akron" to be named twice during the playoff game tonight.

I'll be the first to admit that I am not one of the "insiders" on this board. The last few players I knew personally where from the LO era. So indeed some of you may have a clearer perspective on Mr. Lemon, particularly his attitude and work ethic. There is one small thing that gnaws at me before I agree to defer to the wisdom of the insiders. Marcus Lemon walked on at UA after Shawn came here on scholarship. One might presume the two Lemons had a few conversations (maybe even a text message or two lol) about the situation at Akron. Does it seem logical that Marcus would go through the effort required of a walk-on unless he had been given a pretty good impression of the place ahead of time? Of course this was during JD's reign and perhaps Shawn's allegedly poor attitude had not surfaced as yet. Regarding his potential as a pass-rushing DE in his senior year, many would argue that we'll never know now. I based my high hopes for him this season on the opportunity to play in a 4-3 and Shawn's relative speed and quickness. IMHO his stats are not that impressive because he played limited time as a Sophomore (nice game at Army where the Zips actually fielded a 4-3 on defense) and played out of position at linebacker last year. It will be interesting for me to see where he lands. I'm hoping he plays somewhere like William & Mary, because I think this would go a long way towards resolving this debate. In this scenario, should Shawn put up weak stats, I will gladly say that I was wrong (about his potential on the field, not his character). On the other hand, if Shawn prospers in a league like the CAA then that's enough for me to believe he could have done the same here. And if any of you don't believe the CAA is AT LEAST as good as the MAC, then you're clueless about college football in general. BTW, none of this colors my view on whether RI did the right thing or not from a Zip point of view. If RI and Shawn didn't see eye to eye and Shawn was not responsive to RI's demands, then it's probably best for Shawn to leave. My arguments here are restricted to his potential play on the field.

Hot damn, it almost makes me want to be a Chanticleer!

I realize the number of bowls is a little crazy, but the MAC now has 5 bowl "tie-ins" as a result. Link1 In fact, with 70 teams qualifying, there is the possibility that the MAC might even get more (teams in) should other conferences struggle to field bowl-eligible teams. A 6-6 season is almost a guarantee this year. Does RI have what it takes to get the Zips to squeeze out 6 wins? We'll see. Of course, the NCAA could change bowl-eligibility rules if they want (Link2). Link2

:wall: So much for the HUGE senior season I was predicting for him........well at UA anyway. I wonder if this means Richard Hall will be given every opportunity to get serious time at rush end?

It's a total guess, but I'd have to say a mid-afternoon (1:00 or 2:00) kickoff is most likely. By the way, do you think Delone Carter will play in the opener, given the fact that he'll reportedly just be returning to the team in the fall? Link

Here's some more front-page pub for Ben and Gavin (go to Chivas team ranking). Link

Howard AND his brothers will ALL be attending UA

Congrats ZW! Here's a Gaffney article that provides some more information. Glad to see the CSU series finally being renewed. Leakin' Urinal