Catching Up and Reminiscing with Hipsher

[johnnyzip84]

Dayton Daily News Article

[Zips Win!]

Dayton Daily News Article

I remember listening to the Buffalo game he referenced. I was in the car listening as my wife/kids were shopping.

I almost kicked the radio in as the lead was melting away. Gotta love D. Hip....

[johnnyzip84]

Dayton Daily News Article

I remember listening to the Buffalo game he refenced. I was in the car listening as my wife/kids were shopping.

I almost kicked the radio in as the lead was melting away. Gotta love D. Hip....

I seem to remember watching it on TV and having a similar reaction. Can anyone confirm if the game was televized?

[Hilltopper]

Sounds like he had anger management issues from the beginning.

“That loss pretty much wrecked our season — it kept us from going to the NCAA Tournament,” Donoher remembered Tuesday afternoon. “There were some questionable calls at the end of the game and as we’re walking off the court, the game ball came bouncing Dan’s way.”

At this point in the story, Donoher started chuckling:

“Well, Dan sees that ball and sticks his foot out and gives it a pretty good punt. I don’t think it was a 70-yarder, but it had pretty good force on it. The only problem was I was right in front of him and it drove the ball right into my arm. My fist ended up getting jammed into my shoulder and I’m out there ‘ooohing’ and ‘owwwing’ on the court. And poor Dan, he felt terrible.”

[Zip Watcher]

Probably this game?

This is probably the game, and it looks like maybe it cost the Zips a bye? Or at least an easier home game? They lost the next game to OU @ home.

I don't remember this game as much as I remember the one in 2000 when the Zips were rolling through the league at 7-1 or more, and lost a game late @ UB with a few timely turnovers. Was the beginning of the end for that team ending the season 3-7 in their next 10 or something like that.

EDIT: Didn't cost them a bye but perhaps they would have had the 12 seed @ home instead of the 11 seed? Per Wiki.

[GoZips]

Dayton Daily News Article

John Burns, a former Wittenberg player. And John Pignatti, a UD grad

Two coaches mentioned in the article that were assistants at Akron under Hip.

Both are great guys.

[Zip Watcher]

Pigatti now a JUCO head coach.

[Captain Kangaroo]

“He looks down at me and I say something smart like, ‘Well, that’s what you get — I told you!’ And he goes, ‘ #&%# you, that’s what I get! I was just making a point.’ ”

The post-game interview of that Buffalo game was the best radio of all time. It went something like:

"#&%# #&%# Ball....#&%# #&%# Bosley....#&%# #&%# Andrick.....#&%# #&%# referees!!!"

[Captain Kangaroo]

Dayton Daily News Article

BTW - Thanks to you I can't get this f-ing song out of my head today!

[johnnyzip84]

Dayton Daily News Article

BTW - Thanks to you I can't get this f-ing song out of my head today!

To add insult to injury, I can't even see or hear (video's blocked here) the song that I unfortunately stuck in your head I'll have to wait until I get home to see how much (brain) damage I caused!

[johnnyzip84]

I owe you a couple of :CK_brew: for that, CK! Ouch!

[skip-zip]

Ahh yes. A memory I still can't forget. I have admit, the years that Dan was running our basketball program, and Lee was running our football program nearly lost me forever as a Zips fan. Those were some dark days, all the way on up to the people running the show.

[johnnyzip84]

I wonder if anything was destroyed on the 'Bama bench last night?

And how good does U@B's win at UD look right now?