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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: All charges dropped against Dale Peterman
« on: August 28, 2013, 08:31:34 PM »If only the media made as a big a story out of this as they did his arrest
How true, but that is normal.
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How true, but that is normal.
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: All charges dropped against Dale Peterman
« on: August 28, 2013, 08:26:45 PM »LOL, so not a believable story. So were the Girard charges dropped too or is there another family member pretending to be him! :-)
Glass half empty.
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Brandi Brown To Play Pro Ball in Sweden
« on: August 28, 2013, 08:24:00 PM »
Really good news, best of luck to her.
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Football traditions I would like to see come back
« on: August 26, 2013, 08:16:08 PM »
The mighty Guin song is cool, I liked when the tuba section did the pyramid and snaked over the field. A couple of other things would be nice - oh yeah maybe 2 or 3 NC's in the next 5 years.
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Jamaine Cook back with Browns
« on: August 19, 2013, 09:18:00 PM »I fear that the Browns are just "using" him, and that they will pick up another veteran running back after the next round of cuts. Of course, I hope that I am wrong and that Cook gets his shot at glory. The kid deserves it.
No doubt that is true, but as long as he is on the team he has a chance to impress
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Somthing that REALLY PISSES ME OFF!
« on: August 03, 2013, 10:11:35 PM »Of course I should not complain, we could end up with Pete and Frank.
Funny!
About the change in wording, does not seem like a big deal to me
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Claude Bentley
« on: July 17, 2013, 09:32:11 PM »
Ok my memory is not the best but I see an obit in the Vindy for a Claude Bentley. States he went to YSU but I seem to recall a BB player by that name when I was there. Can I assume that was him?
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: UDM's Shareta Brown and Destiny LaVita-Stephens transfer to Wayne State
« on: July 10, 2013, 10:00:33 PM »Translation: they both flunked out and use the "coach does not treat people right" ploy to cover their deficiencies. This is really good for our new coach. Consider the league's final four last season. Detroit will no longer be much of a factor. Loyola had many players, including the league's best pure center returning, but, oops, they are gone. Green Bay started four seniors and five of the seven in their rotation have now graduated. Of course, their replacements will be excellent players but they will be very inexperienced. Replacing our Brown will be very difficult, but the environment just got much more favorable.
Did everybody see the terms that Detroit attached to that release? Are you paying attention, Ron? That is how you sever your relationship with a disgruntled player or recruit.
good points
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Women's hoops recruit released from NLI and signs with Ohio U
« on: June 14, 2013, 08:39:31 PM »
How about we schedule OU and beat the crap out of them. She is gone, her loss move on!
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Nathan Miklos Named YSU Women's Golf Coach
« on: June 13, 2013, 08:46:37 PM »
any idea as to why he left loyola?
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Ed ONeill receives honorary degree, speaks at commencement
« on: May 18, 2013, 09:49:22 PM »
My daughter was one of the grads so I was able to see Ed. He gave an entertaining speech.
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: big ten shuts the door
« on: May 01, 2013, 09:01:41 PM »So you want to spend another $8-10 million per year to save a $540k payday?
Yeah it hurts but joining the MAC or Sun Belt to play one Big Ten football team a year doesn't make sense to me.
There may be valid reasons for GSU and App to do what they did, but access to one money game a year isn't one of them.
Do not see anywhere in my post where I suggested that YSU move up to 1A. I did suggest that Appy and GSU may see what may be coming and made the choice of which side of the fence that wanted to be on.
For the record teams from the mac or sunbelt are allowed to play more than one Big Ten school a year.
That 1 big payday goes a long way to help out athletic budget - all sports, hence horrible news for us.
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YSU Penguin Athletics / big ten shuts the door
« on: April 30, 2013, 10:35:54 PM »
Talked about a while back but the big ten has made it official - no more 1AA games. This is great news for leagues like the mac and horrible for us. I will not be surprised to see other leagues do the same. Appy and GSU knew what they were doing folks. The loss of cash will further the divide between 1-aa and 1-a.
By Joe Scalzo
scalzo@vindy.com
YOUNGSTOWN
One of Youngstown State’s biggest fears was realized Sunday when the Big Ten’s presidents and athletic directors voted to stop scheduling Football Championship Subdivision schools beginning in 2016.
The move could put a dent in the Penguins’ finances — YSU has played five Big Ten schools since 2006, earning an average of $540,000 in those games — but it also robs FCS schools of a key recruiting chip as well as the chance to build their reputation through an upset win.
The Penguins will play Big Ten teams in each of the next two seasons, traveling to Michigan State and Illinois, respectively. They were also expected to play Ohio State in 2015 although nothing official has been announced.
“We’re obviously going to have to look at other conferences,” YSU coach Eric Wolford said. “We’ll continue to talk to people in the Big 12, the ACC and the [former] Big East.”
The Big Ten’s decision was not unexpected; Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez revealed the plan on his radio show in mid-February. But when no other Big Ten officials confirmed Alvarez’s quotes, FCS officials held out hope that the conference would continue to schedule the games.
Since Alvarez’s interview, no other conferences have followed suit. In addition to the Big Ten games, YSU has also played three games since 2004 against former Big East member Pitt, including an upset win in 2012. The Penguins could look south to Kentucky, where Cardinal Mooney High graduate Mark Stoops is now the head coach and former YSU assistant Frank Buffano is the director of football operations.
The Big Ten’s decision was driven by two factors. First, each school will play nine conference games, leaving just three non-conference contests. Second, with the Southeastern Conference in the midst of a seven-year championship streak, the Big Ten’s reputation has taken a hit.
And with the BCS giving way to the new four-team playoff, the conference believes it needs to strengthen its schedule to earn one of the four spots.
Wolford, who spent one season as an assistant at SEC-member South Carolina before coming to YSU, said he believes the playoff will inevitably expand to as many as 16 teams, which could leave smaller conferences with little to play for.
“It’s going to be interesting to see what happens,” Wolford said. “If they go to a 16-team playoff, they’re probably going to take four or five from the SEC, so you start doing the math and a lot of conferences won’t get a chance to be in the playoffs.
“So what are they playing for? Are there still going to be bowl games? I don’t know.”
YSU athletic director Ron Strollo was in Florida for Horizon League meetings and did not respond to an interview request.
By Joe Scalzo
scalzo@vindy.com
YOUNGSTOWN
One of Youngstown State’s biggest fears was realized Sunday when the Big Ten’s presidents and athletic directors voted to stop scheduling Football Championship Subdivision schools beginning in 2016.
The move could put a dent in the Penguins’ finances — YSU has played five Big Ten schools since 2006, earning an average of $540,000 in those games — but it also robs FCS schools of a key recruiting chip as well as the chance to build their reputation through an upset win.
The Penguins will play Big Ten teams in each of the next two seasons, traveling to Michigan State and Illinois, respectively. They were also expected to play Ohio State in 2015 although nothing official has been announced.
“We’re obviously going to have to look at other conferences,” YSU coach Eric Wolford said. “We’ll continue to talk to people in the Big 12, the ACC and the [former] Big East.”
The Big Ten’s decision was not unexpected; Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez revealed the plan on his radio show in mid-February. But when no other Big Ten officials confirmed Alvarez’s quotes, FCS officials held out hope that the conference would continue to schedule the games.
Since Alvarez’s interview, no other conferences have followed suit. In addition to the Big Ten games, YSU has also played three games since 2004 against former Big East member Pitt, including an upset win in 2012. The Penguins could look south to Kentucky, where Cardinal Mooney High graduate Mark Stoops is now the head coach and former YSU assistant Frank Buffano is the director of football operations.
The Big Ten’s decision was driven by two factors. First, each school will play nine conference games, leaving just three non-conference contests. Second, with the Southeastern Conference in the midst of a seven-year championship streak, the Big Ten’s reputation has taken a hit.
And with the BCS giving way to the new four-team playoff, the conference believes it needs to strengthen its schedule to earn one of the four spots.
Wolford, who spent one season as an assistant at SEC-member South Carolina before coming to YSU, said he believes the playoff will inevitably expand to as many as 16 teams, which could leave smaller conferences with little to play for.
“It’s going to be interesting to see what happens,” Wolford said. “If they go to a 16-team playoff, they’re probably going to take four or five from the SEC, so you start doing the math and a lot of conferences won’t get a chance to be in the playoffs.
“So what are they playing for? Are there still going to be bowl games? I don’t know.”
YSU athletic director Ron Strollo was in Florida for Horizon League meetings and did not respond to an interview request.