The Dustin Ford Era

[clarkwgriswold]

We now have our new head coach, a familiar face who has been with the Zips for 9 years.

 

Dustin has been in charge of the defense and scheduling under Groce.  He's certainly earned the chance.

 

What do you expect from Ford's Zips squads?

[zippy5]

Championships!

[kreed5120]

I'm not as close to the program to know what differences Ford and Groce had philosophically so I can't speak to any schematic changes.

 

I expect us to continue down the same path of targeting young players, developing them, and then using the portal to plug deficiencies. From much of what I've read online player development is what many have pointed out as one of Ford's strengths. We'll continue to rely on that and perhaps can even use it as a tool to recruit under the radar underclassmen who might still be a bit raw. 

Edited 4 hours ago by kreed5120

[ZippyRulz]

Sameness, hopefully.

[Zippy87]

Heck of an endorsement from our 🐐

 

 

[NWAkron]

A signature win?

[zippy5]

54 minutes ago, NWAkron said:

A signature win?

Tbh - how many games have we won as an underdog?

[Let'sGoZips94]

Hardman getting a NIL agent may be the first news of a departure. I wonder if that is a sign of Ford's style preference being defense-first. 

[ZipsFan31]

If Ford ran the Defense, then who ran the offense? was it Groce or someone else. Do we need to hire an offensive coordinator. I know time will tell but any rumor as to his staff vs Groce’s. Like who are keeping and who is leaving 

[Let'sGoZips94]

2 minutes ago, ZipsFan31 said:

If Ford ran the Defense, then who ran the offense? was it Groce or someone else. Do we need to hire an offensive coordinator. I know time will tell but any rumor as to his staff vs Groce’s. Like who are keeping and who is leaving 

 

Only announced staff news so far has been Devan Morrow staying and Mike Allen following Groce.