Hilltopper

We can wish can't we!

Alex Abreu could emerge as the starting point guard as a freshman. If Alex is PG and Zeke and Steve can work an inside out game, Steve should get great looks at open threes. I think we go as far as Zeke and Steve working together takes us. I'm hoping (getting excited) to see a different style of game from last year. I don't like the "slow as molasses" comment by KD. I'll have to evaluate that myself on Friday. A better evaluation will come on Tuesday, but I'll still be able to tell by Saturday morning. Nice article BTW I think its a bit of hyperbole. Abreau is pretty "Thick" for a 5'9"point guard. He has a barrel chest and a thick neck which is uncommon for a guy his size. I think KD mentioned elsewhere that he could use to loose about 7-8 pounds to improve his conditioning. He looked plenty quick to me last Friday.

Here you go, you can look for your self. Miami Temple

Is Brian Walsh (the Xavier transfer) eligible to play this year? Where does he fit in, PT-wise? He is not eligible this year. He has to sit per NCAA rules. He can practice with the team.

Dambrot qoute of the year;

I think the more likely explanation is one of respect for JCU basketball. His point is that we could have scheduled a much weaker opponent than JCU.

You know what they say, practice makes perfect!

Even that is wishful thinking. I would bet that we have him around for the entire length of his contract. UA is not going to buy this contract out. They don't have the money.

Dave, my point is that Icoach doesn't have the background to be able to turn things around. Chizik may not have been successful at Iowa State, but he was a proven winner and had been around winning programs. Icoach has been with loosing programs his whole Career, its part of who he is. There is no way he is going to loose his job, no matter how poorly the team performs. We are stuck with him for the next few years, so I hope he has some kind of plan.

Not to burst your bubble here, but there are over a million reasons why Icoach will be here for the rest of his contract. He is not going anywhere.

Humor is a good way to help maintain sanity in an otherwise depressing situation. Here's a funny one. I happened to be watching some of the Auburn game last night as the Tigers were beating up on Mississippi to maintain their perfect record and #1 BCS ranking. The announcers were talking about how passionately Auburn fans were against hiring current head coach Gene Chizik. They showed an old video clip of Chizik arriving at the airport to accept Auburn's head coaching position. Fans were going nuts holding up insulting signs, giving him the thumbs down and loudly booing as the aircraft touched down. It was hilarious in light of Auburn's performance this season under Chizik. Chizik had two years of head coaching experience before being selected by Auburn to return the school to football prominence. His record at Iowa State in his only two years as a head coach was 3-9 the first year and a worse 2-10 the second year, including 0-8 in the Big 12. Two years before Chizik arrived at Iowa State, the Cyclones had a winning record. The year after Chizik left for Auburn, Iowa State had a winning record. Chizik obviously proved himself at Iowa State to be a loser as a head coach. How in the heck could the Auburn selection committee have ever picked such a loser? In his first year at Auburn, with higher level players than he had at Iowa State, he coached the Tigers to an 8-5 record. This year, only his second at Auburn, he has the Tigers on top of the BCS standings. The Auburn fans now love the man they initially hated when they underestimated his potential based on his early head coaching record. It's funny now to watch video of how Auburn fans welcomed Chizik at the airport. Seriously Dave, trying to compare the coaching credentials of Ianello to Chizik is like comparing apples to oranges. Chizik was a top assistant and D-coordinator at Winning programs before he was head coach at I-State. Weak Dave, really Weak. Chizik Bio Ianello Bio

+1 (Edited and accepting of my place in the ZN Hall of Shame ) Thanks for seeing the light!

It looks like he looking at Big 10 schools instead. He seems confused in this story

Since I only have a little bit left, I'd rather not waste it on a lost cause.

I have some magic dust that I sprinkled on the 50 yard line of the Rubber Bowl at the end of the 2004 season. It must have worked, because look what happened the next season. I still have a little left. Now all I need to do is get access to the field and maybe our fortunes could change again. I'm not joking.

I keep seeing references made in the other threads, to a story about the rowdies(or at least some of them) being removed from the stadium yesterday? When I arrived, I was shocked that there appeared to be almost Zero students at the game. Can somebody tell us what happened?

Our band really kicks #@%$!

After watching Icoach on video, these clips seem appropriate.

I miss Lee Owens.

Harrison is a thug and many others agree. The guy is just another poster boy for Can't state athletics. ESPN Dirty Player Not only that but I am really starting to wonder about Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin's judgment. Just like his buddy on the Can't State basketball team, he likes to mix it up on every play. But using true Can't state logic, Harrison sums it all up.

Most of us are asleep when you are prowling the forums. 'Z.I.P.' date='Oct 21 2010, 02:29 AM'

What rules were broken? Even some Browns call them clean hits. Whats that saying? The fruit doesn't fall far from the tree? http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/r/23517483/detail.html Harrison hasn't done anything wrong. I'm not sure what the referece to his mother has to do with anything. I saw Harrison at a hockey game once. Between periods, he said hello to and took photos with anybody who asked. He isn't a bad guy, just a hardass....the kind of hardass any Browns fan would love to have on their team. It looks like your wrong again. http://www.ohio.com/sports/browns/105274173.html http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story...mp;sportCat=nfl

I predict that we will win some games we should lose and we will lose some games we should win. I predict that we will be playing at the Q for a trip to the big dance in March. Its going to be a great ride and I will enjoy it thoroughly.