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Sad Running backs coach Louis Ayeni
What's with this guy?? I came across yet another quote in the Blade from him that does nothing but hurt the University of Toledo football program and begs the question, why the hell is he on our staff?

In the article on Kareem Hunt earlier this month, Ayeni was quoted, “Honestly, he should be at Ohio State,” Ayeni said.


Why would a member of the University of Toledo coaching staff say that? What a knock on Toledo.

Just in today's article on David Fluellen, Ayeni was quoted, ''I went to a staff meeting that day and said if this kid was at a big school he’d be up for the Heisman.”

Again, another knock on Toledo from one of our own!! I just don't get this, he's completely downgrading Toledo Rocket football and if I'm a recruit, I don't think I really want to come to a school with so called 'limited chances based on what Ayeni said. Someone needs to straighten this guy up and get some Rocket pride in him. Good grief.
11-12-2013 10:44 AM
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Honestly, I don't see anything wrong with what he said. It's true that if Flu were putting up these numbers at a P5 school that he would be the Heisman conversation since E$PN is in love with the P5. If he was in the $EC, E$PN would adjust l already have crowned him the Heisman winner.
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Last game OSU beat UT by 5 points and Eric Page was the best FB player on the field that day. Maybe some of those OSU players really belong at Toledo.
11-12-2013 11:08 AM
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RE: Running backs coach Louis Ayeni
(11-12-2013 10:44 AM)inductchuck16 Wrote:  What's with this guy?? I came across yet another quote in the Blade from him that does nothing but hurt the University of Toledo football program and begs the question, why the hell is he on our staff?

In the article on Kareem Hunt earlier this month, Ayeni was quoted, “Honestly, he should be at Ohio State,” Ayeni said.


Why would a member of the University of Toledo coaching staff say that? What a knock on Toledo.

Just in today's article on David Fluellen, Ayeni was quoted, ''I went to a staff meeting that day and said if this kid was at a big school he’d be up for the Heisman.”

Again, another knock on Toledo from one of our own!! I just don't get this, he's completely downgrading Toledo Rocket football and if I'm a recruit, I don't think I really want to come to a school with so called 'limited chances based on what Ayeni said. Someone needs to straighten this guy up and get some Rocket pride in him. Good grief.

Agree 100%. Maybe if we had a big school caliber coach in his position they could get the recognition right here. There's always somebody better. Get a guy who is loyal to the institution who is paying his salary. For somebody with with a bachelor's degree in communications and a minor in sociology it seems like he didn't learn anything.
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(11-12-2013 11:10 AM)Toledo Football 1st Wrote:  Agree 100%. There's always somebody better. Get somebody who is loyal to Toledo.

I'm sorry, but we will rarely have someone who is truly loyal to Toledo. Coaches are always looking for what's best for them, and you can't blame them. All it takes is a bad season or 2 and they could be canned. Look at Brett Beliema - it seemed like he had it made at Wisconsin and had built a powerhouse their and probably could have retired from Wisconsin, then he bolts for Arkansas. There is no loyalty in college football coaching, and I bet most college coaches would make be great used car salesman when they are finished coaching.
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Agree, it's a rough occupation. But, they should at least be loyal to the place they are currently employed. Even outside coaching you can get yourself canned for disloyalty to your company. Not knowing the full context I can give him the benefit of the doubt for the comment about Flu. But, “Honestly, [Hunt] should be at Ohio State”--that shows what his vision is for Toledo and that isn't good enough for Toledo.
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(11-12-2013 11:24 AM)MidnightBlueGold Wrote:  
(11-12-2013 11:10 AM)Toledo Football 1st Wrote:  Agree 100%. There's always somebody better. Get somebody who is loyal to Toledo.

I'm sorry, but we will rarely have someone who is truly loyal to Toledo. Coaches are always looking for what's best for them, and you can't blame them. All it takes is a bad season or 2 and they could be canned. Look at Brett Beliema - it seemed like he had it made at Wisconsin and had built a powerhouse their and probably could have retired from Wisconsin, then he bolts for Arkansas. There is no loyalty in college football coaching, and I bet most college coaches would make be great used car salesman when they are finished coaching.

Agreed, Ayeni is one of our better coaches, better appreciate him while he is here. Our running game success has a lot to do with his coaching skills. He played Big 10 ball and has that experience, I think he is correct if we were a bigger program Flu would be all over the news. Reality we are Toledo, a mid size school and not ranked. For whatever reason, these players came to Toledo, it was the best offer or option they had. Not many grew up thinking they would end up here. Enjoy the talent and hope for 3 wins, best we can do.
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(11-12-2013 11:55 AM)Rocket79 Wrote:  
(11-12-2013 11:24 AM)MidnightBlueGold Wrote:  
(11-12-2013 11:10 AM)Toledo Football 1st Wrote:  Agree 100%. There's always somebody better. Get somebody who is loyal to Toledo.

I'm sorry, but we will rarely have someone who is truly loyal to Toledo. Coaches are always looking for what's best for them, and you can't blame them. All it takes is a bad season or 2 and they could be canned. Look at Brett Beliema - it seemed like he had it made at Wisconsin and had built a powerhouse their and probably could have retired from Wisconsin, then he bolts for Arkansas. There is no loyalty in college football coaching, and I bet most college coaches would make be great used car salesman when they are finished coaching.

Agreed, Ayeni is one of our better coaches, better appreciate him while he is here. Our running game success has a lot to do with his coaching skills. He played Big 10 ball and has that experience, I think he is correct if we were a bigger program Flu would be all over the news. Reality we are Toledo, a mid size school and not ranked. For whatever reason, these players came to Toledo, it was the best offer or option they had. Not many grew up thinking they would end up here. Enjoy the talent and hope for 3 wins, best we can do.

Rockets are very capable of beating 2/3rd's of the Big 10 this season. Mizzou is leading their SEC Division with a QB the Rocket Defense shellshocked.
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Ayeni is the likely successor to Campbell
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in four or five years
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Lou was a big time running back in the big10. He is complimenting Kareem and flu. We got big steals. OSU is 4th in the nation and these guys are better than Hyde 'N company.

Lou is continually bringing in awesome backs. Let him do his job.
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(11-12-2013 12:08 PM)IamN2daRockets Wrote:  Ayeni is the likely successor to Campbell

Nick Saben was Quoted in saying that he will return to Toledo
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I was watching UT FB videos on UTUBE. Came across Eric Page's NFL Draft announcement. Eric was complimentary about UT and how it influenced his development. Very nice to hear that again.
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(11-12-2013 02:34 PM)KingBob Wrote:  
(11-12-2013 12:08 PM)IamN2daRockets Wrote:  Ayeni is the likely successor to Campbell

Nick Saben was Quoted in saying that he will return to Toledo

of course, Nick was still living in Toledo at the time... he was headed to an interview and said he would return to Toledo so he can pack and get the {beep} out of there...
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(11-12-2013 11:55 AM)Rocket79 Wrote:  
(11-12-2013 11:24 AM)MidnightBlueGold Wrote:  
(11-12-2013 11:10 AM)Toledo Football 1st Wrote:  Agree 100%. There's always somebody better. Get somebody who is loyal to Toledo.

I'm sorry, but we will rarely have someone who is truly loyal to Toledo. Coaches are always looking for what's best for them, and you can't blame them. All it takes is a bad season or 2 and they could be canned. Look at Brett Beliema - it seemed like he had it made at Wisconsin and had built a powerhouse their and probably could have retired from Wisconsin, then he bolts for Arkansas. There is no loyalty in college football coaching, and I bet most college coaches would make be great used car salesman when they are finished coaching.

Agreed, Ayeni is one of our better coaches, better appreciate him while he is here. Our running game success has a lot to do with his coaching skills. He played Big 10 ball and has that experience, I think he is correct if we were a bigger program Flu would be all over the news. Reality we are Toledo, a mid size school and not ranked. For whatever reason, these players came to Toledo, it was the best offer or option they had. Not many grew up thinking they would end up here. Enjoy the talent and hope for 3 wins, best we can do.

He may be a good coach, but someone needs to shut him up. His comments marginalize the Toledo program.
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I think some folks are completely misinterpreting these statements. The first one was not a dig at Toledo, it was a dig at OSU... look at the complete quote:

“Honestly, he should be at Ohio State,” Ayeni said. “I would have taken him if I was there.”

The article is about how we won the competition for Hunt over both big schools that pursued him, and others (like OSU) that didn't even bother. That he is a big time talent, and that school down south missed out.

The other statement was meant to highlight how good Flu is. He's right that Flu will not get the consideration due, not because Toledo is a sub-par school, but because the Heisman is part of the BCS cabal of big schools and sportswriters and advertisers who will do what's necessary to keep outsiders from crashing their party. How many Heisman votes did Waisan Tait get? Gene Swick?

Ayeni is one of our best coaches. He was not trying to dis Toledo.
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(11-12-2013 06:26 PM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  I think some folks are completely misinterpreting these statements. The first one was not a dig at Toledo, it was a dig at OSU... look at the complete quote:

“Honestly, he should be at Ohio State,” Ayeni said. “I would have taken him if I was there.”

The article is about how we won the competition for Hunt over both big schools that pursued him, and others (like OSU) that didn't even bother. That he is a big time talent, and that school down south missed out.

The other statement was meant to highlight how good Flu is. He's right that Flu will not get the consideration due, not because Toledo is a sub-par school, but because the Heisman is part of the BCS cabal of big schools and sportswriters and advertisers who will do what's necessary to keep outsiders from crashing their party. How many Heisman votes did Waisan Tait get? Gene Swick?


Ayeni is one of our best coaches. He was not trying to dis Toledo.

I agree! He is saying that Fluellen is talented enough to play at a Big Ten school, but he chose to play at Toledo. While Toledo is a great program that we should all be proud of, you have to be realistic and recognize that they aren't at the level of the big BCS conference teams. They will lose out to the big schools in recruiting most of the time, so the fact that Fluellen, a BCS talent, is playing for Toledo is pretty awesome!
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(11-12-2013 01:23 PM)UofToledoFans Wrote:  Lou was a big time running back in the big10. He is complimenting Kareem and flu. We got big steals. OSU is 4th in the nation and these guys are better than Hyde 'N company.

Lou is continually bringing in awesome backs. Let him do his job.

Okay…but isn't his job also to present the University of Toledo to its fullest? We have had some great backs in Rocket history, long before Ayeni got here, so why isn't it right for more great backs to be wearing Midnight Blue and Gold? Why does our own coach have to say our great backs should be playing elsewhere?
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(11-12-2013 06:26 PM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  I think some folks are completely misinterpreting these statements. The first one was not a dig at Toledo, it was a dig at OSU... look at the complete quote:

“Honestly, he should be at Ohio State,” Ayeni said. “I would have taken him if I was there.”

The article is about how we won the competition for Hunt over both big schools that pursued him, and others (like OSU) that didn't even bother. That he is a big time talent, and that school down south missed out.

The other statement was meant to highlight how good Flu is. He's right that Flu will not get the consideration due, not because Toledo is a sub-par school, but because the Heisman is part of the BCS cabal of big schools and sportswriters and advertisers who will do what's necessary to keep outsiders from crashing their party. How many Heisman votes did Waisan Tait get? Gene Swick?

Ayeni is one of our best coaches. He was not trying to dis Toledo.

I took it as a dig to Toledo. I just don't even see the reason to say something like this. Why not just leave other schools out of this and keep it 100% Toledo Rockets?
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RE: Running backs coach Louis Ayeni
(11-12-2013 06:26 PM)northcoastRocket Wrote:  I think some folks are completely misinterpreting these statements. The first one was not a dig at Toledo, it was a dig at OSU... look at the complete quote:

“Honestly, he should be at Ohio State,” Ayeni said. “I would have taken him if I was there.”

The article is about how we won the competition for Hunt over both big schools that pursued him, and others (like OSU) that didn't even bother. That he is a big time talent, and that school down south missed out.

The other statement was meant to highlight how good Flu is. He's right that Flu will not get the consideration due, not because Toledo is a sub-par school, but because the Heisman is part of the BCS cabal of big schools and sportswriters and advertisers who will do what's necessary to keep outsiders from crashing their party. How many Heisman votes did Waisan Tait get? Gene Swick?

Ayeni is one of our best coaches. He was not trying to dis Toledo.

Very well put.
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