I caught the end of the game. The last 6:52 was pretty tense.

As a long-suffering Kent State fan it pained me to see the events unfold that led to last night's embarrassing loss.

The new AD and his co-hort didn't make many friends in year one. I heard negative things from the football coaches, basketball coaches and even coaches from one of the women's teams.

But, my biggest issue was pretty much forcing the former head coach to resign. No, they didn't tell him to resign, but the writing was on the wall.

Instead of supporting the only coaching staff at Kent State in the last 30 years to make positive strides in all areas of the program, including becoming more competitive, outstanding recruiting, academics and character.

But, the new AD's, the football gurus they are, had a better plan.

Let's invest all that money they raised for the program into a new coaching staff, one that has proven nothing at Kent State.

Oh, everyone said be positive. Hazell knows what he's doing.

I don't doubt that Hazell is a good coach. He's also a stand up guy.

But this is Kent State. Many good coaches and good guys have failed to even make a positive stride in the program.

It's not Hazell's fault.

It starts at the top.

I took great pride in seeing Doug Martin's offense at New Mexico State--a team that was 2-10 last year--put up 800 yards of offense and score 52 points in the past two weeks against Ohio and Minnesota, with the Aggies beating Minnesota in Minnesota.

Somehow, Martin's offense avoided the same mistakes we saw so frequently in Kent. Did he suddenly learn to coach in New Mexico?

Our former defensive coordinator is now at Miami. The RedHawks only allowed 17 points to the high-powered Missou Tigers. That same Missouri team scored 30 against Arizona State yesterday.

One of our former coaches also is at Bowling Green, a team that was 2-10 last year. Through two games the Falcons are 2-0 and have scored 90 points and allowed just 28.

Every team our former coaches are now with have improved. Yet, Kent State got worse.

Great move Nielsen and Kleinlein. Fantastic.

EMAW!!!!!!

Dareian will be at Kent State for a visit Saturday night during the game.
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I noticed that Dave McMichael joined Kent's coaching staff. I was extremely excited to learn last year that he was coming back to WVU, as he had so much success coaching WVU's TEs and Tackles in the past (including two TEs taken in the first round of the NFL Draft). Unfortunately, he was a victim of bad timing and was released with the entire offensive staff when a new coaching staff took over. That guy is an excellent coach!

Everyone is invited to stop by our tent or the Bams Radio tent. We will be located in front of Little Hall.

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This past weekends unsigned Bay Area's top prospects at the Nor Cal Clash.

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Kent State Golden Flashes

For those MAC fans who would like a MAC helmet schedule for your office, you can pull up the link below and print it out.

2011 MAC HELMET SCHEDULE

Is it possible that there are talented athletes out there who are never noticed by Division I programs just like there are so many talented singers out there who are never discovered by recording agents. For example, I can name three talented singers who I saw recently on NBC's The Voice who sang songs that were much better than the original artists. Dia Frampton's rendition of Kanye West's song "Heartless" was according to Cee Lo Green the best rendition of any song he has ever heard (see link). On YouTube, one fan wrote, "Love her cover.....wish Kanye's would disappear. It's pathetic compared to this." My personal favorite of all The Voice singers is Vicci Martinez, whose version of Rolling in the Deep is much better than Adele's original song. And the other singer on The Voice who sang a song so much better than the original artist is Xenia Martinez. Her version of Price Tag was awesome.

So is it possible that there are talented athletes who are never noticed by Division I programs just like there are singers who are never discovered by recording agents?
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Dia Frampton - Heartless

If you are a big Rocky fan like I am, you won't want to forget to watch the Rockyfest from July 4 at 10:30am to July 5 at 5:30am on AMC. Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV and Rocky V will all air (not in order). True patriots will particularly want to tune in to IV, with the Italian Stallion (Sylvester Stallone) fighting for our country’s honor against the nasty Soviet brute Ivan Drago (Dolph Lundgren).

From usatoday.com

Athletics Subsidies at Division I Schools

The Central Michigan Chippewas have joined other Bowl Subdivision teams in choosing to host weekday home games as to gain television opportunities. In this video, a CMU student gives his thoughts on the new tactic. After hearing his arguments against hosting weekday home games, I tend to agree with him. Watch the video below and tell me if you believe MAC teams should agree to play games during the week in order to get more TV coverage.

CMU Student Reacts to 2011 Football Schedule

Mine is the Kent State Fight Song. Go Flashes!!!

Kent State Fight Song

With a trip to the NCAA Super Regionals, Kent State and Texas will play for the third time in three days this afternoon at 2:00 p.m. Kent time. (1:00 p.m. in Austin).

Ryan Mace will get the start for the Flashes.

I received my copy of the Kent State Magazine today and inside is a free window decal that touts KSU as "A Top 200 University in the World." Kent State is currently ranked 196 in the world. To view "The World University Rankings 2010," click on the link below. Also in the spring issue is an article entitled, "Why College Sports Matter."

The World University Rankings 2010

Here is an interesting article on how the recruiting process is changing. Click the link to read how the Alabama coach's recruiting system works and how his former assistants are using it.

The Nick Saban plan has many followers

Take your KSU pride to the next level and become a KentSportsReport member. Steve Hare, Publisher/Recruiting Analyst at Rivals.com, does an excellent job covering the Flashes and often provides first hand information before it becomes publicized in the local media. However, in order to access his coverage, you have to become a premium member of the KentSportsReport. So why not begin today with a 7-Day Free Trial! See you on the premium board!

What It Takes To Be Number One

There was a news report today that UMASS is coming to the MAC in 2012 for football only and Temple will stay in the MAC for the time being as a football only member, so that means the league will move to 14 teams in 2012.

Horrible from a logistical and geographical standpoint. What does this do for the alignment of the teams in the MAC East and West?

Larry Dawson rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown to lead the Blue to a 6-0 victory over the Gold in Kent State's Blue-Gold scrimmage on Saturday at Dix Stadium.

Click the link below for photos from the game.

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Cast your vote, should KSU hire current assistant coach Rob Senderoff as head coach to replace Geno Ford, who on Sunday accepted the same job at Bradley?
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Click the link below for 147 photos from the April 2 practice at Dix Stadium.
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Click the link below for photos from the March 31 practice session.

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