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(01-26-2023 08:00 AM)anti-zip Wrote:  

(01-26-2023 06:57 AM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  Coming in at 120...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/2...d34c50aafa

Yeah, but Akron was 123.

Stacking up as the “futility bowl!” God that’ll prolly be ugly

(01-26-2023 10:41 AM)Old Man Flash Wrote:  

(01-26-2023 08:00 AM)anti-zip Wrote:  

(01-26-2023 06:57 AM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  Coming in at 120...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/2...d34c50aafa

Yeah, but Akron was 123.

Stacking up as the “futility bowl!” God that’ll prolly be ugly

Yeah, sucks when we're looking forward to "woohoo, we're above that community college down the road" or "at least we're not last".

(01-26-2023 11:12 AM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  

(01-26-2023 10:41 AM)Old Man Flash Wrote:  

(01-26-2023 08:00 AM)anti-zip Wrote:  

(01-26-2023 06:57 AM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  Coming in at 120...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/2...d34c50aafa

Yeah, but Akron was 123.

Stacking up as the “futility bowl!” God that’ll prolly be ugly

Yeah, sucks when we're looking forward to "woohoo, we're above that community college down the road" or "at least we're not last".

Eh, it wasn't long ago that we were both really bad and worse than them. At least we're fiscally responsible with how we run our team. Imagine being really bad and also overspending on football... Well you don't have to imagine. Just look down the road.

(01-26-2023 11:12 AM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  

(01-26-2023 10:41 AM)Old Man Flash Wrote:  

(01-26-2023 08:00 AM)anti-zip Wrote:  

(01-26-2023 06:57 AM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  Coming in at 120...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/2...d34c50aafa

Yeah, but Akron was 123.

Stacking up as the “futility bowl!” God that’ll prolly be ugly

Yeah, sucks when we're looking forward to "woohoo, we're above that community college down the road" or "at least we're not last".

Reminds me of years ago when you'd ask an old man how he was doing and he'd reply, "I'm better than Custer, young man."

The coaching staff is out pounding the pavement and shaking hands today and tomorrow as part of their Flashes Fock Ohio campaign...yeah, "Flock"...anyway, I think this is a great idea to get out into as many schools as you can and speak to as many involved in the recruiting process as possible. Keeping the ties you already have while building new ties certainly wouldn't hurt now that we have a new HC and staff.

Such a strange offseason. I feel like I have no idea what to expect. I guess that's better than last season by expecting a MAC Championship, but getting nothing. I'm still a little raw about that.

On the barely bright side of things the OOC opponents are going to have a really hard time game planning for this team. Should be very little footage for any potential starters. Add on new HC, OC and DC so the play calling will potentially be completely different and the aggressiveness will be hard to account for.

If we can block, we should be able to run. HC with a specialty on RBs. Bradford, Garcia, Thomas, and (maybe?) Williams. Losing Cooper hurts but that backfield still looks pretty damn good on paper. Have a couple WRs that seem capable. Need to figure out QB and probably improve WR but I think we'll be a strong running team. When Haynes left the cupboard was more bare in my opinion.

(01-26-2023 06:05 PM)anti-zip Wrote:  If we can block, we should be able to run. HC with a specialty on RBs. Bradford, Garcia, Thomas, and (maybe?) Williams. Losing Cooper hurts but that backfield still looks pretty damn good on paper. Have a couple WRs that seem capable. Need to figure out QB and probably improve WR but I think we'll be a strong running team. When Haynes left the cupboard was more bare in my opinion.

He left Crum.

Coach Haynes did leave Crum and then Coach Lewis developed Crum.

Another update on KSU players who have entered the transfer portal:
-QB Collin Schlee (UCLA)
-RB Marquez Cooper (BallsTate)
-WR Dante Cephas (Penn State)
-DB Montre Miller (West Virginia U.)
-OT Savion Washington (Colorado)
-OL Marcellus Marshall (UCF)
-RB Shakhi Carson (Stony Brook)
-S Gage Michael
-RB Daniel Bangura
-CB Emon Hill
-WR Marcus Harris
-S Dean Clark (Fresno State)
-LB CJ Harris (Kent State)
-WR Devontez Walker (North Carolina)
-WR Ja'Shaun Poke (West Virginia U.)
-S JoJo Evans (Florida International)
-DL Adin Huntington (ULM)
-LB Luke Miller (Duquesne)
-OL Jack Bailey (Colorado)
-K Casey Magyar (Ohio State)

https://247sports.com/Season/2023-Footba...nkey=24071

Nice to see these “Flash for Life” sessions Coach is putting on for the guys helping develop them into men off the field. He’s been bringing outsiders in to help with living skills whether it’s tending to car needs, cooking or in this case dressing for success. Thinking outside the box, doing some team bonding experiences they all seem to enjoy and giving valuable lessons that will help outside of a ballgame.

Jack Bailey
Transfer Portal to Colorado.
Makes sense bigger marching band.

Portal commitment from Fresno State WR Isaiah Batton. Claimed offers from Kent State and Western Illinois.

https://twitter.com/isaiahbatton/status/...o5BavIxA3w

(05-07-2023 05:24 PM)CoachPMac Wrote:  Portal commitment from Fresno State WR Isaiah Batton. Claimed offers from Kent State and Western Illinois.

https://twitter.com/isaiahbatton/status/...o5BavIxA3w

You had me at Wide Receiver.

(05-07-2023 05:24 PM)CoachPMac Wrote:  Portal commitment from Fresno State WR Isaiah Batton. Claimed offers from Kent State and Western Illinois.

https://twitter.com/isaiahbatton/status/...o5BavIxA3w

To backfill the WRs we lost to Penn State, North Carolina and West Virginia we beat out an 0-11 FCS school for a kid that had zero stats and didn’t really play in two years at Fresno State. I know we need to fill the roster, but really?!?

(05-07-2023 06:02 PM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  

(05-07-2023 05:24 PM)CoachPMac Wrote:  Portal commitment from Fresno State WR Isaiah Batton. Claimed offers from Kent State and Western Illinois.

https://twitter.com/isaiahbatton/status/...o5BavIxA3w

To backfill the WRs we lost to Penn State, North Carolina and West Virginia we beat out an 0-11 FCS school for a kid that had zero stats and didn’t really play in two years at Fresno State. I know we need to fill the roster, but really?!?

Yes, really. Clearly just a roster filler. I don't care how good of a coach Burns turns out to be, I'd say it's a virtual certainty that 2023 will be gawdawful. Yet again the program is back to square one. I don't want to count how many times it has been back to square one since I started following the football team in 1963. It would be too depressing.

(05-07-2023 07:26 PM)Muskrat Wrote:  

(05-07-2023 06:02 PM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  

(05-07-2023 05:24 PM)CoachPMac Wrote:  Portal commitment from Fresno State WR Isaiah Batton. Claimed offers from Kent State and Western Illinois.

https://twitter.com/isaiahbatton/status/...o5BavIxA3w

To backfill the WRs we lost to Penn State, North Carolina and West Virginia we beat out an 0-11 FCS school for a kid that had zero stats and didn’t really play in two years at Fresno State. I know we need to fill the roster, but really?!?

Yes, really. Clearly just a roster filler. I don't care how good of a coach Burns turns out to be, I'd say it's a virtual certainty that 2023 will be gawdawful. Yet again the program is back to square one. I don't want to count how many times it has been back to square one since I started following the football team in 1963. It would be too depressing.

He inherited a mess and the timing of his hire didn’t help, but to me we’ll be lucky to climb up to square one, especially given the lackluster roster fillers we’ve targeted. Years ago you could hit the JUCOs hard to fill a lineup quickly, now you have the portal full of players (that actually played) as well so you don’t have to rely on recent high school grads getting thrown into the fire and in over their heads for 2-3 years. It’s going to be a rough couple of years until we hope to be competitive in the MAC again.

(05-07-2023 07:35 PM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  

(05-07-2023 07:26 PM)Muskrat Wrote:  

(05-07-2023 06:02 PM)Polish Hammer Wrote:  

(05-07-2023 05:24 PM)CoachPMac Wrote:  Portal commitment from Fresno State WR Isaiah Batton. Claimed offers from Kent State and Western Illinois.

https://twitter.com/isaiahbatton/status/...o5BavIxA3w

To backfill the WRs we lost to Penn State, North Carolina and West Virginia we beat out an 0-11 FCS school for a kid that had zero stats and didn’t really play in two years at Fresno State. I know we need to fill the roster, but really?!?

Yes, really. Clearly just a roster filler. I don't care how good of a coach Burns turns out to be, I'd say it's a virtual certainty that 2023 will be gawdawful. Yet again the program is back to square one. I don't want to count how many times it has been back to square one since I started following the football team in 1963. It would be too depressing.

He inherited a mess and the timing of his hire didn’t help, but to me we’ll be lucky to climb up to square one, especially given the lackluster roster fillers we’ve targeted. Years ago you could hit the JUCOs hard to fill a lineup quickly, now you have the portal full of players (that actually played) as well so you don’t have to rely on recent high school grads getting thrown into the fire and in over their heads for 2-3 years. It’s going to be a rough couple of years until we hope to be competitive in the MAC again.

Agree, he did inherit a mess and the timing meant he had a poor freshman class.