Dr Z

I wonder if Mike will be on the 49'ers staff next year due to the firing. Might he end up coaching closer to where he played college ball? PS If I were a NFL football team that needed a premier WR, I would start talks now with the 49er GM about adding draft picks for the new coach to rebuild and see what it would take to get Crabtree. Just me, but Crabtree or the 49er's cannot be happy about his season there. Although, a move like this did nothing for the Dolphins this year, but I'd still do it if I was saaaaaayyy playing near a lake.

I couldn't give an educated opinion to your post until today. I never really got to see the little guy play before, and I can't judge a QB in recent years against the Steelers secondary. Why a team would ever run the ball against the Steelers is beyond me, but that's a different topic (see Tom Brady). I got talked into to taking free tickets to the Browns game yesterday, after swearing to never step foot in that stadium again. I knew the season ticket holders, and knew some people around the seats so I knew it wouldn't be sooooo bad. Being that the only game in the Cleveland market that was being shown was this game at 1 and my regular NFL package guy was out of town, I figured I would go an evaluate the little guy in person since that is the only real way to see exactly what is going on. I saw a guy that either doesn't have the arm to be an NFL QB, or a guy that is REALLY effected by the cold weather. I saw a lot of bad decisions, throwing into double coverage when others were open. The little guy seems to lock on to his receiver and doesn't really go through any progressions. I heard Aikman announcing the GB game yesterday and say that there are cold weather QB's and there are QB's that hate the cold. He mentioned he hated the cold and never played well in the cold. I'm judging all of this on watching the little guy for three quarters, but I'll keep an eye on it. For what it's worth I was listening to Marty Schottenheimer last week on NFL radio (sports fans dream), caller asked about the little guy. Marty politely said, I think Mr Holgrem is going to have to address his quarterback situation in another way.

Frozen Four.

This list has a fox news channel style to it.

I have a friend who has always said, "Tressel is one bad pass interference call away from being John Cooper"

You guys wanted a little more info. Vinnie was nice enough to answer a few questions. Welcome aboard, and good luck Vinnie! Where are you from? I am from Manhasset, New York. It's in Long Island, and I played my Junior College Football at Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York. What attracted you to Akron? A couple of my old teammates from Nassau Community College who play for the Zips right now (#25 Micklos Blake and #69 Pat McCloskey) always told me great things about Akron and I feel that I have a great opportunity to play as soon as I get there. How do you like the staff? The staff is filled with enthusiastic and knowledgeable men. I have a great relationship with them and I can't wait to be coached by them. What was your impression of the facilities compared to other places you may have visited? I was amazed when I saw the facilities. When you look at pictures of Akron's facilities, it's totally different from actually seeing them in person. InfoCision Stadium - Summa Field is gorgeous and I can't wait to play in it. What will be your major at Akron? I plan to major in Business Administration at Akron. Have you watched any MAC football? Of course, I love to watch college football in general. What position will you play? I'm coming in as a center but if they need me to play guard, I will. What are your goals for next season? Next season, my goal is to become a starter and help lead the Zips to a winning season. What would Zips fans be surprised to know about yourself? Zips fans would be surprised to know that my first love growing up was Baseball and that I dreamt of playing it professionally.

Can only be one reason! The facial!!!!

Who's putting their money on the woman dropping the charges and this disappearing like Cribb's case?

Per what source?

Tons of spring games were broadcasted this previous season

I'm probably not the average fan, but I like to see what talent levels are at practice, who is working hard, who is getting yelled at, who is getting the bulk of the work, what plays are being run, what is being taught to whom. After gathering this information, it helps me enjoy the game when I attend, it gives me more things to watch. I enjoy watching specific players away from the ball to see how they are performing to see if they are helping or hurting the player with the ball. It also helps get me pumped about the upcoming season.

I saw this on SI's extra mustard the other day. I think it's AWESOME! Entertaining and creative. I would pay attention to the halftime show if I were provided with this kind of band entertainment.

Not so fast my friend

Pancakes, second level blocking, a little attitude. What's not to like?

Ah, denial. And an utter lack of humility or responsibility. Now, (tap, tap, tapping my chin)...how much credibility does this guy have? It could also go the other way. He could play with a chip on his shoulder and go nuts on the stat sheet. Time will tell.

Those photos are awesome. Perfect condition for good photography. I went through all of them yesterday, great job Butch.

It's catchy. I like it. I'm designing a shirt in the off season since I can't get my Wagner jersey.

Per the article you linked. Existing UA housing will be demolished to make way for the project. Curtis said the Grant Street town homes, a cluster of 28 buildings that can accommodate up to 150 students, are too outdated to satisfy today's students. The University of Akron is moving ahead with a public-private partnership to build a residence hall for 520 students. End result: 370 new. This should be enough to put off construction and let the Lot Niners™ continue for another 5+ years. In the meantime, the university will not have to tie up any of its capital money in construction, and Signet will assume the risk. If enrollment or student interest in on-campus living falters, the company, not UA, would be on the hook.

Your research is putting up some flags for me. Moore initially committed in June to play for Ole Miss, but the Rebels rescinded their offer in December. The reason is likely tied to an incident in which Moore was dismissed from the Louisville (Miss.) High School football team. The timing of the dismissal is particularly curious -- it happened at halftime of the team's state semifinal playoff game against Aberdeen. The Jackson Clarion Ledger reported that Moore got into a disagreement with his high school coach over an audible, though there's clearly more to the story. As a senior, the 6-foot-2, 205-pound Moore passed for 1,402 yards and 19 touchdowns. He rushed for 526 yards and two touchdowns. He injured his back prior to the season. iCoach seems to run a pretty tight ship. My way or the highway. So I'm guessing the dismissal was discussed. Hopefully he has grown up. Kids make mistakes.

I wonder if this effects Lot Niners™ If you look, these dorms will be replacing the townhouses, Grant Residence Hall, and Galucci. Original stadium plans had dorms going in Lot 9. I was told by nobody in particular that they ran out of money and were going to eventually put dorms in Lot 9. With these dorms getting approved, is there a need for Lot 9 dorms now?

I wonder if this effects Lot Niners™

I'm glad to see Brett come back. I hope he is focused on winning the MAC and working hard. I've never really been able to figure much out about who KD plays and who he doesn't. This year has made the most sense to me...so far. One thing I have learned, it really doesn't matter if you start or not on KD's team to get minutes. Sometimes, but not always.

I hear ya. So iCoach proves he can out recruit Dave Christensen at Wyoming Hmmmm From scout.com Moore: "I have the ability to lead my team and am a coach on the field. I can move the chains when they need to move. I have a pretty strong arm and good accuracy, but I want to improve my arm strength. I really like being physical, which I know sounds strange coming from a quarterback. But when I run, I like to make it worthwhile. Even if I take the worse end of the licking, at least I showed them I'm not afraid to get hit."

I'm very proud of you stating your source.

I wonder if Faust said, "By golly, anyone who coached at Notre Dame is a good coach as far as I'm concerned." Maybe it went more like this recomendation.