Marty McFly Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I have seen on here more than a couple of times that UA fans refer to Miami as "The Sweaters"Looking for the reason(s) why... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipAlumn Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I have seen on here more than a couple of times that UA fans refer to Miami as "The Sweaters"Looking for the reason(s) why...I am not sure .... could it be that the way the team plays basketball they are always "sweating out" close games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unZIPped Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 It's because their coach, Charlie Coles, wears a red sweater to every game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Watcher Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Nope .. when Ira Newble was on Miami, he was famous for having a sweaty butt crack .. and so the OZone @ OU would call him out for it .. Hence the Redskins(hawks) became known as the "sweaters" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I had always assumed it was to make light of their yuppy student body and alumni base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I had always assumed it was to make light of their yuppy student body and alumni base.Yep. That sounds about right to me. We used to do the same thing to the Walsh HS kids, since they always wore sweaters and occasionally scarves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 On a slight tangent....I just received a Zipmail today and it contained absolutely nothing about the game. Shouldn't this be mentioned? Afterall, this mail goes to EVERY student and faculty account. Anyone have any idea how/if we can get another one out before tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmyboy Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 On a slight tangent....I just received a Zipmail today and it contained absolutely nothing about the game. Shouldn't this be mentioned? Afterall, this mail goes to EVERY student and faculty account. Anyone have any idea how/if we can get another one out before tomorrow?As i listened to WNIR today, i heard the voice of the ZIPS mention the BIG Game............ but only the BIG game he was refering to was the OSU and LSU football game. I heard it mentioned at least 10 times, and only once did i hear anything about the real BIG game, the Zips against the Pinkhawks of Miami on Saturday. Maybe he could have given them a few plugs during his show today, or yesterday, or even wednesday...... he is after all the voice of the Zips, not OSU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipAlumn Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 On a slight tangent....I just received a Zipmail today and it contained absolutely nothing about the game. Shouldn't this be mentioned? Afterall, this mail goes to EVERY student and faculty account. Anyone have any idea how/if we can get another one out before tomorrow?As i listened to WNIR today, i heard the voice of the ZIPS mention the BIG Game............ but only the BIG game he was refering to was the OSU and LSU football game. I heard it mentioned at least 10 times, and only once did i hear anything about the real BIG game, the Zips against the Pinkhawks of Miami on Saturday. Maybe he could have given them a few plugs during his show today, or yesterday, or even wednesday...... he is after all the voice of the Zips, not OSU!How can we expect to get respect from the NCAA when the University doesn't even mention a big game in Zipmail. If the national media ignores the Zips maybe they are just taking their lead from the local radio stations and newspapers. :wall: :wall: :wall: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 There have been lots of commercials for this game on ESPN 850 AM. But we need more than that. Let's hope SportsCenter does a what2watch4 tomorrow and Akron is on there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 On a slight tangent....I just received a Zipmail today and it contained absolutely nothing about the game. Shouldn't this be mentioned? Afterall, this mail goes to EVERY student and faculty account. Anyone have any idea how/if we can get another one out before tomorrow?Another tangent...Early line...Vegas shows Akron between -3 to -4.5.Tight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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