Hazell Leaves Can't For Purdue

[psc2009]

After the two years he's had in Can't, it's not a surprise at all that Hazell is leaving for a BCS team. The official announcement will come at 10 a.m., but the Flashes are right back where they started two years ago.

The great news IMHO for Akron is that Bowden is every bit as good as Hazell. With a little time, he's going to get UA back to Detroit.

http://themacdaily.com/hazell-accepts-purdue-job/

[blueandgold]

After the two years he's had in Can't, it's not a surprise at all that Hazell is leaving for a BCS team. The official announcement will come at 10 a.m., but the Flashes are right back where they started two years ago.

The great news IMHO for Akron is that Bowden is every bit as good as Hazell. With a little time, he's going to get UA back to Detroit.

http://themacdaily.com/hazell-accepts-purdue-job/

PAYDAY. He is going from about $300k to around $1.8 million. Bad choice as far as job goes with all the openings available.

[Dr Z]

I hate watching successful coaches leave the MAC....but I hate Ken+.

[johnnyzip84]

Beacon Article by Stephanie Storm

My favorite part is this:

Perhaps that’s why some players reacted angrily at the news of an impending team meeting just four hours later.

“I’m not going to no meeting @ 6:30,” sophomore running back Trayion Durham tweeted. Followed by: “I guess its time to pack mi bags too.”

Hmm, maybe Nix and Archer will do the same!

[zen]

Him leaving does not automatically make Kënt a bottom dweller.

Talent packing their bags might.

Before this year, I really thought that coaching made a big difference in the MAC.

Not anymore.

This year 2 Bowdens, Chuck Amato, Trerrell Buckley (and more) could not win more games than Ianello could.

Personally, I don't expect Hazell's departure to ruin the flåshez.

They were doing something right bringing in talent.

[footballzip]

Successful MAC coaches rarely stick around. It is a stepping stone conference for coaches looking for the bigger, better paying job. These coaches are full of it, about having loyalty they preach to their kids. As soon as they get that "BIG TIME" "BIG PAY CHECK" $$$, job, there gone!

[akronad]

Him leaving does not automatically make Kënt a bottom dweller.

Talent packing their bags might.

Before this year, I really thought that coaching made a big difference in the MAC.

Not anymore.

This year 2 Bowdens, Chuck Amato, Trerrell Buckley (and more) could not win more games than Ianello could.

Personally, I don't expect Hazell's departure to ruin the flåshez.

They were doing something right bringing in talent.

C'mon. Did yo really expect more than that this year? Bowden made it very clear from the outset that this was going to be a very bad year.

[johnnyzip84]

C'mon. Did yo really expect more than that this year? Bowden made it very clear from the outset that this was going to be a very bad year.

I expected a few more wins, but that was before I knew how good the MAC would be this year. I agree it's completely off-base to compare Ianello's 1-11 with Bowden's 1-11. If you can't recognize and acknowledge the improvement seen on the football field this year, I don't know what to tell you (zen).

BTW, I don't think Durham or any other player will leave K.E.N.T. and I don't think they'll slide too far NEXT year. It's after that where I see them (hopefully) sliding back into the abyss (no Nix or Archer). Maybe the Zips can hasten that slide with a fantastic victory at the Info in 2013?

[K92]

I expected a few more wins, but that was before I knew how good the MAC would be this year. I agree it's completely off-base to compare Ianello's 1-11 with Bowden's 1-11. If you can't recognize and acknowledge the improvement seen on the football field this year, I don't know what to tell you (zen).

BTW, I don't think Durham or any other player will leave K.E.N.T. and I don't think they'll slide too far NEXT year. It's after that where I see them (hopefully) sliding back into the abyss (no Nix or Archer). Maybe the Zips can hasten that slide with a fantastic victory at the Info in 2013?

The Zips will regain the Wagon Wheel in '13. It's a stone cold lock. You can bet on this game as if it's already been played.

[UAZipster0305]

Him leaving does not automatically make Kënt a bottom dweller.

Talent packing their bags might.

Before this year, I really thought that coaching made a big difference in the MAC.

Not anymore.

This year 2 Bowdens, Chuck Amato, Trerrell Buckley (and more) could not win more games than Ianello could.

Personally, I don't expect Hazell's departure to ruin the flåshez.

They were doing something right bringing in talent.

This is a terribly unfair argument against our coaching staff. Although we didn't win more games this year, the team went from being blown out in every game and completely demoralized and having given up under iCoach to being competitive, fun to watch, and always fighting under the new staff. With essentially the same talent on the field, what more could you ask for? All this in a year when the MAC was more competitive than probably any in its history.

Coaches alone don't win games. Winning requires the combination of good coaching and talent on the field. This staff has the connections, name recognition, and ability to recruit top talent, but this doesn't happen overnight. However, I expect to see a steady increase in the number of wins from season-to-season.

Be patient! There is plenty to be optimistic about.

[zen]

I'm sorry guys. It's just how I feel.

I said before this season that this year would be the great experiment, at least to me, to see how much of a difference coaching makes, since Bowden would have little opportunity to make major changes in talent levels. I honestly expected him to get two or three wins on coaching and preparation alone. He did not.

Yes, the style and brand of ball being played on the field was markedly more entertaining and often gave you hope that they weren't just a doormat like they were in years past, but the final result was the final result.

I now firmly believe that the talent on the field is by-far the greatest difference.

[skip-zip]

After the two years he's had in Can't, it's not a surprise at all that Hazell is leaving for a BCS team. The official announcement will come at 10 a.m., but the Flashes are right back where they started two years ago.

The great news IMHO for Akron is that Bowden is every bit as good as Hazell. With a little time, he's going to get UA back to Detroit.

http://themacdaily.com/hazell-accepts-purdue-job/

AS good ???

Bowden has a tremendous overall record, has made winners of multiple college programs, has only had a few years of losing records in his career, has had an undefeated D-1A season, and is a former D-1A national coach of the year.

Hazell has been a college head coach for a couple of years.

If you really want to even remotely compare these guys, wait about 20 years, and see if Hazell has done what Bowden has done.

[Captain Kangaroo]

AS good ???

Bowden has a tremendous overall record, has made winners of multiple college programs, has only had a few years of losing records in his career, has had an undefeated D-1A season, and is a former D-1A national coach of the year.

Hazell has been a college head coach for a couple of years.

If you really want to even remotely compare these guys, wait about 20 years, and see if Hazell has done what Bowden has done.

He won 11 games at K.e.n.t. State. Not in a decade...in a single season.

Winning 11 games in 1 season @ K.e.n.t. is more impressive than winning 20-in-a-row @ Auburn. Water-into-wine is about the only thing that might potentially top it.

[Z.I.P.]

After the two years he's had in Can't, it's not a surprise at all that Hazell is leaving for a BCS team. The official announcement will come at 10 a.m., but the Flashes are right back where they started two years ago.

The great news IMHO for Akron is that Bowden is every bit as good as Hazell. With a little time, he's going to get UA back to Detroit.

http://themacdaily.com/hazell-accepts-purdue-job/

That's the spirit psc2009! If we reach our goal, we can be a 6-6 team like Central Michigan, and meet a team like Western Kentucky in the Pizza Bowl. Dream big dreams!

[Lee Adams]

If we are worrying about what other teams in the MAC are doing as far as coaching changes are concerned in the hope that somehow those teams will go in the shi...r and give Akron a better opportunity,it is a loser mentality. I doubt that too many people at Toledo,NIU,BGSU,BSU,K.SU or OU were all that concerned about who the coach was going to be here. Once they got the films on TB and Amato they went about their business. If you are intimidated by the coach on the other sideline in the MAC,please leave.

[ctmjbowes@sbcglobal.net]

I'm sorry guys. It's just how I feel.

I said before this season that this year would be the great experiment, at least to me, to see how much of a difference coaching makes, since Bowden would have little opportunity to make major changes in talent levels. I honestly expected him to get two or three wins on coaching and preparation alone. He did not.

Yes, the style and brand of ball being played on the field was markedly more entertaining and often gave you hope that they weren't just a doormat like they were in years past, but the final result was the final result.

I now firmly believe that the talent on the field is by-far the greatest difference.

I agree wholeheartedly Zen. There's a difference between giving a coach the benefit of the doubt and treating him like a star before he has performed for us. Terry hasn't done anything here yet. I don't get the adulation. I also don't see the talent on this team. So, if this team wins 3 games in 2013 is that enough? Where are the recruits? Too many of the fans on ZN have been beaten by the "husband" for so many years that they rationalize for him now.

[GP1]

Terry hasn't done anything here yet. I don't get the adulation. I also don't see the talent on this team. So, if this team wins 3 games in 2013 is that enough? Where are the recruits?

To say he hasn't done anything isn't really fair. To say he hasn't produced more winning is right on the money. I also wouldn't use the word adulation to describe how fans are reacting to him. I think fans see the improvement in the team and are sick of complaining endlessly about everything under the sun about their football team. If they want to complain endlessly, they can go on a Browns site.

Is 3 wins enough? No. There is enough change in the MAC going in to next season that we should be able to take advantage of some of that. If I was a betting person, I would bet on the MAC being in decline next year with the Zips being on the ascent so I expect more than 3 wins.

Where are the recruits? We'll find out. The recruiting forum is sort of quite, but that could be for more reasons than just no recruits. TB didn't have much time to recruit last year so anyone who expected him to have a great class last season would have been foolish. I expect/demand a much better class this year.

[zen]

I agree wholeheartedly Zen. There's a difference between giving a coach the benefit of the doubt and treating him like a star before he has performed for us. Terry hasn't done anything here yet. I don't get the adulation. I also don't see the talent on this team. So, if this team wins 3 games in 2013 is that enough? Where are the recruits? Too many of the fans on ZN have been beaten by the "husband" for so many years that they rationalize for him now.

Just understand, I'm not trying to throw him under the bus already.

I just wanted to mention, that I went on record in a post well before the season started that I felt this would going to be a good experiment to show how much coaching made a difference, since we know that Bowden would have to work primarily with Ianello recruits, if there was a difference in the end result, it would be primarily due to coaching.

When I said that, I genuinely believed that the end result would be different.

It's not that I am now doubting Bowden. I will give him 3 years to show me that he lost it.

It was the fact that I had faith in Bowden's abilities that I thought this would be the perfect set of conditions for the great experiment. IE: Proven coach replaces noobie coach. How much difference results?

[Hilltopper]

Ianello ran this program so far into the ditch, its going to take more than one season to get things going in the right direction. Even though Can't didn't have a winning program for 40 years , they still managed to have quite a few talented players. They finally found a good coach who knew what to do with them and this is the result. Once we get some talent things will get better here too.

[LZIp]

Saw Hazell is still coaching Can't in the bowl game. Class act.

[MDZip]

Saw Hazell is still coaching Can't in the bowl game. Class act.

If I was Can't, I'd tell him the same thing Wisconsin told Bret Bielema when he said he wanted to coach Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, thanks but no thanks. As it ends up it looks like Barry Alvarez is going to come back and coach them for this one game.

[LZIp]

If I was Can't, I'd tell him the same thing Wisconsin told Bret Bielema when he said he wanted to coach Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, thanks but no thanks. As it ends up it looks like Barry Alvarez is going to come back and coach them for this one game.

Alvarez is. I mean I figure Can't understands where they stand, though. It figure feelings would be different if Hazell was leaving Can't for Marshall or something.

[skip-zip]

He won 11 games at K.e.n.t. State. Not in a decade...in a single season.

Winning 11 games in 1 season @ K.e.n.t. is more impressive than winning 20-in-a-row @ Auburn. Water-into-wine is about the only thing that might potentially top it.

Miracle seasons are great for story books, but unfortunately they are not a predictor of a coach's ability, or what they accomplish in their career. Just look at (insert hundreds of coaches names here), who had a great season at (insert college here) and was never heard from again.

Forget about Auburn. Terry has done it with a wide range of programs.

Hazell has been a college coach for a couple of years. Give it some time.

[Dr Z]

Hazell has been a college coach for a couple of years. Give it some time.

His half time adjustments were spot on against the Zips this year. Probably reads ZN.

[GP1]

If I was Can't, I'd tell him the same thing Wisconsin told Bret Bielema when he said he wanted to coach Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl, thanks but no thanks. As it ends up it looks like Barry Alvarez is going to come back and coach them for this one game.

Not only would I tell him thanks but not thanks if I was K E N T, but I'd do the same thing if I was Purdue. They are paying him a lot of money for winning in the future. He needs to get to work.