jupitertoo Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Let's think about this for a minute: Several of you have claimed to have had multiple "inside sources" tip you off to the firing of the coach. In one laughable case, a poster claims to have been informed by someone who "works for the football program" that the administration decided to fire Ianello last week and only waited until this week due to the death of the coach's mother. Think about that for a second: Someone who works for the football program. You do realize that everyone in the football program - perhaps with the exception of the equipment staff - works for the head coach, right? In that case, one of Ianello's de facto employees, or an equipment manager, has been advised by an upper administration official that his boss was getting fired a week before it is scheduled to happen?With so many "inside sources," it's amazing this hasn't been headline news.Wait a minute: It HASN'T been in the news! Not a whiff of a report in the ABJ or PD. Now, if you know anything about news reporters, the planned sacking of a coach is absolute blood in the water - they are all over these types of stories. Moreover, their editors are all over these stories. There is nothing more embarrassing than getting scooped on this type of story, especially by some internet outfit. Yet somehow they have missed out on all the "inside sources" each of you claim to have. How is that possible? Are they part of some great conspiracy? Is Rasor in on it, too? After all, he certainly has better sources than most of you guys. Do you really think Gaffney and EA haven't been checking into this stuff and, had they detected even the slightest possibility of truth, wouldn't have written even a small story about it to cover their butts with their editors? I will be the first to admit, proudly, that I do NOT have inside sources within the football program. The assistant equipment manager is not whispering in my ear, nor is the 3-7 p.m. clerk in the team shop. You guys might be right about the situation, but I doubt it based on the facts above. It just does not pass the smell test. And believe it or not, Dr. Proenza and UA board members are not monitoring your Facebook page or paying attention to your emails. There are more important things than the year 2 performance of iCoach's undertalented team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Rasor addressed it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Scoop ....Ianello expected back for his third season.Akron football officially dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 @GoZips, if you're right, then let's out all the bad sources that posters here have been quoting as reliable and strike them from ZN.o's list of trusted sources for future inside information on Zips football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Let's think about this for a minute: Several of you have claimed to have had multiple "inside sources" tip you off to the firing of the coach. In one laughable case, a poster claims to have been informed by someone who "works for the football program" that the administration decided to fire Ianello last week and only waited until this week due to the death of the coach's mother. Think about that for a second: Someone who works for the football program. You do realize that everyone in the football program - perhaps with the exception of the equipment staff - works for the head coach, right? In that case, one of Ianello's de facto employees, or an equipment manager, has been advised by an upper administration official that his boss was getting fired a week before it is scheduled to happen?With so many "inside sources," it's amazing this hasn't been headline news.Wait a minute: It HASN'T been in the news! Not a whiff of a report in the ABJ or PD. Now, if you know anything about news reporters, the planned sacking of a coach is absolute blood in the water - they are all over these types of stories. Moreover, their editors are all over these stories. There is nothing more embarrassing than getting scooped on this type of story, especially by some internet outfit. Yet somehow they have missed out on all the "inside sources" each of you claim to have. How is that possible? Are they part of some great conspiracy? Is Rasor in on it, too? After all, he certainly has better sources than most of you guys. Do you really think Gaffney and EA haven't been checking into this stuff and, had they detected even the slightest possibility of truth, wouldn't have written even a small story about it to cover their butts with their editors? I will be the first to admit, proudly, that I do NOT have inside sources within the football program. The assistant equipment manager is not whispering in my ear, nor is the 3-7 p.m. clerk in the team shop. You guys might be right about the situation, but I doubt it based on the facts above. It just does not pass the smell test. And believe it or not, Dr. Proenza and UA board members are not monitoring your Facebook page or paying attention to your emails. There are more important things than the year 2 performance of iCoach's undertalented team.Hey, if doesn't happen fine. If it does, you have to publicly apologize for being a douche. By the way, why exaclty do you have your panties in a bunch about this anyway?Rasor and Gaffney both bring it up as rumor, and since the last rumor debacle of Yurachek getting the job only to find out he didn't the Beacon has been clamping down tight on this kind of stuff. Additionally knowing journalism and news the way I do, they probably have checked in only to get no answer in return. You notice that the rumor was posted on Tuesday, the same day he found out his mother died and cancelled his press conference there was plenty of cover up news available at the time. Also Scoop is a pretty reliable website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jupitertoo Posted November 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Let's think about this for a minute: Several of you have claimed to have had multiple "inside sources" tip you off to the firing of the coach. In one laughable case, a poster claims to have been informed by someone who "works for the football program" that the administration decided to fire Ianello last week and only waited until this week due to the death of the coach's mother. Think about that for a second: Someone who works for the football program. You do realize that everyone in the football program - perhaps with the exception of the equipment staff - works for the head coach, right? In that case, one of Ianello's de facto employees, or an equipment manager, has been advised by an upper administration official that his boss was getting fired a week before it is scheduled to happen?With so many "inside sources," it's amazing this hasn't been headline news.Wait a minute: It HASN'T been in the news! Not a whiff of a report in the ABJ or PD. Now, if you know anything about news reporters, the planned sacking of a coach is absolute blood in the water - they are all over these types of stories. Moreover, their editors are all over these stories. There is nothing more embarrassing than getting scooped on this type of story, especially by some internet outfit. Yet somehow they have missed out on all the "inside sources" each of you claim to have. How is that possible? Are they part of some great conspiracy? Is Rasor in on it, too? After all, he certainly has better sources than most of you guys. Do you really think Gaffney and EA haven't been checking into this stuff and, had they detected even the slightest possibility of truth, wouldn't have written even a small story about it to cover their butts with their editors? I will be the first to admit, proudly, that I do NOT have inside sources within the football program. The assistant equipment manager is not whispering in my ear, nor is the 3-7 p.m. clerk in the team shop. You guys might be right about the situation, but I doubt it based on the facts above. It just does not pass the smell test. And believe it or not, Dr. Proenza and UA board members are not monitoring your Facebook page or paying attention to your emails. There are more important things than the year 2 performance of iCoach's undertalented team.Hey, if doesn't happen fine. If it does, you have to publicly apologize for being a douche. By the way, why exaclty do you have your panties in a bunch about this anyway?Rasor and Gaffney both bring it up as rumor, and since the last rumor debacle of Yurachek getting the job only to find out he didn't the Beacon has been clamping down tight on this kind of stuff. Additionally knowing journalism and news the way I do, they probably have checked in only to get no answer in return. You notice that the rumor was posted on Tuesday, the same day he found out his mother died and cancelled his press conference there was plenty of cover up news available at the time. Also Scoop is a pretty reliable website.Don't know why I'm a "douche" for adding some facts to the argument. And I certainly haven't seen Gaffney report any rumors. Please share them with me. Rasor's only "source" is the same questionable Internet site as everyone else's. All I'm saying is that several of you have been assured that the coach is gone and have cited inside sources. I'm guessing Rasor has more inside sources - and certainly Gaffney does - and yet neither has reported anything new or definitive. I'd be interested in your knowledge of journalism, by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottditzen Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Jupiter maybe you're more optimistic than me, but I doubt anyone in the media is bending over backwards trying to be first with this. In fact, I've never known the media to aggressively cover anyone other than tOSU, Browns, Cavs and Tribe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Do you really think Gaffney and EA haven't been checking into this stuff and, had they detected even the slightest possibility of truth, wouldn't have written even a small story about it to cover their butts with their editors?Maybe they are on vacation this week. Covering the Zips probably isn't much of a priority at the abj right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Hey, if doesn't happen fine. If it does, you have to publicly apologize for being a douche.It's a bit late for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fear the brown roo Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 The only thing that ought to be covering the zips is a body bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Scoop ....Ianello fired at half time of the Western Michigan game.Akron football officially on life support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Scoop. Ianello given lifetime contract. Goal to set all time record for consecutive losses at any sport at any level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 ..... And I certainly haven't seen Gaffney report any rumors. Please share them with me. ..... Gaffney reported the rumor near the end of this story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jupitertoo Posted November 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 ..... And I certainly haven't seen Gaffney report any rumors. Please share them with me. ..... Gaffney reported the rumor near the end of this story. I missed that. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 Scoop: Icoach cloned - Insures he will be the Zips head coach for the next 100 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 Smells pretty damn sweet to me, what about you jupytoo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted November 26, 2011 Report Share Posted November 26, 2011 Smells pretty damn sweet to me, what about you jupytoo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Smells pretty damn sweet to me, what about you jupytoo? With all due respect, you're bragging about our head coach being fired. Really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipRoo Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Smells pretty damn sweet to me, what about you jupytoo? With all due respect, you're bragging about our head coach being fired. Really. Uh, yeah. If you've got a problem with that, you're probably on the wrong site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Easy there, killer. I'm not saying that he didn't deserve it, but that's pretty much saying to an OU fan, "In your face! You get to kick our assess a few more years while we rebuild. Again." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Easy there, killer. I'm not saying that he didn't deserve it, but that's pretty much saying to an OU fan, "In your face! You get to kick our assess a few more years while we rebuild. Again." No, it's more of a "in your face, you aren't as "smart" as you think you are". It was never a "yay we suck so bad we need a new coach" it was about making the smarmy Professor shut up for awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Smells pretty damn sweet to me, what about you jupytoo? With all due respect, you're bragging about our head coach being fired. Really. Bragging about being right in spite of "we'll never get rid of him!" style cynicism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 Fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Adams Posted November 27, 2011 Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 How about we speculate w/o getting personal. I suppose if any of us were suited to make these decisions we would have been doing so for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jupitertoo Posted November 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2011 How about we speculate w/o getting personal. I suppose if any of us were suited to make these decisions we would have been doing so for years. Clearly I was wrong. I am surprised, but perhaps it was the ugly nature of the final game that made the situation untenable for the administration. As for Fickell, I would avoid that hire. Here is a guy who has had very little experience outside of the OSU bubble. He has worked with a very small group of assistants, all of whom have worked primarily in C-bus. I think you want a guy who knows a lot of people and can put together a staff of very good assistants with varying levels of experience. Fickell doesn't have that reach at this point in his career. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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