Lee Adams

testicle tech...BALL STATE...oh well..the West is still stronger top to bottom than the East...thats why those teams get more consideration...if Miami and BG cross over and beat the West it changes...Central is defeinitely the team to beat..IF the Zips beat Temple and can hold serve at home...that means beating Central...they will win the East IF they can steal one at BG or Miami...gotta win out at home beat Buffalo(no easy task) and win at BG or MU...starts Saturday at the BOWL!!!

OK here's my weekly rankings...been some changes...WESTCENTRAL(1)WESTERN(3)TESTICLE TECH(6)TOLEDO(8)EASTERN(11)NIU(13)EASTMIAMI(2)BG(4)AKRON(5)CAN'T(7)OU(9)BUFFALO(10)TEMPLE(12)I know it doesn't sem to make sense that the ZIPS are #5 and behind WMU...but over the season in the tougher West it may come down to Central and WMU...so...lets hear it...

:angry: i'm more concerned right now that the ZIPS had to scramble to score 39 points to win...the Defense was supposed to hold the fort and is still giving up acres of yards...when you put up 24 pts in the 1st half...the D should be giving you a comfy lead...CJ 11 and the coaches and the O are being forced to put up points on every possession...CJ 11 will start because they won...he still makes too many mistakes...unless the D steps up the ZIPS are going to get blindsided by a Buffalo or Temple...hold on!

i'll be one to admit i sure as hell did not expect this! and yes as ZIP&$ i was one who was saying lets look at what Brookhart is doing with the program...lets see if this helps pull the offense together at least...the D still stinks!

Central blasted Testicle Tech...OU and can't are out of it...BG and Miami look like the big dogs in the East...but the west is a killer...Central,WMU,Testicle Tech...if only the ZIPS could get teir s..t together they have a shot...tonight will tell whether they are contendas or pretendas...

DA BULLS crank the CATS...here's an opening for the ZIPS...

anybody see the "crowd" at the Miami can't game? nobody! way to go flushes...

good stuff...but is he bringning in too many potential QB's?Jackson next year...does Jacqueman stay?...what about Hakes etc etc.? i know they all don't make it but if kids come in and see they don't have a chance to play because the line is too long kids will stop coming...i know i'm not on top of this but whatever happened to Mickey Baker the JUCO LB?

maybe 12,000...too bad JD didn't shake up the O a little and win...could have sold some tickets for next year...no 'butts' in the seats..wonder why?

just got back from the Bowl...wondering why the great JD and his offense...ya HIS QB...wasted a fine effort by the D...no reason on this earth why Jackson should not have played tonight...JD did not do EVERYTHING in an effort to win the game on the offensive side... players will file that away...by the way.. i was sitting near a guy who claimed he heard Jackson wants to transfer...anybody got a line on that..if JD uses the excuse he was being 'loyal' to a sr. someone needs to tell him to stop complaing about he lack of butts in the seats...he had a chance to sell some tickets for next year in front of a decent crowd...for us... and blew itsomeone also needs to show him that 2 of his golden recruits..Harvey and Kennedy take too many plays off..other guys see that too..."great effort"(LOL) by Harvey on that ball in the 3rd qtr...and finally..folks need to look around the MAC and realize that other coaches including Cubit at wmu took over bad programs and have better records than JD...at best he is a VERY one dimensional head coach...got my tickets for the OSU game lined up..laterakronoldtimer

ziproo is on it, Brookhart is overrated right now...the rest of the MAC coaches caught up and he did not progress either in prep or on the sideline...JD has way too many excuses for why people HE supervises did not do a better job...most coaches do..if you want to be MOST coaches....see JD Brookhart...a consistent winner???!!careful with Harvey...may not have hands...jabari arthur? lets see somebody get the ball to him...on "D" nobody stands out this year..thats scary are there any playmakers??sorry about friday but WMU-35 Akron-14akronoldtimer

Captain, good observations...what we found out this year is that Getsy was NOT the playmaker last year... it was Biggs and Hixon...Biggs could run the middle and catchHixon got open and CAUGHT the ball...most of the time...Harvey hasn't mastered BOTH of those skills yet...Biggsy and Hixon made the guys around them better...there is nobody on that O yet that can do that...unless Kennedy gets a lot stronger he will never run the middle consistently...what happened to to Mickey Baker... the JUCO? anybody know... he was supposed to be a stud linebacker...Friday will be ugly...here is hoping that JD and the coaching staff look at the lack of progress this year and run a tighter ship next yearoh...don't look for media coverage to improve until the Zips start putting together 8 or 9 win seasons consistently...i am at the OSU game next year...see ya Fridayakronoldtimer

nothing personal with MACKEY... he IS a hardnosed kid...but the talent level he is playing against has caused some of his problems...like everyone else...ya gotta line up with FREE SAFETY who can punish the receivers and support against big backs...not there with these guys...too many "overacahievers" to be playing the schedule they are playing...akronoldtimer

on the O side...We better get a mobile QB whether it Jackson or whomever...ironic how all of a sudden the MAC has mobile QB's...of course CHARLIE was willing and able to run when he needed...don't understand why BROOKHART is going down the tubes with Getsy...not to mentionCROUCH and some others...can't imagine any reason other than they are seniors...they miss BIGGS and hixon... a lot!willl Harvey EVER be able to shut up and make a tough catch? ... not yethopefuly Jackson will play next week...no BOWL this year gang too bad...akronoldtimer

i do have to admit its neat to see the interest in Uof A football...nothing like this since "Jerry's Kids' in th early '90's...what a shyster he was ...any of you remember the musical, The Music Man''? Robert Preston's character was a 'snake oil' salesman..'oh we got trouble right here in river city' i keep getting that image every time i listen to 'ol JD...he wouldn't be here if he wasn't buds with the former AD now at cincy...i can't shake this feeling JD is only here to PAD HIS RESUME...then leave...his teams play like a bunch of individuals...not a team...Solich may be a drunk but his kids play for him now...only took 2YEARS...akronoldtimer

the reason the 3-3-whatever DOES NOT WORK is because every team at this level can RUN straight ahead...h.ll even the kids from north texas and buffalo had decent games...when you throw in a MOBILE QB...that D is toast...the 3 lineman get jammed up inside and unless you have lawrence taylor or a.j. hawk backing them there is nothing to run the the plays to the sideline...sorry folks John Mackey may be a wonderful kid...but his abilities have been 'exposed'... not pretty..recruit a D end who can rush the passer AND some backers with SIZE...not Stokes or Grant...put in the 4-3 and play a '2 deep" in the secondary...the safeties can punish the receivers..akronoldtimer

went all the way to athens to see that! ZIPANALYST is right on... been to every home game + Can't and last night... the recurring theme for the year is the inabaility of BROOKHART and his staff to prepare the team to play quality opponents...after the first scripted drive was again aborted by a Getsy turnover... the COACHES had NO response... on either side of the ball...once Solich new he could jam it up the D's you know what...he did...no response from the akron sideline...Solich toyed with Brookhart the rest of the night...cause he could..its obvious there is some talent on this team...Harvey still has no hands though and Kennedy will never run inside consistently... but BROOKHART and his staff have been unable to put them in the best position to win games...that has not changed all year...thats one of those FATAL flaws that gets coaches fired...plenty of talent few wins..i also agree that there seem to be some undercurrents with this team...lack of discipline...too much individual crap on the field... who is sailing the ship?!!next Friday could get REAL ugly, cause western mich. will be playing for a BOWL...seems so long ago,doesn't it????akronoldtimer

i hope i'm wrong but i'm afraid if boobcats get on early roll its going to get ugly for the ZIPS...i still have no confidence COACHES can get everyone on the same page...they would have to coach and play their best game of the year....ou is going to run until they have to change shoes...ZIPS can't tackle...too small at linebacker...then there is the inconsistent O...unless the ZIPS can cause some early turnovers AND get into the ENDZONE....somebody call 'ol JD and tell him to play it like their BOWL game...it isakronoldtimer

we'll be ther got ducats in sec 122...online..that sec had most empty seats from what i could see...opposite press box sideakronoldtimer

7-5 is the ONLY way to postseasonToronto is not so bad>>>ya..i know the O has been inconsistent and believe me i ain't no Getsy fan...this is the ZIPS BOWL GAME for now on Thursday gang...the D HAS to give the O a short field AND stop those 80-90 yard drives that killed them against central m and toledo...we'll be in athens... this is the REAL test for the COACHES and players...lets see how good 'ol JD and his staff are at real prep...hopin' its the signature game for these guys...GO ZIPS!akronoldtimer

: ol' jd doesn't WANT to stay in Akron folksi like the comment about players 'developing'... seems this guy MAY be able to recruit...but can't turn it in to a consistent winner..may be too much of a player's coachi heard he went into an unamed main st bar couple of years ago..closed the place down and told his guys to have fun???great if your not a DI coachakronoldtimer

thank you! if you have noticed, the Zips have reeeeeaaal small 'linebackers' except for Grozaif they are gonna play that damn 3-3 you better have some size back there 'cause the running backs are gonna get through...instead of locking up a thousand qb's who won't play... find some BIG d'lineman who can p[lay a 4-3akronoldtimer

break through the wall! have the Zips played their best game this year?i haven't seen it!here's hoping they play the OU game like a bowl game...they better!win the last 2 you go to Toronto!thats o.k.lets see what the coaching staff has...stop the freakin' run!akronoldtimer

sorry folks...this is fun...i'm tired of watching Faust and Owens go 5-6,4-6 etc. etc. I'm tired of paying for seasons year after year and nothing else...ther's some promise here...akronoldtimer

the only argument IS the "OVERALL RECORD" now is it not?and yes it does matter how many games you(or i) have seen... actually now thats the bottom line...this is not DIII,DII...this is about playoffs,bowl games and money...the better they play...the happier the fans...more butts in the seats...more playoffs...more bowls...more good recruits on and on and on...akronoldtimer