Blue & Gold

Most excellent. Just voted for JT.Of course I also voted LeBron for Best Male Athlete.And of course voted for the Gators over the Gator-bait Suckeyes!!! That was delicious!Though not voting for the Golden State Warriors upset of the Dallas Mavericks was tough.

I know we all got tired of Andy's dad, but do you think Andy would make a good addition to our coaching staff? We all liked Andy and appreciated his guts in playing through severe back pain (quite unimaginable to me!) and his basketball IQ. Though, it may be awkward between he and KD?

Yup. I've found myself not nearly as interested in fb recruiting as I have been for, oh say, the last 15 years! I remember getting into recruiting for the first time during Lee O's first season when we signed QB Willie Spencer from Mass, and almost signed LB Kinta Mitchell from McK. But this JD stuff is getting really old. Who cares who we technically sign on LOI day; not half of them see the field.And as far as Can't goes... I thought Heirbstreit(?) was smoking crack last year when he picked Can't to win the East, but he was almost right!Can't's coach seems to be building their program with student-athletes who go under the radar yet are quality people, and he's building them into a winner - something Lee O was unable to do and a strategy JD doesn't seem to buy into.

Here's an article on Dru and Rome from today's (6/27) Beacon.http://www.ohio.com/mld/ohio/sports/17393309.htm

I always thought he looked like not only a smooth athlete, but a skilled baller whenever he was out on the court. I always wished to see him get meaningful minutes. Athletically, he'll compete at Slippery Rock's level without any problem. I only hope he is able to pick up their system quickly enough to have a productive year for them!

I don't know if Rydell's game would translate very well into MAC-level play. When I saw him play, he scored a lot of his points by simply out-hustling his opponents and got a lot of junk down low. That won't happen in the MAC, where he'd be destroyed down low. Also, his outside shot was iffy at best, and I thought he looked down at the ball too much when he dribbled. But that's just my 2 cents worth. I'm no great talent evaluator. He is athletic, and I hear he is a good guy who works hard.

I agree. It's gonna revitalize the "Zips Strip" around the University Park area all along Exchange into downtown and tie right into the restaurants that have sprung up around Canal Park. The northside of downtown has the Knight Center, 2 hotels, the library, the art museum, the historic district and the new Northside development. The southside is now gonna have both Canal Park and the new Football Stadium. Man, both our downtown and University districts are advancing by leaps and bounds and are simply gorgeous! 15 years ago I remember not wanting to walk alone after dark around either the campus or downtown!!! Our city is actually becoming very "cool!"

I was thinking the same even before I read Hilltopper's reply. WAY TOO MUCH aluminum!!!

That reminds me once again how happy I am that we're wearing GOLD now instead of that hideous YELLOW!

I believe the architects are supposed to have their initial design completed by June 15, right? So we should be seeing some drawings in about a month! I do hope it's not a typical MAC stadium. A complete bowl would be cool, but if not, even if it's enclosed on one end that would be great. A Camden Yards-esque horseshoe.

If our corners can play man-to-man, then that would free up our safeties to come up and assist our pathetic DL!

I believe we recruited Da'Von as a cornerback, and with speed like that, I can see why! But with size like that, do you think JD should give him a shot at RB?

Boy that really sucks, it's quite appalling actually. At least when I wrote to Bobinski back in the day I got a courteous thank you letter in return. If he's too busy or uninterested to respond personally he should at least have a staffer do it. Sounds like we need to start directing some (tactful) correspondence to MR's bosses office and let them know this won't cut it. When I was in college I had some ideas for the athletic department I wanted to share with Bobinski. I was just an ignorant punk kid, but I meant well. I sent him a letter with some of my ideas. He actually gave me a call and invited me into his office one day. We talked UA sports for about 45 minutes. I'm certain I didn't enlighten him on anything, but the fact he took an hour out of his day to talk to a young punk Zips fan was pretty admirable. It's a shame to hear that our current athletic director won't even respond to a freakin' email.

Why would they red shirt Sweich? I thought he was ready to contribute immediately. Besides, he and Bardo will be our only centers on the roster next season.In my crystal ball I forsee Steve McNees eventually transfering out. In Ronnie Steward and Darryl Roberts we have 2 First-Team All-Ohio point guards, and with LJ coming on next season, we've got an athletic, muscular 6'3" combo guard who, before signing with Cincy, was given recruiting priority over McNees by KD last season. This is unless McNees can develop into a stud 2-guard. He scored alot in hs but I don't know if he'll get it done in the MAC.

Ha! Yeah, watching the intra-squad scrimmages next year would be worth at $15 ticket!

Thanks for the info! This is fantastic news! I was disappointed when Jeter chose football at Cincy a year ago. We're stacked for the next 4 years at guard! Good job KD!!!

I hope this gets at least a couple of responses. Does anyone have any news at all on either Darryl Roberts or Lance Jeter? Thanks.

Yeah. I vaguely know the extended family and they're all an extremely nice bunch of people. The extended fam (the Miller's) own half of Hartville.

Jimmal Ball is playing for FIBA Europe. I believe for a French team. He actually has his own website, which is very well done. Here's the link:http://www.jimmalball.com/Obviously I'm no talent evaluation expert, but I think Jimmal could help the CAVS right now!

While it would have been nice for the program to have another relationship with a sports celebrity, Jeter is a muscular, athletic 6'3" scoring point guard. That's more value than Kellog would have brought in. Get Jeter in blue and gold!!!

That's a brilliant idea! Wow, something like that had never crossed my mind. But it's a great and original idea!

I didn't feel it was a diss on Akron. Of course, perhaps I'm just calloused at this point. But the commercial didn't say, "They didn't even know where he played," i.e., didn't even know where Akron was. The commercial says something more to the effect of "They didn't know what position he would play," i.e., linebacker or DE.I didn't get the vibe that they were dissing Akron's program. I thought the exposure was positive.

Is there any new info on these guys? Has Vaughn Martin signed? Rivals says Hazime has. Here's the link:http://www.rivals.com/viewprospect.asp?pr_key=50944&sport=1

I've seen that commercial a few times now and it is great! LOTS of shots of the old school Akron uni!

I'm sure Alex Sullivan is an excellent player. I'm certain he could run circles around me. But I just don't think we need another guard under 6'. Next season we'll have Ronnie Steward (5'10") and Steve McNees (6'2") at the PG. If Darryl Roberts joins the team there is another PG at 5'11" (and I've got to believe he is going to join the team, otherwise why would he have enrolled at Akron as opposed to just staying home and enrolling at Toledo?) And if Lance Jeter joins the team, there is another guard who is capable of playing PG, and Jeter comes in at 6'3". That would give us:Ronnie Steward - 5'10"Steve McNeese - 6'2"Darryl Roberts - 5'11"Lance Jeter - 6'3"I don't know if we need a guard who is 5'11". I think it looks like we need another shooting guard or two, who come in at at least 6'2".