Zipmeister

Fair-enough answer.Is it? I think we are undefeated in overtime over the last 1 and 2/3 seasons.

Given your persuasive argument I have decided to give him an extra seven minutes, but that's it.

One way to improve the athletic department's financial position would be to renegotiate icoach's contract. I suggest giving him a $30,000 raise with the provision that he gives the University $20,000 for every boneheaded decision he makes in the future. I don't think he is close to running out of these.

I predict we will convert him into a defensive back.

If Miami hadn't refused to take any points in the last two events the final score would have been 201 to 99 instead of the 179-116 beat down that was reported. We have a long way to go to be competitive in MAC watersports.

they seemed to be having some success with crossing routes.

The team looked decent in the 4th quarter. icoach did his Tom Osbourne impersonation at the end with the same unfortunate result the Huskers suffered against the Canes. I thought it was very classy of icoach to remove the paperwork from his pants before crossing the field for the post game handshake with the C.M. coach.

This is my first chance this season to catch the Zips on the tube. My congrats to the TV crew for the variety of camera angles they have used that avoid showing what sounds like lots of empty seats. Wearing your helmet so that the front covers your eyebrows seems to work pretty well if you are playing linebacker; not so much if your position is quarterback. Go Zips. Go icoach (far, far away soon).

Possibly? I would think you'd know for certain if you were in attendance.Based upon his response, I'd say your shot was a tad high; went right over his head.

^ There you go, Big Zip. I think I corrected your spelling error.I fond your correction to be inadequate.

ouch.

My opinion is that while unfortunate this injury will not significantly influence our chances of finishing in the sweet sixteen. I reached this conclusion by reviewing the thread to which you provided a link and noticed that "I" did not appear to be a major factor. I had not realized before your post that this was a team goal. I thought it was a remote possibility suggested by a hyperfan.

Just remember, if you go to watch the Trotters play and Quake comes rushing at you with a bucket full of "water," the bucket is probably just filled with paper confetti.....probably.

Looks like WVU to Big XII. I guess schools with low academic standards like Baylor and Texas will have another friend to play football with.Want to know why teams like Missouri, WVU, etc. are passing on the Big Ten? It has nothing to do with academic standards and the Big Ten passing on them. If it was, Nebraska wouldn't get in. It's because the league is crap and schools want to be part of something bigger, not smaller. Adding Nebraska to the league does nothing more than add an average Big 12 team to the league. Granted, Nebraska is still better than 90% of the Big Ten, but the rest of the league isn't very good.Academics have noting to do with the moves conferences are making."...you want it to be one way. But it's the other way." --Marlo Stanfield, The Wire

This would be more of a blow if the staff used his skills efficiently. Sucks for him.Just taking a stab here that you might be thinking I was talking about Rossi. He's fine. The O-linemen Vinnie Rizzo is out for the year. Sorry if I'm mistaken and you were talking about Rizzo in the first place In Akron? Yes, I did know that RI, I've been watching for decades. Did you know it's been even harder since you got here?I think he was trying to emphasize how in football there are so many players who need to do their job on a particular play to have success. It came out a little awkward (and defensive) though. In spite of my dissatisfaction with the results, I do feel bad for the guy. I know he's paid well and it's part of the gig, bla bla bla, but you can feel the pressure starting to get to him.That is exactly why singles tennis is the easiest game to win.

I'm a bit disappointed in you, DiG. You're one of the most solid, logical, and level-headed posters here, and I've never known you to put words into anyone's mouth but that seems to be what's happening here. What ZtZ and I have essentially said is that there is no emphasis on winning because we're still in the building process. The current attitude is that if we happen to win while playing a scrimmage style game, great. If not, no big deal because it's all about developing the players, schemes, etc. A NE Ohio sports fan should easily recognize this mantra from Cleveland professional sports...always rebuilding...and all the fans continuously drink that Kool-Aid, which just perpetuates the cycle.However, this is a far cry from saying iCoach would rather lose than win. Where did you come up with that notion anyhow? It was never stated implicitly or explicitly.I have edited your post (#18) in this thread to help prove your point.Call it what you want, it's not working. And iCoach has no brains at all...his play calling and game decisions are all the proof you need of that. Where are all the commitments from these 3/3+ recruits that our "recruiter" of a coach should be landing? A gorgeous fall day of football and the best part is the partying that takes place a few hours BEFORE the game!And to anyone supporting the program after this year, you're just contributing to the problem. I hate to say it, but the only thing that will get iCoach out after two seasons is a concerted effort from the fans/alumni. From the end of the season forward until iCoach is gone, that is likely the best thing we can do to show our support and to improve the program.I am amazed that the players remain motivated to still play hard. And whoever said that on an individual basis, we match up evenly on talent with most other MAC teams is spot on! It's the coaching that is lacking and preventing these players from performing well as a team.

A problem this big isn't caused by only one person. The current condition of the Zips football program is due to a broken system. Coach I is going to do exactly what he said he was going to do in his job interview. He didn't hire himself. The AD and a hiring board of God knows who...I can only assume complete incompetents hired the guy. Firing Coach I isn't going to solve the entire problem.It's not a system, it's a process.

You can look it up. Victim (noun) One who applies long-run solutions to a short-run problems.

And the process continues.

I'm writing this one down and saving it.Go ZIPS

Which is something that always boggled my mind...as an athlete I was not positioned with the option (I played NAIA basketball) but given the choice, I would much rather go to a little bit of a smaller school, mid major, get a chance to play sooner and have a chance at success than go to a school like Indiana, who is never going to be competitive in the Big Ten, wait to play and then endure five losing seasons.I get you get more gear, maybe a bigger fan base, and it's a "name" school....but I will never get why borderline players choose that route. And we have lost a bunch of kids to Indiana over the last couple of years in our foot print. That HAS to change.I hate it when a kid just can't work up the nerve to admit he changed his mind because he has decided he doesn't like a teams uniforms.

PM me and I'll mail you 4 bucks.

The process is more important than winning.

Talk about improvement.Part I would not load for me, but in part II there is a dramatic reduction in face-touching. I'm tempted to increase my predicted point spread.