[xu9697]

This guy has plenty of good coaching left. That Minnesota team this year= his recruits. He did a very solid job there for many years, and with their new stadium he would have done even better. Ohio guy, OSU guy (which could be a positive), knows the area for recruiting, etc.

This is the kind of splash this program needs. You only get one chance like this. If JD doesn't get this team to 7-5...Mason. And, even if he does, I would SERIOUSLY consider Mason.

[Buckzip]

This guy has plenty of good coaching left. That Minnesota team this year= his recruits. He did a very solid job there for many years, and with their new stadium he would have done even better. Ohio guy, OSU guy (which could be a positive), knows the area for recruiting, etc.

This is the kind of splash this program needs. You only get one chance like this. If JD doesn't get this team to 7-5...Mason. And, even if he does, I would SERIOUSLY consider Mason.

I have no problem with Mason, but UA couldn't afford him. He will eventually get another coaching job at a BCS school.

[zipseuph]

what about the HC from the Mount Union Purple Raiders. they have been blowing people out of the water and doing it consistantly for a few years now under that guy. I know they're DIII but with his record it wouldn't hurt to take a look

[skip-zip]

Ok...JD is in no danger of losing his job at the end of this season unless there is a complete collapse from here on out. He's a couple of points away from having a 5-2 football team this year, in a year where we were expected to do nothing. Plus, he's in the middle of a long-term contract, which is another factor that plays a huge role at schools like Akron where money is not abundant to buy out contracts.

As for Mason, we could never afford him. Enought said.

Zipseuph...the coach out at Mount Union has gotten mentioned from time to time over the years. I'm not sure if it's a situation where he does not desire a bigger job, or the fact that he has never gotten an offer. But, I can't recall ever hearing about a situation where a D-1 team has tried to lure him away from there.

[xu9697]

OU afforded Solich.

Get Lebron involved. Lebron...unis for OSU b-ball. Mason...OSU alum. Lebron...loves Akron.

SMU's boosters paid for June Jones.

Just trying to think outside the box.

Also, I know it was a different era, but we brought in Gerry Faust at one point. Yeah, it didn't work out great, but you never know.

[akronad]

Skip-Zip: I agree with what you are saying, but take exception with one thing. We weren't expecting much from this team this season. As long as we have that train of thought, we will never make it to the next level. We should be expecting the very best each every week. We should not be going home after a Cincy loss saying"We cam close, we only lost by 2 points."
A win is a win and a loss is still a loss no matter how you slice it.

I do agree that barring a total collapse JD will return next season. The univ. cannot afford to buy out his contract.

[RACER]

we can build a $55 million dollar stadium,and we cant afford a few $100,00 dollars? right.if enough boosters want a coach gone they have plenty of cash to buy out his contract.

[skip-zip]

akronad...I'm not saying that we should be overjoyed by doing better than expected this year. I am only saying that if you're doing better than expected, that likely does not put a coach on the hot seat at a MAC level school.

xu...bringing up the Faust situation is a valid point. I know from being around here at that time that Faust had a lot of intangibles such as his connections around the country, and it benefitted our initial growth tremendously. And it helped that Gerry wanted to come back to Ohio to be closer to his family. But remember, Gerry was still an inexperienced coach at the college level at the time (5 years total...assistant or head coach), and he was not a proven winner. He only cost us a little over $100,000 a year. I think the people who are begging for a coaching change for us want a guy who we know can come in here and elevate this program right now. And those people come at a STEEP price.

[Sergeant Zip]

Tommy Bowden went to eight bowls in his 10 seasons.

[MDZip]

Tommy Bowden went to eight bowls in his 10 seasons.

Let's get him.

[Zips Win!]

Absolutely not. Glen Mason is not the answer. I know all of you tosu fans on the board get all excited because you want an ex-tosu player/coach to come to UA, but this old retread is one of the last guys I want UA to hire if it comes to that. Sorry, but you would be mistaken if you all think that getting Mason would be another great recruiting tool because of where he played/coached. He wouldn’t be able to convince the D1 recruits that typically leave the state to come to UA any better than I would. (not to mention that he is also a former Can't State coach)

Boy, in ten years at the U. of Minn. he was a whopping 32-48 in the medium ten and not once did he really contend for a conference title. Just the type of guy I want. Heck, a coach like Glen brings back memories of another former tosu assistant that won 40 games in nine years….But hey, he was a tosu assistant before we hired him!!!

If we make a change at the end of the year, there are plenty of coordinators to select from. Mason will not be one of them.

[GP1]

Absolutely not. Glen Mason is not the answer. I know all of you tosu fans on the board get all excited because you want an ex-tosu player/coach to come to UA, but this old retread is one of the last guys I want UA to hire if it comes to that. Sorry, but you would be mistaken if you all think that getting Mason would be another great recruiting tool because of where he played/coached. He wouldn’t be able to convince the D1 recruits that typically leave the state to come to UA any better than I would. (not to mention that he is also a former Can't State coach)

Boy, in ten years at the U. of Minn. he was a whopping 32-48 in the medium ten and not once did he really contend for a conference title. Just the type of guy I want. Heck, a coach like Glen brings back memories of another former tosu assistant that won 40 games in nine years….But hey, he was a tosu assistant before we hired him!!!

If we make a change at the end of the year, there are plenty of coordinators to select from. Mason will not be one of them.

Thanks for saving me the time. Mason is a joke and anyone who would advocate the hiring of this loser suffers from NE Ohio Sports Fan Syndrome (neosfs).

[uafan]

IMO, there is no doubt we need a new coach next year. Those who read this board know why I feel that way. With Info, we have a new start, so we need a coach with tons of enthusiasm to start us off. We can't afford to start in a new stadium with the same, old "close, but no cigar" team.

I say we look down a division or two. There are some great coaches out there. I think of Mike Kelly, who recently retired at Dayton, as the type of coach we need to look for. I'm sure there are plenty of hungry young coaches who would love the chance to move up.

[Zip N' Dots]

We need a new coach? Are you serious? Maybe we should take applications from members of our Zipsnation Board. Apparently we have quite a lucrative coaching pool here with all the Sunday and Monday QB's.

[ZachTheZip]

We don't need a new head coach. JD has accomplished more in his career here than any coach since John Heisman.

What we need is a change in the playcalling philosophy. Our coordinators currently call the plays, not JD, ad you can see that they sometimes get it perfect and other times look like they are calling plays designed for the wrong type of talent than what is on the field (don't do trick plays when you have power running package, don't run sideways when none of the receivers are blocking, etc.).

It's too late in the season to change our schemes now. What can be done, however, is sticking to what works. Don't do ultra-conservative with a few dumb trick plays the moment we have a lead in order to "protect" it (read: blow the game). Just keep doing what got you the lead in the first place. So what if we blow someone out? This is the highest level of college football, you don't need to keep a score close just to "respect" the other team.

We do make in-game adjustments, but they tend to move away from what worked and towards untested-against-the-current-opponent schemes. It rarely works out.