1a4ysu and coach

[1a4YSU]

Last year the former coach recruited 24  high school players. Only one recruit was from the Mahoning County. None from Columbiana, none from Trumbull Co. The new coach should be rethinking the policy of  not recruiting this area. Also, the new coach needs to have 1a experience. Ia experience, to take the football program to 1a. YSU's basketball program, has been 1a for sometime. Time to move on.

[paladin]

Why would a coach recruit players who are not up to playing at this level? The mindset in this Valley is ignorance. Players who could contribute in a meaningful way were offered and went MAC or better. Sorry, but cronyism and politics already run rampant here with bad hires in. The athletic office. If the area players are truly worthy, there would be lots of offers from other D-1 schools as this area is heavily recruited. If you goal is to downgrade the talent level and doom YSU to a losing program, give up the Fla. ,Calif., etc players and stock up on substandard area players. Football I.Q. Here is very low.

[1a4YSU]

The Kennesaw State Owls  are moving up to 1a.. YSU needs to go 1a. Then,YSU will be able to
recruit quality 1a players to the YSU program.  Actually, football intelligence in the valley is superb. For that very reason the YSU stadium seats are empty. The fans want to see good competitive football at the 1a level. Then YSU coaches would be able to keep some of the great talents in the valley. Also, YSU is the only state university still in 1aa football. What is with that?

[1a4YSU]

Actually the Owls are moving to FCS.  The Owls most likely will be on the schedule with St. Francis, Bucknell and whomever.

[1a4YSU]

YSU not only needs to hire a coach with 1a experience, but also a  athletic administrator that would have the expertise to move YSU to 1a football. 1aa football is no longer relevant in Ohio. YSU will no longer be eligible to play the big money games..............time to move on.

[ysufan0505]

YSU not only needs to hire a coach with 1a experience, but also a  athletic administrator that would have the expertise to move YSU to 1a football. 1aa football is no longer relevant in Ohio. YSU will no longer be eligible to play the big money games..............time to move on.

We are not moving anywhere. University does not have the funds to make the move... Move along.

[mvfc penguin]

Within the next 5 years there will be no more FCS. There will only be Division 1 and Division 2, no more 1aa. No matter what you think YSU will be making a change soon. This is prevalent by the stadium updates that are in the books (new jumbotron, new lighting, new turf, expanded visitor side). These changes are not being made to support our non-existent fan base, but for an ulterior motive....

Just something to ponder 

[ysufan0505]

Within the next 5 years there will be no more FCS. There will only be Division 1 and Division 2, no more 1aa. No matter what you think YSU will be making a change soon. This is prevalent by the stadium updates that are in the books (new jumbotron, new lighting, new turf, expanded visitor side). These changes are not being made to support our non-existent fan base, but for an ulterior motive....

Just something to ponder

Lol.

[Spiderlegs]

Within the next 5 years there will be no more FCS. There will only be Division 1 and Division 2, no more 1aa. No matter what you think YSU will be making a change soon. This is prevalent by the stadium updates that are in the books (new jumbotron, new lighting, new turf, expanded visitor side). These changes are not being made to support our non-existent fan base, but for an ulterior motive....

Just something to ponder

No on the end of FCS. The question is whether the lower tier conferences like MAC and Sun Belt will be able to compete in FBS once the Big Five rewrite NCAA rules. Tressel has already said that the situation is different from when he coached here and he is going to wait to see what happens. You could be right about an ulterior motive for YSU, but our attendance numbers would have to increase first.

[1a4YSU]

Attendance will increase when YSU goes 1a. YSU will be playing Akron, Pitt, Kent, Buffalo, Toledo, Bowling Green, Miami, Ohio U, Cincinnati,  etc.  It is silly to travel thousands of miles to play football in 1aa, when YSU can play entertaining  competition within the state and local region. The fan base will increase, ticket sales will increase, travel cost will decrease, scholarships will cost more. Of course the administrators will need to work harder.  I believe we can contract a 1a coach for close to what the former coach was paid..............Hopefully, the athletic dept saved up some of the funds from the big money games the past several years to pay for the transition to 1a....... 

[1a4YSU]

Now is the time that YSU needs to hire a coach that has the expertise to take YSU to 1a football.  If YSU hires a Div 111 or Div 11 or even a 1aa coach, YSU will never get to where the team should be, 1a.
Vote here whether not YSU should hire a coach to take YSU to 1a.

[ysufan0505]

Attendance will increase when YSU goes 1a. YSU will be playing Akron, Pitt, Kent, Buffalo, Toledo, Bowling Green, Miami, Ohio U, Cincinnati,  etc.  It is silly to travel thousands of miles to play football in 1aa, when YSU can play entertaining  competition within the state and local region. The fan base will increase, ticket sales will increase, travel cost will decrease, scholarships will cost more. Of course the administrators will need to work harder.  I believe we can contract a 1a coach for close to what the former coach was paid..............Hopefully, the athletic dept saved up some of the funds from the big money games the past several years to pay for the transition to 1a.......

Man, you really are in La-La land....

[ysufan0505]

It is no longer 1-A and 1-AA buddy, FCS and FBS. Just stop.

[1a4YSU]

Opps I forgot to vote, I vote YES 1a all the way................Or FBS all the way..........

[IAA Fan]

As name would have it, I am a IA and I-AA kind of guy. This is the last year for FBS and FCS so who know what it will become. Yes we should hire a coach that will take us to the next level, but not the way you think. If any coach is successful at YSU (especially in our conference), they are ready for IA/FBS.