Blue & Gold

I'll believe it when I see it. You only show up for K.e.nt. & Ohio. I'm actually shocked you even knew the Zips had a game tonight.

Zips playing with confidence as MAC season begins

What do you know about Gilbert? Is he leaning toward Akron?

Oops, I see this has been already posted... in the Redford thread(?).

This quote from the end of the above-linked article pretty much sums up where I am on the issue: That’s my major concern more than the playoff system. FCS and G5 teams need games with the P5 to help pay for their entire athletic departments and to help craft a message for recruits that they can play on the same level as the blue-blood programs. That disappears with a move like this. And yes, national prestige does affect more than sports; I’ve known people that go to colleges at a certain school just because the school’s athletic teams were highly-touted. It matters. Would some people like a split? Sure. The diehards will, certainly. But, more casual sports fans? Nope. It could prove to make such programs entirely irrelevant.

HustleBelt roundtable discussion w/ a couple other mid-major bloggers.  Very good article!

Interesting point. I have zero idea because Bowden's mentioned the injury occurred during the Appy State game, but I don't remember him looking even a little bit dinged up during that game.

Aurora LB Bubba Arslanian was also named 1st-Team D. I'm really hoping we get a verbal from him. He's simply a wrecking ball and I've seen where he's wrestling in the 220 lb. weight class now. Not that he weighs 220, but he wouldn't weigh much less.

OU ended up winning by 27 ?

@easymoney_1 is Ivey. For what it's worth Ivey "liked" this tweet.

We used to play Urbana when I was at Malone!

Willie J "Brawl for the Ball" highlights Willie J Junior Year Highlights

I noticed the same thing.

Preseason rankings arbitrarily stack the deck in favor of Keener's Top 20 (and, to a somewhat lesser extent, the rest of the P5) before the season begins. The preseason rankings have a ripple effect for season-long strength of schedule arguments.

Their coach also mentions Frankie Hughes. Apparently Frankie was held out of the game d/t the fact he didn't return from Cleveland "in a timely manner." So it's sounds like WadZips is, once again, right on both accounts. Sounds as if Frankie's rather disgruntled. Great, prescient calls, WadZip! Two posts above I posted a tweet by Daniel Utomi acknowledging Willie's transfer, so it appears Willie's got a relationship w/ at least one current Zip player. Keeping my fingers crossed for Willie!!! Keeping my fingers crossed for Frankie!!! I can't tie my shoes!

Great post, Keener (I'm out of likes). I had been tempted, but too lazy, to comprise a list like that for a few years now. It confirms my suspicion; there are only about 20 schools who have a realistic shot at playing for & winning the NC. Though, for the majority of P5 conference schools playing for the NC is a pipe dream, at least it is within the realm of possibility - no matter how far-fetched. My issue comes from the perspective of ethics: WMU plays D-1 ball and went undefeated. Shouldn't that automatically qualify them for inclusion in a playoff? If not, the system is rubbish and must either be 1) truthfully and simply acknowledged that FCS is more concerned with $$ than fair competition and thus more akin to the WWE than it is to the NFL, or 2) the system must be changed. I don't ever hear this issue being discussed in the media (because, of course, the media is currently $erved by the $ystem a$-i$). WMU hit the proverbial glass ceiling. This is an ethics issue. And a real one at that; this isn't just sports bar talk.

Daniel Utomi retweeted this...

We don't have any schollies for next year, but he'd have to sit out next year d/t transfer rule, right? The following year we should have 4 schollies open up: Noah, Antino, Aaron & Craig. Wonder if he'd be willing to pay his own way to school for a year while he sits out & get a schollie the following season?

Alex Ramart makes 16 verbals for 2017. 17 verbals if you count FL LB Morris Lugo. 18 if you count McKinley DE Joe Corner. Still plenty of room for a couple DT's & Bubba Arslanian.