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We should control this game. I haven’t seen Colgate play, but going off of stats and PFF grades, they’ve struggled to run the ball and their OL has been below average. They do seem to be solid defensively. Our defensive front should dominate this game and I’m anxious to see if Lavea and Moore can build off their performances from last week. We’ve struggled to create any kind of consistent pass rush thus far (it has been there in spurts). If we can’t put pressure on a struggling Colgate offense, I’ll be worried. Although, I suspect we’ll finish with multiple sacks and double digit hurries. I want to see our pass blocking take a major step forward as well. Pass protection from the OL and RBs has not been close to acceptable. I realize the competition level we’ve played has been strong, but there’s far more talent and athleticism at these two positions than when JoeMo arrived. It’s time for that to start showing.

Two Big Ten beatdowns in succession has taken the wind out of my OOC sails. I had planned on heading to the Palmetto state, but I'll save the time, money and PTO days for a nice fall golf trip instead.

Bad loss….reminds me of a Hartwick game about 10 years ago where we outshot Hartwick something like 24-2 and lost 2-0. This season is spiraling out of control….I didn’t go tonight because I would rather watch the Guardians and I have had season tickets for over 10 years…. Not good….

You can wear out 34 keyboards here, if you'd like. Discuss the Athletics Budget until the cows come home. I pay for this forum so you can do so. The Football Forum is for coaching, game, opponent and recruiting discussions. *Checking my notes* - Not for discussing the athletics budget.

https://iuindyjags.com/news/2024/9/9/mens-soccer-jaguars-zip-past-akron-on-the-back-of-two-second-half-goals.aspx "Impressive performance and phenomenal result for the program," declared head coach Sid van Druenen following the match. "One of our goals is to represent the University at a high level and compete against any opponent and we have now done that at both Saint Louis and Akron." "I'm proud of the guys' commitment, work rate and belief all season thus far," added van Druenen. "The sky is the limit if we keep this up!" my comment on the news story - That is a phenomenal college soccer writeup. Their SID actually tried to describe the action. I like that the coach was quoted in the article. As usual, the Akron news release will look like it was written using AI. The sports information department and the mens soccer program....have both gone in the wrong direction during the Charles Guthrie administration.

9 out of 10 dentists are predicting a major Zips win!

Looks like we opened as 10.5 favorites. We haven't beaten a FCS team by double digits yet under Joe Mo. Would sure feel nice.

I wish they were the Cavity Creeps instead of the Raiders (I realize this is a very dated reference and yes this is the wrong product but we didn't schedule Crest Academy so I'm going with it).

7:30....sigh.... Had some friends invite me and Mrs. GP1, the luckiest woman in the world, to their tailgate right next to the stadium then the game. I'm hoping they forgot they invited us.

Just from a competitive standpoint, scheduling two Power programs in back to back weeks is a terrible idea. 3 in the first 4 weeks is even worse. We are catching all 3 with physical offensive and defensive lines. That’s a recipe for a banged up roster and apathy. Thankfully, we catch a struggling Colgate team next week. I expect to see a much improved performance from the Zips. QB - Even though Finley was solid in spurts, he has to play better. I understand the happy feet and quick trigger when pressured, but he has to hit his open receivers. There were times where he either didn’t see them or just flat out missed them with a throw. It’s hard to consistently throw accurate passes when peddling backwards, don’t have set feet, or shoulders are not squared. We saw far too much of that. I will say, when Finley had time and stood in there he threw some nice passes. RB - Despite the almost even number of snaps between Simmons and Kellom, Simmons continues to separate himself. He doesn’t have the same type of ability to break tackles as Lingard had, but he’s quick and has a nice burst. Both backs could have done better in pass protection. WR - The receivers have to catch the balls that hit their hands. When the QBs are scrambling for their lives, balls that are thrown decently have to be caught. That said, Norton played a whale of a game and should have had more balls thrown his way. He was rightfully frustrated on a few plays where he was open and wasn’t even looked at. I also noticed Norton call out the pre snap CB blitz several times to the QB and OL. Impressive for a guy who is just a sophomore. It should also be noted Norton’s perimeter blocking was excellent. TE - For the second game in a row, Newell made the most of his opportunities. His blocking was solid too. OL - By no stretch am I saying the OL as a whole played well, but they did perform better against Rutgers than OSU. The OL was mostly solid when Rutgers only brought 4. The OL tended to struggle when Rutgers blitzed. In the run game, there were times the OL had a run blocked well on the read options and the QB made the wrong decision to either keep or give. Blanchard, Williams, and Seymore actually played very well. Davis, Thomas, Burrell, and James often struggled. DL - Tibesar threw all kinds of looks at Rutgers. For example, in the first series, we had 3 DTs along the DL (with Adler) and often brought a safety up to LB depth. Unfortunately, as the game wore on, missed tackles were prominent and any kind of pass rush basically became non-existent. Rutgers big OL and physical RB just wore us down. Lavea may have had his best game as a Zip. True sophomore Marcus Moore had his moments as well. Cheatom created a few pressures on his own, which is something even Nunnally was not able to do. Freshmen Hull and D. Frazier saw their first action of the year. Adler had terrible luck with the missed interception that turned into a TD. LB - I know our LBs are hurting after that game. McCoy, Fish, and Cooper gave as good as they got most of the contest. However, there were times where they were overmatched in one on one situations with Monangai. The trio finished with 26 tackles between the three of them. DB - The secondary actually played decently considering the lack of a pass rush. We got beat up back there though, so I don’t know what the availability will be next week with a few players. I was critical of Daymon David in week 1 and he stepped up in a big way this week. Golden-Nelson and Hunter looked solid at CB too. White showed some potential and will likely be a starter next week if Golden-Nelson or Hunter can’t go. JUCO signee Justin Anderson flashed at safety in a backup role. ST - Outside of a missed field goal, this unit performed well for the second straight week. Coaching - The delay of game penalties are concerning. Delay of games coming off of time outs are inexcusable. That said, I saw a ton of delay of game penalties across college football this weekend and I do wonder if the headset communication is causing some of that. Regardless, it has to be cleaned up. As far as play calling goes, the offense is only going to be as good as the OL and QB take it. There are some play calls that we’ll see in conference action that simply won’t work against a team like OSU or Rutgers. If it can’t be blocked, it can’t be called. Defensively, I thought Tibesar had another excellent game plan. QB: Finley Bullock HB: Simmons Kellom WR: Norton Davis WR: Golden Rush WR: Polk Granger Campbell TE: Newell Cravaack LT: Blanchard Shor LG: Davis Seymore Morris C T. Williams Mobley RG: Burrell Davis George RT: D. Thomas James DE: Adler Dall D. Frazier DE: Nunnally Cheatom DT: Moore Kapongo DT: Lavea Murphy Hull LB: Fish Benenge LB: Cooper McCoy Spriggs CB: J. Hunter White CB: Golden-Nelson DeWalt Jarmon NB: Greenwood D. Lewis S: David Anderson Roach S: P. Lewis D. Johnson R. Huntet Top Offensive Players (25 snaps or more): RB - Jordan Simmons OG - Laurence Seymore (was Blanchard) WR - Adrian Norton (was Seymore) LT - Josh Blanchard (was Norton) QB - Ben Finley (was T. Williams) Top Defensive Players (25 snaps or more) DT - Lama Lavea (was Hunter) DE - Bennett Adler (was Fish) NB - Darrian Lewis (was Nunnally) DE - CJ Nunnally (was David) S - Daymon David (was Adler) Top Special Teams (10 snaps or more) S - Noel Roach RB - Jordan Castleberry LB - Antavious Fish S - Aman Greenwood S - Paul Lewis

Well, like for any private institution, 87k is the sucker price. On average, almost nobody pays that much.

In 1817, the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York was founded by thirteen men (six clergymen and seven laymen). Two years later, in 1819, the state granted the school's charter, and the school opened a year later, in 1820.[13] The first classes were held in a building in the town of Hamilton. Three years later, in 1823, the Baptist Theological Seminary at New York City incorporated with the Baptist Education Society and subsequently changed its name to the Hamilton Literary & Theological Institution.[14] Among the trustees was William Colgate, founder of the Colgate Company.[14] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colgate_University Expenses, 2024-25 Tuition: $69,886 Student activity fee: $420 Room (traditional residence hall): $8,504 Board (unlimited meals): $9,106 Personal/books (est.): $3,306 Total billed costs: $87,916 https://www.colgate.edu/about/colgate-glance

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Well... I'm going. I'm bringing my niece to her first Zips football game. We'd better not suck.

2 horrendous defensive miscues that allowed for both goals on the counter. I hate to say unlucky on offense, but man hard to believe some of the chances didn’t go. Dyson using the left foot on the 1v1 from the left side of the field wasn’t great. Emil hits the post. Just so many balls out in front of net that just don’t go in. We really should not have lost this, but man we play that game 10 times we win 9/10. Horrible loss

After having appeared to have turned the corner against VCU...

Channeling the departed member GoZips here. The best scenario for UA would be to drop football down to D-3. Leave the MAC and join the Big East for all other sports. If we can continue to grow our NIL program for Basketball we would be a good fit. The BE would gain access to another media market. Good enough to compete but not currently a threat to the current members. Imagine the crowds we would draw at the JAR. The BE has a great media contract which would more than make up for any football dollars we recieve now. Even after paying the debt on the football stadium we would still be dollars ahead. Go back to playing Mount Union etc..

Yeah…you see a lot more Jesus’s in baseball and soccer.

Im no longer planning on going. For those who are going, it’ll either be a blast or you’ll walk away with a headache due to Sandstorm and the relentless chicken crowing.

Week 2 Starters for new team: WR - Oran Singleton (Eastern Michigan) = 49 snaps. 1 catch for 1 yard. RG - Tony Georges (Kent State) = 49 snaps RT - Jordan Daniels (Western Carolina) = 70 snaps RT - Xavier Gray (Liberty) = 51 snaps RT - Nate Williams (San Diego State) = 53 snaps DE - Curtis Fann (Western Carolina) = 65 snaps LB - Luke Bauer (Morehead State) = Snaps TBA. 2 Tackles. CB - Tyson Durant (Washington State) = 78 snaps. 1 Tackle. S - Corey Thomas (Virginia) = 47 snaps. 5 Tackles. S - Jaden Woods (East Tennessee State) = 20 snaps. Backups for new team: QB - Dijon Jennings (Weber State) = 6 snaps. WR - Jasaiah Gathings (UCONN) = 11 snaps. 1 catch for 15 yards. WR - Anthony Williams (Alcorn State) = 19 snaps. 1 rush for 2 yards. TE - Caleb Anderson (Alcorn State) = 11 snaps RT - Ronan Chambers (Auburn) = 40 snaps DE - Ryan Johnson (Southern Miss) = 29 snaps LB - Jaharon Griffin (Alcorn State) = 1 snap S - KJ Martin (NC State) = 21 snaps. 1 Tackle. DNP: QB - Ryan Jankowski (UMASS) QB - Steele Wasel (Oklahoma) RB - CJ Price (Jackson State) OL - Ka’Marii Landers (Baylor) OL - Alex Robarge (Southern Illinois) LB - Andrew Behm (Southern Illinois) DB - Rishad Hence (Eastern Kentucky)

I don't really think it's the taxpayers funding athletics. The institutional support athletics receives from the University comes from student fees. The students already receive free admission. Edit: Ohio already ranks near the bottom in state funding per full time student. We're currently 44th out of 50 states. It's hard for taxpayers to make a justifiable complaint considering we're already getting shown up by much poorer states like West Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi, etc. https://ncses.nsf.gov/indicators/states/indicator/state-support-for-higher-education-per-fte-student

I don't feel it would be my place to tell anyone how they should spend their money. Theoretically it would still help the University if it meant the University no longer had to subsidize the cost of athletics.

Rip IUPUI. IU Indy just isn’t as cool

Ohio's roster seems to be the only one that didn't see major turnover. It's probably fair they're the preseason favorites as it will take all the other contending team time to build chemistry. What's important is that we fully hit our stride come March.

Mark your calendars, Enrique will likely be in Cleveland November 9th and 10th. Would love to see a big Zips crowd to support him!