2021 Schedule

[Blue & Gold 2,000]

 

11/4 - @ Auburn

11/11 - Temple

11/18 - Bryant

11/25 - @ Ohio State

TBA - Ball State

TBA - BUGS

TBA - Buffalo

TBA - KSUcks

TBA - Miami

TBA - Ohio

TBA - Toledo

TBA - WMU

[Blue & Gold 2,000]

Whew.  Tough schedule.  

 

I find it odd that we finish up with two teams from the West Division of the MAC in Toledo & WMU.

[zipsfan33 33]

34 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said:

Whew.  Tough schedule.  

 

I find it odd that we finish up with two teams from the West Division of the MAC in Toledo & WMU.

These are just the teams we will face.  No particular order other than the set contracted OOC games at the top...which should state September, not November. 

[LZIp 1,995]

For real..they couldn't lend us a hand and give us NIU and/or EMU?? We literally drew the top 3 teams in the West.

[bigjim 103]

Tough schedule.  I had been saying the Zips will win 4-5 games in 2021, but I was not expecting this schedule.  I still say 3-4 wins and keep my projection for 9 wins in 2022.  

[Blue & Gold 2,000]

11 hours ago, zipsfan33 said:

These are just the teams we will face.  No particular order other than the set contracted OOC games at the top...which should state September, not November. 

Oh, okay. Thanks. That makes sense.

[GP1 237]

Thanks for the reminder of why I don't enjoy talking about this team anymore.  This is a terrible ooc schedule.  Two destruction games. I had no idea Bryant even had a team. Temple is one of the least interesting teams in college football.

[Captain Kangaroo 2,188]

26 minutes ago, GP1 said:

I had no idea Bryant even had a team.

We go from playing a non-scholarship FCS team, to Ohio State. That should be quite the change of pace.

[NWAkron 1,184]

That schedule is worth $4million?  Maybe 5?

[Captain Kangaroo 2,188]

There are some years when the Zips can handle an OOC schedule like this, and 2021 isn't it. If in 2020 we surrendered 70 points to Kent State, and only threw for 87 against Bowling Green, I can't imagine how uncompetitive these games will be. 

[blueandgold 94]

2 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said:

There are some years when the Zips can handle an OOC schedule like this, and 2021 isn't it. If in 2020 we surrendered 70 points to Kent State, and only threw for 87 against Bowling Green, I can't imagine how uncompetitive these games will be. 

Well, at least we play Bryant. ?

[clarkwgriswold 2,379]

Are we sure that's not Bryant & Stratton?

 

Bryant is going to get in a lot of football this year as they are playing a spring season.

[GP1 237]

7 hours ago, NWAkron said:

That schedule is worth $4million?  Maybe 5?

Another reminder of why it is so hard to follow. Two things. 

 

First, given how much money OSU and Auburn make, we are being grossly underpaid. This is a symbol of athletic director incompetence. 

 

Second, when the conversation becomes money vs putting on an event where students, alumni, fans and the general Akron community can enjoy a game, and money wins, I'm not interested. 

 

[94zipgrad 380]

I see Dre Williams, hopefully his grades & work ethic have improved & he can contribute this fall

[Let'sGoZips94 1,307]

On 1/14/2021 at 10:57 AM, NWAkron said:

That schedule is worth $4million?  Maybe 5?

 

Just spit balling here, but the SEC likes to cram in some cupcake opponents in November. If we forfeit the MAC games, can we make $10M+ traveling the Southeastern Conference for weekly ass whoopings?

Edited January 23 by Let'sGoZips94

[Blue & Gold 2,000]

Kato's dad:

 

[zippy5 1,622]

that's good, he has always been known for rational, even-keeled thought on his son

[zipsoutsider 780]

I do hope Kato is healthy. He is our best option at QB.

[GP1 237]

For crying out loud, how old is Katie?

[94zipgrad 380]

2 hours ago, zipsoutsider said:

I do hope Kato is healthy. He is our best option at QB.

I hope he is healthy but I also hope he is taking it seriously, I’ve heard he let himself go and lost a step

Edited February 6 by 94zipgrad

[zipsoutsider 780]

2 hours ago, 94zipgrad said:

I hope he is healthy but I also hope he is taking it seriously, I’ve heard he let himself go and lost a step

Even so, he is our best option.

[zippy5 1,622]

I'll trust the coaching staff to make that determination. Katos best year had 15 TDs and 8 INTs with a 52% completion rate. He never really improved from his freshman year

[72 Roo 556]

32 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

I'll trust the coaching staff to make that determination. Katos best year had 15 TDs and 8 INTs with a 52% completion rate. He never really improved from his freshman year

I trust the staff to find the best person for the job too. Gibson is no answer unless he improves significantly. Kato will have to be the best version of himself to win the job. He will have to be committed to competition. That is something he has shown little appetite for in the past. Yet the talent we have coming in and Maroucek (sp?) may give us the upgrade we must have to even win three games. We will go no further than the QB position takes us. That is priority # 1.

[LoyalZIP 216]

Kato's had maybe 4-5 legitimately good halves as an Akron QB. It's time to turn the page.

[bigjim 103]

2 hours ago, LoyalZIP said:

Kato's had maybe 4-5 legitimately good halves as an Akron QB. It's time to turn the page.

Agree that it is time to turn the page.  'we have some young good QB;s that someone needs to step up.  We also have a JUCO.  Let them compete and pick the best.  The problem is that we will probably lose 2 of the young QBS to the transfer portal when they lose out for the job.