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I heard he is an animal. Is he eligible?

I sure would have like steeper inclines on the seating, makes it louder. Looks like the top rows will be pretty far away. Also, if you had steeper inclines the footprint would be smaller.Any guesses as to grass or turf?

Uhhhhhhhhhh, how bout this dude!!!!http://www.stephenswiech.com/Lets try and support the teams and coaches - get people to the games! Akron has a bad rep JD and KD are trying to overcome. Lets face it, if you are a top big man, UA has not historically been first on your list.

J.D. is the man.......He needs to rebuild his coaching staff.

Anyone think J.D. may have been offered the job and turned it down. It can happen........look at Greg Shiano at Rutgers.

A couple of thoughts and questions..........As far as a name goes, how about - John W. Heisman Stadiumhttp://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/heismanjohn.shtml When are we expecting the announcement and drawings for the new stadium?There has been a lot of speculation about the design, I have to imagine it will follow the same architecture as all of the new buildings (which are beautiful). What about if we recreate the design of the Rubber Bowl? It is nice looking design and size. In it's day it was a beautiful stadium.

http://www.rentschlerfield.com/I love UConn's stadium.........its 40K seating.

This is what happens to recruiting when there is not stability with the coaches. On that note, if J.D. stays maybe we can swoop in on Cincy recruits.

Should be interesting to see how it plays out. If Mike Thomas doesnt take J.D. now he is not going to get him since he will have to commit to his hire for at least 3-4 years. If J.D. does well in that time period he will be somewhere else. If M.T. wants J.D. he is going to have to roll the dice now.

If J.D. leaves, Hill is a goner.

Seriously, I can't believe you people. J.D. is the man and you will be sorry if he leaves. The team didnt get it done this year, there were a lot of mistakes...stuff happens. The line was bad, but who was the bright spot? Alleman - and who brought him to UA? J.D. Who was the most exciting player on the team - David Harvey - who brought him here? J.D. Look at the competition at QB next year - Jackson, Jaquemeim, Hakes. When have we had a competition like that at QB? Who brought them here? J.D.This fair weather garbage is annoying. Last year all everyone talked about was the never die heart the team had and J.D. was a major motivator - sparking thrilling comebacks.

A revolving door does nothing for recruiting, winning and bonding with the community. Let me ask you this......If you are a winning coach at Akron, how long do you stay? 3 yrs? 4 yrs? 5 years (if you are here 5 yrs, you are probably not winning). How is that a positive - having to start over every 3-4 years? Again, look at our soccer team. Caleb has always been a winner and was probably the best candidate available. The fact is we were ranked #1 last year, returned a great team and not only did we not make post season, we did'nt win our conference.

First of all, it would be a complete disaster to lose J.D. I have voiced my thoughts regarding this before so I won't do it again. The one thing I don't like about him is the notion that he will leave at some point for a bigger job (see Akron soccer 2005/2006). If you read the comments from Dantonio......I could see J.D. mouthing the same sentiments in the future about Akron(hopefully not too soon).What I have always hoped for is coaching stability so the mention of Paul Winters is intriguing to me. Since I known him personally and now look at his recent progress at Wayne St, Paul would be a great candidate. One thing to consider is his hometown is Akron, he played at Akron (for Coach D), and coached at Akron (for Coach D). What we would have is the possibility of getting a coach who wants to be in Akron for his career and build a legacy. Couple that with K.D. staying and we could have something to build on for a long while. Now that would get my support!!! For those of you that want to dwell on play calling from past games......drop it. Although the offensive philosophy will come from the head coach, it is rare that they call all of the plays on game day. We need a leader that can attract talent and wants to stay. That is what we had with Coach D.

Here ya go!!http://news.enquirer.com:80/apps/pbcs.dll/...T0101/611270346Interesting comments from Dantonio regarding the Cincy fans(imagine how UA coaches feel). Our man J.D. mentioned at the end.

It is tough to predict an accurate Zips score because you have to factor missed extra points.

Lets see.....he scored 7 touchdowns, he is a good player and from Texas - sounds like a layup recruit for the Zips.

Coach D is the man and the reason I went to UoA.

Yea, see Ken Lolla.Very happy to hear the news though! Sets a nice precedent for coaches and recruits.

Ouch!!Glad to see Gardner Webb get in at 9-7-3!! Oh yea, Bucknell at 8-7-6!!At least Louisville did'nt make it .........this year.

I am confused.............you said he did'nt want his name mentioned and then you said Tim Carroll was the player you talked to.

I agree with you. I said it before and I will say it again, COACHES make the difference. We lost a ton of valuable assistants last year and it is showing. As the head coach, J.D. is the figure head guiding the philosophy, motivation and discipline. The assistance should be handling the day to day development of the players. I suspect J.D. is having to shoulder a lot of responsibility. I am sure I will get reamed for being such a big supporter of J.D. but I still think (even today), he is the best thing our football program has seen since Coach Dennison (my man!).I realize it is tough for us to compete for the top coaches, but we have got to find a way to maintain a little stability. My suggestion is to try and lock up the head coach and let players, recruits, and assistant candidates know the guy they went to work for is going to stick around.We are seeing a bit of the same with our (formerly) #1 ranked soccer team.

Looks like it is going to be a close one for us after our road show. Lets hope for some good weather. Salting the wound will be Can't making it.http://www.crainscleveland.com:80/apps/pbc...E/61031004/1008

Jabari practically handed the one INT, that was not Lukes fault. We are still in it after the half. 21-7 is nothing for us.

I said it first!!

I get Google alerts for J.D. - that is how I found it.I think you guys are wrong about J.D. - it is always said that a measure of a coach is in the 4th year when he has his players. We have not reached that point yet, but what we have reached are top recruiting classes , MAC Championship , first bowl game , a BCS win , and more excitement about the football program since 1985 . Look at the players that are coming here and considering coming here. It is because of J.D. - plain and simple (it sure aint the beautiful stadium, crazed fans, or exciting schedule).You have to consider where we were before he got here and where we are now. It sure is nice to be upset because we are not CURRENTLY in the lead for the MACC. When was the last time we entered the season with those expectations. The other reason I posted the link is because it pisses me off that CSU feels they could take our coach because they are superior I realize he is an alum, but the comments are