Captain Kangaroo

Glad we are still in the running. We need him. There's no other true mid-major school where you can essentially guarantee you'll be playing in multiple conference championship games and experience multiple NCAA appearances during your career. And be guaranteed to have the same coach all 4 years. Good fit for both Noah and the Zips. Hope to see the signing today.

Only in Youngstown can someone with a wandering eye get a TV news job.

Panera charges extra for cream cheese, but not for butter. Gotta draw the line somewhere, I guess.

More Spring Football Updates

Building a 65 million dollar football stadium instantly made the Zips relevant in football, right? Right? Every MAC institution has "the tools necessary to become a perennial contender for MAC championships." Unless they have a "tool" for an AD. Building a crappy arena, and sticking with a loser like Louis Orr as long as they did makes me believe BG does NOT have the tools necessary to be relevant in basketball. And that they may indeed have a tool as an AD.

Congrats, Hilltopper. I am sure it is a very meaningful award for you! I wonder how many other D1 basketball programs recognize and honor "Joe Fan"? Big boo$ters get that stuff all the time. Nice to see a dedicated ordinary guy is appreciated.

Congrats to Zeke! It will be interesting to see of the Celtics give him a look next fall. They have absolutely zero defensive presence in the low post.

Look at Hilltopper...gunning for the elusive FOTY award in two sports.

The BC AD sucks?

Nothing is guaranteed. But good/great AD's always seem to locate a quality candidate. They can identify a young up-and-comer that has what it takes to win at a high level regardless of his assistant or HC history. Guys like Mack Rhodes and Mike Thomas didn't bat 1.000, but they were a lot better than average...and hence they are now running bigger programs. Successfully. Some AD's suck, and have no knack for coaching hires. Some AD's suck, and have deep pockets so they can bail themselves out of mistakes.

It seems like there are two routes to having a successful head coaching situation in the mAC. 1.) Hire a good coach and keep him for a couple decades. 2.) Become a stepping stone to a BCS-level job and hire up-and-coming young guys, ride their wave, and when they ultimately get their BCS gig, go find another one. You do that a couple times, and it gets easier and easier to find that quality replacement coach.

I see in a Beacon photo that DJ Jones is getting a look at CB? Wonder if that move is etched in stone?

GP1 gets CK's first-ever "Like" button click.

Cash Conder - WR Could he be our first Texas recruit since that crappy lefty QB several years ago?

I predict he gets fired in 3 years, and K.e.n.t. hires him after Senderoff is fired.

Time for Jeff Boals to get his first HC job.

A poor man's "Stan Heath."

In Zips football, you should be afraid of improper uniform fonts. This is a major, major concern. In Zips basketball, you should be afraid of playing high mid-major, or above-level programs. In Zips soccer, you should be afraid of the post-Caleb apocalypse. In Zips women's basketball, you should be afraid of losing your coach. In Zips baseball, should should be afraid that Rembilak has anything left in the tank. Enjoy Zips' Track and Field, and Swimming. Nothing to fear there.

Looks to be a scholarship already? Highlight video here

I love the "Z." I hope it is our primary logo for the next 10 years.

Good catch. I missed it. I fixed the headline.

Pittman and Grice scuffle. Two defensive guys scuffling? Odd.

"Have you ever heard of Bill O'Reilly?" "Have you ever heard of Bill Cosby?" That girl rules. I wish I were 30 years younger.

I recall a similar quote from Ianello:

Miami Oh recruit "loves the tradition of a winning school." I think Miami has lost 18 of their last 19 football games? 0-12 last year? Great job by Chuck Martin.