Dr Z

Quotes from the book: There is a formula for success. This formula is predictable, repeatable, and simple to understand, but it’s a process and it requires initiative, dedication, focus, and loads of positive energy. When a player catches a coach’s eye, the coach tends to give him more opportunities to show his stuff. When speaking to the reporters, the coach’s answers were short, always positive, and focused on the future, not the past. How you train your mind is actually more important than how you train the body. How you deal with setbacks matters. Every battle is won before it ever fought. It starts in the mind. Just pray on it and remember you can’t do it on your own. You’re not that strong. It’s not how much you say. It’s what you say when you say it that counts. Those who have the most profound things to say often speak the least. How bad do you want to be great? Making the team is a goal. But striving for greatness is a life mission. What got you to this level won’t get you to the next. Are you willing to pay the price that greatness required? Talent isn’t enough anymore. Life is too short to be average. Striving for greatness doesn’t start on the field. It starts in your head. The best know what they truly want. For many who strive to be the best, there was a person before them who paved the way, who showed them that greatness was possible. Seeing it is important because to reach your destination you know you have to travel through the valley of hardship and struggle to get there. But your big picture vision will feel you during your journey and help you bear the struggle and overcome the hardship to reach your goal. Whatever you do, don’t be a 50 percenter. The best want it more. We must also measure desire in terms of actions. When everyone else is sleeping, the best are practicing and thinking and improving. To settle for anything less than your past was a waste of the gifts and calling you have been given. To deny being your best was to deny the gift you were meant to give others. The best are always striving to get better. To be the best, you have to be willing to be uncomfortable and embrace it as a part of your growth process. The best are humble and hungry. They are lifelong learners. You are either getting better or worse but never staying the same. See everyone as a teacher. Coach Bill Walsh, one of the great football coaches of our time, would often say that he feared success, not failure. The fact is that pass success does not determine future success. He realized that sometimes a person striving for greatness needs someone to push them out of their comfort zone. Coaches need to treat each player differently based on what motivates the player. You know you’ve picked the right woman when she gives you strength. There is no such thing as an overnight success. Game day principle: 5% of a person’s life is made up of our performance on game day, 95% is made up of the time we are preparing, practicing, and waiting to perform. What makes Starbucks so great is that they do 100 things 10% better than everyone else. It’s the little things that separate the best from the rest. The best do ordinary things better than everyone else. There is simply no substitute for practice and hard work. Vision without execution is hallucination. (Edison) Zoom focus means that you are not just working hard, but working hard on the right things. Success is all about the fundamentals. And the fundamentals are little and ordinary and often boring. The key is to focus on improving each day and to take the necessary action steps. If you incrementally improve each day, each week, each month, each quarter, by the end of the year you’ll see remarkable results and growth. What are the three most important things I need to do today that will help me create the success I desire? If the devil can’t make you bad, he’ll make you busy. We need to stop scattering hour energy and wasting our time on trivial things that have nothing to do with our vision and goals and start saying yes to our priorities into what truly matters. Tune out distractions. Don’t listen to what others say about you. Mental toughness is everything. Just as you build physical muscle by lifting weights, you can build mental muscle by doing exercises like positive self talk, visualization, breathing, meditation, and prayer each day. Weed and feed. Because our minds are like a garden, each day you need to weed out the negativity and feed it positivity. Pay attention to your thoughts. When you want to complain, instead identify a solution. To overcome your fear, you have to know what you are up against. The best overcome their fear. Sometimes a man has to be isolated and have no way out before he is willing to look within and above. Make every moment of your life count. I realized how important it is to start your day off right. Instead of letting the world create you, you create your world. Love casts out all fear. Love is more powerful than fear. Pride keep you separate from the love of God. The best tap into a power greater than themselves. You can’t talk about greatness without talking about God. Resistors and conductors: In spiritual terms we can say that resistors rely on their own power so their power is limited. Conductors, by contrast, empty themselves of their pride and allow the ultimate power to flow through them. You don’t know God all you need until God all you got. Don’t ever lose your passion. God blesses us not for our own good, but so he can bless others through us. It’s not about you. (Rick Warren) The success you create now is temporary, but the legacy you leave is eternal. The best leave a legacy. You leave a legacy by moving from success to significance. I need to live my life as if it were the fourth quarter. The best make everyone around them better. One person in pursuit of excellence raises the standard of everyone around them. God will unload you and others will support you, but you must take the leap yourself.

Closed scrimmage Saturday 9-ish. Team is off on Sunday. Great work on the scholarship chart @LZIp If you wanted to select the below colors the blue is Hex #091c3q and the gold is Hex # 9ea689.

Please discuss your answers. Bonus question: Who do you think will lead the Zips in rushing this season, and do you think it will total a thousand yards or more?

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EA: "What kind of offense do you see yourself having this year?" TB: (referring to NEO weather conditions) "Running is what you have to do."

More Times for Zips’ Football Games Announced • Akron’s game at Kent State on Oct. 20 will kick off at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN+. • The Zips will play at Eastern Michigan on Nov. 10 at Noon on ESPN3. • UA’s home finale– Senior Day– against Bowling Green on Nov. 17 will start at 3:30 p.m. and be televised on ESPN3. • All remaining kickoff times and television will be announced 12 days prior to the scheduled game. • Akron opens the 2018 season at Nebraska on Saturday, Sept. 1. The game will kick off on FOX at 8 p.m. ET. • The Zips host Morgan State in the home opener on Saturday, Sept. 8, at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN+.

Gilbert Named to Bronko Nagurski Watch List The Football Writers Association of America released its 2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List today, selecting 97 defensive standouts from 61 schools in all 10 Division I FBS conferences on a roster that includes three returning players from last season's FWAA All-America team.

He just got named to the Jim Thorpe Award watch list. He is one of 35 players in the nation on the list. Javon Hagan from OU was the only other MAC player on the list.

Located HERE NUMERICAL ROSTER 1 Alvin Davis, Jr. 1 Kato Nelson 2 Mykel Traylor-Bennett 2 Shawn Featherstone 3 Kwadarrius Smith 3 DeMarkus Glover 4 Deltron Sands 4 Kyron Brown 5 Ulysees Gilbert III 6 Nick Johns 6 Jordyn Riley 7 Van Edwards, Jr. 7 Jordan George 8 Josh Ward 9 Jamal Davis II 10 Brian Bell 10 Robbie Kelley 11 Keyondre White 11 Davon’te Jest 12 Alex Ramart 12 DeAndre Brimage 13 Darryl Long 13 Denzel Butler 14 Dustin Burkhart 15 Nate Stewart 15 Jeffrey Lubin 16 Jaquavis Dixon 16 Justin Sampson 17 Cameron Lyons 17 Daishawn Brimage 18 Malik Wooldridge 19 Andre Williams 19 Drew Hodgson 19 Sammy Laster 20 ZaireJacobs 21 Tyler Gilchrist 21 ReggieCorner,Jr. 22 Brandon Bischof 22 Devanier Floyd 23 Nathan Bischof 23 Gavin Blunt 24 Darian Dailey 25 Travonte Junius 25 Caleb Green 26 Maverick Wolfley 26 Rich Hall 27 Bubba Arslanian 28 Mark Ellis 28 Jemarulin Suggs 29 Vince Lockett 29 Jalen Hooks 30 ChuckTurfe 31 Jamal Baggett 32 James King 34 DeMarcus Lloyd 35 NewmanWilliams 37 Tom O’Leary 37 Jerome Cooper 38 JonahWieland 38 Dayvon Robinson 39 Jason Grossman 40 John Lako 41 Kyle Foster 43 Youssef Barakat 44 Dylan Meeks 45 Brandon Junk 46 Hugh Cade IV 47 Jerry Fitschen 48 Nick Gasser 49 James Fonseca 49 Abraham Alce 50 Brock Boxen 50 Undrea Bullard 53 Bryce Petersen 56 Brandon Council 57 Jonathan Neeley 59 Trevor Brown 60 Dean Ramicone 61 Peyton Coffman 62 Vincent Fonte 63 Nick Fazio 64 Rueben Durkee 65 Landon Forman 66 Kyle Ritz 67 Logan Hawkins 68 Eric Bentley 69 R.J. Kelly 71 Shawn Muldowney II 72 Hunter Corne 75 Devin Jordan 76 Rich Kallay 78 Austin Sample 79 Andy Jean-Baptiste 80 M.J. McGriff 83 De’von Jones 90 Matt Hanson 94 Brian Reinke 97 Brennan Williams 98 DavidAlbert

Not terrible for this time of the year. I'm going to stick by what coach Bowden told me a month ago about "averaging closer to 175 yds running per game", and repeat, our season's success will depend heavily upon an improved running attack this year. Nice to see Abraham Alce on the "freshman of the year" award list. Hopefully the All-MAC Prospectus : Preseason 2019 Team will feature some offensive Zip starters.

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LeBron James wrecked the Cavaliers? Really? - Terry Pluto.

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Thanks for the response. In general, I think your theory overestimates LeBron's involvement in player personnel, and underestimating his talent level.

I'd be interested in reading the logistics of your theory. The last time LeBron left Cleveland, the franchise value dropped 25 percent in a single year. Cleveland ticket broker expects prices to fall 60 percent. It will be interesting to see how far the tv numbers fall. Can't say for sure, but I will guess I will watch more Lakers games than Cavs games next year. Might be close, probably one Cavs game, and two or three Lakers games. Possibly zero, to one. My chance of watching a full Lakers game on a weekday in the eastern time zone is zero, but I'm sure they will take all the Cavs primetime weekend game slots. At least you can update your #23 Cleveland jersey to a Lakers one for free now. Just when you think you've seen it all in Cleveland sports. #sad 2018 2016

William Jenkins, the 34-year-old ex-con brother of New York Giants cornerback Janoris Jenkins, has been charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of family friend Roosevelt Rene, as per the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.

This Monday all the players will receive their new wristbands with this years motto "Finish The Climb," meaning win the MAC. You may see coaches and seniors wearing these pins. Three Wagon Wheel pins, two bowl pins, and an east champion pin. One missing, the Mac Championship. These signify the accomplishments of the seniors so far. Charlie Frye has returned to Akron as a special assistant. The staff is still waiting on some sort of paperwork to make a full coaching announcement. I'm sorry I can give more details. Brian Bell has moved inside to the mike linebacker, Ulysees has moved outside to sam. Speaking with coach Stroud "I wanted to take advantage of Gilbert's speed and athleticism." When I asked coach Bowden about it, he listed both their size and weight as one of the reasons for the change. I'll try to get comments from both when summer camp starts. With the emphasis on versatility at this position in the NFL, I think this is a great move for Ulysses. Coach Bowden seemed excited about what is to come in the running game this year. "I would like to average closer to 175 yards per game this year." If you are going to play wide receiver this year for the Zips, you better be prepared to do some blocking. The staff is looking for a couple of the younger guys to step it up this summer. I keep hearing Van Edwards has really had a great off season. If you remember in a earlier thread Deltron told me in the spring he was eight-five percent healthy, he is expected to be full go for summer.

2018 Akron Football Schedule [as of May 31, 2018] Sat., Sept. 1 at Nebraska Memorial Stadium | Lincoln, Neb. 8 PM ET | FOX Sat., Sept. 8 MORGAN STATE Akron, Ohio 3:30 PM | ESPN+ Sat. Sept. 15 at Northwestern Ryan Field | Evanston, Ill. 7:30 PM ET | Big Ten Network Sat., Sept. 22 at Iowa State Jack Trice Stadium | Ames, Iowa TBA Sat., Sept. 29 BYE Sat., Oct. 6 *MIAMI (Ohio) [Homecoming] Akron, Ohio 3:30 PM | ESPN+ Sat., Oct. 13 *at Buffalo UB Stadium | Buffalo, N.Y. Sat., Oct. 20 *at Kent State Dix Stadium | Kent, Ohio Sat., Oct. 27 *CENTRAL MICHIGAN Akron, Ohio Thurs., Nov. 1 *NORTHERN ILLINOIS Akron, Ohio 7 PM | ESPNU or CBS-SN Sat., Nov. 10 *at Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium | Ypsilanti, Mich. Sat., Nov. 17 *BOWLING GREEN Akron, Ohio Fri., Nov. 23 *at Ohio Peden Stadium | Athens, Ohio ESPNU | CBS-SN | ESPN3 Fri., Nov. 30 MAC Championship Ford Field | Detroit, Mich. 7 PM | ESPN2