K-Roo Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 Really, this is the best he could do????MAC Preview 2011"Akron will be scandalized when the school's kangaroo mascot, Zippy, demoralized by another last-place finish, suddenly denounces the team and begins rampaging through nearly empty Infocision Stadium with a stockpile of undistributed Thunder Stix. Police will eventually corner Zippy in an empty section and bring him into custody with the help of tasers before the happy-go-lucky marsupial can throw himself over the edge of the stadium." Quote
yazan07 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 Really, this is the best he could do????MAC Preview 2011"Akron will be scandalized when the school's kangaroo mascot, Zippy, demoralized by another last-place finish, suddenly denounces the team and begins rampaging through nearly empty Infocision Stadium with a stockpile of undistributed Thunder Stix. Police will eventually corner Zippy in an empty section and bring him into custody with the help of tasers before the happy-go-lucky marsupial can throw himself over the edge of the stadium."Yeah for real...at least say "her" when referring to Zippy, since she's a girl Quote
GP1 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Posted July 19, 2011 Really, this is the best he could do????Great question! While the author did it in jest, there is a serious point to be made. That point is how little there is upon which to predict. The Zips lost a lot of seniors after last season so a lot of players on the field will be new. 34 is the best player on a defense that fell apart against a I-AA team last year. The QB situation is up in the air. Lots of new starters. Not a lot of information flows from the Athletic Department or football program. Given all of that, on some level I understand why the author wrote what he did. A paragraph joking about Zippy is more interesting than the team at this point. Makes me sad typing that. Want a better write up? Have a more interesting team. Quote
K92 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Posted July 20, 2011 Really, this is the best he could do????MAC Preview 2011"Akron will be scandalized when the school's kangaroo mascot, Zippy, demoralized by another last-place finish, suddenly denounces the team and begins rampaging through nearly empty Infocision Stadium with a stockpile of undistributed Thunder Stix. Police will eventually corner Zippy in an empty section and bring him into custody with the help of tasers before the happy-go-lucky marsupial can throw himself over the edge of the stadium."That preview was an attempt at being funny from a source that probably care less about the MAC whatsoever. This one comes from MAC "specialists". Read this gem. http://www.vandelaysports.com/football/mac...2011/akron.html Quote
Buckzip Posted July 20, 2011 Report Posted July 20, 2011 Really, this is the best he could do????MAC Preview 2011"Akron will be scandalized when the school's kangaroo mascot, Zippy, demoralized by another last-place finish, suddenly denounces the team and begins rampaging through nearly empty Infocision Stadium with a stockpile of undistributed Thunder Stix. Police will eventually corner Zippy in an empty section and bring him into custody with the help of tasers before the happy-go-lucky marsupial can throw himself over the edge of the stadium."That preview was an attempt at being funny from a source that probably care less about the MAC whatsoever. This one comes from MAC "specialists". Read this gem. http://www.vandelaysports.com/football/mac...2011/akron.htmlThat's pretty ugly. Quote
Zipgrad01 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Posted July 20, 2011 Really, this is the best he could do????MAC Preview 2011"Akron will be scandalized when the school's kangaroo mascot, Zippy, demoralized by another last-place finish, suddenly denounces the team and begins rampaging through nearly empty Infocision Stadium with a stockpile of undistributed Thunder Stix. Police will eventually corner Zippy in an empty section and bring him into custody with the help of tasers before the happy-go-lucky marsupial can throw himself over the edge of the stadium."That preview was an attempt at being funny from a source that probably care less about the MAC whatsoever. This one comes from MAC "specialists". Read this gem. http://www.vandelaysports.com/football/mac...2011/akron.htmlThat's pretty ugly.I couldnt care less about these predictions. These guys know nothing about the MAC or the Zips. The talent level of the freshman and sophomores is vastly improved over what we have seen in quite a few years. I just can't see us being a 1-11 team with Chisolm, Williams, , etc... being introduced to the offense. Quote
K92 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Posted July 20, 2011 Really, this is the best he could do????MAC Preview 2011"Akron will be scandalized when the school's kangaroo mascot, Zippy, demoralized by another last-place finish, suddenly denounces the team and begins rampaging through nearly empty Infocision Stadium with a stockpile of undistributed Thunder Stix. Police will eventually corner Zippy in an empty section and bring him into custody with the help of tasers before the happy-go-lucky marsupial can throw himself over the edge of the stadium."That preview was an attempt at being funny from a source that probably care less about the MAC whatsoever. This one comes from MAC "specialists". Read this gem. http://www.vandelaysports.com/football/mac...2011/akron.htmlThat's pretty ugly.I couldnt care less about these predictions. These guys know nothing about the MAC or the Zips. The talent level of the freshman and sophomores is vastly improved over what we have seen in quite a few years. I just can't see us being a 1-11 team with Chisolm, Williams, , etc... being introduced to the offense.Vandelay is supposedly a MAC expert service. You gave a better preview of the Zips in a couple of sentences. A service like Vandelay putting out garbage like this is a joke. First of all, they should pick up a roster. "Gray" Pride hasn't been here for months and Richard Hall is a more recent disappearance. Secondly, at least know who performed well in the spring. No mention of Chisholm. I can accept someone from Rivals making a smart-ass prediction for entertainment's sake. He wasn't trying to peddle real analysis. This joker from Vandelay was. Quote
Zipgrad01 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Posted July 21, 2011 Really, this is the best he could do????MAC Preview 2011"Akron will be scandalized when the school's kangaroo mascot, Zippy, demoralized by another last-place finish, suddenly denounces the team and begins rampaging through nearly empty Infocision Stadium with a stockpile of undistributed Thunder Stix. Police will eventually corner Zippy in an empty section and bring him into custody with the help of tasers before the happy-go-lucky marsupial can throw himself over the edge of the stadium."That preview was an attempt at being funny from a source that probably care less about the MAC whatsoever. This one comes from MAC "specialists". Read this gem. http://www.vandelaysports.com/football/mac...2011/akron.htmlThat's pretty ugly.I couldnt care less about these predictions. These guys know nothing about the MAC or the Zips. The talent level of the freshman and sophomores is vastly improved over what we have seen in quite a few years. I just can't see us being a 1-11 team with Chisolm, Williams, , etc... being introduced to the offense.Vandelay is supposedly a MAC expert service. You gave a better preview of the Zips in a couple of sentences. A service like Vandelay putting out garbage like this is a joke. First of all, they should pick up a roster. "Gray" Pride hasn't been here for months and Richard Hall is a more recent disappearance. Secondly, at least know who performed well in the spring. No mention of Chisholm. I can accept someone from Rivals making a smart-ass prediction for entertainment's sake. He wasn't trying to peddle real analysis. This joker from Vandelay was.Is Hall actually gone? I haven't seen that, but I do notice that he isn't on the roster. People are always missing from those, so I thought it was just an accidental omit. Quote
K92 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Posted July 21, 2011 I had the understanding that Hall was gone. Hopefully I am wrong. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted July 21, 2011 Report Posted July 21, 2011 Really, this is the best he could do????MAC Preview 2011"Akron will be scandalized when the school's kangaroo mascot, Zippy, demoralized by another last-place finish, suddenly denounces the team and begins rampaging through nearly empty Infocision Stadium with a stockpile of undistributed Thunder Stix. Police will eventually corner Zippy in an empty section and bring him into custody with the help of tasers before the happy-go-lucky marsupial can throw himself over the edge of the stadium."That preview was an attempt at being funny from a source that probably care less about the MAC whatsoever. This one comes from MAC "specialists". Read this gem. http://www.vandelaysports.com/football/mac...2011/akron.htmlThat's pretty ugly.I couldnt care less about these predictions. These guys know nothing about the MAC or the Zips. The talent level of the freshman and sophomores is vastly improved over what we have seen in quite a few years. I just can't see us being a 1-11 team with Chisolm, Williams, , etc... being introduced to the offense.Vandelay is supposedly a MAC expert service. You gave a better preview of the Zips in a couple of sentences. A service like Vandelay putting out garbage like this is a joke. First of all, they should pick up a roster. "Gray" Pride hasn't been here for months and Richard Hall is a more recent disappearance. Secondly, at least know who performed well in the spring. No mention of Chisholm. I can accept someone from Rivals making a smart-ass prediction for entertainment's sake. He wasn't trying to peddle real analysis. This joker from Vandelay was.Vandelay writes up their MAC predictions in March/April for Athlon. They can't publish them on their own site for months. Nick (the guy who writes this stuff) knows the MAC as a whole better than most. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted July 21, 2011 Report Posted July 21, 2011 You shouldn't dismiss what I have say without checking to see if you're correct first. It makes you look ignorant. Quote
K92 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Posted July 21, 2011 You shouldn't dismiss what I have say without checking to see if you're correct first. It makes you look ignorant.How am I incorrect on anything? Nick in Cleveland posted his previews on the mac board yesterday with outdated information that is totally irrelevant to any real fan. I guess he was too busy to update his previews. How is it that I am ignorant? Quote
ZachTheZip Posted July 21, 2011 Report Posted July 21, 2011 You shouldn't dismiss what I have say without checking to see if you're correct first. It makes you look ignorant.How am I incorrect on anything? Nick in Cleveland posted his previews on the mac board yesterday with outdated information that is totally irrelevant to any real fan. I guess he was too busy to update his previews. How is it that I am ignorant?You posted a picture that said that I'm full of crap regarding the fact that I pointed out that the write-up was meant for Athlon and was using months-old information. How weren't you incorrect? Quote
K92 Posted July 21, 2011 Report Posted July 21, 2011 You shouldn't dismiss what I have say without checking to see if you're correct first. It makes you look ignorant.How am I incorrect on anything? Nick in Cleveland posted his previews on the mac board yesterday with outdated information that is totally irrelevant to any real fan. I guess he was too busy to update his previews. How is it that I am ignorant?You posted a picture that said that I'm full of crap regarding the fact that I pointed out that the write-up was meant for Athlon and was using months-old information. How weren't you incorrect?First of all, Nick posted no disclaimer that he was posting outdated rubbish. To post months old previews is at the least lazy, at the most totally incompetent. What possible utility does a Zip fan get from reading that posting. None. You may also relay to your friend Nick that although he does know more than most about the MAC as a whole, he might want to proofread his documents before he posts them. If someone posted such an inane, irrelevant preview on this board as a novice writing fan it would be laughed at. It serves no purpose. You passed him off as "knowing". That is why I made my statement. Quote
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