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10 hours ago, Spin said:
But they should not dictate how everyone else lives.
First of all, thank you for your service.
Second of all, I am a HUGE advocate of the above statement. If football eventually dies, let it be because of the choices of the individuals after they are well informed on the matter.
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23 minutes ago, ewbrooman1 said:
Melissa Jackson named Zips women's basketball coach.
http://gozips.com/news/2018/6/26/melissa-jackson-named-head-womens-basketball-coach-at-akron.aspx
Good hire.
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2 hours ago, Balsy said:
Professionals? Yes I agree, professionals do accept that risk absolutely when they sign the doted lines of their contracts. What about High school students? Children? What about families of lower middle-class to poor backgrounds. Do they truly understand the risks associated with signing up to play football, and are people actively communicating those risks when their children/young-adults are signing up? These are more with what I'm concerned with.
I'm assuming most if not all leagues have some sort of warning system now where they hand out papers with the risks. We're in a lawsuit-happy society now, and to avoid negligent liability, that's pretty standard practice (again, I'm assuming).
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1 hour ago, Balsy said:
So you don't agree that its at least somewhat troubling that of the two athletes who have died recently both had early signs of CTE?
It's troubling, but at this point, anyone who plays football knows the risks. Joe Thomas is on record for saying he knows what football has done to his body and brain, but he knew the risks when he signed up to play football. That doesn't make it any less sad, nor does it excuse a lack of progress in safety equipment (not saying there is a lack of progress), but it's football.
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Huge get. Wow.
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On 6/6/2018 at 3:08 PM, LZIp said:21 minutes ago, 94zipgrad said:
Two REALLY bad articles.
- Ohio can't be a CLEAR favorite to win the East when they lost it last year to Akron, who has probably gotten better and deeper.
- Incredibly contradictory to say the Zips should have an explosive offense, yet only have us putting up 3 points in several games, and at most 17 points in other games.
- There is no basis for these predictions other than throwing noodles at the wall to see what sticks.
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Boom! Transfer U baby! Excellent addition.
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1 hour ago, Blue & Gold said:
I updated the first post in this thread with a list of the players from whom we presently have verbals. I count eight current verbals from soon-to-be high school seniors. Additionally, we also have three non-qualifiers from last year's class who will count toward the 2019 class. So as of 6/22/18 we have 11 players for the 2019 class.
And, yes, it's 8:50 on a Friday night and this is what I'm doing.
By 11:30, we'll probably have 22 players for the 2019 class in the first post, including some blue chippers.
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Man, so much negativity surrounding such a positive project. A reboot of the baseball program is huge. I get that there are a boat load of challenges, but never forget...
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21 minutes ago, LZIp said:
Poor kids...
(in reference to a pathway to Can't State AKA PCCC, and not in reference to economic status)
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What's interesting is, while the expansion will obviously benefit the sub-par P5 schools the most (and that's the goal, to draw those fan bases and their wallets in), bowls like this are targeting the mid-major conferences, which is cool.
The amount of bowl games is ridiculous, but they provide a national outlet for players to get noticed by the next level, an extra game of experience, budget benefits, recruiting benefits, etc. There is way more good with bowl games than bad, especially for schools like Akron that need the exposure.
Off-the-cuff thought, but I wonder if it would be possible to give these bowl games more meaning by creating some sort of tournament, or tournaments out of them.
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On 6/15/2018 at 6:33 AM, Balsy said:
I get real sick and tired of hearing about NCAA student-athlete exploitation.
- The NCAA is corrupt, there is no doubt about that, but the least of its worries is student-athlete exploitation.
- Ask college graduates if they wish they had a full-ride scholarship to keep them out of potentially $80-120k+ of student-loan debt, then come talk to me about how student-athletes aren't compensated (not to mention the benefits they receive - free travel, equipment, food, potentially nicer dorms, etc.).
- Half these athletes, especially in the sports LeBron is focusing on (basketball & football), have thousands of dollars of artwork on their bodies. I don't want to hear about how they're "under-compensated" or "need more money".
- Football & basketball - especially football - actually drain other potential student-athletes of equal opportunity through Title IX. With huge, inflated budgets and a massive amount of scholarships allocated to those sports, schools can't field near the amount of sports. Men's tennis & men's lacrosse especially have suffered from the scholarship allocation aspect, and many other sports - men's & women's - have suffered from the budget aspect.
- I find it ironic that LeBron is talking about student-exploitation, when he benefited from a NBA that allowed 18 year old's to jump straight from high school to the NBA, yet his NBA doesn't allow that same opportunity. If he wants to help these
student-athletes with financial compensation, he should work to get rid of the one-and-done rule, while also building up the G League or another developmental league. The same goes for the NFL in regards to a developmental league.-
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Love, love, LOVE the Charlie Frye news.
Man I can't wait until football season (although I will gladly take a slow summer to avoid the inevitable season of winter).
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On 6/12/2018 at 8:19 AM, Spin said:
Did anyone else see the Cleveland Force when they played outdoor exhibition games at the Rubber Bowl?
Bert Wolstein wanted an outdoor soccer team, but couldn't find a venue, and the outdoor soccer leagues were a disaster during that time. If he had lived we would have an MLS team in northeast Ohio.
And a mega-pipeline right in their backyard.
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I'm confused by their website/roster/logo. Are they an Oakland Raiders affiliate?
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5 hours ago, Dr Z said:
Bummer. I was looking forward to his record-breaking technical foul season.
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5 hours ago, LZIp said:
Yes. We'll play GA (who just hired Tom Crean) or Illinois State in the 2nd round.
Didn't see that they hired Crean - good hire. Either team is a plus in my eyes - Georgia with the name recognition/SEC factor, Illinois State with the solid mid-major resume/@Illini Zip factor. GREAT tournament all around - location, field, and who we actually play.
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Boom. Love the guaranteed game against Clemson. Is Georgia also on our side?
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1 hour ago, akronzips71 said:
But if taken seriously, could affect KD's current employment.
Would the NCAA dare strip us of our wins against Canisius and NC Alphabet Soup?
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25 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said:On 5/29/2018 at 8:58 AM, Cykron said:
Fusker fans make Buckwheat fans seem humble! They live in the past as if those great teams have any relevance to today. I love your chances in Lincoln.
Reading these articles, Cykron is dead on. I'm starting to develop a disdain for Cornhusker fans, or at least their media coverage.
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43 minutes ago, LZIp said:
what in the hell..i wonder why this is being brought up?
My thoughts exactly. Random timing and player.
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10 hours ago, zippy5 said:
Northwestern would be a fun road trip. Cubbies are home that weekend too. Not a Cubs fan one bit but Wrigley is a blast
Visited Wrigley for the first time ever a little over a month ago. It was pretty cool. It's weird that the bleachers are separated from the rest of the stadium, though. Also got to enjoy a Cubs loss!
Lots of televised games. I love it, especially week 1 on Fox against Nebraska.
@Cykron should invite us all to a massive tailgating party in Ames.
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6 hours ago, Balsy said:
It's essentially leaving the reader with Diversity positions such as these at universities actually discriminates unfairly in admissions practices. However, as I pointed out in my post, the position involves so many more things than admissions or recruitment. In fact, it appears it's only a minor part of the job at the University of Akron, as I would assume it is at Ohio University as well.
I did assume, after reading the title of position and article, that the person was responsible for admissions diversity (something I personally believe is wrong, judging and admitting people based on their skin color/heritage/race). However, I will go back to a previous question I posted. Are the other aspects of the job duplicated in other community-involvement positions?
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Dangit. The Indians will just miss Bassitt. I guess this is a good thing, because I'd want the Indians to shell him, but I'd also want Bassitt to do well.