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Good for Coach K! The culture of any organization is the hardest thing to change. Keeping malcontents around is not good for the program.This cleansing could be the best thing Coach K has done while at Akron.

I really worry about the loss of this Lowery kid. From the article CK posted, it appears as if he was a star special teams player for the Zips. Our special teams were vastly improved last year and losing a player like him could really hurt. Let's just hope our special teams recover from his loss.

Isn't this like saying, "nice bathroom stall...but no door"?

Don't be surprised if you get a letter from Green Peace.

I hope you've learned an important lesson here. Parking discussions are a tradition on this Zips board though.....unfortunately.

For the love of God HOLLYWOODZIPPY, don't bring up parking!!!!!! There are few topics on this board that will throw the members in to histrionics faster than the thought of paying more than $5.00 to park at a D-1A football game.

Good idea. I would like to add to it.They could name the dirigible the Hindenburg, float it with hydorgen in lieu of helium and after Zips wins they could have a post game bonfire over Kathryn Place by setting it on fire (Everything else has been set on fire on Kathryn Place, why not a blimp?). Talk about something that would bring nostalgia and connect the alumni to their days at UofA!A contest could happen each time awarding $500 to the best rendition of the phrase, "Oh the humanity".Just some random thoughts....feel free to add your own.

Actually, we are filling in the blanks with her own words from a local newspaper.

She shouldn't settle for less. She was here to get a nursing degree (BTW, UofA has a GREAT nursing program) AND play basketball. When she saw she could not do both or maybe perform at the level she wanted to in her school work, she bolted. If you guys could drop your insanity for a minute, you will see in my original post that I say good luck to her. I still say good luck to her, but I also wish she would not blame JK for her inability to manage both a demanding degree and basketball. You guys like to use the word "classy" a lot on this board...Let's just say her comments to the local paper were "not classy".Another option could have been her not playing basketball, finishing her degree at UofA and getting a good job in an area of the county with a lot of growth in the hospital business. Where is she going to get a job in West Virginia or Marietta? In reality, this young lady has made a very short sighted and immature decision. Don't want to play BB? Fine, finish the degree at a good nursing school.

.. snips..Agreed on the need for some extended patience here. Hipsher & Owens got 9 years. Kest should have lots of rope. This however, I think is garbage. I'll drop the BS card on you here.It has less to do with smarts, and everything to do with effort, motivation and efficient use of your time. There's required aptitude for nursing, sure .. but it's not mutually exclusive with talent on the basketball court. You sell today's students way short to have this opinion, especially as it pertains to a sport where the "next level" aka playing professionally is not a likely possibility.One of the great things about UA and the conference in which it currently resides is the recognition that it is the UNIVERSITY of Akron, and that the athletes are STUDENT athletes. To have some idea that we're going to have a varsity sport and bring in students just to do time, play the sport and walk away with a more easily obtained degree in {put your opinion here} is foolish. My experience tutoring and TA'ng classes at a BCS school with high level athletes studying engineering successfully tells me your argument / suggestion doesn't hold water.Go Zips.I think if you reread my original post, you will see I use the word "most". I did not use the word all. I stand by what I said.

Here is the cold hard truth of the WBB program at Akron (I don't think this is big news here). The program is absolutely terrible. JK should be given more slack than any other coach at the school. I say allow her ten years (8 more years) to straighten the program out (yes, it is really that bad). She has won at other places and I find it hard to believe that she may have already forgotten how to win BB games. If this team is not winning after 8 more years (some would accept just signs of life), then she should be fired and the program should be closed for good.I don't know what this hick girl from WV thought when she was signing a letter of intent to a D-1A school, but the reality of the matter is that most kids are not smart enough to play D-1A sports and pursue a difficult degree like nursing. Is JK too focused on sports and not academics? I don't know, but she will not get fired for her players graduating. I say good luck to this young lady and her desire to become a nurse, but she shouldn't blame Coach K. for her lack of ability to pursue the degree and play major college sports as well. She is just a good example of our society today. It is always someone elses fault when a person can't do what they want to do.

They stuck their nose into "the steroids issue" in MLB, didn't they?Anti-trust issues are more in the court of congress then some social cause.It is nothing more than grandstanding.

ECU is in the running. That place is a dump. The only interesting thing about ECU is their fan base. It is an combination of beach bums and red necks. I hear the tailgating is pretty good because of that.

I agree. More power to them. Nothing wrong with people making the best of any situation they are in.Eminent Domain is an interesting issue depending on who is going to benefit from it. Personally, I am a strong proponent of personal property rights. UofA could make this guys life miserable to the point that he had to sell. There is no need yet to go down the eminent domain road.Rasor had an interesting point about eminent domain in his blog. Interesting that it took him only one semester of law school to turn into a RINO.

I can't believe they have nothing better to do than look into this.

No, they were both invited to an open tryout for area players that the Browns usually conduct as a PR move right after the draft. Not to belittle those guys, but they aren't getting one of the Browns 30 draft workouts lol. Some guys have taken this opportunity and made good with it though, and its been a positive experience for many former Zips in the past.Chase Blackburn comes to mind. He was in some sort of a spring camp with the Browns, got cut and then picked up by the Giants. The rest of the story ends with him getting Super Bowl ring and being a solid contributor to the team. Nice work Browns.

It was the worst QB play since 1987. That year was far worse than last year.

Just a sidenote...... Believe it or not, asbestos is still used today. The EPA tried to ban it twenty years ago or so and the building materials companies sued and the courts decided that they couldn't stop them from using it. Fortunately most American manufacturers don't use it anymore but if you buy drywall or tile from Canada or Mexico it could be asbestos containing, so beware.You can still buy asbestos containing roof cements in the US. The asbestos is completely harmless as long as it is contained in the asphaltic products. They are much better products than the plastic reinforced cements.There is little difference between asbestos and sacarine. If you limit your exposure to asbestos to small amounts you will be fine. If you drink 1,000 cans of Tab a day with sacarine in it, you will probably get cancer. Thank your local trial lawyer.

First of all, let me say that I work in the construction industry.Unless I'm missing something, these drawings are only showing the site work. Typically, this involves grading and connecting the city sewer system, etc. to the structure. That is the work you guys see going on right now.I think they just superimposed the look of the stadium over the site work on the drawings (makes for a nice drawing for the client to look at). From what little they show, there is more than enough time to build this stadium between now and opening day. If the stadium is concrete in nature, most of it will be built somewhere other than at the site and brought in and assembled on site. If the contract has been awarded for the concrete work, the contractor will start to make the stadium at their plant and will have the pieces stored at their plant until they are needed. All of this will take place very rapidly once the support structures are in place.Enjoy the view.

This is all I want to know. Are they running the same offense as last year? If yes, is the QB at least keeping the ball every once in a while and running during the option?Are they going to water board us with the 3-3-5 defense again next year?

I am going with no season tickets and a large donation to the Z-Fund with the always helpful tax deduction.

Two things: First, people like to buy something they are comfortable with. With the MAC, they know what they are going to get. NC A&T? Binghamton? I don't think the average Akronite is interested in looking into these schools or taking the risk they may be really bad and a waste of money.Second, MAC schools can draw local alumni for the visiting team. There are plenty of OU, BGSU and Can't alumni around NE Ohio and they may come to the games and drive up attendance.

Does it have anything to do with a pillow fight and/or tickle fight?I TOLD you it was a quilting bee!! Gheeez...So, did a pillow and/or tickle fight breakout during the quilting bee?

Does it have anything to do with a pillow fight and/or tickle fight?

I tried to not post about this topic...I reall did, but I can't resist.All we are looking for here is a hint as to what happened. For instance, does the story start out as follows, "The girls we changing clothes getting ready for bed when one girl hit another with a pillow......." The fun thing to do here would be for each of us to add one sentence each and see where they story goes. Only one sentence at a time though.Have at it.