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Corn Nation Looks at the Zips

From Hustlebelt

Why should it take a couple more years to re-establish ourselves? We made it to Cleveland last year with two hands tied behind our back. I'd expect to be playing on Friday night at The Q this season, and I'd give us a puncher's chance against any "major" opponent this year...at least as much of a puncher's chance as any MAC program would have.

I would put it at 1.

Boy would it be nice to see him at WR for the Zips

See this post.

http://iuhoosiers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8128 No doubt he’d be an exciting 2019 addition!

Looks to be true Zach Dilauro

Who did Jatavis Brown know?

Lane had the skill-set to be an NFL wide receiver. But he really needed to work harder at the craft. He thought he knew what it took to be an NFL WR, but he was wrong. I still feel in some NFL team would have put him on the 53-man roster last year and worked with him, they'd have had something in 2018 or 19. But who wants to invest that time when there are 100 "Jerome Lane's" out there fighting an NFL roster spot. He didn't separate himself. Even staying in Akron for his senior season...he'd have put up some serious numbers in 2017 and maybe done enough to convince an NFL team to invest in him. Unfortunately it looks like the end of the road for his playing career. Unless he wants to hook up with one of these fly-by-night pro leagues that seem to pop up, and then disappear on a monthly basis.

Zips rated a dark horse candidate for a MAC Championship

My take from the JAR Section 2B - Parrish's reasons for leaving? He wasn't a Groce recruit, he was a Dambrot recruit. Sometimes you aren't simpatico with a new staff and philosophy He bought into a program that was a perennial 20 game winner. I'm sure the team he played on last season wasn't at the competitive level he envisioned when he originally signed. He wasn't all that keen on playing defense. He got better at the very end of the year, but performance on the defensive end seemed to rub the coach the wrong way. I liked Parrish, and I think he'll do well wherever he ends up. His departure is a shame because he's a baller who probably just needed to mature a bit. For him, I think the Zips loss will be someone else's gain. Patton - One of Groce's late recruits who had no other offers at the Zips level. He was the best player we could get under the circumstances. And from his standpoint we were the best Program to show an interest in him. Hustler. Good rebounder. Took defense seriously. Good role player. A garbage man under the hoop that otherwise has a really long way to go on the offensive side of the ball. I think the writing was on the wall that his playing time would be limited as the new guys gained eligibility. If he wanted minutes, and to develop his offensive game, he needed a fresh start elsewhere. On the influx of transfers - I think in Division 1 sports today, athletic directors and fans want to win NOW. They don't give a new staff 5 years to recruit freshman and build a program the traditional way. The post-Dambrot Zips program was heavily gutted by transfers & graduations . Thank God for BCS transfer Duvivier. BCS transfers are a way to become competitive quickly. Like Bowden in football, when you inherit a decimated team, you need to win some games to attract recruits. So you need some talented, mature, short term "mercenaries." Once you begin winning, the transfers dwindle. I think this Zips basketball staff has a good pulse on the transfer "waiver wire" and had brought in some solid talent. I'd expect they'll get out of the transfer business soon. Groce doesn't really have a reputation for building his program on transfers. It's just a necessity based upon the situation he inherited. Again - just my opinion from 2B.

Judging from that video, Easton Wolf can hit! Hope he decides on the Zips.

But, holding out for a Buckeye offer...

If Tyler Cheese ends up playing for Limburg United, I’ll be purchasing my first ever Belgian League player’s jersey.

In addition to his photography, Dr.Z interviewed Coach Stroud after the spring game. Here's the resulting article. 2018 Brings Depth to the Zips Front Seven

A Raider blogger takes a look at Warren Ball

Why NOT?

Caleb Green should get some carries? The converted DB looked pretty natural at the RB position a couple weeks ago.

Tanner Curry Article BTW - when speaking to Bowden a few weeks ago he mentioned a West Virginia transfer (not Maverick) would also be in the mix for the long snapper position. I didn't write down the name...I'll remember at some point.

He needed his own thread.

This guy thinks Eastern Michigan has the toughest MAC OOC schedule? So NIU, or ours is easier?

We could play Arkansas Pine Bluff, Urbana, Malone and Binghamton if 4-0 were worth anything besides being the MAC November Champs.

Based upon our 2018 recruiting class, I'm not worried at all about 2019's. I might be worried about our defense in 2019...but not the recruiting class.