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Fixed it for you, CK.

I cannot wait to see Tyler Williams play in person. Hopefully, he will stay healthy and I pray that the coaching staff utilizes his skills in the most productive ways possible. He could turn out to be the playmaker we all have been looking for. He is very small, but then again, so is Matt Brown (shorter and thicker, but small nonetheless) and he has fared pretty well in the MAC. Come to think of it, Matt Brown has been healthier than Bernard Pierce. Really excited to see the guys who weren't here for spring ball. Let's go Zips!

I also see that Gary Pride and Dale Martin have returned!

Different look, same lack of updated information. It is now a polished turd.

Wont know until they play the games, but I would hope to see the Zips competitive against Can't, Temple, EMU, FIU, VMI, CMU and Buffalo. Just to name 7. How many WILL they win? Maybe none. Maybe 7. Who knows. Give 'em a chance. There are a lot of newcomers that might just prove they can play. Maybe not. But as for me and my house, we are supporting the Zips.

This thread seems to have morphed into the player compensation topic. My 2 cents on this is very simple: The compensation for playing 1-A football is a full ride scholarship. Period. If the players don't like that deal they can stop playing. There are plenty to take their place. Don't fall for the player stipend idea as if it would be a good thing. It's just another scheme by which the power schools with deep pockets could solidify their position of dominance. If you pay football players you have to pay everybody. If you didn't, the legal system would stop due to the lawsuits that would be filed. Most schools couldn't afford to pay stipends to the the revenue producing sports, nevermind all. So what you would have is a system where OSU, UM, PSU, Bama, Texas, and a handful of others would have a totally unfair recruiting advantage IN EVERY SPORT. If the big football schools can pay players, they will get the best football, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, hockey, water polo, volleyball, tennis, on and on and on. The schools that could afford to pay don't really care about the student athlete any more than the next school. They want to protect their racket. I suspect all the talk of player compensation is due to their absolute fear and loathing of the prospect of D-1A football playoffs. Pay for play is a contingency plan to keep the field unlevel. Maybe that was my 3 cents.

The OSU scandals have definitely kept this soap opera from getting the attention it deserves.

Not from one of the preview mags, but here is some Zips analysis: football study hall

Were you in Akron or Fukushima?

Do you think the Mud Hens will have Dave Clawson throw out the first pitch? Maybe Brady Hoke can do the same at a Clippers game. Ridiculous.

As my grandpa would have said, "That's enough to gag a maggot off a gut wagon."

Great read. Thanks, Dave. The final line is classc.

I don't know how many of you listen to the college sports station on Sirius/XM, but I do. Everyday. (At least while driving) Bill King followed by Chris Childers, Jack Arute and Mike Leach come on at noon and lastly Paul Finebaum at 3. The broadcast day runs the gamut from very dry to Springer-esque. Anyway, Danny Sheridan was on Finebaum this afternoon. Unfortunately, I was unable to catch all the interview, but I heard Danny say in his deadpan manner that we have only seen the tip of the iceberg with this scandal and we may see some bombshells in the next 24 hours. Anybody hear the whole interview? Danny has a pretty good track record with his info. Just curious if anyone else was tuned in.

Too good!!! "Tressel 'til I die."

Thanks for the link, Zach. Wow. It just keeps getting deeper. The NCAA hammer is going to fall hard. Will it fall SMU hard? It appears that the "loss of institutional control" charge would be a slam-dunk.

I have not gotten my rags yet, but I look forward to their release every year. I always try to take their opinions on the MAC with a grain of salt, though. I would imagine for every hour of time the publications spend evaluating the AQ conferences, they spend at least 23 seconds on the MAC. The MAC section should have a disclaimer, "For entertainment purposes only". Still love 'em though, because I'm starved for football!

I have not commented on this whole situation because I try to avoid actively participating in the cult of OSU. Bottom line is that the whole "everybody else is doing it" argument does not hold water. The amount of violations committed by "everybody else" is extremely speculative at best. There is certainly the perception among fans that NCAA violations are normal, everyday, standard operating procedure in I-A football. This perception really becomes even more exaggerated when fans are defending their institiution's transgressions. However, if the exact same situation occured in Ann Arbor, Buckeye fans would not be using the "everybody" argument, but instead would be screaming for the death penalty. Bias is a bitch. The initial infractions really aren't even the real issue here. Players selling trinkets to a crooked tattoo artist is not what brought down Jim Tressel. Jim Tressel's total lack of integrity brought him down. He knowingly played ineligible players for an entire season. That was the initial season-long deception which eventually resulted with Jim stacking lies upon lies upon lies upon lies. Jim Tressel is a liar. Liars are scumbags. Jim Tressel is a scumbag.

Then there's still hope. I feel much better now. I'm sure this just continues to reassure us that there's nowhere to go but up. So I got that goin' for me, which is nice.

Only 2 Zips. Bryan Wagner-2nd team. Oren Wilson-4th team. That's it, folks. Download the PDF here. According to this list our 2nd best player hasn't seen the field yet.

Andre in happier times That clip never gets old.

Not NFL news, but Andre Jones was week 8 AFL player of the week. link

Pre-snap read ranks Can't at 113. link

"Please let JZ84 be right about Jawon Chisholm"

Along that line...will this be the year Toledo adds the Buckeyes to their list of B10 wins?

PS Twitter is not "research" I beg your pardon!