1981 grad

It was great seeing DJ dominate the game and obviously we should have won the game but being the Zips, I knew that we would miss the field goal and lose the game. I am usually an optimist but I had the same feeling when the Zips were beating UCLA in basketball and somebody put up an analytic that we had a 98% chance of winning but I knew it just never seems to happen. The same feeling when the Zips were beating a bad Ohio State team in an NIT basketball game in Columbus and we still managed to lose. However, for those long time Zips fans, I remember a game when we were in a hugh stadium and our quarterback was having an amazing game like DJ and we got the ball down to the one yard line to win the game with a minute left and we turned it over on downs or fumbled. When the other team got possession they had a 99 yard pass play or run to seal the game. Does anyone remember that game and can tell me who we played and name our quarterback?

Our passing attack is so anemic can anyone remember DJ throwing a pass down field that could have been caught. When he drops back and surveys the field, I cannot remember one completion. He throws it quick on a short pass or not at all. He drops back and then scrambles. Sometimes for a gain but most times he just runs. The best plays were his design runs and quarterback draws. We still keep shooting ourselves in the foot with muffed punts, drive killing penalties, and dropped passes that kills drives. Unfortunately, we have witnessed bad football for the last 6 years and we thought this year would be different. Our inability to make a field goal is just piling on to this teams frustration. For the optimist on the board, the defense looks good but for the sack that wasn't and giving up a touchdown seconds before the half which is now an Akron sacred tradition.

That was a bad call!!! The center was at the line of scrimmage when the ball was thrown. He was not down field.

Field position alert!! First time in 4 quarters we have passed the 50 yard line.

We are not the only team with QB problems. 10th ranked Alabama has used 3 quarterbacks in the first half only scoring 3 points trying to find somebody who can move the team against Central Florida.

I love that story. I still say if a ref did not call a questionable offensive foul for a moving screen on him with 3 minutes left against UCLA fouling him out Akron would have had their first NCAA tournament victory.

We were due to have a team give us a game intead of us giving them the game. Great play by the defense to cause that fumble. Joe Pesarchic type play. Never thought I would see that again. Trying to figure out which Undercuffler interception was the worse. Tough Call.

This guy was a Miami recruit and had a lot of offers: "Of course, a player of Seymore’s talent will continue to be recruited by other teams, in spite of a standing commitment. Teams like Florida, Georgia, Oregon, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Florida State all offered Seymore, and tried to build a connection with him, after his early commitment to Miami."

It is kind of amazing after all these miserable years that we still have interest in this program.

What concerned me is that DJ seemed to be yelling on the sidelines whether he was on the phone or speaking to one of the coaches. Akron also had to call 2 timeouts to avoid a delay of game penalty. You expect your quarterback to lead and what we saw on TV seemed to be the exact opposite. I can understand the frustration but DJ missed some receivers and did nothing on the run game which used to be his strong point. Also, on the miffed punt, it seemed to me that Temple did not give our guy the 1 yard halo he needed to field the ball cleanly and there should have been a flag.

Is this groundhog day? We have been seeing this year after year. How are we going to blow the game? How many of you knew that after the commentator indicated that the Zips line had improved and had not given up a sack that a sack was coming on the very next play? Or our punt returner who was catching everything was going to let the last punt go and it would go out of bound on the 4 yard line? Or that DJ would find some way not to finish the drive? (Pick one: interception, fumble, missed or blocked field goal or out or downs). Or that a Zip would commit some stupid penalty to end any chance of a come back? I am so glad we are competitive and the defense played so well, when will it translate into a W?

And there is the stupidest play of the game. An offside from a cornerback when we needed a stop. How many years can we still see this type of play from Akron.

Thanks!! I just figured that out after I posted.

Thanks for the heads up. Just signed up for espn plus to watch zips football and basketball. Another fix is to stream through computer and use hdmi connection to watch through tv. I will use that if cannot coonect any other way.

With Clarke gone I just looked at the large number of players who have come and gone in the past 5 years without graduating and the number of players who have transferred into the program I think Tribble and Freeman will be our first 4 or 5 year players in Groce's tenure. This is an observation and not a criticism but I miss watching players develop as they go through their 4 years at Akron. It has been amazing to watch Freeman's development. I am a little disappointed in the Tribble is a great player but I thought he would develop an outside shot. He is a fantastic athlete and I thought Groce could teach an athlete to shoot. Because of the transfer rule we will rarely see 4 year players in Akron and each year we will have a 50% turnover in the roster. Welcome to the new college basketball scene.

It will be interesting to see if a year in the Big East has made Ali into a better player. I also wonder if the coach at Butler told Ali to leave or if he decided to leave on his own volition.

It is pretty simple that his production was down because he was playing against better competition in the Big East than he had in the MAC. I expect his stats will improve as he has another year against lesser competition.

My take on things and song for today: Enjoy (LOL)

Who can afford to burn a scholarship for a player who has to sit a year to become eligible when there are plenty of transfers who are immediately eligible?

Who would you rather have if both are immediately eligible, Bandaogo or Ali?

And you would have said the same thing about Freeman 5 years ago. I am glad the young man chose Akron and hope he develops into a player that will play some meaningful minutes during his career. The article indicates he is a bright guy with a great work ethic that would be an asset to any program.

And the last offensive foul on Freeman for an illegal screen was also horrible. I still think that foul cost us that game.

The MAC, not good enough, the Big East, too good, maybe KD can find him a roster spot and he can play in the A 10, just right? (LOL)

I have absolutely no clue if he wants to come back here.

I am on the fence on this one. I still remember the one Butler game I watched where he punched a guy on a break away and was called for a flagrant foul. I also recall a couple of techs he had when he played for Akron. I would only take him if he could play immediately, no other recruits have his talent and he really want to come here.