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Zips have an RB. Just need the defense to be regular bad and they would be winning.

Spot on. D has been just fine the last couple weeks. But huge chunk plays on a consistent basis today, with a big one right off the bat. Just not set up for success. That drive evaporated what would’ve been a ton of momentum. Damn it!!!!

Ohio must’ve seen something in film. They’re bending AND breaking today. Damn it, I’m more pissed about that drive than the muff last week.

Just awful. Pathetic. Man that pisses me off.

Worst defensive series in program history. Just horrible.

Zips can’t cover guys running across the field

Reverted back to moving the ball in the middle 60 or so. Can’t punch it in. No need for the reverse flea-flicker. Great kick by Perez.

Horrid play calling, I’m very surprised

Zips just waiting for the 20th anniversary of the last win in Peden. Smart play 🤦‍♂️

Not a fan of Joe’s play calling today

Hit on the QB, tight coverage, diving catch on 3rd and long. Cursed program!

Just gotta laugh about it sometimes it’s so bad 😂

Looks like the final number will be Zips +10

Got a chuckle out of this! When UA breaks out script Akron helmets in 15 years we’ll be saying the same thing 😂

Money coming in for the Zips. They’re now +10.5

Never gets old! There is a call that's a bit longer in a 2007 Zips football highlight video floating around YouTube. I remember watching the game on some kind of potato-quality stream on a laptop that had a plug-in wireless USB internet connection, while having the radio on in the background. WMU took a safety at their own goal line to avoid punting to Andre on a short field. And the safety kick actually rolled by Alphonso Owen before he picked it up and the magic happened. Truly one of the greatest moments in all of college football history, that hardly anybody saw and anyone knows about. It's still one of the biggest "win probability" swings of all-time, and it makes its appearance on ESPN graphics from time to time.

In 2021, the Akron Zips followed up a disappointing homecoming loss to Ohio with an improbable road blowout of Bowling Green in week 6. This time, the Zips were oh-so-close to starting MAC play undefeated before a trip into hostile territory down in the hills of southeast Ohio. In 2021, the Akron Zips defeated Bowling Green (also in week 6) for the second consecutive season, doing that for the first time since 2005-2006. The Akron Zips last won in Athens on November 13, 2004 by a final score of 31-19 on the backs of big touchdowns coming from a Dwayne Lefall pick-six and Charlie Frye to Johnny Long connection to seal the deal late in the 4th quarter. At kickoff tomorrow, the Zips will take the field looking for their first win in Athens in 6,538 days. Ha, Akron won at Marshall by a 65-38 final in 2016. Ohio leads the all-time series 24-13-1. All of this is to say the Akron football is to Ohio football what Bowling Green basketball is to Akron basketball. A little brother that can never seem to win the matchup, not very often at least. With that said, this is the best I've felt about an Akron trip to OU in a while. 2018 was a lame-duck game, 2016 was the Tyrell Goodman game (that UA should've won), I would say 2014 was the last time I expected a win here. Akron was a 3-point road favorite in that ball game, I believe Tommy Woodson's first start, after Kyle Pohl's head was buried in the turf by Miami's Bryson Albright at the end of the first half the week before. This is where that season went south, and it was a catastrophic failure, ending with a horrid loss to a horrid Kent team. ANYWAY. In 2012, Akron went into Athens as an 18-point dog on homecoming and had a comeback effort fall short, 34-28. Ohio has won a game just about any way you can win a game over the last 15 seasons in this matchup. I expect them to come out on top again, but I think I would take the Zips +11 in this one. Joe has been very clear about his feelings of the program, and his expectations of the program. Across the board, you can see the improvement. While there are still far too many outliers when it comes to big mistakes and some big plays on defense, it's safe to say these are no longer the John Carroll Zips. Ohio on homecoming is a very hostile environment, probably the best environment in MAC football that isn't 2016 WMU for College Gameday. I wish I could be in that locker room for the pregame speech, you can really start to see it in Joe's eye and hear it in his voice that he's fired up about turning this thing around. Hopefully some of the banged-up guys are good to go, we need all hands on deck to pull of this historic win. And I'm very curious to see how the Zips open this one up, I have a feeling they get over that hump this week. Joe emphasized that in his media availability this week, needing the captains to help the guys loosen up early in the proceedings so maybe we can see them play with the lead. It feels good to have expectations again! In Joe We Trust! Go Zips!!!

Nice write-up here, with some insight on the Ohio offensive line situation. https://www.hustlebelt.com/2022/10/6/23391287/ohio-bobcats-vs-akron-zips-football-game-preview-2022

I think those jersey pics are from when they were recruiting him back in the spring, before the new uniforms. I remember seeing an edit at some point released by the U with a photoshopped picture of Enrique wearing a jersey with the new official ZIPS font across the chest.

Agreed. I'm hoping that this supposed gear availability that Guthrie has talked about rolls out sooner than later. When the new logo and brand were released, different shirts, shorts, and sweatshirts were teased on social media, but still nothing. I will say, the selection at the bookstore and team shop has impressed me and is getting better. But still a long way to go.

Love it. I wonder if we’ll see them this year, I was under the impression that we just had the golf and white.

Great point. I have thought a lot in the past couple of years with all of our losing, just how much nicer it is to be a fan of a Mid-Major as compared to a P5. As a G5, you can lose like Akron has, and still have hope every year of at least fighting for a bowl game or trip to Detroit as there are different levels of rewards. If you’re in the SEC? Unless you’re Vandy, you are in a hopeless race year after year just hoping that maybe you can get lucky one time to even sniff the CFP. Doesn’t sound like much fun to me. But to each his/her own.

So far in the young athletic season, ZTV sports has really stepped up their student-run UA athletics content. In the final segment of each episode, they're spotlighting classic Zip moments. In the latest edition, they talk to Jared about the 2010 experience. While old news to many, I still love to re-live that moment in time any chance I get. And every time I do, I get more and more hungry to see the program do it again. I linked for the video to start at the final segment, but I would encourage you to watch the whole episode so the folks over at ZTV can see that we're enjoying the good content!

Just watched it. He said the days of Akron football rolling into town, or teams coming into Akron and expecting and getting an easy blowout are over. "Not on our watch." And the redshirting comment. This guy gets it! He doesn't mince words and actually gives interesting commentary just about every time he's in front of a microphone. My confidence in this staff grows by the day.