zipsoutsider Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 (edited) Not really excited about anyone mentioned in the article. Babers would excite me. Stroud and Hickson could both be very good links, but there are some question marks. I am not interested in another John Caroll alumni. A no-name coach has to come with P5 connections, IMHO to be successful at recruiting. Stroud has those, for sure. Edited November 26, 2021 by zipsoutsider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 Aren't we about due for a "my sister's best friend's cousin" saw a guy at the Akron Canton Airport that looked a lot like "insert candidate's name here." 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips86 Posted November 26, 2021 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 Skip Holtz is parting ways with Louisiana Tech. Just figured I'd mention this here. Seems like a decent resume, however I dont know enough about him to say he is a fit or not. But perhaps we can add him to the conversation in here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94zipgrad Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 https://heavy.com/sports/green-bay-packers/luke-getsy-akron-coaching-candidate/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 15 minutes ago, GoZips86 said: Skip Holtz is parting ways with Louisiana Tech. Just figured I'd mention this here. Seems like a decent resume, however I dont know enough about him to say he is a fit or not. But perhaps we can add him to the conversation in here. Read that and thought the same. His resume there is pretty impressive. Letting him go after 1 bad season seems like an overreaction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGood Posted November 26, 2021 Report Share Posted November 26, 2021 2 hours ago, LZIp said: Read that and thought the same. His resume there is pretty impressive. Letting him go after 1 bad season seems like an overreaction. I feel like Akron should at least inquire about Holtz, not sure how interested he would be in the job though. I will say if he could do for the Zips program what he did for East Carolina when he was there we would all be pretty happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 9 hours ago, GoZips86 said: Skip Holtz is parting ways with Louisiana Tech. Just figured I'd mention this here. Seems like a decent resume, however I dont know enough about him to say he is a fit or not. But perhaps we can add him to the conversation in here. Notre Dame connection. I've seen enough of that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/article255992852.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 35 minutes ago, ZippyRulz said: https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/article255992852.html i don't see him as Akron's panacea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheZipCat Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 I'm watching the Michigan vs. Suckeye game, and the thing that comes to mind is ... this is why you don't fire a coach who is stabilizing your program after a handful of years. If you irrationally fire coaches every 2-3 years you're never going to have any level of success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, TheZipCat said: I'm watching the Michigan vs. Suckeye game, and the thing that comes to mind is ... this is why you don't fire a coach who is stabilizing your program after a handful of years. If you irrationally fire coaches every 2-3 years you're never going to have any level of success. I concur. However, I bet Michigan would have fired Harbaugh by this point if they wouldn't have owed him so much $$. They did make him take a pay cut IIRC. Same goes for Nebraska and Frost. Sometimes being hamstringed by your own dumb decisions can pay off. More patience is needed in CFB. Edited November 27, 2021 by LZIp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akrzips2012 Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 34 minutes ago, TheZipCat said: I'm watching the Michigan vs. Suckeye game, and the thing that comes to mind is ... this is why you don't fire a coach who is stabilizing your program after a handful of years. If you irrationally fire coaches every 2-3 years you're never going to have any level of success. I have a feeling Suckeyes clearing out some coaching staff after this game. Interesting that in some articles RB coach and OC in the mix for Akron HC job. Glad after today, end of a bad era of Akron football with Arth regime and hope we see a news conference next weekend on our new HC. The hot stove should be here soon on top candidates for Akron HC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheZipCat Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 30 minutes ago, LZIp said: I concur. However, I bet Michigan would have fired Harbaugh by this point if they wouldn't have owed him so much $$. They did make him take a pay cut IIRC. Same goes for Nebraska and Frost. Sometimes being hamstringed by your own dumb decisions can pay off. More patience is needed in CFB. I'm not sure I agree that they would have fired him, because just as everyone was talking about him being on the hotseat and being fired they extended his contract...and it was the right tradeoff: less-money for the extension. And it was absolutely brilliant. Programs need to start giving coaches more than 2-3 years ... with extreme examples like Tom Arth and Rob Ianello being exceptions to the rule rather than the rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 1 hour ago, TheZipCat said: I'm watching the Michigan vs. Suckeye game, and the thing that comes to mind is ... this is why you don't fire a coach who is stabilizing your program after a handful of years. If you irrationally fire coaches every 2-3 years you're never going to have any level of success. Arth wasn't irrationally fired. We aren't bad at the firing part. We are horrid at the hiring part. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheZipCat Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 17 minutes ago, GP1 said: Arth wasn't irrationally fired. We aren't bad at the firing part. We are horrid at the hiring part. It's not Arth I would say was irrationally fired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 55 minutes ago, TheZipCat said: It's not Arth I would say was irrationally fired. Let it go... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 So Luke Getsy was only OC at Miss. St. for one year. Did he leave of his own volition to take the Packer’s QB Coach position? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: So Luke Getsy was only OC at Miss. St. for one year. Did he leave of his own volition to take the Packer’s QB Coach position? Believe he left as a result of Joe Moorhead getting fired, meaning likely wasn't retained by new staff. Edited November 27, 2021 by LZIp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 12 minutes ago, LZIp said: Believe he left as a result of Joe Moorhead getting fired, meaning likely wasn't retained by new staff. Getsy seems risky to me. I like the former Marshall coach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted November 27, 2021 Report Share Posted November 27, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, NWAkron said: Getsy seems risky to me. I like the former Marshall coach. Holliday is good and his time at Marshall seemed to end with weird politics, not because of the product on the field. He's only one year removed from the game. If we can get him to coach 'til 70 (5 or 6 years) and groom a future HC under him...that's pretty tempting. Continuity is key to having a successful program. Edited November 27, 2021 by LZIp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGood Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 On 11/24/2021 at 9:43 AM, Lee Adams said: They may be looking more at assistants at programs who are still playing. So may not get any news at least until the regular season is over. Still hope they look at a 'retread' who has had some success at a higher level. If not go after a successful D2 coach ala Brian Kelly who is willing to move. Agree.. except my first priority would be a guy who has built a program not just coached at a good one. Secondly, you say D2 but why D2 and not FCS? Yes, I know Arth came from FCS Chattanooga but he wasn’t there very long. He made his name in D3 at John Carroll. For what it’s worth, the guy I like the most turned around a mediocre at best FCS program so well that he led them to the Final Four and is now a coordinator in the Big Ten that makes about as much in a paycheck as Akron head coaches generally do. He checks all the boxes for me in building a program, achieving on field success and now being around the FBS as a coordinator. If you can recruit to Orono, Maine you can recruit to Akron, Ohio. Just my take and what do I know though? https://gophersports.com/sports/football/roster/coaches/joe-harasymiak/2429 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 Five years ago today the Zips football team played Toledo in the MAC Championship Game. in the words of Adrian Cronauer, “It staggers the imagination.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94zipgrad Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Spin said: Five years ago today the Zips football team played Toledo in the MAC Championship Game. in the words of Adrian Cronauer, “It staggers the imagination.” 4 years ago in 2017 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 DOH!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 28, 2021 Report Share Posted November 28, 2021 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Spin said: Five years ago today the Zips football team played Toledo in the MAC Championship Game. in the words of Adrian Cronauer, “It staggers the imagination.” Lost by 17 and then by 47 in the Boca Raton Bowl. Lucked in with win over Ohio. Wasn't that like Kato's best game? Then won first 2 games of the next season, including then ranked Northwestern, and finished by losing 8 of the last 10 including the last 5. Edited November 28, 2021 by NWAkron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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