K92 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 I anticipate some significant changes to the 2 deep before MAC play begins. I too, am surprised by Boyett not being on the 2 deep (he didn't play in the last scrimmage, wonder if he's injured?) and Givens not being a starter. Sliding Pittman inside puts Hollis with the 2s. That tells me we have a pretty legit d line because Keontae is no slouch. The news that no freshmen are on the 2 deep shows how far Bowden & Co. have improved the roster in a short time. Can't wait til Thursday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 GT says TB is HOPING to hear next week on Tommy Brown's hardship waiver. That hardly sounds like this is a certainty. I have to believe Boyett is injured. That's the only scenario that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 GoZips.com updated the roster this morning & Deon'Tae Moore is now listed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Take a look at Jerome Lane's bio on GoZips.com. We all know what a stud he is, but they put absolutely NO effort into that bio whatsoever. If you weren't familiar with Jerome, you'd think he was awful. And those junior stats they have listed can't be right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 DT Lavonne Gauthney's listed again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 Bowden & Co. have done an outstanding job stocking up on DL talent. Below is everyone listed on the DL from GoZips.com. We're good to go on the DL for the next 4 years.56 Deon'Tae Moore DE RFr. 6-2 230 Akron, Ohio / Kenmore HS53 Travonte Junius DE/LB Fr. 6-3 205 Akron, Ohio / St. Vincent-St. Mary HS50 Brock Boxen DL Fr. 6-3 272 New Galilee, Pa. / Beaver Falls HS97 Undrea Bullard DL Fr. 6-6 250 St. Petersburg, Fla. / Gibbs HS11 Nordly Capi DL Sr. 6-3 252 Ocoee, Fla. / Colorado State / Ocoee HS94 Anthony Clark DL Fr. 6-4 276 Akron, Ohio / Buchtel HS91 Rodney Coe DL Jr. 6-3 305 Fulton, Mo. / Iowa State / Iowa Western CC / Edwardsville HS95 Darius Copeland DL So. 6-1 257 Ft. Myers, Fla. / Ft. Myers HS79 Mike Davis DL Jr. 6-0 280 Powell, Ohio / Olentangy Liberty HS10 Richard Dorvilus DL Jr. 6-1 235 Miami, Fla. / Independence (Kan.) CC / Cypress Bay HS63 Varnell Garrett DL Sr. 6-3 227 Cleveland, Ohio / Collinwood HS93 Lavonne Gauthney DL RFr. 6-1 287 Reynoldsburg, Ohio / Hargrave Military Academy / Reynoldsburg HS36 Cody Grice DL Jr. 5-11 284 Akron, Ohio / Firestone HS9 Keontae Hollis DL Sr. 6-5 295 Pontiac, Mich. / Iowa Central Community College / Pontiac HS96 Alfonso Horner DL Jr. 6-3 217 Miami, Fla. / Belen Jesuit Prep34 Jamal Marcus DL Jr. 6-2 240 Durham, N.C. / Ohio State / Hillside HS92 Daryan Martin DL So. 6-0 239 Cincinnati, Ohio / Princeton HS99 Nmesoma Okafor DL Sr. 6-6 240 Queens, N.Y. / Nassau (N.Y.) Community College / Campus Magnet HS90 Se'Von Pittman DL So. 6-3 268 Canton, Ohio / Ohio State / Canton McKinley HS98 Christopher Spruill DL RFr. 6-2 230 Maple Heights, Ohio / John Adams HS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 That's a lot of bodies but not a lot of size. Hopefully guys stay healthy and eligible. We really need Brown to play. Then if Boyett gets back we actually have some depth on the o line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 That's a lot of bodies but not a lot of size. Hopefully guys stay healthy and eligible.We really need Brown to play. Then if Boyett gets back we actually have some depth on the o line.???? There are 11 guys over 250 pounds. I dont want 15 fat 300 pounders. Give me the 250-275 pound guy that can move and throw in two or 3 stout guys for the middle. The MAC isnt exactly a pound it down your throat conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 You need 3-4 of the 300lb types if you want to stop the run and have rotation.. I am not asking for fat guys. I am asking for big guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted August 23, 2014 Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 You need 3-4 of the 300lb types if you want to stop the run and have rotation.Not in the MAC. Chuck Amotta wants athletic d linemen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Not in the MAC. Chuck Amotta wants athletic d linemen.Good DI teams have bigger athletic d lineman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 It is possible to be big and athletic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Zipmeister & Buckzip. What fantasy world are you living in? Our d linemen are fantastic. The Zips don't play in the SEC. Hello. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Neither of us said anything about the starting DT. I only said we don't have depth.We have a ton of DL but most are DE size.It's not that we don't have any size, we just don't have enough of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 somewhat lengthy preview for the Zips by sbnation. Obviously some holes in it, but I can appreciate the effort.http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2014/2/27/5430314/akron-football-2014-preview-schedule-roster/in/5213251 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 Zipmeister & Buckzip. What fantasy world are you living in? Our d linemen are fantastic. The Zips don't play in the SEC. Hello.Semi-interesting facts from two teams at either end of the DI spectrum.Florida State has 18 linemen (including DT, DE, & whatever) on their roster.The average weight of these players is 298 pounds with 9 of the 18 checking in in excess of 300 pounds.Idaho has 16 linemen on their roster.The average weight of of these players is 282 with 6 of the 16 tipping the scale above 300 pounds.I'm with you; I think our defensive line is good, especially given their limited size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 ESPN College Preview Magazine has the Zips ranked 115 in the nation...with Can't State (98) and Ohio(106) ranked higher. I know the Zips have a history of being bad, but in what Universe does a 4-8 Can't State rank higher than the 5-7 zips. LAZY reporting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 ESPN College Preview Magazine has the Zips ranked 115 in the nation...with Can't State (98) and Ohio(106) ranked higher. I know the Zips have a history of being bad, but in what Universe does a 4-8 Can't State rank higher than the 5-7 zips. LAZY reporting.These people pay no attention to anything outside of the power 5 conferences. Just sit back and enjoy the "upsets". : ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 Semi-interesting facts from two teams at either end of the DI spectrum.Florida State has 18 linemen (including DT, DE, & whatever) on their roster.The average weight of these players is 298 pounds with 9 of the 18 checking in in excess of 300 pounds.Idaho has 16 linemen on their roster.The average weight of of these players is 282 with 6 of the 16 tipping the scale above 300 pounds.I'm with you; I think our defensive line is good, especially given their limited size.It's always worth noting when the court jester takes time out from his normal duties to exhibit the fundamental mathematical skills to add a series of numbers, divide by the appropriate number and cite an accurate average. It may be coincidental that it occurred within hours of Northern California's biggest earthquake in a quarter of a century. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy_ua_00 Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 I was talking to a penn state fan and he is legitimately afraid of the akron game. He says he thinks it will be a 4 point win for either of the teams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 It's always worth noting when the court jester takes time out from his normal duties to exhibit the fundamental mathematical skills to add a series of numbers, divide by the appropriate number and cite an accurate average. It may be coincidental that it occurred within hours of Northern California's biggest earthquake in a quarter of a century.I would have been more impressed if he gave us the median of those numbers divided by Pi and then supplied the square root of that number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 I would have been more impressed if he gave us the median of those numbers divided by Pi and then supplied the square root of that number.Knowing that statistical analysis is DIGs forte, I knew that I would take some heat by supplying the numbers that I did, Now I suffer the slings and arrows of the Grate One - ouch.5 1 20 19 8 9 20 1 14 4 4 9 5GO ZIPS - Crush the Bison Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 I was talking to a penn state fan and he is legitimately afraid of the akron game. He says he thinks it will be a 4 point win for either of the teamsPSU is a slight underdog at Bortles-less UCF Saturday. Marshall is favored by 24 at the Redhawks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 This game is WELL down the line, but even the Ball St local reporter is a believer in the 2014 Zips (as evidenced by his game by game predictions).Akron, Oct 25The whole Zips-on-the-rise prognostication is probably going to burn a lot of folks because it just looks like the kind of mirage that burns people every year. And hey, it will burn this prognostication too. Last year's Akron team showed pop in the running game and stout defense, but the passing game struggled with a first-year starter. Terry Bowden has shown a knack for high-powered passing games (including the 2012 edition of this team). If he gets that going this season, Akron will be a threat to the Cardinals. Akron 31, Ball State 28. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 no clue what thread to put this in. too much work to search through which thread where the Ianello discussion was in..but I thought we all would enjoy this Bruin Report Online @BruinReport · 14m So UCLA wins the toss and elects to defer. And then Texas chooses to kickoff. So UCLA will get it twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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