ZachTheZip Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 https://twitter.com/JEdwar247/status/487683514301952001Will play in 2014. Quite an impressive list of offers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balsy Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 We seem to have an impressive crop of Junior LBs this year....looking at 247sports there's a WR who signed David Francis? Any info on him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Had a Big10 offer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Towards the end of CK's post above, there is a really good comment about player development being important for this player. He mentioned it about Kansas State as well. To me, this is a huge positive sign not just for signing good players who want to work hard, but also the way in which the staff is developing existing players and getting good players because of it. Places like Akron and K-State don't have great players fall into their laps. They have to identify good players and make them better. Most importantly, they have to find guys willing to understand their talents need further development and this guys understands that. I think the coaching staff has done a borderline excellent job in the past three years of developing what talent they have. We aren't getting the cream of the crop, yet what we are getting is showing improvement and the team is getting better.I haven't been this excited about a recruiting topic in maybe ever. Why? This story shines a light on cultural changes going on within the program. I think the program is going through a cultural change that is much more important than the talent improvement. Cultural changes are hard for fans to identify because you have to be around a culture all the time to understand how it is going through changes. Since we aren't around the program all the time, we have to read the tea leaves. Recruits are no different than hiring an employee. Culture is just as important at a business as it is a football team. My wife works at a company and one of the major discussions when they hire someone is whether or not that person is a cultural fit. A lot of people can play football. Not everyone can fit in on a specific team.From the outside looking in, how do we know there is a culture of hard work and good player development at Akron? To me, a major indicator is the type of schools our recruits were being heavily recruited by. Who else was recruiting this guy? Two names jump out....Rutgers and K-State. Both of these schools have a culture of hard work while not getting the best talent, but maximizing what talent they get. This is how you win in the MAC. Solich doesn't get the best talent, but he has guys who buy in to what he is doing, they work hard and are well coached. The same can be said for the guy who just left BG for Wake. I really believe we are seeing the same thing happening at Akron and I'm excited about the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 GP1, this is the kind of thoughtful analysis I appreciate from you. Dorvilus comes across as a really intelligent guy from his comments about the various programs he visited. That's why his comment about UA makes me feel even more optimistic about the Zips' future under Coach Bowden:Akron is a place everyone is sleeping on, but I love their potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted July 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Had a Big10 offer?http://247sports.com/Recruitment/Richard-Dorvilus-30060/RecruitInterestsAccording to this, he had offers from Baylor, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Arizona State, Texas Tech, Kansas State, and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 According to this, he had offers from Baylor, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Arizona State, Texas Tech, Kansas State, and more. All underdog programs that have to recruit guys who want to work hard and develop. Additionally, all are finding success at some level. If we are getting players who are being recruited aggressively by these schools, we are doing something right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Great news! I tend to think he'll play some DE with the talented LBs we already have. He fits into what the coaches mentioned at the golf outing (JUCO transfers coming in 2014 as opposed to 5th year transfers). This defense should be exciting to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Akron Zips Linebacking CorpsL'Embarras des richesses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Pretty good offer list. Always good to get talent. I wish it was on the OL or DL though. Hopefully more to come Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted July 12, 2014 Report Share Posted July 12, 2014 Had a Big10 offer?Something funny/strange going on here. Your link takes us to a column written about a year ago and all the comments are about the same age; so he was going to make a decision last December!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 This front 7 should be insane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted July 13, 2014 Report Share Posted July 13, 2014 This front 7 should be insane.If this is the case, we need a team psychiatrist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UA1987 Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 #30 Kevin Grant 2.0? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 2013 Highlights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 He is especially good when the other team misses assignments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted July 15, 2014 Report Share Posted July 15, 2014 He is especially good when the other team misses assignments.You just described most recruiting videos. It's why I don't get too excited about recruiting threads because the content is usually a video of a kid playing against other kids who will never see any college football field and the number of rivals stars a kid has, which I've never quite understood and have no interest in understanding. We normally only get three star recruits anyhow. I only like to see the results in a Zips uniform.Interesting article. Has a section on the LB from Buffalo who was drafted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 Akron Zips Linebacking CorpsL'Embarras des richesses Bodes well for special teams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 Richard played exclusively at DE during Saturday's scrimmage, and he'll definitely contribute there in 2014 from what I saw. He and Capi paired as DEs = turnovers waiting to happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 Richard played exclusively at DE during Saturday's scrimmage, and he'll definitely contribute there in 2014 from what I saw. He and Capi paired as DEs = turnovers waiting to happen Thanks for all your scrimmage notes, Johnny. Awesome job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted August 11, 2014 Report Share Posted August 11, 2014 Thanks for the updates. Keep em coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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