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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: The Founder of this message board has died

« on: November 17, 2024, 10:50:00 AM »

Thank you for letting us know.  May his memory be eternal!!!

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: SIU week

« on: November 09, 2024, 06:01:03 PM »

It's fair to blame coaching staff for the loss today obviously there will be adjustments but changing coaches is not the answer.  It is a process. Who is the better coach available?  Dusquesne's coach has been there over 20 years.  Stability has lead to a successful program.  Our inexperience on defense is our problem and has been all season.  Brungard inexperience has been his weakness.    Let's see how we do it the portal.  We have a lot of young talent that will only get better unless we panic and do something stupid like switching coaches at this point.   That's the difference between the browns organization and the Steelers.

I appreciate your homerism.  But your off your friggin rocker.  Is this a DP burner account?  Hahahahahah.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Fire Everyone

« on: November 09, 2024, 05:55:37 PM »

^^^^^THIS!!!!!!!!

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Fire Everyone

« on: November 09, 2024, 05:33:16 PM »

If he loses at home to a bad and I mean a bad UNI team it's a no Brainer that he and his staff should be let go.

Not exactly sure why THAT would be the deciding factor.  lol. If there isn’t enough evidence by now, idk what else we/you/I/YSU needs to see. I feel confident that it’s a no brainer RIGHT NOW! 

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: NDU week

« on: October 27, 2024, 08:40:06 AM »

lol. ND’s board is much like ours lately.  Not much love for the coach or AD.  They do have 21 pages of comments on last nights game though.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: NDU week

« on: October 26, 2024, 06:44:06 PM »

Maybe no playoffs for Ohio St.  Losing to Nebraska in the 4th and still have to play at Penn state and home to Michigan.  Just saying

Pride, no hate.  I swear.  lol. But this is so fitting with so much energy put into “where’s the fans?”  An Ohio State opinion and update on A YSU forum.  lol. 

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: SDU week

« on: October 24, 2024, 01:44:15 PM »

Folks...it comes down to recruiting and managing NIL and the Portal...none of the coaches that you mention had to deal with NIL or the Portal.  I can guarantee that if JT had to deal with NIL and the Portal - most of the star players that led to NCs would not have been there - OSU, Michigan, Pitt, WVU, Cinci, Penn State, MAC Schools, etc.. would have raped our program of Tamron, Deligianis, Vecchione, Hogg, Wilkins, Jones, etc..those kids would have left for $$$$ and would not care about NCs at 1-AA. Wave a a few hundred thousand, an SUV, etc.. in front of those kids who grew up in YO and that money would have been life changing let alone millions of $$$.  YSU would have been looked upon as a minor league for the big schools.  Tressel would have resigned and moved on and no way could have dealt with that pressure to reload every year by paying kids and sucking up to them..DP is dealing with a different monster and the Dakota teams don't deal with the portal as much as we have to due to no schools being in proximity of them - 4 schools in 2 states that dominate recruiting....If I was head coach, I would hire people who just deal with NIL and the Portal - business managers, HR professionals and Customer Service experts who can manage and satisfy these spoiled football players and their families of today.  Expectations are different - look at VA basketball coach - retired on the top of his game because of all of this BS. Nick Saban - gone!  We have found a way to ruin college sports in a matter of a few years! That is why people are losing interest because we all know that you only need to buy a good team now and not develop players. We don't have the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Let's face it - back in the day - we might have a mediocre season but we knew what we had coming back and who was making progress and that we would be good the next year - now you can't count on that philosophy! I would not want to be a college football coach today because we turned a pretty much wholesome game (except for the violations exceptions) into a business.  That is why people are losing interest...

Pete I have to challenge you here a bit. lol. And I apologize if I misunderstood. I do agree with your post however, I don’t think its fair to say everyone deals with the portal/NIL, and if JT had the portal he would resign…all while effectively saying that the Dakotas schools DON’T have to worry  “as much” about the portal because there’s only 4 schools. I find it impossible to believe that their programs don’t have multiple players worthy of being raped but they decide to stay because there’s no other schools but 4?  Money is money whether you’re in Youngstown or Dakota or Nevada.  Or maybe their kids stay because their entire system is strong. And Maybe our players don’t stay because our entire system weak.  Full of unqualified, disgruntled P5, or friend of a friend of a donor coaches. While your point about someone be hired to manage the portal/nil is wise, who will that be?  Wolford’s grandson, the presidents cousin, Zidian’s neighbor???  I used to roll my eyes with Palladin and others calling out the cronyism and the poor history of Strollo. But ya know what, I’m finally seeing their point.  And since we have a new day and age of college athletics, we are way past due of conducting a real, authentic, genuine, quality, transparent world wide search for replacements.  I suppose we can debate all day about how well or not JH, EW, BP and DP recruited.  But the Number of times we have made the playoffs since ‘99 is the only stat we need. Recruiting doesn’t mean much when the coaching itself is suspect. Ultimately, and unfortunately, my point is that the entire system here is failing. It’s not exclusively the portal/nil affecting our wins and losses. 

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: SDU week

« on: October 22, 2024, 12:31:31 PM »

IMO, every coach since JT was frustrating.  EVERY. ONE!!!  JH - handed a dynasty. EW - couldn’t win in November. BP - accidentally found his way to Natty then arguably has worse season than DP but certainly left us with less than zero.  DP - enough has been said.

Finding out we are on par with all other coaches? There’s simply no other reason to doubt those who have a role in our demise.  The AD, JT and big name local donors have failed this program.  PERIOD. Because those three have direct involvement in every hire since ‘99. 

At his point, I want someone with zero ties, ever, to this area brought in to be AD and then to hire a new coach. Hell, it can’t be worse!!!

I realize this is a pipe dream but again IMO, this is the only option…for now.  Then, reassess again in 4-5 years.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Indians St week

« on: October 05, 2024, 01:00:26 PM »

Pretty damn shocked how many people in the m24 lot.  Been here since 8:30am and unreal.  There have been less people here when we have had better records in years past.  lol. Nice to see though.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Pitt game

« on: September 25, 2024, 11:13:54 AM »

1. It’s our job to stop the other team. Period. Point blank.
2. Football isn’t a game for sissies. This whole… “don’t run up the score” mentality is weak.

^^^THIS!!!

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Pitt game

« on: September 21, 2024, 05:26:16 PM »

Looks like Pat is still upset that his dad was fired.

lol. Idk why? He makes waaaay more money at Pitt.  That said, I hope he IS mad and runs the score up to 84.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Duquesne game

« on: September 14, 2024, 05:35:45 PM »

WAS THE VISIONARY THERE WATCHING THE PROGRAM CRUMBLE BEFORE HIS VERY EYES?

Hahaha.  Nice.  Except he been watching this crumble for years at this point.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Duquesne game

« on: September 14, 2024, 05:12:46 PM »

Hahahahahaha.  All you can do is laugh at this university.  There are far more quality sports at this place than football.  Just watch ALL the teams they bring out at time outs.  At least I feel good my money is spent to help THEM.  Because THIS trash we have to endure is beyond embarrassing anymore. 

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: NDSU TO MOUNTAIN WEST?

« on: September 13, 2024, 10:21:06 AM »

lol. This article was written in April 2024 with a disclaimer directly below the heading that says this article is satirical and part of April fools joke. 

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Now that you know the final 4 teams where are we in the top 25?

« on: December 12, 2023, 04:59:48 PM »

Haha.  Lots to think about in this thread. Someone just said this board is hating.  We can’t do that!!!  Palladian and nation have been calling this the cheerleader board for far too long.

Tressel, attendance, the 90’s OH MY!!! To be clear on some of the posts, Heacock got us in the playoffs once in ‘06.   The Wolf couldn’t win in November let alone win enough to make the playoffs.

Funny how no one mentions big BP much. You talk sooo much about kids coaching kids but fail to remember what HIS staff consisted of.  Maybe it’s NOT about inexperienced staff or the lack of money but rather, we just haven’t found another Tressel. Hate to break it to ya…we probably wont. JT, attendance AND the 90’s were an anomaly.  Not likely to happen again.  Look at the crumble happening in NDSU.  And look at the attendance at Nova. If memory serves me, I heard 5k fans?  And what did we have the week before, 3,500?  Man…that’s a helluva margin.  What’s that tell you?  ITS. NOT. JUST. YSU. And who said NDSU attendance is even falling? And they’re only a COUPLE years removed from their dynasty.

Hate to break THIS to you also.  IF we happen to be ranked top 10 this year, I’d say that’s not too shabby, actually. 

Look, I get it…I want to be a power house. I wish the 90’s never happened as even I want that again. 

I’d say, be satisfied with the very small incremental progress we have made over the last few years and go to church.  Cuz ain’t too many more flags gonna be hung without some prayer and another anomaly.

Go GUINS!!!