Gardner Webb

[johnnyzip84]

It's time (maybe past time) to start looking ahead. From this article, it's possible the Zips will see a couple of freshmen at RB for the Running Bulldogs.

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Gaffney's article in today's Beacon says GW has 19 returning starters. The 28-14 opening day win over Brevard doesn't sound too impressive though.

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[Captain Kangaroo]

Ianello said the defensive problems came primarily from a lack of consistency. Of the 431 yards of total offense by the Orange, 217 came on seven plays. On the rest, Syracuse averaged 3.3 yards.

Reminds me of a Butch Davis quote from a few years back after Jamal Lewis had bludgeoned the Browns for a whopping 295 yards. Davis was quick to spin: "Hey -- on 25 of his 30 carries we held him to a 2.5 yard average."

[GoZipsGoZips]

I wouldn't take this game for granted... as the Zips could easily loose to GW.

The MAC's worst offense can't stay on the field for more than 3 plays... and that makes it tough an average (at best) MAC defense.

Watch the Soccer Gametracker on your phone... http://www.sidearmstats.com/bgsu/msoc/ Starts at 1:00 PM

It might be more exciting... and less depressing... than watching what's happening on the football field. The only bright spot will be Wagner's tackle numbers.

Go Zips...

Go Zips Soccer... (Godz Team)

[Dr Z]

Watch the Soccer Gametracker on your phone.

It might be more exciting.

Soccer on the moon is boring. Sorry. On the phone? If anybody catches me watching soccer on my phone...just shoot me.

For the rest of my life I won't be able to figure out why soccer fans feel the need to convince football fans that soccer is....(fill in the blank).

Akron soccer is awesome, I'm glad. I'm happy for Akron, and their fans. It just bores me to tears. Sorry. This is a good place for your phone info.

Now back to the topic at hand, Gardner Webb.

What we need to see, one, an effective offense. If we can't string first downs together against GW, we are in trouble for the rest of the year. It HAS to start now. Two, the team needs to limit penalties this week, play a "clean" game. Three, continue to build off of the pressure we created on the QB at times last week. I will go out on a limb and say that we are going to score a TD on defense this week. Three, show the fans some excitement. The average ZN football fan is down on his/her team right now, if we continue to go three and out early, the crowd will get uneasy. If we go up on GW big and win big, most of ZN will be back on board. I'm going to Kentucky and I don't want to be "down" on my team when I do.

Zips 28

GW 10

[xu9697]

Ianello said the defensive problems came primarily from a lack of consistency. Of the 431 yards of total offense by the Orange, 217 came on seven plays. On the rest, Syracuse averaged 3.3 yards.

Reminds me of a Butch Davis quote from a few years back after Jamal Lewis had bludgeoned the Browns for a whopping 295 yards. Davis was quick to spin: "Hey -- on 25 of his 30 carries we held him to a 2.5 yard average."

Totally agree= that quote was IMMEDIATLY in my head when he said it.

I get the jist of what he means...but still, any reminder of Butchie Boy is scary!!!!

Of course, being fair to Butch Davis and relating back to my Patrick Nicely/Derek Anderson college comparisons= if Ianallo ends up being as good as Butchie was in COLLEGE, all will be good! Just watch out for those suspensions!

[Z.I.P.]

I wouldn't take this game for granted... as the Zips could easily loose to GW.

The MAC's worst offense can't stay on the field for more than 3 plays... and that makes it tough an average (at best) MAC defense.

Watch the Soccer Gametracker on your phone... http://www.sidearmstats.com/bgsu/msoc/ Starts at 1:00 PM

It might be more exciting... and less depressing... than watching what's happening on the football field. The only bright spot will be Wagner's tackle numbers.

Go Zips...

Go Zips Soccer... (Godz Team)

Akron Zips Soccer on your phone??? Dude! I've been waiting for technology to catch up with The Beautiful Game. Now at last we're seeing it happen. As far as "boring" goes...well, I just want to thank ESPN for not placing that Syracuse game on the tube. If Michael Jackson had known the power of Akron football to cure insomnia he wouldn't have had to turn to that doctor's needles.

[K92]

I am not going to be able to tailgate this weekend since I was involved in an accident while entering lot 34 last Saturday. My van is being repaired, so no go. $3600 damage. Yikes! My brother-in-law and I are planning to just hit Pints! at 10 AM when they open, get a bite to eat and a couple of beers there. Since I didn't make it to lot 9 to meet any of you last week, I hope to make up for it this week.

[Zip_ME87]

Soccer on the moon is boring. Sorry. On the phone? If anybody catches me watching soccer on my phone...just shoot me.

For the rest of my life I won't be able to figure out why soccer fans feel the need to convince football fans that soccer is....(fill in the blank).

Akron soccer is awesome, I'm glad. I'm happy for Akron, and their fans. It just bores me to tears. Sorry.

Just one question for you Dr. Z...have you watched the Akron Mens Soccer team last year or this year? I find that there is plenty of boring soccer being played throughout the world, but not by our Zips Mens team nor by the top teams in the World. Enough said...I'm not trying to convert you to being a soccer fan; just curious.

[Dr Z]

Just one question for you Dr. Z...have you watched the Akron Mens Soccer team last year or this year?

Yes, I dedicated hours of my life to watch Zips tournament soccer (vs UNC & Virginia) last year on tv and never saw the Zips score one goal. As a matter of fact, NOBODY scored a goal. I enjoy my weekends too much to suffer through that ever again. Go Zips Soccer! Win it all, if they win and score a goal this time I will watch it on youtube.

[ZachTheZip]

GW fan looking for dining advice in Akron.

I don't have an account on AGS, but maybe someone here does.

[suitanim]

I also would like to point out that the GWU media guide lists twelve all-Big South preseason all-conference players from GWU, and the conference itself lists 8, not 7, so the team is obviously talented at their level of play.

[GoZipsGoZips]

Can you guys read? Did I say that I was a soccer fan trying to convert football fans?

I went to The Ohio State University first... and I will always be an Ohio State Football Fan.

That's real football... and a real football program... where some of the best players in Ohio... and the rest of the country commit... very similar to Akron Soccer.

This area has thousands of Akron Alumni who are also grads from other schools (I have 3 degrees... went to 3 schools). Ask around in the stands... or the bars... and you will find thousands of NCAA Football Fans who are looking for an excuse to pull for Akron (one of their Alma Maters). We outnumber this forum 1000 - 1. We just get tired of waiting... for decades... for a real Football Program to surface.

If you look at the HS Football pool around here... you have to wonder how Akron cannot be dominating the MAC.

Ohio state lands Beenie Wells in 2006... Akron's second best back (Carter) goes to Syracuse... and Akron gets... what the Big Ten... and what the rest of the MAC passes over.

If U Akron could land some decent HS football players from the Akron-Canton area (e.g., 2nd team all conference) or lure outstanding players from smaller colleges (B-W, Mt Union, etc)... we would have the second best program in the state... and be on the same level as Cincy... and maybe Pitt.

But... what we have is not a football program... it's a joke. If you do not think that Akron football is a joke... keep watching... like we do. It will never change. Even the MAC Championship Team was an average MAC team (7-6 maybe?) that managed a decent game in the MAC Championship (nice catch) after beating other avergae MAC East teams on tie-breakers.

If you want to see REAL FOOTBALL... WATCH BIG TEN FOOTBALL.

If you want to see a real program at Akron... watch Akron Soccer.

Porter sure sure doesn't have any issues landing the very best players available... anywhere. He looses 3 guys to the pros... and gets three team USA players... all with International Soccer Experience (U-18, U-19, U-20)... plus a few other players from other countries.

Hell... even the Ladies Tennis team is a good program... and they came from nowhere. [if you are a UA student... you should be hitting on them... instead of reading a forum.]

How many HS All-Americans did the football team land?

Kapish?

[Zip_ME87]

Just one question for you Dr. Z...have you watched the Akron Mens Soccer team last year or this year?

Yes, I dedicated hours of my life to watch Zips tournament soccer (vs UNC & Virginia) last year on tv and never saw the Zips score one goal. As a matter of fact, NOBODY scored a goal. I enjoy my weekends too much to suffer through that ever again. Go Zips Soccer! Win it all, if they win and score a goal this time I will watch it on youtube.

Thanks. Now, I understand your perspective. I might have found that boring on tv. However, it was not boring (cold & wet, but not boring) inside Wakemed Soccer Park (Cary, NC). Go Zips (all Zips)!

[Dr Z]

I went to The Ohio State University first... and I will always be an Ohio State Football Fan.

Here is a great place to write about your favorite football team. Here is a great place to write about your favorite soccer team.

[suitanim]

The Zips will win this game convincingly for the same reason Syracuse beat them convincingly. Cuse was more physical and had better all-around team speed than the Zips, especially across their lines. The Runnin' Bulldogs are every bit as big as the Zips (in fact their biggest OL and DL are much bigger than our biggest), but the reason these kids play for a middle-of-the-road D1aa school instead of a Big Ten or even a MAC school is their ability to move.

The Zips will be more than they can handle in every phase of the game, and I expect the final score to be much like the Morgan State game last year.

[g-mann17]

Can you guys read? Did I say that I was a soccer fan trying to convert football fans?

I went to The Ohio State University first... and I will always be an Ohio State Football Fan.

That's real football... and a real football program... where some of the best players in Ohio... and the rest of the country commit... very similar to Akron Soccer.

This area has thousands of Akron Alumni who are also grads from other schools (I have 3 degrees... went to 3 schools). Ask around in the stands... or the bars... and you will find thousands of NCAA Football Fans who are looking for an excuse to pull for Akron (one of their Alma Maters). We outnumber this forum 1000 - 1. We just get tired of waiting... for decades... for a real Football Program to surface.

If you look at the HS Football pool around here... you have to wonder how Akron cannot be dominating the MAC.

Ohio state lands Beenie Wells in 2006... Akron's second best back (Carter) goes to Syracuse... and Akron gets... what the Big Ten... and what the rest of the MAC passes over.

If U Akron could land some decent HS football players from the Akron-Canton area (e.g., 2nd team all conference) or lure outstanding players from smaller colleges (B-W, Mt Union, etc)... we would have the second best program in the state... and be on the same level as Cincy... and maybe Pitt.

But... what we have is not a football program... it's a joke. If you do not think that Akron football is a joke... keep watching... like we do. It will never change. Even the MAC Championship Team was an average MAC team (7-6 maybe?) that managed a decent game in the MAC Championship (nice catch) after beating other avergae MAC East teams on tie-breakers.

If you want to see REAL FOOTBALL... WATCH BIG TEN FOOTBALL.

If you want to see a real program at Akron... watch Akron Soccer.

Porter sure sure doesn't have any issues landing the very best players available... anywhere. He looses 3 guys to the pros... and gets three team USA players... all with International Soccer Experience (U-18, U-19, U-20)... plus a few other players from other countries.

Hell... even the Ladies Tennis team is a good program... and they came from nowhere. [if you are a UA student... you should be hitting on them... instead of reading a forum.]

How many HS All-Americans did the football team land?

Kapish?

Wow....

You are the problem. "Real football" You make it seem to kids in the area that if they go to Akron they are a joke. Do you not see how dumb your concept is. You can't recruit the best talent if everyone that is in the ear of the best talent are constantly "Akron sucks, you don't want to go there"

You are a front runner, I'm sure you watch the "best NFL team" and the "best baseball team" as well.

You are an idiot.

[UA Fan]

GZGZ is at least a Tosu alum, as opposed to most of the millions of their other fans (wrap your mind around that...*millions* of fans). Decent football facilities and a reasonably attractive campus are a recent phenomenon at UA. There are 7 other Ohio 1A schools competing for Ohio players, including the 800-lb gorilla, not to mention just about every other school east of the Mississippi. It's tough to move up the food chain when no one associates Akron with 'winning tradition', but the rise of Cinci gives me hope. If soccer were a major sport in the U.S., we probably couldn't be perched at the top there either.

[Zipsrifle]

GZGZ is at least a Tosu alum, as opposed to most of the millions of their other fans (wrap your mind around that...*millions* of fans). Decent football facilities and a reasonably attractive campus are a recent phenomenon at UA. There are 7 other Ohio 1A schools competing for Ohio players, including the 800-lb gorilla, not to mention just about every other school east of the Mississippi. It's tough to move up the food chain when no one associates Akron with 'winning tradition', but the rise of Cinci gives me hope. If soccer were a major sport in the U.S., we probably couldn't be perched at the top there either.

Yea, if you are an OSU alum, then you should support OSU. I'm an Akron alum and will support them in everything without a second thought because I don't need to be aligned with a "Winner" to feel good about myself.

[GoZipsGoZips]

Wow....

You are the problem. "Real football" You make it seem to kids in the area that if they go to Akron they are a joke. Do you not see how dumb your concept is. You can't recruit the best talent if everyone that is in the ear of the best talent are constantly "Akron sucks, you don't want to go there"

You are a front runner, I'm sure you watch the "best NFL team" and the "best baseball team" as well.

You are an idiot.

Front runner and idiot... huh?

Are you illiterate... or just brainless... ? Learn how to read. Who said anything about rooting for first place teams?

I root for my teams... schools where I spent much of my time... and got degress (OSU, Akron, Stanford)... but I refuse to root for a pathertic program as it's pointless.

How many degrees do you have... genius? I'd guess NONE.

Chances are that your house would fit in my garage.... and that you couldn't pay my property taxes with your income.

With 1519 posts... you're just a flippin punk who likes to hear himself. There's no reason to live on a forum and post your opinion every 45 seconds.

Study something worthwhile... maybe you can get in a graduate program some day.

The more you comment here... the more illterate you sound.

Give it up.

Get a life...

Find a girlfriend...

Grow the hell up...

[Wally B]

It's time (maybe past time) to start looking ahead. From this article, it's possible the Zips will see a couple of freshmen at RB for the Running Bulldogs.

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Gaffney's article in today's Beacon says GW has 19 returning starters. The 28-14 opening day win over Brevard doesn't sound too impressive though.

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I actually vacation in Brevard every year...... i'm not iight evempressed; they're mainly known for White Squirrels (seriously) hell, i thought they'd be d-III

[Wally B]

Can you guys read? Did I say that I was a soccer fan trying to convert football fans?

I went to The Ohio State University first... and I will always be an Ohio State Football Fan.

That's real football... and a real football program... where some of the best players in Ohio... and the rest of the country commit... very similar to Akron Soccer.

This area has thousands of Akron Alumni who are also grads from other schools (I have 3 degrees... went to 3 schools). Ask around in the stands... or the bars... and you will find thousands of NCAA Football Fans who are looking for an excuse to pull for Akron (one of their Alma Maters). We outnumber this forum 1000 - 1. We just get tired of waiting... for decades... for a real Football Program to surface.

If you look at the HS Football pool around here... you have to wonder how Akron cannot be dominating the MAC.

Ohio state lands Beenie Wells in 2006... Akron's second best back (Carter) goes to Syracuse... and Akron gets... what the Big Ten... and what the rest of the MAC passes over.

If U Akron could land some decent HS football players from the Akron-Canton area (e.g., 2nd team all conference) or lure outstanding players from smaller colleges (B-W, Mt Union, etc)... we would have the second best program in the state... and be on the same level as Cincy... and maybe Pitt.

But... what we have is not a football program... it's a joke. If you do not think that Akron football is a joke... keep watching... like we do. It will never change. Even the MAC Championship Team was an average MAC team (7-6 maybe?) that managed a decent game in the MAC Championship (nice catch) after beating other avergae MAC East teams on tie-breakers.

If you want to see REAL FOOTBALL... WATCH BIG TEN FOOTBALL.

If you want to see a real program at Akron... watch Akron Soccer.

Porter sure sure doesn't have any issues landing the very best players available... anywhere. He looses 3 guys to the pros... and gets three team USA players... all with International Soccer Experience (U-18, U-19, U-20)... plus a few other players from other countries.

Hell... even the Ladies Tennis team is a good program... and they came from nowhere. [if you are a UA student... you should be hitting on them... instead of reading a forum.]

How many HS All-Americans did the football team land?

Kapish?

Wow....

You are the problem. "Real football" You make it seem to kids in the area that if they go to Akron they are a joke. Do you not see how dumb your concept is. You can't recruit the best talent if everyone that is in the ear of the best talent are constantly "Akron sucks, you don't want to go there"

You are a front runner, I'm sure you watch the "best NFL team" and the "best baseball team" as well.

You are an idiot.

Yes, yes, and yes

Look people, Stop letting Glen Beck P-you off before you come on here and express your opinions. You just end up looking like the 30 or so white conservative tea partiers "rallying" outside this coffee shop i'm in, who believe they represent a cross section of the real "America"

Point is, why is everyone so angry this year, it's not like we didn't see this coming. JD did a great job with the talent he was given but doomed his tenure with a lack of recruiting skills. CJ11 skunked the 2009 season and we knew we would have to start over, like it or not. So if you're tired of waiting, just leave......

As a true Akron fan all i want to see this year is the following.

- development of players at skill positions who will be with us for awhile

- re-emergence of the Akron attitude, and players who play until the final gun!

- beat Can't (icing)

- honest debate about the progress of the above from fellow Nation posters

My expectations will rise as iCoaches tenure proceedes. If not we'll move on (again) and i will still root for my school, happy or not. Look Marshall has NEVER beaten WV. WV dosn't even want to play in Huntington, and they lost a hartbreaker last night. Yet the Marshall fans come back because they love their school.

To all OSU, co/OSU fans. I welcome your support for our program. We will get better if it takes us another 100 years, at which point we will beat you (again ). But if you come on hear and chant that b10 football w/ the likes of Indiana and NW constitutes "real" football, then you are not an Akron fan second, third or even period. Even if you have a degree from our fine institution. Go away and enjoy your mass marketed bs.... We'll be fine w/out your pity

GZGZ: You are NOT a fan

[Wally B]

Back to the actual game,

Akron up on GW 21-17 as we approach the half.

I said it before, this is the school that beat App State when they were nationall ranked. They are not cupcakes and it should be a good game. They are not Murray State

[ksu sucks]

Akron up on GW 21-17 as we approach the half.

I said it before, this is the school that beat App State when they were nationall ranked. They are not cupcakes and it should be a good game. They are not Murray State

Even so, the fact that this game is so close at halftime is scary. I was willing to dismiss the Syracuse loss. I don't know how to explain this one.

It might be a long season...

[Spin]

Too bad we couldn't open against GW.

[ksu sucks]

Nate Burney(and the o-line) sound beastly.

Our secondary needs fixed.