clarkwgriswold

It was 8 or 9 when they were still advertising for the Warren massage parlors and the dancer bars.

I'm holding out until they go to a full 7 touchdowns.

Much of the disappointment on here is driven by unrealistic expectations coming into the season. The Zips now have an FBS level staff that can build a program, but it isn't going to happen overnight. Top kids are not going to rush to a program with the recent record of the Zips. Also, every school is utilizing the transfer portal and while it helped the Zips fill some holes every other school benefited as much or more from the portal. This team won 3 games in 3 seasons coming into this season. A three or 4 win season would be a vast improvement to the last three years. I'm confident Morehead's the guy to get it done but we need to recognize that he's a coach, not a miracle worker. I'm not going to judge Undercuffler just yet. The kid was unexpectedly thrust into his first FBS game in a Big 10 stadium in front of 75,000 hostile fans with limited practice opportunities with Akron's first offense.

Huh? Promising? They gave up 23 points to an FCS team that was sub-.500 last year. I'd prefer him to write about how the uniforms with the new logo were spiffy and the new field looked good.

It's a bad sign when guys are getting high snap numbers on the punting team!

It all comes down to how soon Mel Tucker puts in the 3rd and 4th strings. I don't see that happening before mid to late 3rd quarter. 49-7 MSU.

Amen. I saw way too many linemen neutralized or pushed back, on both sides of the ball.

8,752 Best Regards, Charles Guthrie

I think we can safely conclude that the talk of bowl eligibility for this season was premature and an unreasonable expectation. The program is building from the ground up. It's going to take much longer than one season to rebuild after years of decay. 3 or 4 wins would be a huge improvement. I trust that Morehead is the guy and that improvement will come but I don't think that improvement will be demonstrated in many wins this season given what I saw last night. St. Francis is supposed to be for the Zips football program what Concord is for the basketball program- a warmup and walkover, not a nail biter. Patience....patience....patience.... As for the game day experience, shame on UA for not doing better. They had months and months to get it right and failed to do so. That being said, give me good football and I can do without music, videos....and even an announcer. It was nice to see Morehead wearing his best from the Bill Belichik sideline collection! GO ZIPS!

I am so exci......sigh...

...and if we have learned anything it is that it is all about getting ready for March and being second in the MAC does nothing for you with the tournament committee. Also, the OOC schedule has no impact on the MAC seed so load it up. I'd like the best seed possible in Cleveland but I'd prefer to be battle tested if they get to the NCAA tourney.

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.