Big Zip Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Toledo picked up Kareem Hunt from Willoughby South. I think the kid is going to dominate the MAC and hate that he is going to team in the conference. This is a nice piece on three area kids signing with Toledo. http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2013/0...s/nh6520370.txt Sounds like Matt Campbell is making an early impact in Toledo. He was in the running when we hired TB right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Toledo picked up Kareem Hunt from Willoughby South. I think the kid is going to dominate the MAC and hate that he is going to team in the conference. This is a nice piece on three area kids signing with Toledo. http://www.news-herald.com/articles/2013/0...s/nh6520370.txt Sounds like Matt Campbell is making an early impact in Toledo. He was in the running when we hired TB right? Dont think so. If I recall he was named interim after their coach left for Illinois, and named permanent HC shortly after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted February 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 Tallmadge QB Anthony Gotto will walk-on at Akron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Zip Posted February 7, 2013 Report Share Posted February 7, 2013 He's a smallish quarterback at 6'0" but loved that he started all four years at Tallmadge. I hope he's a kid who gets a chance to red shirt this first year and can work his way onto the team through special teams. I have to say I can't imaging him playing QB at Div. 1 -- seems like he is better suited to play safety just from size and speed (apparently between 4.6 and 4.8). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted February 8, 2013 Report Share Posted February 8, 2013 Logan Cox switched to the University of Charleston. Tyler Vaughn switched to Wofford. Dominick Hamilton switched to Northern Michigan. David Gaydosz remains uncommitted, still weighing offers from various schools. No word on Deandre Adams. In all, I think we came out ahead. Logan Cox article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 A little off topic but I couldn't resist posting a comment on the Kansas Jayhawk recruiting class. From the Kansas City Star; " The Jayhawks signed 17 junior-college transfers in its 25-member class. They came from junior colleges from across the country, from California to Mississippi, Arizona to New York with Kansas and Iowa in between. After a 1-11 season in Weis’ first year, the Jayhawks needed a talent upgrade — immediately." I think the team would see a greater impact if Weis and Ianello resigned and KU went after high school recruits. And they will still throttle the Zips by 4 touchdowns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 And they will still throttle the Zips by 4 touchdowns. In 2013? That's terrific news, if that's the case. It means the Zips are going bowling this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted February 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 And they will still throttle the Zips by 4 touchdowns. You shouldn't let your unnecessarily negative feelings push you into making absurd statements like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRONSGOTTALENT Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Anybody got word on D.J. Jones from Ravenna, if he earned a scholarship after becoming a walk-on last year? I did see him dressed for a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 And they will still throttle the Zips by 4 touchdowns. Thanks for the morning laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roo Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 You shouldn't let your unnecessarily negative feelings push you into making absurd statements like that. Being negative? No, it's realistic. It's the truth. This is the same team that got slaughtered by an awful Indiana team last year. Got embarrassed by a marginal UCF team. Lost by double digits to 5 MAC teams. How exactly is that statement absurd? To say anything positive about the Zips football team playing ability is an absurd comment. We all hope they turn it around, but they have won 2 games in 3 years and you are jumping on my back about that comment? Give me a break and take your blinders off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Being negative? No, it's realistic. It's the truth. This is the same team that got slaughtered by an awful Indiana team last year. Got embarrassed by a marginal UCF team. Lost by double digits to 5 MAC teams. How exactly is that statement absurd? To say anything positive about the Zips football team playing ability is an absurd comment. We all hope they turn it around, but they have won 2 games in 3 years and you are jumping on my back about that comment? Give me a break and take your blinders off. We played Indiana last year? News to me. We won 3 games in 3 years. That "marginal" UCF team won 10 games last year. Judging by the knowledge you already displayed, it is probably safe to assume that you have no idea Kansas only won one game last season (South Dakota St). I see no evidence they would beat us at all, let alone 4 touchdowns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted February 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Being negative? No, it's realistic. It's the truth. This is the same team that got slaughtered by an awful Indiana team last year. Got embarrassed by a marginal UCF team. Lost by double digits to 5 MAC teams. How exactly is that statement absurd? To say anything positive about the Zips football team playing ability is an absurd comment. We all hope they turn it around, but they have won 2 games in 3 years and you are jumping on my back about that comment? Give me a break and take your blinders off. First, we didn't play Indiana. Second, UCF won 10 games. They were the best non-conference opponent on our schedule, by far. You said we would have lost to Kansas by four touchdowns. That's 28 points. We only lost to two teams all year by more than that amount: UCF and NIU, both of which had double-digit win totals last season. We lost to Tennessee by 21 points, and Tennessee would have blown out 1-win Kansas by at least as much. Outside of Morgan State and maybe UMass, everybody on our schedule would have demolished Kansas. But somehow you think Kansas would have beaten us by a greater margin than all but two of them had beat us by. You must be a huge Charlie Weis fan to believe that the game wouldn't be competitive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted February 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Anybody got word on D.J. Jones from Ravenna, if he earned a scholarship after becoming a walk-on last year? I did see him dressed for a game. Haven't heard a thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadszip Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 He's a smallish quarterback at 6'0" but loved that he started all four years at Tallmadge. I hope he's a kid who gets a chance to red shirt this first year and can work his way onto the team through special teams. I have to say I can't imaging him playing QB at Div. 1 -- seems like he is better suited to play safety just from size and speed (apparently between 4.6 and 4.8). As a walk-on, this is a nice pick up. He doesn't have much size, but the kid has some skills. I was there when he tore up a very good Wadsworth team as a junior. ... That Wadsworth team was 12-1 (lone loss to Tallmadge) before falling again in the regional championship game to Whitmer. He's a no-risk, ????-reward player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33Akrondad7 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 As a walk-on, this is a nice pick up. He doesn't have much size, but the kid has some skills. I was there when he tore up a very good Wadsworth team as a junior. ... That Wadsworth team was 12-1 (lone loss to Tallmadge) before falling again in the regional championship game to Whitmer. He's a no-risk, ????-reward player.Yea you got that right. The kid might of lost 2-3 games since 7th grade I believe. He definitely isn't a looser. They should of went all the way last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Bleacher Report gives the Zips a D. Woodson & Lane being players that could see the field early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Bleacher Report gives the Zips a D. Woodson & Lane being players that could see the field early. Tough to put too much stock in the "analysis" when they list Lane as a safety. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 That article definitely doesn't give me a good feeling. You don't often hear someone flat out say "this is a bad class." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 Eh. Bleacher Report is sort of the National Inquirer of sports media. I think our class filled areas of need. CJ Mizell should be the best LB in the MAC for the next two years. Jon Shelby adds quality depth. (J-Lane & D-Moore are excellent signees but I think redshirts would do them well; give them a year to fill out their frames.) DT Keontae Hollis is a stud. He'll push Caponi & Grice to start next year. If DT Lavonne Gauthney turns out to be a contributor, we'll have 4 quality DT's. That's all you need (assuming health). Throw in C.J. James (& a non-rusty Jamel Turner) to compliment Albert Presley @ DE & the front 7 could be rather stout. IMO the front 7 was our greatest area of need and we stocked up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 LOL, its bleacher report. Woodson isnt going to come in and play over Pohl, so not sure where he will be getting his PT at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKRONSGOTTALENT Posted February 11, 2013 Report Share Posted February 11, 2013 As a walk-on, this is a nice pick up. He doesn't have much size, but the kid has some skills. I was there when he tore up a very good Wadsworth team as a junior. ... That Wadsworth team was 12-1 (lone loss to Tallmadge) before falling again in the regional championship game to Whitmer. He's a no-risk, ????-reward player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Roo Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Bleacher Report gives the Zips a D. Woodson & Lane being players that could see the field early. Here is all you need to know about Ian "Ian covers College Football for Bleacher Report, and has been an Auburn Featured Columnist for three years." bio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 ...has been an Auburn Featured Columnist for three years. bioGood point, probably not a TB supporter/believer like us. His favorite teams are Auburn, Yankees, Saints, Packers....does he just pick teams that win recent championships? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronad Posted February 12, 2013 Report Share Posted February 12, 2013 Any word yet on Tommy Brown? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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