Blue & Gold Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Zipmeister said: I know all 16 people who have posted on this thread are pretty pumped about it, but that's a pretty small sub-sample of the general population. Any evidence that a significant portion of the remainder of the Akron area is excited about the Spring Game? Well, at least it’s 16 more than last year. Edited April 12, 2022 by Blue & Gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips86 Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 12 hours ago, Zipmeister said: I know all 16 people who have posted on this thread are pretty pumped about it, but that's a pretty small sub-sample of the general population. Any evidence that a significant portion of the remainder of the Akron area is excited about the Spring Game? Probably won't know until the game and the attendance, sadly. I wish there was more of a Zips presence in the area, but maybe that will happen if the team turns things around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 The spring game is never massively attended. Especially for a Program that won 7 games in the past 4 years. It will be a "Family and Friends" crowd on April 30th (not unlike most recent home games). For those that have kept the faith over the past 4 seasons, it will be a fun Saturday on campus. Once the new staff's work becomes evident to the general public in the form of MAC Championship expectations, the spring game will gain some traction. In the near future, if all goes as planned, a crowd of 4, 000 to 5,000 would be a hell of an achievement...but it's possible. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 5 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said: The spring game is never massively attended. Especially for a Program that won 7 games in the past 4 years. It will be a "Family and Friends" crowd on April 30th (not unlike most recent home games). For those that have kept the faith over the past 4 seasons, it will be a fun Saturday on campus. Once the new staff's work becomes evident to the general public in the form of MAC Championship expectations, the spring game will gain some traction. In the near future, if all goes as planned, a crowd of 4, 000 to 5,000 would be a hell of an achievement...but it's possible. Any idea if the game will be televised? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 6 minutes ago, catdaddyp said: Any idea if the game will be televised? It has not been in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips86 Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 I know it's just the Spring Game, but I'm pretty stoked to be back at stadium, see guys hit each other a bit, and just get a sense that things are going to be different with this new era. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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catdaddyp Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 28 minutes ago, 94zipgrad said: He mentioned the front 4 doing a good job, so it sounds like we will be running a 4 down front after all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, catdaddyp said: He mentioned the front 4 doing a good job, so it sounds like we will be running a 4 down front after all. I caught that too. I think the 4-3 fits us a little better than the 3-4. Edited April 12, 2022 by blueandgold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 He mentioned those 1st Team DL as being Curtis Harper (Syracuse transfer), Victor Jones (Wyoming transfer), Devon Robinson (Miss. St./Memphis transfer), and Julian Richardson (Arth recruit). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Roo Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 I about crapped when i heard Joe say the DLine was actually getting after it. How long has it been that we had zero line pressure? I love that he is getting guys in that can create pressure and force the QB out of his comfort zone. The future looks bright. IJWT. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted April 12, 2022 Report Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted April 13, 2022 Report Share Posted April 13, 2022 Who knew Shocky Jacques-Louis was DJ Irons cousin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted April 13, 2022 Report Share Posted April 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said: Who knew Shocky Jacques-Louis was DJ Irons cousin? Yeah, I had never heard that before either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjim Posted April 13, 2022 Report Share Posted April 13, 2022 On 4/12/2022 at 2:31 PM, catdaddyp said: He mentioned the front 4 doing a good job, so it sounds like we will be running a 4 down front after all. Gosh, who recommended the 4-3 set up a week ago in the linebackers review. And I received a lot of pushback from the nation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catdaddyp Posted April 13, 2022 Report Share Posted April 13, 2022 18 minutes ago, bigjim said: Gosh, who recommended the 4-3 set up a week ago in the linebackers review. And I received a lot of pushback from the nation. Not sure who else disagreed with you, but I mentioned the reasons why I thought we’d be in a 3-4. Looks like I was incorrect in my assumption. The question now is it actually a 4-3, a 4-2-5, or a hybrid? Richardson is listed as an OLB so is it a true 4 man front? Or is it potentially a dominant 3 man front with a walked down linebacker to the weak side? I have no idea, but we’ll find out soon enough. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted April 13, 2022 Report Share Posted April 13, 2022 Richardson could have bulked up some to be a Jason Taylor type DE. He could bring some quickness pressuring QB's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKSportsFan Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 First scrimmage today. Assuming it is closed to public. Anyone on the boards have access? Hoping someone can extract some info. Starving for info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 Pun intended? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94zipgrad Posted April 16, 2022 Report Share Posted April 16, 2022 1 hour ago, AKSportsFan said: First scrimmage today. Assuming it is closed to public. Anyone on the boards have access? Hoping someone can extract some info. Starving for info! Past players can go 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted April 18, 2022 Report Share Posted April 18, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akzipper Posted April 18, 2022 Report Share Posted April 18, 2022 On 4/16/2022 at 11:14 AM, 94zipgrad said: Past players can go They should allow all of us alumni who were at UA during the Ianello/Arth eras to attend as well. We deserve a preview of what real football looks like. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozips19 Posted April 18, 2022 Report Share Posted April 18, 2022 2 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: Quotes that I love to read and only reaffirm my belief this team will eventually contend for conference titles. Across the board, for the most part, we look like a team that deserves to step foot – physically – on a Division I football field,” "Because we can fix some of the X's and O's,” he said. “If you can get the kids believing in the scheme and giving incredible effort and playing hard for quarters and not being on an emotional roller coaster and just keep sawing wood, generally good things will happen.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted April 18, 2022 Report Share Posted April 18, 2022 2 hours ago, gozips19 said: Quotes that I love to read and only reaffirm my belief this team will eventually contend for conference titles. Across the board, for the most part, we look like a team that deserves to step foot – physically – on a Division I football field,” "Because we can fix some of the X's and O's,” he said. “If you can get the kids believing in the scheme and giving incredible effort and playing hard for quarters and not being on an emotional roller coaster and just keep sawing wood, generally good things will happen.” I believe the word "four" is missing from the quote. I have never heard the phrase "keep sawing wood" before. In the context in which it appears I surmise that it is something positive, but I'm not sure why that would be the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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