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    Out of the country. He's back now. Missed you on Saturday. There? Too hard to find people when they were all bunched up.
  2. source (for easy read) Business as usual for Akron's Brookhart Many are buying into what Cherry Creek grad is selling By Clay Latimer, Rocky Mountain News April 15, 2005 AKRON, Ohio - For years, J.D. Brookhart has been different. Instead of listening to Colorado State University football coaches, who told him he was not good enough to play there, he became the Rams' go-to receiver. Instead of going into the family business - coaching - he became a top national salesman for Xerox. Instead of enjoying his six-figure income and easy lifestyle, he became a 30-year-old volunteer assistant - or errand boy - for Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan. And instead of settling in as a steady but unspectacular assistant at the University of Pittsburgh, he carved out a reputation as an offensive guru. But Brookhart was just getting started. In his first season as a Division I coach, he led the University of Akron to its best Mid-American Conference record in 13 years, was named the league's 2004 coach of the year and landed a noteworthy recruiting class. But Brookhart raised just as many eyebrows with his coaching style, which is equal parts boardroom and locker room. In fact, he believes business and football are the same bottom-line game. "It always comes down to winning, doesn't it?" said the 40-year-old Cherry Creek High School graduate, whose team will conclude spring drills with Saturday's intrasquad game. "The principles are the same." Applying sales techniques So are his tactics. For example, Brookhart prepares an unusually detailed questionnaire for recruits and their parents. "It's exactly the same as a sales job," he said. "Your job all the time as a salesman - and recruiter - is to differentiate yourself from the competition. We tried to do a better job of narrowing in, so we can do a better job of adjusting to how we can suit their needs." To help his coaching staff understand sales techniques, he brought in software executive John McMahon. "Basically what I tried to do is give those guys a common terminology when they're talking together about recruits," McMahon said. "In sales, we have different names for different people. The 'ultimate decision maker' - that could be a player's mom or dad or an uncle or something. The 'recommender' - maybe his brother is playing college ball and he's recommending what the kid should do. "They were listening . . . well, maybe the older guys were (skeptical)." But Brookhart was all business. Early in his tenure, his staff was watching video of a potential recruit when Brookhart was called away for a phone call. The video image was frozen in place when he returned. "Ownership, not dictatorship," Brookhart said, summarizing his philosophy for managing people. "I needed them to have the 'ownership' that if I walk out of the room, things will go on exactly as they should. I don't want them to come in and do what I know." Staying on task is crucial to Brookhart, which is why he will not put up with idle chatter or misspent time in general. "We had a guy who spent an hour trying to find the right Army (insignia) to put on our scouting report," said Brookhart, whose team will play Army next season. "We don't need a pretty jet or ship. We need to just write Army on there and get to the real meat of the project. An hour spent finding the right pretty picture - I think you can find a better way to spend 59 minutes." Building a stadium But Brookhart's job hardly ends in the locker room. "We're going to build an on-campus stadium and we're at lunch today with our vice president, planning all our trips to go look at stadiums," Akron athletic director Michael Thomas said. "Not only does J.D. want to go, he wants to fly the plane. "He fits in on the coaching side, but J.D. also fits in on the business side. He has a lot to add, there's no doubt about it. He's just wired that way." Sports always have been a daily staple for Jack Brookhart - a former Cherry Creek coach - and his family. Mike Brookhart was a standout athlete at Creek in the 1970s; today, he coaches the Bruins' basketball team. Younger brother J.D. hoped to walk on at CSU after racking up impressive receiving yardage on Creek's first state championship team. After the Rams turned him down, Brookhart attended Brigham Young for a year, then returned to Fort Collins, hoping for another shot with the Rams. "All people have to tell me is 'no' - that's my motivation," he said. A three-year starter, Brookhart finished sixth place on the CSU all-time receptions list (111) and was named an Academic All-American as a senior in 1987. After the Los Angeles Rams cut him in 1988, Brookhart was unsure where to turn; eventually, he contacted Larry Thiel, a family friend and director of the International golf tournament who hired him to sell corporate hospitality events. "It was a great transition for me," he said. "Afterward, Larry gave me great advice, telling me that if I wanted to get into sales, I needed to get some training." A natural salesman Hired by Xerox in 1989, Brookhart was a natural. He won the President Club's Award, which is given to salespersons who rank in the top 15 percent nationally. "I'm starting to make some money and I didn't grow up with a lot of money, so it's pretty cool," he said. Brookhart worked for two other companies after Xerox, but in 1995, while living at Salt Lake City, he realized he was running on fumes. "I'm 30, making good money, single, doing anything I wanted to do and not working very much," he said. "But my dad had always talked to me about having a passion and I didn't have anything that came from the heart. "I looked at my life and said, 'Coaching.' " Brookhart phoned a family friend, who knew Shanahan, to see if he could arrange a 30-minute meeting with the Broncos coach. "I didn't think I could pay my dues at that time. I was going to skip a few rungs," he said. "I didn't care about money." After working hard on his pitch, Brookhart walked into Shanahan's office, determined to prevail. "He kept coming up with objection after objection after objection," Brookhart said. "He told me 'no' in every which way he could. At the end of 30 minutes, he kind of put his hands up and said, 'All right, you can come to training camp.' " Brookhart ran errands - picking up soft drinks, filling up cars with gas - in exchange for a seat in coaches' meetings, where he soaked in all the Xs and Os. "At the end of training camp, Shanahan thanked me and told me to call if he could help in any way," he said. "I told him I wanted to stay, and he said, 'I told you we didn't have anything.' "Then he let me stay." Motivated by fear During the next two years, Brookhart worked in all phases of the game - offense, defense, special teams, always wary of failure. "When I was at Pitt, they brought in a psychologist for our players," he said. "They wanted to find out what motivates you: Was it winning or being a limelighter or what? Mine was fear of failure. A lot of times I worked from 6:30 in the morning until midnight." During seven seasons at Pittsburgh, Brookhart played a major role in the Panthers' revival, first as receivers coach, then as offensive coordinator, developing a long line of marquee wideouts, including All-American Larry Fitzgerald, 2000 Biletnikoff Award winner Antonio Bryant and NFL signees Latef Grim, Darcey Levy and R.J. English. But he was eager for a promotion, and when Akron called, Brookhart was ready for his big chance. "He was a very dedicated, hard-working, detail-oriented guy," Shanahan said. "He did a great job for us and has since then. I'm so happy for him. They called me, of course, when he was a candidate at Akron. And I gave him a real high recommendation." After a 51-0 drubbing at Virginia, though, which dropped the Zips' record to 0-3, Brookhart's first season was in meltdown mode. "It was the worst. It was brutal. I was really questioning myself," he said. "I didn't know if I could coach." But Brookhart rallied his players, an impressive accomplishment because Lee Owens, his predecessor, had recruited many of them. "He knows how to get the team and other people fired up about Akron football," quarterback Charlie Frye said. Down 21 points against Marshall, Frye threw three touchdowns and Jason Swiger kicked a 43-yard field goal on the final play to lift the team to a 31-28 victory. On a roll, the Zips won six of their last eight games and entered the final week of the season with a shot at a bowl berth and conference title. Moreover, they drew 29,261 and 17,410 fans in their final two home games at the Rubber Bowl, where minuscule crowds are the norm. "The community is very excited where we're at right now," Thomas said. Added Shanahan: "You couldn't do a better job than J.D. has done at Akron." But success hasn't spoiled Brookhart. Recruiting, fundraising, marketing, long-range planning - he's still all business. "I like to grow," he said. latimerc@RockyMountainNews.com or 303-892-2596
  3. WANT FRYE WITH THAT? Don't be surprised if Akron's Charlie Frye turns out to be this draft's best QB. He's likely going to be the third quarterback selected after Rodgers and Smith, but many NFL types believe he'll be the one standing tallest a few years down the road. That list includes former Marshall coach Bob Pruett, who coached both Chad Pennington and Byron Leftwich, and also coached against Frye. He was quoted recently stating that Frye's by far the best QB available in the 2005 Draft. Frye has a real good, live arm, and has such good smarts, awareness and accuracy that it wouldn't be surprising if he were taken in the first round. One team rumored to be interested in Frye's services is the Packers, who pick 24th and are obviously in need of a QB of the future to replace Brett Favre. source
  4. good post Zipboy. I agree with all your points. To me Jabari looks like the QB that would give us the best chance to win. But I wish someone would step up and make the decision easy. What is up with the center position? Worst snaps I have seen throughout a game? Kennedy impressed me. OL did not. Do we run a swing pass to the right every third play or what? I don't know about anybody else, but I would rather watch the spring game at the rubber bowl. It was fun to see the new field, but that isn't a great place to watch a game. Why in the world did that bag of (non) information NOT include a ROSTER???
  5. I say good for Romeo. Gets me excited to see what he could do on the football field. I understand the concern the basketball fans have, but I have to agree with Z-P Romeo may have a chance to make a living playing a game. How many of you would like to be doing that? I'm rooting for him all the way. That means LeBron will be at home games again. How can marketing parlay that? I don't mean advertise that he is at the game, but that he is a Zips "fan" Commercial? Billboard with LBJ in Romeo's jersey? Somethin.
  6. Where does our on campus football stadium fit in? housing upgrade from BJ (click here)
  7. Didn't win enough games.
  8. Very true. Seems like Darnell Mayberry is now covering Zips athletics rather than that YSU fan. Good move BJ, might even buy a paper in a year or two if you keep this up. They still owe me years of "real" Akron coverage for all the years they have ignored them.
  9. Not that I agree or disagree with your post, but what would you do different to attract fans ? You are really preaching to the choir here. I know first hand that most of the people on this board were at the end of the Marshall game high fiving players on the field.
  10. "There's a lot of guys like Joe Montana and Tom Brady who weren't picked in the first round and they won Super Bowls," Charlie Frye said. "It's not where you start, it's where you end up. Frye's alma mater, The University of Akron plays on the Division I-A level. But this isn't the I-A of titans like USC and Michigan; this is the I-A where forging a 6-5 record -- the standard for bowl eligibility -- isn't enough to get the school in the preseason. In fact, the Zips were the only bowl-eligible I-A team to be left out of the picture. Frye's only bowl was the Senior Bowl. All he did there was earn Offensive Most Valuable Player honors in the contest. "I just had a great week of practice," Frye recalled. "I thought I got better every day as I understood the offense more. I put everything together and went out and played my game on Saturday." Absorbing an NFL offense that week was no problem for Frye, who soaked up different schemes before. First, he got acclimated to the run-and-shoot offense that Akron utilized through much of his college tenure. Then, as a senior, when former Broncos aide J.D. Brookhart took over as head coach, Frye had to learn a version of the West Coast offense. Months later, Frye was at the Senior Bowl, trying to absorb the Raiders' vertical-passing system in just a week's time. But that proved to be no daunting task for Frye, who did well enough that week to earn Offensive Most Valuable Player honors in the contest. "As long as you're willing to put in the time to understand and know where you're going with your reads, you can learn any system," Frye said.
  11. He wasn't a "cast off" He was SIGNED to the Browns active roster off Balt practice squad. Ticked off a lot of people in Baltimore when it happened per Balt newspaper. Some guy named Savage was instumental in bringing him to Baltimore in the first place. Wonder were he is now??? Wouldn't count him out in Cleveland just yet. If they don't take defense early, it would surprise me. Of course many things the Browns do surprises me.
  12. 10 Things I think (from the Gund) I think we should have won. Good showing, but we should have won. I wish McFadden would have hit a few shots yesterday, tough out for him. I think KD confussed me with his subs yesterday. I know he likes to play 11, but stange subs non the less. I don't get why DP does not get more PT ? I didn't feel Can't St was better than us both times they beat us. Good job OU proving me right. I think I'm already excited for BBall next year. It's fun to have 19 wins. Marketing did a nice job at the Hard Rock yesterday. I like the Zips fan that won the gift cerftificate. That shot was drain-o baby ! I wish we had the student fans and enthusiasm that Buffalo has. I love that big Reggie head. I think I'm glad I didn't have to drive back last night.
  13. How the selection committee works
  14. Jump on the bandwagon, I mean bus. Student buses traveling to Cleveland for Thursday's 2 p.m. (EST) contest will leave Pint's Restaurant (426 East Exchange Street, Akron) at noon and return immediately following the game. As of Wednesday morning, just 25 seats remain on the charter buses. UA students are encouraged to take advantage of a special $12 package, which includes game ticket, round-trip charter bus travel to the game, a Zips' "6th Man" gold t-shirt" and Pepsi products. Student game tickets are priced at $10 and just 50 of those remain as of Wednesday morning.
  15. I don't think I can agree with anything you got going on here. Dambrot is being marketed because he is an "Akron" guy...good move. The floor is fine, you must not have been around long enough to remember our BAD courts. Plus this will be redone soon anyway. French and Dunn have been around a long time. While I don't like some of Steve's "here we go again" attitude, and Joe is a big homer, I would say on the whole, they are fine. Listen to Can't's broadcast, you'll like Steve and Joe a lot more. Who in the heck stays around to watch a video screen AFTER the game??? Real fans tune in the radio as they drive to the bar to celebrate ! While color is a matter of opinion. I disagree. I like what marketing has done with our "look" Mike Thomas is an AD, not a designer. They hired a design group to do the color and logo. Silver and gold are the "new" complementary colors to teams new looks. Eg. Patriots, Rams...etc.
  16. I'm embarrassed to be an alumni when they do that. PLEASE get rid of it ! Can't LeBron get Usher to help with some entertainment ?
  17. Who's on the bubble...Akron that's who ! Eight "at-large" bids left. Teams that should be in: Gonzaga, Pacific, Southern Illinois, Utah, Nevada Work left to do: Wichita State, Vermont, Miami (OH), St. Mary's, Old Dominion, Holy Cross, Akron, Buffalo, Northern Iowa, Davidson, UTEP, Wis.-Milwaukee, George Washington, Saint Joseph's, New Mexico Miami (OH) [17-8 (12-5), RPI: 24, SOS: 32] Routing Can't State a great bounceback off tough road trip. Still leads muddled MAC by a game, with only a trip to league minnow Marshall in the way of regular-season crown. Has great RPI and grabed another RPI Top 50 win (for now) vs. Golden flushes. Akron [17-8 (11-6), RPI: 39, SOS: 94] Struggled but got W it needed vs. Marshall. Finale at Buffalo looms very large for Zips' hopes. Akron's 6-5 vs. RPI Top 100. Buffalo [18-8 (10-7), RPI: 43, SOS: 119] Falling by 13 at Ohio a crippling loss for the Bulls, who drop into fourth place in the MAC East. Now 4-8 vs. RPI Top 100. Place in Lunardi's bracket likely short-lived. Can't State [16-11 (10-7), RPI: 45, SOS: 40] 25-point loss at Miami (OH) might kill off Golden flushes' at large hopes. Now behind four teams in the MAC. Still have better SOS than Akron (season sweep) or Buffalo (split series). 4-5 vs. RPI Top 50. Ohio [17-9 (11-6), RPI: 56, SOS: 118]: Big Wednesday night for surging Bobcats, who downed Buffalo for the season sweep. Ohio also has split with MAC leader Miami (OH) (won by four, lost by two). Was swept by Akron, so may need to finish ahead of the Zips. Impressive 8-4 vs. RPI Top 100 For the "complete" story click here
  18. This should help Dwights FA efforts?!?! Glorified G (click here)
  19. Mid-majors benefit from adjusted formula By Stu Durando Of the Post-Dispatch 02/27/2005 RPI In the world of controversial, computer-generated college rankings, the Ratings Percentage Index has taken a back seat since the birth of its younger, messier brother, the Bowl Championship Series. While football's BCS has undergone constant change amid massive criticism, basketball's RPI has remained constant and, thus, less debated. Until this season. As some conferences around the country begin their postseason tournaments this week, the RPI will undergo its most intense scrutiny to date because more mid-major programs than ever are in position to reach the NCAA Tournament. With a few more wins, the likes of St. Mary's, Wichita State and Akron might replace more recognizable names. They have the 24-year-old RPI to thank. The formula was altered this season to give more weight to road wins and penalize for home losses. And although it is only one tool used in the selection of at-large teams, its weight cannot be underestimated. As a result of the changes, 17 mid-majors are in the top 50 in the most recent approximation of the RPI used by the men's tournament committee. Committee chairman Bob Bowlsby is backing the new computations and already has fessed up to the possible ramifications. "I think it's an accurate representation of their strength," he said. "It's also maybe a representation of a couple of major conferences that aren't going to get quite as many teams as they have in past years. ... To the extent some of the major conferences may not get as many in, it offers an opportunity for some of the mid-majors." Conference tournaments begin Tuesday and run through Selection Sunday on March 13, and some of the less prestigious events figure to receive more attention. At this point, it appears the Missouri Valley Conference, which plays at Savvis Center Friday through March 8, could receive two at-large berths. The Mid-American Conference is in a similar position. The West Coast Conference and America East have the potential to send at-large teams where they normally wouldn't. Some mid-majors are so entrenched in the RPI that losing in a conference tournament might not end their chances. That could be the case for Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Vermont, Miami (Ohio), Pacific, Nevada and St. Mary's, all of which are in the top 30 of the RPI, although Miami and Vermont lost Sunday. How did they get there? In most cases, by winning on the road, where Vermont is 9-6, Pacific 11-1, Nevada 9-2 and St. Mary's 8-4. Bowlsby said the change in the RPI formula was made to finally reward road success, which happens in less than one-third of all games. "That being the case, we wanted the RPI to be minimally adjusted so that it reflected the difficulty of winning on the road and gave appropriate rewards when teams do achieve wins on the road," he said. "Conversely, it also represents a bigger penalty for home teams that don't defend their home floor." The RPI has not necessarily gained power, and ultimately the selection committee - not a computer - will select the at-large participants. Bowlsby is fond of referring to the RPI as a "blunt object" in its use more than a "sharp prediction object." The committee annually plays down its importance. Mid-majors have not received more than three at-large berths in one year since 1995, but that could change. Major programs that previously would have been in good position with the RPI find themselves on the bubble, and playing deep into their tournaments will become more critical. Minnesota is No. 49, whereas under the old formula the Golden Gophers would be No. 32. Georgia Tech is No. 44 instead of No. 30. West Virginia is No. 52 instead of No. 41. Meanwhile, many mid-majors have received huge bumps in the new RPI. Miami (Ohio) was No. 25 before Sunday but would have been firmly on the bubble at No. 43 last season, while Holy Cross is No. 35 instead of No. 60 and Old Dominion is No. 36, not No. 61. "Some have said the relative strength of teams is distorted by weighting," said Doug Elgin, commissioner of the Missouri Valley Conference. "It has raised some eyebrows when you look at the relative strength of teams. It hurt some teams and helped some teams. I believe from the bottom of my heart that it more fairly takes into consideration where teams have played." The committee never has put quotas on conferences, thus it is feasible that Akron of the MAC could get a nod over a sixth team from the Atlantic Coast Conference, or that Northern Iowa could get the committee's approval instead of a sixth team from the Big 12. Further positioning and RPI adjustments - some potentially major - will take place during conference tournament play and in some cases before tournaments begin. Bowlsby was pelted with questions related to the RPI and the improved standing of mid-majors during a teleconference last week and seemed unfazed by the shifting landscape. "I think that kind of comment relative to how many mid-majors make it in is a reflection of how good college basketball is throughout the country," he said. "The committee has talked till we're blue in the face that (RPI) is just one of many tools. ... But the fact of the matter is it serves a role, it serves an enhanced role now that it's been refined a little bit. I think it's a better tool." source (click here)
  20. I agree. Something is up. Here is the list for those of you that don't want to download. PA ROSTER NAME HGT WGT OFF DEF HIGH SCHOOL COACH COLLEGE Vince Bazzone 6.03 295 OL DT McKeesport Area SHS George Smith Hofstra Univ. Joe Blanks 6.03 309 OT DT Cathedral Preparatory School Michael Mischler Winston-Salem St. Dana Brown 5.10 195 RB SS Clairton HS Tom Nola Univ. of Iowa Jerry Butler 5.09 175 RB George Washington HS Ron Cohen Univ. of Wisconsin Tommie Campbell 6.02 175 TE S Aliquippa SHS Michael Zmijanac Univ. of Pittsburgh James Carson 6.00 211 FB SS Cathedral Preparatory School Michael Mischler Indiana Univ. of PA Edward Collington 6.01 212 RB Penn Hills SHS Neil Gordon West Virginia Univ. Carmen Connolly 6.01 185 WR S Seton LaSalle HS Lou Cerro West Virginia Univ. C.J. Davis 6.02 305 OG DT West Allegheny SHS Robert Palko Univ. of Pittsburgh Brad Dawson 6.01 185 QB CB Thomas Jefferson HS Bill Cherpak Undecided Ryan Greiser 6.01 210 RB SS Pennridge HS Jeff Hollenbach Liberty Univ. Roger Hall 6.03 200 WR DB Reading HS Victor Brown Undecided Derrell Hand 6.04 315 TE DT West Philadelphia Catholic HS Brian Fluck Univ. of Notre Dame Nate Hartung 6.04 410 C NT Butler Area SHS Garry Cathell Undecided David Horton 6.00 180 WR DB Allentown Central Catholic HS Donald Roberts Univ. of Richmond Kevin Kelly 5.09 175 K P Neshaminy HS Mark Schmidt Penn State Univ. Sean Lee 6.03 217 RB LB Upper St Clair HS Jim Render Penn State Univ. Ken Lewis 6.00 180 RB DB Penn Hills SHS Neil Gordon Undecided Jordan Mitchell 6.02 175 WR DB Central Dauphin HS Paul Plott Univ. of Richmond Shane Murray 6.03 193 QB FS Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS Art Walker Univ. of Pittsburgh Kyle Newell 6.05 235 WR DE Bethlehem Catholic HS Chuck Sonon North Carolina St. John Pelusi 6.04 240 TE DE Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS Art Walker Univ. of Pittsburgh Steve Quinn 6.04 217 WR LB St. Joseph's Preparatory School Gil Brooks Univ. of Notre Dame Graham Rihn 6.03 240 OT DE Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS Art Walker Cornell Univ. Jake Serdy 6.01 305 OT DT Upper St Clair HS Jim Render Univ. of Maine Mikell Simpson 6.01 195 RB DB Harrisburg HS George Chaump Univ. of Virginia Steve Slaton 5.11 188 RB DB Conwell-Eagan Catholic HS Kevin Kelly West Virginia Univ. Marques Slocum 6.06 330 OG DT West Philadelphia Catholic HS Brian Fluck Univ. of Michigan LaRod Stephens 5.09 170 TB S Greater Johnstown HS Bob Arcurio Univ. of Pittsburgh Knowledge Timmons 5.11 180 WR DB William Penn SHS Matt Ortega Penn State Univ. LaRondo Tucker 6.02 235 FB LB Bishop McDevitt HS Jeff Weachter Undecided Mike Turkovich 6.07 285 OL DL Valley Forge Military Academy Dennis Orlando Univ. of Notre Dame Bradley Vierling 6.03 285 OL Central Bucks HS East Larry Greene Vanderbilt Univ. Ernest Williams 6.03 250 RB DE Monessen SHS Joe Fischer Univ. of Pittsburgh HEAD FOOTBALL COACH: Bob Palko West Allegheny HS ASSISTANT COACHES: Dick Beck North Penn HS Mark Evans Eastern Lebanon Co. HS Tom Loughran South Park SHS Rick Mauk Northern SHS Jeff Metheny Bethel Park SHS Justin King (Gateway HS) was selected for the Big 33, but is not able to play because of other commitments. OHIO ROSTER # NAME HGT WG OFF DEF HIGH SCHOOL COACH College Andre Amos 6.01 180 WR DB Middletown HS Dick Martin Ohio State Univ. Alex Boone 6.08 330 OL Saint Edward HS John Gibbons Ohio State Univ. Ryan Brinson 5.09 180 RB DB Canton McKinley SHS Brian Cross Univ. of Pittsburgh Terrill Byrd 5.10 280 DL Colerain HS Kerry Combs Univ. of Cincinnati Rocco Cironi 6.06 290 OL Warren G Harding HS Thom McDaniels Michigan State Univ. Alex Daniels 6.04 235 TE LB Brookhaven HS Tom Blake Univ. of Minnesota Kendell Davis 6.00 195 RB DB Alliance HS Ron Kuceyeski Michigan State Univ. Todd Denlinger 6.04 285 OL DL Troy HS Steve Nolan Ohio State Univ. Jess East 6.04 240 OL DL Cambridge HS Rick Goodrich Ohio Univ. Steve Gawronski 6.03 295 OL DL Rogers HS Rick Ross Univ. of Cincinnati Dominic Goodman 6.02 190 QB DB Colerain HS Kerry Combs Univ. of Cincinnati Brian Hartline 6.03 190 WR DB Glen Oak HS Jack Rose Ohio State Univ. Dominic Jones 5.09 190 RB DB Brookhaven HS Tom Blake Univ. of Minnesota Fred Lenix 6.00 205 LB Glenville HS Ted Ginn Ohio State Univ. Brandon Long 6.03 230 TE DE Glen Oak HS Jack Rose Michigan State Univ. Mario Manningham 6.00 180 WR DB Warren HS Thom McDaniels Univ. of Michigan Zach Marshall 6.07 280 OL DL William Mason HS Gary Popovich Univ. of Maryland Jared Martin 6.01 175 QB DB Clyde SHS Mike Martin Univ. of Cincinnati Brian Mellott 6.03 260 OL DL Austintown-Fitch HS Neal Kopp Ohio Univ. Zoltan Mesko 6.05 230 K P Twinsburg HS AL Hodakievic Univ. of Michigan Derek Moore 6.05 270 OL DL Newark Catholic HS Bill Franks TBA Andrew Moses 6.04 270 OL DL Bishop Watterson HS Dan Bjelac TBA Jamario O'Neal 6.01 200 WR DB Glenville HS Ted Ginn Ohio State Univ. Jim Ramella 6.04 230 TE DE Saint Ignatius HS Chuck Kyle Boston College Brian Robiskie 6.04 195 WR DB Chagrin Falls HS Mark Iammarino Ohio State Univ. Robby Schoenhoft 6.06 235 QB Saint Xavier HS Steve Specht Ohio State Univ. Nick Simon 6.02 225 OL LB Shaker Heights HS Dave Sedmak Mercyhurst College Mister Simpson 6.00 205 RB Colerain HS Kerry Combs Univ. of Michigan Austin Spitler 6.03 235 LB Bellbrook HS Kevin Basinger Ohio State Univ. Derrick Stewart 5.11 175 WR DB Ursuline HS Dan Reardon Univ. of Cincinnati Trey Stross 6.04 190 WR DB Avon Lake HS Dave Dlugosz Univ. of Iowa Tyrell Sutton 5.09 195 RB Archbishop Hoban HS Ralph Orsini Northwestern Univ. Matt Tennett 6.05 260 OL DL Moeller HS Bob Crable Boston College Lawerence Wilson 6.05 240 TE DE Saints Vincent Mary HS Keith Wakefield Ohio State Univ. HEAD FOOTBALL COACH: Steve Channell Edgewood HS ASSISTANT COACHES: Tony Broeing Springfield South HS Ed Nasonti Bellevue HS David Sedmak Shaker Heights HS Rodney Roberts Springboro HS Jim Ryan Olmsted Falls HS
  21. Can't read Can't write Can't State
  22. Which mid-majors are looking strong? Gonzaga is not a mid-major. Nevada is 12-2 in the WAC and looking good. If you insist on calling the Missouri Valley a mid-major league, then count Southern Illinois, which is up to 21 victories. Pacific also is up to 21 and out in front in the Big West, with only December losses to Kansas and San Francisco. Saturday's Bracket Buster game between Pacific and Texas-El Paso is a lot more important to UTEP than Pacific. What's a Bracket Buster? Tomorrow there will be 11 games between mid-major teams. The idea is for mid-majors to get a chance to boost their chances for an at-large bid by playing a quality out-of-conference game. In fact, many of them have little or no shot to get an at-large bid. Drexel, for instance, plays at Ball State. It's a good game and will get the Dragons a little more exposure, but a win won't get them in the tournament. Any other mid-majors with a chance at an at-large? Old Dominion chose to fill its schedule without a Bracket Buster game, but is up to 22 victories. The hangup: Bad losses to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and George Mason. What about the Mid-American Conference, everybody's favorite mid-major pick in the tournament? Miami of Ohio is out in front and has the best chance. But wins over Buffalo and Akron are the best they have, so the Redhawks might want to beat Wichita State tomorrow in the Bracket Buster, and then get some revenge from a 19-point whipping they took from Can't State. source
  23. Z.I.P. Ask him if he has anything to do with any donations that are going toward the stadium project.
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