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Most accurate statment I have read in a long time. Being a 'mid-major', how I cringe at that term, we have to take chances, just as long as we don't take too many chances that we hurt ourselves.

Let's say it is an isolated incedent and we have a scholarship available.Do you think it would help with local recruiting because we offered a kid that The Ohio State Penitentiary rescinded on? I mean could this be the positive impact in the local area that we are looking for? You know if we offer Devoe he is going to go back and talk to other players saying Akron swooped in and offered after those 'you know whats' from Columbus took the offer off the table.just a thought.

Thanks for sharing Captain, lol at Dr. Z!

Great Post Captain and UA1987 as well. JD is a quality coach and is learning as he goes. I think he is doing a good job, but he needs to get in the ear of the OC this year and next, that is his background, he needs to question the calls at times IMO.UA1987 stated that we are in good shape with the Special Teams, isn't that the group that JD is working with? JD has vastly turned that area around, kicking and punting has gotten better, granted having Igor back helps, but Stec has improved tremendously.JD is a quality coach and person, he cares a great deal for his players and is always upfront and doesn't usually hold anything back from the fans! I never bought season tickets for Akron Football until I met JD, granted UA is my alma mater, but I never needed to buy tickets, still don't cause of my current position, but I buy them in support of JD and because I believe in what he is trying to do.

aww, it could, say if he was wearing Akron gear! lol!

Absolutely, positively, no way that will happen. If Mack goes East, JD goes West, they will not end up together!

It was also the last highlight this morning on ESPN Sportscenter at 6:58 a.m.and by the way, K-E-N-T State Still Sucks!

7:30 start according to gozips.com

I just voted Zippy leads 925 - 530 over the CavmanKeep it up Zips fans!

All I want to say is that I went to the game yesteday wearing my Akron jersey proud, never once was I harassed, I got asked questions like 'what's a zip?' But thats to be expected. I get asked that when ever I go to a visiting stadium.There were over 100,000 fans there rooting for OSU and I never once got boo'd or harrassed, in fact I got a few GO Zips from buckeye fans. I even talked to alot of them and most of them had good comments about our program and congratulated us on the announcement for the new stadium, some even stated that they would like to come to that home opener. Now whether they were being jerks or not I don't know I was looking for signs that would lead me to believe they were being sarcastic but I never once saw any or got that vibe. Some of the drunk students were trying to be funny but once I started talking to them they were really cool and just enjoying the competitive atmosphere.Now they only real problem I had yesterday was during the game. I didn't enjoy the comments that OSU was playing badly, that's demeaning, why wasn't it, 'man, Akron came to play and they are giving us a game.' Those comments upset me. Akron played tough for 2-1/2 quarters, then finally OSU's 3-4 deep at each position wore on Akron's 1-2 deep at each position and the game broke open. So to end, pre-game, I thought the fans were very respectable, during the game I felt they were a little arrogant - thinking they were playing bad rather then Akron just matching their intensity and talent and competing in a physical game.

Man Wake has made two subtitutions already, 1 in the 20th minute and 1 in the 22nd minute. They must have an extremely deep bench.Come On Zips, let's get another goal!

Yeah, that is true this year but you have to remember this team is extremely young, we have many exciting years left at Akron with Caleb at the helm and his recruiting efforts.

1-1, Wake tied it in the 14th minute

New update, shot at 10:22 by Blair Gavin, Saved by Wake Keeper

the gametracker on Wake Forest site says it's 1-0 Akron leadshttp://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-...ccer-sched.html

Yeah I don't think any voting can be done until the 10th.Also it will be a week by week match-up against another mascot that was chosen for the challenge. You can vote as many times as you like throughout any given day.

I completely agree with that.But Lou Holtz also made one of the stupidest statements I have ever heard yesterday, saying that this loss has nothing to do with Coach Carr, that it was the players mental errors that cost them the game, isn't the coach suppose to prepare the team so the mental errors don't happen??This guy needs to retire to an old fogies home somewhere in South Florida

I thought it was a fun game in a fun atmospohere. The Good QB:The offense played within themselves, they didn't try and do anything spectacular which is something I think Getsy suffered with last year trying to make something out of nothing, the QB's and the offense took what Army gave them. CJ looked good on his drive, I thought the motion offense actually ran smoother with him in there, but his passes didn't seem to have the touch of Jaque.The Bad QB:Jaque needs to look off his target, too many times I was watching him zoom in and not look off the defender.The Good Defense:Interception for a TD, great cover work, good pressure on blitz packages.The Bad Defense:Missed tackles, OMG, I couldn't believe all of the tackles that could have been wrapped up for a loss and weren't.The Good Kicking Game:At least we didn't miss all of our field goal and extra point attempts.Overall, I was happy, a good win for a young team, this team is that, young, beating a respectable Army team is a good step and keeps me interested in watching this team grow!

I will come and look for you guys! I will be getting up there around 4:00, hopefully earlier!

According to the flyer I have Children 3 and under are FREE!And why won't it let me fix my signature!

Hakes is definitely the odd man out if we go by the every other year rule. He was a pretty big deal wasn't he coming out of Texas? 2 State Championships and all in D2. I wonder if he wasn't getting the time under center he was expecting. I wonder how much truth is actually to this rumor! Someone call JD!

So if the record between Akron and Can't is 27-20-2, that makes this the 50th Anniversary of the Wagon Wheel. Has anything been done to promote this? Just Curious?

So many people come to campus and try and do the job they were hired for and fail. Blair gets it, he understands what it takes to be successful in this market! Keep it up Blair and I hope you are here for years to come!

First off, Eguins is not whining, explaining the facts is nothing of the sort. you are getting on him for his attendence numbers and saying that they are fabricated, come on, like ours are real! Give me a break!We go and play the money games, even though we don't want to think they are that and sooner or later hopefully they won't be, but in the eyes of those not familiar with Akron Football think that is what we are doing when we go to OSU, PSU and other such schools. And as for as long as Akron has been in DI we are just now showing that we are committed to having a successful program. What we wasted like 20 years!

He is not as good of a shooter as Goddard. He needs to be set, he needs time to get his shot off, he is better all around then Goddard though.If you want to compare him to some one on our current roster, compare him to Linhart, Coblentz is a little thicker and a better shooter, but needs time to set his shot and is not as quick as Linhart or aggressive boarding. He has three older brothers two that played basketball. Zach played at Malone and Seth went and sat the bench for a year at Can't State and then transfered to Malone also, I believe. Eric will probably sit on the bench for a year at Akron and then transfer to a smaller college unless he can get PT. I don't know how loyal he will be. I remember a year or so back him rushing the court from the stands as Can't State won the MAC Tourney at the Q.Anyway, I hope he pans out, the family is very nice and would be a real asset to the program if he stays.