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Balsy I PROMISE that I just heard somewhat of the reply, in my home, not 30 minutes ago straight from Coach TB !! Bowden was passionate (or a great actor) when he looked me in the eye and said (kinda verbatim) "You're son is coming at the absolutely perfect time in the program" ..... And went on with the mistakes HE made and knows they should have been 8-4 ..... Praised all the kids and the effort .... Great stuff ...... Feel 100% confident with turning my boy over in July !! Fires me up !!! 1. HEAVY emphasis on recruiting south Florida .... Mentioned the win over USF for the Gilbert kid !! Also laying down lines in this area 2. Talked about every recruit/transfer and where they were gonna fit in .... It was impressive 3. Talked about year four and some of the parallels to other rebuilds that he has been through ...... Very convincing 4. Talked about making some good contacts in the local area that he feels will pay off big !! Frankly said, " when we win this year and get to the MAC championship and a bowl .... Then it will be fun !!! Great visit, wonderful guys ...... Cannot wait until March ........... Trying to post the picture but can't figure it out ...... Lol

So what is this ? For the current student base I assume ? ....................... We will be here in Georgia LOL

Seems like a great kid ............ He and his Father tweeted me last night and he is very excited to get to Akron also. http://www.hustlebelt.com/mac-football-recruiting/2015/1/27/7921573/2015-akron-football-recruiting-te-avery-cagle-talks-commitment-to-zips

That's a nice steal if you ask me ................. Not sure why the de-commit though

New Commit today !! http://www.scout.com/player/7729944n-ulysees-gilbert http://www.hudl.com/athlete/1422681/highlights/166131378

I probably missed it, but did we have any 2015 HS commits that enrolled in January ?

Vernon Walker was mentioned on a list and I see his commitment to MTSU on 1/18 ........ I just mentioned that he would have had to de-commit from MTSU in the last couple of days I also hoped that he did de-committ and commit to the Zips

Could be saving a few scholly's to see the fall out from Power 5 over signing !!!!

/Vernon-Walker must have flipped in the last couple of days ........ Hope so

I think Fowler was a de commit

Keep em coming ...... Not a huge fan of the highlite film but ....... Did Any one else see the vision this kid has !!! And note the offense and PRAY the Zips can adopt this style ........ Lol

Small military (obviously) school about 30 minutes from us .... Doesn't get much press but has had some athletes come through there occasionally . Should be a disciplined kid as they are pretty heavy on the military side (see website http://www.riversidemilitary.com) ...... Record not great as they only get a few D1 level kids occasionally Heard his name around the county and I'm told that he is a great kid and should be a nice addition (hope the info was on point) ..... I like this kid at H-back with another 20 lbs. It appears that Bowden is getting the pieces together to move toward a more "malzone" styled spread ........ once again shining light on our two favorite topics, the OL development and the leader of the offense at QB Come on March !!

How about this ?

LOL .............. Can you NOT understand the meaning................ "I stand corrected" Or is this what you want to hear ............................ "I WAS WRONG" I vote Keener as the Marketing lead for this season !!!!

Make sure you invite Keener and we will put a hurtin on some Corona Extra's also !!!!!! LOL

Maybe a tailgating campaign with Corona and McDonald's would crank things up

Who said McDonald's isn't a good product ? .................

LOL .................... I stand corrected on my marketing knowledge I'm excited to see the marketing strategy for this season ................ And more excited to see the product on the field !!! Fear the Roo, Return of the Roo, Rockin Roo, ................. Whatever the slogan for this season is I'm going with

OK ................ I concede to the marketing majors I guess. SO if UA spend a crap load of money on marketing ............ THAT will increase and sustain attendance no matter what the teams record is . Seems pretty simple

Of course not .............. But you all are crazy if you think a marketing campaign for a team that is a consistent loser will be of much success. Just not gonna happen When the product improves, the marketing campaign will be more of a success ..... Sports Marketing, Product Marketing ................. Pick any kind of marketing and I will tell you that if the product sucks, the marketing plan will not be much of a success Let's hope that both the product and the marketing campaign are much better this season Marketing the Zips without wins doesn't seem to have worked out very well thus far it appears ....................... just sayin

I would look at the OL and TE's

Cmon man ............. you really think I meant that there should be no marketing of the Zips Point being that you can market all you want and spend as much on it as you can, but if the team isn't winning, your marketing plan is for nothing .................................... Maybe I can pick up that badge at the Spring game ?

Looks like a great hire on paper !!! I think we have some young talent on the O-Line to work with................... At least I hope we do

I still say the best marketing is to ................... JUST WIN BABY !!

Best of luck !! ............... To him and us That hurts