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Being fair to Ianello -- If the Zips convert two extra points, we're sitting at 2-7, with Buffalo still remaining. We shouldn't need an extra point to beat a poor I-AA school or even a terrible BSU team. I mentioned Urban Meyer and Brian Kelly as coaches who haven't taken a step back in their first year and seem to "coach-up" existing talent. For two other great examples, you need look no further than UA with KD and Coach Porter. Like I said, Al Golden is the only example that disproves my theory, and I am sure he didn't alienate most of the players and fans in doings so either. Good coaches don't experience such a drop-off in team performance in their first season. Good coaches and good teams win close games. Look at the UA futbol program for examples of this. We are so bad that we are yet to even luck into a win this season as several of JD's teams were able to do (e.g. WMU circa 2006).

Recruited class rankings don't indicate anything talent-wise They are just a means of continuing to talk college football in the offseason and generating hype. Many of JD's recruiting classes were ranked best in the MAC and look where that got us. The point remains that if iCoach knows what he is doing, he'd be coaching-up our talent. Our team is underachieving. GW, Can't, and BSU were all games that should have been won. That is what we get for hiring a "recruiter." Brian Kelly, really? Have you watched a Notre Dame game this year? Given the talent at ND, I'd say he has maximized their potential. And to think, iCoach is partly responsible for that. Their last 3 recruiting classes are ranked #14, 21, and 2, respectively, according to Rivals. They have talent.

Brian Kelly, really? Have you watched a Notre Dame game this year? Given the talent at ND, I'd say he has maximized their potential. And to think, iCoach is partly responsible for that.

Al Golden is the only exception that I am aware who violates my belief that good coaches are able to turn around a program with players from the previous regime. Urban Meyer and Brian Kelly are quintessential examples. Like great teachers, solid coaches maximize the potential of the players regardless of who initially recruited them. My outlook on iCoach is not good. Right now, he seems to be an alpha male lion who just obtained rights to a new pride and has tried to diminish prior influence and maximize his own by killing the cubs of the previous father. However, I will be the first to admit if/when I am wrong. Here's to hoping that I am.

Does schedule strength matter when we can't win any I-A games and lost to a very mediocre I-AA school? We need to schedule games that we can be competitive in and likely win and build from there. We have a long way to go before complaining about our strength of schedule.

I believe that on the woman's side, the winner of the MAC East automatically has at least the #2 seed.

If we just disposed of the #9 team in the country and didn't happen to play well, I will be very impressed.

where in Pitt are you? I'm about 2 minutes from Oakmont CC. From what I can see on the ZZ feed, we are playing poorly. Shadyside if you know where that is...3 miles or so east of downtown. I am familiar with the Oakmont area. Great bakery there. Did you have to pay for the ZZ feed? yeah, we are actually working at the Alcoa plant in New Kensington. yes, I paid for the feed, unfortunately, as the hotel internet can't keep a constant connection well enough to maintain the stream very well. Cool. Thanks. I'm a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon. I take it you're only in the area temporarily? yeah just this week. GOALLLL Nagbe(?)!!!! Beautiful give n go with I think(?) Ampai! Awesome! Any idea how many fans are there?

where in Pitt are you? I'm about 2 minutes from Oakmont CC. From what I can see on the ZZ feed, we are playing poorly. Shadyside if you know where that is...3 miles or so east of downtown. I am familiar with the Oakmont area. Great bakery there. Did you have to pay for the ZZ feed? yeah, we are actually working at the Alcoa plant in New Kensington. yes, I paid for the feed, unfortunately, as the hotel internet can't keep a constant connection well enough to maintain the stream very well. Cool. Thanks. I'm a graduate student at Carnegie Mellon. I take it you're only in the area temporarily?

where in Pitt are you? I'm about 2 minutes from Oakmont CC. From what I can see on the ZZ feed, we are playing poorly. Shadyside if you know where that is...3 miles or so east of downtown. I am familiar with the Oakmont area. Great bakery there. Did you have to pay for the ZZ feed?

Would anyone mind giving a halftime synopsis? I am in Pittsburgh and only able to follow on gametracker. By the hit post, shots, and fouls, it seems as if we are again dominating but just haven't finished one yet.

Although this season has been a train wreck, I still enjoy the charisma of your posts, Captain. I generally agree with everything you say, and this time is no different.

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/coll...nch-conferences

That's GREAT.

Lightn up, guys. This is not the football program. We have the best team in the country, and Porter and the captains acknowledged the let down. If this is a regular occurrence, then get concerned and critical. Don't worry though, it won't be. What a great problem to have: not playing well at all and still winning in front of a large crowd to win the MAC regular season championship. Look at what this program has given to its alumni and fans! They deserve our patience every once in a while. That is the reality of any relationship be it personal, professional, or fan-team. More on this topic in an individual thread later. Clean it up! Prove that you are classy, loyal fans!

I know the scheduling topic has been discussed here, ad nauseum; however, I wish we scheduled YSU as our I-AA game every year.

How's that new football coach doin'? I know nothing about YSU football, but I will go out on a limb here and say, better than ours!

The MAC should have a weekly show on STO or something. I bet they would get better viewership than some of the programming that is on there right now. Hell, the MAC's headquarters are in Cleveland so they could do it at little cost. Yes I did and they were talking about the Rifle team when I was listening to it. Never thought I would see the day when I could listen to Akron Rifle coverage on the radio. I must say, that is pretty awesome. You guys deserve the recognition. Here's to hoping the team makes it to the NCAA Tournament!

Read my post on your "change" topic. Our duty to protest a program that is FUBAR supercedes everything including your mothers. And that's what I am talking about. Referencing Saving Private Ryan: Private Reiben: You wanna explain the math of this to me? I mean, where's the sense of riskin' the lives of the eight of us to save one guy? Captain Miller: Twenty degrees. Anybody wanna answer that? Medic Wade: Reiben, think about the poor guy's mother. Private Reiben: Hey, Doc, I got a mother, all right? I mean, you got a mother. Sarge's got a mother. I bet even the captain's got a mother. [he turns and looks at Miller, who has a bemused expression on his face] Private Reiben: Oh, well, maybe not the captain, but the rest of us got mothers. Corporal Upham: "Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die." Mellish: La-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la. What is that supposed to mean, Corporal, huh? We're all supposed to die, is that it? Captain Miller: Upham's talking about our duty as soldiers. Corporal Upham: Yes, sir. Captain Miller: We all have orders, and we have to follow 'em. That supersedes everything, including your mothers. Corporal Upham: Yes, sir. Thank you sir. Private Reiben: Even if you think the mission's FUBAR, sir? Captain Miller: Especially if you think the mission's FUBAR. Corporal Upham: What's FUBAR? Mellish: Oh, it's German. [he chuckles derisively] Mellish: Yeah. Corporal Upham: Never heard of that. I also enjoyed this one: [Miller purposely draws fire] Sergeant Horvath: Captain, if your mother saw you do that, she'd be very upset. Captain Miller: I thought you were my mother.

Some players are brain dead on arrival. This affliction is especially common in those who hail from Can't. Retiring from your lucrative, playboy job and lifestyle in protest? So you can go and do what, park cars for the rest of your life? Only a Can't alum...

I think akron football and akronad are pimps for the UA Department of Athletics. You guys must think we are all suckers because we have a sports connection to northeast Ohio. Well, your football team is lousy, and unlike Browns fans, I will remain interested but not perpetuate such an embarrassment by not spending money on your product. This doesn't make me a fair weather fan because I remain interested and supportive. It makes me intelligent for not wasting my financial and emotional resources while attempting to uphold (if not salvage) pride in my alma mater. Next time, listen to the fans who pay your salary. Get a real coach with real head coaching experience and not some "recruiter" from a big name failed program who has connections to the guy who hired him. And this "it takes time" crap is unacceptable. It takes a pretty extreme level of incompetence to sink a MAC program that has the facilities advantages and support from the administration that UA does. Facilities and a coach who wins games are the best recruiting tools. How come I never heard Brian Kelly referred to as a "recruiter?" Why did his teams never take even a minor step back in his first year? Oh yeah, that's right, because he's a coach, not a "recruiter." We lost to a 1-AA school at our gorgeous brand new stadium, have not been competitive in terms of winning a I-A game yet, and are the laughing stock of all of college football. We are the worst team in a very bad conference. The only change we got was from sub-par with JD to rock bottom with iCoach. In the spirit of the election season, that is not the kind of change I want whether it be Democrat or Republican. Nonetheless, akron football and akronad still promote the same kind of propaganda that is on political talk radio 16 hours per day. Give it a rest guys. You can't polish this turd of a season, and the "wait 'til next year" stuff only works with Cleveland fans. We are from AKRON!!! You should actually learn from the politicians. When asked about Akron Football, your reply should involve a resounding and enthusiastic reference to Akron Futbol. Otherwise, no coverage is good coverage. We should all be thankful for the ABJ's level of indifference. See you at the soccer games.

From Saving Private Ryan: Private Reiben: You wanna explain the math of this to me? I mean, where's the sense of riskin' the lives of the eight of us to save one guy? Captain Miller: Twenty degrees. Anybody wanna answer that? Medic Wade: Reiben, think about the poor guy's mother. Private Reiben: Hey, Doc, I got a mother, all right? I mean, you got a mother. Sarge's got a mother. I bet even the captain's got a mother. [he turns and looks at Miller, who has a bemused expression on his face] Private Reiben: Oh, well, maybe not the captain, but the rest of us got mothers. Corporal Upham: "Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die." Mellish: La-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la-la. What is that supposed to mean, Corporal, huh? We're all supposed to die, is that it? Captain Miller: Upham's talking about our duty as soldiers. Corporal Upham: Yes, sir. Captain Miller: We all have orders, and we have to follow 'em. That supersedes everything, including your mothers. Corporal Upham: Yes, sir. Thank you sir. Private Reiben: Even if you think the mission's FUBAR, sir? Captain Miller: Especially if you think the mission's FUBAR. Corporal Upham: What's FUBAR? Mellish: Oh, it's German. [he chuckles derisively] Mellish: Yeah. Corporal Upham: Never heard of that. Our duty to protest a program that is FUBAR supercedes everything including your mothers. I also enjoyed this one: [Miller purposely draws fire] Sergeant Horvath: Captain, if your mother saw you do that, she'd be very upset. Captain Miller: I thought you were my mother.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/blog/shutdown_...?urn=nfl-278575 James Harrison threatens to retire because of dirty hit sanction

Perhaps he was referring to OU's Gatorade? Dragging a sled can be a lot of work.

I want another classic quote from the UM coach similar to last year's. Something to the extent of...sometimes a thorough butt kicking cleanses the soul. Classic!