Hilltopper Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 Name you best candidate. Should we go for an experienced oldtimer or a up and comer similar to Lewis at PCCC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 Welp is Hilltopper speaks, I listen. Being a fan of Zips football is though. Very tough. I suppose we could get lucky but chances are slim... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted January 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 There is no such thing as a problem. Just an opportunity for a solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 Want to win or not? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 There is too much media coverage about Arth going to LA for it to not be true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) Would LA have to pay Akron his remaining salary? Whatever the buyout or penalty is...give it to Groce. Edited January 20, 2021 by NWAkron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 Brown is classless and would be a PR disaster here. I've spent about two minutes thinking about it, but a young up and comer name that comes to mind is Brian Hartline. One of the best recruiters in the country, is from the area, has the OSU ties, has played in the NFL, is young so can relate to this generation somewhat, and has shown to be a pretty dang good coach in his few years. He's never been a head coach, but neither was Sean Lewis. Heck I am not even sure we could afford him. He's currently making 550k. He would need to surround himself with an experienced staff, however. I'm sure there's better choices, but that seems to be a high risk/high reward hire. An older guy that comes to mind is Doc Holliday, if you can get him to leave WV. His firing was a farce. That Marshall program had a lot more up years than down years with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, NWAkron said: Would LA have to pay Akron his remaining salary? $100k for each year left on his contract I believe. So should be $300k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 9 minutes ago, LZIp said: Brown is classless and would be a PR disaster here. Nick Saban is classless and he wins national championships. I'll put you down as not wanting to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 11 minutes ago, LZIp said: $100k for each year left on his contract I believe. So should be $300k. Add it to Groce's salary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 Rich Rodriguez. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 I will be the first to post it: Whoever is the coach at Mount Union OR that guy from Wayne State. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 Vince Kerhes, whom I was sorta pulling for last time ‘round. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Rich Rodriguez. Lol. I love irony. 25 minutes ago, LZIp said: I'm sure there's better choices, but that seems to be a high risk/high reward hire. An older guy that comes to mind is Doc Holliday, if you can get him to leave WV. His firing was a farce. That Marshall program had a lot more up years than down years with him. I thought about Holiday, too. What a joke to fire him. I am not sure he would even nibble at the Akron job, though. Curt Cignetti would have been a good catch but leaving JMU for Akron isn't much of a career move. Another possibility with a P5 Resume could be Bo Pelini. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 HC Charlie Frye. Chase Blackburn as DC. Hixon as OC. With transferring being so easy, would there be any players left to coach? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted January 20, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 Jim Tressel.? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monrowe Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 Marques Hayes or Ricky Powers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 Love Smith? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Roo Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 I like Hardline but we can't afford him. My first choice, though, is Vince Kehres, former Mount HC and currently on the staff of UC under Fickel. He knows the area, understands the opportunity to build a legacy here, like his dad did at Mount and he knows how to win with class. Before hiring him I would fire Williams and find an AD who stood behind his coaches and was willing to fight for each program. Williams has screwed nearly every program at Akron at one time or another to stay in vogue with the administration. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzx Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 (edited) Tommy Zagorski Edited January 20, 2021 by zzx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 Dwayne "the Rock" Johnson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 Teams that think they can beat the Zips with this guy at the helm will have another thing coming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 I never thought I'd see Rob Halford on the short list. Ripper Owens held Rob's position, is a local guy, and we could get him for the price of a tribute band lead singer. Win-win? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 11 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said: Ripper Owens held Rob's position, is a local guy, and we could get him for the price of a tribute band lead singer. Win-win? Off topic, but the Zips football program is so uninspiring I'd rather talk about tribute bands than that program. Back when I used to live in Akron, there was a band he started called Seattle Band. They were an awesome tribute band. He wasn't the singer when we started to follow, but they were still great. Fast forward to today, the luckiest woman in the world, Mrs. GP1, and I go Grunge Fest every year in Charlotte. Throughout the year the cover bands that play in it play at the Music Factory in something called Road To Grunge Fest https://www.fillmorenc.com/EventDetail?tmeventid=2D0056A3B58E8CC6&offerid=0 . I always think of Seattle Band when I go. Akron was/is a fun place. Anyone who says differently is a boring person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 Charlie!!! I know Getsy probably wouldn't be interested anymore, I'm still bummed he didn't get it 2 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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