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It looks like we are really on Penn State's mind...

I feel like its groundhog's day. Your feelings towards the roster are well known.

You should no better than to take that depth chart seriously, but that wouldn't fit your agenda of constantly bitching so i guess I should expect it.

yeah I saw that. The numerical roster had Jest listed. The alphabetical roster did not. I am not surprised.

Sweeeeet.

you just beat me to it.

Gosh darnit, I REALLY hate to bring this up....but it is worth mentioning. I expect our attendance to be higher this year compared to last (10,337). In 2015 our attendance was 18k, which was largely made up of tickets bough by the University to meet the FBS attendance requirements, which requires an average attendance of 15k on a 2 year rolling period. Being that clearly the 2016 attendance number doesn't include some large "artificial" spike, it seems like the opposite would be the case for 2017.

I have no clue to the quality of the site/writer/the quality of coverage we will get, but there will apparently be somebody new covering Zips football this season.

I think that is fair even though I don't think the recruiting ratio is a big of deal as you are making it out to be. I don't think we brought in any JUCO or year-of-eligibility-left players this season.

where do they need to be? Interestingly, 247 had Akron pegged as the 2nd most talented team in the MAC last season and 4th the season before that. http://247sports.com/Season/2016-Football/CollegeTeamTalentComposite?Conference=MAC

Not many were man enough to put it in writing and say what would make this season successful and why in their eyes, so I'll ask another question. What would you need to see from Bowden & Co these last 2 seasons under contract to keep them on board?

Yeah our season is going to suck anyways. I mean, why play him at all?

Are you planning on making the trip, Keener?

grades. going juco.

I know positive discussion around this forum is frowned upon by the masses, but I thought I'd share this.

Woah. http://www.gozips.com/news/2017/7/21/football-gilbert-named-preseason-mac-defensive-player-of-the-year.aspx

I was one of the ones high on Jest. Definitely room to improve as you said, but I thought he looked fine considering he was a true freshman and not in great shape. Forget where I read it, but I would look out for Sampson along with Hanson to be involved as a true freshman at DE. I recall somebody saying (coach or media) say he had higher talent, but a lot of schools stayed away because they didn't think he would qualify.

Still no Davis/Bell. Montel Jordan is gone. I don't notice anyone new.

Damn it is tough being a fan sometimes. As for Jest planning to come back, I think thats what they all say.......

Jason Taylor is going to be a MAC media day special guest. Heard it here first.

Probable WMU starting QB has left the program. One for the good guys! https://www.hustlebelt.com/2017/7/19/15998786/tom-flacco-no-longer-with-western-michigan-football-program-quarterback

I read that as we are playing CSU and YSU is playing Kent.

Bowl eligibility is my minimum expectations as well. I would like to get there on a consistent basis before expecting something like 8 wins minimum. George Thomas having a professional journalism job is one of the biggest mysteries to me. He didn't even use consistency in the other over/unders. Spells out BG's and uses numbers for the others.

Ugh...your sources have proved to be correct in the past, but I hope you are wrong regarding King and Jest. Would be big losses.

Not really related to this thread, but don't know where else to put it. Seems Dana Holgerson takes a similar approach at WVU in regards to recruiting.