g-mann17 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Welcome back to civilization Terry Bowden. It's been a while. Awesome hire for Akron. Just made MAC, Zips matter a whole lot more. - Dennis Dodd CBS Sports Congratulations to Terry Bowden on being name HFC at Akron! I enjoyed the competition and friendship. - Ron Roberts HC SE Louisiana Terry Bowden named coach at Akron? Love it. Good for conference and coach. MAC helped Frank Solich get back on his feet at FBS school Ohio - Max Bretos ESPN Oh and apparently we play UCF on a Thursday night next year. Terry Bowden is the new coach at Akron? His first game will be against UCF. Knights open 2012 season at Akron on a Thursday night. - Brandon Howling UCFKnights.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I'm leery of "short quotes with high praise" coming from the college football community. He may be a great coach or a mediocre one, but there's always someone out there with some clout who will say he is a great hire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I'm leery of "short quotes with high praise" coming from the college football community. He may be a great coach or a mediocre one, but there's always someone out there with some clout who will say he is a great hire. Who cares? The guy has won at every level. The proof is in the pudding. Nothing to be leery about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbozeglav Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I'm leery of "short quotes with high praise" coming from the college football community. He may be a great coach or a mediocre one, but there's always someone out there with some clout who will say he is a great hire. Who cares? The guy has won at every level. The proof is in the pudding. Nothing to be leery about. I believe this to be the characteristic of this guy that excites me the most. I don't care his name is nationally recognized. I dont care he coached at Auburn and holds the record for the highest winning %age at Auburn for any coach with at least 5 years of tenure. I don't care he took a break from coaching before heading to North Alabama. This guy is a PROVEN winner at every level with ALL levels of talent. If he can't win here, nobody ever will. I have 100% faith he will bring us from the ashes and actually compete against the big boys. For the first time in a long while, I am proud to be a zips football fan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lions Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I'm leery of "short quotes with high praise" coming from the college football community. He may be a great coach or a mediocre one, but there's always someone out there with some clout who will say he is a great hire. Who cares? The guy has won at every level. The proof is in the pudding. Nothing to be leery about. I believe this to be the characteristic of this guy that excites me the most. I don't care his name is nationally recognized. I dont care he coached at Auburn and holds the record for the highest winning %age at Auburn for any coach with at least 5 years of tenure. I don't care he took a break from coaching before heading to North Alabama. This guy is a PROVEN winner at every level with ALL levels of talent. If he can't win here, nobody ever will. I have 100% faith he will bring us from the ashes and actually compete against the big boys. For the first time in a long while, I am proud to be a zips football fan! I'm a former UNA alum, and I'm gonna troll here a little bit We're glad Bowden's gone. Thank you for taking him off our hands. Ya'll may not have the same trouble we had with him, since ya'll are D1 and we are D2. But he had a terrible penchant for bringing in second, third and fourth chance athletes. I'm not sure if there's a statistic for it, but if there were, our football team probably led the NCAA in violent crimes. Since ya'll are D1, I don't see the transfer's or the second chance guys wanting to come in and play since they'd have to sit out a year. But I mean it when I say most UNA alums and fans are glad he's gone. He did some good things for us, but he also tarnished our school with the thugs he often brought in. Hopefully ya'll have better luck with him than we did. BTW, here's a link to an Alabama message board where it's being discussed. As you can see, not a single UNA fan or alum in there is sad to see him go: http://www.tidefans.com/forums/football/15...wden-akron.html And yeah, it's an Alabama Crimson Tide Board, not a UNA Lions board, but when you're D2 you're allowed to be a fan of a D1 school too. No matter where you went to school in the state of Alabama, it always boils down to being an Alabama or an Auburn fan, everyone else comes second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I'm a former UNA alum, and I'm gonna troll here a little bit Former alum? Did they rescind your degree? Thanks for stopping by. All opinions and info are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exit322 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I'm leery of "short quotes with high praise" coming from the college football community. He may be a great coach or a mediocre one, but there's always someone out there with some clout who will say he is a great hire. Who cares? The guy has won at every level. The proof is in the pudding. Nothing to be leery about. I believe this to be the characteristic of this guy that excites me the most. I don't care his name is nationally recognized. I dont care he coached at Auburn and holds the record for the highest winning %age at Auburn for any coach with at least 5 years of tenure. I don't care he took a break from coaching before heading to North Alabama. This guy is a PROVEN winner at every level with ALL levels of talent. If he can't win here, nobody ever will. I have 100% faith he will bring us from the ashes and actually compete against the big boys. For the first time in a long while, I am proud to be a zips football fan! I'm a former UNA alum, and I'm gonna troll here a little bit We're glad Bowden's gone. Thank you for taking him off our hands. Ya'll may not have the same trouble we had with him, since ya'll are D1 and we are D2. But he had a terrible penchant for bringing in second, third and fourth chance athletes. I'm not sure if there's a statistic for it, but if there were, our football team probably led the NCAA in violent crimes. Since ya'll are D1, I don't see the transfer's or the second chance guys wanting to come in and play since they'd have to sit out a year. But I mean it when I say most UNA alums and fans are glad he's gone. He did some good things for us, but he also tarnished our school with the thugs he often brought in. Hopefully ya'll have better luck with him than we did. BTW, here's a link to an Alabama message board where it's being discussed. As you can see, not a single UNA fan or alum in there is sad to see him go: http://www.tidefans.com/forums/football/15...wden-akron.html And yeah, it's an Alabama Crimson Tide Board, not a UNA Lions board, but when you're D2 you're allowed to be a fan of a D1 school too. No matter where you went to school in the state of Alabama, it always boils down to being an Alabama or an Auburn fan, everyone else comes second. I'm sure none of this linked thread has anything to do with him being 3-2 against the Crimson Tide while head coach at Auburn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipRoo Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Dear Josh Stein...oops, I mean LIONS (sorry Josh), Thanks a bunch. Akron is MORE than happy to "take Coach Bowden" off your hands. I can understand your feelings having suffered through 11-2, 9-4 and 9-3 seasons. You must just feel like the sun will never rise after all that torment. Call it an even exchange, then, when I say that you are welcome to steal our former Coach, Rob Ianello, immediately. You'll never again have to agonize through those frustrating, dominant years of crushing your opponents. And he'll be a real hit on the message boards you speak of. Once again, your loss...our gain, and we are more grateful than you can ever imagine. Zippy-do-dah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Dear Josh Stein, Thanks a bunch. Akron is MORE than happy to "take Coach Bowden" off your hands. I can understand your feelings having suffered through 11-2, 9-4 and 9-3 seasons. You must just feel like the sun will never rise after all that torment. Call it an even exchange, then, when I say that you are welcome to steal our former Coach, Rob Ianello, immediately. You'll never again have to agonize through those frustrating, dominant years of crushing your opponents. And he'll be a real hit on the message boards you speak of. Once again, your loss...our gain, and we are more grateful than you can ever imagine. Zippy-do-dah! I think you meant "Dear Lions" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennesseeZippy Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Having listened on Sirius XM to those inbred "Bammer" fans who take every word that Paul Finebaum says as "the Gospel Truth", it is no surprise that Alabama fans ridicule the Bowden hire. Have any of those Bammer fans poisoned any trees lately? Just wondering... I'm sure that Bowden's not perfect, but he sure does have a track record of rebuilding programs from the ground up, including UNA. Not being liked by both Bobby Lowder and Paul Finebaum is probably a good sign in my eyes, not something horrific. And, as an aside, Bammer's program has historically been the most corrupt program in all of college football, and remains so. You will be meeting with the "Grim Reaper", a.k.a. the NCAA Infractions Committee, before you know it. Your rogue boosters and Nick Satan will have you back on your usual probationary period shortly. You Bammers must love being on probation every other year -- because you cheat over and over again. Hope you Bammers enjoy another whipping by LSU in January! In the words of Jime Rome, Lions, "I'm Out!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exit322 Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Dear Josh Stein, Thanks a bunch. Akron is MORE than happy to "take Coach Bowden" off your hands. I can understand your feelings having suffered through 11-2, 9-4 and 9-3 seasons. You must just feel like the sun will never rise after all that torment. Call it an even exchange, then, when I say that you are welcome to steal our former Coach, Rob Ianello, immediately. You'll never again have to agonize through those frustrating, dominant years of crushing your opponents. And he'll be a real hit on the message boards you speak of. Once again, your loss...our gain, and we are more grateful than you can ever imagine. Zippy-do-dah! Um...what? Since when did Akron ever have these sorts of seasons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbozeglav Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Um...what? Since when did Akron ever have these sorts of seasons? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exit322 Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Um...what? Since when did Akron ever have these sorts of seasons? No, I imagine he was talking as if I was an Alabama fan - got his lines crossed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Waddell Class act all the way TowsonTigerAD Mike Waddell Congrats to the University of Akron on the hire of former Zips asst Terry Bowden - No FBS fan base deserves a winner more than #ZIPSNATION Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipRoo Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Waddell Class act all the way TowsonTigerAD Mike Waddell Congrats to the University of Akron on the hire of former Zips asst Terry Bowden - No FBS fan base deserves a winner more than #ZIPSNATION Boy, did Akron blow it in not promoting Waddell. I can guarantee we wouldn't have endured the nightmare of the past two years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 23, 2011 Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Waddell Class act all the way TowsonTigerAD Mike Waddell Congrats to the University of Akron on the hire of former Zips asst Terry Bowden - No FBS fan base deserves a winner more than #ZIPSNATION One day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 Also Vinnie Rizzo likes the new hire... VRiZZ52 Vinnie Rizzo Congrats to Coach Terry Bowden getting the head coaching job at Akron. My teammates and I are excited to move foward. #GoZips #ZipsNation same with Switzer Switzer67 Travis Switzer by VRiZZ52 Terry bowdenn! Son of legendary bobby bowden!! #legoooozips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted December 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2011 One my favorite Zips... MatthewACherry Matthew A. Cherry Oh sh*t. Akron hired Terry Bowden as it's new head coach and he's trending. It's a new day #GoZips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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