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  2. New Head Coach Search - 2021 Edition

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    5 hours ago, GP1 said:

    I'd like to replace the word feature with dynamic. 

     

    For instance, maybe a black head coach has a different type of dynamic with a player like Dollard and is able to guide the kid better. We have failed at guiding at risk kids down the right path too many times to count and we immediately run down an unproductive path that leads to the likes of Ianello or Arth. Maybe we should stop trying to change the players and start changing how coaches interact with the kids.  At risk kids want discipline and order. We just need someone better capable of providing it in a way the kids can relate or well end up with another DIII team. 

     

    I could go on all day about the recruiting benefits of a black coach at Akron so I won't. 

     

    Want the University to be a center piece in a Midwest city that is over 30% black?  Make one of the most visible employees more relatable to the overall community. Everything has to work together. 

    Dollard was a lost cause. It was only a matter of time before he got himself kicked out of the university. I know you don't like Polian, but what he wrote on his book is exactly the type of dynamic you are talking about. Just so long as we get a coach that understands that dynamic we will be in good shape. If that person happens to be black that's fine too.

  4. New Head Coach Search - 2021 Edition

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    Brian Polian

     

    Product Description

    In coaching vernacular, a relationship guy is someone who performs at their peak when they have meaningful relationships and bonds with the coaches they work with every day. In reality, this concept is not exclusive to athletics. All people have an inherent desire to be close to others. We are all relationship guys. Brian Polian has been coaching college football at the highest levels for over 20 plus years. He has traveled the country recruiting elite student-athletes and working with them on a daily basis in the highly competitive and pressure-filled world of college athletics. In that time, he has witnessed a dramatic shift in how best to effectively teach and develop young people. Generation Z is different from their predecessors and the failure to recognize that and to adjust will put any person that works with them at a disadvantage. In order to effectively teach or coach Generation Z, establishing and maintaining healthy relationships with them must be the first priority. We have to honor the relationship before we can honor the task. Coach Polian draws upon his experiences and reflects on relationships being the greatest rewards in life, why they are so important to young people, identifying the building blocks of relationships, and how to build better ones with Generation Z. He examines honestly on the dynamics of diversity in working with today s student-athletes. The book also provides simple but effective ways to guide the giving and receiving of feedback and reminders of some of the characteristics that make Generation Z so unique. Finally, some of his mentors and valued peers from across the coaching profession share their observations as to the importance of building relationships with students and athletes. This book is not just for members of the coaching community. It can serve as a resource for teachers, employers, and even parents; for anyone that works to help young people develop and grow.

    Review

    Brian Polian has grown up around football. As a young man, he saw it coached at the highest level in the NFL, and he has had a very successful coaching career himself for over 20 years. Being around so many excellent coaches have allowed Brian to understand that coaching starts with relationships. In this book, Coaching and Teaching Generation Z, he gives a great outline of how to successfully build relationships by fostering communication that is built on trust, respect, and love. This book will help anyone who is interested in leading a team, a business, or a family. --Tony Dungy: Superbowl Champion, Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach, Author and NBC Sports Analyst

    Brian grew up around the game of football and wanted to coach since he was 14 years old. In this unique book, he makes a real contribution to the game and profession he loves so much. --Bill Polian: Former NFL Executive, Super Bowl Champion, and Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

    As a former college athlete and also the parent of three children who were recruits, I have a unique perspective when it comes to the relationships between coaches and players. Having known Brian Polian since 2007 and observed his work with my own sons, I can tell you he practices what he preaches. There is great value in his thoughts on relating to Generation Z. I would not only recommend this book for coaches, but also for anyone working with this generation of young people. --Mike Golic: Former NFL Player and Current ESPN Analyst

    About the Author

    Brian Polian is a veteran coach in college football, having worked at the Div. I level for over 20 years. His stops as an assistant include Michigan State, Buffalo, Baylor, UCF, Stanford, Texas &M, and Notre Dame. He also served as the head coach at the University of Nevada, Reno, where he led the Wolf Pack to two bowl games in four seasons and unprecedented academic success. He is considered one of the top special teams' coordinators in college football. His units appear at or near the top of the national rankings multiple times throughout his career. ESPN.com, Rivals, and 247 have also recognized him as one of the top recruiters in the country at the conclusion of various recruiting cycles. He has served on the AFCA Ethics Committee and on the inaugural College Football Officials Competition Committee. He completed his undergraduate studies at John Carroll University and his graduate degree from Baylor University.

  9. Game 9- Ball State

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    9 hours ago, Zipped Up said:

     

    And Joe Dunn should retire after his effusive praise of the same performance. What the hell game were you watching? May as well have given him offensive player of the game. 

    Joe has no input as to the content of the show. His job is to be a cheerleader for the Zips, not Mike Wallace on 60 minutes.

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  12. Game 8- Buffalo

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    35 minutes ago, 72 Roo said:

    You know. Um.

     

    Arth and his DIII staff have no future at Akron. He is in way over his head and it is obvious to all. I have visited with Charles Guthrie. He is a class act and has the vision, leadership and experience to right our situation. What I found especially interesting is that he sees football as an opportunity to turn  around a failed program and make all athletics better. He will make a change. I wouldn't be surprised to see it soon so the search can begin as soon as possible. That being said don't believe for a minute that he is not exploring who he needs in a coach and who fits the profile. I know for a fact he is already being contacted about the job. Unfortunately football will once again rebuild, but that is the price of stopping the bleeding and saving football at Akron. Arth has come close to killing it. Guthrie will not allow that to happen.

     

    If you can find  time to sit with Charles you will be impressed. He is the right guy for the job. He has told all the coaches that he expects them to be competitive in the MAC and if you aren't you are in trouble. Many coaches are nervous, especially the classic underproducers. On the other hand Guthrie gets along great with the coaching performers such as Embick, Mitchell, Groce, Parisi. Guthrie has been successful at every school he has been at. He has laid the foundation for success at Akron by restructuring the AD staff. Next he will make a football change at Akron and get a good coach in. I also expect him to be goobled up by a P5 program after 5 years. He is young and talented enough to make another move. I haven't believed in our AD like this since Mac Rhoades. More improvements are coming and Charles will earn our support.

     

    You know?

    Chuck has really impressed me so far. He is the polar opposite of Williams. Very open and right to the point on his expectations of the coaches. With the amount of money we spend nothing less than top 3 and appearances in conference tournaments will be acceptable. 

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  22. 2021-2022 Akron Zips Basketball- Looking Forward

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    40 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:

    That's pretty solid.  It leaves a bench that includes Clarke, Tribble, Wynn and  Dawson who could all be solid MAC starters.  One of Groce's biggest challenges could be keeping kids who think they're not getting enough time out of the transfer portal.

    I think that Groce has shown that there will be plenty of opportunities to get playing time if you are a productive player.

  24. Game 5--Ohio U

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    8 hours ago, dre22era said:

    Its BS marketing which you and others are tone deaf to

    Folks like me traveling from out of state want to know they have a guaranteed premium seat and have absolutely no issue paying for it. 

    Example: Kent State vs Akron Basketball Game on Romeo Travis retirement night Bought a ticket at half court 3 rows up from the scorers table. Price was not an issue as I was driving in from Maryland in a damn snow storm and wanted to know I had a guaranteed seat in a section I desired to be in. 
    Not making ANY of the premium seating sections available for single game purchase especially on Homecoming while those same sections are being advertised as season tickets no one is going to buy is BS and lost $$$ down the drain. 

    Give Adam a call at the ticket office. I'm sure he can help you get the seats you are looking for. 

    1-888-992-5766

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