Blue & Gold

4th & 2 and Gibson in the shotgun. Idk if I like that. Oh well, false start.

That one was better. I just like going north & south.

That handoff is so slow in developing.

Anyone else more nervous than excited about today’s game? If we lose to BUGS, oof. Especially with Buffalo on deck. Next week is likely to be ugly. I don’t want Arth & Co. to have to motivate, encourage & hold together a 2x winless team this offseason. If we win I think I’m just going to feel a sense of relief.

Pinky’s found another JUCO stud in Mike Nuga, their PG Santiago is smooth as silk and Pippen is a legit MAC POY candidate.

I can’t imagine how much better he could possibly get. I’m expecting him to perhaps be slightly better this year, but I’m not expecting another exponential leap. He took the leap his junior year which Jimmy Conyers took his senior year.

GoZips dot com doesn't list it yet, but I'd be surprised if it's not on ESPN+.

+1. Mighty Mount Union was glad to see him move on from John Carroll. I have to keep reminding myself of that, because I was pulling for Larry Williams to give Kehres some serious consideration.

I’m assuming we didn’t offer him a PWO (yet). If we did I haven’t seen him post anything about it on Twitter. I don’t think he’s accepted the PWO offer from Kent, he simply posted that he received one.

Positive tests @ WMU

I'm 99% sure we've offered Hoban's Kharion Davis the state championship game MVP. If not, I'm gonna just go jump off the High Level Bridge.

Great question, LZip! I look forward to @Palmyra19's reply.

Excellent post! Thanks so much for posting! I agree with the X's & O's. We live near one of the top D-III schools in the country - Mount Union. Their offense is as intricate as anything run in college on any level. But, IMHO, the reason they're so successful is because of their recruiting. If not for an injury, I would have been able to play D-III ball, and probably D-II, say on the level of Walsh University. But when I watch Mount Union play I know that at Mount I would have been riding the pine. They just have athletes that are bigger/faster/stronger than your typical D-III athlete. Makes the coaches look brilliant. Lol. This is one reason I'm a big Zips fan. As a high school athlete we'd sometimes go to Zips games and we were always blown away with how big and fast the athletes were at this level. I would have been absolutely DESTROYED if I had set foot on a D-1 football field! Lol. It's a lot of fun to watch. I'm so glad your son is considering Akron. I LOVE Coach Arth and his entire staff! I wish I could have played for men like Coach Arth & Co. If I had a son they're the kind of men I would want my son to learn from and be mentored by - both on and off the field. This is going to take a little longer than an average rebuild because of the kind of players Coach Arth is seeking. The guys coming in really seem like Ivy League type guys; guys the university will be sincerely proud of both on and off the field. I do think after a few years of Arth changing the culture we're going to have a football team we can really be proud of as football players and as good, intelligent young men who are leaders in their respective communities. Again, thank you for your perspective and please don't be a stranger! Go Zips!

Right. The team had to take a 2-week break because apparently someone on the team or staff tested positive (full disclosure: there was never an official announcement, so I'm just guessing). We were scheduled to compete in the Gulf Coast Classic but had to pull out. We're behind the curve now when it comes to MAC play & will have to catch up. Could be a rough start to conference play. Btw, why would the MAC schedule us to play Kent as our first game. Just kinda weird, no? Another btw, I'm glad we're going to get to play Toledo twice this year. Should be that way every year (and football).

You're absolutely spot on with your evaluation of Hamm & I agree. I'm just aggravated because offering him a PWO (Prefered Walk On) doesn't cost us a scholarship and could help build a relationship with the Hoban program. He'd likely never see the field at this level, but get him in here, make him a part of the team, let him have a great time and then let him help recruit Hoban for you. He's a leader and seems like a good kid and has a high football IQ. If Arth is trying to change the culture he seems like an influence you'd want on the team (again, especially if we could simply get him here as a walk-on). Terrell said in the postgame interview that Hamm would probably be coaching with him one day. A relationship with Hamm could have benefits for the next 20 years. So yeah, that's why I'm upset about it - because it appears Kent's head coach is thinking what I'm thinking and even if Arth does eventually offer a PWO, Kent beat us to the punch and has the inside track now (plus all the good will as those subtweets show).

Tweet yesterday from Kato's dad.

Anyone think maybe we should go with Kato? I don't want to ruin Gibson's confidence going forward... But we desperately need the W this week. Miami stuffed the box & was forcing Gibson to beat us & he wasn't very effective. At all. Maybe Kato could give us a shot in the arm? He is a senior, after all. Of course BUGS doesn't have the personal of Miami, so they may not be able to stuff our rushing attack anyway. Idk.

Absolutely. He's cool, calm & collected and can read a defense. During the postgame interview coach Terrell said one day Hamm will probably be coaching with him.

Shane doesn't have a D-1 arm. None the less, it ticks me off KSUcks beat us to the punch on this. Offering a PWO is a no-brainer; kid is a winner (career 53-3) from the #1 high school football factory in the state... which happens to be less than 5 minutes from campus. Uh, oh. I find myself getting aggravated with Coach Arth. I don't want that!!!!!!

Remind me, to opt out means you don't want to play this year, but you're not leaving the team?