Captain Kangaroo

I told them to ease up on the half time show spending. I also mentioned that the team shop was WAY too large, and the sightlines from the lower-corner sections were too good. I also was hoping they could increase the size of that CBI banner....WAY too small as it stands today. And can we get a larger picture of Wyatt Webb while we're at it?

"None of the above", in a landslide.

David Harvey was also 4- or 5-star. DeVoe Torrence was 4-star.

What was Peyton Manning...Troy Aikman...hell...throw in Charlie Frye in their 1st season? If one of the upper-classmen gives us a better chance to win games (than Pohl), then they should start. If the competition is a wash, or Pohl is better, it's time to give the kid the nod and see what he's got. If he can't cut it, then throw in one of the old guys.

Everyone knows Moore can run. Everyone knows he's a tough kid. But if he relies predominately on his feet to win games, we're screwed. He isn't a "game-changer" running QB (like a Cribbs or Edelmann were). If neither Williams or Moore take command, you gotta start Pohl and see what he can do. There's no upside to starting a senior like Williams, versus the underclassmen, if he doesn't give the Zips a marked increased chance to win games. And if Moore can't convincingly beat out a Frosh, he should probably practice returning punts.

I'm a new face and a few million dollars away from being George Clooney.

I look forward to the follow up: Lunch with the Lot 9’ers™

Porter will certainly have an opportunity to leave for a pro job. As of right now he isn't interested. If he does leave, UA has a multi-decade history of soccer excellence, so I'm not worried that we'll find a great successor. Oh wait...Wistercill....damn. Dambrot isn't going anywhere. Bowden hasn't coached a single game at UA, and he's talking over a team coming off back-to-back 1-win seasons, so it's a teensie weensie bit early to speculate on his departing for a better job. Plus he's 56 years old. Tressel hasn't accomplished a damn thing @ UA since the mid-80's. If he went anywhere, would anyone in Akron even know?

I like the expanded playoffs. It is not such a rarity that the #8 team in a given region beats the #1 team in round #1. The rankings are often BS. Like you, I'm an old-timer. Back in the 70's and 80's, McDonald High School had plenty of 10-0 teams that sat home come playoff time. I guarantee several would have won state titles. But if you're stuck in a conference that doesn't produce a lot of "computer points," you used to get screwed. Not anymore. Likewise, teams like Cardinal Mooney play a D-1 schedule, but are forced to compete in the D-III or D-IV playoffs. So a Cardinal Mooney 6-4 regular season is typically better than the 10-0 record of any other D-III or D-IV playoff team.

Who's more knowledgeable?

Don't go getting our coach in trouble, George! Thanks for the scoop!

Janoris Jenkins - The most-discussed non-Zip football player on ZN.o since Dwight Lowery. Technically, Ryan Bain might also be a candidate.

I've never seen a basketball recruit article that didn't list the player's position, or height?

Ianello personally blew at least two games per season with his ultra-mega-consevative play-calling. If Bowden is a good coach, he'll win at least 3 games next season. I'd be ecstatic with 4 wins, + being competitive most of the other games.

No. If he goes to Fordham, he will be playing for the QB coach that originally recruited him. You also ignored about 93% of my post where I further explained the situation. Saving you the reading - The Zips have bigger needs than a mediocre senior QB. By showing the mediocre QB the door, they can get a 5th year senior linebacker or JUCO offensive lineman that will fill a much bigger need. And to be clear - While BigZip said I "loved" Nicely, those were his words. I never said anything else other than Moore was horrible, and Nicely was the better QB. Nicely was no threat to be even 3rd team All-MAC, but he was better than Moore.

Faust?

Nicely was/is better than Moore. It wasn't love, it was truth. If Ianello was intelligent, your assumption that, since PN7 didn't see the field he must suck, would be valid. But Ianello was an absolute idiot who made so many asinine decisions on Saturday's even Terry Pluto couldn't find anything nice to write about him. Ianello wanted to follow his process, not win games. Ianello's favorite Moore was given an obscene amount of opportunities to do anything last season, and he showed nothing. Why did Nicely leave? I doubt Bowden was too excited to keep a senior QB who was only slightly better than the Freshman Pohl. And with two highly-touted incoming Freshman QB's without scholarships, and Bowden "recruiting harder than I did in February" to find 5th year senior transfers and JUCO players, some attrition at the QB spot, enabling players to be signed at positions of greater need, was definitely not unwelcome by the staff. I also doubt Nicely was all that keen on staying in Akron to play for a 3rd coach in 4 seasons. He had options to play elsewhere. It isn't quitting. Sometimes a divorce is the best for everyone. That's your answer.

I've seen LR8. I'll put my money on Pohl or Williams, even though I've never seen them throw a pass.

Butler and Gonzaga's coaches each make over $1,000,000 per year. So does Wichita State's. They make BCS money.

Skip the "Olympics" threads.

Or win more than 1 football game in a season.

Unfortunately, it was only open to students. Maybe we'll hold our own ZN.o t-shirt contest this summer? It's usually a dead-time here.

No. I've seen that quote, in various forms, 1,000 times from KD. I recall last year KD was asked "Isn't it great to see a mid-major like Butler make the NCAA finals in back-to-back years? And see the success of teams like George Mason and VCU?" KD replied - "Not really. I think it'll lead to unrealistic expectations for a lot of mid-major programs." It was funny...Steve McNees was asked on the STO Coach's show about this season's Zips team, and he stated: "Anything less than a win or two in this year's NCAA tournament would be considered a disappointment for this Zips' squad." Welcome to making the transition from being a player, to a fan, Steve.

Tree, Abreu and Diggs. Zeke? I don't think he's ever been one to live at the gym. I'm guessing it is study and X-Box season for him.

Since we haven't won one in 9 seasons, I can't say anyone expects the Zips to win an NCAA tournament game once, let alone every year. But it would be nice. I guess I'll don my patented Zips Hair Shirt for wanting a tourney win. Selfish me. BTW - I hear The Akron Hair Shirt is the runaway leader in the shirt competition being run at the Bookstore. BTW2 - The Zips have not won a post season game in 4-seasons-and-counting. The previous 4-year seniors (Dials, Joyce, Middleton, Wood, Travis, etc.) had 2 NIT wins, and probably would have had 1 or 2 more had CM Newton not shafted us. While my expectations for winning an NCAA tourney game every season are infinitesimally low, I DO expect us to win at least an NIT game every couple seasons.