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There's only one reason. Tell that too Cam Newton. You guys don't know what you are talking about. There are a lot of good players playing JUCO for a lot of reasons. Not all are D1 talent, but a lot are. I beg to differ. I do know what I am talking about. I agree there are a lot of good players that play JUCO ball, but they all play JUCO ball for one reason. Before going to a JUCO, Cam Newton had a scholarship and played at Florida. Mike Johnson played at Arizona State before transfering to a JUCO and then later UofA. Yep. Both went the JUCO route for the same reason as every other JUCO player. It's OK to admit you overstated your original point...... Both didn't go because they couldn't get scholarships. They did have scholarships and were at those schools on scholarship and played on the football teams while on scholarship. Would you like to clarify your point?

I see what you are saying, but shooting is shooting whether 20 feet away or one foot away. The little orange ball needs to go through the little orange ring.

The commentator was a she. She was very clear. In fact, I jumped off the sofa and posted that post right after she said it.

Maybe it is really that easy. They are playing a basketball game, not designing a ship to fly to Mars. It's D1 college athletics and because of that the competition is good. They need to do a better job against good competition. KD is the same guy he was when they were winning 20, but now the players can't execute. Maybe it's the players and not the strategies. KD can't shot the ball for them, but he can focus on them doing a better job of shooting. While I don't get to see every game, I do get to see some. The level of difficulty in the MAC is nearly the same as it was five years ago. The players just need to execute better and I think KD focusing on defense and rebounding is not the solution.

There's only one reason. Tell that too Cam Newton. You guys don't know what you are talking about. There are a lot of good players playing JUCO for a lot of reasons. Not all are D1 talent, but a lot are. I beg to differ. I do know what I am talking about. I agree there are a lot of good players that play JUCO ball, but they all play JUCO ball for one reason. Before going to a JUCO, Cam Newton had a scholarship and played at Florida. Mike Johnson played at Arizona State before transfering to a JUCO and then later UofA.

I'm watching the CSU vs. Butler game right now. The talking head from ESPN said the Horizon League is the only league in the past six years, outside of the "Power Six" leagues to win an NCAA Tournament game. I thought the MAC has won a game in the last six years.?.?.? If this is true, what does that say about the NCAA Tournament and the idea of expanding the tournament to include every team? You guys know my opinions of the "growers" in college athletics. Most athletic administrators and the people in the NCAA are only qualified to grow weeds. Less teams in the NCAA would be better than more. Even more, if the non power six are this bad, don't let them in. "But GP1, it would leave out teams like Butler".....I know, it would also not subject the rest of America to watching Duke beat the crap out of NC A&T by 60 in the first game. "But GP1, college athletics are about building character and life lessons"......I'm not sure the kids at NC A&T are learning a very valuable life lesson by losing by 60....or, it isn't a life lesson I would find valuable.

Interesting read. Seems to be focused on things that aren't the problem. When there is a problem, don't focus on the little issues around the problem. Focus on the problem itself. The problems as I see them are as follows: First, .421 fieldgoal percentage for the season...terrible. Second, .343 three point fieldgoal percentage for the season...not terrible, but not good either. Third, FT percentage < 70%. The primary goal of basketball is to take the little orange ball and throw it through the little orange ring hanging 10 feet above the floor. The Zips are not doing this at an acceptable level. Scoring a lot of points puts a lot of pressure on the other team. Less defensive practice...more shooting practice. The Zips are being out rebounded because they can't make shots. Missed shots turn into rebounds for the other team. Offensive rebounds are extremely difficult to get so avoid having to get them by making the first shot. Make shots, less rebounds for the other team....it's simple.

There's only one reason. Tell that too Cam Newton. You guys don't know what you are talking about. There are a lot of good players playing JUCO for a lot of reasons. Not all are D1 talent, but a lot are.

Last year wasn't a "write off", it was almost a complete disaster of epic proportions if they don't beat Buffalo the last game. The Zips had something like 16 or 17 returning starters. There was no starting from scratch. They should have done better.

Good question. 3-5 in the MAC as of today. Some believed the team would go 10-6 and have another good season. That was not an unreasonable expectation. They need to go 7-1 the rest of the season to go 10-6. I said a couple of weeks ago that 10-6 was dangerously close to 9-7 or 8-8. 5-3 the remainder of the season would land them at 8-8. I think if they go 8-8 and have an average season everyone would be happy at this point. There are no injuries on the team that would contribute to this poor performance....just poor everything. They need to string at least two wins in a row in order to get some momentum. Confidence and momentum are the keys to a getting out of a slump. It's up to them. They need to get it done. There is no excuse for this. They can do better.

An offensive lineman with "soft hands". Normally, that type of praise is only reserved for WRs.

I find myself scratching my bald head as well. I only hold out hope and try to find reasons for hope. Miami turned things around in two years, but I don't know where their classes were talent wise. Could the guy at Miami coach or did he just have underrated recruiting classes?...I don't know. What I do know is with all we have we cannot seem to get any momentum and some of our better sports teams are losing momentum. Something seems wrong in Zipsland.

What hard working team do they support that doesn't win? No one's expecting them to got 13-0 and win the MAC. They don't have to a pull a soccer team and win national titles, but like the 03-05 teams people came to see them. Yes they won more than they lost, but I wouldn't exactly call a winner, except for 05 of course. If the athletic department is willing to give away tickets to the games the way they were in those years, I'm sure you are right and people will turn out. I don't want to have to give away tickets to games. If we are back to giving away tickets, we have done absolutely nothing during our 20 year "building process". The athletic department functions on money and it needs a lot of it to just break even. Winning a lot is the only way they will be able to get people to BUY tickets. There is support for a team, and then there is meaningful support. Freeloaders are not providing meaningful support.

What hard working team do they support that doesn't win?

Article Say what you want about the off the field problems during the Faust years, but at least we waited to get on campus before being arrested. Tressel now has guys getting arrested on signing day. Well done Jim. OSU should do everyone at the Columbus Police Department a favor and fingerprint all recruits on their recruiting visit to save the CPD some time after arrests.

Let's see how they all do and may the best man win...and then let's get the program winning.

Here are my thoughts on this recruiting class......I could really give a crap. I don't care where these guys came from, how many stars they had by their name on some internet recruiting blog, what their grades were or anything else for that matter. I've suffered through almost 25 years of horrible football at UofA. We need to start winning ASAP. If this is the class that gets the winning going, then God bless them. I'm more interested in what they do on the field rather than what they look like on the internet. This program needs to start WINNING!

Interesting pieces and topic. The kid has talent and wins....that's what we need. Has he grown up?....maybe....he has had a lot of reality dumped on him the past couple of years. Reality is sobering. Here is my prediction. He came to Akron because he believes he can START next year. The QB job is open for the taking and I don't think CoachI has a favorite on the team. If he is the starter, it will be good for the Zips. We need winners on the field. 21 more winners would be even better. If he doesn't start, we will be reading stories about him at his fourth school in four years next year.

The donor is almost completely to blame. Should the AD have stroked his ego? I don't know. The AD has a job to do and he has to live with that job and the results of his decisions. His decisions involve a lot more than just the ego of one man. I'm sure the blowhard who wrote the letter doesn't think about UCONN athletics all day. The AD does. Whenever I think about guys like this donor, I think about the readings from Ash Wednesday: Jesus said, "Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. "So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be done in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. "And whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. "And whenever you fast, do not look dismal, like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces so as to show others that they are fasting. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that your fasting may be seen not by others but by your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." We have too many people in this world who are impressed by themselves and their actions. It's too bad.

Wasn't this reported on zno a couple of months ago?

This is like LBJ leaving the Cavs. There was a right way and a wrong way to do it. The letter was clearly the wrong way to do it. According to DIG, there is insufficient data. How much more do you need? A tree worth of paper was used to print the letter. I think the donor expressed himself pretty clearly. He wanted this to become public as he copied everyone except the governor's bathroom attendant. Unless he is a complete moron, he had to have known this was going to make the internet. The personal attacks toward the AD were over the top as well. If he had a problem he should have picked up the phone and chewed him a new a-hole if that is what he wanted to do. It takes more guts to chew someone out in person than it does to write a letter. The letter was gutless. If he doesn't want to donate further, it is his right to do so. The next time this guy donates money, he should think about whether the donation is for him or the people it is supposed to help. The ex-player puts a good spin on what college athletes really think, or how they don't even think, about the big donors at a school. It is funny to see one admit that is the case; especially when it was directed at this Burton guy so soon after the letter. There are some ideas I have always lived by. There is always someone better looking. There is always someone smarter. There is always someone richer. So don't worry about those things. There are some extremely rich people in CT. Somewhere, someone out there in CT is going to donate a bunch of money to the school just to stick it up this guy's ass. Somewhere in CT there is someone richer than Burton and would like nothing more to make a fool of him in public. We will know that someone before next football season.

Buffett falls off stage Video. Get well soon Jimmy. I have tickets for your Charlotte show in March or April or something.

Maybe someone posted this already. If so, sorry for doing it again. NIU has a player worthy of 5 NBA scouts coming out and only had 771 people at the game. That's just terrible.

This story is very interesting. Read both the letter and the response by the UCONN player and tell us who the better person is. My vote is the donor is the a-hole of a child and the former player is the better person.

[quote name='Dr Z' date='Jan 26 2011, 09:44 AM' post='135042' Steelers DB's held Jets receivers Santonio Holmes and Braylon Edwards to only four catches in a Championship game with a hobbled and somewhat ineffective Polamalu. My biggest concern about the Super Bowl is Rogers playing in a dome on a fake field. Lots of good passing games have trouble in cold weather and last weekend was an example. The Steelers, Packers, Bears and Jets all have better passing attacks than what they showed last Sunday. The last time the Steelers played the Packers, Rogers had something like 360 passing yards. If he does that next weekend, they beat the Steelers going away. The Steelers defense is too old to be on the field very long getting exhausted by a good passing attack. They were really tired at the end of the game last week and I was worried that if Ben doesn't pass for a first down, NY would have marched down the field on them and scored. However, Ben being the winner he is didn't let that happen. I have no "feel" for this game which makes me really excited. It isn't very often that the outcome of an NFL game isn't realtively predictable. Anything can happen next week. It's going to be fun.