Zipgrad01
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3 minutes ago, zippy5 said:
Can't catch, can't tackle.. oof
At least we can read and write..... I think. ?
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Woodson put that on the money and drop. Then he turns around and is a dumb ass
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3 minutes ago, K92 said:
When does the talent start oozing?
I predict the captain to disappear for at least a week again
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4 minutes ago, Balsy said:
Dude, chill out for a bit. We get you're unhappy with the current state of the Zips and the direction Bowden.
But now Toledo is getting smoked by Miami. So your point is kinda moot.
We would be pumped to be getting "killed" like this.
My post had nothing to do with Bowden. It had to do with our fanbase and their blasé attitude.
And don't tell me to chill. You aren't my mother.
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25 minutes ago, zipsoutsider said:
P5 team that has not practiced for 3 weeks....but hey who's counting....
Always an excuse with you. Toledo ALWAYS plays these schools like this, but you have a losers mentality so your response doesn't surprise me.
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6 minutes ago, LZIp said:
BTW - Toledo up 16-10 on Miami in the 3rd. You should be able to watch it on the ESPN app if you are looking to kill time.
No. MAC teams get smoked by P5 schools.
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23 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said:
And K.ent State STILL sucks!...
This is a big game for me. I'm down on Coach Bowden right now. I need my hope restored.
You aren't joking. This team needs to win this game today and hit the MAC schedule with some positive momentum. A win today and a game against arguably the worst team in the MAC next week could be just what the doctor ordered.
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6 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said:
The next time he referrs to Brock Boxen as anyone else but Brock Berlin it will the first time. He isn't good with names.
Can we please return to the discussions of why the Zips can't competete with Big 10 and Big 12 teams? I can't quite grasp that concept? We should be able to wax the programs that draw 60k to 100k fans to their stadiums? Must be bad coaching?
Go Zips! Beat Troy!
Well we have only beaten 1 plus .500 MAC team in the last half decade that draw 10k fans to their stadium. So... draw your own conclusion.
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6 hours ago, Balsy said:
My morning news reading turned up this from BU: Study suggests link between youth football & later-life emotional, behavioral impairment
"This study adds to growing research suggesting that incurring repeated head impacts through tackle football before the age of 12 can lead to a greater risk for short- and long-term neurological consequences," said Michael Alosco, PhD, lead author of the study and a post-doctoral fellow at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM).
However, more research on this topic is needed before any recommendations on policy or rule changes can be made," stated corresponding author Robert Stern, PhD, professor of neurology, neurosurgery and anatomy and neurobiology at BUSM.
The researchers point out there are many important health and psychosocial benefits of participating in athletics and team sports during pre-adolescence.
Certainly good research, I'm interested in seeing a larger sample size of course.
https://www.google.com/amp/www.menshealth.com/guy-wisdom/women-prefer-dad-bod%3famp
This study (survey) also says that women prefer dad-bods. In what world do they live in where anyone believes this nonsense? I see women flocking to the theater to watch fat guys dance and strip on stage. I guess what I am trying to say is that to me studies are worth about as much as an AJ Milwee offensive game plan. Two months later someone will issue another study that is a 180 from this one.
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4 hours ago, ZipsVoice said:
What the hell is a finesse Gang?
I know it is a garbage song...
Besides that it is a group that "finesses" or talks people out of things or makes them do what they want so they can profit off someone. I think Lzip is right. He is calling out the folks that talked him into turning pro.
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3 hours ago, g-mann17 said:
I don't think anyone is complacent. I do think that you seem to gloss over how terrible the team was, and that Bowden has accomplished something. I also think that he isn't on the hot seat until next year. Injuries ruined a promising season last year. Troy is the first game against "similar" competition so far this year and let's not forget that Bowden is the one that set the expectations of competing against better competition with tough losses to Michigan and Tennessee.
But you keep assuming that people are "complacent".
I don't gloss over the fact of what he has accomplished. He took an ianello destroyed 1-11 team to a program that has had 1 decent season in 5. The best season included us beating a 1-AA team and a run at the end of the season that pitted us up against the 5 worst teams in D-1 college football. The cherry on top was a bowl win to an under .500 Utah state team. Look... I enjoyed the last half of that season because we were winning, but I took it for what it was... lucky scheduling and a group a decent senior transfers + "jatav-e-us brown".
We have since regressed to Lee Owens and JD Brookhart level teams. At least some of Lee Owens teams were fun to watch. They scored in bunches. Watching the current zips play is like sitting in the dentist chair, even when we win. Season 6 is obviously off to a rocky start. We will see how things turn out. Maybe Iowa State is a lot better than people think and we make a run through the rest of the schedule. I hope that is the case, but so far I have serious doubts.
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2 hours ago, LZIp said:
Donnell Alexander and his whole 494 yards of rushing that year does not belong in the same sentence as the others.. Hundley was the feature back that year and almost got to 1000. Let's hope this season ends the same way it did when this thread was started.
The guy added quality depth to the position and also scored a Td in the spud bowl. He was a solid contributor as a transfer. I never said he was the team MVP.
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43 minutes ago, UA1987 said:
I like the job Terry is doing, but I would prefer that he be more like a riverboat gambler and less like an evangelical minister. It's right that he is trying to make good men out of his players, but in games like Iowa State we need to go all in and take risks to win. Being conservative and running the same plays in games when you are somewhat outmatched will produce a loss, unless the other team is just having an overall bad day. Practice a plan B set of plays and don't just chart it up at half. Additionally, I don't like to hear comments similar to what Amato said before Penn State. I heard on a pregame discussion that Chuck joked with our AD saying to let him know when the check is in hand so he could put put in our reserves. I like Chuck too, but never say this stuff as it gets around and does no good. Anyhow, I'm with Terry and his staff. Is is just me or does he send the message that he wants to win in his old stomping grounds (West Virginia - Marshall and Pitt)? Maybe we can look to an all in OOC effort in Alabama this week. This brings me to my final criticism in that I don't want to just focus on MAC games. Terry seems to send this message about conference games, but he should try to win them all and not just pick up the check.
What exactly do you like? I agree with your examples and to me it appears that he doesn't really care to win. There are far too many complacent fans that say "oh, Akron has never been good. At least we are almost .500 most of the time. I am happy. Remember how bad we were before he got here? He sure is recruiting a lot of local guys. That is great! Maybe their family and friends will come watch. Heck, maybe next year we can even make the potato chip and dip bowl".
We sound like a high school fan base and a bad one at that. The guy is on cruise control with zero urgency to win. Keener said it best... "does the guy wear a mask when he gets his paycheck?"
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7 hours ago, K92 said:
Woodson is probably not the top area of concern for the Zips but he gets the most attention because of his position. The departure of Natson and Lane is a gaping hole to fill and there is no one on the roster that can hold a candle to those two guys. Lane's talent was really blossoming and JoJo was the biggest playmaker on offense since. . .Who? It goes back some years!
We have currently whiffed on WR recruits and transfers. I have to wonder if the NC State guys would have made a difference.
The story of the Zips in the Bowden years has been Jatavis Brown and the transfers that panned out. The reason why the Zips went 8-5 once is because of Jamal Marcus, Cody Grice, Rodney Coe, SeVon Pittman, Dylan Evans, Jatavis Brown and Daryl Monroe. Period. That's a 100 year storm. It's never happening again. We play in the MAC and I am not going to ever be happy until we have a balls out, tempo, score as much as you can track meet out there on the field. Bowden always saying how he wants the Zips to be known for their defense shows how out to lunch he is. You have to recruit well for defense. It's see ball, hit ball. No amount of scheming is going to make up for lack of talent. This is basic $hit!
You forgot to add Donnell Alexander at running back. Also, don't forget we played the weakest schedule in D1 history that season with the last half of foes combining for like 5 or 6 wins between all of them. So yes....the stars aligned.
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This guy is also another classic. lzip... this guy has an agenda!! Lol. I never want us to lose. Who on here did this? You know you did it, just admit it!!
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4 minutes ago, K92 said:
My favorite social media poster has to be Brooks Southerland though. ??????
Agreed
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10 minutes ago, LZIp said:
Yeah trashy parents are really an indictment of the coaching staff. Whatever you can do to push your agenda though.
I never said it was classy. I just see it all over the place and it is getting worse and worse. Take it for how you want.
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1 hour ago, K92 said:
Poor kid. He left Virginia because they wanted him to change positions and now he is at Akron changing positions.
I wonder if his folks will join the long list of pissed of players parents that bash Bowden and staff on social media?
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4 minutes ago, LZIp said:
I hate to insert myself into this convo, but I don't really see how you can "see the writing on the wall" during the 8-5 bowl win season. If you were being negative during that then I don't know what to tell you. That was just 1.5 seasons ago. We also started out last season 5-2 or 5-3 I believe it was...
I think many of us saw the recruiting situation during that season and saw the downward slope of talent.
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19 minutes ago, zipsoutsider said:
Anyone who chews out a player for the sake o f instant gratification before having idea of what happened is a fool. But based on the response around here, we have a lot of those these days.
You sound like you are about to lose it because people are "starting" to be a little more critical of the coaching staff.
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4 minutes ago, zipsoutsider said:
Umm. No...2 seconds, but I don't think any further detail is necessary. Go pout somewhere else I stead of ruining the experience for everyone, here.
I think the bad play calling, poor blocking, excessive penalties, bad attitudes, lack of talent and general poor play on the field is ruining it for everyone. But that is just me.
Have a great day!
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14 hours ago, LZIp said:
Likely or not, I would prefer another P5 retread who has had success. Think Kelly, Les, or even Pelini. I could maybe come up with others if I put some thought into it and some may even open after the season. No thanks on Winters for me. The thing is, the money in the top of college football is so ridiculous anymore, you have OSU's coordinators getting paid way more than our HC. Looking at the Luke Fickell's of the world anymore just isn't realistic. A guy I really like is Kerry Coombs. OH guy who is a great recruiter and he consistently develops that talent and churns out 1st rounders annually. He is a positional coach, but I think we could afford him. Also I'm not sure if he's too old or not or even wants to be a HC at this point.
He was a damn good coach at colerain, but his offense was archaic.
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1 hour ago, zipsoutsider said:
Your attitude stinks.
It took you 2 days to come up with that?
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3 minutes ago, Buckzip said:
That's "progrum"
You are correct sir
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