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I was reading the Beacon at Dodies this morning and there was an interesting response to the question of why people don't go to Akron games on a regular basis. It's like on page 3 or 4 and is kind of a letter to the editor. Maybe Rasor can help. Anyhow, it is an outsider looking in and is a pretty good response. We sometimes complicate things too much and it kind of cuts to the chase.

I have one, the guy is a big phony.Long suffering just makes you someone who suffers. Winning makes you a champion. The guy didn't win anything. boy, you are one bitter bastard I'm more of a prick than a bitter bastard.

Four years? It seems a lot longer than that......I think I still had hair when DP came to Akron.

I could ask the same question to you. Don't get me wrong, I like Nick. Whatever he did in the second half did nothing to overcome the pile of crap he left on the floor the first half. The first half of the game was a disaster and he was a large part of it. On the whole, he played well all season. I'm just pointing to his play yesterday.If you want to look at which player's defense was exceptional, look no further than the effort Futch was putting out on defense right before he was thrown out. The guy was working his ass off. Most of the time he makes us scratch our heads, but he played one of his better games as a Zip yesterday.

I have one, the guy is a big phony.Long suffering just makes you someone who suffers. Winning makes you a champion. The guy didn't win anything.

I like Dials, but the fact of the matter is that he stunk up the JAR today. Crazy shots, turnovers, etc. were horrible. He almost single handedly put the game out of reach for the Zips in the first half.Futch played defense, especially late in the second half before he was thrown out, with a great deal of heart and determination.Peterson was awesome. I understand what ZipsWin! means about having Travis and Peterson on the floor at the same time and how it opens up the game.

Great stuff.

The reason the hard core faithful should not purchase the ring is because it will cheapen the accomplishments of those at the University who have EARNED the ring.If you purchase this ring, each time you wear it remember that you did nothing to earn it and I hope you feel some level of shame for buying it. Find another way to support the school. Here is an idea. Give a donation to the University of Akron Foundation for the value of the ring and designate it to football. That is a real and meaningful way to support the school and you get a tax write off. Buy some U of A clothes. Do anything, just don't cheapen the accomplishments of the people who have earned the ring.

Everyone can be replaced. The best thing about what Mike did at UofA is put the school in a good position to replace him. How did he do that? Easy, by doing a great job. Great managers and organizations create succession plans for the day they eventually need to be replaced or move on to another position. Mike T. and Mike W. created a great foundation for the future. It is now up to the new AD and his staff to build upon this foundation. The future of UofA sports is bright because of what Mike and Mike did here.Anyone who tells you that you can't get blood out of a turnip needs to look no further than what Mike T. and UAM did at Akron. When they came to Akron, things were a complete disaster and look at it now. The turnip is bleeding.Here is my tribute to UAM...A couple of years ago, I wanted to hold an American Institute of Architects tour at the new fieldhouse and recreation center. It had nothing to do with the Athletic Department. UAM assisted me in organizing this meeting even though it had NOTHING to do with his job responsibilities. It didn't take a lot of extra work for him, but he did the extra work anyhow. Most government employees would never take the extra mile for anyone, for anything. About 30 local architects showed up for the tour. The day and tour went off real well and eveyone was happy and impressed by the building. The difference between good and great is only 10%. UAM gave me an extra 10%. Thanks UAM. See you in Cincinnati.

Anyone who goes out to buy one of those championship rings should be ashamed of themselves. The players and coaches EARNED them. Suffering through years of losing does nothing buy qualify you for a dunce cap. I should be the first one in line for the dunce cap for all the crap I have shelled out good money for over the years to watch.Great ring though.

Did someone say free beer?

Interesting quote. The thing about peaking is that it assumes your on an upward trend. This team is not on an upward trend right now and is further from the peak than they were before they went to Nevada. I still believe this team can do well in the Tournament, but I hope the Nevada game does not signify a turning point when we all look back at the end of the season.

ESPN said this morning only two.

Mike is/was a good employee for the University and is an even better person. He will be missed. See you in Cincinnati my next business trip there Mike.

Momentum is the key. Two posts with the same topic at exactly the same time. Great minds must really think alike.

Akron is 1-3 in the last four games with a chance to go 1-4 Saturday. Momentum going into the MACC is very important. Right now they don't have it. Remember last year WVU played poorly throughout the season and made a late season and Big East Tournament run and they made it to the Elite 8. Akron isn't on a run enough to do will in the MAC Tournament unless they win this Saturday. I like KD, but for him to down play that loss last night is just intellectually dishonest. This team needs a win Saturday in the worst way. They have played too good all season to piss it away now. Let's get some momentum Saturday! The pressure is really on Akron.

Thanks for the answer. I had no idea.What are the bulky looking suits they are wearing on gozips.com?

This question is a serious as a heart attack. Explain how a Rifle tournament works. I always see posts, but I know zero about it. I know different types of rifles are used. What are they? How do they keep score? Etc.?

I'd like to weigh in on this womens sports issue. I'm all for womens sports as long as the following is strictly adhered to:No sports that attract ugly girls. Bowling would be one of them. Some of the girls playing golf now are good looking so I'm voting for golf. Volleyball and basketball also attract the higher end looking athletes. Volleyball has always had good looking girls playing even bach when I was in school. Basketball has come a long way since Rebecca Lobo played at UCONN. I lived in Storrs, Connecticut her senior year at UCONN and people were in love with her and I never understood why.Softball is a sport that attracts some good looking women, but there is always that fat girl on every team that bats clean-up. There should be a weight limit with softball like there is with little league football.Some of you may not be old enough to remember, but in the 1980s, Akron still had a wrestling team and it went away with the lack of money. Can't State also had hockey at one time and they were in the CCHA, which is a good conference, and that went away also. If you liked hockey, the games were always fun to go to.

I hope this kid is really good. The punt is the single most important play in college football because field position is so important and teams don't score each time they have the ball. If you can out net yardage your opponent by five yards each punt in a close game and each team punts let's say seven times, you've forced your opponent to add 35 yard to their offensive total to equal your field position totals. It forces the other team to increase their offensive production 5%-8% which is no easy task. A punter can win a game for you. If you have a bad one, they can hand all momentum over to the other team.

That Jacksonville team had no focus or desire. How else can you explain the one victory? Any team with focus and desire would have NEVER allowed themselves to win one game and they would have gone 0-27.

Coaches come and go. That's the nature of the business. There is an empty peg out there somewhere that needs a hole to fit into. I'm sure JD will do a good job of finding the right one.

In recent years, our o-line has had poor games, but never as many as quite a few said. The o-line just became the excuse for lack of performance in other positions.I look for a solid season from the front five next year. With a little more depth as predicted, they will be more competitive in practice and that will carry over to the games. If we can have at least seven players capable of playing o-line, running the ball in the fourth quarter will be more easy because the starting five can get some rest early in the games.I hate to get in front of the basketball cart because they are doing such a good job this year, but I'm excited about next football season. I think we will see a better team and more wins than last season.

I wasn't talking about you. You're right though, I was proven correct and I'll be the first one to say it. The very next year the guy left school we win a championship with a team that had less talent. You do the math.Good basketball post though. Keep it up. You guys should listen to ZipsWin! when he makes a basketball comment. He knows more about basketball than the rest of us put together. That's a sincere statement too.

On most web pages, a post like this would keep a thread going for days with photos and other funny posts. This was great ammunition for a thread. Think about it, it had a fake plaza named after a former Zip, drunk fans, cheerleaders exposing themselves, vomiting and mounted police clearing away a drunk mob. In addition, Mardi Gras is going on right now so recent photos would be available. Further, I wrote the post. That means guys like Z-P could come in and cry about what an a-hole I am and JP Morgan (who doesn't know that the internet is for three things...... goofing off, j@cking off and researching information) could cry about how classless the post is like he did about my Gloria James post.Within each person is something called a sense of humor. Life is too short not to find yours. You people should be ashamed of yourselves.