Thank you, Coach Bowden

[g-mann17]

I know he will never see this, or probably won't.

But thank you Coach Bowden for two things.

1. For pushing to get your way to our school. It shows you have a belief that something can be done here. So many of us were on the brink of being hopeless, of giving up. You wanting to be here, seeking out the administration and pushing to get here is a bright light, a great moment for us when everything was darkness and awful football moments.

2. Also, thank you for that hope. Thank you for giving a group of fans, if even for a minute, a moment of unity, confidence, pride and hope for the future of our football program.

[jdurbinakron]

I know he will never see this, or probably won't.

But thank you Coach Bowden for two things.

1. For pushing to get your way to our school. It shows you have a belief that something can be done here. So many of us were on the brink of being hopeless, of giving up. You wanting to be here, seeking out the administration and pushing to get here is a bright light, a great moment for us when everything was darkness and awful football moments.

2. Also, thank you for that hope. Thank you for giving a group of fans, if even for a minute, a moment of unity, confidence, pride and hope for the future of our football program.

I'll second this. I just hope the university remembers the fans that stuck through the team during the past few years.

[GP1]

Among many other reasons, thanks for giving me a reason to take my Akron Zips sweatshirt off the shelf. I'll be wearing it around Charlotte tonight.

Go Zips!!

[Buckzip]

I will say this when others have said bad things about Akron.

There is a true college football insider that is connected with Ohio and national college football that has stated that Akron is the best job in the MAC and 2nd best in Ohio with the facilites and potential to challenge anyone.

He has stated that many college football people agree with this too.

I won't say who said this because I will be attacked for where it came from, but this guy knows his stuff and admittedly hates Akron because of the way Akron treated JD. He thinks TW is a bad person.

But he has stated Akron is a sleeping giant in football.

[ZipRoo]

How did we "treat JD?" Wasn't he pretty much another hack head-coach-wannabe who got lucky, backing into the playoffs with a 6-6 record and Owens' players, and winning a game only on a miracle catch by Hixon that was the biggest defensive blunder imaginable?

What, were we supposed to "reward" ol' JD for leading the Zips to the brink of mediocrity, and then saying "jump!" ?

I agree on your other points, though.

[zippy_ua_00]

Is he a former osu player and is he on a saturday sports show with lee corso

[Roo2]

How did we "treat JD?" Wasn't he pretty much another hack head-coach-wannabe who got lucky, backing into the playoffs with a 6-6 record and Owens' players, and winning a game only on a miracle catch by Hixon that was the biggest defensive blunder imaginable?

What, were we supposed to "reward" ol' JD for leading the Zips to the brink of mediocrity, and then saying "jump!" ?

I agree on your other points, though.

The "JD" he talks about might be Jim Dennison.

[Zipmeister]

Does he shill for Discover Card?

[ZipRoo]

How did we "treat JD?" Wasn't he pretty much another hack head-coach-wannabe who got lucky, backing into the playoffs with a 6-6 record and Owens' players, and winning a game only on a miracle catch by Hixon that was the biggest defensive blunder imaginable?

What, were we supposed to "reward" ol' JD for leading the Zips to the brink of mediocrity, and then saying "jump!" ?

I agree on your other points, though.

The "JD" he talks about might be Jim Dennison.

Ahh, good point. What an alphabetical coincidence.

[Buckzip]

How did we "treat JD?" Wasn't he pretty much another hack head-coach-wannabe who got lucky, backing into the playoffs with a 6-6 record and Owens' players, and winning a game only on a miracle catch by Hixon that was the biggest defensive blunder imaginable?

What, were we supposed to "reward" ol' JD for leading the Zips to the brink of mediocrity, and then saying "jump!" ?

I agree on your other points, though.

Ha, Not Herbstreit. LOL.

Akron tried to snake their way out of paying JD when he left even though they fired him. There are some behind the scenes stuff that made TW look like more of an ass than most of us already thought.

Think about the way Reno was treated here also.

[Zipsrifle]

I know he will never see this, or probably won't.

But thank you Coach Bowden for two things.

1. For pushing to get your way to our school. It shows you have a belief that something can be done here. So many of us were on the brink of being hopeless, of giving up. You wanting to be here, seeking out the administration and pushing to get here is a bright light, a great moment for us when everything was darkness and awful football moments.

2. Also, thank you for that hope. Thank you for giving a group of fans, if even for a minute, a moment of unity, confidence, pride and hope for the future of our football program.

I'll second this. I just hope the university remembers the fans that stuck through the team during the past few years.

HA! If you don't give UA money, they don't care how loyal to the program you are.