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I'm going to keep rooting for Dru as he is a Zip through and through. He walked into a tough situation with graduations and transfers and I'll wait to see what he can do over a couple of seasons with his own recruits before deeming his brief tenure at Duquesne a failure. I'll also not judge his decision to take on the challenge. There aren't many people who would pass up an opportunity at what is essentially a promotion to the top position in your organization.

Which is why I hope these are all false and there's nothing that gets Kent out of that contract. Hell, I hope he wins the Nobel Peace Prize and Kent extends him again for that. 😂

This thread is 5 years old, 27 pages, KD has been retired from coaching for 6 months, and the last 10 posts do not even mention KD. This topic will just never die. (LOL)

I haven’t looked, but assuming the statement was correct, I’d assume it’s only from a high school perspective. With the amount of turnover they’ve had and with their focus on trying the Arth method with high schoolers, it’s likely more related to numbers than quality.

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The word on the street is that they don't have a serviceable backup big and that they have a weak OOC schedule. Also, the teams they have lost to have just wanted it more.

Last game of 2024 for Zips football. QB: Former Georgia Tech transfer Tucker Gleason left the game against Ohio with an injury. Assuming Gleason is healthy, he will be the starter. Otherwise, redshirt sophomore John Alan Richter will start. Gleason has thrown for 2,168 yards, 20 TDs vs 7 INTs, and completes 60% of his passes. When kept clean, Gleason is incredibly efficient - completing 72% of his passes and throwing for 15 TDs vs 3 INTs. Under pressure, Gleason completes 37% of his passes and has thrown for 5 TDs vs 4 INTs. Richter is the less mobile of the two quarterbacks, but perhaps the better passer. He has thrown for 497 yards, 4 TDs vs 0 INTs, and has a 64% completion rate. RB: Surprisingly enough, Toledo has actually run the ball for less yardage than Akron in conference play. The 2024 Toledo squad splits snaps between four backs - true sophomore Connor Walendzak, Georgia transfer Sevaughn Clark, redshirt senior Jacquez Stewart, and redshirt junior Willie Shaw. They have combined for 969 yards and 6 touchdowns. The backs will be utilized in the passing game. WR: Toledo will roll out two of the better MAC receivers in redshirt senior Jerjuan Newton and true junior Junior Vandeross. Newton is the 3rd leading receiver in the MAC with 56 receptions for 868 yards and 10 touchdowns. Vandeross is the 8th leading receiver in the MAC with 62 receptions for 679 yards and 4 touchdowns. TE: Former Western Michigan transfer Anthony Torres takes the majority of snaps at tight end. He may be the best pass blocking TE in the conference. Torres is 4th amongst tight ends in receptions with 21 catches for 280 yards and 7 TDs. OL: Toledo had to fill a few vacant spots from last year’s OL. They have been solid in pass protection, but have struggled to consistently create holes for the backs. LT - Allen Jones (R. Sr.) (Prairie View A&M transfer) LG - Carter Fouty (R. Jr.) C - Jakob James (Sr.) (Ohio State transfer) RG - Ethan Spoth (R. So.) RT - Cole Rhett (R. Fr.) DL: Former Maryland transfer Deshawn Holt and redshirt senior D’Andre Ragin are the defensive ends. Holt has 38 tackles and a sack, while Ragin has 38 tackles and 3.5 sacks. Redshirt seniors Darius Alexander and Cavon Butler are two of the better pass rushing defensive tackles in the conference. They have combined for 68 tackles and 5 sacks. LB: Redshirt seniors Daniel Bolden and Jackson Barrow are the linebackers. Bolden is 9th in tackles with 82 total and 1.5 sacks. Barrow has 61 total tackles and 2 sacks. DB: True juniors Avery Smith and Nasir Bowers are the cornerbacks. Smith is 2nd in the MAC with 13 PDs. He also has 45 tackles and 2 interceptions. Bowers has 32 tackles and 2 interceptions. Senior Maxen Hook and former Penn State transfer Jaden Dottin are the safeties. Maxen Hook has already exceeded the 100 tackle plateau with 104 total tackles. He’s also collected 2 interceptions. Former wide receiver Jaden Dottin has played in only two games on defense this year. True sophomore Braden Awls is the nickelback. Awls has 65 tackles and 3 interceptions. K: True freshman Dylan Cunanan has yet to miss an extra point on 34 attempts. He is 13 of 16 on field goals with a long of 54 yards. P: True sophomore Emilio Duran is 9th in MAC punting. He averages 41.3 yards with a long of 70 yards. KR: Jacquez Stewart is the most dynamic kick returner in the MAC and has already taken one back 98 yards for a score. Offense: Toledo has rushed the ball more than only one team in conference play….and that is Kent State. The Rockets rely heavily on their passing attack and average a few yards shy of 250 yards per game. That’s good for 4th in the MAC. Defense: Toledo has been slightly better against the run than Akron in conference play. Toledo allows 167 yards rushing per game, whereas Akron allows 171 yards rushing per game. The Rockets fielded an elite secondary in 2023, but have since lost some prime talent and their defensive backs coach. The 2024 secondary is still very good, but Toledo has allowed 195 yards per game through the air. Akron allows 228 per game. Summary: Some will say Toledo has played a more difficult conference slate than Akron. While that may be true, let’s take a look at common opponents and scores. With the exception of NIU, it is the same result and similar point differential in all the games. Buffalo Toledo = Loss 30-15 Akron = Loss 41-30 Ohio Toledo = Loss 24-7 Akron = Loss 30-10 Bowling Green Toledo = Loss 41-26 Akron = Loss 27-20 EMU Toledo = Win 29-28 Akron = Win 25-21 NIU Toledo = Win 13-6 Akron = Loss 29-16 My point to the above is that while Toledo most certainly has more talent than us from top to bottom, they have not played up to their potential. In fact, some of Toledo’s players have publicly questioned their teammates’ effort through the course of the season. We can question plenty of things about the 2024 Akron team, but hustle/effort has always been there. This is an opportunity to change the public perception of where the program is headed. If the Zips can play a clean game, and Toledo treats this as a walk through, we’ll have a chance to go into the offseason with momentum. A season ending win, coupled with a potential 3-1 start in 2025, would slingshot the program to where most of us thought it would be when Moorhead was hired.

well done to 2 outstanding student athletes https://gozips.com/news/2024/11/26/pair-of-zips-garner-csc-academic-all-district-mens-soccer-honors

I asked the ticket office about this for basketball and they said you can contact them to re-use an unused ticket, even after the unused event has occurred. Just email Matthew and he'll get it handled.

Pretty sure you would have to say you want them moved before the EMU game. That would be nice to have that option if they go unused. I'm sure the ticket office would welcome whatever

I like the Catamounts but have to cheer for San Diego led by Aodhan Quinn’s father, Brian, in the sweet 16. family

Darrion Baker is doing okay at SIUE. He hasn't started any games but is averaging 17 minutes/game 7.2 points/game (on .571 shooting - pretty good... but 0-5 on 3's) 5 rebounds/game I still think he's going to be a good one & so I'm still perplexed at his transfer. Has anyone heard any word on what may have prompted his transfer? Amani's development in practice over last season?

One thing about in conference stats is that Toledo has missed Kent, Ball State and Akron to date... so they've played the 7 best opponents possible. Against CMU the other worst team, UT forced 5 turnovers and didn't need to do much offensively to get in the endzone grabbing a 37-10 win.

Listening to the WHLO postgame show from the Zips basketball win over Alabama State Joe Dunn really sounded like he had confidence about tonight's game & sounded like he had a little inside information he was having difficulty holding back until tonight's pregame show - even though Dave Skoczen was trying to draw it out of him. I'm going to bet it has to do with, as @catdaddyp mentioned above, Toledo's starting QB being out for tonight.

I don’t know if there is much to all these accusations, nor do I care to see someone get dragged through the mud that may not deserve it. What I do know is he’s been in over his head as a first year head coach and seemingly has their program going in reverse.

I think they got their wires crossed. Kent is currently in the top half of the MAC with their 2025 prep class. Definitely not #1 though. They do have some good players in there, but it’s more due to quantity like @LZIp mentioned.

Are your Spidey senses tingling with excitement?

Same is true for all 3 NEO teams. Jury still out. Difference is, Kent/CSU annually get a hed-to-hed to kind of measure themselves. I don't believe Gross has ever played CSU/YSU since that 4-team Coaches for Cancer tipoff went away years ago. This weekend tournament was nice, but same tournament format with CSU/YSU in the mix would be a ton better. Those two teams plus a wild card (Canisius, Niagara, Iona) would be a nice 3-day package. That said, Akron looks to be the best of the bunch. Still, having a common opponent like CSU early in the season would be a nice baseline for team comparisons, and good for the box office.

Cleveland State isn't very good from what I've gathered. They have 2 guys barely averaging double digits for scoring and are shooting the 3 ball at a 25% clip as a team so far. They've scored less than 60 PPG in half their games. Book is still out on what their ceiling may be. Same with us, for that matter.

They're short with a limited number of shooters and no Freeman-type player (at least yet) to make up for their height deficit down low. Boals very well may be fired if this doesn't improve. He had the injury excuse last year, but his recruiting has been lackluster since Mark Sears.

Cutting 10 of 19 of the professors in our most well renown program seems like a huge mistake. Hope someone talks some sense into these people.

UA Athletics has been using the same Pantone color swatches since the original redesign in 2002. Different applications and lighting tend to give different effects. The blue on the turf is the same as the blue in the JAR. It just looks brighter because of the sunlight. Can't outline the A logo in gold in either application. Gold on a green field and gold on a tan basketball court just doesn't look right. There's not enough contrast. The white outline makes the most sense.

Gonna be hard pressed to find a prettier touch & goal.

So good I won't fix it.

Always love seeing the Gauchos win, especially over UCLA. Their support in 2010 will never be forgotten.