clarkwgriswold

I think some of them were expected just given their lack of contribution and the fact that the coaches are with them every day and can see their attitudes. Currie and Edwards were certainly predictable and Reece was a senior. As the season wore down, I am confident they saw some of them coming.

Yep, the contract is nice in that it rewards his efforts and is a nice thing to point to with recruits, but he'll not fulfill it if he lives up to expectations.

Good luck to Edwards. Getting redshirted and then playing 10 minutes and 52 seconds in an entire season does not bode well for your future contributions on a team. We shall now call 16:13 of playing time in a season the "Currie line." He woefully fell below that. Woohoo, another spot for a contributor.

LCJ SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN 2021 STATE FARM COLLEGE SLAM DUNK & 3-POINT CHAMPIONSHIPS- https://gozips.com/news/2021/3/27/mens-basketball-akrons-loren-cristian-jackson-selected-to-participate-in-2021-state-farm-college-slam-dunk-3-point-championships.aspx?spMailingID=6748976&spUserID=MjUzOTI2MDE2NzM3S0&spJobID=1220867113&spReportId=MTIyMDg2NzExMwS2

I have my wheelchair, rosary and lap blanket ready to go. Currie announced his departure on Twitter. To his credit, he did not ask us to "respect his decision."

Naaaaaaaaaaaaaah, he's OU's castoff. LOL. What knuckleheads some people were.

Amen. Want one?

Another downside of Covid was that I was unable to buy a grab bag or two of assorted crap at the annual sale to subsequently donate to Goodwill. One can't have enough Bowden Football Camp t-shirts.

Limited to subscribers- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/zips/2021/03/27/university-akron-zips-football-juco-transfer-making-impression/7002947002/

Beacon photos from the spring scrimmage- https://www.beaconjournal.com/picture-gallery/sports/2021/03/27/university-akron-spring-football-scrimage/7032005002/

Congrats to CSU for making the tournament. That's a real accomplishment given where they were a year ago and the late hiring of the coach. That being said, I saw them a couple of times and they were not very good. The Horizon was awful this year.

I had Taylor Currie in the starting lineup, so we're even!

Shaka to Marquette sounds pretty solid. Lots of changes in Austin. I suspect Shaka saw the writing on the wall. I used to be a Marquette fan.

They should apportion the $3 million or so they get from those games in proportion to the success of the various programs. We'll call it the Clarkie Success Initiative.

Interesting stuff. Thanks for posting. It begs the question though of how a one win in two years football team helps with marketing.

Some blurbs from GT's article today- University of Akron football coach Tom Arth can’t sing the praises of freshman running back Jonzell Norrils loud enough. The 5-foot-10, 210-pound freshman out of Toledo Central Catholic has taken a significant number of reps in spring practice so far and has shown elusiveness and the ability to break tackles. “He came and really showed some flashes and signs of ability,” Arth said, “but coming back this winter, he was like a completely new person. He had a completely different mindset and approach to his training, nutrition and he’s changed his body…and it’s shown up for us. Norrils is but one part of a running back room that’s gone from desert to oasis in two years. In the offseason, the Zips added Michigan State transfer Anthony Williams to the fold and promising freshman Jaylen Ball, whose brother Warren played the same position for UA, along with Isiah Childs, among others. Interesting that the article encouraging us to be enthusiastic about the running backs hits the day after the Dollard story.

There's no presumption of prison time or probation on a third degree felony. If it gets pled down there's almost no chance of prison time.

I hate every last bit of stories like this. That being said, the football team has roughly 100 18 to 23 year old males on it at any given time. Things like this happen in that age demographic. I'd say 1 in a hundred is ahead of the curve. If we come to learn this type of behavior is common among Zips players, I will become very concerned, but as long as this remains a single case of a kid possessing a gun and not using it to harm anyone, I'm less concerned than I was with the Diggs, Treadwell or Abreu situations that occurred in the basketball program. Don't get me wrong, I am not excusing this kid's conduct, but for his sake, let's hope he gets this situation and his life in order and moves on with a productive life, with or without Zips football.

I really thought he could be a prison guard. My least favorite Zip of all time. Sulking, whining, fighting, bad attitude...

This is why we can't have nice things.

Never saw a change on Chrome.

Easy there big guy. It's an opinion based forum.

Creighton's athleticism starting to take its toll on the Bobcats.

Just.....grrrrrrrrrrrr......damn.

That was such a great year. 19 game win streak...excitement building...5 pounds of weed in the stove...awful NCAA draw...pop!