Akron Zips vs Ohio State: The New Era Begins

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Aug 28, 2011 1:41pm
Akron is pretty terrible, so we should get to see alot of different guys playing for the Bucks. I'm interested to see the new staffs approach on game day.

42-3 OSU
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vball10set
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Aug 28, 2011 1:45pm
my flag's ready to be hung, and the tailgate food & beverage has already been planned--GO BUCKS!!!
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Aug 28, 2011 3:07pm
Ready for the season to start. Drove by the stadium a few days ago and I really caught football fever.
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Aug 28, 2011 6:43pm
The Buckeyes will win this one easily, but if they allow the Zips to have a respectable showing expect ESPN, Sports Illustrated, etc. to have a field day on the "Decimated Buckeyes."
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Aug 28, 2011 7:51pm
Akron will be starting some juco transfer who was originally at ole miss. Came right in and took over the 2 year starters spot. Curious to see what he can do to maybe give a better outlook for the zips this year.

Regardless, OSU rolls. Good game for Miller to get his feet wet.
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dokken
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Aug 28, 2011 8:14pm
OSU's high school All Americans vs Akron's 1st/2nd team high school All Ohians.
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vball10set
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Aug 29, 2011 9:22am
btw, OSU 49 Akron 7
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Aug 29, 2011 11:10am
OSU will win, but I hope they don't cover the spread. I don't think they will. OSU rarely ever looks very good running the ball the first game or two of the season. We do have a lot of new players on defense, even though they'll be damn good this year. With a two QB system at least for Akron, I don't see the offense putting up a lot of points. I'm thinking something like 30-6.
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Aug 29, 2011 11:32am
jordo212000;875855 wrote:Ready for the season to start. Drove by the stadium a few days ago and I really caught football fever.

Flew right over the stadium last night got pumped!!
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Aug 29, 2011 11:59am
akron is bad bad bad. We could score 70+ is we want. I think it will be 55-0
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Aug 29, 2011 12:04pm
jpake1;876381 wrote:OSU will win, but I hope they don't cover the spread. I don't think they will. OSU rarely ever looks very good running the ball the first game or two of the season. We do have a lot of new players on defense, even though they'll be damn good this year. With a two QB system at least for Akron, I don't see the offense putting up a lot of points. I'm thinking something like 30-6.
Ohio State gets a bad rap, but they generally always cover the spread. I read a crazy stat about how many games in a row they have covered when they are the favorite
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Aug 29, 2011 1:32pm
I'm curious to see how many points Fickell will put up on a team. He was part of some teams that put up huge points on the sisters of the poor.
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stlouiedipalma
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Aug 29, 2011 3:11pm
Luke needs to understand that ESPN and others consider the Buckeyes (and Buckeye Nation) to be complete ass holes. I think he needs to make sure they still feel that way after Saturday by not taking the foot off the gas pedal against the Zips. No more Tresselball, just play wide open for four complete quarters regardless of who's playing. If they can completely demolish the non-conference opponents it will do wonders for the self-esteem of the players and the fans. I think Fickell needs to be Spurrier incarnate.
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Aug 29, 2011 3:23pm
2 deep released... haven't got a link just twitter stuff.

QB is Bauserman or Miller
WR X Verlon Reed, Evan Spencer
WR Y Philly Brown, Chris Fields
OL Norwell Mewhort Brewster hall Shugarts
backup OL (Yikes) is Kramer, Carter, Bobek, Blackman, Underwood WTF Corey Lindsey? Is he suspended for game 1?
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Aug 29, 2011 3:24pm
On D Even Blankenship, Micheal Bennett, Bellemy and Moore are in the 2 deep on DL.
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Aug 29, 2011 3:34pm
looks like Jamaal Berry is out for Satureday as he is not on the depth chart :(
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vball10set
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Aug 29, 2011 3:36pm
OneBuckeye;876561 wrote:looks like Jamaal Berry is out for Satureday as he is not on the depth chart :(
injured?
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Aug 29, 2011 3:41pm
vball10set;876562 wrote:injured?
Hope it's not a hamstring. If it is, he needs to go see the guy Domicone consulted for his hamstring injuries.
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Aug 29, 2011 3:41pm
Wow, if we have any injuries on the o-line this year shit could get real ugly. I can't fathom chris carter getting any playing time with some of the reviews I have heard about him this fall.
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bo shemmy3337
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Aug 29, 2011 3:45pm
I expect the spread for this one to be too low IMO. I think OSU is going to come out swinging against a really bad team. If the spread is less than 30 and I think it will be, I would bet on OSU.
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Aug 29, 2011 4:18pm
My spread is Akron +33.5, but I took that bet several days ago.
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Aug 29, 2011 10:20pm
stroups;876570 wrote: I can't fathom chris carter getting any playing time with some of the reviews I have heard about him this fall.
If he can't play, he can at least measure the other guys for their uniforms, right? He's an expert on uniform measurement, right? Too soon? :)
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Aug 29, 2011 11:23pm
If it's a new era, don't we need to remove this "sweater vests" nonsense from the subtitle of this forum.

About the game itself, tO$U can name the score. If you thought Eastern Michigan was a high scoring game, you could be in for a surprise.
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Aug 30, 2011 10:58am
Jughead;877081 wrote:If it's a new era, don't we need to remove this "sweater vests" nonsense from the subtitle of this forum.

About the game itself, tO$U can name the score. If you thought Eastern Michigan was a high scoring game, you could be in for a surprise.

This. Akron is abysmal. They should have went 0-12 last year, but Buffalo decided that they just didn't give a shit in the final game last year and handed them a win.

Even with a new QB, the rest of the team is still ungodly bad.