clarkwgriswold Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 The Toledo Rockets come to the JAR Tuesday night to face the Zips. The Rockets are 10-9 going into Saturday’s rivalry game against Bowling Green. 6’1” junior guard Sonny Wilson leads the Rockets at 17.4 ppg. 6’1” freshman guard Leroy Blyden, Jr. scores 15.4 ppg. 6’7” senior forward Sean Craig scores 12.8 ppg while leading the team in rebounding at 7.9 rpg. Quote
Zips1991 Posted January 24 Report Posted January 24 3 hours ago, csims0917 said: 2500 shirts for the Blue Out! But what are they gonna do with the other 1,000 shirts? 😆 1 Quote
NWAkron Posted January 25 Report Posted January 25 https://akronzippedup.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share Excellent reporting from Zipped Up which includes some crazy awful stats on the Rockets. 1 Quote
csims0917 Posted January 26 Report Posted January 26 Really sucks this game ended up the same week as Kent. I’m sure a lot of people will choose Kent over this that don’t want to go to both. Roo blue night usually does pretty well and people know Toledo is usually good. We got hosed for home games this year by the conference scheduling 2 Quote
Blue & Gold Posted January 26 Report Posted January 26 It's rough out. I hope a few people show up tomorrow. UT is typically one of the best games of the year 😕 Quote
Zips1991 Posted January 26 Report Posted January 26 1 minute ago, Blue & Gold said: It's rough out. I hope a few people show up tomorrow. UT is typically one of the best games of the year 😕 I'm hoping tomorrow night is just far enough out from the snow storm that people will be able to get there with little issue. But it will be interesting to see how many show up. 1 Quote
Blue & Gold Posted January 26 Report Posted January 26 1 minute ago, Zips1991 said: I'm hoping tomorrow night is just far enough out from the snow storm that people will be able to get there with little issue. But it will be interesting to see how many show up. I was planning on bringing a group of 12 but had to do the 'adult' thing & cancel the outing. But still planning on bringing the same group to the KSUcks game!!! 🤞🙏🤞🙏 5 Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 26 Report Posted January 26 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Zips1991 said: I'm hoping tomorrow night is just far enough out from the snow storm that people will be able to get there with little issue. But it will be interesting to see how many show up. I work remotely so I haven't had to leave the house today. My road, which is moderately busy, appears cleared. I imagine they will be working on the side streets today. It could still be a challenge for fans coming from more remote areas. Edited January 26 by kreed5120 Quote
72 Roo Posted January 26 Report Posted January 26 I'm coming from Franklin County where there is a level 3 snow advisory yesterday and today (no going out except for emergency). I hope the advisory is eased and NE Ohio is OK with its roads. Toledo is one team I love to hate. Right up there with OU, but not even close to the emotion Kent generates. 2 Quote
csims0917 Posted January 26 Report Posted January 26 Got a brand new car so I’m excited to test it in the cold lol. Hoping for another fast start. Team should be feeling fresh after an extra day off cause of the Friday game. We will see. 1 Quote
Zips1991 Posted January 26 Report Posted January 26 Akron is favored by 13.5 points with the O/U of 169.5 (again). 1 Quote
UAZipster0305 Posted January 27 Report Posted January 27 It is amazing how poor our all-time (42-33 UT leads) and recent records are against Toledo despite our being the dominant program in the conference. It is equally amazing how UT has had good programs and dominated us through history yet has not appeared in the NCAA Tournament since 1980. Baffling! Just when I start feeling sorry for the UT fans in the context of basketball, I realize there is a football side of the coin, and the pity disappears quickly. 1 1 Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 27 Report Posted January 27 26 minutes ago, UAZipster0305 said: It is amazing how poor our all-time (42-33 UT leads) and recent records are against Toledo despite our being the dominant program in the conference. It is equally amazing how UT has had good programs and dominated us through history yet has not appeared in the NCAA Tournament since 1980. Baffling! Just when I start feeling sorry for the UT fans in the context of basketball, I realize there is a football side of the coin, and the pity disappears quickly. Toledo has been a good regular season team for much of TK tenure. Only the last 2 years or so have they regressed. Toledo's bigger problem is they have consistently underachieved in March. 1 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 27 Report Posted January 27 3 hours ago, UAZipster0305 said: It is amazing how poor our all-time (42-33 UT leads) and recent records are against Toledo despite our being the dominant program in the conference. It is equally amazing how UT has had good programs and dominated us through history yet has not appeared in the NCAA Tournament since 1980. Baffling! Just when I start feeling sorry for the UT fans in the context of basketball, I realize there is a football side of the coin, and the pity disappears quickly. We are Kowalchoke's regular season Super Bowl. The only numbers that matter for Toledo are 1 9 8 0. 2 Quote
UAZipster0305 Posted January 27 Report Posted January 27 (edited) As others have said, this is a trap game against an opponent we do not usually fare well against. Still, we are at home against a MAC opponent with inferior talent into the mature part of our schedule. Zips win, 90-80, pulling away at the end. Edited January 27 by UAZipster0305 Quote
Reslife4Life Posted January 27 Report Posted January 27 In the shoot around pictures on Instagram halligan is wearing a face guard. Chabi is down to a wrap on his hand 2 Quote
Zips1991 Posted January 27 Report Posted January 27 5 minutes ago, Reslife4Life said: In the shoot around pictures on Instagram halligan is wearing a face guard. Chabi is down to a wrap on his hand I'm thinking they're aiming for Chabi to be back for the Kent game, which would be great considering they have good bigs. Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 27 Report Posted January 27 For those going to the game be safe. My fiancé works at the orthopedic hospital near Fairlawn and she said it's a near whiteout. Quote
UAZipster0305 Posted January 27 Report Posted January 27 10 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: For those going to the game be safe. My fiancé works at the orthopedic hospital near Fairlawn and she said it's a near whiteout. On the radar it looks like a quick passing squall line. Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 27 Report Posted January 27 25 minutes ago, UAZipster0305 said: On the radar it looks like a quick passing squall line. Yes, i was coming from Stark County and just got to Akron. Pretty sure I drove through it around the CAK airport. Quote
kreed5120 Posted January 27 Report Posted January 27 I don't think there is any danger of shirts running out. I'd be surprised if there is 1000 in attendance Quote
UAZipster0305 Posted January 27 Report Posted January 27 Time to start a big game week off right! LFG!!! Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted January 27 Author Report Posted January 27 Zack with a mask. Broken nose? Quote
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