clarkwgriswold

I'm loving some of the Wacky Wednesday photos of the guys playing cornhole, kickball, etc. Some nice team building going on there.

...or feeling rejected in the hiring process of the new AD.

Wow, no more complaining about the OOC schedule! 🤣

I read an article today about a good rant Kirby Smart had at some SEC event yesterday. Apparently, some collectives are paying their high school recruits to remain committed to their school after they initially commit. Some are getting up to $20,000 a month. If they decommit, they have to repay the collective. Just another ugly wrinkle.

Nate's going to have some transfer company at Kansas State as they just "signed" PJ Haggerty, a 6'3" guard from Memphis, the nation's third leading scorer last year. It will be his 4th school in 4 years.

HGTV. The rime place to advertise football.

GPA or under/over on wins?

Sounds like she would have been a great high school JV football coach in the 1960s.

Here's the Beacon article on the firing. Unfortunately it is paywalled. Some ugly allegations. I'll try to get a summary up later if I have time. https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/education/2025/05/21/akron-zips-womens-soccer-coach-fired-jen-simonetti-platts/83742740007/

They can use the tables abandoned from the training tables.

It would and could never happen but wouldn't be nice that if the kid didn't hold up his end of the bargain by attending class that he owed the school for a year's tuition?

Here's today's fluff piece from the Beacon on Goodrich's introductory presser- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/zips/2025/05/12/andrew-goodrich-akron-athletic-director-press-conference/83561408007/

Shammah also received his degree Saturday.

Certainly one would hope that someone would expend the money and effort to challenge the NCAA and preserve the Zips ability to play in the GameAbove Bowl.

Nate and Evan received their degrees yesterday.

So, to clarify, we won't notice a difference in the attendance.

We can criticize the NCAA, question the formula that results in the classification, gripe about NIL and question the dedication of the modern athlete to academics, but one inescapable fact remains and that is that the University of Akron football program is the only program in this position. Every other school is operating under the same constraints and standards yet UA is the only program in this position and that's damn embarrassing.

Likely most.

Nemer says plan is in place to handle the situation- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/zips/2025/05/08/akron-zips-president-rj-nemer-football-academic-scores-apr-ineligible-for-bowl-game-2025/83517983007/

Very young, very sheltered spoiled adults who have had smoke blown up their asses since they played pee-wee football.

Bowden had a great resume. Arth had a decent resume. Moorhead had a great resume. Yet, we're still here. At some point you have to wonder if the problem isn't the guys UA is hiring.

I'm sure there will be a long line of quality candidates if and when the job becomes available given the program's recent success and the past and coming cuts. Oh well, at least Joe pays his bills and doesn't use his school credit card for Chuck E Cheese visits.

At this juncture they may need a magician rather than a head football coach. The continuing nature of failure over years and years and through multiple administrations and coaching staffs tells me that the problem goes far beyond just the guy who is head coach at any given time.

Translation- stop throwing good money after bad?

Only one school is dumb enough to fire a head coach this late in the off-season.