And so it begins ... Life of the NIL ERA

[ZippyDoo]

First of many. i Know Cat will do a great job of this, my guess is at least 13 hit the portal. thoughts?

[kreed5120]

2 minutes ago, ZippyDoo said:

First of many. i Know Cat will do a great job of this, my guess is at least 13 hit the portal. thoughts?

 

I would guess 15-20 if Joe returns. I will guess ~30 if Joe leaves and a new coach comes in.

[blueandgold]

I really hope there is some way that Gant, Bosworth, Spriggs, McManus and Laventure stay with us, but I'm not holding my breath.

[ZippyDoo]

i heard spriggs is already meeting with an agent, Dall has his pick of schools, and Laventure is not coming back unless he is getting paid, we all know what that means. Laventure and Dall deserve it. I doubted them both at the start of the season but they absolutely proved me 100%..  I would love to see Riggs come back for one more season, but I think he is gone  I was at the game last night better prepared for the cold weather, but it was the first time I realized how small gant really is in person. I thought he had a really good year and I think he is gonna get paid but he gets a portal as well. I think he will be gone.  

 

I don't think Bosworth has the numbers or the stats to really go anywhere I think according to PFF there's only like two linebackers rated lower than him in all of division one football. I think he needs one more year at least to play. He hardly played at all the last six or seven games I think.

[AkronAlumnus]

Keep Dall by any means necessary.  Pay that man!!

 

EDIT: and Williams 

Edited 37 minutes ago by AkronAlumnus

[MangoZip]

This offense has a really good, young core of skill players. Polk (So), Williams (Fr), Mason (Fr), Cravaack (So), Patrick (Fr) and potentially a good young QB. I assume they will all have opportunities elsewhere so keeping them here probably won’t happen. It’s just a shame that the resources aren’t here to keep a team together. 

[Blue & Gold]

This is another reason I'm very hesitant to knock JoeMo. 

This year was Year 4 but... it was really more like Year 1 than Year 4.

Next year will be Year 1 all over again.

Every year is Year 1.

I hate it.

 

[Let'sGoZips94]

34 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said:

This is another reason I'm very hesitant to knock JoeMo. 

This year was Year 4 but... it was really more like Year 1 than Year 4.

Next year will be Year 1 all over again.

Every year is Year 1.

I hate it.

 

 

Except we've had the same QB 2 years in a row, who is not very good, which is on Joe. 

[exit322]

22 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

Except we've had the same QB 2 years in a row, who is not very good, which is on Joe. 

 

The issue here is more Joe's recruiting than Joe's coaching.  I think he did maximize Finley...but yeah Finley wasn't it.  Still think he'd be fun in a "4300 yard 44 TD 33 INT" way in a Mumme air raid.  Frustrating with all the picks, but fun.

 

Why did I not put two and two together that Ben Finley's brother was the short-time NFL backup Ryan?

[Captain Kangaroo]

40 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

Except we've had the same QB 2 years in a row, who is not very good, which is on Joe. 

Horrible QB. Leads the MAC in TDs. Second in the MAC in total yardage. Scholar athlete of the week in the MAC this week. 
 

Joe found a guy like this with essentially no NIL money and convinced him to stay for 2 seasons. 
 

Good luck finding better in 2026. 
 

I like Broughton a lot. I hope Zips fans get to see him at Infocision one day.