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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: It’s time! Predict the 2018 YSU Football season!

« on: August 21, 2018, 01:34:06 PM »

7 wins
Maybe
Not just a yes, a Hell Yes!

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Frisco tickets. .

« on: December 21, 2016, 09:30:03 AM »

We only asked for 1k because we lost 35k and 45k on the playoff games.  They lost their shirt and with the poor turnout I think they were skidding about taking the full allotment.

Were they expecting 20k to be at the playoff games ? Are there even 20k people left living in the city limits ? Give me a break. Strollo and the whole athletic department are a joke. Have you heard a peep from them since saturdays game ? Besides a measly tweet and Facebook post ? The most important game in our football program since 1999. What a crock of sh*t.

 The problem lies with the people of Youngstown.  They routinely turn out 10k for high school football games but do not attend YSU games.

I enjoy high school football and go to plenty of games and I can assure you attendance at local HS games is down as well. Furthermore, I struggle to believe ANY game this year had 10k. Old SVC games maybe had 7500 if they were lucky and those are the big time local schools. We have issues but from someone that lives here, I don't think that is the problem at all.

Although I live out of town I have attended 20% of the games this year. If 20% of the fans attending high school game in the Youngstown area were to all go to a YSU game, the University wouldn't be forced to make harsh decisions.  I called people up there and told them to go to the Wofford game.  I told them the university needs the money and that they need to support that team.

The real issue for me is that the people take for granted how special the football program is here.  They say as a matter of fact they know football, but they really don't.  They watch high school football that may have one athlete that can start at YSU after his sophomore year.  The rest of the players will never make a division 1 college football team.  There are far more bad players on the field in a high school game.  Hell, they probably don't cut anyone anymore.  High school football is a joke.

Best part is that the comedian that runs the Sunday sports show on 570 interviews the high school coaches and basically treats YSU football as an afterthought. Most of the callers want to talk about JFK and something that goes on in Painesville.  And then the there this other guy that calls in to hear himself on the radio.  That is the damn problem right there.  We should have a show with substance and dedicated to YSU.  I didn't know about Podesta, but it sounds like he is doing that.  Also, now fans won't go games if they feel it is too cold?  Youngstown people are known for their toughness and grit.  People have gotten soft but want to say that the area is tough....the data says otherwise for the majority.  I wont attack those people that do go to the games.

Just because someone lives in the Youngstown area does not mean they have an attraction to YSU football.  They may have gone to college somewhere else, or not gone at all.  They do more than likely though have an attraction to their local high school football team in the town where they live and their children go to school.  Saying that high school football is a joke is in fact a joke.  High school football, although not like it used to be, will ALWAYS trump YSU football in the Youngstown area.  If the Penguins continue to put out a good product, the people will return to the stands.   Attendance will be up next year, they need to keep building on this.  The athletic department major screwed up here on these tickets if they are hoping to keep that building thing going.   Also, Bo is not Tress, he is not going to be as charismatic and out front like Coach Tressel did building the "State of Youngstown"  Bo is a football coach, not a salesman.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Frisco tickets. .

« on: December 21, 2016, 07:43:16 AM »

We only asked for 1k because we lost 35k and 45k on the playoff games.  They lost their shirt and with the poor turnout I think they were skidding about taking the full allotment.

Were they expecting 20k to be at the playoff games ? Are there even 20k people left living in the city limits ? Give me a break. Strollo and the whole athletic department are a joke. Have you heard a peep from them since saturdays game ? Besides a measly tweet and Facebook post ? The most important game in our football program since 1999. What a crock of sh*t.

 The problem lies with the people of Youngstown.  They routinely turn out 10k for high school football games but do not attend YSU games.

I enjoy high school football and go to plenty of games and I can assure you attendance at local HS games is down as well. Furthermore, I struggle to believe ANY game this year had 10k. Old SVC games maybe had 7500 if they were lucky and those are the big time local schools. We have issues but from someone that lives here, I don't think that is the problem at all.

1986 Mooney vs Boardman at YSU high noon.  Not a seat to be had, people were sitting on the steps.  7pm the same day YSU was playing Cincinnati 3500 tops.  Those days are LONG gone. 

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Shane Montgomery

« on: December 19, 2016, 11:55:29 AM »

Bo being a defensive man knows how hard it is to defend these spread offenses with a mobile QB (Basketball on grass).  I suspect that is why he prefers that type of offense.  I believe that in our area, with our weather a power football attack is the better choice.  There is nothing more demoralizing that having the football stuffed down your throat and you cannot do nothing about it.  Plus, defenses are not used to that type of physicality anymore, all they do is run around defending space, when someone lines up and punches them in the mouth, they fold.  Pat Narduzzi appreciates power football  I believe from coaching with Coach Dantonio. Coach Dantonio appreciates  it from coaching with Coach Tressel.  It is one big circle coming back to Youngstown.
I hope we stay with the smash mouth, it is for sure a Youngstown type of mentality.

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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Eastern Washington

« on: December 15, 2016, 07:42:36 AM »

Great article on Coach Pelini.  Knowing the time he played in the valley and seeing how he played in college, he is bringing pride back to Youngstown just like Coach Tressel did.   I think everyone's fear is that he will be gone in the blink of an eye.  If that happens, hopefully we still have Coach Tressel around to pick another great coach that has that Mahoning valley work ethic. I believe because of the attitude Pelini has instilled in his team, the adversity they are facing because of the selfishness of a few will be the ultimate motivator on Saturday.  I hope to see a bunch of TE's and Fullbacks playing some smash mouth offense on the frozen tundra in E. Washington.  YSU will win I believe, because of Pelini.