clarkwgriswold

X. Walton, Trimble, Ali and Freeman to start.

I guess it depends on the definition of national television. Between the Zips often playing basketball on Tuesday nights and the MAC has gone to Tuesday night football and overlapping Saturdays, I suspect there have been some instances where the teams were on lesser platforms like EPSN3, etc.

Now they're going to merge with the Horizon League...

I think that's pretty solid. If Groce is concerned with OSU's size, I could see him go a lineup with both Freeman and Bandaogo as we saw late against WV. This is going to be a different team than we're used to without so many shooters.

I'm a little concerned that the Zips D is going to get manhandled by WMU's running game tonight.

Prop bet- who loses by more- football or basketball? I'm going football. Basketball keeps it within a couple of touchdowns.

GT article- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/2021/11/09/chris-holtmann-john-groce-paul-patterson-coach-emotional-opener/6334931001/

Game day! We get Zips basketball and at 7 we can go picture in picture and.....aaaah to hell with it, I am watching basketball.

I love Cam Reece's reaction as he heads back down the floor. As I recall that was one of two big slams by Tribble in that one.

You certainly don't want to bring in a kid whose history demonstrates will be a problem. However, if you bring in altar boys and stress character in the program aren't you essentially preaching to the choir? Don't bring on obvious headcases and criminals but they shouldn't hesitate to give a kid a chance who doesn't fit into their ideal character profile and who might most benefit from the character lessons the program can bring.

I'm in the process of reading an article about Keith Dambrot and his challenges at Duquesne this year and he made a point that I think is very applicable to UA football and all of the talk we've heard about the "culture": “Let’s be clear on one thing: You can have great culture and if you have bad players, you’re getting your (butt) kicked. And if you have good players and bad culture, you’re getting your (butt) kicked.”

https://triblive.com/sports/in-his-own-way-keith-dambrot-salutes-preseason-poll-that-picks-duquesne-11th-in-atlantic-10/

Please, for the sake of everyone on ZipsNation, to not look at the Urban Dictionary definition. I have and I am emotionally scarred.

I go to Moneywise for all of my important sports analysis. I get all of my financial advice from the Sporting News.

...in a wheelchair.

That seems to be more football based. The basketball posters don't seem to have that aversion. They in fact generally want a more challenging OOC schedule. Maybe its because our basketball team generally has a chance of staying in the game like this than the football team. I'm confident that the basketball Zips will lose to the basketball Buckeyes by less than the 52 of their football counterparts.

Not that small. Our biggest rival fished that exact resume out of the pond. I don't need that exact background but it is illustrative of what they should be looking for.

Yes, for 5 years as an offensive lineman with the Browns, Saints and Patriots.

Here's the type of resume I like in a head coach, in order: College player High school offensive coordinator Small college position coach FBS graduate assistant Position coach FCS school Position coach FBS non P5 school Offensive coordinator FBS non P5 school OC P5 school MAC head coach

You need to work in Jason Taylor.

Not a single "ya know"- Well, some "ya knows" but not with every sentence. Oddly, no George.

Don't forget their arena facility is known as the Portage County Agricultural and Animal Husbandry Center. Oh, and it's "Mr. Pinky" to you.

80 years ago apparently.

From 80 years ago when guys were in leather helmets and you could forward pass a ball to an offensive lineman. I like Tyrrell as a high school coach but comparing him to Paul Brown is like comparing Tiny Tim to Luciano Pavarotti.