K-Roo Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 http://www.times-gazette.com/news/article/4439463"Lee Owens, who coached for nine years with Winters at Akron University before taking the Eagles' reigns, didn't mind crashing what the Warriors hoped would be a winning birthday party."http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/p...D=2008810050340"ASHLAND -- The last time the SportsTime Ohio broadcast crew came to Community Stadium, Ashland University raced out to a big halftime lead only to collapse in the second half of a 49-42 loss to Bloomsburg.""The STO team was back in Ashland on Saturday and, when the Eagles gave up an inexcusable score to Wayne State six seconds be- fore halftime, coach Lee Owens feared his team might lay another egg before a state-wide TV audience."Imagine that... bad defense... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 "... No one could do at Wayne State what he's done." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zips Win! Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 I see that Johnny Long had an impressive day. As a freshmen, I thought he had the talent to be a top tier MAC receiver....It's good to see he is doing well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 "The STO team was back in Ashland on Saturday and, when the Eagles gave up an inexcusable score to Wayne State six seconds be- fore halftime, coach Lee Owens feared his team might lay another egg before a state-wide TV audience."Is anyone surprised that Owens name is in the same sentence as the phrase "lay another egg"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 I see that Johnny Long had an impressive day. As a freshmen, I thought he had the talent to be a top tier MAC receiver....It's good to see he is doing well..Yeah, Johnny Long is at Ashland? Yeah, I guess I knew that now that it's mentioned. You're right about him. He certainly passed the eyeball test, was both quick and fast and seemed to have nice hands. He's gotta be an amazing receiver @ that level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BostonZip Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 "... No one could do at Wayne State what he's done." Since the Ashland game, Wayne State has won four in a row and is now 8-2 and ranked 25th in the nation in this week’s AFCA Division II poll. This is the first national ranking ever for Wayne State by the AFCA, and the first in any national poll for the program since 1976.Wayne State (7-2 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) closes the regular season at home on Saturday against No. 1-ranked Grand Valley State (9-0, 9-0), which has clinched the GLIAC title.Ashland stands at 7-3, 7-2 going into its finale against Findlay (2-8, 1-8) on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Zips Fan (220lb) Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 "The STO team was back in Ashland on Saturday and, when the Eagles gave up an inexcusable score to Wayne State six seconds be- fore halftime, coach Lee Owens feared his team might lay another egg before a state-wide TV audience."Is anyone surprised that Owens name is in the same sentence as the phrase "lay another egg"?By the numbers:Lee Owens record over his last 4 years at Akron 21-25, 45.7% winning record.JD Brookharts record over his first 4 years at Akron 22-26, 45.8% winning record.JD Brookharts regular season record (not counting MAC championship or bowl game) over his first 4 years at Akron 21-25, 45.7% winning record.I am not convinced that Lee Owens is a bad coach. JD, despite some high-profile wins, in my mind has yet to meaningfully distinguish himself as the coach that will establish Akron as one of the MAC east's top teams. This is despite the fact that the MAC East has not been good since JD has been at Akron.And, yes, the Zips are tied for first in the MAC East. But they still haven't beat anybody good. Next week against Buffalo is the big test for Akron. I am hopefully optimistic that Akron will win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 despite some high-profile winsYeah, those really make me mad, almost ruins my argument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 "The STO team was back in Ashland on Saturday and, when the Eagles gave up an inexcusable score to Wayne State six seconds be- fore halftime, coach Lee Owens feared his team might lay another egg before a state-wide TV audience."Is anyone surprised that Owens name is in the same sentence as the phrase "lay another egg"?By the numbers:Lee Owens record over his last 4 years at Akron 21-25, 45.7% winning record.JD Brookharts record over his first 4 years at Akron 22-26, 45.8% winning record.JD Brookharts regular season record (not counting MAC championship or bowl game) over his first 4 years at Akron 21-25, 45.7% winning record.I am not convinced that Lee Owens is a bad coach. JD, despite some high-profile wins, in my mind has yet to meaningfully distinguish himself as the coach that will establish Akron as one of the MAC east's top teams. This is despite the fact that the MAC East has not been good since JD has been at Akron.And, yes, the Zips are tied for first in the MAC East. But they still haven't beat anybody good. Next week against Buffalo is the big test for Akron. I am hopefully optimistic that Akron will win.Why would you leave the first five years out? I'll play along though.I assume by ignoring the horrendous overall record of LO (dont' forget three I-AA wins out of his whopping 40 in nine), the first five years would be "building" time. Using that logic, the clock has not started ticking on JD yet and there are better days ahead. I'm looking forward to those days with him in the coming years.Any of you who argue LO is just as good of a coach as JD must be blinded by either stupidity or hatred or both. LO would have never won a game with the injuries this team has had this season. The players we are bring off the bench this year to sub for injured starters would have been starters for LO. After injuries, yikes, I can't evern think about how bad they would be. They would have found a way to lose last night. I can guarantee you JD haters and LO lovers one thing. If JD was fired tomorrow, he wouldn't be coaching at some piss ant D-II college in central Ohio. He would at least be an assistant in the NFL or a BCS school.I can't believe Akron won last night in what was a very well coached game and comes on this board to bash JD. I just can't believe it. My God, some of you are really stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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