Ryno aka Menace

Does anyone think the MAC will add another Football only team to even things out? So it will be a 14 team conference instead of 13.here is a quote i found interesting..Your are talking nonsense about "footprints". YOUR PROBLEM IS FINDING A WINNING,GOOD ATTENDANCE SCHOOL . Winning and attendance is the MAC problem. Not "footprints"!!

I have searched and found someone talking about SIU joining the MAC, about a 1/3 of the way down someone posted this....You have mentioned in several posts that YSU was recently extended an invitation to join the MAC, but was voted down by two members. You didn’t name them, but I believe you were referring to Can't and Akron, insinuating that those schools are worried about recruiting competition.sidenote someone postedMy memory is fuzzy on how Akron ended up in the MAC. But keep in mind: They weren't brought directly from I-AA.Akron made the move up, then and played four seasons as an independent before kicking off their first season in the MAC.If you look at the 1989 season, you will see the Zips went 3-0 against the MAC (Can't State, Bowling Green and Northern Illinois) and beat Cincinnati to boot. Gerry Faust was coach at the time, and there was a relative amount of excitement about the program.I'd argue they sort of forced their way in. MAC ADs probably ran out of bad things to say.But I don't really know.

I made a comment about Ohio football..."Ohio State is playing for a national title, Youngstown St is in the semi finals, and so is Mount Union. The State of Ohio could have 3 national champs in football. I am willing to bet that all 3 team rosters are composed of atleast 50% or more Ohio players, yet when people mention where the best football is they say Florida, Texas, or California. Go Ohio!!!"And someone replied with..Why doesn't YSU go D-IA like Akron?Then someone replied with..in the late 90's YSU was going to make a jump to D1-A when Tressel was still there. they applied to join the MAC but Akron and Can't refused to allow them to join chosing Buffalo instead after that the push for D1 diedthen i replied with...How can 2 schools tell someone they can't come into the conference? Isn't that the job of the MAC commissioner, or conference board?

OSU is going to win, but for some reason I have always been partial to underdogs.

Akron used to play Youngstown, I actually was apart of one of those teams. A Tessel coached team kicked our rears too!! I still don't know why you guys haven't decided to make that jump to Division 1A. Marshall, NIU, Akron, Middle Tenn, all have and all of them have been to bowl games. So on some level we all have had some success at the highest level of college football.

you make some very good points! Hmmm interesting you make some damn good points!!

If you would have told me at the pre-season of this year that this football team would end up 6 and 6 possible, or more likely 5 and 7. I would have laughed in your face. I would have pointed out how we have a verteran line, experienced QB and a great Defense. Not to mention Defending MAC champs, the is no place to go but up for this team and university. I thought the turning point for this team would have been the NC State win. But now outsiders looking in are gonna say that was a fluke!! This team has got to be the most frustrating team to watch EVER!!! It is one thing to not expect anything and lose, it is another to play a close game and lose, BUT to constantly have penalties, dropped balls bad passes, and an ass whipping by Can't is just too damn much to swallow.I still can't believe this is how a season with such promise is going to end. Well at least two things are for sure. We all can kill that noise about JD leaving early, and Getsy will not even get a try-out for the NFL.

i couldn't agree more...BTW i was wondering about the price drop as well, i figured it was because Christmas was on the way but your comments do raise an eyebrow.

This is why we run a 3-4 defense!

Brotha i am sure I speak for everyone when I say we appreciate the effort, some people would have the nerve to do what you did. It seems like we are always on an uphill battle...I can't wait for the day it is Akron playing at home in front of 45K ranked #15 in the nation and upset a #3 opponent. I can only imagine what our ranking would have been had we won out since the N.C. State game. This schedule didn't do us any favor ( or we just don't play well away since those are our only loses but..) we still need to over come these things.We need 90% or more recruits to actually attend UA..AND PLAY!!I think we need better assistant coachesWe need a complete overhaul in special teamsWe need to play more consistentWe need less penaltiesWe need a new stadiumWe need more fan supportSo far the only thing we have taken off the list is signing JD's contract. let's knock off some more of these things before we have to add find new head coach to that list.

we Cannot get stuff AGAIN!!!!!! Come on guys at home on the freakin 5 with 3 attempts and you can't score against BUFFALLO?!!!!!!!

if he misses this one don't kick anymore!!

I agree give the guy a chance now because the next two games are gonna be a tough battle, so he might not get another chance. Oh God please not another 1st and goal and come up with zero points come on Zips get it together!! We are great between the 20's!!

This is killing me a fumble...and then a 1st and goal on the 9, then miss the field goal!! This team is so damn inconsistent it kills me...this better not turn out like the Cinci game-the home version!!!

Thank you sir!!!

Just wondering, since I am not in the wonderful city of Akron.Fear the Roo Suckaz!!!

If this is true then I was right in my assumption, JD should be making between $200 - $235. Especially if Frank Solich is making 220K, and he didn't win the conference, nor go to a bowl.

i agree but tressel isn't even in the top ten in highest paid coaches! What does a lower big ten team pay?

What were you expecting? JD to be pulling in millions? Sorry to burst your bubble, but there SHOULD be a huge gap b/t coaches in the 2 leagues. The MAC doesn't really compare to Big Ten football, in talent, size, fan base, nothing. How would expect a coach at a school with an average fan base of 10k at a game to compete with schools that pool 100k+ to the game every week, not to mention national fan bases, apparel, etc. If a MAC were to pay their coaches even 500K a year, where would you expect that money to come from? Attendance, licensing apparel nationally, all that stuff gives money to a school in the Big Ten. Sorry, I was just a little shocked that you were so shocked by that number. That number for JD is after his 3rd year of coaching, with a Championship and bowl berth one year, and contentions the other 2 years. Imagine what a coach from a school like Buffalo makes, with this year being an improvement with 2 wins! I know your right but I guess I didn't expect the gap to be THAT far away...I was expecting 220K-320K, if Tressel at OSU makes 1 Mill i was expecting a MAC school to make 75% less not 82% less

180K?!!! Man there is a huge gap between MAC schools pay and Big Ten schools pay. How in the world are we suppose to keep decent coaches?

Does anyone know any specifics of his deal? what's it worth any bonus incentives etc?

Has CJ played any?

Oh we see it we just don't wanna admit it. I feel if you are gonna take chances on players like these you are gonna have to put in extra effort to keep them on the team. Ask yourself is the time wasted by a G.A. escorting a kid to class worth the return on the field? If the answer is no then don't sign him..if the answer is yes then take him.And i want to leave everyone with this final thought:"The need for a babysitter is dictated by mentality not age!!"

Geez o pete I can't believe I feel this way!! OU please beat AU so Can't doesn't go to the championship.

This is very true, it is like they take turns dropping passes!!