Captain Kangaroo Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 "Soft" Verbal to Miami was indeed very soft...He is a Zip Commit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 I'm confused Cap. Are you saying he's ours? Or was it just an update? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 I'm confused Cap. Are you saying he's ours? Or was it just an update?I don't wanna speak for Capt. K, but I do believe he was saying that Jake Brandt is now a verbal for the Zips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted December 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 I'm confused Cap. Are you saying he's ours? Or was it just an update?Sorry for the confusion. He's now a UA verbal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Well then woo-hoo.I looked at the link it said otherwise. So, I am please to see people start to see the light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted December 16, 2008 Report Share Posted December 16, 2008 Brandt chat on Halktalk"He is a lanky 260 lbs. He has the frame to go over 300 lbs" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip N' Dots Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 wow, harsh comments about us stealing and targeting recruits from teams with coaching changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 wow, harsh comments about us stealing and targeting recruits from teams with coaching changes.Where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 wow, harsh comments about us stealing and targeting recruits from teams with coaching changes.Where?This Dec 18 post from Rocketfootball on HawkTalkPosted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:22 pm Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Akron is going after commits from MAC schools that lost their HC's very aggressively. They stole 4-star safety Jermaine Robinson from Toledo too. Of course Robinson is not the best student and it could be that he didn't like it when new UT coach Tim Beckman told him all Toledo football players will be sitting in the first two rows of all of their classes from now on. Finally Toledo has a coach that wants discipline and academics to be a part of the program. I've also heard that Brandt is having a little trouble in the classroom, so he probably fits in Akron's class better than Miami's. Who knows if he would have ever qualified at Miami.It looks like Zipmeister was smelling something after all when he made his "backhanded compliment" comment on the Robinson thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctmjbowes@sbcglobal.net Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 ...as if Miami of Ohio were akin to an Ivy! I've found Miami alumni to be some of the worst college snobs out there. Here's a news flush Miami alum: Nobody other than your Mommy cares where you went to school 20 years ago. When it comes to "stealing" recruits, all's fair in love, war and football recruiting. Stop your crying, Miami bitches.GO ZIPS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 You're naturally going to have an emotional reaction like that.No big deal.They obviously acknowledge the most likely reason for it (coaching change) but they still call it "stealing".So they have a handle on it intellectually but just cant deal with it emotionally.To be expected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Let me get this straight: If we were changing coaches, every one else would avoid all the players we were trying to recruit?Sounds like a plan... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I'm sure the Zips had no relationship with these players prior to seeing their respective "verbaled" schools lose their coach. Robinson is the real deal. I'd be pissed if I were a Toledo fan too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfootball Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 I'm sure the Zips had no relationship with these players prior to seeing their respective "verbaled" schools lose their coach. Robinson is the real deal. I'd be pissed if I were a Toledo fan too.You can get your digs in now. I'll smile later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 You can get your digs in now. I'll smile later.If you want to participate on our board, you are welcome. There's one simple rule to follow - don't be a douche.I appreciate your insights on recruiting, but if you're going to slight UA's programs, academics...whatever...here, or on other MAC boards...your welcome wears out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfootball Posted January 9, 2009 Report Share Posted January 9, 2009 You can get your digs in now. I'll smile later.If you want to participate on our board, you are welcome. There's one simple rule to follow - don't be a douche.I appreciate your insights on recruiting, but if you're going to slight UA's programs, academics...whatever...here, or on other MAC boards...your welcome wears out.I don't believe I "slighted" Akron's program, academics, etc. Akron has had the same problem that Toledo has had the last several years. We both have brought in some great recruits and have seen some of them not make it to campus and others not leave because of academics and discipline, and so forth. I am happy for Toledo that Coach Beckman is very big on academics and discipline and has told all the players what he is expecting. Hopefully that will finally change for Toledo.There is no question that Jermaine has had academic issues. He signed with Toledo last year, but couldn't get qualified so he went to a prep school. Though he is doing better, he's not a solid academic student. That is fact, no matter where he goes to school.......Akron, Toledo, Nebraska, USC, etc. That said, both UT and Akron have won big-time on guys they have brought in that have worked out. Chester Taylor is one example at Toledo. He did not qualify as a freshman, but graduated on time and is not making millions in the NFL.The jury is still out on Jermaine Robinson. You know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 You can get your digs in now. I'll smile later.If you want to participate on our board, you are welcome. There's one simple rule to follow - don't be a douche.I appreciate your insights on recruiting, but if you're going to slight UA's programs, academics...whatever...here, or on other MAC boards...your welcome wears out.I don't believe I "slighted" Akron's program, academics, etc. Akron has had the same problem that Toledo has had the last several years. We both have brought in some great recruits and have seen some of them not make it to campus and others not leave because of academics and discipline, and so forth. I am happy for Toledo that Coach Beckman is very big on academics and discipline and has told all the players what he is expecting. Hopefully that will finally change for Toledo.There is no question that Jermaine has had academic issues. He signed with Toledo last year, but couldn't get qualified so he went to a prep school. Though he is doing better, he's not a solid academic student. That is fact, no matter where he goes to school.......Akron, Toledo, Nebraska, USC, etc. That said, both UT and Akron have won big-time on guys they have brought in that have worked out. Chester Taylor is one example at Toledo. He did not qualify as a freshman, but graduated on time and is not making millions in the NFL.The jury is still out on Jermaine Robinson. You know?Your criteria for success seems a bit convoluted to me, but based on it we are just as successful, if not more so, than Toledo. We have scores of former fball players not making millions in the NFL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketfootball Posted January 10, 2009 Report Share Posted January 10, 2009 Toledo has scores of former players NOT making millions in the NFL too.....not sure what you are trying to say.I was not trying to say Toledo was more successful than Akron though. Not at all. I just gave one example of how someone with academic issues can work out. It happens anywhere, not just Toledo. My point with that example is to contradict, if you will, my "bashing" of Toledo and Akron for taking so many academic question mark players in the past that don't make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Toledo has scores of former players NOT making millions in the NFL too.....not sure what you are trying to say.I was not trying to say Toledo was more successful than Akron though. Not at all. I just gave one example of how someone with academic issues can work out. It happens anywhere, not just Toledo. My point with that example is to contradict, if you will, my "bashing" of Toledo and Akron for taking so many academic question mark players in the past that don't make it.He was just joking with you, because in your previous post regarding Chester Taylor, you wrote that Chester is "not" making millions of $$$ in the NFL when you clearly intended to write that Chester Tayler is "now" making millions of $$$ in the league.I'll bet we have more former players not making millions in the NFL than Toledo has not making millions in the NFL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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