LZIp Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Anyone know if Shaquille visited Saturday?Friday I heard. No clue if it was official or not as well as whether he was here Saturday too, just can confirm he was on campus Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Friday I heard. No clue if it was official or not as well as whether he was here Saturday too, just can confirm he was on campus Friday.Thanks, LZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Are there even such things as "official" visits for a player who's already graduated from college and can play anywhere he wants without sitting out a year? This is a lot different from HS recruits, right? Don't they just do pretty much whatever they want to do without no steenkin' NCAA rules getting in the way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Are there even such things as "official" visits for a player who's already graduated from college and can play anywhere he wants without sitting out a year? This is a lot different from HS recruits, right? Don't they just do pretty much whatever they want to do without no steenkin' NCAA rules getting in the way?Not sure, Dave. His twitter feed mentioned "official visit". Not sure if that meant an offical visit to a prospective institution.I was under the impression that once you were a graduate and released, you could visit anyplace you like. Didn't Russell Wilson make visits to Auburn and Wisconsin before making his decision? Something Coach Bowden said made me believe that graduate transfer guys couldn't do that. Perhaps he meant graduate transfers that hadn't acquired their release yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Looks like he's on tour. Visiting WVU later this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Looks like he's on tour. Visiting WVU later this week.I absolutely want him to be a Zip, but if he doesn't choose UA I wouldn't mind him going to WVU. We should all be rooting for a decent season out of the Mountaineers in 2014 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I absolutely want him to be a Zip, but if he doesn't choose UA I wouldn't mind him going to WVU. We should all be rooting for a decent season out of the Mountaineers in 2014 I'm with you. I have been a mountaineers fan from way back when Akron was the Capitol of WV. Which reminds me, What do you have when all the WVU cheerleaders are in the same room? page down page down A full set of teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I absolutely want him to be a Zip, but if he doesn't choose UA I wouldn't mind him going to WVU. We should all be rooting for a decent season out of the Mountaineers in 2014 Ew why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Ew why?I can't speak for him, but West Virginia's coach Dana Holgorsen is definitely on the hot seat. It's safe to say Bowden would probably be a good fit for them in 2015.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I can't speak for him, but West Virginia's coach Dana Holgorsen is definitely on the hot seat. It's safe to say Bowden would probably be a good fit for them in 2015....I've said it before...I'll say it again. Terry Bowden will retire as Akron head-coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I can't speak for him, but West Virginia's coach Dana Holgorsen is definitely on the hot seat. It's safe to say Bowden would probably be a good fit for them in 2015....While my brother is a WVU grad, this has nothing to do with me rooting for them in 2014. I’m generally neutral towards the Mountaineers (even rooted against them as a young follower of my hometown Pitt Panthers), but this year I have an ulterior motive in wishing them, and Dana Holgorsen in particular, success. Yinz (just to prove my Western Pa origin) guessed it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I've said it before...I'll say it again. Terry Bowden will retire as Akron head-coach.As much as I'd like to believe you, I just don't see it happening. He's definitely not old enough to consider this his "last stop." Bowden is a competitive guy who wants to win. Even if he has 1-2 successful years at Akron there's only so far the program can go in such a small conference like the MAC. It's much easier for him to make the jump to a big school and make a mark. I love UA but doubt I'd feel very motivated to stay at a school that has a thousand people show up to games. Unlike Dambrot, he has no connection to or reason to stay at Akron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Even if he has 1-2 successful years at Akron there's only so far the program can go in such a small conference like the MAC.Um, maybe you haven't heard but Akron is going to either the ACC or SEC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 If I could make it to the golf outing this year (will miss it), and if I was concerned with coach moving on to WV. I would pose this question to him; "coach if the WV job become available, would you entertain the thought of possible interviewing?" I would guess he would give an honest answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Time will tell of course, however I believe he's here to stay. Everytime coach speaks remotely close to the topic, it seems that this is it for him. Besides: I'm sorry...what's more impressive: jumping ship to different teams every couple of years (his entire career) or taking the worst program in D-I football and making it a perennial power-house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I watched We Are Marshall the other night. One of the best scenes is when WVU coach Bobby Bowden let's the new coach at MU watch film of WVU running the veer. Two WVU players come into the room and they have helmets with a MU tribute sticker on them. The Bowden family has class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Besides: I'm sorry...what's more impressive: jumping ship to different teams every couple of years (his entire career) or taking the worst program in D-I football and making it a perennial power-house? It seems that about 99% of college football coaches do this. Even the coaches at smaller schools (Boise, Louisville, etc) have since moved on. They all want to coach on the big stage and make big money. Jumping ship is the quickest and easiest way to make it happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I think we should all focus on the first step, and not the second one.If his success doesn't climb here, the offers will not come, and we won't have anything to worry about. If it DOES happen, that's probably good news for him, AND for us. Nobody really can even predict, including the candidate himself, what will happen if the big offers come. But history tells us that they are hard to pass up for most coaches. For now, I will just consider us lucky to have someone of his caliber and his legacy at the moment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I think we should all focus on the first step, and not the second one.If his success doesn't climb here, the offers will not come, and we won't have anything to worry about. If it DOES happen, that's probably good news for him, AND for us. Nobody really can even predict, including the candidate himself, what will happen if the big offers come. But history tells us that they are hard to pass up for most coaches. For now, I will just consider us lucky to have someone of his caliber and his legacy at the moment. Absolutely correct.Having your football coaches poached by bigger programs is a given for MAC schools. Happens all the time. Except for the Zips. We have never had enough gridiron success for any larger program to want to poach any of our coaches. All of the D1 Akron coaching changes have been as a result of the incumbent being fired.Listen to Skip. Enjoy the ride for as long as Terry stays. He has done a great job and has retained almost all of the staff he arrived with. These are good times to be a Zip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I think we should all focus on the first step, and not the second one.If his success doesn't climb here, the offers will not come, and we won't have anything to worry about. If it DOES happen, that's probably good news for him, AND for us. Nobody really can even predict, including the candidate himself, what will happen if the big offers come. But history tells us that they are hard to pass up for most coaches. For now, I will just consider us lucky to have someone of his caliber and his legacy at the moment. Woah, I agree with skip for once. Well said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Shaquille Riddick signed with WVU. That was a kick in the nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 No Shaq in the Mac. #booblackhawks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Well, that blows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Oh well. I like our d-line as-is.Gimme more OH-KUH-FORE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Oh well. I like our d-line as-is.Gimme more OH-KUH-FORE!!Find solace in Hollis.And Grice is pretty nice.I like Horner on the corner.Pittman? He ain't a gonna take no shit, man.And be happy cuz we got Capi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.