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Wow, Zach. This is a definitive statement. Are you sure? Or do you really mean to say, "The football players have a team meeting scheduled later today. During that time, they may be informed who their next head coach will be"? I'm assuming you heard this from a player?

I think DrZ would disagree. I also think JZ84 might disagree. I also think Zips Win! might disagree. I disagree as well. We pulled a quick lever the last go around. I think some patience and diligence is required now more than ever. My guess is that the poster on Rasor's post is closer to the mark: TW is calling on people like Tressel and Dennison to either take part in the search committee, or act as defacto "search firm" to build the best candidate list he can come up with. Careful, ZW. I pointed out that very comment yesterday (I even specified that it was merely an internet rumor) and got jumped by both GoZips & DIG!

Detroit has an RPI of 281 with a record of 1-4 with their only win being a 1 pointer over Austin Peay. I am sorry GOZIPS but that win is not as impressive as you think it is. Frenchie also mentioned that Detroit was missing their main big man & had already played 3 games last week and so were a little gassed. Actually...I think Dambrot said that just after the game. You're probably right.

You know, whatever happens, I haven't had this much fun on ZNO in years!

Matt Campbell? OC @ Toledo? There's a dark horse candidate. I sent in my little email to TW during the last coaching search and threw my hat into the ring for Chuck Martin. Though he's completely unrelated to Faust & iCoach, I wonder if simply the fact he's now @ Notre Dame would hurt him? Could we possibly even consider yet another ND coach?

SHIT I can't get ESPN3 Neither can I. If anyone hears of Barley House, or anywhere, that is televising the game, please post it here! Thanks!

Detroit has an RPI of 281 with a record of 1-4 with their only win being a 1 pointer over Austin Peay. I am sorry GOZIPS but that win is not as impressive as you think it is. Frenchie also mentioned that Detroit was missing their main big man & had already played 3 games last week and so were a little gassed.

+1. CP could look a HC candidate in the eye, shake his hand, and recognize whether or not the candidate had "It."

Absorb the sanctions. What JT would bring to UA would outweigh most temporary sanctions. The loss of a handful of scholarships? I'd guess the quality of recruits JT would attract would render that harmless on the MAC level. The loss of bowl eligibility for a couple of years? Ha! We're a couple of years away from being able to get enough wins to qualify for a bowl anyhow.

Hopefully one or two of the ball-handling guards step up. IMHO they usually make the best leaders on a basketball team. Much like a football team usually wants/needs a good leader @ the QB position & maybe @ linebacker. It just comes with the nature of the game.

I'm gonna go with under because I think JT will accept the job by the end of the week!

More rumor, this one not as promising: someone posted on Ohio.com that Tressel (along with Dennison) is merely on the UA search committee and not actually a candidate himself.

Absolutely. To think otherwise just betrays an unfamiliarity with UA's program. And frankly, being officially relieved of his duties was probably a big relief for him. UA has made iCoach a millionaire. Now he'll get a relatively easy gig as WR coach/recruiting coordinator at some BCS school that essentially sells itself to recruits. Many folks have had rougher lots in life.

Thanks!

Where are you guys finding a video feed? The link that bobbyake posted a while back says, "No live events playing."

+1. We're never going to have to worry about this anyway. If we ever did have to worry about this, then it would mean we were on to something huge a' la Boise State.

The phone system couldn't even handle all the calls after the announcement was made. Infocision could have it's phonelines contracted out to take the ticket orders, and they would be overrun I agree, though I realize you speak hyperbole. Could you imagine the initial community interest? The immediate transfusion of respect that UA football would receive? I'm glad I already have season tickets! I would venture to guess that the single biggest increase in interest that UA would see would be from its sponsors. Akron area businesses would be lining up to have thier brand associated with JT & the Zips. Any vacant loges? Forget about it. The Info (and downtown Akron) would be the place to be on gamedays!

Ha. That's how I am. Being such a huge sucker for the Zips, even though I wanted iCoach gone so badly I was to the point of anger, I would have still none-the-less been torn in buying season tickets if iCoach was retained. Now that they've relieved iCoach of his duties, they could hire Chuckles the Clown & I'm in!

Yes. And I don't think JT can lose in this situation. He'd be roundly hailed as an absolute coaching genius if we were to win but 4 games his first year. Heck, we'd probably name a street after him. Even if we'd only win 3 games yet be competitive in most of the others we'd all be singing his praises & patting him on the back. And we'd all be just absolutely elated if we were to go .500 by his second year. If he could recruit the talent to Akron, that he had on his powerhouse YSU squads, we'd be competitive in the MAC on a yearly basis. That's all most of us want. But I digress. I think this is a terrific, no-lose opportunity for JT.

I don't know, Keener. I do agree the odds are stacked against us, because every other program in the nation is also fighting for Top 25 votes. But I still think it's readily attainable here at Akron. I think a Top 25 ranking is deserving (even if deep down we'd all secretly admit that we weren't really one of the best 25 programs in the country) if we could stay undefeated into the 6th week of the season with a hypothetical schedule that included: 1) 1 FCS school to kick off the season: Gardner-Webb, VMI, Liberty, YSU. 2) 2 BCS schools along the lines of say Pitt, Duke, NC State, 'Cuse, Minnesota, etc. (We need to forget Penn State for a while.) 3) 3 MAC schools. I'd bet that, if we were 6-0, even with that weak of a schedule, we'd sneak into the Top 25.

would that make us hipocrites? I didn't hate tressel, but often I agreed with the "tresselball" criticism. He sometimes seemed too conservative for the level of talent he was playing with. I wonder of that field position style of low risk wear-your-enemy-down philosophy would work here? The reaction would be to say no. That you have be wild and creative. Maybe that mindset gets you in trouble at any level? A big reason I'm so excited about the possibility of JT coaching the Zips is that he was wildly successful @ YSU. He knows what it takes to win with lesser talent than available to him @ OSU. I think at this point in JT's career Akron is a perfect fit for him. He can't lose here. -Less pressure to win. -A fanbase that is quite easy to please. -The terrible tenure of iCoach - a built-in excuse for a couple of rough years. -Very high ceiling with our beautiful facilities. -A conference that should be relatively easy to compete in, if not outright dominate. -Lower-echelon Top 25 rankings to be had. -Fulfilling coaching job that's largely out of the spotlight of the national media. -Pretty good money. -Opportunity to rebuild tarnished legacy. This is a win-win situation here.

So basically an anti-Ianello?

I'm surprised that there has been no mention of Chauncey Gilliam in the game last night against Detroit. There is so much more that the zips have not seen of this kid. He is the real deal with a low turnover rate and just being spectacular at the small things. This team has him playing in my opinion in the wrong position for he is not a forward but a true shooting guard who can set up his team on weak side because of his explosiveness require defenders to respect his strength and quickness. I don't know if the team realizes what they have in him yet. He is a proven player in college with exceptional numbers that can't be ignored. Not taking anything away from Nitro or Walsh who are very good players but if the zips plan to win big games by a decent margin they better have Chauncey on the floor (case in point Valpo and Duquesne). His presence on the floor brings intensity with electrifying raw athleticism that will make all players better and other players feed off that energy. Being at the game last night I saw something that was very disturbing and that was a sense of selfishness on the offensive end of the court. The young players seemed to be more self offensive minded that will come back to hurt them when they face a very disciplined team. Also I saw players playing out of their skill set but managed to survive with a big win despite that fact. These are items that should be addressed by KD and should make this key priority so the team can gel as" we not I". Overall I was pleased with the team but see that there is much improvement needed if they plan to win the MAC. The team is deep and has the potential to play deep from its bench that is probably their biggest asset. There are many more games to be played and making evaluations of what payer should be where at what time is way to premature. I've played and coach a long time and game proven experience on the collegiate level wins games. Scoring, one on one play, and lock down defense from one or two men on the floor is secondary when it comes to winning and closing out big games. You obviously are a good observer/analyst of the game. The only caveat I'd add is that with the Zips' offense there isn't much of a difference (maybe none?) between the traditional 2 & 3; shooting guard & small forward. In the Zips' offense the 2 & 3 are usually just considered wing players, or swingmen - kind of like the Miami Heat w/ LeBron & D-Wade. So, while the Zips media guide may list Chauncey as a forward, he's a wing forward, or wing guard, or whatever. Semantics. I don't think Chauncey's gotten real comfortable out there yet. When he does he very likely may be our leading scorer. And, yes, I also much prefer seeing him on the court as opposed to McClanahan. Brett just makes me nervous out there.

Ahh, I hate posts like these. So enigmatic. Can you elaborate at all? What makes you say this? Frat house rumor? An overheard conversation? twitter/internet rumor? Pure speculation? I'm hanging on to any Jim Tressel rumor because I want it to be true.