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Tressel was in Tommy Evans Lounge yesterday, spotted by several people. This is Tressel's job if he wants it. He's been to several athletic events this year including the Zips soccer game against OSUcks. Who knows if he'll accept, but we should get everyone in this community behind a Tressel hire. Spread the word that Akron wants him. Put some pressure on him to say "yes" Maybe he was here talking up his man Fickell. Maybe not. That's not something that needs to be done in person.

Let's be honest, the only hire that is going to breathe life into the program for next season (or the next few) via a good recruiting class and enthusiasm from fans and alumni is Jim Tressel. He also brings potential stability in that he's been there and done that at a big name school and may just want to settle down somewhere for the remainder of his career. Are others capable? Sure, but it would likely take years for someone else to do it, and then they'd probably be skipping out of town for greener pastures as soon as the program has recovered. (I know, great problem to have, right?) You know, five years from now, we may look back at the iCoach era and be thankful because it allowed the stars to align for Tressel to be brought in. In other words, iCoach provided a buffer until Tressel was available. Time will tell. Given the current state of conference realignments, you have to realize that the window for moving to a bigger/better conference is potentially limited to the next five years. We're a good football program and a basketball arena from making that transition. LP and TW are no doubt aware of this. The stakes for the hire couldn't be higher.

We were 1-22, Keener! And +1 about the beat-down by Can't being so convincing and worthy of sympathy that the Can't fans didn't even feel the need to gloat. That's when you know we've hit rock bottom.

Zach, you were on the money back then, from the get-go. Funny how many other 'experts' here had the blinders on and were filled with false-optimism. There were people who knew this was a bogus hire right off the bat and called a spade a spade. Others, it took two insufferable years to reach that conclusion. Some of us documented here that Ianello was so obviously NOT the needed leader Proenza had to have to lift this program to new heights. I, like others, questioned TW's motives and credentials to make such a ridiculous hire. How either guy got past the roadblocks at Buchtel Hall is a real mystery. The entire process deserves an investigation. As has been pointed out, TW was not even in the AD Search Committee's top three picks, but Proenza overrode their choices and gambled with TW. Luis has no doubt been kicking himself every day since for the trail of failure that decision initiated. I was against iCoach since the third or so game of last season. His treatment of currently (at the time) rostered players was ominous. I'm confident my posts from the time reflect this.

You mean 1-22.

+1. My dissatisfaction with iCoach is purely professional. I wish him the best during this difficult personal time.

Rutgers wins on PKs. What is the NIU score?

Dear iCoach, Being down 27-3 with :03 left in the first half and Buffalo in position to kick a 20ish yard field goal and taking two consecutive time outs to "ice" the kicker is not what I had in mind when I wanted you to be more competitive. Thanks, trimmy10

More like making us look like the '07 Dolphins. And this is coming from a Miami Dolphins fan.

14-0. It's so comforting to know that we have a process in place.

Down 7-0 :19 into the game. With our offense, this is likely enough for the game to already be over. If we can't beat EMU and Buffalo, what D-I program can we expect to beat?

After MSU's win over Top-25 Texas A&M, the Zips are now ranked #4 in the RPI. And check out the Top-10: 3. OSU 4. Akron 5. Cleveland State 7. Can't State http://www.realtimerpi.com/rpi_Men.html Let's hope it stays this way! Great for NEO especially in the vacuum of the NBA.

The comments are hysterical. Physical game and then Mustangs speed takes over ? I wouldn't talk smack about our defense when their GA is about twice what ours is. Sounds like they are trying to convince themselves about a win. This season, the only time the defense has looked vulnerable is in the last ten minutes of the game or in OTs when we've lost or tied.

We just beat and dominated the Big Ten Champions because we played to our potential!!! And we have a coach who knows how to make adjustments!

Are you at the game? Wondering how the attendance is.. Watching online, but looks relatively sparse.

This referee is blatantly biased in NW's favor, and I never say such things.

3-1 Mattocks goal on a beautiful combo with Holmes. I totally called Holmes and Mattocks up top would produce goals!

Who needs a coach when there is a process in place?

Go to the MAC webpage for the video link. I would expect Frenchy to be on 1350 as well and is broadcast live online. Enjoy the game and Go Zips! Video/audio banned from my gov't computer! Plz provide gametracker -- I was expecting a link from the NCAA.com brackets, like former years, but none appeared. Try this: http://www.cstv.com/gametracker/launch/gt_...artschool=& Aloha!

Go to the MAC webpage for the video link. I would expect Frenchy to be on 1350 as well and is broadcast live online. Enjoy the game and Go Zips!

Thank you, moderators, for sponsoring this forum in spite of some unrulely and unreasonable fellow board members. It is a true pleasure to participate on a daily basis and enjoy the passion for UA and the Zips with other alumni and fans.

As I said in a previous post, I'd like to see us go to a 4-4-2. Mattocks and Holmes up top with Mattocks stretching the defense with his speed and Holmes coming back to receive the ball at his feet and holding possession/distributing/ taking a defender 1 on 1 in small space. This would also open up the wing for Yedlin...if only we had another ultra-speedy attacking defender on the left side of the field. Remember, our struggles in general have not been due to poor defending. The team as a whole struggles when the offense isn't producing. There are few teams in the country that can beat us if we put two goals on the board. Looking back at our results from the season, the only exception was UCSB where we sleep walked to start the OT and lost 3-2.

Why? In the Preseason Coaches Poll, West Virginia received 13 votes, Mississippi State 11. Our win is every bit as impressive as theirs. And both wins were equally as convincing.

WOW, I TOTALLY CALLED THIS ONE!!! See the thread from a few days ago. Put me down for a 2-1 Zips win with Mattocks and Holmes getting the goals. Other than the defense giving up a late goal, we will be in full post-season form.

We'll get in, we'll have a game Thursday at home, and we're going to make a run for the Cup. I'm expecting a Big 10 school possibly for the first round. I'm calling it now...Northwestern at home in the first round. And we finally have a chance to return the favor from circa 2006! I think we have a chance at making a strong run too. We need to play consistently and Mattocks needs to return to his scoring prominence. His lack of goals in the last few big games may have cost him the Herman Trophy. I'd love to see a 4-4-2 with Mattocks and Holmes up top...I'd love to see that two-headed monster. Their speed and willingness to make things happen one-on-one could shift the balance of play towards the opponent's goal. And having Holmes up top with him would prevent the defense from exclusively keying on Mattocks. I hope Coach Porter makes some such adjustments next game. We need them.