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From the monthly archives:

August 2007

Zips beat No. 10 New Mexico

August 31, 2007

Men's soccer
Playing in a suspect conference, Akron knows any loss could prevent a good seed in the NCAA Tournament.
The Zips made their first step against No. 10 New Mexico tonight, winning 3-1 in the opening night of the Westfield Insurance Cup.
Anthony Ampaipitakwong, Elliott Bradbrook and Ivan Sandoval scored against the Lobos' goaltender Mike Graczyk, a [...]

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Army defensive breakdown

August 31, 2007

Football
The theme: Stan Brock says he's really excited about the defense. They have a lot of starters back, but that's the bad news. (I stole that line from Lou Holtz.) The team was fifth-to-last in the nation in rush defense. The pass defense was seventh in the nation, but why pass when you can run [...]

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Zips receive another point guard commitment

August 30, 2007

Men's basketball
According to the recruiting sites, Painesville point guard Alex Sullivan has committed to Akron.
Rivals.com calls it a soft verbal, which seems like a lesser level of commitment. Neither site offers much more insight on Sullivan.
Akron will have five scholarships to offer this recruiting season. Combo guard Anthony "Humpty" Hitchens already has accepted one.
Looking at [...]

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Team returns in great shape

August 30, 2007

Men's basketball
Under Keith Dambrot, players have never returned from summer in such great shape, according to assistant coach Jeff Boals.
The team opened its conditioning period with a mile run. Cedrick Middleton, who spent his summer interning at ESPN in Bristol, Conn., blew everyone away with a time of 4 minutes, 47 seconds.
Many players have lost [...]

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Army offensive breakdown

August 30, 2007

Football
The theme: Stan Brock took over this season for Bobby Ross as head coach. As an assumption in recommending Brock, Ross believed his son Kevin would stay on as the offensive coordinator. Army hired Brock; Brock canned Kevin — possibly a sign that there's a new scheme coming.
David Pevoto won the starting quarterback job over [...]

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Pick'em picks due

August 30, 2007

Football
If you have not joined Dan Kadar's College Football Pick'em League on Yahoo, please do so now.
It's fun. It can give you bragging rights. It will help you keep up on the weekend's football activity.
Begin by clicking here. The group ID is 7144. The password is kentsucks.
If you already signed up for the league, remember [...]

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Camp answers: Wide receivers

August 29, 2007

Football
Question: Is Akron equipped with play-making wide receivers after the loss of DH and JL?
Discussion: In the span of one week last spring, the Zips' receiving corps went from tops in the conference to a severe concern. Two players left the team, and that meant the groups consisted of Jabari Arthur and a bunch of [...]

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Ferrise: Zips will win 4

August 28, 2007

Football
The Buchtelite's Adam Ferrise argued why Akron will win only four games this season.
I concur in his reasoning, but think there are at least six games on the schedule that the Zips should win, even under the most dire circumstances.

There are several other Buchtelite stories worth reading as well…
The Zips' new scheme will rely, at [...]

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Jackson supports decision

August 28, 2007

Football
A couple days after the decision, Carlton Jackson sent J.D. Brookhart a text message: "Coach, I just wanted to let you know I'm behind you 100 percent in the decision."
Brookhart did Jackson no favor by refusing to speak about last season's off-the-field problem. I, and most fans, started to assume the worst — that Jackson [...]

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Camp answers: Offensive line

August 28, 2007

Football
Question: Did the offensive line — full of talent, low on experience — gel quickly enough to protect a new quarterback?
Discussion:
Akron's offensive line displays a great diversity in terms of geography, experience and the level of recruitment they saw after high school. Will these five guys develop chemistry to prevent a repeat of last season, [...]

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