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I posted this link in another thread, but this is actually the perfect thread for it. Look at Zeke's muscularity through the shoulders & arms in this picture. Definitely a HUGE "improvement" over his freshman year.

Footballscoop is still reporting today that Scot Loeffler will be named our head coach. A little risky. But with this hire I'd, once again, be pretty optimistic about the future of the program.

+1. There's no way UA could have hired PW two years ago. Not after a 6-5 season at a D-II school. However, it still stings because I feel he would now have been the ideal candidate. Ouch. Good for him though. PW's not a spring chick anymore and will be able to gracefully ride off into the sunset @ WSU.

Thanks for sharing that, ITZ. I understand completely. I'm still very disappointed & now worried about the future of Akron FB. Not a good feeling.

Man, look @ Zeke's muscular shoulders and arms in this picture. He's really turning into a giant.

Be nice. George Thomas is busy eating.

Extremely.

He's built like a small forward. Not a power forward, let alone a center. Bardo was >6'9 & around 245 lbs. Egner is 6'7" 215. IMHO he can't play 5 in the MAC. I'd rather see Nic, at 6'8 235, rotated to the 5 when Zeke is out of the game.

Some very promising quotes from Tree (courtesy of Rasor's blog): DEMETRIUS TREADWELL "It all started with practice. We've really been focused. Everybody's been working hard. It's carried over from practice." "I'm definitely feeling more comfortable. Each and every game, I'm learning. The game's starting to slow down." "Adjusting to the game speed … It's a lot quicker than high school."

A well deserved vacation.

I don't know... I've read Beaven's movie reviews and they just don't match up with what Georgie can cut and paste from real critics. Rimshot!

Sadly, for all the depth we have, we only have one true PG & we play like an entirely different (i.e., worse) team w/o Rico.

What an emotional jerk ride we've been on. To go, in three-weeks time, from rumors of Jim Tressel to the difficult reality of losing out on Paul Winters.

I am still waiting on Keener to show up for a basketball game. The next game is wednesday, a day you said you would be available to attend. Believe it or not, I actually planned on coming tonight, but then I heard the news about PW and my head almost exploded, ending my plans. Exactly my mood tonight. I had been looking forward to the YSU game for quite a while, but tonight I was too bummed to even get out of the house. I just sat around & watched the game online.

+1. He's the best thing to happen to Akron since Seiberling invented rubber.

Good post.

I'd like to think that he'll feel as though KD has taken a special interest in him & is truly interested in his basketball development. KD really is an excellent coach. Also, playing in the MAC will afford Tree the opportunity to work on his game at a more comfortable level than if he played in a Big Six conference - much akin to Zeke's situation. Also, playing pickup ball w/ LeBron every summer can't hurt our chances of keeping him around (and bringing in others like him).

Do you ever watch any games on TV with Montana St, Montana, Northern Iowa, Appy St, Ga Southern, etc? Coaches at programs like these have absolutely nothing to gain by coming here (great crowds, similar pay). The guy at Lehigh or someone like Rob Ambrose from Towson might present a different story. My point is, we had better be looking at mid-to-lower level FCS teams/conferences to have a realistic shot. Those Montana & Montana State crowds are awesome. Right now, I'd actually say we'd be a step down for those coaches!

I would be absolutely jacked to see MB as the full-time Zips beat writer! He actually cares about both our fine city and university.

It honestly may be as simple as this. He's not as young as he once was.

Good to see you post, dude. I'm wearing black right now.

For what its worth, I do think it will turn out that Akron just hired a pretty good baseball coach. I don't know exactly how much of a hand TW had in that search. Of course that hiring pales in comparison to that of one of the "money programs" at the university. It does pale in comparison. The kids like to say, "Epic Fail!" Well, with this football situation, TW pulled a truly Epic Fail. A fail costing the U literally millions of dollars. And $65 million worth of potential InfoCision Stadium/Summa Field momentum absolutely flushed down the . EPIC FAIL.

Okay, thanks for the tip. I take back my GT comment. And to be clear, I really do appreciate Michael Beaven's work.

Very true, but facilities are still necessary in the NCAA football "arms race." I just can't believe how big a bust iCoach was. He was utterly incompetent in absolutely every respect. He was an awful recruiter. He was an awful evaluator of talent. He was an awful strategist. He was an awful in-game coach. He was an awful communicator. He was an awful face of the program. He was an awful motivator. He had an awful sideline demeanor. He sucked, and sucked absolutely. But that is entirely on TW's head. TW is honestly driving me away from being a Zips' fan. And (since I don't personally know anyone from ZNO) I can easily say that I am the biggest Zips fan that I know.