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From the ABJ site --Ferri steps down from UA coaching staffBy Tom GaffneyBeacon Journal sports writerPOSTED: 12:50 p.m. EDT, Oct 07, 2009Reno Ferri is no longer a member of the football coaching staff at the University of Akron.This morning, the UA board of trustees accepted his resignation as recruiting coordinator and running backs coach, effective Nov. 1.On Sept 23, Ferri had been placed on paid administrative leave, pending a school review of whether he violated compliance requirements related to NCAA rules.That review has not been completed.Reno Ferri is no longer a member of the football coaching staff at the University of Akron.This morning, the UA board of trustees accepted his resignation as recruiting coordinator and running backs coach, effective Nov. 1.On Sept 23, Ferri had been placed on paid administrative leave, pending a school review of whether he violated compliance requirements related to NCAA rules.That review has not been completed.http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/63680792.html

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It would seem that it was more than a small recruiting violation. I still wish the best.
"small" might be an understatement. This might turn into something huge.
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It would seem that it was more than a small recruiting violation. I still wish the best.
"small" might be an understatement. This might turn into something huge.
I will go on record as saying it will NOT turn into anything huge. Because it is not. Take that to the bank.If you want to sell papers or generate "hits" you create yourself a nice headline that infers a kid was given money, a hooker, etc. ZipsNation doesn't need to sell newspapers, and we get no income from the number of "hits" our site generates, so we have the ability to keep the hyperbole to a minimum...zero if we so choose. The violation of which Coach Ferri was accused is, based upon my research, considered a "secondary violation" by the NCAA. Penalties range from absolutely nothing, to loss of a car trip or two for recruiting this fall. That's it. And those allegations remain unproven/under investigation at this time.If Ferri stepped down, he did what he felt was best for himself and his family. It is as simple as that. He busted his ass for The University of Akron for 6 years. It bothers me tremendously that this is the way it closes for him. He deserved better.
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It would seem that it was more than a small recruiting violation. I still wish the best.
"small" might be an understatement. This might turn into something huge.
I will go on record as saying it will NOT turn into anything huge. Because it is not. Take that to the bank.If you want to sell papers or generate "hits" you create yourself a nice headline that infers a kid was given money, a hooker, etc. ZipsNation doesn't need to sell newspapers, and we get no income from the number of "hits" our site generates, so we have the ability to keep the hyperbole to a minimum...zero if we so choose. The violation of which Coach Ferri was accused is, based upon my research, considered a "secondary violation" by the NCAA. Penalties range from absolutely nothing, to loss of a car trip or two for recruiting this fall. That's it. And those allegations remain unproven/under investigation at this time.If Ferri stepped down, he did what he felt was best for himself and his family. It is as simple as that. He busted his ass for The University of Akron for 6 years. It bothers me tremendously that this is the way it closes for him. He deserved better.
Like it or not, this has become a headline society. Some people will only look at the tickers scrolling across the bottom of the screen, read the headlines, and make judgments based on that. Perception is reality most of the time, so this is a problem for the Zips. People will see things like "recruiting violation" and "coach resigns" and run with it. Whether it's deserved or not, this will cause a problem for the Zips and JD's tenure as coach in the public eye. This season was supposed to be all positive, but that changed in a very short period of time. Of course, the good thing about a headline driven society is that a few wins in the next couple of weeks will swing things back the other way.
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It would seem that it was more than a small recruiting violation. I still wish the best.
"small" might be an understatement. This might turn into something huge.
I will go on record as saying it will NOT turn into anything huge. Because it is not. Take that to the bank.If you want to sell papers or generate "hits" you create yourself a nice headline that infers a kid was given money, a hooker, etc. ZipsNation doesn't need to sell newspapers, and we get no income from the number of "hits" our site generates, so we have the ability to keep the hyperbole to a minimum...zero if we so choose. The violation of which Coach Ferri was accused is, based upon my research, considered a "secondary violation" by the NCAA. Penalties range from absolutely nothing, to loss of a car trip or two for recruiting this fall. That's it. And those allegations remain unproven/under investigation at this time.If Ferri stepped down, he did what he felt was best for himself and his family. It is as simple as that. He busted his ass for The University of Akron for 6 years. It bothers me tremendously that this is the way it closes for him. He deserved better.
If that is truly the case, then I really don't see why he would resign. Something tells me there is more to the story than your "research" has brought to light.
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If that is truly the case, then I really don't see why he would resign. Something tells me there is more to the story than your "research" has brought to light.
Only speculation on my part. If you were on the staff right now, would you feel secure in your job status? If it were me and I was suspended for a week and was a Type A individual, I would make a few phone calls & get my resume out to a few people that I know. Maybe he got a bite? Again, I'm only speculating.
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It would seem that it was more than a small recruiting violation. I still wish the best.
"small" might be an understatement. This might turn into something huge.
I will go on record as saying it will NOT turn into anything huge. Because it is not. Take that to the bank.If you want to sell papers or generate "hits" you create yourself a nice headline that infers a kid was given money, a hooker, etc. ZipsNation doesn't need to sell newspapers, and we get no income from the number of "hits" our site generates, so we have the ability to keep the hyperbole to a minimum...zero if we so choose. The violation of which Coach Ferri was accused is, based upon my research, considered a "secondary violation" by the NCAA. Penalties range from absolutely nothing, to loss of a car trip or two for recruiting this fall. That's it. And those allegations remain unproven/under investigation at this time.If Ferri stepped down, he did what he felt was best for himself and his family. It is as simple as that. He busted his ass for The University of Akron for 6 years. It bothers me tremendously that this is the way it closes for him. He deserved better.
If that is truly the case, then I really don't see why he would resign. Something tells me there is more to the story than your "research" has brought to light.
I'll put my money on my "research" over whatever you have. My reputation on this board is pretty good, and I don't stick my neck out to this extent without good reason.Believe what you want. It's a free country.
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It would seem that it was more than a small recruiting violation. I still wish the best.
"small" might be an understatement. This might turn into something huge.
I will go on record as saying it will NOT turn into anything huge. Because it is not. Take that to the bank.If you want to sell papers or generate "hits" you create yourself a nice headline that infers a kid was given money, a hooker, etc. ZipsNation doesn't need to sell newspapers, and we get no income from the number of "hits" our site generates, so we have the ability to keep the hyperbole to a minimum...zero if we so choose. The violation of which Coach Ferri was accused is, based upon my research, considered a "secondary violation" by the NCAA. Penalties range from absolutely nothing, to loss of a car trip or two for recruiting this fall. That's it. And those allegations remain unproven/under investigation at this time.If Ferri stepped down, he did what he felt was best for himself and his family. It is as simple as that. He busted his ass for The University of Akron for 6 years. It bothers me tremendously that this is the way it closes for him. He deserved better.
If that is truly the case, then I really don't see why he would resign. Something tells me there is more to the story than your "research" has brought to light.
I'll put my money on my "research" over whatever you have. My reputation on this board is pretty good, and I don't stick my neck out to this extent without good reason.Believe what you want. It's a free country.
It just comes as a shock, especially if the violations are as minor as you've said they are. I gotta respect the guy regardless of what he did because he ended his career here rather than waiting and leaving it to someone else to decide. Its gotta take balls of steel to step down from a position like that over what apparently was a minor violation of recruiting policies. Good luck to him wherever he decides to go from here.
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So let me get this straight. Coach Ferri was told to stay at home and keep collecting his paycheck without doing anything. Couple weeks later he goes:"no thanks i don't want the checks"I have a lot of respect for someone who does that. Unless i'm missing something.

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Two things.....I trust the Captain on this one..... and I don't like the saying, "Ready, fire, aim".Is anyone going to ask whether or not the AD overreacted to this at the onset? If he did, what does it say about the new AD? Is the new AD level headed enough or does he make quick and poor decisions.The problem with a potential overreaction is he is potentially destroying the career of a good person in order to look good. Just like the KD story at CMU, this will unfortunately follow Ferri for the remainder of his career as long as there is an internet. Right now, the new AD doesn't deserve any slack because he hasn't earned any. We should be carefully watching for more of this in the future.

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[i will go on record as saying it will NOT turn into anything huge. Because it is not. Take that to the bank.If you want to sell papers or generate "hits" you create yourself a nice headline that infers a kid was given money, a hooker, etc. ZipsNation doesn't need to sell newspapers, and we get no income from the number of "hits" our site generates, so we have the ability to keep the hyperbole to a minimum...zero if we so choose. The violation of which Coach Ferri was accused is, based upon my research, considered a "secondary violation" by the NCAA. Penalties range from absolutely nothing, to loss of a car trip or two for recruiting this fall. That's it. And those allegations remain unproven/under investigation at this time.If Ferri stepped down, he did what he felt was best for himself and his family. It is as simple as that. He busted his ass for The University of Akron for 6 years. It bothers me tremendously that this is the way it closes for him. He deserved better.I agree with you Captain, the guy was a class act and did something that would not by NCAA rules have amounted to anything. Personally I think someone has a hidden agenda against this coaching staff.(AD maybe) I have not seen that uncomfortable video from JD and the soccer coach with the AD anymore. Go Zips!

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Other than Dennis Kennedy (and arguably Brett Biggs), Akron's running game has been really weak during his tenure.
Don't you mean, "Other than Brett Biggs"?
Actually, looking back on what I said initially, I will reverse the order of the names. Biggs was better, longer than Kennedy. Kennedy just had a monster season.
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I agree with you Captain, the guy was a class act and did something that would not by NCAA rules have amounted to anything. Personally I think someone has a hidden agenda against this coaching staff.(AD maybe) I have not seen that uncomfortable video from JD and the soccer coach with the AD anymore. Go Zips!
The thing is that this coaching staff has done nothing to distinguish itself in a positive way. Does anyone, AD or other, need a hidden agenda against the staff, or any individual member of the staff? Is this not a Zips team ranked something like 113th out of 119 in D-1 football right now? Ferri seemed like a fine young man and will hopefully rebound with aplomb from this situation. That is not to say, however, that the efforts of this staff have produced success on the field. I have no idea how Ferri's recruiting contributed, or didn't, to this lack of success. I just know that we all want better results on the field.Best wishes for success and a bright future Coach Ferri!GO ZIPS!STZ
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First off.....before all else.....anyone who knows Coach Ferri is fully aware of his dedication to Zips Football and the University as a whole! Anyone who has come in contact with Reno knows he is a stand up guy with the greatest of intentions. He's a West Point graduate, an Army football alumni with integrity and honor. His passion for coaching is evident. I find it very disheartening that those of you who have an opinion regarding his "resignation" are falling short of knowing any facts at all about what has taken place here. Does anyone find it coincidental that a new AD comes into town and people start getting investigated for level 2 recruiting violations with no proof or hard evidence that a violation has even occured? Let's take a look at the bigger picture here.....could the new AD be looking to "set the mood" in order to eliminate the entire football staff upon completion of the 09 season? Has Coach Ferri become the fall guy in the grand scheme of getting rid of the whole coaching staff? The sad truth of the matter is that Coach Ferri has no voice here. How unfortunate.Regardless of the agenda the new AD has, it doesn't change the fact that he tried to tarnish the integrity of a young coach at the beginning of a very promising coaching career. I know Coach Ferri will most definitely come out of this experience not just with a humble heart, but with more passion and desire for leading young athletes than ever before! Coach Ferri will most certainly come out on top of this one. And I wish him all the success that being a collegiate football coach has to offer.

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First off.....before all else.....anyone who knows Coach Ferri is fully aware of his dedication to Zips Football and the University as a whole! Anyone who has come in contact with Reno knows he is a stand up guy with the greatest of intentions. He's a West Point graduate, an Army football alumni with integrity and honor. His passion for coaching is evident. I find it very disheartening that those of you who have an opinion regarding his "resignation" are falling short of knowing any facts at all about what has taken place here. Does anyone find it coincidental that a new AD comes into town and people start getting investigated for level 2 recruiting violations with no proof or hard evidence that a violation has even occured? Let's take a look at the bigger picture here.....could the new AD be looking to "set the mood" in order to eliminate the entire football staff upon completion of the 09 season? Has Coach Ferri become the fall guy in the grand scheme of getting rid of the whole coaching staff? The sad truth of the matter is that Coach Ferri has no voice here. How unfortunate.Regardless of the agenda the new AD has, it doesn't change the fact that he tried to tarnish the integrity of a young coach at the beginning of a very promising coaching career. I know Coach Ferri will most definitely come out of this experience not just with a humble heart, but with more passion and desire for leading young athletes than ever before! Coach Ferri will most certainly come out on top of this one. And I wish him all the success that being a collegiate football coach has to offer.
Momma, on the one hand I agree that we are all speculating about what happened. It's a board forum, wherein people do that. On the other hand yours is the second post that infers that the new AD is up to no good, setting up an honorable coach in order to not only get rid of him but to supply the excuse for getting rid of the staff later on. I would suggest that you are speculating just as much on that point, and I would also argue that based on the Zips' performance on the field so far, the AD needs absolutely no "other" justification to let the entire staff go at the end of the season, beyond the simple fact that after 5+ years of JD and Co, the team is a disaster on the playing field. Why would Wistrcill need any more than that to remove any of the coaches at this point?STZ
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First off.....before all else.....anyone who knows Coach Ferri is fully aware of his dedication to Zips Football and the University as a whole! Anyone who has come in contact with Reno knows he is a stand up guy with the greatest of intentions. He's a West Point graduate, an Army football alumni with integrity and honor. His passion for coaching is evident. I find it very disheartening that those of you who have an opinion regarding his "resignation" are falling short of knowing any facts at all about what has taken place here. Does anyone find it coincidental that a new AD comes into town and people start getting investigated for level 2 recruiting violations with no proof or hard evidence that a violation has even occured? Let's take a look at the bigger picture here.....could the new AD be looking to "set the mood" in order to eliminate the entire football staff upon completion of the 09 season? Has Coach Ferri become the fall guy in the grand scheme of getting rid of the whole coaching staff? The sad truth of the matter is that Coach Ferri has no voice here. How unfortunate.Regardless of the agenda the new AD has, it doesn't change the fact that he tried to tarnish the integrity of a young coach at the beginning of a very promising coaching career. I know Coach Ferri will most definitely come out of this experience not just with a humble heart, but with more passion and desire for leading young athletes than ever before! Coach Ferri will most certainly come out on top of this one. And I wish him all the success that being a collegiate football coach has to offer.
Momma, on the one hand I agree that we are all speculating about what happened. It's a board forum, wherein people do that. On the other hand yours is the second post that infers that the new AD is up to no good, setting up an honorable coach in order to not only get rid of him but to supply the excuse for getting rid of the staff later on. I would suggest that you are speculating just as much on that point, and I would also argue that based on the Zips' performance on the field so far, the AD needs absolutely no "other" justification to let the entire staff go at the end of the season, beyond the simple fact that after 5+ years of JD and Co, the team is a disaster on the playing field. Why would Wistrcill need any more than that to remove any of the coaches at this point?STZ
Fans sometimes think firing a coach is like firing a regular employee where it takes months of back-up paperwork to fire them. In reality, there are "outs" in the coaches contracts that are exercised when they are terminated. They can be fired at any time for any reason.I'd also like to clarify that my brilliant question raised on this thread. It's not that the new AD is up to no good, it may be that he is an overreacter. If that is the case, I worry about the guy being the AD. If this indeed turns out to be nothing, the new AD has made a huge mistake with Reno. Will his next big executive decision be to suspend KD for throwing an empty diet soda can in the trash instead of the recycling bin? Let's keep an eye on this guy. Something smells funny and it may be nothing, but let's be careful.
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First off.....before all else.....anyone who knows Coach Ferri is fully aware of his dedication to Zips Football and the University as a whole! Anyone who has come in contact with Reno knows he is a stand up guy with the greatest of intentions. He's a West Point graduate, an Army football alumni with integrity and honor. His passion for coaching is evident. I find it very disheartening that those of you who have an opinion regarding his "resignation" are falling short of knowing any facts at all about what has taken place here. Does anyone find it coincidental that a new AD comes into town and people start getting investigated for level 2 recruiting violations with no proof or hard evidence that a violation has even occured? Let's take a look at the bigger picture here.....could the new AD be looking to "set the mood" in order to eliminate the entire football staff upon completion of the 09 season? Has Coach Ferri become the fall guy in the grand scheme of getting rid of the whole coaching staff? The sad truth of the matter is that Coach Ferri has no voice here. How unfortunate.Regardless of the agenda the new AD has, it doesn't change the fact that he tried to tarnish the integrity of a young coach at the beginning of a very promising coaching career. I know Coach Ferri will most definitely come out of this experience not just with a humble heart, but with more passion and desire for leading young athletes than ever before! Coach Ferri will most certainly come out on top of this one. And I wish him all the success that being a collegiate football coach has to offer.
Momma, on the one hand I agree that we are all speculating about what happened. It's a board forum, wherein people do that. On the other hand yours is the second post that infers that the new AD is up to no good, setting up an honorable coach in order to not only get rid of him but to supply the excuse for getting rid of the staff later on. I would suggest that you are speculating just as much on that point, and I would also argue that based on the Zips' performance on the field so far, the AD needs absolutely no "other" justification to let the entire staff go at the end of the season, beyond the simple fact that after 5+ years of JD and Co, the team is a disaster on the playing field. Why would Wistrcill need any more than that to remove any of the coaches at this point?STZ
STZ, JD & Co may not be getting the job done on the field, but is that a good enough reason to interrupt an ENTIRE season of play by eliminating a coach? It disrupts any chance of having any kind of success this season. Not to mention, Coach Ferri will most definitely be walking the streets jobless for a few months before coaching jobs open up in January. That does not seem like a well thought out decision to me. Let's think about those athletes for one minute.....isn't that what playing college football is all about? Think about what impact this situation may have had on you during your college football career....if your coach, whom you admired and respected was forced into a resignation two games into a season? These young men will move forward and continue working towards as many W's as they can get because they are resiliant and they have been working hard since the off season to achieve excellence. Momma
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First off.....before all else.....anyone who knows Coach Ferri is fully aware of his dedication to Zips Football and the University as a whole! Anyone who has come in contact with Reno knows he is a stand up guy with the greatest of intentions. He's a West Point graduate, an Army football alumni with integrity and honor. His passion for coaching is evident. I find it very disheartening that those of you who have an opinion regarding his "resignation" are falling short of knowing any facts at all about what has taken place here. Does anyone find it coincidental that a new AD comes into town and people start getting investigated for level 2 recruiting violations with no proof or hard evidence that a violation has even occured? Let's take a look at the bigger picture here.....could the new AD be looking to "set the mood" in order to eliminate the entire football staff upon completion of the 09 season? Has Coach Ferri become the fall guy in the grand scheme of getting rid of the whole coaching staff? The sad truth of the matter is that Coach Ferri has no voice here. How unfortunate.Regardless of the agenda the new AD has, it doesn't change the fact that he tried to tarnish the integrity of a young coach at the beginning of a very promising coaching career. I know Coach Ferri will most definitely come out of this experience not just with a humble heart, but with more passion and desire for leading young athletes than ever before! Coach Ferri will most certainly come out on top of this one. And I wish him all the success that being a collegiate football coach has to offer.
Momma, on the one hand I agree that we are all speculating about what happened. It's a board forum, wherein people do that. On the other hand yours is the second post that infers that the new AD is up to no good, setting up an honorable coach in order to not only get rid of him but to supply the excuse for getting rid of the staff later on. I would suggest that you are speculating just as much on that point, and I would also argue that based on the Zips' performance on the field so far, the AD needs absolutely no "other" justification to let the entire staff go at the end of the season, beyond the simple fact that after 5+ years of JD and Co, the team is a disaster on the playing field. Why would Wistrcill need any more than that to remove any of the coaches at this point?STZ
Fans sometimes think firing a coach is like firing a regular employee where it takes months of back-up paperwork to fire them. Inreality, there are "outs" in the coaches contracts that are exercised when they are terminated. They can be fired at any time for any reason.I'd also like to clarify that my brilliant question raised on this thread. It's not that the new AD is up to no good, it may be that he is an overreacter. If that is the case, I worry about the guy being the AD. If this indeed turns out to be nothing, the new AD has made a huge mistake with Reno. Will his next big exective decision be to suspend KD for throwing an empty diet soda can in the trash instead of the recycling bin? Let's keep an eye on this guy. Something smells funny and it may be nothing, but let's be careful.
I would agree entirely if the team/players had been executing on the field. On paper it surely appears that UA is recruiting increasingly talented players, but we aren't seeing any dividend for such on the field. Are they more talented? Is it all on the coaching? Didn't Ferri also coach the running backs? Please don't misunderstand my points. Any one of us could become victimized at work, in life, etc. If Ferri has been unfairly victimized in this situation then shame on the AD. I would assume that it will be tough for Ferri to stay in coaching after this, and that is truly sad for him. My problem is that this team has become such a mess that we don't know the extent of the problems at this point. Is it in the coaching? Are the right players being recruited? Are there other currents and undercurrents that are badly dysfunctional? The only thing most fans can really judge is the play on the field, and this year this is among the very worst teams in the entire country. STZ
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