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Was. This is the Portal Era. Keep up, RoyalBlu.

Kent follows up their win vs us by getting destroyed at home by CMU. Unbelievably bad loss by the Zips last week.

Former NIU standout David Coit with 41 pts for Maryland in a 4 pt win over Mount St. Mary's.

I haven't seen anything to deny or confirm it, so for now, we laugh. Lol.

Bobcat Attack is a fun read right now. They're done with Boals.

If this is true, wow.

Wouldn't that be a Joe's coaching issue? Not adapting his offense to the talent he has? I agree - Finley chucking it 60x a game would've been a blast. We have the receivers for it and he has the arm for it. Unfortunately, Joe was stubborn and stuck with his RPO crap.

Half the MAC has 2 more games left. He'll likely be middle of the road statistically and towards the bottom in eligible QBR in what is an atrocious year for MAC QBs. He put up 0 points vs. Wyoming, 0 pts vs. Nebraska, 3 vs. Toledo, and 7 vs. Miami OH. There is definitely better out there, and both Broughton and Beals might prove that next year if we get to see them. To @kreed5120's point, the OLine will need to be rebuilt most likely, which may hinder Zips fans from seeing better QB play.

Don't forget about Max Crosby, too.

Except we've had the same QB 2 years in a row, who is not very good, which is on Joe.

And they presumably had the 38 staff personnel when they were going 1-23 correct? The only thing that changed was HC? DeShields isn't a really good QB. He has a 46.4 QBR this year (104th in the country). He has only had 3 200+ passing yard games this season, with Akron being his only 300+ passing yard game. Akron needs to get to Kent-level staffing, I agree. Them having a GM is interesting as well. However, the X's & O's, the motivation capabilities, and the execution on the field matter more than anything. That's my gripe with JoeMo.

How much more is Kent investing this year to win back the Wagon Wheel and potentially go bowling? Multiple things can be true. 1) The program needs better financial support. The University needs to quit half-assing football and commit to building a program worth supporting. 2) JoeMo isn't the right guy for the job. From X's & O's to an ego too large to win over donors - he's just not it.

Why is there not more done with the stadium in the offseason? Concerts, events, etc.

Legitimate question: what are the financial/resource differences between Akron football and Kent football?

Out of likes, but BINGO. Hit the nail on the head.

Troy, who beat Kent on opening night, beat San Diego St (38 KenPom) in 2OT last night.

That list isn't up to date. McElwain is no longer at CMU, and JoeMo is actually the 11th highest paid coach. His ranking in the MAC is irrelevant when considering the financial position Akron is in. $620k of taxpayer money at a school with financial troubles should yield more than the incremental progress we've seen. What's the ROI on the $620k? How's the community outreach from the HC? How's the NIL situation? Is 0 pts in the home opener vs. Wyoming an acceptable ROI for $620k? How about 3 pts vs. Toledo? Is the on-field product exciting and something the community wants to come out and support no matter the outcome? Do we have the Wagon Wheel right now? Surely we do since our rival is in year 1 of an interim HC who inherited a 1-23 roster, right? Damn the restrictions. This season was an abject failure. There were 5 more wins on this schedule that Joe's Zips lost more than the opponent won. Wyoming scored 10 pts at the Info and we scored 0. UAB fired their coach that we couldn't beat. Miami was a potential win and we couldn't score more than 7 pts. Balls is in year 1 of their HC - lost by more to them than Kent did. Lastly, Kent (not going to go into more details there). I'm not saying we should've won all 5 of these games, but we didn't win a single one. The program had a chance to make a national statement by being bowl eligible and forcing the NCAA to drop the postseason ban; they choked, which has been a staple of the JoeMo era.

We're in year 4 of a highly paid coach. Kent is in year 1 of an interim-turned-permanent coach, reacquired the Wagon Wheel, and has a chance to not just match our win total but possibly go bowling. The little victories were fine in years 1&2. It's unacceptable in year 4. 2 losses to first year HCs and we couldn't muster 10+ pts vs Wyoming at home. If it wasn't for UMass joining the MAC, we'd probably be capping out at 4 wins again. I don't see an improved product on the field, at least not what you'd expect from JoeMo in his 4th year. It's hard for me to celebrate barely beating BUGS who is objectively horrendous.

He loves winning meaningless games lol

Fitting end to the Ass Bowl. Put the metaphorical Cheeks Trophy in the trophy case.

Thank you Bruno! Ball game.

Can we get a handshake agreement in this game that BG has to win this in regulation and can't kick a FG to force OT? This game can't possibly torture the human eyes more than it has already...

Phenomenal call.

We finally found a more undisciplined team than us and we still suck.

I like that this tournament rewards the first round winners with an off day. If I'm not mistaken, that's not something we've seen in these early season tournaments which has been detrimental due to fatigue. The winner of Iona/Akron should get Oregon State in the semi's.