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Agreed that it was just an exhibition but I thought some good came out of it. My conclusions on Tribble come from more than just that game. Hope the info I am getting from people more in the know is wrong but that video last week wasn't promising. I think he's a contributor either way but I would love to see his impact if his shot came around.

No Wynn last night. Anybody have an idea about that? Also, we need to see more Trimble given this team's lack of outside shooting. Castaneda's past stats tell us he's a decent outside shooter and Ali and Dawson can contribute but this squad is clearly not on the level of some of our past teams from outside. Tribble concerns me. His outside shot has not improved. Teams are going to continue to back away and challenge him to take the outside shot and he needs to look to something other than an out of control drive. He's a fine athlete a very good defender but he is still challenged on offense,

I was only able to listen to the WVU broadcast as I was driving through awful storms in PA, NJ and NY last night so I wasn't able to pay close attention. The WVU team, who seemed like experienced guys, really liked Aziz. It sounded like the Zips had some trouble with WVU's constant pressure in the first. Also, while they didn't say it, it sounded like Tribble was a little out of control at times. I see now that he had 6 turnovers. Only Aziz had a positive +/-. Good start. A great way to start the kids off. I'll try to watch today on ESPN+.

WV scored 28 points off of Zips turnovers. The Zips scored 9 off of WVU turnovers. 19 point disparity in a 15 point loss.

The Zips head to Columbus on the 9th to face the Buckeyes. Here are some previews of the Buckeyes- https://www.btpowerhouse.com/2021/10/28/22746468/2021-22-ohio-state-buckeyes-basketball-season-preview-team-predictions-big-ten-stat-holtmann-liddell https://bustingbrackets.com/2021/10/09/ohio-state-basketball-2021-22-season-preview-and-outlook-for-the-buckeyes/ I am currently out of town but will try to post some more info soon.

I listened to the game as I drove through Pennsylvania and New Jersey tonight and at one point the zips were down 28 points and had committed a bunch of turnovers. I thought this sounds a lot like the football team.

I wholeheartedly agree. What I meant was that they shouldn't take a less talented kid over a more talented non-local just because he's local.

Ohio is generally a top 10 state for FBS level talent recruits. As such, I'd like to see that base of talent utilized by the Zips. I also think it would also help put some butts in the seats. That being said, I'd rather have a 3 star kid from Timbuktu than a 2 star kid from a local school.

Game day! We Zips fans need basketball to get us past the football team!

God bless Joe Dunn. Every week he swallows the disappointment and stays positive as the Zips football world crumbles around him. Let's not forget that he's paid to support the program not be Morley Safer. bigjim has a stronger stomach than me. I barely make it to the first use of the word "challenge."

Watching the background, it would appear that Greg Tribble's shooting remains an issue. LOL.

I was thinking-

That's why a coach has to be part salesman. They need to be able to sit in a kid's living room and persuade him and his mom that his school is his best option. He then has to be a decent coach and good administrator (or he's an Ed Orgeron).

Exactly. You probably should call pass plays that take 4 seconds to develop when your line only gives your QB a second and a half. Even a PCCC math major can do that math.

Unfortunately, I am going to be on the road. That leaves the Zips success up to the rest of you!

Zips basketball in 2 days! CAN I GET AN AMEN?

I too was very patient. When the sky was falling on here the last couple of years, I was one of the few that preached patience. I like nothing more than to see it work out for Arth. That being said, my measure of improvement is the team being more competitive than they were in his first year and I am not much seeing it. In year three we should be seeing kids brought in for Arth's first season that are competitive against their MAC counterparts. I don't expect them to be at the top of the MAC but they shouldn't be getting regularly embarrassed. The junior college immediately to the east was in a very similar situation to ours a year earlier, hired a young up and comer and they've gone 2-10, 7-6, 3-1 and 4-4 since his hire. That was my expectation and hope for Arth.

There's never been a better time to make use of transfers than the last year but for some reason they opted not to go in that direction (or did so and failed miserably). Somebody posted how this was the ...... consecutive year that we've been told that the line is young but was developing for the future and I am beginning to feel that way about the entire team. Also, with as bad as they have looked I suspect that some of the young talent is going to jump ship.

I bet they're "looking forward to the challenge."

The 11 sacks given up by the Zips Saturday were the most by any FBS team since 2019 when the Zips gave up 12 in a game. Sigh.

At this juncture, given the level of play, I'd suggest the Suburban League (American Division for the smaller schools).

<750 if the weather is bad. PS- I only post these game threads because no one else does.

Are you ready for some (Tuesday night) football? The Cardinals come to Akron on Tuesday November 2nd to face the Zips. The Cardinals come in at 4-4. The Zips are, ya know, looking forward to the challenge.

Disappointing...ya know...gotta be better...ya know...focus...ya know...at the end of the day...ya know...we work on it in practice...ya know...gotta execute better... Wash, rinse, repeat.