I seem to recall, for the old timers on this board, that I came on after reading this board for awhile to warn of impending LOSING that was about to begin under Heacock. I even told you why it was going to happen. Boy did I get attacked, lol. But true to my word, in watching the poor early recruiting by Heacock it wasn't hard to predict. Yet the faithful, watching the Tressel successor, were horrified that my prediction came true. And out came the pitchforks when I predicted it for a consecutive season. I didn't know what I was talking about, things were fine, blah, blah, blah. And presto -- Paladin was correct again and lost even more games. One I-AA Fan was a Heacock supporter. However, the dam burst when I started to identify substandard players. And then it started to become obvious to even those without a clue what football was all about -- Heacock was killing a National Championship program. I urged his firing. Strollo gave him an extension and I might add, many here supported that. Then luck struck -- several players got hurt pre-season and early in the season and got medical and normal red-shirts. The Gateway had an off year and PUFF, presto a Tri-Champ for YSU. Nirvana !! The following year, loaded with lots of 5 year players and a RB from Canton McKinley who ran "Dave" all season long , YSU won an outright title and a trip to the playoffs where "Dave" was shut down by Appy St. and you got your look at the new wave of FB -- the Spread O . Off tackle was a Neanderthal play easily defended by loading the box. But the exodus of the 5th year players created yet another "HOLE" in the program and it was time to lose again. The cupboard hadn't been stocked and then Guins weren't competitive. The program was a bust. YSU had to buy out its coach who collected a paycheck while taking a year off. Think of the money YSU could have saved if only they listened to Paladin earlier , lol
Do your own homework, Fan, and search till your hearts content. I stand by my opinions. If that last second FG at UNI had hit the crossbar and bounced back, I don't think the "committee" could have kept out clearly SECOND place YSU, unless the toughest league was to be a one team playoff