Blue & Gold Posted September 25, 2019 Report Posted September 25, 2019 1 hour ago, ZipsVoice said: played in 3 of 4 games sparingly (no CMU action) - 1 solo tackle, 1 assist. Has been #2 on depth chart for SS. Thanks. Getting any PT as a true freshman is impressive. Tough loss. Quote
blueandgold Posted September 25, 2019 Report Posted September 25, 2019 20 hours ago, LZIp said: Peter Hayes-Patrick also liked this tweet. If he's gone, I might just cry. This is my biggest fear for next season...players transferring out. Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted September 25, 2019 Report Posted September 25, 2019 Meh...it's the age we live in. Players constantly transfer. He did get a couple minutes of PT, but so do a lot of true freshman now-a-days. They can play 4 games before getting shut down for their redshirt. We presently have a lot of true freshman logging big minutes in the secondary. If he wasn't, then the writing was probably on the wall that he'd be better off elsewhere. 4 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted September 25, 2019 Report Posted September 25, 2019 I have adopted a new policy- I will not respect the decision of anyone who asks me to respect their decision. Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted September 25, 2019 Report Posted September 25, 2019 1 hour ago, clarkwgriswold said: I have adopted a new policy- I will not respect the decision of anyone who asks me to respect their decision. I can respect that. 2 2 Quote
94zipgrad Posted September 25, 2019 Report Posted September 25, 2019 3 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said: Meh...it's the age we live in. Players constantly transfer. He did get a couple minutes of PT, but so do a lot of true freshman now-a-days. They can play 4 games before getting shut down for their redshirt. We presently have a lot of true freshman logging big minutes in the secondary. If he wasn't, then the writing was probably on the wall that he'd be better off elsewhere. The only problem with that attitude is we have 78 of 85 scholarships, 3 recent scholarship athletes entered the transfer portal in last 2 weeks making 75. How many run out of eligibility this year? You can only bring in 25 in a year. Can’t catch up if to many leave & really sets the rebuild process back Quote
LZIp Posted September 26, 2019 Report Posted September 26, 2019 1 hour ago, 94zipgrad said: The only problem with that attitude is we have 78 of 85 scholarships, 3 recent scholarship athletes entered the transfer portal in last 2 weeks making 75. How many run out of eligibility this year? You can only bring in 25 in a year. Can’t catch up if to many leave & really sets the rebuild process back I think we are at 74 right now, but could be off by one. Were at 78. White, Jacobs, Swanson, and I believe Lavelle makes it 74. Lavelle was here in the summer/fall camp as far as I know, but is now at Garden City CC. He definitely was on the roster at some point. I believe he would have been counted in the 78 when that comment was originally made, but I'm unsure. Don't know who else on the attached would be on scholly, as the staff has publicized walk ons getting schollys. Maybe we gave Brandon Lee one. If not, I'd have to imagine he will be on it next year. The other candidate is Romenick, but it doesn't seem common to give shollys to back up ST players. When I did the math, we could afford to lose two players to transfer and be able to get back up to the max next season. As it stands today, we are going to be at least 1 or 2 under again. I agree with you..we can't afford to lose players, at least for a couple years. Would be nice if we could get to the point where the tables are turned and we recommend players go elsewhere for better opportunities to play. Zips Football Scholarship Chart.xlsx 1 Quote
kreed5120 Posted September 26, 2019 Report Posted September 26, 2019 With the increase in college football transfers, I wonder if we see the NCAA modify that 25 scholarships per year rule in the coming years. Quote
ewbrooman1 Posted September 27, 2019 Report Posted September 27, 2019 On 9/25/2019 at 4:11 PM, clarkwgriswold said: I have adopted a new policy- I will not respect the decision of anyone who asks me to respect their decision. So this kid bailed after 4 games as a freshman? Not a good sign for him. Better now than later. 1 Quote
kreed5120 Posted September 27, 2019 Report Posted September 27, 2019 Anyone else looking forward to this stopable force meets a moveable object juggernaut match-up? 1 Quote
LZIp Posted September 27, 2019 Report Posted September 27, 2019 56 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: Anyone else looking forward to this stopable force meets a moveable object juggernaut match-up? Absolutely. It might be our only win this year. I unfortunately might have to watch on replay. Totally will be worth my $12 or whatever it costs to stream. Quote
94zipgrad Posted September 27, 2019 Report Posted September 27, 2019 9 hours ago, ewbrooman1 said: So this kid bailed after 4 games as a freshman? Not a good sign for him. Better now than later. This way he can redshirt & join someone in the spring, we could hear several more soon Quote
LZIp Posted September 27, 2019 Report Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, 94zipgrad said: This way he can redshirt & join someone in the spring, we could hear several more soon https://247sports.com/college/akron/Season/2020-Football/TransferPortal/ I don't like when you make these posts, because there's always merit to them. Andre Williams in portal. Edited September 27, 2019 by LZIp Quote
ZipsVoice Posted September 27, 2019 Report Posted September 27, 2019 14 minutes ago, LZIp said: https://247sports.com/college/akron/Season/2020-Football/TransferPortal/ I don't like when you make these posts, because there's always merit to them. Andre Williams in portal. With all these guys portalizing, why do we need to see them on the field the rest of the way, or will that take care of itself? Hey, we're not going anywhere this season, we've been clamoring to see a change and see what we've got going forward, so hopefully we won't see #19 or whomever out there. Not that he was contributing a lot anyway. I know he appeared to have some talent, but it's not like he's been targeted that much, is there a reason for that? Quote
kreed5120 Posted September 27, 2019 Report Posted September 27, 2019 I see we already have 4 players in the portal. I was curious how that compares to other teams so I gave it a look. The other 11 MAC teams have a combined 4 players in the portal, 2 of which are WMU players. It's still early and a lot can change between now and March/April, but I'll be interested in seeing how our transfers end up comparing to other MAC programs when all is said and done. 1 Quote
LZIp Posted September 27, 2019 Report Posted September 27, 2019 6 minutes ago, ZipsVoice said: With all these guys portalizing, why do we need to see them on the field the rest of the way, or will that take care of itself? Hey, we're not going anywhere this season, we've been clamoring to see a change and see what we've got going forward, so hopefully we won't see #19 or whomever out there. Not that he was contributing a lot anyway. I know he appeared to have some talent, but it's not like he's been targeted that much, is there a reason for that? Any players in the portal are no longer on the team, so you wont' be seeing them any more unless they decide to remove themselves from the portal and the staff accepts them back. The new regime has been pretty diligent about updating the roster online. You won't see anyone in the portal now listed on the roster except for Williams because he just entered. His name will be removed within a day or two. 1 Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted September 27, 2019 Report Posted September 27, 2019 Dre's departure is disappointing. There's no positive spin to put on it. I'm puzzled why he wasn't a bigger part of the offense this year. He's a legit D1 talent. We forge onward, I guess. Definitely a opportunity for Burkhart and Boogie to step up and seize some PT. 1 Quote
ZipsVoice Posted September 27, 2019 Report Posted September 27, 2019 All 4 FLA recruits, 3 of Terry's 1 of Arth's....2 DBs which hurts. Quote
WD UA 2015 Posted September 27, 2019 Report Posted September 27, 2019 (edited) Not sure if this has been mentioned, but the game is only on flofootball live stream. Costs $13 to watch it. Edit- I see this was already talked about. Edited September 27, 2019 by WD UA 2015 Quote
akronzips71 Posted September 27, 2019 Report Posted September 27, 2019 7 minutes ago, WD UA 2015 said: Not sure if this has been mentioned, but the game is only on flofootball live stream. Costs $13 to watch it. Edit- I see this was already talked about. If they pay me $13 I *might* watch the first half. 2 Quote
UA1987 Posted September 28, 2019 Report Posted September 28, 2019 9 hours ago, ZipsVoice said: All 4 FLA recruits, 3 of Terry's 1 of Arth's....2 DBs which hurts. Quitters - all of them - they could have been starters for Akron . I would not give them a chance were I another coach. 1 Quote
akronzips71 Posted September 28, 2019 Report Posted September 28, 2019 9 minutes ago, UA1987 said: Quitters - all of them - they could have been starters for Akron . I would not give them a chance were I another coach. If they could not get minutes on the worst D1 team in the NCAA where do they think they are getting offers? OTOH, they may be a coach problem. Quote
WD UA 2015 Posted September 28, 2019 Report Posted September 28, 2019 15 hours ago, akronzips71 said: If they pay me $13 I *might* watch the first half. The $13 price is if you pay for the whole year. Will cost $19 for the month to month plan. I signed up. Might be our only win this year. Quote
NWAkron Posted September 28, 2019 Report Posted September 28, 2019 15 hours ago, akronzips71 said: If they could not get minutes on the worst D1 team in the NCAA where do they think they are getting offers? OTOH, they may be a coach problem. Or it may be a weather problem. Or it may be a girlfriend problem. Or an overbearing parent problem. Quote
Steve1981 Posted September 28, 2019 Author Report Posted September 28, 2019 (edited) FYI, Six players suspended and two transfer so it will be a battle of the last one standing. (Includes the kicker, QB West, tight end and starting DT that is indefinite suspended.) https://www.gazettenet.com/UMass-football-suspends-six-players-for-violation-of-team-rules-28887845 Edited September 28, 2019 by Steve1981 Quote
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