clarkwgriswold Posted October 18, 2021 Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Zip JD said: Maybe we can at least get him on a Zoom call this time. I remember when his name was flying around this site with a few guarantees he was going to be hired. That was right up until he declined to even be interviewed. I think he's probably a good guy and a good coach but I said it in jest as I think his name has come up in every search since Faust left. I don't have an interest in a 63 year old coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips86 Posted October 18, 2021 Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 I'm 98% kidding when I say this, but hey, maybe Jon Gruden wants to return to Ohio for a fresh start and help out a lowly Akron football program? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip JD Posted October 18, 2021 Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 17 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said: I think he's probably a good guy and a good coach but I said it in jest as I think his name has come up in every search since Faust left. I don't have an interest in a 63 year old coach. I got the joke. I just could not pass on a chance to type his name out one last time. I guess I should have gone with my first instinct and said Jim Dennison. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted October 18, 2021 Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 10 hours ago, GoZips86 said: I'm 98% kidding when I say this, but hey, maybe Jon Gruden wants to return to Ohio for a fresh start and help out a lowly Akron football program? I'm 98% serious, but I can imagine Jon's thinking on this possibility.........Le's see; I have lived in some amazingly beautiful places and have more money than many people could spend in a lifetime, but here's an opportunity to move to a place with crappy winters and lead a really bad football team - where do I sign up? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 12 hours ago, Zipmeister said: I'm 98% serious, but I can imagine Jon's thinking on this possibility.........Le's see; I have lived in some amazingly beautiful places and have more money than many people could spend in a lifetime, but here's an opportunity to move to a place with crappy winters and lead a really bad football team - where do I sign up? I can't believe you could entertain even 2% a guy that would make so many players, assistants, and the community at large feel so disrespected. There is no room for a known racist on campus. I can see a scenario where Dino Babers gets let go from Syracuse. I have always been a huge fan of Babers. Bring him back to the MAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Section210Zip Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 My #1 choice would be Joe Moorhead with Luke Getsy as OC. This is a pipe dream as they have probably already advance to far in their carriers to come back here. Especially Luke. He can probably get a higher profile OC gig or a HC job himself. Our offenses would be way more productive and would put up a lot of points. I don't know if they would be able to bring in anybody to fix our D but at least it would be fun to watch shootouts. If we were able to get Joe, I wonder if he could get Frye to come with him here. I don't know that Frye would be as good of an OC as Getsy but I do think Frye would at least bring some excitement to the fan base as well as alums. We have struggled for a long time in our program to develop QBs. We have seen flashes of talent and potential over the years with a young QB but never seen them get any better as they age. Nicely , Pohl , Woodson, and Kato. All these guys had moments or games early on but never built off of that success year to year. The sample size and injuries of our QBs makes it hard to tell how Arth has done but I think if you get either of these guys you would see or QBs develop and get better from one year to the next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 I think QB is the least of our problems. DL and LB’s are #1, and if someone wanted to make a case for OL I couldn’t disagree. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94zipgrad Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said: I think QB is the least of our problems. DL and LB’s are #1, and if someone wanted to make a case for OL I couldn’t disagree. We are so undersized & slow at DL & LB for D1 football. Love Bubba but he is physically challenged for that position & makes up a lot with hard work & determination but I agree with Captain & have been preaching it since joining this forum in 2016 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 9 hours ago, zipsoutsider said: I can't believe you could entertain even 2% a guy that would make so many players, assistants, and the community at large feel so disrespected. There is no room for a known racist on campus. I can see a scenario where Dino Babers gets let go from Syracuse. I have always been a huge fan of Babers. Bring him back to the MAC. Even though I am an entertaining guy, I can't believe that your takeaway from my comment was that I wanted to entertain him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 28 minutes ago, Zipmeister said: Even though I am an entertaining guy, I can't believe that your takeaway from my comment was that I wanted to entertain him. Sorry, I don't even like the idea of joking about bringing a guy like Gruden in. Even in joking, he is given some degree of credibility and he deserves none. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheZipCat Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 On 10/17/2021 at 7:47 PM, zipsoutsider said: If you look at what TB is doing at ULM, the answer is, yes. And yes, he did a fair amount of it, here, too. I mean, assuming that's true, that makes the decision even more mind numbingly bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 (edited) 14 hours ago, zipsoutsider said: Sorry, I don't even like the idea of joking about bringing a guy like Gruden in. Even in joking, he is given some degree of credibility and he deserves none. Oh, now I see what you did. You quoted my comment, but were actually referring to a previous post by GoZips86. Please use more care when expressing your indignation. Go Zips. Edited October 20, 2021 by Zipmeister . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips86 Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Zipmeister said: Oh, now I see what you did. You quoted my comment, but were actually referring to a previous post by GoZips86. Please use more care when expressing your indignation. Go Zips. Sorry Zipmeister that you took the brunt of my comment. I am still new around these parts, didn't know a little sarcasm about Jon Gruden, in a coach thread, would be such a huge deal. Noted. Edited October 20, 2021 by GoZips86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsoutsider Posted October 20, 2021 Report Share Posted October 20, 2021 5 hours ago, GoZips86 said: Sorry Zipmeister that you took the brunt of my comment. I am still new around these parts, didn't know a little sarcasm about Jon Gruden, in a coach thread, would be such a huge deal. Noted. It could be funny, if I didn't think that there Akron fans who would be perfectly willing to look past Gruden's racism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippypitt Posted November 2, 2021 Report Share Posted November 2, 2021 Gossip on the street has this as Arth's final game. This came from a fairly credible source, but take it with a grain of salt. I will believe it once I see the official announcement. Juicy gossip nonetheless 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 2, 2021 Report Share Posted November 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, zippypitt said: Gossip on the street has this as Arth's final game. This came from a fairly credible source, but take it with a grain of salt. I will believe it once I see the official announcement. Juicy gossip nonetheless 😂 What if Zips win? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippypitt Posted November 2, 2021 Report Share Posted November 2, 2021 Win, lose, or draw... I will believe it when I see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips86 Posted November 2, 2021 Report Share Posted November 2, 2021 (edited) 39 minutes ago, zippypitt said: Gossip on the street has this as Arth's final game. This came from a fairly credible source, but take it with a grain of salt. I will believe it once I see the official announcement. Juicy gossip nonetheless 😂 I was literally about to post in the Ball State thread: "I wonder if a loss here seals the deal for Arth" We shall see! Edited November 2, 2021 by GoZips86 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted November 2, 2021 Report Share Posted November 2, 2021 2 hours ago, zippypitt said: Gossip on the street has this as Arth's final game. This came from a fairly credible source, but take it with a grain of salt. I will believe it once I see the official announcement. Juicy gossip nonetheless 😂 if that's the case, l hope to goodness Guthrie has his man ready to sign at seasons end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 3, 2021 Report Share Posted November 3, 2021 Does our performance and near-miss -v- Ball State save Arth's job? That was the progress I've been waiting to see. We hung right in there with a top MAC school. (Though I suppose we also did that with Miami a couple years back...) This team really plays hard for these coaches. I would have figured they would have lost the locker room a while ago. But no, this team still gives them absolutely everything they've got. I respect & admire that from both sides - team and coaches. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted November 3, 2021 Report Share Posted November 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Does our performance and near-miss -v- Ball State save Arth's job? It shouldn't. The stink of failure on the program under his tenure is too great to erase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 3, 2021 Report Share Posted November 3, 2021 30 minutes ago, GP1 said: It shouldn't. The stink of failure on the program under his tenure is too great to erase. GT's postgame analysis is rather blunt and harsh. Definitely seems as though he's seen enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 3, 2021 Report Share Posted November 3, 2021 29 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: GT's postgame analysis is rather blunt and harsh. Definitely seems as though he's seen enough. there's a paywall. can you give us the hightlights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 3, 2021 Report Share Posted November 3, 2021 37 minutes ago, NWAkron said: there's a paywall. can you give us the hightlights? Certainly. ... Umm, they changed the article since I posted that link. As I re-read the article it's not nearly as hard-hitting as it was. It paints the game as a close miss with the team noticeably improving. Idk. Originally it stated a couple of times that the team is still committing penalties/mental errors which shouldn't be happening 9 games into the season & that the defense is still a sieve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 3, 2021 Report Share Posted November 3, 2021 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Certainly. ... Umm, they changed the article since I posted that link. As I re-read the article it's not nearly as hard-hitting as it was. It paints the game as a close miss with the team noticeably improving. Idk. Originally it stated a couple of times that the team is still committing penalties/mental errors which shouldn't be happening 9 games into the season & that the defense is still a sieve. so the original article was written after the 3rd quarter? Edited November 3, 2021 by NWAkron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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