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I watched Iowa State last weekend, and it was like any scrimmage I' ve been a part of except the D wore white and occupied one sideline with the O in black on the other. I actually think this was better than a game. Nobody was stuck on their own 2 yard line. It was quick to see what the 2's and 3's could do in the same place on the field. The QB's wore green--no hitting them. I do hope you have a bit more pleasant weather!!

How was the weather? I was in Ames this morning to watch the Cyclones, and I was reminded that 40* with 20MPH wind is COLD. Your pics and brief info can go a long way generating some interest in the Zips. I hope there is a good turnout next week for the spring "game".

A lot could be learned. Who are the leaders emerging? Captain is hearing that Finley is looking good.. Looking? Is he completing nice passes? Short throws? Long throws? Is he executing nice reads on the option plays? Are there surprises showing up? Sometimes effort is telling. Like who may be headed to the portal. If you keep the team a secret until September, it will remain a secret! Maybe Captain will be our SI Saturday.

Why? If the Zips care so little about their fans 2/3 through spring ball that they don't put out any information, why should I care? Closed practices? Who is going to spy on them? If you looked at your future schedule and saw a team with 5 wins in 5 years, would you even send your "water boy" to check out their spring practice? The best way to keep the Info seats empty in the fall is to keep the team a secret.

One late comment: Trib took only 2 free throws in the game! CLUTCH!!

OK. Class & character are different, but they go together. I've been schooled.

What can JD bring to the table? "Class"! When Kent's star went down for the count early in the season, JD reached out personally to that young man. Football is a violent game, but charactor maters (think Gathings). I hope JD can play a major role in evaluating recriutes; so we can all be proud of our Zips win or loose. I remember as a high school kid briefly meeting Lou Groza at Hiram college. What a kind and humble guy. An hour or so later, I sat with a couple buddies in the grass a few feet off the side line, and watched that same man transformed. When the whistle blows, I want to see that violence come out, but do it with class.

When do spring classes begin? It would be nice to see some of these portal & JUCO guys early enroll. It would be really nice to include a QB or 2; so they would have the spring practices to get acclimated.

He would have been a team mate of Irons at Iowa wcc.

POOP! There was no QB under the tree. Oh well. Russian Christmas is in 2 weeks.

I am really perplexed that we didn't see Wasel at all this year. He could have retained his red shirt after apearing in 4 games. QB room: Bullack--He can run, but can we move the ball against 8 men on the line of scrimage? Wasel--Who knows? In coming freshman--good luck. Potential JUCO or portal addition--Maybe our best hope.

Yes.

If we don't see at least 2 portal additions, we are in trouble!

In those '50's, football players played both ways except the QB and defensive sprcialist. They were also limited to 33 players on the travle squad. I can't rermember if there were any transfer rules.

This should be head line news on the Beacon's sports page! Have any suckeyes been recognized like this recently? Does "Eager Beaver" belong to USBWA?

Not to diminish any player past or present, but could there be a better representative for Akron BB? If 25 stays healthy for the season, he should appear in everyone's All American team!

I wonder if adding Ali to the rotation will speed our game up. Competing for minutes will bring everyone's intensity up. Ali is not coming off an injury. He has been practicing all along, and will hit the ground hungry and running. Look out NK!

Kentucky is not in the mix for a shot at the national championship. I would love to talk to a recriut (HS, JUCO, or transfer) about the chance to go up against the best. If that prospect shy's away from that oportunity, it might be time to move on. What is the difference between a 3-star and a 4-star? The 4 is committed to one of the big boys. We can give the 3 a chance to PLAY 4 years and show he was 4 star material.

Too bad they didn't name themselves Utah Technical Institute.

Is this the early signing day for BB?

First 8 games, total 4th quarter scoring-28 that includes the last miniute scoop and score in Morgan state game. That says a lot. The staff and players had a lot more faith than I. Before this come back, I could envision anyone with talent, players and staff, entering the portal. Some of the comments in the post game presser convinced me that this group is commited to turn things around. Lingard, "I'll be back." Give him a miniute with our recriutes. Gathings: Trash talking is part of our culture. Let's just get him to tone it back a bit.

JU came through in a way I didn't expect. MVP? He will need to share it with Lingard. I felt Lingard put the Zips on his shoulders several times and carried the team to victory.

I still have a few Thirsty Dogs and Hopping Frogs left over from my annual trip to Akron to make the night go better.

I have forgotten about Jankowski. He came in with great potential. He just might be the spark we need. I'm now looking for one of our 3 untested QB's to start.

I'm looking forward to Steele puttting some whip cream on this game. He will cinnamon stick it to Cant. This kid performed at a high level in HS; that is why we recruited him. It will be best to find out now if we haVe our QB of the future.