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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Admin stop the nonsense posts

« on: April 07, 2024, 06:51:49 PM »

Looks like the version of the message board they use has an upgrade:
https://download.simplemachines.org/

Perhaps they can upgrade things to stop the spam. This thread over there has some posts on what can be done to slow the spam posts: https://www.simplemachines.org/community/index.php?topic=531660.msg3776163#msg3776163

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU Beeghly facilities upgrade

« on: March 31, 2024, 06:57:17 PM »

Well there are still 114,000 alumni that did not sign onto such a drastic (in my opinion) measure. Regardless of who is President or who is on the Board, the support for this great University from the Mahoning Valley and our Alumni base must continue. We should be proud YSU boasts the largest endowment of the four state colleges in Northeast Ohio, despite having the least number of lifetime alumni among those institutions.

Also, it has been reported in multiple news articles that this endeavor to renovate Beeghly is 100% being funded by outside donors. Kudos to Coach Calhoun for leaving a lasting mark on Youngstown State University!

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YSU Penguin Athletics / YSU to Name Ethan Faulkner MBB Coach!

« on: March 30, 2024, 05:50:39 PM »

As I see PapAttack posted on the other thread and is being reported on Twitter by Jon Rothstein:


https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1774184607996338390

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Peter Thamel (ESPN): Utah State Finalizing Agreement with YSU’s Jerrod Calhoun

« on: March 30, 2024, 08:33:33 AM »

“@RumorsCoach: Ethan Faulkner is the heavy favorite at Youngstown State and it may happen today“

Link: https://x.com/rumorscoach/status/1774050550528508042?s=61

I figured he would be the guy being he has the title Associate Head Coach and seems poised to take the next step. Curious if going internal will help keep the remaining roster intact.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Peter Thamel (ESPN): Utah State Finalizing Agreement with YSU’s Jerrod Calhoun

« on: March 29, 2024, 10:55:15 PM »

@Samurai_hoops: Early indications to The Dojo are that Youngstown St is strongly considering promoting from within…#StayTuned

My guess would be Ethan Faulkner.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Peter Thamel (ESPN): Utah State Finalizing Agreement with YSU’s Jerrod Calhoun

« on: March 29, 2024, 10:36:00 PM »

@PeterThamel: Sources: Utah State is finalizing a deal to hire Jerrod Calhoun as the school’s next head coach. He’s the head coach at Youngstown State, which he’s led to back-to-back 20-win seasons for the first time in school history.

Link: https://x.com/petethamel/status/1773900480491520095?s=61

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Coach too Duquesne??

« on: March 29, 2024, 08:32:33 PM »

Coach Calhoun appears to be a finalist for the Utah State job now that Toledo’s coach turned them down:
@TrillyDonovan: The other Todd and Jerrod Calhoun are the next men up at Utah State.

Link: https://x.com/trillydonovan/status/1773866319441469561?s=61

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU Beeghly facilities upgrade

« on: March 29, 2024, 07:15:48 AM »

According to WKBN press release ONLY the wooden bleachers will be replaced as part of Phase 1 starting in May.

I don’t think that story gave an accurate assessment of what is being done.

Read this Trib article that goes in detail of the types of chairbacks for the lower section and the upper section:
https://www.tribtoday.com/sports/local-sports/2024/02/beeghly-center-scores-2m-seating-upgrades/

“The old wooden bleachers on the upper tier of both sides and the existing red seatbacks in the bottom tier will be removed and replaced with new and improved seatbacks.

The student section, pep band and general admission bleachers above the baselines will remain.

Strollo said the new seats will be wider and will have additional depth between rows for increased legroom. The chairbacks in the lower tier will have armrests and cup holders installed into each seat, while the upper tier chairbacks will not have armrests or cup holders.”

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Coach too Duquesne??

« on: March 28, 2024, 12:42:16 PM »

Wright State Head Coach Scott Nagy has landed the SIU job which Calhoun interviewed for. We will see what other schools he interviews with this offseason.

Link: https://twitter.com/jeffborzello/status/1773359224719880336?t=oqCTl2hAVCeva8OuRLLAxQ&s=19

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Coach too Duquesne??

« on: March 24, 2024, 02:11:42 PM »

SamuraiHoops on Twitter:
"Youngstown St HC Jerrod Calhoun has INTERVIEWED at Southern Illinois…per Samurai Sources #StayTuned"

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: It’s officially Football Season

« on: March 16, 2024, 08:53:13 AM »

Last season on the Coaches Show Tyshon King had mentioned he had an additional year of eligibility, so having him return was fully expected. We certainly have a very strong group of backs on the roster. Hoping the QB competition we see brings out the best in those guys!

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU and the Portal

« on: December 16, 2023, 08:33:49 PM »

I am a bit behind, but I have been tracking here. Loiseau committed to YSU over nearly 2 dozen other G5/FCS teams.

We have some other offers to add.

https://t.co/3RgSSV3FjN

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU and the Portal

« on: December 09, 2023, 07:16:02 PM »

Former Ursuline QB Brady Shannon has committed to Youngstown State. In HS he was a 3-Star QB that we had offered. He ultimately chose to play D1 Baseball at UCF. However last month he announced he was entering the transfer portal to play D1 football.

In his senior year at Ursuline he threw for 2,829 yards and 24 TD's, while throwing 12 int's. He completed 194/315 (61.5%) of his passes. He also rushed for 832 yards on the ground, where he racked up 8 more TD's. He is 6'3" and 210 pounds.

At the very least thing brings competition to the roster as we know this is a critical position to fill with Mitch Davidson graduating. We will see how he looks in spring ball along with Beau and the two others.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: NCAA Playoffs Week 2: YSU at Villanova Saturday 12/2 at 12pm

« on: November 29, 2023, 03:20:56 PM »

I see the game is on ESPN+, no local TV from what I see. It would be good to attract the average fan to YSU football by having it on local TV. Anyone know the reason no local TV? Also it seems ESPN is using their own announcers so naybe the cost to broadcast locally may be high or they won't sell it.

ESPN+ has exclusive rights for the first two rounds, although SIU vs Idaho got picked up by ESPN2. Next week ABC will broadcast a game nationally.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: NCAA Playoffs Week 2: YSU at Villanova Saturday 12/2 at 12pm

« on: November 29, 2023, 01:15:21 PM »

Who is making the trip to Villanova!? Looking forward to being there Saturday!