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I am going on the team sponsored trip for the three games in Charleston but skipping the PSU game in State College on November 25th. Zip's football at Can't is the same night. If you are traveling to the NDST game on Tuesday, December 16th you may want to get your airline ticket early. The Fargo airport is only served by commuter jets. Current prices by the major carriers are still cheap because less than 20% of the seats have been sold so far.

Zip.In.Paradise - Be safe with two hurricanes heading your way!

I guess Rome's daughter and his mother don't have a problem getting in on the LJ media blitz. http://on.wkyc.com/1jjjOez

Coach Rembielak not with the team. Under investigation by UA Police Department. Currently on administrative paid leave. http://bit.ly/1n0aixu

Shaka turns down Marquette. http://es.pn/1g6UGj4

Rumors start to fly. He has a great contract at VCU. http://es.pn/1hUM6X2

How does having Bo at the JAR embarrass the MAC? He has only worked 6 other MAC games this year. Were they all disasters? B10 teams love this guy.

Skip-zip - I think your memory is faulty when you make this observation: "Just win two HOME games. In years past, this task would have been automatic. Can this team suck it up and follow that tradition?" Not to take the statistician hat away from DIG but we have only won our last two home games before the MAC tourney one time in the last 6 years (2010-11). Not quite AUTOMATIC.

You have got to be kidding me. These three counties wouldn't rank in the top 25 recruiting areas let alone be number one. Very poor facilities, dropping participation rates, and terrible attendance are hallmarks of these three counties. Do some research on the following county combinations and see if you can make a case for Stark/Summit/Cuyahoga. My best three would be Tarrant/Dallas/Collin counties in Texas. Second choice would be Harris/Fort Bend/Brazoria counties in Texas. As long as Bowden gets better recruits I really don't care where they went to high school. I agree with Big Zip, the average college fan doesn't follow local high school sports so a local recruit is a non-factor.

The pressure mounts on the YSU Board of Trustees to hire Tressel. Pretty impressive list of signatures on the letter. http://bit.ly/MDIPSr Vindicator story http://bit.ly/MDJ9AK Beacon Journal story

Another opportunity for Mr. Tressel. http://bit.ly/1j8lC67 The current YSU President was only in the position for 7 months before resigning.

Hey coach, tell it like it is. From the Blade article "The worst home loss in the Tricia Cullop era at the University of Toledo preceded the most candid news conference of those six seasons. Speaking to a room of reporters Thursday after a gutless 82-62 defeat, Cullop did to her team what Akron had done. She ripped into them." Read the article at http://bit.ly/1fIz7a1

Great to see Dan on the bench yesterday. Great Guy. Nice article by Marla Ridenour. http://bit.ly/1dGyIrm

Elton....Let's play the game and then see if the torch needs a new home.

Site is up and running for the first conference games starting soon. Our first conference game is a week from today, so login and pick the winners of the first week's games. As Zip fans we need to do better this year. Our friends from Portage County out scored us last season. http://www.pickemgames.com/MAC

"..... assuming nobody transfers out which hasn't happened in a few years." Should I assume you are being facetious. I remember Dakotah Euton, Michael Greene, Josh Egner (not sure you can qualify this one as a transfer), and Blake Justice as transfers in the last few years.

There is no difference in officials by league.. Almost every midwest basketball referree who works MAC games also works Horizon games. They all come from the same pool.

Posted today: http://bit.ly/1jTuHAO

Your memory is failing Zipmeister.....Stephanie was the Zips beat writer prior to Tom Gaffney who preceeded George.

Are we confusing the Taiwan based Super Basketball League (SBL) that Zeke has joined with the bigger and more lucrative mainland based China Basketball Association? I am happy that Zeke has found a team for this season but I am almost sure the salaries mentioned in the article are not applicable to the SBL.

More rumors from WTAM: https://twitter.com/NickCaminoWTAM/status/393846533226913792

On the other hand, it should give Q an advantage at the offensive end. I think it gives an advantage to any player on the perimeter that has a quick first move towards the basket. It should help the better teams and really scare the weak defensive teams who rely on touch, push, grab and hold maneuvers to keep up in contact with the quicker players.

It would be hard to get George out of the JAR. That premium quality office with no windows is a treasure. Who would want an office in Buchtel Hall with a panoramic view of the campus.

11th line on the chart: http://www.gozips.com/zfund/benefits/index

Picture of the University Edge Construction Project. View is from the top level of the Exchange Street Parking Garage looking southeast at the intersection of Sumner and E. Exchange streets. Picture was taken on 8/7/2013.