Lee Adams

ain't gonna happen

You are an IDIOT! EVERYONE who agrees are IDIOTS as well! You all are the type of fans that will only be satisfied . First you called for JD’s head and you IDIOTS got your wish. Now 2 games in your calling for Coach I’s head?? You’re a joke, and a complete IDIOT, as a fan you are worthless and the University of Akron would be better off if you never came back to another sporting event! 90% of the people on the board know absolutely nothing about football or the inter-workings of a division 1 program. Yes that includes Captain K I am sick of reading all of the bs on this board. I am going to sit down tonight and school you idiots! So what is your point? agreed,whats your point...brookhart needed to go...we didn't ask for another guy with no head coaching experience, that was the ad's choice...he could have hired a coach with h/coaching experience...look Ianello is not going to be fired no matter what happens this year...nor should he be..but it is apparent to most thoughtful fans that the team has a little more talent than is being displayed right now...i just hope none of the players get seriously hurt against kentucky and indiana

we'll just stick with 'predictions'...this is a good week to see if you can run the ball at all w/AA and Burney...or go elsewhere with the ground game...a chance for Nicely to hopefully get more comfortable under center...you would think the defense could control this thing somewhat...but a big play by GW might be out there...tough to know how good/bad GW is...Akron 27-7... see you there

This post sums up my assessment exactly. Two biggest weaknesses - receiving corps and defensive secondary. first i'm really surprised that the realists have come out...there is a whole bunch not to like about that game...what really continues to jump out is that even when playing a middling big east team like syracuse,the difference in the overall talent level between that team and akron is painfully evident..if akron was starting a bunch of fros/sophs that would be one thing... those were a lot of jrs/srs on the field...look out when you hit the sec and big ten...we all know its only one game and the first game so lets stop about firing the coaches its too late to change that part of the equation...it was obvious the staff did not have the team prepared to play generally especially on offense...its obvious that Nicely,and i love the guy, is really gonna have a hard time under center...he can't see the field and missed some open receivers...the coaches ran him more out of the gun in the 2nd which means they see it too...but he IS slow..not that it mattered with the way the offensive line trashed themselves...those guys especially the left side were awful...its hard to tell about the running game because the o-line was so bad but i'm afraid alex allen may not have the extra gear he used to have...burney will help but he can't pound all the time...the defense is what it is...the safeties are awful right now..the corners are small and continue to have trouble with bigger receivers...minimal pressure on the qb w/o loads of blitzes...the coaches didn't help much with some of the play calling particularly when akron got the ball deep in the cuse end with over 2 minutes to play and 3 TO/s..all of a sudden they decide the have to throw the ball three times...not a run attempt...i get the feeling the staff does not have a handle on what they have in the way of palyer's abilities yet....better hope for good weather this year otherwise attendance will be...how much worse can it get? there's always next week...oh could have been worse...look what happend to Turner Gill at KU...

you related to Ed who works in Canton?

show me...nothing that indicates that the players who were here last year on the defensive side will perform any better as a unit this year at least not in the first month of the season....offensively,don't see this unit scoring a ton of points at this point in the season and thats what it would take for a win...syracuse will at least cover...hope i'm wrong...the crowd? labor day weekend,questionable weather,apathetic students,losing team...unless syracuse brings several thousand maybe 15-18K...tops

I'll follow up on those two points... First, I don't care what 11 guys are on the field for us defensively, and what their position says in the program. We just better be a lot better at tackling than we've been with many of these same guys on the field the last couple of years. Secondly, I'm wondering when we suddenly became a team with good talent several guys deep. We've struggled with that ever since our arrival as a 1-A school. And even if that situation has improved, I'd still question whether our talent on the bench is topping BCS level programs. there has been a lot of talk about how this defense has a lot of talent in some places. But,they have just not been able to stop people and take over a game when its been needed. Unless the entire unit plays at a significantly higher level the offense won't be able to score enough points. Syracuse won last year with a bad team. With Carter at RB this will give a good indication as to whether the Zips have progressed on the defensive side of the ball...

Although I agree that RI deserves a chance, I disagree with believing "we got the best that was out there". IMHO, Wistrcill did not give due diligence to the search for a head coach. He took the easy way out and hired a former acquaintance. I don't like RI's qualifications (i.e., "lack thereof") and am not excited about football season. I did renew my season ticket, but I fully expect to just go and watch with little to get excited about. I'm certain there were numerous successful head coaches at FCS and lower division schools who would have taken the opportunity to move to FBS. Although nothing is guaranteed, a successful HC from a lower division would have given me more confidence in his abilities to "run" a football team. wow...looks there are other realists out there...i understand optimism...we had it in '05 and '06 and i think maybe in '75 and '76 too...don't trash the guy personally...but please don't think that ianello was the best coach out there who would have come to akron...was not...the athletic department is not doing him or the team any favors though with this apparent lack of pub about the coach and the team....

BIGGSY was he biggest loss from the '05 team...only took some folks 5 to figure it out...

I think the decision on alcohol sales is ultimately up to the conference, after the individual school. I know a guy from Georgia who says the SEC has a ban on alcohol sales at all athletic events, which is mind boggling to me. Football and beer, what a great marriage. As I posted earlier. The NCAA has no such band. It's up to the conferences and schools. While the SEC ban is true. I do believe that alcohol is available in the suites or loges. I know there were no alcohol concession sales in the Georgia Dome for the SEC championship due to SEC rules. But, I've seen drinks flowing in the suites. buy a suite and invite us...

This opens the door for beer to be sold throughout the stadium, and possibly a student bar somewhere on campus eventually. It also means that there is a possibility of having a restaraunt there that serves alchohol (Winking Lizard in the north endzone, anyone?). can't believe the LIZ isn't in the area already...

23x4....the cumulative IQ of the folks in the picture???

you can't tell a thing from spring...nicely did nothing to indicate he will not be the starter...last year is a far better indication of his talent...its time to move on from guys who have not played and won't play under the new regime...if you couldn't get on the field with a bad team...well...running back?..need to see AA in a real game...defense?...come see after the 'cuse game...

I won't be surprised if the whole season is a sleeper. ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. at least it is somewhat realistic...they are not expecting the zips to win anything...as should be the case under the circumstances..

nicely still looks good...lafrance made some catches

What if he never figures it out? Almost to my thirties, I am just now fully realizing how much I enjoy chicken wings and beer. I want to fully realize my potential before it is too late. Nice. In my mid 30's and realize wings and beer are IT....nothing more to see here...that's it...oh yeah, boobs are nice too...enjoy. My wish is sometime soon the Zips play YSU and end this pointless discussion. Zips would win 9 out of 10 games played against YSU. I would be highly upset with 9 out of 10. There is no excuse for us not to win 10 out of 10. That was just a hypothetical scenario guys.....dont be specific..... ok ok Zips would beat YSU ANYTIME they played each other...BETTER? GOOD. I wouldn't go that far boys. Once again, you are vastly overspeculating the difference between teams in a crap 1-A conference such as our own and FCS teams. Sure, YSU hasn't been that good in the past couple of years, and most years we're going to have a better team, but in a given year that we're down, and they're up, they can certainly beat us, and history shows that (just ask GP1 ). I guarantee you that about half of the FCS playoff teams from last year would've beaten us. ya...instead of morgan state(leroy kelly's alma mater) or flower gardening and web lets schedule oh, villanova or app state etc etc and see what the difference is...

20-30k??? no crowds that big..its sad that the team's performance can't bring in fans...LIABILITY is an issue

as usual... weather shitty

Devoe Torrence is better than any YSU running back there or coming. Regardless he is a linebacker first and foremost and eventually will figure that out. Also, I dont see him as this "bum" as some people are calling him. He is a tremendous talent that just hasn't got his chance to shine, like i said, when he figures out what his true position is he will be a star. Same thing I was thinking. There is no way YSU has any running backs anywhere near as talented as him haha I can't help but laugh when you come around here and try to act like YSU is so superior to akron. Trust me the worst players on Akron's team would be stars for the penguins... With all due respect, Mr. Adaris Bellamy is a 4-star recruit with SEC and Big East offers and he is coming to YSU as a freshmen. After USF pulled his scholarship when Holtz came to town, he was set to sign with the Cincinnati Bearcats but one thing prevented that from happening: Big East rule prohibiting a recruit to sign with a Big East team after previously signing with another. This kid will likely be in the running for the FCS Heisman, the Payton Award, by the time he is done here. Anyways we got our Spring Game tomorrow, enthusiasm is at levels we have not seen since Tressel with Coach Wolford, and we are expecting a great season. We ought to compare the attendance's at each Spring Game and see how that turn's out! PS: Yes, InTheZone is exactly correct. From top to bottom you guys have much more depth than us, but I can assure you we have some kids playing here that would also be able to compete there. Worth mentioning Allen Jones broke all of Alex Allen's records at Ursuline. Hope to meet up with you guys on the gridiron one of these days! to think jones was at the akron spring game last year..got to talk to him..too bad jd was on his way out when jones had to make his decision...

First, Torrence did play last year and ended up with the flu and then injured. His other behavior? What being accused of something he didn't do? I love people that take the facts, throw them out the door, and make their own reality. Ridiculous, you didn't have anything to say about him until he left. Exactly thank you G-mann its funny that some people all of a sudden know Devoe on a personal level, or know the situation he was involved in. FACT #1 Devoe has only been involved in one off the field issue. FACT #2 He wasnt accused by himself there were a group of around 15-20 massillon football players that were accused of being involved in a groupie type sex ring with underage girls. FACT #3 The case went to the grad Jury where the females or accusers later admitted to fabricating the story because they wanted attention, FACT #4 All of the players were acquitted of all charges. The only thing this kid is guilty of is getting mixed up in that situation in the first place, he took responsibility for that went to court the girl lied he was found innocent so what are they other problems your talking about ??? DeVoe Torrence acquitted of statutory rape charges From the Canton Repository; A Massillon teen has been acquitted of a rape charge involving a 15-year-old girl. Stark County Family Court Judge David E. Stucki said he didn't find enough evidence to convict DeVoe J. Torrence, a one-time Ohio State University football recruit, of the juvenile charge. Torrence testified today and denied a sexual encounter took place. The girl initially testified that she didn't remember what happened between her and Torrence after she went to his bedroom in the early morning hours of Sept. 23. But she later said the two had sex and detailed their condom use for the court. On cross examination by defense attorney Jeffrey Haupt, the girl admitted it all was a lie and that the sex never happened. Torrence, now 18, was charged with rape because the girl was 15 at the time. The trial was held juvenile court because Torrence was 17 at the time. Jim Tressel withdrew this kid's scholarship a few months back, and it was speculated that these charges were the primary reason. unfortunately not everything makes it to the papers...

In this case, we have at least a sample (not huge, of course) of viewing Rodgers v. Nicely in game action. Rodgers was thrown into a bad situation, no doubt. But, you can just see it with Nicely. I never thought he would look as good as he did so soon. Throw out the stats..the kid just looks like a QB, and a darn good one. If Rodgers comes out and beats him, I will be somewhat surprised, somewhat impressed, and at least a little bit concerned about our coaching staff (and their decisions). just because the last regime screwed the pooch doesn't mean nicely wasn't the best qb on the roster...if the coach dosen't give him a shot because he was married to jacquemain etc,etc has nothing to do with nicely's ability...we saw it with getsy in '06

most on this site wouldn't ackowledge it at the time but torrence was a huge gamble when brookhart brought him in...if you only read the papers you had no idea what this guy did or was like...unfortunately his off the field behavior was far worse than met the eye... if he was that good he would have played last year...his OTHER behavior should have been a huge red flag...but coaches ignore what they choose to ignore...if he couldn't get on the field with the coach who recruited him...well?

until this coach can replicate what is going on at another so called mid major at BUTLER, don't whine about ANYTHING...

DUH!!!

I suppose I probably am being a little silly, (since we have been at this crossroads before and know how it turned out in the past), for talking about a 3-1 start that is based on essentially nothing but the hope that the new coaching staff is going to be better than the previous one. Wow, it's easy to be optimistic in March! march...what a wonderful time of year...when realism and critical thinking are lost to sexual fantasies and impending graduation...give this guy 2 years...if they get better between september 4 and november 30 then 2011 will be enjoyable...this guy has never been a head coach before people!...