bigjim Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 2 hours ago, catdaddyp said: Update on Rivals Team Rankings for 2023 (does not yet include portal commitments): MAC Rankings followed by National Rankings in parentheses. 1 - (79) Central Michigan 2 - (82) Miami 3 - (93) Western Michigan 4 - (95) Akron 4 - (95) Eastern Michigan 6 - (98) Ball State 7 - (99) Buffalo 7 - (99) Toledo 9 - Northern Illinois 10 - Ohio 11 - Bowling Green 12 - Kent State If we finish in the top 100 it will be the highest ranking for the Zips since 2010. If you look at the numbers above, the difference between 4th and 9th place in the Rivals MAC rankings is very small. 247 sports have missed a couple of Zip recruits, but they have Akron rated #10 in the MAC and #104 nationally. Sorry, but I could not get a link posted. The coaches got some real good recruits, but we need additional good high school players (including Bowen and Long) and Transfer Portal additions for this class to be very successful and propel the Zips to many wins in 2023. Go Zips!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 (edited) For comparison purposes (and I know @catdaddyp at rivals has been working harder than 247 on Akron), 247 has our high school class ranked at #104 overall and 10th in the MAC. With that said, they don't yet have James, Spriggs, and Dall rated, and only gave Wasel a 80.19 grade. On3 has us ranked #119 (10th in MAC again), but has Wasel rated at 84.97, and I believe that ranking includes transfers. We are likely going to add a decent amount of players still, so that should go up some. Edited December 23, 2022 by LZIp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 (edited) Mississippi State/Georgia Tech(?) decommit. VERY NICE P5 offer list - 6'2" CB. https://247sports.com/player/nireek-sharpe-46136497/ DB is DEFINITELY the focus right now. Edited December 23, 2022 by Let'sGoZips94 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 Regardless of where we end up ranked, I think this class complements last year’s class really well. If I recall correctly, we landed a slew of portal/JUCO players between April-June like Holt, Undercuffler, George, Price, and Thomas. And I believe the majority of the class was signed during the second signing period. It’s incredible we were able to land guys like Landers and McCoy that late in the game. I recall JoeMo giving Sam Popper a lot of credit for last year’s recruiting class. All that being said, I feel confident the staff will land some more difference makers before the 2023 season arrives and we’ll have a solid shot at finishing with a top 100 ranking this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 24, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, catdaddyp said: Regardless of where we end up ranked, I think this class complements last year’s class really well. If I recall correctly, we landed a slew of portal/JUCO players between April-June like Holt, Undercuffler, George, Price, and Thomas. And I believe the majority of the class was signed during the second signing period. It’s incredible we were able to land guys like Landers and McCoy that late in the game. I recall JoeMo giving Sam Popper a lot of credit for last year’s recruiting class. All that being said, I feel confident the staff will land some more difference makers before the 2023 season arrives and we’ll have a solid shot at finishing with a top 100 ranking this year. I’m pretty certain the entirety of last year’s class was signed during the second signing period. We’ve only hit the midway point in this year’s class 💪💪 Edited December 24, 2022 by Blue & Gold 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 11 hours ago, catdaddyp said: Regardless of where we end up ranked, I think this class complements last year’s class really well. If I recall correctly, we landed a slew of portal/JUCO players between April-June like Holt, Undercuffler, George, Price, and Thomas. And I believe the majority of the class was signed during the second signing period. It’s incredible we were able to land guys like Landers and McCoy that late in the game. I recall JoeMo giving Sam Popper a lot of credit for last year’s recruiting class. All that being said, I feel confident the staff will land some more difference makers before the 2023 season arrives and we’ll have a solid shot at finishing with a top 100 ranking this year. I can hardly wait til the Zips crack that 100 mark so I can brag about it to all my friends. Me: "Look out fellows; the Zips just had what at least one rating service is calling the 99th best recruiting class in the country! Are you hearing me, the 99th best?" Friend: "How many teams are there?" Me: "I forget the exact number but it's somewhere in the thousands." Friend: "Wow." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 14 minutes ago, Zipmeister said: I can hardly wait til the Zips crack that 100 mark so I can brag about it to all my friends. Me: "Look out fellows; the Zips just had what at least one rating service is calling the 99th best recruiting class in the country! Are you hearing me, the 99th best?" Friend: "How many teams are there?" Me: "I forget the exact number but it's somewhere in the thousands." Friend: "Wow." Haha, that’s one way to look at it. I believe there will be 69 P5 teams in 2023 and beating any of them in recruiting is a tough task. Especially for a team that has won 5 games in 4 years. Although it’s not an exact science, better recruiting usually correlates to more wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 2 hours ago, catdaddyp said: Haha, that’s one way to look at it. I believe there will be 69 P5 teams in 2023 and beating any of them in recruiting is a tough task. Especially for a team that has won 5 games in 4 years. Although it’s not an exact science, better recruiting usually correlates to more wins. Kind of depressed to see that the new regime has improved our recruiting from bottom of the barrel to just above the bottom of the barrel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 5 minutes ago, Zipmeister said: Kind of depressed to see that the new regime has improved our recruiting from bottom of the barrel to just above the bottom of the barrel. Not exactly. As things currently stand we’d also be 5th in the Mountain West, 5th in the Sun Belt, and 6th in Conference USA. Under Arth we were getting out recruited by not only the majority of FBS teams, but also a slew of FCS teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted December 24, 2022 Report Share Posted December 24, 2022 2 hours ago, catdaddyp said: Not exactly. As things currently stand we’d also be 5th in the Mountain West, 5th in the Sun Belt, and 6th in Conference USA. Under Arth we were getting out recruited by not only the majority of FBS teams, but also a slew of FCS teams. I guess it just depends on ones definition of "bottom of the barrel" and "slightly above bottom of the barrel." We appear to agree on the former, but not the latter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylormade28 Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 2 Zips playing in their final game as a high school kid All-Star Dade vs Broward 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taylormade28 Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 Just to let you guys hear what Zayden had to hear everyday for the pass couple of years, so if you ever have to ask yourself will he be ready for Akron you listen to this and tell me what you think......WARNING FOUL LANGUAGE WILL BE USED 321676507_8437256466344399_7709477907386409365_n.mp4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 (edited) We got us a long snapper. Looks like he works with the same kicking academy as Owen Wiley. Edited December 28, 2022 by catdaddyp 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjim Posted December 30, 2022 Report Share Posted December 30, 2022 On 12/21/2022 at 10:42 AM, blueandgold said: So, did Lorenzo Lingard just come out of nowhere? He has to be the highest rated player we've ever singed. Now we just need to actually open holes for him to run through or maybe he can create on his own! I just hope that this signing does not put Kellom into the Transfer Portal. It may be a short-term gain for a long-term loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 10 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Sounds like we landed someone, but no idea who with all the offers out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 1 minute ago, catdaddyp said: Sounds like we landed someone, but no idea who with all the offers out there. A DB would be -20000 odds given the tweeter haha. Other than that, I don't know who either. We've been offering DBs like crazy. Tre Bell has been Oprah with the offers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: A DB would be -20000 odds given the tweeter haha. Other than that, I don't know who either. We've been offering DBs like crazy. Tre Bell has been Oprah with the offers. For sure. Bilhal Kone said he will have his decision made by tomorrow night. I don’t know if that is literal or if he is announcing his decision tomorrow night with it already made. Could be him. We’ll see. Visited Akron, Montana, and Western Michigan. Edited January 5, 2023 by catdaddyp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozips19 Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 On 12/30/2022 at 1:18 AM, bigjim said: I just hope that this signing does not put Kellom into the Transfer Portal. It may be a short-term gain for a long-term loss. Either him or Nate Robinson https://247sports.com/Player/Nate-Robinson-26353/high-school-42787/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted January 5, 2023 Report Share Posted January 5, 2023 32 minutes ago, gozips19 said: Either him or Nate Robinson https://247sports.com/Player/Nate-Robinson-26353/high-school-42787/ Rutgers lands a 5* Sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted January 6, 2023 Report Share Posted January 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Zipmeister said: Rutgers lands a 5* Sweet Back in 2003 too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 6, 2023 Report Share Posted January 6, 2023 16 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: Back in 2003 too Nate was a solid example of a Rutgers 5 Star that turned into an Akron 1-Star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 6, 2023 Report Share Posted January 6, 2023 Funny how some people clamor for MORE STARS! Then we get a kid with MORE STARS…and they panic that he’s too good, and incumbent players are going to transfer out! 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Captain Kangaroo said: Nate was a solid example of a Rutgers 5 Star that turned into an Akron 1-Star. He did tackle Beanie Wells(?) in the end zone for a safety IIRC. OSUcks hit a FG as time expired in the half to lead us 3-2. I was at the game & going crazy! We ended up losing, what, 24-2, or something like that. But it was a pretty competitive game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 6, 2023 Report Share Posted January 6, 2023 26 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: He did tackle Beanie Wells(?) in the end zone for a safety IIRC. OSUcks hit a FG as time expired in the half to lead us 3-2. I was at the game & going crazy! We ended up losing, what, 24-2, or something like that. But it was a pretty competitive game. I think it was 3-2 well into the 3rd quarter? Robinson wasn’t a complete bust, but if stars mattered, his 5-star rating was a solid 3-to-4 too high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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