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Good point Lee. In the book Scorecasting, currently on the "GP1 Must Read List",the issue of home field advantage is tackled. It is real and is largely a function of intimidation by the fans. You are right on the money.

You have just described what has become of officiating in football these days. It used to be refs were on the field to mostly enforce rules, they actually see, in a fair manner. Now, some rules are in place to change the "culture" of the game. Head-to-head contact is one of them. Not every rule is administered exactly the same. For example, holding could be called on every play, but isn't unless it impacts the outcome of a play. Other penalties either happen or they don't....False start is that type of penalty. Head-to-head contact is another rule that should be administered like a false start, either happens or doesn't happen. If hit happens, then there is a penalty. In the case of the Zips, it didn't happen, but since rules are now in place to change the culture in lieu of punishing the breaking of a rule, it happens without any definitive evidence for it happening. Refs are now punishing teams for possibly breaking rules instead of actually breaking rules. It's all a bunch of BS and football is becoming increasing difficult to watch because of it.

The question isn't whether the BE is a better conference. The question is whether or not the Zips would be better off. We have a better shot at getting good in the Mac than the BE.

The Big East is quickly becoming both. I just get a kick out of the Big East being the solution to all of our problems. How do we cure AIDS? The Big East Solve the national debt? The Big East Teenage pregnancy problem? The Big East Etc.

If the answer to bad officials is the Big East, it was a stupid question. TheBig East has historically been the most blatantly corrupt league in the country. To pretend otherwise show an ignorance of that league.

Attendance was the least of the problems this program had coming into this season. The mess TW created and Ianello left behind was complete. To pretend the future of the program can be defined by what happened is silly. If the defense is this bad two years from now I will worry. I don't see any future NFL prospects in the MAC so I doubt we get lit up like we did yesterday in the near future.

It's 2012. Teams now put up a ton of points. The team didn't take a step back. Akron may have played against the best quarterback they will play against all year. He is a future NFL prospect and the fact that he lit the Zips up shouldn't surprise anyone.

Going back to the carts on the previous page....What is pass defense efficiency?

In reference to the photo of Nick Mangold's sister above, don't you mean "She"?

Looks like Nick Mangold's sister has taken off a lot of weight since the Summer Olympics.

I'd be more impressed if you almost passed out from drinking a case of beer before the game. In any event, I applaud your enthusiasm. Go Zips!

The money the NFL brings in can be measured in billions. $9 billion in 2011. The extra money the owners would have to pay referees can be measured in thousands. The hundreds of millions of dollars in between those numbers don't even have to be discussed in the conversation. What the owners are doing is almost insane.

It's the south. You're telling us Knoxville doesn't have a Waffle House?

Good point. If ever there was a team that understands what it is to be down, this team does. Some veterans have been around long enough to have been through some very dark times and those times must have taught them a lot. Even if a player wasn't the brightest bulb on the tree, his intuition would point to the team being in a better position to be successful. Those who "get it" have to feel great about the rest of the season. I don't worry about the mental state of this team.

Proud of himself he should be. Smoke some weed with the Wookies to celebrate, he should.

Before Yoda tells Luke, "Do, or do not. There is no try.", he gives him a good piece of advice. "You must unlearn all you have learned." Winning with many of the same guys who went 1-11 last year, Master Bowden will do. Introduction of a "winning process" based upon trying to win in lieu of a "building process" based upon doing whatever, has Master Bowen implemented.

Forgot to mention many of us did. Feeling the Force he is. Not since the days of Derr I have felt this confidence.

The "process" is contrary to Yoda's quote, People, whether in corporate America, coaching, etc., like to discuss process when they don't really know what they are doing. It's actually become a societal problem the country now faces. Leadership in this country doesn't know what to do with their leadership positions. They can make it look like they know what they are doing using tools like Six Sigma, but in reality, they do not know what they are doing. Doing is better than trying. Failing with a full ass effort and belief you can succeed is better than trying. The Zips did more than try Saturday. Rejoice in doing. Learn from not doing. Reject trying. A Jedi Knight you may become.

Yoda, I am not. Poster on ZNP, I am.

Improvement, we see. Enthusiastic about the future, we should be.

You are correct. The bowl in Alabama would take the Zips in a second if they could get to six wins. I don't want to put the cart before the horse, but it is fun to talk about. The Zips would have to go 5-3 in their remaining 8 games to make a bowl. I don't know if I see those wins out there, but the way things are going, they could go on some sort of a run if they continue to get better during the season.

"Do, or do not. There is no try." - Yoda The Zips did some very good things last night that will translate into wins. The future is bright for this tea. Very excited I am. What they did not do may be solved when we get into the MAC schedule. Rob Ianello's team they are no longer. Shocked I am at the quality of play from this team. Luke may not have pulled the X Fighter from the swamp, but he still became a Jedi Knight.

I would bet he has an employment contract this does not impact. Same with the coaches in probably every case.

Is this Nazi Germany? For the most part, Bubba is a good enough poster running a little smack. Most fans only have time to post on there school's website. However, a diploma from OU gets you a job working at Wendy's on the late shift, so they have plenty of time during the day to post on this board and others. Welcome to an internet fan site. What we really need on this board are the grammar police.....

It's funny...I have the exact opposite reaction while watching grown men bounce a ball off of their heads in soccer.