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[They may have been a 1AA powerhouse when Jim Tressel coached there, but they don't fit in that category anymore.]

YSU won three games last season, and they're picked 8th in their league this year. They may have been a 1AA powerhouse when Jim Tressel coached there, but they don't fit in that category anymore.

They might have been 3-8 last year but lead in every game they played (yes, even vs. Penn State), and lost every game they played in by 10 points or less with the exception of Penn State

YSU also fired their coach had their previous coach resign, despite being 16 game over .500.

YSU is second all time in National Championships (all under Tressel) and is still a national powerhouse in much the same way that IU is still in that catagory in basketball. It's all a matter of opinion and having 3 losing seasons in the last 11 years, a point can be made both ways.

This is like comparing YSU to Notre Dame, minus the money, prestige, and mystique that surrounds the program. Neither program is the same, and it could be years before they both are at the top of their respective divisions of D-I football.

YSU's new Head Coach is a local product and he was brought in to restore  the program back to national prominence.  Last year was his first year and he ran off about 45 players.  He only used 50 of the 62 scholarships to save them because he was hire late in the recruiting game.  YSU was ahead in every game last year under the new coach, including Penn State for nearly the first half of football.  The defense was not good enough to keep the team in games and YSU lost 7 games with less than a minute remaining.  He went out recruiting and landed several highly rated recruits, D1 and JUCO transfers ( I think he got 2 JUCO's).  All of the new recruits are showing to be impact players.  I don't think that he wanted to go the route of transfers, but he needed them as the cupboard was bare.  YSU is well on its way.  If they don't get hit with injuries they should be able to make it into the playoffs and make a run at the National Championship.  They may be another year away as the secondary has not been tested and will likely need another year of recruiting to shore it up.  Football is too important to the schoolfor it not to remain successful.  It is the bread and butter of the athletics at the university.

YSU needs to take the foot off the gas a little bit.  This is embarrassing to me. It is disrespectful IMOP.

I wouldn't consider it disrespectful at all.  Its a college football game, and YSt should expect to be able to get their first stringers at least a half of actual football action to prepare for the rest of the season.  If there are 63 points put up in the second half, then yes.  But even if 20-30 more points are put up, don't worry about your school being "disrespectful"... you can't take a knee in the third quarter.  

At least they are just running it up the middle now with the 3rd team.  I was concerned that we would keep mixing it up.

YSU needs to take the foot off the gas a little bit.  This is embarrassing to me. It is disrespectful IMOP.

Read the story.  Great story.  I feel for you.  I didn't realize that you have been struggling so much in FB.  I hope the players will enjoy playing at YSU.  We should have good attendance it can get really loud at times.  They may enjoy it.   Give it some time.  Marshall University went through some a bad period after the plane crash in the 1970's and eventually won a National Championship at the FCS level.  You just have to believe and you have to get the fans to go to the games.  People=$

Hey guys,

I come in peace.  I was reading your message board and saw your concern.  First of all, lets hope that nobody gets hurt.  In FB if you are doing the hitting then you are usually okay.  If you are the one being hit, well, odds are against you.

The game could be closer than you think.  Our secondary is our area of concern.  We were not tested by MSU.  They were hell bent on establishing a power running game on us and were not very successful.  Valpo needs to see if they can get to the edge and deep into the secondary.  That means that you will have to be able to protect the QB long enough to get the ball down the field vertically.  YSU's LB's are the best part of the D and the DL isn't too shabby either.  The secondary is the  question mark for the Penguins.  We had issues last year that cost us games.  We have improved this area, but little is known.  Cousins completed two deep balls on YSU that put them into position to score.  We actually matched up well with them in many areas.

YSU's offense is really potent, but turnovers can be game changers.  Valpo will need to try to control the clock on offense to keep the YSU offense off of the field.

I am happy that we get to play you at a sport we are good at.  I am sick and tired of watching us lose to you guys in basketball.