Jrship35

Uh OH !!!

Captain ............ I appreciate your diligent work to keep us all as up to date as possible. And your right ............ The couple of weeks, there will be many moves (commits, de-commits etc)

Here are some interesting Stat on offense and defense ........................... A productive lunch in my office OFFENSE: Scoring Offense - Points per game 2014 - 20.1 pts per game (108 in NCAA) 2013 - 18.4 pts per game (107 in NCAA) 2012 - 21.9 pts per game (87 in NCAA) 2011 - 11.6 pts per game (119 in NCAA) Red Zone Scoring % (TD's and FG's combined): 2014 - 71.79% (120 in NCAA) 2013 - 79.92% (78 in NCAA) 2012 - 84.85% (35 in NCAA) 2011 - 80.00 % (67 in NCAA) Third Down efficiency: 2014 - 33.73% (113 in NCAA) 2013 - 37.65% (79 in NCAA) 2012 - 38.76% (68 in NCAA) 2011 - 27.22% (120 in NCAA) Time of possession: 2014 - 29.19 min per game (84 in NCAA) 2013 - 30.02 min per game (60 in NCAA) 2012 - 28.02 Min per game (106 in NCAA) 2011 - 27.54 min per game (105 in NCAA) DEFENSE: Points given per game: 2014 - 25.2 pts per game (60 in NCAA) 2013 - 27.5 pts per game (73 in NCAA) 2012 - 37.7 pts per game (116 in NCAA) 2011 - 39.0 pts per game (117 in NCAA) Opponents red zone scoring % (TD's and FG's): 2014 - 80.00% (41 in NCAA) 2013 - 79.49% (34 in NCAA) 2012 - 85.11% (91 in NCAA) 2011- 89.09% (106 in NCAA) Opponents time of possession: 2014 - 30:40 (84 in NCAA) 2013 - 29:56 (58 in NCAA) 2012 - 31:58 (107 in NCAA) 2011 - 32:05 (105 in NCAA) Opponents third down efficiency: 2014 - 39.22% (50 in NCAA) 2013 - 42.58% (85 in NCAA) 2012 - 38.31% (48 in NCAA) 2011 - 44.44% (92 in NCAA) Turnover Margin: .......................... THIS HAS TO IMPROVE !!! 2014 - -0.3 (89 in NCAA) 2013 - -0.3 (79 in NCAA) 2012 - -1.2 (115 in NCAA) 2011 - -1.0 (114 in NCAA) LOL for what it's worth !!!! Kinda tells us what we already know ................... Although we still have a bit of work to do on defense, offense has to improve greatly in 2015 Source: http://www.teamrankings.com/college-football/stat/opponent-third-down-conversion-pct?date=2012-01-09 ****** Stats DO NOT include the Howard game*****

I thought I read somewhere that he de committed but cannot find where

Good position if it is quality Senior leadership ............. The young guys will buy in pretty quick and who knows !!! It may be a fun year !!

It's a large ship Balsy .............. Not a speed boat !!! Takes a while to turn the ship around ........................ As frustrating as it is !! Good things starting to cook !!!

Makes sense .............. Only seeing him in the 2014 season, it appeared to me that the other 10 guys on the offense had little confidence in him. Even at 4-2, he just didn't project the confidence. NOW ........... I will say, that all the dropped balls that I saw and the injury undoubtedly demoralized the kid ................ If he can bounce back, he get's a mulligan from me. Again I make mention of the play calling We can get another 10 plays a game by more systematic play calling ................ Also need to catch the damn ball and keep the plays moving. I bet that cost us at least 2-3 plays per game (not every game) to regroup 2014 - 77.9 plays per game ( 29th in NCAA) 2013 - 72.9 plays per game ( 86th in NCAA ) 2012 - 79.5 plays per game ( 21st in NCAA) 2011 - 67.5 plays per game ( 98th in NCAA) 2010 - 63.6 plays per game ( 111th in NCAA)

Based on what I saw last year ................ Very good, although they are probably a year or two away. Hopefully transfers on offense will step right in and we will be surprised with a couple of the young guys contributing I think we are pretty solid on defense ................ Filling the safety spots and also strengthening the CB spot and the D-Line depth is also key

Solid kid !! ....... Seems like a blue collar guy !!!! Perfect

The furious race to signing day !!! Then Spring ball !!!!

It's a lock ................... Pohl is not truly in the mix Bowden is not going to toss the kid out, but if he is the starting QB for the Zips in 2015, I will be floored and also extremely concerned about the future ............... One of these kids is going to have a lights out Spring and step right into the roll ................... Bowden will be in some deep poop with anything less than 8-4 ( IMO ) I think the concern is the improvement needed on the play calling front .................. Did I say that again ? LOL

Kid is a bull on film...... Not much if any press at all (but neither did my son). I wouldn't be to concerned about that ............... need that H-back if "Bowden ball" is morphing into a "Malzone Type" spread See if this link works : http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/joe-tupta/YVPjKvTuEeKZ5AAmVebBJg/default.htm

Big young man ................... from the film I saw on hudl, sure hope they can develop him.

Kid looks like a pretty damned solid LB to me ................... He is certainly not the first to have problems with Leach Welcome

Buffalo: Per source, former Akron head coach and Kansas wide receivers coach Rob Ianello will join the Buffalo staff as wide receivers / associate head coach / recruiting coordinator. Ianello had been serving as a transitional consultant to Lance Leipold while Leipold was working for Buffalo and Wisconsin-Whitewater. This completes Leipold's staff. Keep track of new FBS staffshere.

Sorry ..... Created zero buzz for me Just win Baby ???

On to the next one .............................

HELL no he won't ...................... Unfortunately

LOL ............. Ask my son Keener, he may have another name for me during the season (and it isn't Coach or Dad ) !!! Hey at least now he can call me Dad during the season !!!!!

I guess for me in my Sophomore year as a Zips fan, I can only measure last season. Balsy I agree with the above as that appears to be (or at least the first 3, maybe 4) ours to piss away (like 2014). I might add the following weekly things in order to achieve the 5 things above Offense: 1. Establish an offensive identity ......... Are we a true "uptempo" team, a basic no huddle team ? We were 38th in the country with 76.5 offensive plays per game (Baylor #1 with 90.3 ... www.teamrankings.com/college-football/stat/plays-per-game ). I believe, based on the time wasted after getting on the LOS and waiting for the play to be called in, that we can easily hammer out another 10 plays per game by simply having a better play calling plan. I'm off the OC rant and if it is Milwee so be it ......... He will have to make great strides from last year IMO 2. Find the right QB to LEAD the offense !!!!! Goes with #1 3. Establish and be able to keep a cohesive Oline ............... Hopefully there will be a bit more depth also 4. WR's who can actually stretch the field AND catch the ball Defense: 1. A solid two deep rotation on the D-Line ...... Very apparent last season, of the lack of depth in the fourth QTR 2. Need a consistent pass rush ....... Early in the games, we were fine. Goes with the depth above in #1 3. Replace losses in the secondary due to graduation 4. Do a better job of getting off the field on 3rd down ................ Especially in the 4th QTR (also goes with #1) **** And of course, stay healthy **** The last two in Balsy's post can definitely be accomplished ...................... Damn, lets kick it off now !!!! Can't wait for Spring practice, planning a little road trip up to see some practice and the spring game !!!

Sad thing is that I was contacted (didn't reach to them) by 4 different services ................ They all did the same thing and pitched the same "I have the inside track with all the major college coaches" ........... Total BS When I looked at their "services", they included a very nice package of email addresses, templates for sending emails, suggested phone conversations guidelines and a nice organizer function to keep track of contacts, schedule of when to email (weekly emails), a couple would assign a "recruiting coach" that was supposed to walk "hand in hand" through the "high pressure" recruiting process.......................... All this for a bargain price of about $3000 ................................ So I was curious (not to waste my money, but to understand the scam). Turns out from a couple of folks I spoke with at a camp and at a school visit, who were hooked, that the most traffic that either of their kids received was from D3 and NAIA schools and ZERO communication from any D1 schools. And one was was "rated" as a 3 star by the service they wasted their money on. All of the small schools with low to no recruiting staff or budget utilize these services, but not one ............... NOT ONE of the D1 schools that were/are recruiting my son said that they pay any attention to these services. If a parent really wants to give his/her sons or daughters the best opportunity for a scholarship at the next level ............... Help them to put together the system to go to the school sports web sites, find the email addresses of the recruiting coordinators and position coaches and send highlight film attached to an email to those coaches. Set up your email templates and follow up email templates and come up with a system to keep track of when each school was emailed, next follow up email date, any correspondence with coaches etc .......................... This can all be done for the simple cost of your time !!! My thought is that for an opportunity of $150 to $200K of college education, that seems like a pretty prosperous use of your time !!! .................. You and your kid need to be prepared for rejection, no responses, consistent emailing and follow up etc. Your child also has to be willing to pick up the phone and initiate dialogue with Coaches Far to many people are easy prey to these services because they either have no idea where to start and what to do, they aren't willing to invest the time or think that it is the high school coaches job to do that. Rivals, Scout and the other guys create great buzz but if you don't pay for the profile and subscription ................ Forget about it Sorry ........... That's my rant on these paid services.

Doesn't that sound familiar !!!! "Inconsistent quarterback play and unreliable receivers were the main culprits"

Only JC guys have signed so far I believe. High school national signing day is first week of February. ...... If the 8 listed commits are solid and sign along with the "super six" and 2 JC guys, That's 16 currently not counting gray shirts (not sure the number that counts toward 2015) Does that sound correct ? We will be fine

Thanks Dr Z ........ Not that I am any Bear Bryant, but I have been Coaching for quite some time and the old phrase "hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard" is SO true !!! As you have seen (sorry to keep beating the horse) from me, I firmly believe that the strength and conditioning program is absolutely in the top three most important aspects of a successful program. Look at the successful programs and dig deep to understand their S&C programs and you will see. It is something that, in my opinion, is so overlooked by fans because that is not what is seen on game day. I have seen the difference in my own son throughout his high school career alone. He has put on about 40 pounds from his freshman year and his speed and quickness has gotten better each year. As it is only high school I know, but there is a HUGE emphasis on the S&C program at Buford High School. The off season and summer program is 100% comparable with any college program at any level. They are base lined, tracked and recorded throughout the off season to record the gains. Workouts are structured more around the position and the lineman workouts are different from the skill position workouts based on the need (fast twitch muscles, recovery time needed etc.) ................. it is a true science and the UA Coaches were blown away by the football IQ that my son has regarding workouts, film study, defensive schemes ETC. In speaking with many of the guys that are a year or two above my son when they come back, they say that the transition into the next level is certainly not easy (game speed, size etc.), however they seem to transition much easier than kids from other schools............... Not that Buford is all that (there are many great high school programs), the point is the importance. It is nice to see that Coach Gildersleeve has already sent my son his workouts (strength and agility), mapped out for him until he arrives at Akron........ A few of his buddies that are committed (Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee) have all been told to "train" and they will get on the program when they arrive................ Not UA !!! Good things coming .............. I'm excited to see how he does at the next level. Not a multi star guy (or even A star LOL), but without being bias, I know he will outwork the majority. As alot of the interior D-Line is scheme based (gap control) at UA, his job will be to keep the LB's clean of O-lineman getting to the second level.

We will be fine I'm sure .............. When Coach Stroud was down a few weeks ago, his answer when I asked him how things are shaping up for the 2015 class, he told me that they were "about done" and working on a couple of kids from Florida ....................... We also discussed the Bowden and staff philosophy and that they would much rather have three solid kids with no stars than one 5 star kid that has his ego inflated by some recruiting service.............. Zach the Zip is correct in that the UA Coaches have no time or trust in the recruiting services and pay no attention to "stars" Coach Stroud said in his 25 years of coaching, he has seen far more "no star" kids develop and succeed than he has "multi star" kids These recruiting service guys are pure vultures and if you're not attending their camps and don;t pay to have a profile for your kid ............... forget it. Hell one of those services had my son rated as a 4 star ................... Until I wouldn't pay him the $3000 for his "services", which was basically a data base of email addresses, form letters for emails etc, and a computer generated schedule to email and make calls to Coaches. Dude said, "All I do is talk to Coaches all day about kids and am very successful at getting kids scholarships" ................. When I asked him why I would pay $3000 to get email addresses when I can go onto the school web page and get those.......... Dude says "those email addresses are the school email addresses and the coaches don't look at those much, I have their personal email addresses and phone numbers: .............. Right LOL ............ Never heard from the dude again after that. When my son emailed his film around and reached out to Coaches via social media, there was plenty of dialogue with Coaches and offers ............... Coach Stroud called him the same day he sent his film, and offered him. I'm pretty confident in the Coaches ability to see talent and am pretty sure that the tenure of some of these Coaches tells you that they must do a pretty good job to be around this long C'mon Spring ball !!!!!