Akron Football Names Team Captains

[zipsoutsider]

Akron Football Names Team Captains

 

1. Zach Guiser
2. Warren Ball
3. A.J. Coney

Edited August 27, 2017 by zipsoutsider

[Blue & Gold]

A.J. Coney.  Interesting.  Good for him.

 

I was expecting Tommy Woodson & Tra'Von Chapman.

[Zipgrad01]

3 hours ago, Blue & Gold said:

A.J. Coney.  Interesting.  Good for him.

 

I was expecting Tommy Woodson & Tra'Von Chapman.

I was not expecting those 2 at all and normally not a good thing when a senior QB is skipped for that honor. 

Edited August 28, 2017 by Zipgrad01

[Buckzip]

9 minutes ago, Zipgrad01 said:

I was not expecting those 2 at all and normally not a good thing when a senior QB is skipped for that honor. 

Yea. Your senior starting QB is usually a captain. Not always, but usually. 

Not a good sign IMHO.

[72 Roo]

2 hours ago, Zipgrad01 said:

I was not expecting those 2 at all and normally not a good thing when a senior QB is skipped for that honor. 

Agreed. I think the team has more respect for TC than TW. They know they need TW to have a good year but they have never seen him as a leader. Many players have voiced that opinion. They like him but don't see him as their leader. Ball on the other hand commands respect and attention. TC is respected for his level of sacrifice. 

[zipsoutsider]

56 minutes ago, 72 Roo said:

Agreed. I think the team has more respect for TC than TW. They know they need TW to have a good year but they have never seen him as a leader. Many players have voiced that opinion. They like him but don't see him as their leader. Ball on the other hand commands respect and attention. TC is respected for his level of sacrifice. 

And yet, I have heard players voice the opposite about TW. 

 

One offensive captain - hard to pick between a guy like Ball and TW. I think people are reading too much into this.

[ZipsVoice]

I'm assuming Coney on as special teams rep...

[Captain Kangaroo]

Great to see Ball get the nod.

 

The stereotype for a Power 5 transfer is they're a "mercenary" with an entitled attitude. That's the polar opposite of Warren Ball.

 

I think for Ball to come on Akron's campus and work as hard as he's worked, and be as solid a representative of UA and he's become, is really impressive. It's cool to see his teammates feel the same way.

 

If a player finished 2nd or 3rd to Ball in the Team Captain's vote, there's no shame in it. Ball is just a really special kid. Hope he has a healthy, kick-ass 2017 season!

[LZIp]

TW not being named a captain immediately stood out to me as well. You guys do make great points in that it probably isn't a concern if he "lost out" to Ball and if the criteria was only one captain per unit (offense, defense, special teams), which is what it appears to be.