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This is certainly not unique to the Zips and is sadly one of the consequences of the current rostering climate. As a guy who went to schools in the Big East and Big Ten, when I moved back and resumed watching the Zips, it was refreshing to watch guys develop over several seasons. There have been guys like Jeremiah Wood who might have gotten plucked up by a bigger program .. and we would have missed seeing him mature, rally from injury and become one of the elite Zips players of all time. A bigger loss, in my mind is guys like Jimmy Conyers and Jawanza Moore who were afforded the time to get better, have the game slow down .. and then have really impactful senior years. That's one of the reasons I wouldn't have traded my JAR seats for front row at Mackey or Gampel .. my kids could follow the program, see the same players .. get to know them a bit, and really follow the program. It will be interesting to watch as it develops. The pendulum will eventually swing a bit back in favor of the smaller programs when guys start getting left in the portal to land in D2 / D3 ... or nowhere. With the top programs eating each other up for a one year deep tournament run, teams like SDSU and FAU will become more common and succeed with continuity and togetherness and make a dent in the Sweet 16 and beyond. It takes the right people and a commitment to the mindset .. but it can be done. Stability isn't something many of the top programs value at the moment, unless they're hanging banners.

Just dropping in to echo CK's thanks and comments. It's a group effort, and a worthwhile one. Amazing to think about the Porky's Seven and how long ago that really was. Shout-out to @Z-Pouch, wherever the winds have taken him. The only unfortunate aspect of the move was losing some of those legendary "Blue Board" Dreamwater (??) posters that didn't make the move, such as "Dan_Hipshers_Seat" and "Rubber Bowl Port-o-let". We did lose some levity and brevity with the (necessary) shift to a solution that could be moderated. Have a great day everyone! Go Zips!

The Zips took a 7-2 lead into the 9th, and gave up 4 runs to squeak out the win. Akron wins #20 and Ohio is knocked out of the MAC tournament. And if a closer isn’t at the top of the scouting list, it needs to be. 2 games left, we’ll see if the Kitties mail it in from here. Wouldn’t break my heart.

Diogo Pacheco: The Man Behind the Miracle

I’ll keep up with this thread as much as possible. There has been so much movement with the 2023 MAC recruiting, I’ve had little free time to update anything else. QB: Chris Denson (FL) - (5.6) 3 ⭐️ Charlie Johnston (AL) - NR Samuel Willoughby (TN) - NR Jimmy Sullivan (IN) - NR Charlie LaMorte (NJ) - NR RB: Nino Hill (OH) - NR WR: Kenzy West (MS) - NR Jovanni Mcgee (GA) - NR Jamil Miller (OH) - NR Maurice Stephens (KY) -NR TE: Brendan Loftus (IL) - NR DE: Romando Johnson (FL) - NR Israel Oladipupo (IN) - NR Cal Thrush (OH) - NR CB: Sean Ferguson (GA) - NR S: Jaleel Walters (FL) - NR Joel Cordoba (NJ) - NR Donovan Robinson (IL) - NR

Congratulations to the players on finally being able to profit from EA Sports NCAA Football video game series. As excited as I am for the return of the greatest football video game series ever, this is equally as exciting for the players. The game earned $80M in annual revenue, and NCAA Football 2014 still sells for $40-60 (the game play mechanics are some of the best ever in any football game ever made). I wonder how accurate the rosters will be, how deep the rosters/NIL will go, and how this will affect fandom in college football. Touching on the last point, I say that because in the last NCAA Football game (2014), a few programs became favorites for users to do career mode with - Idaho & UTSA. The Vandals and Roadrunners grew in popularity from this. People being able to play with actually G5 players (assuming this goes that far) will potentially help close the gap that has been growing between P5 & G5 FBS football from a fan interest standpoint. At the very least, it's a step in the right direction.

Maybe Caleb Love has enough credits to join Reggie Bass down the road in summer school.

Wow, no more console NCAA football 14 patched to PC!!! And renaming the players on the roster and adjusting player abilities. Next bring back college basketball.

The Rubber Bowl was in the college football games leading up to the Info coming into the fold. I'll never forget my team of Zippys whooping the Brutus team's ass at the Rubber Bowl in NCAA Football 2005. In the last decade, technology has vastly improved, which should make the process of detailing the stadiums & their surroundings that much easier. There are over 300 DI basketball programs vs 120 FBS football programs. The lack of detail in the college basketball games was always the least bit surprising (and they sucked).