LZIp Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 This thread is about keeping track of who Akron has offered and where they end up, in an effort to get an idea of who our coaches are trying to recruit against. Check the original post in the thread for a complete list of all the players Akron has offered that are still on the board, all the Akron commitments (we're up to ten now!), and who the other kids we offered chose over Akron. I started it to see whether our previous coach really was recruiting the way I thought he was, and it validated my suspicions. Now we have a new coach with a new recruiting philosophy, but with an extremely limited timeframe to recruit and a bunch of players with outstanding offers. Most of "his" recruits will be players originally offered by Ianello. If there's one thing Ianello could do, he could identify talent. He just had trouble actually getting that talent to commit to playing for him, as the offer board shows. So now we have offers out to talented players and a coach that they might actually want to play for. I like it, and please keep posting where everybody with an offer ends up. It makes sense, dont know why people are taking issue with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 If you're willing to do the work, Zach, I enjoy it as well. And with most schools going after the same recruits, we should expect to not get most of the players who we offer. Wonder what an average ratio would be? Maybe a school would land one-out-of-20 players they offer school lies to? It really shines a light on the strategery[sic] of recruiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 If you're willing to do the work, Zach, I enjoy it as well. And with most schools going after the same recruits, we should expect to not get most of the players who we offer. Wonder what an average ratio would be? Maybe a school would land one-out-of-20 players they offer school lies to? It really shines a light on the strategery[sic] of recruiting. Now seriously, what are school lies and why would a school offer them to a prospective athlete? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Now seriously, what are school lies and why would a school offer them to a prospective athlete? Good catch! Dumb spell-correct on my iPad. Can I turn that function off?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Now seriously, what are school lies and why would a school offer them to a prospective athlete? Maybe “school lies” are akin to statistics as used in the phrase popularized by Mark Twain. “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xu9697 Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 This thread is about keeping track of who Akron has offered and where they end up, in an effort to get an idea of who our coaches are trying to recruit against. Check the original post in the thread for a complete list of all the players Akron has offered that are still on the board, all the Akron commitments (we're up to ten now!), and who the other kids we offered chose over Akron. I started it to see whether our previous coach really was recruiting the way I thought he was, and it validated my suspicions. Now we have a new coach with a new recruiting philosophy, but with an extremely limited timeframe to recruit and a bunch of players with outstanding offers. Most of "his" recruits will be players originally offered by Ianello. If there's one thing Ianello could do, he could identify talent. He just had trouble actually getting that talent to commit to playing for him, as the offer board shows. So now we have offers out to talented players and a coach that they might actually want to play for. Agree with others= I appreciate your research and keeping us up-to-date. You go, ZTZ!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Dumb spell-correct on my iPad. Can I turn that function off?!To turn auto correct off: 1. Navigate to Settings -> General -> Keyboard 2. Touch Auto-Correction -> OFF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 To turn auto correct off: 1. Navigate to Settings -> General -> Keyboard 2. Touch Auto-Correction -> OFF Done! Thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 http://www.zips.ohio.com/2012/01/zips-foot...n-campus-early/ Couple of new names there. Rasor gets the scoop six early signings. Enrolling early means participating in spring practices, which will help out since we sorely lack the depth needed to run effective practices. I'll edit the list to reflect this news later this evening when I have access to a computer. Its too unwieldy to do on the phone I'm posting from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 http://www.zips.ohio.com/2012/01/zips-foot...n-campus-early/ Couple of new names there. Rasor gets the scoop six early signings. Enrolling early means participating in spring practices, which will help out since we sorely lack the depth needed to run effective practices. I'll edit the list to reflect this news later this evening when I have access to a computer. Its too unwieldy to do on the phone I'm posting from. Believe it, or not, it was actually George Thomas who scooped that! Way to go, GT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Believe it, or not, it was actually George Thomas who scooped that! Way to go, GT!!! There is more info on that blog now. GT is on fire! For student athletes who held an offer from former Akron Zips football coach Rob Ianello, the past couple of months had to be stressful. One Tallmadge Blue Devils offensive lineman fell into that category. Ianello offered left tackle Jon Cipa several weeks before being relieved of his duties as head coach. At 6-foot-5 and 290 lbs, Cipa could help bolster the Zips line. He’s a raw talent who can play in the MAC, his high school coach Joe Vassalotti said. He’s drawn interest from a pack of Division I-AA, Division II and Division III schools, but the Zips were his only Division I-A offer and whether he would get the chance to commit to them remained to be seen. “That was our concern,” Vassalotti said. (The Cipa family) didn’t hear from anyone after Terry Bowden was hired.” Ultimately Cipa could find out something this week. According to a source, his parents are scheduled to meet with Bowden tomorrow. “I think he’ll give his commitment to Akron,” Vassalotti said. In the meantime, the new Zips coach is fulfilling a promise he made in his news conference. He called Vassalotti Saturday not only to talk about Cipa but to reach out as well. He’s also been in contact with a couple of coaches in the City Series. In other recruiting news, Bowden has cast his gaze further north to Mayfield High School in the Mayfield City Schools to show interest in Alex Brooks, who is touting himself as a QB-athlete. Brooks, currently a junior, stands 6-foot-1 and weights 195 lbs. Judging from tape, he has a strong enough arm and the ability to run with the ball as well…The Zips extended an offer to North Olmsted 5-foot-11 running back-defensive back Marc Remy. They will have to battle MAC rival Toledo for his Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 There is more info on that blog now. GT is on fire! Wow...he's lapped the immortal David Lee Morgan already? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Alright. Updated the list. We have six players that are enrolled and six that are verbally committed. Three more and we will match the amount of players lost to graduation. I look for a total of around 22 scholarship players in this class. Enough to add some depth and get us back to a decent amount of scholarship players. Three or four should be standout players, and maybe eight will see significant playing time as freshmen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozips19 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Elijah St. Hilaire decomitted according to rivals. Just went on a visit to Army. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Elijah St. Hilaire decomitted according to rivals. Just went on a visit to Army. He wanted to play for Ianello and decomitted when Bowden took over? go figure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpsjugglerdude Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Today is football recruiting day at the men's basketball game vs Ohio. Bowden is bringing all the recruits and potential recruits to the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 14, 2012 Report Share Posted January 14, 2012 Today is football recruiting day at the men's basketball game vs Ohio. Bowden is bringing all the recruits and potential recruits to the game. Unfortunately, I can't make the big game today, but I hope you guys are rocking in there to give these recruits a great vibe of Zips' spirit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icchamp1 Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Kevin Mills (OG) from Canton McKinley placed his verbal commitment to Akron during his visit today. Bowden said he wanted to recruit Stark County, and it appears he was serious. We beat out Miami, Toledo, and Ball State for his services. Canton Rep Link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 ^^ Seems like a good get. A lot of talent in Stark county. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Here is an excellent article by the Beacon's Marla Ridenour on Coach Bowden's efforts to right the wrongs of the previous staff with regards to recruiting Stark, Summit, Portage & Medina counties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Here is an excellent article by the Beacon's Marla Ridenour on Coach Bowden's efforts to right the wrongs of the previous staff with regards to recruiting Stark, Summit, Portage & Medina counties. “We’ll take every one of our coaches and spend the night,” Bowden said of the coaches’ clinic. “They go out and do bud-boy things that Friday night and we want to be with ’em. Have a beer with ’em, have a good time with ’em and show we’re going to be a presence.” A coach who realizes the importance of beer in building relationships. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 “We’ll take every one of our coaches and spend the night,” Bowden said of the coaches’ clinic. “They go out and do bud-boy things that Friday night and we want to be with ’em. Have a beer with ’em, have a good time with ’em and show we’re going to be a presence.” A coach who realizes the importance of beer in building relationships. Love it. I agree with Coach Bowden on just about everything he has said so far. He seems to know what makes people tick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Love that article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Curtis Black, from Ken+ Roosevelt HS, has committed to the Zips. He's a really big kid. Recruiting is really picking up as we approach signing day. We're up to 14 recruits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Curtis Black, from Ken+ Roosevelt HS, has committed to the Zips. [url="http://scoutingohio.com/index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=9418&Itemid=85&name="]He's a really big kid. He IS huge. It'll be interesting to see what a redshirt year of weight training and conditioning will do to him. You have to think former Rough Rider Trent Boykin may have had a hand in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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