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GT writes about it “It’s a great plan for everybody, but I’ve had a vision since I got her that I’ve plowed straight ahead with,” KD said.

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For the youngsters...In that game Jason Taylor earned National Defensive Player of the Week honors for his performance when he posted 12 tackles, two sacks, two fumble recoveries, three stops for loss and tackled a punt returner in the end zone for a safety. ZN JT appreciation thread has a few members thoughts on the game.

Probably. You shouldn't have to read fine print to find something of substance in a marketing piece. Most people look for a headline containing important info, if there isn't any, they move on. If the headline read, "(Insert something exciting here) Headlines Impact 2o2o" then you might get attention. I read down to the bullet points before realizing this was a pretty general goal-oriented release. All of those bullet points pretty much go without saying. I have no problem with them releasing this, it's pretty much standard practice. Personally, I would have had something big to headline the release so it would make some kind of "splash" among the general public. This seems general enough that whatever they do between now and 2020, they can say it was part of the "plan." I could read into the fact that some things we have been hearing about for a while now aren't going so well since it didn't headline the release, but I'll pass today. Your probably the guy that reads your ETF and MF prospectuses too, huh?

ESPN is showing a film Saturday night at 9 pm that might interest some. Running back Maurice Clarett and head coach Jim Tressel were both essential centerpieces during the 2002 season — the new film “Youngstown Boys” focuses on how different the city of Youngstown was for both of them, and how their relationship would develop and continue to the present day. Wonder if Willis McGahee will watch? More on the Special Here

Thanks for the confirmation. Steve did mention more than a few times about the good ball movement.

Thanks for the review, I listened on the radio, so I had no idea what happened other than the Zips beating CSU handily. My biggest question was the Zips three ball, how were they getting open, were they creating, or was CSU playing lazy D.

No. Your QB should be your offensive player of the year. He is the leader of the offense. Here is to hoping that our QB (deserving) is the offensive player of the year next year.

Zips-flavored game?

Especially if your an 8 year old Jets fan.

Agreed. I really thought they were going to get beat by BSU because of it. Congratulations to BG. PS The Zips beat the MAC champs for a half of a football game.

Walk through the Muni lot on a Sunday morning. Thank goodness Lot 9 is the polar opposite.

Listed as 253 right now, I wonder what his playing weight will be when he takes his first real snap as a Zip...and how close to the ball will he be? Kid has some real lower body strength.

As long as we are in the MAC, I'll continue to say, I miss UCF and Marshall being in the MAC. UCF was the best team the Zips played this year. Storm Johnson is a load. I can see how some could argue NIU is better with Lynch, and you might be right, but I thought UCF was a better team. Would have been a better evaluation had we played them a little later in the year though. I would love to get them on future schedules. Good luck to them.

At 223 pounds, watching Presley this year, I thought he fit better as an OLB in the 3-4.

March Madness is the best tournament going for my entertainment value. Todays NHL playoffs are a close second. NFL playoffs used to be better, but the quality of play has reduced the the quality of games, dropping it to third for me. College football post season is a distant fourth, but is pretty meaningless due to the system in place. MLB then NBA (without LBJ in CLE, with, is a different story).

Possibly. Maybe just defensive lineman in general.

GP1 is correct, you Columbus fans are ultra-defensive. Read the original tweet, it actually comes off as pro-columbus. That's why George tweeted it.

Please don't try to defend that defense on ZN while I'm alive. With the proper MAC recruit, that defense can't stop the run in conference, let alone in when we play bigger conferences. I can beat that defense (in the MAC) with five play calls...and some did. The only thing a will give JD credit for is the fact that, like coach Bowden, he was trying to find what he thought would work in the MAC. I liked JD, I wish he would have adapted his defensive plan while he was here. Do you know that DeAngelo Williams still sends JD a Christmas card every year?

@GeorgeThomasABJ tweeted this.

This would up my Zips enthusiasm. I've been watching the Steelers play the 3-4 for so long, I can help with assignments. Can we make a Zips version of 'Renegade' on the scoreboard? This would change our defensive line assignments dramatically. If they did this, it would actually surprise me a little. I would expect to see some special guests helping in spring ball. I'm going to guess they use it in special situations and not as a base defense. If you use this all the time, you have to come up with new stuff constantly, or your defense gets predictable throughout the year...example Ray Horton this year. You need intelligent linebackers and safeties. This would be a great recruiting tool to excite young defensive players. I wish coach Bowden were sitting next to me right now so I can ask him about it. I need this answer. Excellent topic for an article George. PS my least favorite numbers to see in a row, 3, 3, and 5. (second worst idea in Zips football history) Some 3-4 history JD made the comment when he was hired at Akron "I'm bringing a defense that nobody has seen in the Mac", I was so excited that we were going to play the 3-4, I never considered it wouldn't be. He went on to describe how hard it was to recruit DE in the Mac. I still haven't recovered from that comment. A reason teams have switched to the 3-4 defense is personnel driven. You can take guys who may be too small to be a prototypical DE, but may be perfectly sized to rush the passer as 3-4 OLB. And you can grab large guys without the speed to play DE in a 4-3 and have them play 4- and 3-tech. This by and large is the driving force for why many NFL teams are moving to multiple front 3-4 schemes. It is a lot easier (and cheaper) to find guys who are too big or too slow to play DE at the professional level and move them around to fit their talents.

I think it's between 3 and 8 on the list. PS the MAC had as many players as the L10 did in this years first round of the NFL draft (and MAC went higher). SEC had 12 times more. A lot of teams in that league put an emphasis on speed.

link to mine. Again...

Columbus State is one of the most bet on football teams in college (along with Tex and ND), that is how the line is made, not what they think the score will be. That means they have to entice money on the other side. I'll let you read between the lines on that. CS only has six wins ATS this year, Missouri AND Auburn lead all of college football with 10. Incase Zips fans were wondering, we were same as CS, six.

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