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YSU Penguin Athletics / Key Stats for ISU Game

« on: September 22, 2011, 04:48:21 PM »

Here are a few of the key stats that I think will make all the difference Saturday:

Missouri Valley FB Player Report KICKOFF RETURN
 
Rank           Player                                 Pos Cl Gm KRet Yds  TD   Avg   RetGm
 1. Leonard Riston, Indiana St.                        WR SO  3   8  258   1  32.25   2.67
 2. Larry Patterson, Western Ill.                      RB FR  3   9  245   0  27.22   3.00
 3. Andre Stubbs, Youngstown St.                       WR FR  3   8  216   0  27.00   2.67
...we have to watch this guy.


Missouri Valley FB Player Report POINTS RESPONSIBLE FOR
 
Rank           Player                                 Pos Cl Gm  Pcv Ptds Pts TPRFor TotPtsGm
 1. Kurt Hess, Youngstown St.                          QB SO  3   0   7   6   48.00  16.00
 1. Matt Brown, Illinois St.                           QB JR  3   0   8   0   48.00  16.00
 3. Brock Jensen, North Dakota St.                     QB SO  2   0   4   6   30.00  15.00
 4. Jewel Hampton, Southern Ill.                       RB JR  2   0   0  24   24.00  12.00
 4. David Johnson, UNI                                 RB FR  2   0   0  24   24.00  12.00
 6. Thomas O'Brien, South Dakota St.                   QB JR  3   0   5   0   30.00  10.00
 6. Ronnie Fouch, Indiana St.                          QB SR  3   0   5   0   30.00  10.00
 8. Warren Holloway, North Dakota St.                  WR SR  2   0   0  18   18.00   9.00
 8. Paul McIntosh, Southern Ill.                       QB JR  2   0   3   0   18.00   9.00
 8. Tirrell Rennie, UNI                                QB SR  2   0   1  12   18.00   9.00
11. Tyrone Walker, Illinois St.                        WR JR  3   0   0  24   24.00   8.00
11. Josh Hudson, Western Ill.                          QB JR  3   0   4   0   24.00   8.00
13. Justin Hilton, Indiana St.                         WR SR  3   0   0  18   18.00   6.00
13. Brock Lough, Indiana St.                           RB SR  3   0   0  18   18.00   6.00
13. Ashton Leggett, Illinois St.                       RB SR  3   0   0  18   18.00   6.00
13. Jermaine Saffold, Missouri St.                     WR SR  3   0   0  18   18.00   6.00
13. Wes Hudson, North Dakota St.                       RB FR  2   0   0  12   12.00   6.00
13. Andre Barboza, Youngstown St.                      WR SR  3   0   0  18   18.00   6.00
13. Cam Fuller, Southern Ill.                          WR SR  2   0   0  12   12.00   6.00
20. Terriun Crump, Western Ill.                        WR SR  3   0   0  12   12.00   4.00
20. Jordan Thompson, Youngstown St.                    RB SO  3   0   0  12   12.00   4.00
20. Marvon Sanders, Illinois St.                       WR SR  3   0   0  12   12.00   4.00
20. Matt Younger, Illinois St.                         WR SO  3   0   0  12   12.00   4.00
20. Ben Obaseki, Indiana St.                           DB JR  3   0   0  12   12.00   4.00
20. Shakir Bell, Indiana St.                           RB SO  3   0   0  12   12.00   4.00
20. Jamaine Cook, Youngstown St.                       RB JR  3   0   0  12   12.00   4.00

Lot's of play makers on both clubs, but slight advantage ISU

QB's are almost identical in every state, including points responsible for. No advantage to either club.


Missouri Valley FB Player Report RECEPTIONS PER GAME
 
Rank           Player                                 Pos Cl Gm  Rec Yds  Td  RecGm YdsCatch YdsGm
 1. Marvon Sanders, Illinois St.                       WR SR  3  19  264   2   6.33  13.89   88.00
 2. Justin Hilton, Indiana St.                         WR SR  3  16  272   3   5.33  17.00   90.67
 2. Aaron Rollin, South Dakota St.                     WR JR  3  16  167   1   5.33  10.44   55.67
 2. Christian Bryan, Youngstown St.                    WR FR  3  16  187   1   5.33  11.69   62.33
 5. Warren Holloway, North Dakota St.                  WR SR  2  10  220   3   5.00  22.00  110.00
 6. Terriun Crump, Western Ill.                        WR SR  3  13  271   2   4.33  20.85   90.33
 7. Tyrone Walker, Illinois St.                        WR JR  3  12  197   4   4.00  16.42   65.67
 8. John Lantz, Southern Ill.                          WR SO  2   7  113   0   3.50  16.14   56.50
 9. Brandon Hubert, South Dakota St.                   WR SO  3  10  124   0   3.33  12.40   41.33
 9. Tyrel Kool, South Dakota St.                       RB JR  3  10  109   1   3.33  10.90   36.33
11. Jermaine Saffold, Missouri St.                     WR SR  3   8  166   3   2.67  20.75   55.33
11. Dale Moss, South Dakota St.                        WR SR  3   8  106   0   2.67  13.25   35.33
11. Julian Burton, Missouri St.                        WR FR  3   8   61   0   2.67   7.63   20.33
14. Cam Fuller, Southern Ill.                          WR SR  2   5  152   2   2.50  30.40   76.00
14. Trevor Gebhart, North Dakota St.                   WR FR  2   5   25   0   2.50   5.00   12.50
16. Matt Thayer, Missouri St.                          TE JR  3   7   76   0   2.33  10.86   25.33
16. Zach Zenner, South Dakota St.                      RB FR  3   7   69   1   2.33   9.86   23.00
16. Kevin Watts, Youngstown St.                        WR SO  3   7   92   1   2.33  13.14   30.67
19. Justin Morgan, Western Ill.                        WR JR  3   6   65   0   2.00  10.83   21.67
19. Josh Collins, UNI                                  WR SR  2   4   34   0   2.00   8.50   17.00
19. Trevor Tiefenthaler, South Dakota St.              WR SO  3   6   64   0   2.00  10.67   21.33
19. Brett LeMaster, UNI                                WR FR  2   4   28   0   2.00   7.00   14.00
19. Darion Howard, UNI                                 TE SO  2   4   34   0   2.00   8.50   17.00
19. Lechein Neblett, Illinois St.                      WR FR  3   6  102   0   2.00  17.00   34.00
19. Ryan Smith, North Dakota St.                       WR SO  2   4   22   0   2.00   5.50   11.00
19. Jelani Berassa, Youngstown St.                     WR SO  3   6   71   1   2.00  11.83   23.67
19. Alex Jones, Indiana St.                            TE SR  3   6  112   1   2.00  18.67   37.33

I would say there is a slight advantage to YSU here. Yardage is about equal though.


Missouri Valley FB Player Report TOTAL RECEIVING YARDS
 
Rank           Player                                 Pos Cl Gm  Rec Yds  TD  RecGm YdsCat  Yds/gm
 1. Justin Hilton, Indiana St.                         WR SR  3  16  272   3   5.33  17.00   90.67
 2. Terriun Crump, Western Ill.                        WR SR  3  13  271   2   4.33  20.85   90.33
 3. Marvon Sanders, Illinois St.                       WR SR  3  19  264   2   6.33  13.89   88.00
 4. Warren Holloway, North Dakota St.                  WR SR  2  10  220   3   5.00  22.00  110.00
 5. Tyrone Walker, Illinois St.                        WR JR  3  12  197   4   4.00  16.42   65.67
 6. Christian Bryan, Youngstown St.                    WR FR  3  16  187   1   5.33  11.69   62.33
 7. Aaron Rollin, South Dakota St.                     WR JR  3  16  167   1   5.33  10.44   55.67
 8. Jermaine Saffold, Missouri St.                     WR SR  3   8  166   3   2.67  20.75   55.33
 9. Cam Fuller, Southern Ill.                          WR SR  2   5  152   2   2.50  30.40   76.00
10. Brandon Hubert, South Dakota St.                   WR SO  3  10  124   0   3.33  12.40   41.33
11. John Lantz, Southern Ill.                          WR SO  2   7  113   0   3.50  16.14   56.50
12. Alex Jones, Indiana St.                            TE SR  3   6  112   1   2.00  18.67   37.33
13. Tyrel Kool, South Dakota St.                       RB JR  3  10  109   1   3.33  10.90   36.33
14. Dale Moss, South Dakota St.                        WR SR  3   8  106   0   2.67  13.25   35.33
15. Lechein Neblett, Illinois St.                      WR FR  3   6  102   0   2.00  17.00   34.00
16. Andre Barboza, Youngstown St.                      WR SR  3   4   98   3   1.33  24.50   32.67
17. Kevin Watts, Youngstown St.                        WR SO  3   7   92   1   2.33  13.14   30.67
18. David Johnson, UNI                                 RB FR  2   3   90   1   1.50  30.00   45.00
19. Matt Thayer, Missouri St.                          TE JR  3   7   76   0   2.33  10.86   25.33
20. Jelani Berassa, Youngstown St.                     WR SO  3   6   71   1   2.00  11.83   23.67


This Jones scares me. Our linebackers need to stay focused.


Missouri Valley FB Player Report RUSHING
 
Rank           Player                                 Pos Cl Gm  Rush  Yds TD Avg Yds/gm
 1. Tirrell Rennie, UNI                                QB SR  2  37  253   2   6  126.50
 2. Sam Ojuri, North Dakota St.                        RB SO  2  27  240   1   8  120.00
 3. Ashton Leggett, Illinois St.                       RB SR  3  62  332   3   5  110.67
 4. Jamaine Cook, Youngstown St.                       RB JR  3  62  324   2   5  108.00
 5. Shakir Bell, Indiana St.                           RB SO  3  46  312   2   6  104.00
 6. Steve Strother, Southern Ill.                      RB JR  2  19  197   1  10   98.50
 7. Paul McIntosh, Southern Ill.                       QB JR  2  24  145   0   6   72.50
 8. David Johnson, UNI                                 RB FR  2  41  123   3   3   61.50
 9. Tyrel Kool, South Dakota St.                       RB JR  3  51  164   0   3   54.67
10. Jewel Hampton, Southern Ill.                       RB JR  2  27  106   4   3   53.00
11. Chris Douglas, Missouri St.                        RB SR  3  47  149   1   3   49.67
12. Brock Lough, Indiana St.                           RB SR  3  23  129   3   5   43.00
13. Jordan Thompson, Youngstown St.                    RB SO  3  16   83   2   5   27.67
14. Wes Hudson, North Dakota St.                       RB FR  2  11   50   2   4   25.00
15. Bryce Flowers, Western Ill.                        RB SO  3  36   72   0   2   24.00
16. Zach Zenner, South Dakota St.                      RB FR  3  18   70   1   3   23.33
17. Carlos Anderson, UNI                               RB JR  2  15   41   0   2   20.50
18. Derrick Lang, North Dakota St.                     RB SO  2  10   39   1   3   19.50
19. Stephen Johnston, Missouri St.                     RB SR  3  20   57   0   2   19.00
20. Erik Smith, Illinois St.                           RB JR  3   7   51   0   7   17.00
21. Larry Patterson, Western Ill.                      RB FR  3  11   48   0   4   16.00
22. Mulku Kalokoh, Southern Ill.                       RB JR  2   9   30   0   3   15.00
23. Luke Harris, Indiana St.                           RB SO  3  10   38   0   3   12.67
23. Clifton Gordon, Illinois St.                       RB SR  3   9   38   0   4   12.67
25. Kurt Hess, Youngstown St.                          QB SO  3   8   36   1   4   12.00

I will almost have to go with ISU here, as they have lots of weapons on the ground. However, so do we. ISU has the advantage up front though.


Missouri Valley FB Player Report SCORING
 
Rank           Player                                 Pos Cl Gm  TD  Okm Oka FGM FGA Pts PtsGm
 1. David Johnson, UNI                                 RB FR  2   4   0   0   0   0  24  12.00
 1. Jewel Hampton, Southern Ill.                       RB JR  2   4   0   0   0   0  24  12.00
 3. Warren Holloway, North Dakota St.                  WR SR  2   3   0   0   0   0  18   9.00
 4. Tyler Sievertsen, UNI                              K  SO  2   0   5   5   4   4  17   8.50
 5. Tyrone Walker, Illinois St.                        WR JR  3   4   0   0   0   0  24   8.00
 6. Ryan Jastram, North Dakota St.                     K  SR  2   0  14  14   0   0  14   7.00
 6. Cory Little, Indiana St.                           K  SO  3   0  12  13   3   4  21   7.00
 6. Jackson MacLachlan, Southern Ill.                  K  SO  2   0   8   8   2   2  14   7.00
 9. Nick Aussieker, Illinois St.                       K  FR  3   0  13  14   2   4  19   6.33
10. Justin Hilton, Indiana St.                         WR SR  3   3   0   0   0   0  18   6.00
10. Ashton Leggett, Illinois St.                       RB SR  3   3   0   0   0   0  18   6.00
10. Cam Fuller, Southern Ill.                          WR SR  2   2   0   0   0   0  12   6.00
10. Wes Hudson, North Dakota St.                       RB FR  2   2   0   0   0   0  12   6.00
10. Tirrell Rennie, UNI                                QB SR  2   2   0   0   0   0  12   6.00
10. Jermaine Saffold, Missouri St.                     WR SR  3   3   0   0   0   0  18   6.00
10. Brock Lough, Indiana St.                           RB SR  3   3   0   0   0   0  18   6.00
10. Andre Barboza, Youngstown St.                      WR SR  3   3   0   0   0   0  18   6.00
18. David Brown, Youngstown St.                        K  JR  3   0  15  17   0   1  15   5.00
19. Shakir Bell, Indiana St.                           RB SO  3   2   0   0   0   0  12   4.00
19. Jamaine Cook, Youngstown St.                       RB JR  3   2   0   0   0   0  12   4.00
19. Jordan Thompson, Youngstown St.                    RB SO  3   2   0   0   0   0  12   4.00
19. Terriun Crump, Western Ill.                        WR SR  3   2   0   0   0   0  12   4.00
19. Zach Zenner, South Dakota St.                      RB FR  3   2   0   0   0   0  12   4.00
19. Marvon Sanders, Illinois St.                       WR SR  3   2   0   0   0   0  12   4.00
19. Matt Younger, Illinois St.                         WR SO  3   2   0   0   0   0  12   4.00
19. Ben Obaseki, Indiana St.                           DB JR  3   2   0   0   0   0  12   4.00

About even, slight advantage ISU.


Missouri Valley FB Player Report TACKLES
 
Rank           Player                                 Pos Cl Gm  Solo   Assist  PerGm
 1. L.J. Fort, UNI                                     LB SR  2  12  13  12.50
 2. Jordan Smith, UNI                                  LB SR  2   7  13  10.00
2. Aaron Archie, Indiana St.                          LB JR  3  12  18  10.00
 4. Jacolby Washington, Indiana St.                    LB JR  3   8  20   9.33
 4. Dirk Kool, South Dakota St.                        LB SR  3   8  20   9.33
 6. James Conley, UNI                                  DB SR  2  10   8   9.00
 6. Josh Howe, Illinois St.                            LB SR  3  10  17   9.00
 6. Garrett Scott, UNI                                 DB JR  2   9   9   9.00
 9. Varmah Sonie, UNI                                  DB JR  2   9   8   8.50
10. Mike Lien, South Dakota St.                        LB SR  3   6  19   8.33
11. Alex Sewall, Indiana St.                           DB SR  3  10  14   8.00
11. Larry King, Indiana St.                            DB SO  3  16   8   8.00
13. Ryan Callender, Missouri St.                       LB SO  3   8  15   7.67
13. Josh Garner, Youngstown St.                        DB SO  3  17   6   7.67
13. Austin Davis, Illinois St.                         LB JR  3  12  11   7.67
16. Tyler West, Western Ill.                           DB JR  3  14   8   7.33
17. Jeremey Edwards, Youngstown St.                    DB JR  3  10  11   7.00
17. Bo Helm, South Dakota St.                          DB JR  3   9  12   7.00
17. Theon Dixon, Western Ill.                          LB JR  3  11  10   7.00
17. Andrew Beisel, Missouri St.                        LB FR  3  10  11   7.00
17. Kayon Swanson, Southern Ill.                       DL JR  2   7   7   7.00

Good linebackers ...strong advantage ISU. Although I would have to say that YSU has a slight advantage on tackles-for-loss.


Missouri Valley FB Team Report FUMBLES LOST
 
Rank           Team                 Fumbles Lost
  1. Youngstown St.                       0
  1. Southern Ill.                        0
  1. North Dakota St.                     0
  1. Western Ill.                         0
  5. UNI                                  1
  5. South Dakota St.                     1
  5. Missouri St.                         1
  8. Illinois St.                         3
  8. Indiana St.                          3

...Here is the game-winner for the Guins.


Missouri Valley FB Team Report PUNT RETURNS
 
Rank           Team                      Gm  Ret Yds Tds  Avg   Win Loss Tie
  1. Youngstown St.                       3   6 115   1  19.17   2   1   0
  2. North Dakota St.                     2  11 137   1  12.45   2   0   0
  3. South Dakota St.                     3   3  26   0   8.67   1   2   0
  4. Illinois St.                         3   6  46   0   7.67   1   2   0
  5. Missouri St.                         3   3  19   0   6.33   0   3   0
  6. Western Ill.                         3   7  38   0   5.43   1   2   0
  7. Southern Ill.                        2   3  15   0   5.00   1   1   0
  8. Indiana St.                          3   2   6   0   3.00   2   1   0

...HUGE for the Guins


---Some of these stats make all the difference. I think we could win big here ...if we show up to play.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: T.V.

« on: September 22, 2011, 04:05:10 PM »

Here is a Penguins fan guide to follow all the Youngstown State football action on Saturday when they visit Indiana State. Kickoff for the televised, in-game blogged, webcast and radio broadcasted game is set for 2:05 p.m.

For those staying in Youngstown, the contest is on TV on the WBCB "The CW". Armstrong Cable customers can watch the game on Channel 16 while Time Warner subscribers can see the game on Channel 14.

To watch live for free on the internet visit the Valley Live page at: http://www.valley-football.org/multimedia/live/

Indiana State will provide live stats for all fans.

The YSU Sports Information staff will provide on-site blogging updates once again. Fans are encouraged to participate by clicking here.

NewsTalk WKBN 570 AM will have its pregame coverage starting at 1:30 p.m. and at 2 o'clock Bob Hannon (play-by-play), Ed Muransky (analysis), Zach Humphries (sidelines) and Mike Orto  (engineer) will have all the in-game action covered.

Follow @YSUsports on twitter for free up-to-the-minute information on the game.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: T.V.

« on: September 22, 2011, 01:16:58 PM »

i think it is silly to re-play the games days after....

i watch the away games on myytv without knowing the outcome..its great...

i will also tape it and watch Sunday morning if i don't get a chance to view on Saturday...would be impossible to watch game without knowing the outcome 3 days later...

I don't know if I agree on that. I would like to see all the games be "on-demand" as part of the local programming package. The OSU used to do that, but the Big-10 network brought that to an end. One of the reasons you put the game on later, rather than sooner, is to encourage people to go to the game. Yet being a smaller college we have to be happy to have any kind of coverage at all.

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General BS / Re: American Jobs Act

« on: September 22, 2011, 12:47:16 PM »

Thomas Paine? He was a "tea bagger" that wrote a pamphlet he called 'Common Sense'. It is not like he was a wealth of knowledge on the subject of taxation. He supported taxation, never went into details. (ie: tax structure). BTW he also believed that an employer already paid taxes & employees paying taxes is double-taxation. Yet he supported the concept. James Madison was almost an extreme liberal. Just because they were alive at the foundation of our nation does not make them conservative and/or great thinkers. Madison had some progressive ideas on property ownership and resulting taxation ...that is about it. However he did not develop those until he almost lost his families estate do to tax issues.

Now, with an 18% rate ...if I make 100k, I will pay about 18k in Federal taxes. If you make a mil ...you will pay 180k. Simple math tells you who pays more. There is absolutely no need for anyone to pay a higher rate than another ...for ANY reason, aside from punitive measures. (ie: illegally acquired funds, or poor business practices). It is simply does not promote capitalism. It is nothing short of Feudalism. So why is it you have no issue with one person paying a higher tax rate than another, but you do have an issue with tax breaks? Both are equally unfair. Tax breaks can serve a purpose in building  the foundation of an economy, or as a reward. The issue is that they do not require distribution of the funds in many cases. For example ...a donation. Simply put, it is an individual's duty to support the government, not the other way around.

As to war, there have been many more wars other than WWII, so do not use it as your sole guide to war time economies. I would stop short of saying that people are working to support the war effort. People at home are working to fill a void left by those workers that went off to war (took another job). This is what stimulates the economy.  Prior to 1900, the US did not have much of a military. Men banned together to defeat invading armies, then went back home to the fields. Prior to WWI, most women lost their estates when their husbands, and hands, went off to war and were killed. Women (as a whole in the US) did not work prior to WWII; neither were they in the military. Their husbands stopped working at the mill, and instead went to work fighting. Yes, being a soldier is (and always has been) a job. So most of the WWII expansion of the work force came as a result of these wives taking jobs they have never had before. So, the war becomes the recipient of this expansion (or economic growth) ...it simply absorbs the excess. The issue was when the soldiers came home, they had no jobs to come home to, when they were "laid off" by the US military. Women became empowered and did not give up these jobs that their male counterparts previously held. Being brand new employees, the average wage was less than those of their male predecessors, so the companies did not mind keeping them. The government paid for businesses to retool for the resources needed to fight the war, but two issues:

1. Most businesses had to stop producing what they had before the war, so this was a loss of product and resulting capital. In other words, the profits made because of the war only covered this up. The burden shifted to the government.

2. The government did not pay to have the shops re-tooled back to the way they were prior to the war. Nor were these businesses reimbursed for the profits lost from #1 above.

Of course it would be unpatriotic to think that the government should have to pay for the loss in economic growth. However, it does not mean that the resulting depression would be any less.

Of course, a slow economy by definition means people are not spending. However increased government spending will never act as a catalyst for anything but larger government. (I guess you could try to force them to hire more people with it, but good luck). Where as lack of government spending will always act as fuel. It acts as fuel for the reduction in size. The only way government spending can stimulate the economy is to pay it directly to it's citizens ...aka welfare. At this point the government is powerless to ensure the money is spent ...this is the foundation of supply-side economics. Now they could also give this increase in spending directly to businesses, but since there is no direct dollars to give, they can only decrease the businesses tax requirements.

You are right, but only to a point, on our government being an insurance carrier. Your term "insurance business" is more accurate. You act as though medical coverage (or health care) is some sort of entitlement? This could be the fundamental difference between us. I completely disagree, and that is not what medicare was designed for ...that is what it has become. People die ...it is a fact of life.  As to your infant rates, that is just a sob story. Even the United Nations (which hates the US) has us ranked 34th in the world at 6.47%. That is quite good, and it is because we are a welfare state that we are even that high. Prior to welfare, our infant rate was over 39% ...which was actually still quite fantastic for the time. Why? Because we had advances in medicine acting as a catalyst to stimulate fair pricing.

Use aspirin as an example. In the history of medicine, no other drug has done more to heal and save lives than simple aspirin. Yet the battle that aspirin caused is legendary. Most everyone wanted it to be regulated as a drug. Yet, without regulation, a bottle of 500 has a price of about .79. Why should any common drug cost any more? Yet it did cost much more prior to 1915, when it was first available without a prescription. So why is it that the drug cost so much more in Britain (including Canada)? Regulations. The US medical community has improved beyond aspirin because of this.

We have to analyze our beliefs objectively and not just listen to the echoes of others who agree with us. And yes it is sometimes painful to read the truth especially when it challenges what we would prefer to believe. 

Great statement!! The reason that I posted in the first place is because both sides on this issue are guilty. My beliefs, Lecter's, and yours can all be wrong ...or right. I will never agree to anything being controlled by the government for non-punitive measures. I expect everything to paid for in full and fair. Now if you feel that many things in today's economy are unfair (and the government should step in) ...now we are on the same page; but changing the foundation of our economy is not the solution.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / YSU Marching Pride 2011

« on: September 22, 2011, 07:04:41 AM »

I saw the band mentioned, and I wondered what everyone thinks of this years band and half-time show?

5511

YSU Penguin Athletics / Game Photos: Football vs ILS

« on: September 22, 2011, 07:01:02 AM »

Here are some images. Better late than never. Special thanks to guinpen for taking many of these:

http://ysupenguins.com/2011_Football_vs_Illinois_State/

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General BS / Re: American Jobs Act

« on: September 21, 2011, 04:44:16 PM »

I am not normally for these conversations, but way too much one-side BS in this thread. Reducing the tax rates across the board will help no one? Reducing the taxes on business and wealthy will do wonders to the economy. Why? Because no one with income under 26,700 pays Federal income taxes. If they do, they need to go H&R block. So since no politician will commit political suicide, they will not cut taxes on the upper percentages. I mean there is something fundamentally unfair about a system that charges a higher tax rate to one citizen over another, based on income.

Spending cuts will not help in the short run? There is NOTHING better in the short-run. The question is the allocations of the funds saved. If they are earmarked for any uncovered existing expenses ...not another new expense (aka Clinton and W).

Helping people who are stupid enough to spend too much money on a home should not be helped. Let the home go into foreclosure as it is supposed to. Same thing with businesses. Why should a GM receive money while every independent gas station in the country is "muscled" out of business.

Furthermore, while on the topic of gas ...a country that conquers the nation that houses the world's third-largest amount of oil reserves should not be paying anything for their petroleum; let alone $4-a-gallon. So why are we paying for gas? I agree that we should charge a slight stipend to help pay for the war effort, but not $3 worth.

While on the topic of war. The reason the US economy has always improved during a war is because the citizens pay extra taxes to compensate. Yet that is not happening here, so how can this war be anything but an unrecoverable expense?

Media is owned by highly-conservative interest groups? That is the only thing that is painful. Would you please back that statement up, do not say Rush Limbaugh and Rupert Murdock. Don't confuse the most popular with the most in terms of quantity. Before you go on, I hate them both. They cater to idiots with a soul; while the remaining liberal media cater to idiots that refuse to accept the existence of a soul.

As far as health care. We are supposed to be a capitalist society. You cannot give anything directly to individuals. That would be no different that giving someone a dilapidated home, knowing they do not have the funds to fix it. The government cannot be everything, and cannot become an insurance carrier. Their job is to force health care financial providers to "tow the line" or have the contract given to another firm.

As to this supposed republican "tea party conspiracy". Does any party member here honestly believe that splitting the Republican party is a good idea? So why not throw the Tea Party "out with the bath water"? The only way that this could help the Republican party is if they receive those tea party votes in the end. With the number of victories the tea people are receiving, just what makes you think this will ever happen once their power grows sufficiently? It is not.

Net result: republican party/2 = half the republican party base.

Now with this in mind ...what makes you think this is anything but a democratic tea party conspiracy? Remember Ross Perrot? Our system is bipartisan, and works best when the two are arguing. Why bring a third party into the fold?

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: TSN Poll 9-19-2011

« on: September 21, 2011, 03:33:43 PM »

These guys are an afterthought. However, being the defending champs, they are still relevant until the next loss. However, I am not complaining because we benefited from the same thing on more than one occasion back in the 90's.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: South Dakota St. QB quits

« on: September 21, 2011, 03:08:09 PM »

This might not be a good thing. He has had issues this year. I like our chances with O'Brien. The Frosh is an unknown.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Elliott L. Giles Scholarship To Be Awarded in 2012-13

« on: September 21, 2011, 02:31:22 PM »

You have to love this man's commitment to the Valley. He does a great job on the game broadcasts. With so many people moving to the sunny weather for Florida, it is nice to see someone go the other way.

Thanks Elliot!!

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Elliott L. Giles Scholarship To Be Awarded in 2012-13

« on: September 21, 2011, 02:29:16 PM »

The Youngstown State University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is proud to announce the development of the Elliott L. Giles Scholarship to enhance the YSU Athletics Scholarship Fund.

The scholarship endowment will be awarded starting with the 2012-13 academic year.

Director of Athletic Development Joe Cassese said Giles has always supported Youngstown State football in anyway possible. This scholarship is just another example of how special this community is to Giles, Cassese said.

"Those of us who love and follow Youngstown State Football remember Elliott Giles the playmaker on the football field," Cassese said. "It's great to see Elliott making plays for his community and Youngstown State Athletics in a way that will forever positively impact our student-athletes."

Giles, a native of Miami, Fla., came to Youngstown State in 1997 after spending a season at Idaho State. At YSU, he spent three years playing for Head Coach Jim Tressel. During his senior season in 1999, Giles helped lead the Penguins to the National Championship Game while leading the team with 62 receptions for 1,301 yards and eight touchdowns. He finished his career with 73 receptions for 1,477 yards and nine scores. Against Montana in the first round, he caught six passes for a school-record 214 yards, including an 82-yarder for a touchdown. On six occasions in 1999, he had at least 100 yards receiving.

After his collegiate career, Giles impacted the youth of the community by starting Y2 Sports, a non-profit organization centered on the youth of Youngstown to help battle the worldwide dilemma of childhood obesity while building young men and women of character. Giles also founded The Youngstown Youth Flag Football Association, a NFL sanctioned flag football league which has impacted over 2,000 children from the Tri-County area since its inaugural season in 2007.

This scholarship will be awarded annually to a minority student-athlete with a GPA of 2.5 or above.

"It is truly humbling to have the opportunity to give back to the university that has done so much for me and my family," Giles said.

This fall, Giles has joined Chad Krispinsky on the myvalleysports.com broadcast of Penguin home games.

For more information on how to endow an athletic scholarship at Youngstown State University, contact Cassese at (330) 941-2756 or jcassese@ysu.edu.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: A QUESTION

« on: September 21, 2011, 01:34:41 PM »

This is always one of my favorite topics. I think we should post things we feel could be done to help increase the volume. Clearly ticket sales is the top of the list.

As to the knitter ...no big deal. She could be nervous. Look at it this way ...she is making a day out of the game ...and this is great. The Guins and knitting are probably her two favorite past times. Would you rather she knit at home?

As to our volume, our reputation is that of being loud and understanding the game. (let's face it ...we can be obnoxious). Of course this does mean that calls are not always going to go our way, but it is worth it. In many cases, the calls are blown, and the extra volume make the official pull a flag he may otherwise only be thinking about. Last week, there were 3 very poor calls ...well 2-spots and a call. We had a no-call on a FB jump on one of our TD's, but that was a "wash" with an obvious push-off that was missed for an ILS score.

I would like to see some of those "Thunder Sticks". I know they use them at ISU and WIU ...so there cannot be any conference issues with them.

Any other noise ideas?

I will say that we were very loud a few times in the second half. It seems to tie in directly to the defense. ILS had several 3rd-and-longs, and we seemed to give them the first-down each time. That will really quiet a crowd.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Video Highlights: Football YSU vs ILS

« on: September 21, 2011, 07:23:31 AM »

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Vindy: YSU notebook

« on: September 19, 2011, 07:00:48 AM »

Here are some stats that I think are interesting:

- 0 Sacks for YSU, 1 against YSU.
- Josh Garner    8=Solo Tackles, 3 Assists, 11 Total. Four more Guins had over 5 tackles.
- Every Kick return against us (1 was a TB) went for 20+ yards (23.5 average).
- We did not get a single return off of 5 punts from ILS' punter Wright. ILS only picked up one return off of Liste.
-Rush: (Attempts, Total, Average, TD's)
YSU: Jamaine Cook    30    122    4.1    34    0
ILS:  Leggett,Ashton 26    125    4.8    43    1
-Zero INT's in the game.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Hess Named MVFC Offensive Player of the Week

« on: September 19, 2011, 06:35:16 AM »

St. Louis, Mo. -- For the first time in his career, sophomore quarterback Kurt Hess has been named the Missouri Valley Football Conference's Offensive Player of the Week. Hess threw for a career-high 293 yards and tied a school record with four touchdown passes in the win over Illinois State.

Against the Redbirds he threw two first-quarter touchdown passes, ran for one and passed for another in the second and connected on his school-record-tying fourth in the third period.

He threw for a career-high 293 yards completing 21-of-29 passes. He had touchdown throws of 10, 20, 25 and 44 yards in the game and 35-yard completion on a third-and-8 with 2:13 left in the game helped seal the win as ISU was not able to get the ball back the remainder of the game. He is the eighth quarterback in program history to throw four touchdown passes in a game.

Other Missouri Valley Conference Players of the week were CB Larry Carter of Indiana State (defense); WR Dale Moss of South Dakota State (newcomer) and PK Cory Little of Indiana State (special teams).

YSU returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Indiana State. Kickoff for the contest against the Sycamores is set for 2 p.m.