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October 2008

Ruthenberg breaks down national bowl outlook

October 31, 2008

Football
Dave Ruthenberg from MACReportOnline.com wrote a fascinating column that breaks down the national bowl outlook.
I don't want to steal his thunder, but he basically talks about the conferences and teams that need to fail in order for MAC teams to have a chance at one of the 68 bowl slots. The column also calls J.D. [...]

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Media picks Zips fourth in division

October 30, 2008

Men's basketball
The MAC's media has little faith that Keith Dambrot can win with one of the youngest teams in the nation.
They picked the Zips fourth in the MAC East, behind Kent State, Miami and Bowling Green, respectively.
My opinion is that Kent State should be No. 1. Miami and Akron are a toss-up. Then it's a [...]

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Getsy hopes to move up coaching ranks

October 30, 2008

Football
The Buchtelite's Vincent Dorsey wrote an excellent story about Luke Getsy, how he has helped the Zips' quarterbacks and where he hopes his career will take him.
The story is definitely worth reading.
Notes…
As a reader pointed out, the MAC granted Miami a waiver to play in a bowl game if it lost the MAC Championship, and [...]

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Buffalo moves into tie for first

October 29, 2008

Football
Buffalo evened the MAC East standings with a win over Ohio.
The Zips and Bulls both have 2-2 conference records, thanks to James Starks' 186 rushing yards and seven Bobcat fumbles (four lost) in Buffalo's 32-19 win.
The great thing about conference games is, even when a contender wins, it usually means a contender loses. The game [...]

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Zips leap to No. 2 in national poll

October 28, 2008

Men's soccer
In beating a pair of Michigan schools last week, Akron jumped to second in the nation.
The Zips have won 10 consecutive games. No. 1 Wake Forest received all 23 first-place votes.
Akron will finish the regular season on the road, with games against Penn State, Hartwick and Ohio State. Then the team will host the [...]

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Zips target pair of juco cornerbacks

October 28, 2008

Football
Akron is pursuing a pair of speedy, three-star cornerbacks from the same junior college in California.
New offers…
Brandon Driver, cornerback, Santa Rosa J.C. (Calif.)
Offers: Akron, New Mexico, Toledo, Utah State and Arizona
Height: 5-foot-11
Weight: 180
Speed: 4.4
Notes: As a freshman, Driver tallied two interceptions and 22 unassisted tackles in 10 games. Rivals.com gives him three stars. Scout.com says [...]

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Weekend results catapult Zips

October 27, 2008

Football
Akron didn't play this week, but it might as well have won by 60.
Three MAC East rivals lost, each falling one game behind Akron in the loss column. The results left the Zips to control their own destiny. The only other MAC East team with only two losses is Buffalo, who will play Akron in [...]

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FirstMerit's $1 million gift boosts stadium effort

October 22, 2008

Football
Akron received $1 million for the naming rights to the press tower.
The FirstMerit Foundation's gift coincided with the final steel beam's attachment to the seventh story of the structure.
Picture this: Akron will play at a brand new stadium in 11 months. It still seems surreal to me. But let me share one concern — Will [...]

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Who owns the East?

October 20, 2008

Football
We are eight games into the season, and it's difficult to rule out anyone from the MAC East.
Akron leads the division at 2-2, but four teams are ready to tie the standings at 1-2. Even Kent State (0-3) and Temple (1-3) are alive because a 5-3 conference record is probably good enough to earn a [...]

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The morning after

October 19, 2008

Football
A wild game like this can propel a team in the right direction (see Browns @ Bengals, 2007), or it can be another meaningless happening on the path to a lackluster season (see Zips @ Western Michigan, 2007).
With 17 days off, Akron has plenty of time to heal, study film and prepare for the stretch [...]

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