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I did not know where best to put it, so I choose here.

Throw in Miami, Buffalo, and WVU and its up to 15 Balsy. And I know we like to think of YSU as below us (and they are), but I think its naive to say we don't compete with the FCS runner-ups at all.

I am assuming this schedule isn't correct. 1 home game, no games at the Info?? http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/east-dragons-(akron,oh)/football/schedule.htm

Phil Steele has us ranked 5th in the country with the "most experience" returning. Probably more of an important stat for G5 programs than it is for some of the top P5's. http://www.philsteele.com/Blogs/2017/JUNE17/DBJune21.html

Current D1 (FBS) Offer list for each commit: Timothy Scippio - Akron, FAU Rich Hall - Akron, FAU Keyondre White - Akron, Army, BG, Buffalo, FAU, Illinois, Louisville, Minnesota, USF, Syracuse, UAB Te'Corey Tutson - Akron Ramon Fields - Akron Devanier Floyd - Akron Ronald Beasley - Akron Daishawn Brimage - Akron, CMU, Kent Logan Hawkins - Akron, Army, Ball State, EMU

Nice to get him. Also had FBS offers to Kent and CMU per Scouting Ohio. I need to find my way to an East game or two this year to get a look at some of these guys in person. http://scoutingohio.com/index.php?option=com_community&view=profile&userid=12735 Also this article from scout at the beginning of the month. http://www.scout.com/college/football/recruiting/story/1783407-offers-coming-for-ath-daishawn-brimage

Nick Holley, the converted WR turned QB for KSU, is now listed as a RB. Hmm. Will we have a ZN.O media contingent at the local media day?!

An interesting landing spot for Mr. Jackson. Good luck to him.

I don't buy it that this is a problem exclusive to Akron for one second. Yeah it isn't going to happen at Tennessee or Florida and I know you didn't say that is who they are fans of, but just where they are from. I guarantee it happens at about every other G5 school that has to compete for fans and attendance with an instate P5 school.

McSorely and Barkely will be the 2 of the most talented offensive players in the country this year. I think most know enough about Barkely, but McSorely really impressed me when I saw him a few times at the end of last season. Reminded me a lot of a Texas A&M QB in college that the Browns drafted a few years ago.

At the risk of being called a "Suckeye honk" or whatever other creative name some of our posters like to come up with, I'll share this link. http://www.espn.com/blog/bigten/post/_/id/102439/position-u-linebackers Penn State being "Linebacker U" is long gone.

Good points by all. I get annoyed by people who wear OSU/other gear to games, but hell at least they are there. Get fans there and then worry about what they wear afterwards. A-Zip- If there is anything we know about getting new stadiums, its that it isn't guaranteed to change anything.

Didn't the U do some kind of advertising campaign with the ABJ a few years ago? Can't remember the reason, but I am pretty sure they had some ad insert included with the newspaper. We all debate the reasoning attendance sucks. Probably all of our reasoning play a part. We are all big fans, hence the reason we are on this site. Maybe we aren't in tune with "Joe Akron"? Here is an idea. Send one of those ads out again to ABJ subscribers. Put a survey on there with 5 or so options with space for a write in. Ask Akron residents what it would take for them to want to come to an Akron Zips football game. Make that thing self-addressed and stamped. We have an alumni network. Send out emails, send more paper mail. Ask our alumni what it would take for them to come to a game. Whatever the majority of people say....do your best at doing that! I mean it probably would be a consistently winning program but if that were easy everyone would do it... Mr. Williams - If you are reading this, I am available for hire for the right price.

You just HAD to bump this thread, didn't you @K92

9100 x 6 = 54,600.

What has been said in 2 plus months that triggered this post? April 3 was the last post in this topic before today. I think you would be hard pressed to find anyone on this forum who is a respectable poster (not a troll) that doesn't acknowledge that KD elevated the program from where it was.

hockey sucks.

Thanks for sharing 72 Roo. Always like hearing other insights, especially from a former player.

Brackets with matchups/game times released. https://thetournament.com/news/tbt-2017-bracket

Based on what I saw in the spring game/have read, I have more faith in our defense than our WR corps this season. Though we don't have a lot of depth in general on the defense, I think the unit can be pretty good if we stay healthy and can get average play out of the D line and I think its possible. We return some key guys in Boxen, Jest, and Copeland (who was named most improved play in the spring, IIRC). Someone will need to step up at DE. May it be Davis, Bell, or somebody else. I think we have a bunch of JAGs (just a guy) at WR. A strong running game will make it easier for that group, but I was not very impressed in the spring game. MTB going down makes it worse. Maybe Andre Williams can come in and surprise us...

I would be lyin' if I said that didn't give me goosebumps.

Lot of offers went out yesterday. From 2018-2020, IIRC.

For some clarification, Athlon has Miami's QB at #44, and EMU's at #46, and Toledo's at 16.

We have a few Zips basketball alumni participating in The Basketball Tournament, in which all of the games will be broadcasted on ESPN, ESPN2, or ESPN3 depending on the round. Similar to last year, we have players on the Canton Bulldogs squad. Those players are the infamous Demetrius Treadwell and Nick Harney. https://www.thetournament.com/teams/canton-bulldogs Additionally, we also have a player on VCU's Alumni team, Ram Nation. That player is Romeo Travis. I am not sure of the connection there, and I don't care to look it up. https://www.thetournament.com/teams/ram-nation-vcu-alumni Is anyone else aware of any other players participating? The play-in Jamboree starts this weekend and then the whole thing kicks off on July 8th.

UA shouldn't take a hit no matter the viewership of this paper. I don't see an issue with the way anything was conducted.