clarkwgriswold

From the football record in recent years, nearly as much football has been played in the JAR as in Infocision.

He also suffered from some back issues at Memphis as I recall which cut back on his playing time.

Exactly. Exposure= Good.

Holy smokes, Emoni Bates is coming to EMU!

Pete Nance is headed to North Carolina.

Interesting read here interviewing current coaches (including our old friend Bob Huggins) on why they transferred back in their day and their thoughts on the current situation- https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/33971293/current-men-college-basketball-coaches-why-transferred-players

I believe that the major area for improvement in Irons' game will be in his decision making. Hopefully, the staff's guidance and a year under his belt will pay dividends in that regard as he has the physical tools to be successful. Eliminate those "what in the hell was he thinking" moments and he'll be solid.

I have no problem with that name. Yours truly, Jack Wagon

Maybe the school environment and the program will give him more structure and discipline than his home environment.

Yep, and the P5 will be the triple A minors and the rest will be boiled down to through the equivalent of a single A rookie league.

They're all a bunch of hypocrites. Add to the mix that the NCAA is incompetent and ill-prepared to deal with the NIL stuff (despite the writing being on the wall for years) and you end up with a damn mess. The P5s and larger programs will eventually split off to their own rule structure.

I think a 20 page thread ABOUT A LOGO is a testament to the renewed interest in Zips athletics.

I'll like the logo a whole lot more if I see it on a helmet in a bowl game. In all honesty, it is growing on me.

I'm warming to it Hilltopper. Thanks for your efforts.

I think that time may tell on the logo. If in another year or two the common US sports fan looks at it and ponders whether it is Arizona or App State, it may not have been worth the money. Part of that formula is also going to rely on the success of the teams sporting the logo.

Nance declared for the NBA draft and entered the portal. That's an arrangement that leaves all options open to him. It allows him to get all kinds of input on his game and what the NBA thinks of him while leaving the door open to return to Northwestern or move on to another school if he thinks it is in his best interests. I would love to see him in a Zips uni but the guy averaged 14.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game while earning All-Big Ten Honorable Mention last year. He's not coming to Akron.

Good points Captain, my point is that my primary concern is winning rather than the unis, etc. In hindsight, PSU's "trademark" is its lack of a brand on the football unis.

At the end of the day, it is a logo. If the teams win they could go full generic Penn State logo free for all I care.

I like the video more than the logo. The logo is...meh. I won't be rushing off to the bookstore.

Announcement video-

..and another.

Here is is. Just released to faculty and staff.

I see Emma Tecca ended up at Valparaiso. I hate to see the local kids transfer out. I think it is good for the program as a whole to have those kids.

Looks familiar. Happy to see he's still spreading that joy.

Heck, the Supreme Court has a leak! Something as important as the Zips' new logo can't beheld under wraps!