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As of 9:18 this morning Zippy is leading all mascots with 43 votes so far! We are matched up against Cavman of U of Virginia and are beating him head to head 43-11! Come on Zips fans, keep it up!!!

By the way, DISH Network just agreed to carry the Big 10 Network earlier today. First game they will carry is The University of Akron vs OSU. I believe it will be channel 439.

So he will miss the first half of the season then?

According to one of the above sites, Moore and Hill have since enrolled at Hargrave Military Academy. Well, we have a pretty good name there since we have been getting several great recruits from Hargrave the past couple classes so I'm hoping we still have a chance to get both of them into a Zips uniform next year!

A win over OSU definitely. You can't get more media attention than that! Seven wins including a win over OSU would put us in a Bowl game whether we win the MAC or not.

I guess when we beat OSU we can look forward to lots of Zips gear sales in Michigan!

Weekend pass. That would be a classic!

That is the exact reason that marching band's aren't taken seriously. If you want people to watch, then play something people enjoy. If not, people will just get up and wonder around during your pre-game and halftime show.

Wow. It only took just under a week after the actual announcement for them to notice.

ACC- BC, Duke, Georgia Tech, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and Virginia TechBig 12- Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Texas TechBig East- All, however getting West Virginia would be the toughestBig 10- Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Northwestern and PurdueConference USA- AllIndependents- Army, Navy and Western Kentucky. Notre Dame would never come here.Mountain West- AllPAC 10- Arizona, Arizona State, Oregon State, StanfordSEC- Kentucky, Mississippi, Mississippi State, VanderbiltSunbelt- No oneWAC- AllI would obviously take any "big name" school, but I have listed the ones that I think we have a shot at possibly bringing in at some point. FYI. I think any of the western conference teams would be tough due to the distance they would have to travel.

I was just going to ask the same thing! WTF!

I'm surprised as well. Hopefully CJ doesn't decide to transfer over this. That's the last thing we need!

Sounds like Larry will choose either Akron or BG. I found this on the Balanced Ledger blog on the Beacon Journal website. We need to get this kid to commit. He's the real deal and has excellent grades!—North senior running back Larry Dawson said he’s received offers from the University of Akron, Bowling Green State Univesity and Army. Dawson said he hasn’t made a decision where he will go, but he knows what he wants.“I want to be comfortable,” said Dawson, who has a 3.8 grade-point average. “I want to be on a team where I at least know one person. I want to be somewhere we can compete.”At BG, Dawson said he knows former Walsh Jesuit standout running back Mark Wooldridge. At UA, Dawson said he knows former Buchtel standout running back Bryan Williams.

I liked what Rasor had to say about Almondo Sewell. He's already penciled in as the starter at DE, which is a completely new position for him. I knew he was going to be a great player and so far he's exceeding my expectations.

I saw the same ad on the electronic billboard on Rt 8 south by the University on Wednesday and Thursday this week.

Don't you think that if Roger's had already passed Hakes a week or so ago then he (Hakes) saw the writing on the wall? That's what I read into the Hakes departure and the sudden emergence of Rodgers as a possible starter?

There is no way we should be ranked below #70 in the country. This guy seems to be pretty clueless. Even though Travis and Joyce were great, I don't feel like we are losing much overall with the talent we still have plus the excellent recruits coming in.

The original rock is probably the size of a bowling ball. There has got to be 10,000 layers of paint on that thing.

Even though we are missing some big time recruits from the past year or so which is very disappointing, I still like the looks of our current roster. We have some very good freshman and sophomores right now. Let's hope they develop into some great players. I fully expect that to happen!

I don't put much faith in these rankings. For one, how could BG be rated 12 spots higher than us? They are not a good football team. Miami is rated higher as well. I feel we should beat both of those teams this year.

What's with our WR recruits? I was hoping for Hill to step right in for Harvey and we wouldn't miss a beat. So much for that. Looks like we have an extra scholorship available now.

Sounds like we landed a great recruit. Things keep getting brighter for Akron basketball!

According to Rivals it sounds like he was recruited pretty heavily by BCS schools. Sounds like we landed a good player. Let's hope he keeps his verbal commitment!

Drive on Route 8 south just past campus. Be sure to do it at night for the full effect. It's on the right. FYI. The one on Interstate 76 is just before the Rt 91 underpass heading eastbound. The Interstate 77 billboard is between Copley Rd and White Pond Dr.

Okay.I bet if the public knew when, and what time the games where, they might go too.If there was only a way to get a big poster and hang it over a major highway in Akron...now that would be cool. :rolleyes:PS I still remember the Jason Taylor one on Exchange Street a long time ago. I wish I took a photo of that.PSS I will be taking a photo of the new Portage County Pansy one on 43 soon for a new contest, stay tuned... I think the University should take advantage of the new digital/electronic billboards on Rt 8, Interstate 77 and on Interstate 76 to promote our teams more. Start putting up schedules, pictures and whatever. Those new billboards really catch your attention. Start advertising!!! Yes, they should start advertising, but billboards are not the way to go. History has proven to us that billboards don't work. They may sell other things, but Zip tickets are not one of them. Let Can't have every one of them if they want. They will get the same results we did.......poor.My understanding is that ticket sales are up from last year (they were up last year as well). OSU is probably a good reason for that, but they are still up and that's all that matters. All done without a single billboard. Amazing.I don't know what to make of our current marketing department. I may not always agree with them, but they seem to be getting results after years of declining ticket sales. They must know something I don't. Results are all that matter.Media guide looks good too. I agree with Dr Z. We just need to be seen as much as possible. That along with winning games will build awareness and support. I'm not a huge fan of billboards either, but I will tell you that everytime I drive by one of those new electronic billboards I can't help but look at it.