2023/24 Portal Page

[LZIp]

1 hour ago, MangoZip said:

Wonder if it was God’s plan? Seriously though, hate to see him go. D1 football has become such a cruel business, nodody has time to develop. If you fall to a certain level on the depth chart it’s chop time and bring on the next. 

Kids want paid to play and want to transfer whenever they want, so decision makers at programs are treating it more like a business.

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

Just throwing this out there. We need QB depth, we've been "ass" for several years, and General Booty is available. Perfect fit if you ask me. 

 

[UA1996MAENG]

20 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

Just throwing this out there. We need QB depth, we've been "ass" for several years, and General Booty is available. Perfect fit if you ask me. 

 

General Booty?  Is this guy like 40 by now? 

[K92]

Steele Wasel was the second coming of Chandler Kincade.

Edited May 4, 2024 by K92

[Zippity69]

2 hours ago, K92 said:

Steele Wasel was the second coming of Chandler Kincade.

I had such high hopes. It’ll be interesting to see how his career goes. 

[MarkWiley]

We currently do not have a LS on the team.

Edited May 10, 2024 by MarkWiley

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

JD is really leaning into his relationship with Larry Fitz. His profile pic is also he and Larry. Love it. Let's get Larry Fitz to visit Akron. 

 

[zzx]

4 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

JD is really leaning into his relationship with Larry Fitz. His profile pic is also he and Larry. Love it. Let's get Larry Fitz to visit Akron. 

 

 

 Larry's son Devin has an offer from Akron 

[Let'sGoZips94]

1 hour ago, zzx said:

 

 Larry's son Devin has an offer from Akron 

 

Come on JoeMo... Let's have some success so the staff stays together and we get Larry's son here!

[ZipCat]

On 5/1/2024 at 6:30 PM, LZIp said:

Kids want paid to play and want to transfer whenever they want, so decision makers at programs are treating it more like a business.

 

When hasn't it been a business though?

[LZIp]

6 hours ago, ZipCat said:

 

When hasn't it been a business though?

I just know players were never "forced out" at anywhere close to the rate that they are now.

[ZipCat]

15 hours ago, LZIp said:

I just know players were never "forced out" at anywhere close to the rate that they are now.

 

Fair point.

[Captain Kangaroo]

On 5/1/2024 at 11:12 AM, LZIp said:

Blake seems like a good locker room presence. I know he was put in scholarship at one point, but no idea if that was just for one season or carried over.

 

Neither him or Wasel appear to be big losses for this season, but I’m much more comfortable with Hester transferring considering he’s 3rd or 4th on the depth chart in his 4th or 5th year of college. Whereas Wasel is just going into his redshirt freshman season. Still had a lot of time to develop. 

Blake Hester is playing for a DII National Championship on Saturday, as Valdosta State takes on Ferris State.

 

Seems like he had a great season, with almost 1,000 yards rushing and 13 TDs.

[LZIp]

Arth era recruit transferring to WVU (and out of the MAC) to finish out his career.  Good for him.

 

[clarkwgriswold]

On 5/2/2024 at 12:51 PM, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

Just throwing this out there. We need QB depth, we've been "ass" for several years, and General Booty is available. Perfect fit if you ask me. 

 

 

Maybe we can get his brother Specific Booty.

[LZIp]

Wasel on the move again.

 

[ZippyRulz]

On 12/24/2024 at 2:39 PM, LZIp said:

Wasel on the move again.

 

 

He has nothing left to prove at Oklahoma I suppose.

 

(or so the coaches may have told him)

 

Edited December 26, 2024 by ZippyRulz

[LZIp]

Steele Wasel signed with Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

[catdaddyp]

6 minutes ago, LZIp said:

Steele Wasel signed with Southwestern Oklahoma State University.

Almost all of the 2023 MAC prep QB class has turned out to be a bust. Rough.

Edited February 5 by catdaddyp

[Let'sGoZips94]

35 minutes ago, catdaddyp said:

Almost all of the 2023 MAC prep QB class has turned out to be a bust. Rough.

 

Why would any G5 schools recruit high school QBs? The off-chance they play - and have success - as a freshman before transferring to a P4?

[zippy5]

12 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

Why would any G5 schools recruit high school QBs? The off-chance they play - and have success - as a freshman before transferring to a P4?

P4 schools say this too. Why recruit a HS QB to sit for a year or two and then transfer?

[Let'sGoZips94]

4 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

P4 schools say this too. Why recruit a HS QB to sit for a year or two and then transfer?

 

Exactly, and with the ever expanding eligibility for college athletes, high school recruiting is becoming more and more unnecessary. 

[kreed5120]

I actually think QB might be the one position that it's useful to recruit straight out of HS. Even if they sit a year or 2 that gives them additional time to learn the system so those years aren't a complete waste.

[Zipped Up]

On 2/5/2025 at 12:30 PM, kreed5120 said:

I actually think QB might be the one position that it's useful to recruit straight out of HS. Even if they sit a year or 2 that gives them additional time to learn the system so those years aren't a complete waste.

Respectfully disagree. There is almost zero chance of a freshmen or RS freshmen staying if they don’t start. If they haven’t cracked the lineup then the staff is going right to the portal for a quick fix. The portal has ruined recruiting for HS QBs who aren’t 4 or 5 stars but could have been developed at the G5 level or even lower P4 programs.

[ZipsBBjunkie]

4 hours ago, Zipped Up said:

Respectfully disagree. There is almost zero chance of a freshmen or RS freshmen staying if they don’t start. If they haven’t cracked the lineup then the staff is going right to the portal for a quick fix. The portal has ruined recruiting for HS QBs who aren’t 4 or 5 stars but could have been developed at the G5 level or even lower P4 programs.

This is for me the most disheartening outcome of the new era and where I find myself getting sentimental about the loss of the 'way it was' being a fan of a program and seeing the growth and maturity pay off with championships and the core/program stars basking in what those years of hard work delivered ... the Enrique experience for fb or bball is / will be few and far between. That's what many of us grew up appreciating and where the true fan experience came from, but alas...here we are. We root for a second year with Ben Finley. Go Zips!