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72 Roo

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  1. The biggest concern going into the OU and championship games is limiting TO's. This is one issue that Groce has not fixed. In my opinion he tolerates them. We do not protect the basketball. We do stupid stuff and have done so all season long. Correct the TO's and I believe we can play with anybody.
  2. Not a good sign. This team is regressing when they should be getting better. Maybe not winning, but playing the game better. This team either has a bad culture or coaching. You decide.
  3. The only thing UMass brings is basketball and access to the Boston TV market. Hopefully the MAC uses that to get a sweeter TV contract and subsequent payout to member schools. The MAC is braindead if it adds Illinois State and N. Dakota State as one on-line pundit suggested.
  4. The results at the MAC championships were abysmal for our once proud top 25 track and field program. I would do everything I could to lure Mitchell back, even if he is making more money at Illinois as their PV coach than he made as head coach at Akron. He knew how to recruit and develop talent. This staff is doing neither. The results speak for themselves. Spend some of the UK & OSU FB guarantee money to get a quality coach in an olympic sport.
  5. Illini Zip, this is brilliant, but you can't give him high marks for his tackle because of the yards after contact. Very poor technique, but you expect that from PCCC.
  6. Got to agree with you here 81 Grad. Still I believe Groce will figure it out. Many players, especially Freeman, have said this team has another level in them. I think they should have that, but in reality they do not. They have too many weaknesses to go deep in the tournament. In fact it will be a challenge to win the MAC. The turnovers that plague this team are a puzzle. Why can't they be patient rather than trying to force a play? I am struggling to understand why Groce keeps starting Dawson. He has started to show defensive lapses and his shooting is atrocious. Nonetheless I keep telling myself to enjoy this team because next year's edition will be a big drop-off from past performance.
  7. A promotion is worthless if it does not have an obvious message. This one was not obvious. Do they really think that a pseudo connection to all the Swifties on campus will bring people and/or students to the game? We can do better.
  8. This is insane. OSU has the number one rated recruiting class and number one transfer portal class. Five of the portal transfers are projected to be starters. OSU got outplayed by Michigan in the first quarter and then was even or better in the remaining three quarters. They have hired Bill O'Brien to be their OC. If he does not take the BC job he will improve their O remarkably. The Mizzu game was bad, but the team was not dialed in for a meaningless game. Ryan Day has made the changes needed. Three O coaches have been fired and a new OC hired. I don't like OSU all that well, but I do recognize they are an elite top five program year in year out.
  9. Maybe if we restart inane debates like an arena on campus or downtown we can lure them both out of retirement. On second thought, I don't know if I could take it.
  10. Not so sure about your timeline. I see little improvement thru the course of this season. When I watch them play I don't look for W's. I look for improvement in how they execute plus individual player growth. I think we have a good coach, but I think he has found the MAC is tougher than he thought. Recruiting has to pick up if we are to challenge for the league crown. I couldn't agree more that Bass will be gone before any turnaround. I wouldn't be surprised if she leaves with a year left to finally play for a winning program.
  11. Revenues are placed in a general athletics fund that the Ad can decide how to parcel out. The buyout from UK and the big payday from OSU are earmarked to help several program. Football will not keep all of it, but hey will get the majority. A new scoreboard will be one of the benefits football will receive.
  12. Absolutely stunning news. He was a good guy, a proud Zip and someone who made you love to be at Track & Field events. My heart goes out to his family and friends.
  13. When you leave for another program with one year left you leave only for playing time. No one gets a better draft position for sitting on the bench or splitting time on a P5 team no matter how nice their facilities are. Regardless, I wish him well.
  14. I really don't get this. Why leave for what I assume to be P5 position for only one year? What P5 will take a good, but not great, G5 player from a terrible team? I'm not thinking there are many landing places, so does that mean he focuses on a better G5 team to improve his draft position? Possibly, but, again, it doesn't make sense to me.
  15. I hope you are right. T & F is such a beautiful sport. I especially loved watching our team smoke the rest of the MAC, altho' EMU and Kent always pushed us to be our best. Mitchell was highly respected by area track coaches. He assembled a great staff of assistants in their specialties. Perhaps the best of all was Labadie in the intermediate distances. He was world class as evidenced by the growth and performance of Clayton Murphy. There is talent in NE Ohio and the state in general. i hope we get the lion's share of it.
  16. UMass may be a better fit for Ryan. He was not going to get PT here so it was time to move on. I hope he does well and wish him the best of luck in their program.
  17. I have seen nothing in this program's leadership that inspires confidence. Mitchell had us as a top 25 program despite limited resources. We need to copy what he did, not destroy it.
  18. Short of getting a stud for QB this is great news. JD is a good coach and man. He gets Zip football for all its ups and mostly downs. He clicked with Joe. That relationship will have a positive affect on the entire rest of the team. We talk about creating a great culture, this is another step in achieving that. Welcome back coach, glad you are here!
  19. I watched the women at OU. Without Haney we are pathetic at PG. Woods is a turnover machine. She doesn't run the point as much as she dribbles hoping something will surface. She repeatedly went into the paint only to be blocked or lose the ball. Bass is incredible, far better than the rest of the team. I thought coach Ryan had recruited a few good D1 players to support Bass. Mobley is a good, young addition, but that is not the case with the rest of the newbies, except Haney. I hope during the course of the season he can put a more cohesive team out. Against OU they looked lost w/o Haney.
  20. I watched that game too. Gray did not distinguish himself, but he played better than he ever played in a Zip uniform. i was glad to see him transfer as I felt there was no way he would ever help us. Based on what I saw in games i still stick by that. Kudos to him and his Liberty coaches who helped him begin to reach his potential.
  21. I don't feel good about this team if the roster stands as Catdaddy has predicted. Too many question marks with no solid QB or OL amongst the biggest ones. Please Santa return with more productive players i don't care where Santa finds them (TP, Bench, HS, JC).
  22. Just goes to show that in all of sports QB is the most important position. OSU had poor QB play and the inevitable result ensued. We have the same problem to a worse degree. Please Joe bring in better talent than Taj and Wassel.
  23. 72 Roo

    Christmas

    Merry Christmas! We need more of the sisters on this board. Oh, and Happy New Year Zip sisters!
  24. Dumb and dumber. The NCAA refuses to lead. They only follow and they are pee poor in doing so.
  25. 72 Roo

    Christmas

    Merry Christmas to all on this board. I am grateful for your posts and discussions. Thanks to all who make it the best and especially to the founders who keep it first class. Wishing you all a blessed Christmas and many more years of beating Kent. Ho! Ho! Ho! Go Zips!
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