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Their "tradition" is alive and well today in Pittsburgh. James Harrison is a real good example of a Can't State athlete. Josh Cribbs is a good example in the other way (talks with the grammar of a 4 year old) but at least he's not a classless loser. Which hit would you describe as classless? I assume that's what you're talking about. The one on Cribbs, he was a running back at that point, so totally legal. Or the one on Massaquoi, when he took 3 steps before getting hit by Harrison? Anyways, I would describe him as more of a winner than a loser. At least Can't sucks though, I'll agree on that

All I got out of that BS was that GPI is a liberal...That explains a lot about him. Everything seems to make a little more sense now. methinks you're wrong.

I'm fairly certain people would like to see RI fail, just to say they were right. Same goes with You Tube Tom.

Defense played great and the coaches seem to at least have our troubles down to moving targets. I look forward to QB play not being an issue next week and I hope the defense stays where it is at. Just think about it. When the game was close in the 3rd, our defense held Can't State to 67 yards. And when we needed them, stopped them on 4th down and kept them to only 39 yards in the 4th quarter. Coaching has something to do with that. Now, as long as Nicely isn't texting Rasor and sending him pictures of his junk, I think we need to realize that games this bad, well they happen to QBs. You can't teach tall and rocket arm. He still has those. He needs to get back on track and play more like the QB who was getting rid of the ball too quickly in the Syracuse game. He can be taught to throw to other receivers and the hit the TE once in a while up the seam. Nicely has got to get better. It is hard to not lay this one at his feet. I'm confused as to why you quoted me. Your post has nothing to do with mine.

Total mis-classification Let me fix that for you. To be filed under Bad Quarterback Play On the coin toss earlier this year where we elected to "kick" instead of defer, I'd be curious to know just how much the coaching staff emphasized "If we win the toss, DEFER to the second half." On being deep in our own end of the field, I wonder how strongly the coaches emphasized to Nicely that taking a safety if he had to still kept us within a touchdown ... that turning it over deep in our own end was far worse. Not sure our coaches (in-training) are doing a very good job at all preparing/coaching the players. Quite a few unnecessary penalties as well (illegal formations come to mind). We look 'green' and our record and play in general sure seems to back that up. My vote all along was to bring in an experienced coach AND staff similar to what NIU did when Novak left. A lot of people are just looking for ways to jump on the coaching staff, sometimes wayy too quickly. they have made some mistakes, but come on, you can't blame that fumble on them! Coach doesn't need to emphasize anything there. If Nicely doesn't realize the safety kept us within a TD, he shouldn't be playing college football.

Never, ever, visit Happy Valley and not visit the Creamery. PSU has a college of Ice Cream. At the Creamery you can buy fresh made ice cream. PSU students make the fantastic concoction beginning right from on campus cows. Many believe this is the most important contribution made by PSU cheerleaders. hopefully it's not a weekend game or you'll be standing in line for a few hours because of the football fans there.

At least give Nicely a start or 2 against a MAC team. Rodgers would have done equally as bad against an SEC team..

Been waiting for this for so long now. I was worried up until July-ish when they announced it, that there wouldn't be a second season. Awesome show.

Do we need proof that we're bad?

Maybe a former player for the Director of Basketball Operations position. I would love to see Cedrick Middleton come back if playing in Europe doesn't work out for him. Any chance Dials would change his mind about working for the Sweaters? I know I'll get hammered for this, but it looks like the rats are abandoning the ship, like ASAP. Don't look outside your portals Zips fans, but that thar is an iceberg! One assistant coach moves on to a better position and a kid who graduated from the program 2 years ago and was never reported as having been offered a position on the staff takes a job with another school and the rats are abandoning the ship? Not sure I buy that. We've lost assistant coaches before (Shaka Smart and Jeff Boals both come to mind). I actually take it as kind of a compliment. Tells me that Dambrot is surrounding himself with good people and theres some recognition out there for the quality of program that we have been running here. Unless you are privy to some information that I'm not, I don't see how this is really an indication of a larger underlying problem. Not talkin bout one assistant coach Qz. Talkin about wholesale "changes", none of which at dis time appears mo bettah. KD is one of my favorite Akronites, no doubt, but my view from da i-lawns says da nex'two years are make or break time for UA BB. Unless Gamechanger's li'l one becomes a MAC POY type in the off season of one season, I don't see things gettin any better than last year. 4th place is not an unrealistic pick, given the circumstances. What does Dylan Ennis know that you don't? This may be your opinion, but I'd like to see guys like Euton, Gilliam, Egner, Abreu, Treadwell, etc, actually play together before I'd draw that conclusion. JohnnyZip, I wish I could share your confidence -- and, I'm hardly giving up on this team, but my analysis is, we've gone from competing with and at least once beating Big East and ACC teams for recruits, to being satisfied over taking "late-bloomers" and "hidden gems" recruited by the Wisconsin-Milwaukees and CSUs of the world. I think Dylan Ennis agrees with me. Outside of Zeke I can't think of one time where we've went up against Big East and ACC teams for a recruit and had any chance of winning out. A quick review of our history of recruiting on rivals bears that out. In fact, going back to 2004 I can only find a couple of recruits that the Zips even offered who had Big East & ACC offers. Brian Walsh-SG-2008 had offers from Maryland, West Virginia, Pitt & St. Joe's. Signed with Xavier, ironically recently transfered to Akron. Mike Shanahan-SG-2008 had offers from Pitt, Duke and West Virginia. Signed with Pitt. Zeke Marshall-C-2009 had offers from Pitt, Virginia and Virginia Tech. Signed with the Zips. Reality just doesn't line up with your line of thinking. Even the point about Dylan Ennis is invalid. Yes, Ennis decommitted from the Zips. His current list of offers, Nebraska, Northern Iowa, Rice, UIC, Creighton, and reportedly UW-Green Bay. Not a Big East or ACC school among them. People need to stop looking at Zeke's committment as some sort of sign that we are ready to consistently steal top talent from the power conferences of the college basketball world and see it for what it is. An outlier situation where all the stars lined up for us to nab a talented big man away from some very good programs. I'd put an * for Shanahan. He was definitely leaning here...but went to Pitt for football.

Syracuse is nowhere near as bad as they have been lately. I'd say Pitt and WVU are the top 2, with Cinci and UConn 3-4. After that, a toss up between USF, Cuse, Rutgers with Louisville 8th, imo. Cuse could finish 5th, they could finish 7th, but I feel they're greatly improved. I still don't like losing 29-3 to the 5th place team in any conference.

Ah so you're saying they can transfer to non-BCS schools? That's a slippery slope separating ourselves like that.

Which is my whole point= they transfer there b/c they can play right away, not b/c they can't cut it at the "top level". If they could go to a non-BCS school that still is in the FBS, they very well might choose the MAC. Secondly, Bill Stull had a very "Palko" type year last year. And, though Lewis was the key, he was part of a 10-3 team that won a bowl game. I was just using Pitt as an example, many fans didn't like Stull, or Sunseri now. But my point is, I believe these guys would just find another BCS team with a starting job open to transfer to.

UCF is an ideal type of team to add, imo.

But instead of transferring to Delaware to start, Devlin could have just went to Pitt, who has lacked a decent starter since Tyler Palko left. These guys wouldn't come to Akron, Can't, MAC level schools. They only transfer down so they don't lose a year of PT. Don't mistake them for 1-AA talent.

By that time we will probably be looking for a new AD as they roll over every 3 years. The whole athletic dept will change and we will be in transition for the next 6 months. This is why the AD should not be allowed to schedule more than two years out...2013 and beyond should be off limits for TW as far as scheduling goes... Have fun recruiting kids when you can't tell them where you'll be playing.

I think you're wrong there. I bet 95% of us would still say going for it was right in that situation because it was....period. You can analyze it for the rest of the season but almost anyone on here is going to disagree with what Coach I did. I think you take the points at the 23. If we were at the 35, go for it. I think most other coaches would do the same. Too early in the game to leave points on the field. The Akron kicking game is not reliable despite the first field goal. Same kickers as last year. What, to that point in the game, would make Ianello think he could go another 23 yards and get a TD? Odds were, we would be kicking again in the next 4 plays, even if we got it.

I think you're wrong there. I bet 95% of us would still say going for it was right in that situation because it was....period. You can analyze it for the rest of the season but almost anyone on here is going to disagree with what Coach I did. I think you take the points at the 23. If we were at the 35, go for it. I think most other coaches would do the same. Too early in the game to leave points on the field.

This early? This is the same product we have had the past several years. Only with a higher price tag. I'm a life long Indians fan too, but I'm not about to throw down over $100 to take the family to see that mess. They don't want to see that anyhow. Call me whatever you want. I don't think it's worth it. Would you be saying this if they won yesterday?

Didn't expect to see so many fair-weather fans abandoning ship this early. Usually it takes a few games.

they had 200 yards rushing.

I think this is the biggest issue moving forward. I am shocked at the lack of a "buzz" (including marketing!) throughout the week for a game against a Big East team. This game would have EASILY been higher at the Rubber Bowl. The only conclusion that I can draw is the price of admission is too high for the product that is being placed on the field. I am not ready to jump off the Y Bridge after one game, but the lack of fans at the game is troublesome. I didn't renew after last season, and looking at the attendance numbers, I wasn't alone. Too many people worry about the crowd. With as bad as this team has been, how can you expect fans to show? Win some games, and they'll be there. Obama couldn't convince 25k to come watch this mess.

people worry more about the crowd than the actual game. win some damn games, and there will be fans.

Wow, if we could go bowling by winning 7 out of all those games...just count me in.

It's funny you mention this as I was wondering myself. Steiner is listed at 205 lbs. Isn't he going to get absolutely obliterated along the O-line? If I were an opposing coach, at the Zips' first punt or FG attempt, I'd put my biggest, nastiest DT right over Steiner and simply tell him to knock the snot out of him. you can't. that's why long snappers usually aren't the biggest fellas.