johnnyzip84 Posted December 27, 2008 Report Posted December 27, 2008 Central better come on strong in the remaining 11 minutes, or it's going to be a bad start to bowl season for the MAC. Chips are down 17-13 to 6-6 FAU from the Sunbelt. I'm not sure if they've recovered from the Ball St. game yet. Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Posted December 27, 2008 24-13 with 9 minutes left. FAU's QB Rusty Smith, despite having IMmobility that rivals Jacq, is looking like an NFL prospect. Does anyone know of any exercizes we can get Jacq to do to improve arm strength? This Smith has a gun, and it really makes up for the lack of mobility.And BTW, there is NFW Lefevour plays in the NFL IMHO. He is clearly a product of the spread and that's it. Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Posted December 27, 2008 CMU trying to make it interesting. They are down 24-21 with 3:09 left in the game and are now kicking off.There have definitely been some odd coaching decisions by Butch Jones tonight. Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Posted December 27, 2008 It's over, FAU 24 - CMU 21. Not a good effort from the Chips. Hopefully Northern, Western, Ball St. and Buffalo will play much better. Quote
Zip Watcher Posted December 27, 2008 Report Posted December 27, 2008 Actually, I hope they all get rolled .. Quote
ksu sucks Posted December 27, 2008 Report Posted December 27, 2008 Actually, I hope they all get rolled ..Well that's not a very conference friendly thing to say, now is it?[/sarcasm] Quote
ZachTheZip Posted December 27, 2008 Report Posted December 27, 2008 In the middle of recruiting season, the last thing you want is for teams which are competing for the same recruits to have big wins on national TV. Hoping they get rolled is the best thing for Akron. Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Posted December 27, 2008 Actually, I hope they all get rolled ..Oh, that's right, we'll be leaving this sorry conference soon, therefore its relative standing in the FBS is of no consequence to us Quote
ctmjbowes@sbcglobal.net Posted December 27, 2008 Report Posted December 27, 2008 24-13 with 9 minutes left. FAU's QB Rusty Smith, despite having IMmobility that rivals Jacq, is looking like an NFL prospect. Does anyone know of any exercizes we can get Jacq to do to improve arm strength? This Smith has a gun, and it really makes up for the lack of mobility.And BTW, there is NFW Lefevour plays in the NFL IMHO. He is clearly a product of the spread and that's it.LeFevour looks like a little kid out there. I've only seen him a couple times now, once against Sad Sack State and last night. Both times he was NOT impressive, especially under any kind of pressure. I didn't check, but is CMU going to be on UA's schedule in 2009?STZ Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted December 31, 2008 Author Report Posted December 31, 2008 Rice is humiliating Western 31-0 with 5 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. It looks like it's up to Ball St. and/or Buffalo to defend any vestige of MAC honor that remains for 2008. This makes our last three results look even worse IMHO. Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted December 31, 2008 Author Report Posted December 31, 2008 Maybe they (WMU) should have waited until after the bowl game ESPN Link Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Posted January 3, 2009 Will the "Team of Destiny" be able to hold on against UConn? UB continues to benefit from big plays in all phases as they race out to a 20-10 1st half lead. The stats look one-sided in favor of UConn (and they're controlling the LOS big time), but the Bulls' propensity for the "Midas Touch" continues. Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Posted January 3, 2009 The pixie dust has worn off for the Bulls, as further MAC humiliation continues. UConn is up 38-20 in the waning moments. It should have been 78-20, but for UConn shooting themselves in the foot. With nothing but a rudderless Ball St squad standing in the way of a likely 0-5 bowl record, the MAC has essentially fumbled the decent momentum that had been gained over the course of the regular season. If the Zips don't perform extremely well in this league next year, there are NO excuses. Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted January 7, 2009 Author Report Posted January 7, 2009 Ball St. finishes off a horrendous MAC bowl season by getting blown out by Tulsa 45-13. Hint to the GMAC bowl: don't invite Tulsa to play a MAC opponent if you want a close contest It'll be curious to see how the poor finish by Nate Davis in particular affects the Cards next season. Did these last few games make it unlikely that he will come out early? Will the loss of Hoke be a big factor? Will Stan Parrish's BSU stint more closely resemble his years as HC at Marshall (he got the ball rolling for the Herd revival) or at Kansas St (he was the last in the line of remarkably UNsuccessful coaches there before Snyder)? Quote
RootforRoo44 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Posted January 7, 2009 no way was that the same ball state that beat us. Quote
ctmjbowes@sbcglobal.net Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 Who's the fat kid on The Simpsons who laughs HaHa so snarkily at Bart all the time? That's how I felt watching that pathetic excuse for a Bowl Game last night. I only checked in briefly last night, but quickly noted the lopsided score, HORRID field conditions (maybe should have moved the game to Lakeside Field in Evanston!) and overall lack of any appeal for the casual viewer and changed the channel.To Ball State and its fans I say HaHa! Here's hoping you stay down where you belong, far below the Zips in the standings, in all sports.GO ZIPS!SeeTeeZipper Quote
ziptrumpet87 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 Who's the fat kid on The Simpsons who laughs HaHa so snarkily at Bart all the time? That's how I felt watching that pathetic excuse for a Bowl Game last night. I only checked in briefly last night, but quickly noted the lopsided score, HORRID field conditions (maybe should have moved the game to Lakeside Field in Evanston!) and overall lack of any appeal for the casual viewer and changed the channel.To Ball State and its fans I say HaHa! Here's hoping you stay down where you belong, far below the Zips in the standings, in all sports.GO ZIPS!SeeTeeZipper Quote
Lee Adams Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 no way was that the same ball state that beat us. yes it was...the zips are that bad...as is the mac...don't knock any of those mac teams that went to a bowl and oh ya..had a winning season...those teams you think are so bad beat beat the zips......at least the restrooms at the INFO will be better... Quote
Zip Watcher Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 .....at least the restrooms at the INFO will be better...now that's setting the bar pretty high... :lol: Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 Has Nate Davis announced he's turning pro yet? :lol: Man did he close-out the season like a sack of crap. Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted January 8, 2009 Author Report Posted January 8, 2009 It won't be too long before I start to wax nostalgic for the troughs of yesteryear Quote
Zip Watcher Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 It won't be too long before I start to wax nostalgic for the troughs of yesteryear Actually .. can't you have troughs AND have a clean, heated restroom?I've always felt that troughs made for a more efficient men's room .. from a throughput perspective. Quote
GoZips88 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 It won't be too long before I start to wax nostalgic for the troughs of yesteryear Actually .. can't you have troughs AND have a clean, heated restroom?I've always felt that troughs made for a more efficient men's room .. from a throughput perspective.Ah yes ... a lazy yellow river with cigarette butts sailing calmly and serenely by ... kinda like the Cuyahoga River during the hottest part of the summer.Seems like a 'Trough' topic should be created and pinned ... Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 8, 2009 Report Posted January 8, 2009 I always enjoyed the bi-annual "Painting-o-the-Trough." The Rubber Bowl is the only place in the world where someone would try to paint porcelain. It looked great...for the home opener, but it didn't hold up too well after that. Wonder what Glidden would have said if the Facilities Manager would have tried to make a warranty claim on the obviously defective, peeled paint? Quote
johnnyzip84 Posted January 8, 2009 Author Report Posted January 8, 2009 It won't be too long before I start to wax nostalgic for the troughs of yesteryear Actually .. can't you have troughs AND have a clean, heated restroom?I've always felt that troughs made for a more efficient men's room .. from a throughput perspective.While the Carrier Dome is no spring chicken, her troughs are fabricated from neat and clean sheets of glorious stainless steel. It's a perfect marriage of form and function, one that I imagine Tim "the tool man" Taylor would heartily endorse :thumb:Oh, and Cap'n.....the fresh paint always gave me goose bumps too. Looking back, they probably should have opted for an "off white" instead of white though Quote
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