GP1

I'd be nice. However, JT's biggest money making days are ahead of him. Lots of Hollywood and television.

I'm bullish on this team too ZW. I know what I saw against MSU on the road. It was no fluke as they were in control of the game throughout. Too much talent and too much good coaching for this team to not be an ass kicking machine in the MAC.

I'm sure Faust's schedule would be wide open on that day. He is the one who brought JT to Akron. They shouldn't spend much time worrying about if LO can make it or not. The Ring of Honor Day they did for JT was great. When he makes the Hall of Fame, they should do something for him the first home game of that fall. I don't know what to do as he is already in the Ring of Honor, but they can figure something out.

Just heard on ESPN JT is going to retire at the end of this season. JT is the greatest Zip and I believe should be a first ballot hall of famer in five years. See everyone in Canton....

He averaged almost 10 wins a year. If that is luck, we'll take it.

I didn't get my information from a tosu forum.

With the little I know, just from reading here, that's going to be a tough decision. I might advise him to move. Hard opportunity to turn down. BTW GP1, from what you wrote throughout the year, I got the impression that you were not real impressed with BW, does this change your opinion of his abilities at all? No. He still made too many tackles down field in a bad conference. Brian is a $75 bottle of wine. Good, but not great. There are a lot of good $75 bottles of wine. The offer from Columbus is more of a statement of their opinion of their current LB situation and the need to fill needs immediately. Using a scholarship on an experienced college player for one year while the new coaching staff gets their feet under them is probably a good idea for tOSU. He will have a better line playing in front of him, but when the Zips DLine was playing well at the beginning of the year, he was still making too many tackles downfield. Not sure how that will change when playing against BCS talent every week. I don't see it changing. At this point in his career, he is what he is. Blackburn was a better player playing in a defense not suited for his ability.

Makes sense, he is that good. BUT, will he get PT there? If his goal is a professional career in football, if he hired me to be his adviser, I would suggest staying put. He has made a name for himself here, and will continue to do that next season. I hope TB has spoken with him. PS If he goes to Columbus, will he play the same position as he did here? Yes. The staff there doesn't have much confidence in their current LBacking group and believes he will start right away. It would be his job to lose. So, I guess the answer to your last question is yes as well.

Brian will get an offer from the team in Columbus. Doesn't mean he will take it, but he will get an offer.

Good topic. Solich has it right. He gets about 6-8 JUCO players on his team (not all starters). We don't need 30 transfers so this isn't really an either/or situation. We do need 6-8 good, mature players right now. Not all will start, but six should easily be able to start with the current talent level in the program. It doesn't take 22 good players to win in the MAC. It takes 6 or 7 and then some average players around them. The rules in the SEC are different that in a conference like the Big Ten. The SEC is run almost like a professional league and the results on the field show. They are allowed to have an unlimited number of non-renewed scholarships, so a program like UNA can have a lot of those players fall into their lap because the player doesn't have to sit out a year. Less players fall out of the Big Ten because they have limits on the number of non-renewals. Bowden would be better off looking for JUCO players if he wants mature players. Let's not take too many, but let's not panic either if 6-8 show up next year...it will still be less than 10% of the scholarships. It is going to be fun to watch this play out.

Millions of non-pot smoking, unproductive malcontents go to work every day. What does that have to do with making pot legal?

There is a kid riding a tricycle on the street and the back wheels rotate so he can make real tight turns. Someone made millions off of that idea and it is so simple. Lost opportunity......

I'll give TW credit for recognizing the opportunity and taking advantage of it. I don't hold anything against him for the way Ianello was fired. Coach I knew it was coming in advance. His mother's death was not something to be expected and looks bad, but I don't know what else TW could have done. To be honest, my father died a few years ago.... (Trying to put myself in Coach I's shoes here)...I would have like to have known I was getting fired before the funeral. One less bad event to think about. When it's over, it's over and I wouldn't want to be at a funeral thinking about getting fired the next week or whenever. It wasn't going to be long until Coach I found another job. I would like to know if there were really 2 or 3 first choices before Paul.?.? There might have been some people who expressed interest, but there is a long way between expressing interest and signing on the dotted line. I do believe there was a search. Going out searching for someone who wants to take over a team that went 1-11 two years in a row couldn't have been easy; so in retrospect, I can see how it might have looked sloppy. Fire fast, hire slow is a good way to hire and it seems as if it might have worked for us this time around. Long term as the AD? No. It seems as if this job has been on the job training for him. MT and MR didn't need on the job training. Because of their inexperience, they made some mistakes, but those mistakes were small and easily fixable. TW seems to make big mistakes that aren't easy to fix and leave a bad taste in the mouths of others.

I don't know what the number is, but I agree. For me it isn't about a new industry as much as it is keeping people out of the extremely expensive prison/probation system and gets them working. People are going to prison, for long periods of time on the tree strikes and you're out system, for selling a basically harmless substance. Then, we bog down already overworked probation officers, who should be out supervising more violent criminals, with this nonsense. We are idiots in this country. True story. On Christmas Eve, Mrs. GP1 and I went to the Panthers vs. Tampa Bay game here in Charlotte. On one corner were the usual evangelical guys with their signs yelling whatever they yell (just what you want to hear right next to your tailgate while you get boozed up for three hours before a game). Nobody talks to these guys. They actually seem kind of angry. On the other corner was a guy protesting for the legalization of hemp. People were walking by and giving this guy high fives. Even in the Bible Belt people know pot should be legal. What did the Great GP1 take from all of this? We should pray to God for the legalization of pot.

I was born in West Virginia and I am looking forward to any hillbilly humor this hire may bring on this board.

They can go swimming together in the cement pond in the natatorium. I hear they have a hot cousin. It's all good. Awe he ain't comin' here. I hear he was fixin' to be a double knot spy! "If brains were lard, he couldn't grease a skillet." - Uncle Jed Clampett

No offense to Green, but honestly, I hope he transfers out and opens up a scholly for us. He just doesn't fit our new-found athletic style. Bring in a JUCO C/5 to back up Zeke. Someone has to leave just to be able to have three scholarships available for next season. KD has been sending Green a message all season with letting the walk ons into the game before him. If this is the case, KD2.0 should just call him in and terminate his employment with the Zips. The Zips now have the talent level to look at a player and say that after two years and walk-ons playing in front of him, it is time to go. We no longer have to sit on average players hoping they turn into something some day. The writing is on the wall.

No and no. Didn't even know there was a Jeff Bowden. Let's not bring in a tired cast because their last name is Bowden. Personally, I think we got the best of the Bowdens. Brighter days ahead. Bro, just hope Terry doesn't bring in his Appalachian black-sheep brother who uses the more formal last-name pronunciation... They can go swimming together in the cement pond in the natatorium. I hear they have a hot cousin. It's all good.

Hmmmmm. Will the Zips make a run at Bo Wallace?

No and no. Didn't even know there was a Jeff Bowden. I saw Tommy Bowden's last game in person against Wake on a Thursday night. The offense was terrible. Never won and easy to win ACC Championship. Never even won his division when the ACC went to divisions. Let's not bring in a tired cast because their last name is Bowden. Personally, I think we got the best of the Bowdens. Brighter days ahead.

No they wouldn't. There is a huge difference between the size and mentality of a person between the ages of 16 and 18 compared to a person between the ages of 18 and 23. It's men vs. boys and the men win. I think you're giving a cliche of a response, while forgetting that so many Moeller players were heading right to top-level BCS schools the following fall. A typical high school player might not be good enough to compete against a D-II college plaer. A typical Moeller player in the 1970s?...Absolutely. No way.... You're dreaming. 17 year olds can't compete against 22 year olds in football as a team. Different levels of college can compete...not high school vs college.

Not a problem, I'm stuck at the office because corporate thinks we are "productive" on days surrounding a holiday. The guy I work for is entirely too smart for that type of thinking.

No they wouldn't. There is a huge difference between the size and mentality of a person between the ages of 16 and 18 compared to a person between the ages of 18 and 23. It's men vs. boys and the men win.

Stop making sense. I'm not defending our Moore. However, if Bowden doesn't bring in one of his own recruits to be QB, it will be interesting to see how he does in a spread offense with a staff who knows how to run it and coach it. If he becomes more comfortable in an offense suited for his size and style, maybe the accuracy improves. Maybe they can utilize his running ability more. Maybe he'll continue to get balls batted down...who knows? A lot of things can happen. First things first though. We got rid of a pro style coach and brought in a spread coach. Good things will happen starting there.

Not to rain on the parade I do think this is a great hire BUT comparing what Terry Bowden did In the SEC to what Nick Saban and Steve Spurrier has done and continue to due is down right dumb. Terry won two years with the previous coaches recruits. Plus the sec was no where near what is now. LSU was not bowl eligble the first three years he was there. They lost to them during one of those years. Plus this is the time when Nebraska was dominate with Tommy Frazier and Florida state was a dynasty. Tennessee won their title in 1999 Florida won in 1996 when they beat auburn. Just bottom line if your saying that the SEC was the best hands down your wrong. He won but not with his recruits like les miles. But he didn't get a ring so he's not les miles or none of the above During the 10 year period SEC 3 National Championships ACC 2 Big 12 (though didn't really exist) 3 Big 10 1 Big East 1 So the SEC was one of the dominant conferences at that time. The Big 8 had 3 one with Colorado in 1990, two with Nebraska (one of which was considered split with Penn State) The SEC saw Alabama, Tennessee, and Florida win national titles. They would have had 4 if not for Auburn's NCAA sanctions which would take away Florida State's national title. Thanks for saving me the time. I've been outside staining the deck I said, in July, I was going to stain before my family got to my house the day after Christmas.