Hello fellow Zips fans. I'm an alum that has been a big follower for about 25 years. I've been reading the posts, and want to get involved.I'm loving this site because, back in my time, there weren't many opportunities to converse with fellow fans, except for my fellow alums.I still go to most of the home games, and follow the road games on the radio and tv, and here is what I see.I like the 3-3-5 defense because it is the best utilization of Akron's current talent. But I would like to see them be more flexible and change to 3-4 to match-up better in certain situations. I am, however, concerned that this defensive scheme somehow cannot contain a quarterback on the run. But, we've played better defense in the last few years than we've played in the previous 10 years. In my opinion, John Mackey is one of the most solid tacklers I have seen in an Akron uniform in quite some time, despite his size. Maybe he's not the size of a linebacker, but he's very dependable. JD has us getting attention at the national level like we haven't had since the Faust era. We need to give him time to get all the pieces in place. Frankly, Akron's recruiting suffered a drop-off for a period of time after we moved from Independent to MAC, and the MAC's growing reputation is starting to improve that situation for us. We're finally recovering from the ill-fated Owens era (which cost us both recruits and attendance), and I believe things will get better in time. Getsy seemed better as a Junior than as a Senior. Maybe because he had the receivers to bail him out last year. He's had a difficult time producing with lesser talent in those spots, and seems antsy under a heavy rush. Although, I'm still wondering why the O-line hasn't developed better with experience.Don't want to rant, but I plan to appear again when subject warrant a comment from someone of my vast experience following this program.Keep the faith. Although this year seemed like a failure, last year was great, and we'll be there again.