Early HC Scouting

[GP1]

Again, if TW had half a brain in his head, this wouldn't be such a stretch. Further more, I can't bring myself to buy into such a firm opinion by someone with such blatantly biased blinders on.

I have blinders on? I'm not the one who wants the AD to go after only one guy. Only Tressel can do well at Akron?...I simply can't bring myself to believe that. Lots of guys could do well at Akron...this is called being open minded. Brookhart won a MAC Championship...that's called doing great. We need winning to come to town, not the circus.

[zipseuph]

Again, if TW had half a brain in his head, this wouldn't be such a stretch. Further more, I can't bring myself to buy into such a firm opinion by someone with such blatantly biased blinders on.

I have blinders on? I'm not the one who wants the AD to go after only one guy. Only Tressel can do well at Akron?...I simply can't bring myself to believe that. Lots of guys could do well at Akron...this is called being open minded. Brookhart won a MAC Championship...that's called doing great. We need winning to come to town, not the circus.

When did I ever say JT was the only option? Of course he isn't the only option, but he is, imho, one of our better ones.

[K92]

If the shoe was on the other foot and there was a thread on the Can't message board about hiring Tressel, someone would post the link on this board and there would be page after page after page of :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[johnnyzip84]

I've been thinking a lot about the challenges the next head coach will face, and it occurs to me that an IMMEDIATE recruiting strategy that is heavy (more than 50%) on JUCOs/transfers might be an effective approach. In other words, don't wait until times are desperate before going "hard" after them. There used to be a number of coaches who seemed to specialize in the "quick fix", but you don't see this as much anymore. The reasons why I think this might be a smart move at UA are as follows:1) It may simply be too difficult to bring in quality HS players to a program with such a losing FBS tradition, at least until there are signs that improvement is on the horizon.2) With a new HC (new at Akron), the "carrots" of playing time and great facilities won't come with the qualifier of "yeah, but you guys only won 1 game each of the past seasons under your direction coach!".3) Like we've said many times, there's a fine line in the MAC between winning and losing. If the right HC brings in a nice mix of a dozen or so "experienced recruits", this might be enough to turn a few of these L's into W's.4) Kick start the program. THEN once some level of winning is established go after more HS recruits.This all hinges on picking the right HC, of course. I'm merely saying that I'm not opposed to a "quick fix" strategy the next time around. In fact (being early November and all), I personally endorse it

[Hilltopper]

I think the only way for a quick fix is to emulate Can't state basketball. Hire a coach who will use every means at his disposal to move the program forward. Recruit every malcontent, criminal, bad attitude player out there with talent and as Al Davis used to say, "Just win Baby".

[zen]

If the shoe was on the other foot and there was a thread on the Can't message board about hiring Tressel, someone would post the link on this board and there would be page after page after page of :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

lol...but then again, how much of the following would be happening on this board if Can't managed to bring in Tressel?

[johnnyzip84]

I think the only way for a quick fix is to emulate Can't state basketball. Hire a coach who will use every means at his disposal to move the program forward. Recruit every malcontent, criminal, bad attitude player out there with talent and as Al Davis used to say, "Just win Baby".

But I thought someone said hiring Tressel was a "pipe dream"

[g-mann17]

Again, if TW had half a brain in his head, this wouldn't be such a stretch. Further more, I can't bring myself to buy into such a firm opinion by someone with such blatantly biased blinders on.

I highly doubt TW will be involved in the next hiring process at our University.

[Blue & Gold]

iCoach has a 5-year contract which we'd have to pay should we fire him. Question: What about his staff? Are they all on extended contracts as well and would we have to eat that $$ too?

[ZachTheZip]

http://www.morethanafan.net/2011/11/04/akr...ob-ianello-era/It's got to end.

[Zipmeister]

I think the only way for a quick fix is to emulate Can't state basketball. Hire a coach who will use every means at his disposal to move the program forward. Recruit every malcontent, criminal, bad attitude player out there with talent and as Al Davis used to say, "Just win Baby".

Can Huggins coach football?

[Buckzip]

And here we go.

This is a Zips board, not the Hire Jim Tressel board, so let's talk Zips.

Here's why this statement is ridiculous. This IS a topic on hiring a new HC. JT is a former Akron coach who is currently out a HC position. If it wasn't for your blind hatred of OSU you wouldn't be near as passionate about arguing against. Second of all don't give me this "oh this is a zips bored we should talk zips stuff." Guess what, I'M TALKING ABOUT HIRING A FORMER ZIPS ASSISTANT!

ND played about a gazillion times more difficult schedule than tosu.

Yeah, cause all those military academies are real ball busters.

It's easy to win against the MAC.

Yeah, and guess who has experience doing it?

and the crap that is the Big Ten.

Do you really want to compare who Big Ten teams beat VS. the MAC? Again, we're not talking about national championships here. We are talking about getting someone to make us competitive in THE MAC!

It isn't Faust's fault ND hired him. It isn't Coach I's fault UofA hired him.

Because obviously said AD's just showed up, threw their ass's in a car and said "You're with us now"

Our current problems lie with our AD's decision making.

This much we can agree on.

Tressel will never be the coach at Akron.

Again, if TW had half a brain in his head, this wouldn't be such a stretch. Further more, I can't bring myself to buy into such a firm opinion by someone with such blatantly biased blinders on.

[bandzip]

And here we go.

This is a Zips board, not the Hire Jim Tressel board, so let's talk Zips.

Here's why this statement is ridiculous. This IS a topic on hiring a new HC. JT is a former Akron coach who is currently out a HC position. If it wasn't for your blind hatred of OSU you wouldn't be near as passionate about arguing against. Second of all don't give me this "oh this is a zips bored we should talk zips stuff." Guess what, I'M TALKING ABOUT HIRING A FORMER ZIPS ASSISTANT!

ND played about a gazillion times more difficult schedule than tosu.

Yeah, cause all those military academies are real ball busters.

It's easy to win against the MAC.

Yeah, and guess who has experience doing it?

and the crap that is the Big Ten.

Do you really want to compare who Big Ten teams beat VS. the MAC? Again, we're not talking about national championships here. We are talking about getting someone to make us competitive in THE MAC!

It isn't Faust's fault ND hired him. It isn't Coach I's fault UofA hired him.

Because obviously said AD's just showed up, threw their ass's in a car and said "You're with us now"

Our current problems lie with our AD's decision making.

This much we can agree on.

Tressel will never be the coach at Akron.

Again, if TW had half a brain in his head, this wouldn't be such a stretch. Further more, I can't bring myself to buy into such a firm opinion by someone with such blatantly biased blinders on.

[skip-zip]

For the Tressel lovers..If you've been paying attention to some of the recent conversations and speculations about his future, you'll see that a 5-year ban is being projected as his fate. I guess that might explain why he looked so interested in the NFL. So, can we finally get his name off of the table now? I would hope we wouldn't stoop to that level to even consider him anyway.

[K92]

For the Tressel lovers..If you've been paying attention to some of the recent conversations and speculations about his future, you'll see that a 5-year ban is being projected as his fate. I guess that might explain why he looked so interested in the NFL. So, can we finally get his name off of the table now? I would hope we wouldn't stoop to that level to even consider him anyway.

Tressel was on the Can't sideline Friday night. Say no more.

[Buckzip]

For the Tressel lovers..If you've been paying attention to some of the recent conversations and speculations about his future, you'll see that a 5-year ban is being projected as his fate. I guess that might explain why he looked so interested in the NFL. So, can we finally get his name off of the table now? I would hope we wouldn't stoop to that level to even consider him anyway.

[Blue & Gold]

For the Tressel lovers..If you've been paying attention to some of the recent conversations and speculations about his future, you'll see that a 5-year ban is being projected as his fate. I guess that might explain why he looked so interested in the NFL. So, can we finally get his name off of the table now? I would hope we wouldn't stoop to that level to even consider him anyway.

Tressel was on the Can't sideline Friday night. Say no more.

Keener, you wrote, "Say no more," but I'm not sure what you're getting at here or where you were going with that. Go on.

[Buckzip]

For the Tressel lovers..If you've been paying attention to some of the recent conversations and speculations about his future, you'll see that a 5-year ban is being projected as his fate. I guess that might explain why he looked so interested in the NFL. So, can we finally get his name off of the table now? I would hope we wouldn't stoop to that level to even consider him anyway.

Tressel was on the Can't sideline Friday night. Say no more.

Keener, you wrote, "Say no more," but I'm not sure what you're getting at here or where you were going with that. Go on.

I think he belives Tressel is a Can't State guy. He fails to realize that his friend is the HC at Can't State

[zipseuph]

I've honestly given up on this conversation. It's rather

[K92]

No, no, no, no, no, no. I don't think Tress is a "Can't State Guy". And I am aware that the HC over there in Portage County was an assistant under Tress and came to Can't with his endorsement. No shit. His being on Can't's sideline certainly shows that JT is in no way shape or form an "Akron Guy". So let go of the pipe dream. I only wish he had waited one week to show his support for his former WR coach. Perhaps then this inane conversation would be over. Probably not, though.

[zipseuph]

No, no, no, no, no, no. I don't think Tress is a "Can't State Guy". And I am aware that the HC over there in Portage County was an assistant under Tress and came to Can't with his endorsement. No shit. His being on Can't's sideline certainly shows that JT is in no way shape or form an "Akron Guy". So let go of the pipe dream. I only wish he had waited one week to show his support for his former WR coach. Perhaps then this inane conversation would be over. Probably not, though.

This conversation had actually been over for a while until you and skip stirred it back up.

[skip-zip]

No, no, no, no, no, no. I don't think Tress is a "Can't State Guy". And I am aware that the HC over there in Portage County was an assistant under Tress and came to Can't with his endorsement. No shit. His being on Can't's sideline certainly shows that JT is in no way shape or form an "Akron Guy". So let go of the pipe dream. I only wish he had waited one week to show his support for his former WR coach. Perhaps then this inane conversation would be over. Probably not, though.

This conversation had actually been over for a while until you and skip stirred it back up.

Stir it up? How about, adding information that appears to indicate that he won't be able to coach in college for some time, thus pretty much eliminating the possibility that he could become our next head coach. I see the title of the thread. And his name has been mentioned several times. So, wouldn't this be pertinent information?

[zipseuph]

For the Tressel lovers..

So, can we finally get his name off of the table now? I would hope we wouldn't stoop to that level to even consider him anyway.

It's all about presentation my friend.

[Lee Adams]

What makes us think that Ianello won't be back next season?

[zipseuph]

What makes us think that Ianello won't be back next season?

wishful thinking. From the sounds of things TW is gonna keep him around, but I hope not.