What the hell is a Zip?

[RUich]

Has to be the strangest name in football.
Finley looked to be really beat up. Have to think we may not see him.
They certainly had some fight in them early, but hard to get a real feeling for them considering they were playing the number 2 team.

 

[RUPete]

It’s De-Doodah’s better half. If you don’t know this by now, I can’t help you.

 

[RutHut_rivals]

Akron halftime speech
"Let's win one for the Zipper"
When down forty zip

 

[RutHut_rivals]

Crack that Zip!
Give the past a slip
Step on Crack
Break your Mama's back

 

[Doctor Worm]

Akron halftime speech
"Let's win one for the Zipper"
When down forty zip

Surely you can't be serious...

Actually, they were originally the Zippers, before it was shortened to Zips.

https://www.uakron.edu/about_ua/his...Zips.com.-,Akron Zips,nickname to the "Zips."

 

[RutHut_rivals]

It’s De-Doodah’s better half. If you don’t know this by now, I can’t help you.

Zip Itty doodah
Zip Itty Aye
  My oh my
what a wonderful day

 

[RUSK97]

Surely you can't be serious...

Actually, they were originally the Zippers, before it was shortened to Zips.

https://www.uakron.edu/about_ua/his...Zips.com.-,Akron Zips,nickname to the "Zips."

That’s just ridiculous

 

[Knight Shift]

Surely you can't be serious...

Actually, they were originally the Zippers, before it was shortened to Zips.

https://www.uakron.edu/about_ua/his...Zips.com.-,Akron Zips,nickname to the "Zips."

 

[nutfromSEC117]

 

[saltpepperketchup]

Meanwhile, on the Akron message board.... What's a Rutger?

 

[rurichdog]

You're from NJ and don't know what a zip is?

 

[Doctor Worm]

That’s just ridiculous

Could've been worse. They could have been called the Rubbers.

 

[RU-Kidding]

Could've been worse. They could have been called the Rubbers.

Well, we already have the Trojans

 

[e5fdny]

Could've been worse. They could have been called the Rubbers.

Considering their old stadium was called the Rubber Bowl, that could have happened.

 

[Kbee3]

Well, we already have the Trojans

My favorite is still Marshall...The Thundering Herd.

 

[Scarlet Jerry]

This may become an all-time classic thread!

 

[Scarlet Jerry]

The classic scene from Airplane is also the Akron pregame speech.

Win one…

 

[Doctor Worm]

Meanwhile, on the Akron message board.... What's a Rutger?

That is of course a reference to the 1979 Tennessee columnist, who asked "what are rutgers?" (Note lower case r.) He thought they were similar to yonkers.

 

[RAC93]