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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU vs The Cuse
« on: November 16, 2024, 03:40:52 PM »
The refs not helping YSU any. That last foul called on Dynes when he was pulled down was ridiculous.
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Pitt game
« on: September 22, 2024, 11:24:47 PM »
I remember going to games my first couple of years at YSU (1984 -1985) the team was not very good, nor was attendance. Something needed to change. Unfortunate given the circumstances, fighting cancer and all.
And yes, Bill Narduzzi was instrumental in getting the stadium built. So that was another piece I think that led to some bitterness. Fired (or not renewed) after four years at the new stadium that he pushed to get built. (Though, I always wished they had put stands on the east side from the beginning).
All that said, you can’t argue with the move from Narduzzi to Tressel.
And yes, Bill Narduzzi was instrumental in getting the stadium built. So that was another piece I think that led to some bitterness. Fired (or not renewed) after four years at the new stadium that he pushed to get built. (Though, I always wished they had put stands on the east side from the beginning).
All that said, you can’t argue with the move from Narduzzi to Tressel.
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Our Future is in Johnson's Hands
« on: September 22, 2024, 06:37:00 PM »
We beat Pitt in 2012. Lost to them (in a good game) 45 - 37 (something like that) in 2015. Took them to OT in 2017. Then in 2024 got run out of the house immediately on the way to giving up 73 points...
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Pitt game
« on: September 21, 2024, 06:11:05 PM »Hell yeah Narduzzi is pissed about his dad,,,,,and rightfully so. I heard it from an unimpeachable sourceTo be fair, it was time for Narduzzi (RIP) to go. And obviously YSU did a pretty good job hiring the next coach. Now did YSU treat Coach Narduzzi poorly after the firing, I don't know
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Horizon League Tourney Seeding
« on: March 07, 2024, 08:28:20 PM »
No idea what is a player control foul, versus a blocking call.
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: YSU in Wisconsin
« on: February 25, 2024, 05:03:23 PM »
Excellent win. Nice to get even with GB. Especially with the way GB acted when they won in Youngstown.
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: NCAA Playoffs Week 1: Duquesne at YSU Saturday 11/25 at 5pm
« on: November 25, 2023, 09:53:48 PM »Drew more than that for Men’s basketball Horizon League Tourney game, and a couple of thousand more for the NIT game.I heard that number 3800+ from WKBN radio 570 on my drive home.Was there to watch the game with other 3800 people.
did you count me in that number?
Ok. Including you, the number would be 3800+1
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Indiana State Week
« on: November 04, 2023, 04:02:45 PM »
We just gave them 40 seconds...
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: Indiana State Week
« on: November 04, 2023, 03:54:58 PM »
Don't know if I have ever seen that before. Two offsides, on 4th and 10 to give a first down.
Now, three pass interferences, and two off sides, on this drive
Now, three pass interferences, and two off sides, on this drive
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: South Dakota Week
« on: October 14, 2023, 05:24:46 PM »
Nice job on the penalties late to basically blow the game, after a great comeback. #smh
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: SIU Week
« on: October 10, 2023, 03:23:32 PM »I am not looking for credibility to begin with, but I have never said that I expect Phillips to make the post season (this year) to keep his job. I do expect something substantial. A victory over UNI was a clear expectation for me, as I know how poor I think that the Panthers are. Now the win over SIU was another game that I expected, and I got my wish; but that is still not substantial. He still has a few games to prove himself.
I still support Jon Heacock and Shane Montgomery to this day. Heacock gave us hugely entertaining games and an extremely competitive team; this despite being strapped down with playing "Tressel Football". I mean come one, even Tressel himself never played that style of offense at OSU. Heacock left only one year after changing offenses, which he should not have done. He should have stuck around for a few more years to see how it would have worked. Better yet, he should have changed the offense earlier and he would still be here today, or at least retiring. I have been saying the same thing about Phillips, as he is a Tressel hire and he is playing Tressel ball once again (for the most part). But this is 4-years. Montgomery needs no justification, his success at YSU was massive. Despite this, YSU did not give him the team.
Secondly, we dumped Eric Wolford after about this same time & he had some decent players as well. I respect how Phillips rebuilt our lines, where Wolford basically told most of our defense to "get lost". However, after that early debacle, Wolf really did nothing to deserve losing his job, aside from being here when Pelini was looking for work.
As to me being hypocritical ... no I do not feel so. If you think that Phillips has given us even a small fraction of the teams that Jon Heacock gave us (even in his second 4-years), then you have no expectations for improvement. YSU fans no longer have the expectation of playing Tressel ball, they just want to win at any cost. Just look how Pelini raped our team but people still loved him because he won. BTW: Tressel never won the conference & he had his backside handed to him by GA Southern in his final game as a Penguin, so just how truly-full was the cupboard that he left? Maybe somewhat full for an independent, but not enough food to survive as a Gateway/MVFC club.
Jon Heacock tanked this program. Whatever exciting games he had (I will grant you the 2006 playoffs were exciting), the end result was this program was way, and I mean way worse when he left compared to when he took over.
I remember trying to listen to his coach's show on the radio back in the day. He would just make these lame excuses. He was painful to listen to. YSU should have never renewed his contract.
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: SIU Week
« on: October 10, 2023, 03:13:46 PM »We did have two home games in the 2016 playoffs. But yes, two big road wins at Jacksonville State and Eastern Washington.
We are built to go far in the playoffs, but we don't control the politics there. Considering that we've never made it unless we finish in the top 2 of the conference going back 20 years, including being left out in year with 8 wins, we have to be better than everyone else. In 2016 we were the last ones in, had to go in the road and beat everyone in our way to the championship. The bias is real and it's another challenge we have to deal with that other media darlings don't have to deal with, but it makes us better and ensures that our playoff record is outstanding. That's the side benefit of higher standardsnset for YSU.
And our conference commissioner is weak and doesn't help us, although she gives us lip service that she does.
It is what it is. We have the proof to show everyone. How did Delaware make it last year losing their last 3-4 games while we won ours? How do we not make it when we had an FBS win and a 7 win record? That sh** has happened for years.
Time to accept a higher bar. If we get in this year we will do damage.
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: UNI Week
« on: September 30, 2023, 05:09:30 PM »
Stupid not taking the three points, and then stupid jumping offside on 4th down (when they were most likely going to punt if we didn’t jump), cost us big time.
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YSU Penguin Athletics / Re: UNI Week
« on: September 30, 2023, 04:18:03 PM »
Not over yet. Btw, what is with the shades of green they chose for their turf?