Sportsjunkie330

Tired of hearing this story. Yes they played well, yes they gave good effort but you know what? They lost. They didn't cover the spread vs Gonzaga OR Creighton. They were supposed to lose by 17 & 12 points. I'd take a lot more from these games if they'd cover at least. You know who is satisfied with these types of losses? The Coppin States of the world and all the soccer kids who get a ribbon at the end of the season! I'm glad they're playing these games this year but man I wish the story wouldn't end the same every year. Akron is going to be the best MAC team with no questions asked. They'll have a couple downers in conference play but I'll be shocked if they lose more than 3 MAC games. And there's no shame in that, the ZIPS are who they are.

Now THAT is a weak call

Not a weak call at all. STUPID play on Big Dog. No need to throw a shoulder into the guy

Agree but It did look like Noah got hurt on that one though.

And length.

Just hangin around, never let the underdog hang around.

DirecTV channel is #687

He does not Fear the Roo

Thats pretty easy to explain actually. Beacause Akrons first team is better than Creightons second team.

GT could've watched the game and done a story

In my best Dennis Green voice..... The Zips are exactly who we all think they are. Very good MAC team and will crush the home OCC's and still can't get over the hump and beat a top team.

Jamie Bosley at BG

First, I was saying the 1986 thing tongue in cheek but since you & LZip act like nobody cares about that, I'll tell you who cares.... 80% of the season ticket holders - the ones that sit in the lower bowl - and spend the money to support that program - and have for 30 years. You already said that you don't go to games anymore. You're like the rest of the students, they don't care either. The people that do support Zips athletics now and will until they're gone are the people that would love to see the 1986 team honored. I understand that marketing is about drawing new people in and not doing things for the people that are already there (see Progressive Field). But expecting students to come to 6 games for a chance at a jersey of someone who never played there is bad. Most UA students don't go to one game, let alone SIX! The focus should be on bringing in casual fans, kids groups etc, and show them a good time and get them back again. The students don't and will not come to the games.

I was too. The JAR was packed - we sat in the very last row in the corner. It was so hot in there.

The Cricket. They could celebrate the 1986 OVC Championship

Well, they aren't there to play school.....

FS2 is a real channel, not an internet only channel. On DirecTV it is #618 On TWC it is #401

I was basing those teams off of last year's rankings ... we'll see how the SOS plays out this year. You're probably right, EMU won't have as high of an SOS as UA, but like you said, that's not saying much.

EMU also played @Pitt, @SMU & has @Syracuse on the schedule, though.

"Staff" reporters are guys that aren't full time but work regularly covering games for the BJ. The "special to the ABJ" guys are guys that they have paid in the past to cover the away games. Now they're using "wire reports" to cover away games.... which is free.

The video feed sucks. The audio feed sucks. The team twitter hasn't tweeted an update in 35 minutes. This is like high school sports. How can we complain about the ABJ not covering them when hey don't even take this stuff seriously!

Fire him? They just gave him a contract extension at the end of last season.

Akron Fight Song! Chorus We cheer the Akron Blue and Gold, We cheer as the colors unfold. We pledge anew, we're all for you, As the team goes crashing through, Fight! Fight! We cheer the Akron warriors bold, For a fight that's a sight to behold, So we stand up, and cheer and shout, For the Akron Blue and Gold! Zzzip! Zip go the Zippers! Zzzip! Zip go the Zippers! Akron U, Gold and Blue, All for you, and the Zippers too! (to chorus) Did you know? The University of Akron’s fight song, “The Akron Blue and Gold,” was written in 1939 by Fred Waring, nationally known composer and leader of the wildly-popular band, “Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians.” In response to a request from the University’s student newspaper, Waring wrote “a distinctive song” for The University of Akron. “The Akron Blue and Gold” premiered over his NBC hookup on November 17, 1939, and has been used as the University’s fight song ever since.

We're talking about two guys that "could've gone anywhere in the country to play" this season..... they better step up.

You're on to something... there should be a thread titled "Things GT Would/Should Ask KD". That would be some good stuff.