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  1. Cibastian Broughton wore #11. He played a bit early-on, but the bulk of the QB time was allotted to Johnson and Finley. Expect to see Broughton on the field somewhere in 2025. If not QB, then WR...returns...he's too athletic to redshirt. Mike Johnson Jr. had a nondescript day. He played a lot. But didn't show much. He's a big kid. But looked either rusty, or unpolished. We'll see how he improves, and how Joe decides to utilize him, as the weeks progress. As Ben Finley goes in 2025, so do the Zips. He exhibited his typical deft touch on deep balls over the middle, hitting Alex Adams and Myles Walker for long TD's. He also tossed a couple of picks. Based on what I saw yesterday, Owen Wiley seems to have a leg up on the competition with Matt Schramm for the kicker position. Wiley was perfect on the day. Schramm would have been too, but missed from 43 yards out. Matt Schramm hits a 32 yarder. Justin Anderson, a Washington State transfer, pulled in an INT on an overthrown ball by Mike Johnson. Too bad it happened a stride or two out of by camera's view. đŸ€Ź Isreal Polk has a quiet day. Here, he pulled one in from Mike Johnson. Marcel Williams, a Marshall transfer, couldn't get credit for this nice catch, as his foot landed on the sideline. Williams did have a legit 30 yard TD catch from Finley earlier in the day. First time I'd ever seen Johnny Brookhart on the playing field? No sign of Brayden Ruggow today. Not sure if he was injured? Cam Macon (Walsh transfer) took the next handoff into the endzone. It was his only carry of the game. The bulk of today's running game was handled by Jordan Gant, the Tennessee State transfer. Gant looks like a strong, serviceable back. #13 Sean Patrick also saw a fair amount of action. The scrimmage ended with Myles Walker snaring a 15 yard TD courtesy of a Ben Finley toss. #99 Owen Wiley puts pressure on Cibastian Broughton. Just kidding...that's something the Beacon Journal would do. 😁 THIS #99 is Jaiden Brown-Demery, a 6' 4", 310 pound true freshman from West Mifflin Pa. Big kid. Played with the 2nd unit. #4 Justin Anderson snagged an errant Finley pass and made a nifty return. A few photos above, he also picked Johnson. #21 Catrell White (DB) also had a nice day in the secondary. He had a couple break ups in addition to a Finley pick. General observations - Good energy today. For an 8 am start, all the guys were whooping it up and having a good time. After the scrimmage Joe gathered the team as midfield, and immediately stressed the importance of the guys getting their schoolwork done. One odd occurrence - #34 Braydon Johnson is a Grad transfer punter from Indiana State. He absolutely skyed a 42-ish yard punt, which hit the turf and jumped another 20 yards down field. I have to assume the 2025 punter job is Castle's, but he does appear to have some strong-legged competition. Wyoming is 2 1/2 weeks away!
    12 points
  2. I was busy Tuesday and Wednesday, and we had technical issues with the board through this morning. Here is my overview of Monday’s event – Like in all sports, the fun associated with college football is being sucked out the game. No longer are we talking about incoming freshman, and who might see playing time. We’re not talking about the team’s growth from 2024 to 2025. We’re talking Transfer Portal, and NIL. The fun and interesting stuff is now parsley on the plate. One thing is abundantly clear – the Zips ain’t got no money. We have the smallest staff in D1. We have the smallest budget in D1
by a longshot. Our coaches weren’t even permitted to travel and recruit in the spring. I don’t think any Division 2 schools prevented their coaches from travel-recruiting in the spring, let alone D1. Said Joe Moorhead – “If you wonder why some schools have 15 or 20 kids committed, and we have 3, there you go.” Our players once again have no training table. In 2024 a booster was able to generate $18,000 to get a training table returned. But this summer, and looking into the fall, our guys get a flat $91 per month, and 5 meals per week in Robs (Robertson to the old guys). We’re basically banking on parent care packages to feed the team. At some point soon UA is going to need to decide if it wants football, or not. The situation as it stands right now is not sustainable. Regarding the academics – Joe said when a player hooks up with another program, you get your “point” back. But if they drop out completely, you don’t. We had a lot of terrible football players who hit the portal over Joe’s first 3 seasons, and too many of them dropped our completely. So here we are. The new AD spoke for about 10 minutes. He seems like a nice guy. He has a good rapport with Joe and is a strong supporter of football. He wants to get the community re-engaged with the Zips. He has a lot of work to do. If were him I’d focus on branding. That seems like what any great AD would do in this situation. Matt Kaulig was there. He didn’t speak, but it was nice of him to make a showing (there were maybe 40 total people in attendance). Someone asked if the Zips would take back a player who’d overestimated their worth in the portal. Joe said “Yes, if they want to be a walk-on.” I’ll guess the reference was to Jordon Simmons who would have been Akron’s starting RB this season, but instead flamed-out at Ole Miss, and is now at Georgia State. The same Georgia State that just signed a 4-star transfer RB from Georgia. I'll guess Jordon doesn't see much PT this year. A coach was overheard saying – “Don’t ask me about any players until about week 2 of camp. There are probably at least 15 kids who will receive appreciable playing time
and who I’ve never seen on an actual field.” Coach Tibesar told a story of a phone call he received from Louisville regarding a Zip that was in the portal. Now that you can provide money to walk-ons, Louisville is trying to build the strongest scout team possible and was asking if the kid was any good. So on the surface it might look like the Zips lost a player to a bigger school like Louisville or Tennessee, but they may just be there for the cash, prestige, and to make scholarship guys work a little. Crazy times we live in. Colin Lyons and AJ George spoke for a bit and answered some questions. Both outstanding young men. Both will become teachers when all is said and done. They’ve been leading the unsupervised workouts this summer. They said all players are participating. Joe was bullish on his team’s attitude and effort. There should be no culture issues this season
even with the influx of new guys. Culture-fit within the program was stated as a high priority in the recruiting process. We’ll see how 2025 plays out. I know the Nebraska kids aren’t eating ramen noodles and Food Club Mac-n-Cheese though

    9 points
  3. Wow, was not expecting that. This kid had offers from a number of big time programs at one point. Not sure if all offers were for QB or a different position, but major recruiting win for this staff.
    8 points
  4. The alumni game was fun. LCJ, Cheese, Banks, Dawson, Sayles, Tribble, Thornton, Hunter, Diggs and Gray played. Enrique was there but didn't play. Two pieces of news from the event: Enrique has been signed by Minnesota (I believe on a 2-way); and Groce was in Europe recruiting.
    8 points
  5. Worth a listen.
    6 points
  6. So he's used to the pay scale.
    5 points
  7. Roster on gozips.com updated minus the yet to be announced fall recruiting class. Currently 21 players listed so there should be 7 new players announced for the fall. Players not on roster from 2024: Josh Hardin - transfer to Pitt Simon Guardiero - ? Ryan Kopay - transfer to FDU Max Barboto - ? Nicolas Beier -? Kamden Held - transfer to Green Bay Daniel Firek - transfer to Lipscomb Aaron Meono - transfer to Duquesne Emil Jaaskelainen - graduate Malik Henry - graduate Dyson Clapier - graduate Wan Kuzri Wan Kamal - graduate Victor Gaulmin - graduate Beto Yadrich - graduate Jonas Buechte - graduate Fifteen players return from 2024: McCarty Budler Reilly Filsinger Ferguson Borneo Buebendorf Aginbiade Bartels - injured Dobrijevic Dreas Roman ORourke Kamdem Kaminski 2024 Spring Recruits: Royer Pedro Morck Sullivan Kossehasse Dodig Lots of players with opportunities to step up. Lots of new faces. Challenging schedule. Let’s go Zips!
    5 points
  8. Bring in a couple food trucks and make an event out of it. Bring in some pop-up restaurant people. Get rid of the stale popcorn vendors.
    5 points
  9. He is worth every penny. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/zips/2025/07/28/akron-zips-mens-basketball-coach-john-groce-contract-extension-details/83115798007/
    5 points
  10. 2024 Rewind: Kenni Burns was allowed to complete one of the worst two-year stints in college football, going just 1-23 during that span. Somehow, the team managed to regress following a one-win season, ultimately recording a historically bad 2024 campaign without a single victory. Mark Carney has now been tabbed as the interim head coach and inherits the nearly impossible task of trying to turn the Flashes around with very little recruiting time this offseason. The 2025 class is largely made up of players Burns brought in and leans heavily toward freshmen, making Carney’s job even more uphill from the start. Recruiting under Carney: 2025: On3 - 7th in MAC 247 - 7th in MAC Flashes on Offense: Kent State faces another gauntlet of a schedule, with road trips to Texas Tech, Florida State, and Oklahoma on deck—so who knows who the starters will actually be by the time this game rolls around. That said, it’s likely Fordham transfer CJ Montes will get the nod at quarterback to start the season. Behind him are Devin Kargman and Dru DeShields, both of whom have the tools to be solid players—if they’re ever given the chance to operate without a defender in their lap the moment the ball touches their hands. Minnesota transfer Jordin Nubin will compete for snaps with the oft-injured Gavin Garcia. The two backs should complement each other fairly well—assuming they can stay healthy and the offensive line gives them even a sliver of daylight to work with. Wide receiver might have more talented depth overall, but the unit will likely regress due to the lack of a true go-to target. All-conference receivers Chrishon McCray and Luke Floriea have moved on, leaving behind a massive production void that’ll need to be filled by youth and inexperience. Tight end will be manned by lower-level transfers, but it’s not a huge focal point—Kent hardly utilized the position in the passing game under Carney’s offense anyway. Dustyn Morell is the lone returning starter from what was the worst offensive line in the MAC last season. The rest of the group will be made up of either backups who saw minimal action a year ago or transfers who also struggled to crack the starting lineup at their previous stops. Even if the unit shows some improvement, there’s a good chance it still ends up being the worst offensive line in the conference. Flashes on Defense: It’ll be a new defensive scheme under this staff. According to Carney, this year’s defense will prioritize stopping the run first—marking a shift from last year’s bend-but-don’t-break, turnover-dependent approach. Backup defensive end Antoine Campbell and converted offensive lineman Mason Maddox are expected to step into starting roles. Beyond that, it’ll be a mix of four transfers and a handful of players with little to no experience rounding out the depth chart. Kent does return several linebackers who saw the field last year—that’s the good news. The bad news is that linebacker play left a lot to be desired in 2024, due to injuries and other issues. Mason Woods and true sophomore Nylan Brown are expected to start, but both will need to take significant steps forward if this unit is going to be anything more than a liability again. Safety Tevin Tucker is the lone returning starter in a secondary that struggled to stay healthy and maintain any sort of cohesion from week to week. The rest of the group is expected to be made up of a mix of returning backups, portal transfers who were also backups at their previous stops, and true freshmen. It’s a patchwork unit that will need to grow up fast. Will Hryszko is slated to return at kicker after converting all 15 of his extra point attempts and going 3-for-5 on field goals last season. Charlie Durkin, who didn’t see the field in 2024, will take over punting duties. Position Advantage: QB - Akron RB - Akron WR - Akron TE - Akron OL - Akron DL - Akron LB - Akron DB - Akron ST - Even Way too Early Prediction: There’s really no other way to put it—Kent State will probably be the worst team in college football again. Burns went all-in on freshmen, leaving behind a surprisingly solid core of young talent—believe it or not—but then patched the rest of the roster with “players who wanted to be there.” In reality, that meant lower-division players or G5 backups whose only FBS offer came from Kent. If the freshmen happen to ball out, they’ll likely bolt for greener pastures, and the cycle will repeat—holes filled with more freshmen and even less impactful transfers. It’s a brutal, unsustainable model. Mark Carney faces a near-impossible task trying to turn things around under these conditions. Kent’s best hope at a win comes right out of the gate against Merrimack. Outside of that, I just don’t think there’s enough talent or experience on this roster to find another one. Maybe they catch a break and steal a win against a team breaking in a first-year head coach if everything lines up perfectly—but that’s a big maybe. As for the rivalry game, I’m calling for Akron to blow out the Flashes, 45-10.
    5 points
  11. Having a little fun with the LLM today. Why it picked this, have no idea. I laughed though.
    5 points
  12. What an absolutely sensational debut for Malik Henry so very happy for the young man what a great pass
    4 points
  13. If Connor is moving on to play somewhere else, we owe him big time for opening this roster spot. John: "Son, you know I love you right?" Connor: "Yes dad. I love you, too." John: "Awesome. Now get the hell out of here. I have a 6'8" Serbian sniper - basically the next Nikola Jokic - ready to commit and need the roster spot." (how that conversation went - probably)
    4 points
  14. The article states: "Reed comes to ODU after spending the 2024 season at Akron coaching the corners. Reed helped the Zips to their best season in seven years." That's really polishing the old turd.
    4 points
  15. Nice season preview here: https://akronzippedup.substack.com/p/akron-zips-football-2025-season-preview
    4 points
  16. As far as I can tell the practices and scrimmages are closed to the public. Gotta protect our top secret winning formula, you know 🙄
    4 points
  17. JASON SHOKALOOK !!! Well done, former Zip !!! https://www.instagram.com/p/DMoGKKMhhvo/
    4 points
  18. Neither am I but I think it's relevant to the perceived expectations for the team. Feel free to not respond if you really don't care.
    4 points
  19. I'm of the opinion that if G5 schools snap out of it and begin to use their athletic departments to benefit the athletes students alumni fans and general community around their schools, their greatest days could be ahead of them. Further, I believe there is room for only one professional football league dominating the attention of Americans in the fall and winter. That league is the NFL. I believe over time Americans will grow weary with the pro football of the P4 schools when they realize only 3-4 schools are capable of winning the league. It won't happen overnight, but interest will erode. When that happens, people will look for other ways to spend time with their family and friends. OSUlike games are out of reach for most families. Why can't G5 schools provide games at a time and day of the week when families can attend? Get people to the games and everything else the school offers is on display for the taxpayers. Make it a great day for them and then you have something.
    4 points
  20. Some USL2 stats for Zips players this season. Caleb Borneo-4 goals in 12 games for Kings Hammer Stefan Dobrijevic - 4 goals in 7 games for Akron City Remi Agunbiade - 3 goals in 10 games for Akron City Kamdem, O’rourke, Buebendorf - 1 goal each on the season
    4 points
  21. They lost the MAC POY and improved, at least on paper.
    3 points
  22. Don't count your chicken's just yet. Still a bunch of paperwork to be approved.
    3 points
  23. This is really a shady thing for this coach and ODU to do. If an employee doesn't want to be around, don't let the door hit you where the good Lord split you.
    3 points
  24. Its what happens when you have the lowest budget in FBS.
    3 points
  25. Not a great look getting our coaches poached by a G5 program that has had 1 winning season in their 10+ years being FBS.
    3 points
  26. Happy as a đŸ· in đŸ’© đŸ€ŁđŸ€Ł
    3 points
  27. Beto was the highest rated riverhound in the game...despite being clobbered by a Rhode Island vicious elbow during the game. https://pittsburghsoccernow.com/2025/08/03/takeaways-and-player-grades-riverhounds-forwards-awaken-with-quality-goals-to-turn-proper-heavyweight-bout-with-rhode-island-fc-into-decisive-win/ Jacquesson was on the end of an exquisite diagonal ball from Beto Ydrach. “It was a very good ball from Beto (Ydrach),” Jacquesson said. In a moment that was emblematic of physical nature of the match, Rhode Island’s JJ Williams was sent off in the 68th minute for delivering a vicious elbow, which floored Hounds’ defender Beto Ydrach right on the sideline by the bench. 16Beto Ydrach DF – 8.5 — brilliant assist but equally strong defensively throughout the night, especially in getting into good positions to thwart or limit RIFC’s counters
    3 points
  28. First recruit for 2027. Plays club at Cleveland Force and played with several current Zips at Akron City FC this summer. https://www.instagram.com/p/DM2md5TsUY9/?igsh=MXgyYnJvazg3cHVmZA==
    3 points
  29. Congratulations to SHOOKY !!! MLS Next Pro player of the week https://www.chicagofirefc.com/two/news/chicago-fire-fc-ii-named-mls-next-pro-team-of-matchweek-20
    3 points
  30. His massive offer sheet also included Colorado, Duke, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Nebraska and Penn State, among many others. In his junior season, Beals finished with 4,135 passing yards and 50 touchdowns, while adding seven scores on the ground.
    3 points
  31. 2024 Rewind: Scott Loeffler decided to make his move to the NFL as a position coach after six seasons with the Falcons and wrapping up 2024 with a 7-6 record. In fairness, Loeffler seemed burned out and probably took Bowling Green as far as he could. Former Ohio State Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George will now attempt to find success as a head coach at the G5 level after finally breaking through at Tennessee State in his fourth year. Recruiting under George: 2025: On3 - 5th in MAC (prep only) 247 - 2nd in MAC Falcons on Offense: All-conference quarterback Connor Bazelak is finally out of eligibility and will be replaced by Missouri transfer Drew Pyne. Pyne’s best year came in 2022 at Notre Dame, but he hasn’t attempted more than 82 passes in a season since then. All-conference running back Terion Stewart has moved on, as has everyone else on the roster who had over 100 yards rushing. It’ll be a completely new group in the backfield, and honestly, it’s anyone’s guess who will be starting. Similar to running back, almost all of the production at receiver is gone. The Falcons brought in six transfers and will supposedly run more two tight end sets this season. Speaking of tight end, Harold Fannin was drafted by the Browns and leaves a huge void at the position. Although, I doubt this year’s offense will be involving the tight ends in the passing game all that often. One area where Bowling Green will have some consistency is along the offensive line, with four out of five starters returning. However, the best lineman from 2024 has moved on, and the four returners were above average at best. The offensive line probably won’t look as good this season without all the playmaking talent that was at the skill positions. Falcons on Defense: The new staff will be moving away from the 3-4 alignment to a more traditional four-man front. The Falcons were absolutely blistered with losses along the defensive line and have brought in a number of transfers, including George’s son, Eriq George, at defensive end. Outside of the coach’s son and returnee Evan Branch-Haynes at defensive tackle, it’s hard to predict how the depth chart will be filled amongst this group of linemen. The only linebacker returning with over 15 total tackles is Myles Bradley, and he’ll likely be moved to defensive end. This will basically be a new group made up of a mix of transfers and seldom-used backups from 2024. Safety Darius Lorfils is the only starter returning to the secondary. Backups Kal-El Pascal and Darius McClendon are expected to step into starting roles, along with Illinois State transfer MJ Cannon and Western Carolina transfer Mateo Studipo. Zach Long returns at kicker after hitting all his extra point attempts and going 13 of 19 on field goals. All-conference punter John Henderson is also back. Position Advantage: Due to Bowling Green being riddled with question marks and inexperience at this point in the year, I have to give most of the position advantages to Akron. That may change by the time this game is played. QB - Akron RB - Akron WR - Akron TE - Akron OL - Bowling Green DL - Even LB - Akron DB - Akron ST - Bowling Green Way too Early Prediction: Going into this preview, I thought Bowling Green would be in contention for another six to seven win season. After completing the preview, I think they’ll struggle to reach five wins. There are so many holes and question marks at nearly every position, it’s hard to see this year’s Bowling Green squad being as competitive as they were last season. A lot of praise has been given to Eddie George, and he very well may take the Falcons to the next level—but I don’t think it’ll be in 2025. Nothing in his coaching history suggests that either—his first three seasons at Tennessee State went five wins, four wins, six wins, before finally breaking through with a nine-win season. Akron is always playing their best ball at the end of the season under Moorhead. That, coupled with what should be a down year for Bowling Green, has me thinking Zips win this one 28-20. Season Preview and Prediction Wrap Up: For those keeping track, I’ve predicted the Zips going 8-4. Honestly, that seems ludicrous given the past seven years or so. However, going through and breaking down each game on the schedule gives me reason to believe that it can be done. Playing a much easier out-of-conference schedule and then facing five teams during the conference slate with new head coaches bodes well for the Zips. If there was ever a year to make some noise and change the perception of the program, this is it. It’s well past time for this program to turn the corner. 35 days until kickoff. Let’s see how it all shakes out.
    3 points
  32. Since schools are now able to pay up to $20 million directly, the realistic solution would be to schedule a 2nd or even 3rd P4 every year. If OSU is paying $1.4 million, use 300k (or whatever) to cover travel expenses and invest the $1.1 million in NIL. If you don't have money to retain your players, you can't compete in the MAC. Others on here complain about playing a 2nd paycheck game, but I don't see another workable solution.
    3 points
  33. Congratulations to Darlington Nagbe He definitely deserves to be included on the list of the greeatest 11 players to ever play for Portland Timbers What a Tremendous career!!! A National title for the Zips and MLS titles with 3 different winners. https://www.timbers.com/news/timbers-all-time-xi-presented-by-toyota-midfielder-darlington-nagbe
    3 points
  34. My son will be going to camp tomorrow
    3 points
  35. Enrique is now off to Minnesota after the Pacers pulled back his two-way offer.
    3 points
  36. If anything, we're going to see the P4s start trimming the fat in the coming years. If the G5s position themselves right, they'll be able to add some outstanding institutions.
    3 points
  37. 2024 Rewind: Don Brown was let go before the season ended in his third year with the Minutemen, as they stumbled to a 2-10 finish. He wasn’t able to recapture the same success he had leading UMass during their FCS days. Rutgers defensive coordinator Joe Harasymiak is the new man tabbed to take on the seemingly endless UMass turnaround. Recruiting under Harasymisk: 2025: On3 - 13th in MAC 247 - 13th in MAC Minutemen on Offense: UMass will have a tremendous amount of new faces seeing significant playing time this season, including at quarterback, which will be filled by either Yale transfer Grant Jordan or little-used Utah transfer Brandon Rose. The running back room will be almost completely new and feature mostly youth and inexperience. UTSA transfer Rocco Griffin will be the only player with significant snaps at the G5 level. Ty Harding and Jacquon Gibson return at wide receiver, with USF transfer Tyree Kelly rounding out the starting group. Harding and Gibson combined for 42 catches, 604 yards, and 6 touchdowns last season. Reece Adkins will compete with Illinois transfer Owen Anderson at tight end. The offensive line will be almost entirely new, with only interior lineman Benjamin Roy and tackle Ryan Mosesso returning as starters. As we’ve seen in some other situations, so many new faces at an underperforming position may not actually be a bad thing. Minutemen on Defense: UMass will likely run a different defensive scheme than what “Dr. Blitz” had in place. Three of the four starters up front will be new to the team, with incoming transfers from Jackson State, UConn, Virginia Tech, Maine, McNeese State, and Rutgers all in the mix. Former Zips defensive line coach Nyeem Wartman now holds the same position at UMass. There are questions at linebacker, with no guaranteed starters heading into fall camp. It'll be a competition between transfers and some of last year’s backups to see who earns the job. The secondary is more of the same, with transfers and last season’s backups competing for spots. That said, this group probably has the most upside talent on the defensive side of the ball, despite their lack of overall experience at this level. Cal transfer Derek Morris will take over at kicker, while Texas A&M transfer Keegan Andrew takes over at punter. Position Advantage: I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I don’t see a single position—at least at this point in the offseason—where UMass is a clear favorite over Akron. QB - Akron RB - Akron WR - Akron TE - Akron OL - Even DL - Even LB - Akron DB - Akron ST - Even Way too Early Prediction: UMass has a lot to figure out on both sides of the ball. Chances are, by the time this game is played, a number of different starters will be on the field compared to who began the season. UMass may be heavily investing in their football program by MAC standards, but I have a hard time seeing many wins on their schedule in 2025. Who knows though—maybe they’ll be the surprise team of the conference this year. Extremely doubtful, but there’s always one or two that catch everyone off guard. I’m sure the UMass fanbase is circling this matchup as a certain win, yet I just don’t think the Minutemen have enough in the tank to pull it out. Also, this is usually the point in the season where things really start clicking for the Zips under Moorhead. I’m calling for Akron to win 30-20.
    3 points
  38. I'm sad to read that Josh no longer wanted to be part of our program. I've suspected since the Spring that he had made a decision to go elsewhere. I wish him the best but cannot say the same for his new collegiate team. Hopefully, our new AD finds a way to make needed improvements for our student-athletes, but as noted, the lure of bigger money elsewhere will likely continue to hamper our program. I haven't seen where Max Barboto will be this Fall. He is among the players in the voting for NPSL Golden Ball (most outstanding player in the NPSL season). He didn't play as many minutes for the Zips as I thought he would have, but is another player whom I looked forward to seeing potentially gain more minutes this year. Max has always been respectful, often initiating conversations with me. I wish Max well. Also, agreed that Simon Guardiero is talented, and I looked forward to his continued improvement and perhaps getting more minutes, maybe becoming a starter for the Zips this Fall. Talented player and gracious person. I reached out to him on IG to wish him well; he responded thanking me for my support and wishing me and the Zips the best.
    3 points
  39. Its not just college sports. The MAC schools have to compete with pro and minor league sports as well. Using northeast Ohio as an example, we have the Browns, Guardians, and Cavs, multiple minor league baseball teams, the Lake Erie Monsters, and Cleveland Charge. Not to mention whatever other entertainment options. People only have so much available time and only so much disposable income. I believe Cleveland is the smallest metro to have 3 major pro sports teams. Many of the SunBelt schools are in the middle of nowhere. Those schools have less to compete with for live entertainment.
    3 points
  40. There definitely is some irony in some of these quotes but my quote still stands
..I want championships
.getting to the second round of the NCAA tourney is not good enough
.that being said I know the draw was bad last year and Indiana played like a bunch of thugs
.but let’s get a second star soon please.
    3 points
  41. I've played a round with Ryan. He can really crush it off the tee. He grew up playing country club golf. He is a really good guy and a good coach. If he ever gets a break on the injury situation from his first 2 years I expect a MAC championship run.
    3 points
  42. I feel like its a missed opportunity to not have a real swens on campus like on the plot of land between spicer, goodkirk, and exchange. I know there's one a few exits up route 8 but still.
    3 points
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