Zip go the Zippers!
30
Sep
ZIPS LEFT FAR BEHIND IN 2ND HALF J.D. Brookhart knew playing yet another non-conference game would be a tall order for the Zips – he was right, reports the Beacon Journal. –0– Zips Helpless The Zips had no answer as UConn rolls away, article in The Plain Dealer’s Big College Sunday. –0– Huskies Start Second [...]
30
Sep
THANK YOU AK-ROWDIES The Oldies would like to thank the AK-ROWDIES for inviting us to watch the UConn game at the Tommy Evans lounge in the JAR. Too bad the game didn’t have a different outcome. We’re looking forward to more events and activities with the Rowdies. AK-ROWDIES sing AKRON BLUE & GOLD
29
Sep
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Andre Dixon ran for 116 yards and Tyvon Branch ran a kickoff back 97 yards for a touchdown to spark undefeated Connecticut to a 44-10 win over Akron on Saturday. The 5-0 start is the best for a UConn team since 1995 when the Huskies went 6-0 as a Division [...]
28
Sep
TALE OF THE TAPE Akron (2-2, 1-0 MAC East, 1-0 MAC Overall) at Connecticut (4-0, 1-0 Big East) Site: Rentschler Field (40,000, natural grass) – Storrs, CT Television: ESPN Plus/ESPN Game Plan, WUAB 43 in Cleveland, complete list of TV stations nationwide Radio: SportsRadio 1350/Akron, WERE 1490 AM/Cleveland Series Record: UConn leads 2-0. The Huskies [...]
27
Sep
ANOTHER DEFENSIVE STRUGGLE? As the 2-2 Akron Zips travel to East Hartford, CT this weekend to take on the 4-0 University of Connecticut Huskies, one has to look at the similarities between the two teams. Both have very strong defenses. The Huskies’ offense has been inconsistent. The Zips offense has been non-existent. Tough “D” UConn’s [...]
27
Sep
UCONN VIEWING PARTY AT THE JAR! If you’re looking for a great way to watch the UConn game, why not go to the Tommy Evans Lounge in the JAR? All AK-OLDIES are encouraged to come and watch the Zips beat the Huskies with our younger brothers and sisters, the AK-ROWDIES. It’s going to be a [...]
26
Sep
AKRON COACH IGNORES “ACT OF THUGGERY” In what clearly reads like an opinion column, but is not identified as such, Kent-Ravenna Wretched Courier Kent State beat writer Dave Carducci accuses Akron defensive lineman Eric Lively of dirty play and coach Brookhart for not doing anything about it. The dirty tricks allegedly occured in the second [...]
25
Sep
BROOKHART MENTIONED AS POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT The Pigskin Press is reporting that J.D. Brookhart’s name “will start to be thrown around” as a possible replacement for Colorado State’s Sonny Lubick. Brookhart is a 1988 Colorado State graduate and still has many ties to the program. Colorado State has had a rough start to the current season. [...]
24
Sep
ZIPS PREPARE FOR HUSKIES The celebrations are over and now it’s time to start thinking about UConn. The Huskies of the Big East are 4-0, beating Duke, Maine, Temple and Pittsburgh, going in to this weeks game against Akron. If you’re looking for more info on the UConn program, visit their official athletic site. WARNING, [...]
23
Sep
MISTAKES COST THE FLASHES The story of the game for Kent State: four fumbles, two of which were lost, and two interceptions. Two great defenses took the field at the Rubber Bowl yesterday. Going in to the contest, Kent State was ranked #1 and Akron #2 in the Mid-American Conference. These teams were evenly matched, [...]
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