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here is a breakdown: edge rushers Interior Defenders Hall 4 solo 5 assists 1.5 sacks 1 qbh (163 snaps) Laventure 1 solo 4 assists 1 qbh (153 snaps) Durham 1 tackle 6 assists .5 sack 1 qbh (193 snaps most on defense) Hull 1 solo 2 assists (182 snaps) D. Frazier no stats (60 snaps) Mixon 1 solo 2 assists (51 snaps) J. Frazier 1 assist (29 snaps Murphy 3 solo 2 assists 1 qbh (91 snaps) total: 5 solo 12 assists 2 sacks 2 qbh total 6 solo 10 assists 2 qbh This isn't working. Let me guess starters will play against Duquesne for stats, nothing will be learned about the freshman and it will repeat itself once we play conference. The ends are not getting ANY pressure on any qb. Freshman 6'5 265 athlete extremely athletic and fast Freshman 6'4 317 lbs extremely powerful How is an end that plays more than any defender on the field have 1 tackle and 6 assists? Bruno has matched his performance for the entire year last year in about a third of the snaps. If the line is not getting pressure the secondary will get torn up. I know the defense kept us in the game against Wyoming and we should have won, I know Nebraska was a completely different opponent, and I know we should have won the game against UAB. Duquesne is wash you can pound your chest all you want after the game, but we got Toledo, Central Michigan, and Miami of Ohio. Why not try these other two and see what happens? If your worried about redshirting, they have four games to burn.

If we can't raise $1 million in NIL then we shouldn't be in the FBS. I agree that's a lot of money, but that's probably the minimum amount of money needed to compete in the MAC now. I've said in the past Akron should be playing 2, preferably 3 P4 schools each year. The first game should go towards helping fund the program. Games 2 and 3 we should set aside $250k-$500k each game to help fund NIL since schools are now allowed to pay players directly. Many on here then complain that the schedule would become too challenging. My thought process is well at least we could afford a team. Besides, counting the 1 FCS OOC win we would still only need to go 5-3 in MAC play to make a bowl. Considering how bad the MAC is that should be achievable.

That's what I am saying Kreed. I don't believe you throw in the towel and start all over with another coach and blow it all up. I can't remember who said it, but someone pointed out that the buyout for JoeMo is close to a mill for two years. Why not put that towards NIL encourage the good players to stay and maybe some other talent to come? Kids are going to Akron for one of three reasons: a.) they have no other Division 1 offers b.) they believe that the program is so bad that they can come here get playing time early, get film and bounce in no more than two years to get paid c.) somehow Akron has the financial backing to entice them with money. I also remember someone posting that the AD or JoeMoe mentioned they wanted to try and raise 1 mill for NIL. That target is probably way high and not achievable certainly not if it is meant just for football. But maybe it's the "shoot for the stars land on the moon" and get half of that to encourage borderline players to stay and others to come in. College football is all about who is going to pay the most for the athletes. If you can't or won't pay, your level of athlete is going to drop down several Tiers. Texas allegedly spent $280,000.00 just on Archie's Official Visit alone. What do athlete's coming here get for an official visit? Hotel, dinner, tour of the campus and probably a promise to get the chance to play right away.

FCS budget and FCS talent trying to compete in FBS. We have a few good players, like Patrick, but they will almost certainly be transferring elsewhere after this season since we can't afford their NIL. We can't fix the talent issue until we fix the money issue. If we don't have financial backers stepping up to carry this program what makes anyone think our situation will change? New coach, same problems.

Everyone loses half their roster. Figure it out and win some games

IF Newell and Adams were disciplinary scratches then I am fine with that and that shows JoeMo is trying to discipline the players and hold them accountable just like a lot on here are complaining about. Adams was also scratched from Nebraska so I am believing that the assumption is correct. Cheatom also has been scratched for two games. He traveled to both games and was in uniform but has not sniffed the field other than warm ups. He was the most productive or one of the most productive against Wyoming and yet can't get on the field now, again I guess he is in the doghouse also. I am new to this forum and I love all the input and especially all the work that Cat and others put into analyzing. It's awesome. But it also seems like there are a lot that come on to basically say fire JoeMo, end the football program it's not worth it, spend the money elsewhere... etc etc. To those people I think there is only two solutions, bitch until the program ends or fire JoeMoe. But what happens when the next coach comes in and has to start all over again, the losses continue, there is no NIL money to pay any player to come here, no players want to come here because of the continuous losses, and the losing seasons continue, those same people will be on here screaming the same thing end the program, get rid of this coach, he sucks, we should have never hired him. Until things change as whole throughout the college format teams are always going to struggle. Akron is very far behind the eight ball and people will say Bowling Green changed it or Buffalo changed it... Buffalo was losing until there was a little over a minute left in the game... Akron can change it around, I do believe JoeMo can change it. I'm not a fan of a lot of the decisions player wise but he has to work with what he has. I'm sure he did not go into the season expecting Finley to look like a first year qb for the first two games. The younger players need to get experience. I think Bozz will be good he can learn a lot from Coop. The freshman that are here look extremely talented if you go in and look at their highlights. We have a freshman D lineman that is 6'4 317 lbs. He is young but look at his highlights he is a force. We have a defensive end that is 6'5 265 lbs. Look at his highlights this kid dominated both sides of the ball (even was the team QB and won all section QB and D end) there are a lot of highlights of him dunking and dominating basketball games, and was a star pitcher. We have a safety that is a freak of nature that is extremely fast and athletic, and we have two linebackers one from VA and one from FL that again if you watch their highlights they dominate. And we cannot forget McManus who is a true freshman as well and is holding his own. Maybe we should to get these other guys on the field and see what they can do now before they lose interest. The D line certainly needs help and the secondary is getting shredded. The team lost half of last years roster, I'm sure they will lose more after this season. Something has to entice these players to stay here and want to be here. That is the only way JoeMo or the next coach can build a winning program. It starts at the core and they want to stay.

Bump.

Whatever rotation we start with in November will likely be far different come February and March.

Anyone want to guess on what the rotation looks like?

We were at the game sitting right behind the bench and kept commenting on Adams. He was fully dressed, but basically stayed away from the offense when they were off the field. He spent most of the time sitting on equipment trunks and exercise bikes. In the first half he actually had his gloves on looking like he was ready to go in. In the second half he never even put them on. He definitely seemed upset which makes me think it’s disciplinary.

Bummer to hear about this. Maybe he can come home and build our soccer NIL program.

He’s been a waste of a scholarship the past 3 years.

I’m waiting for the Frazier boys to make a play too. Durham seems okay but definitely behind Dall. I wonder why Cheatom isn’t getting more reps. The staff was high on him last year and he showed some promise. He rotated in for Wyoming but didn’t see him on the field the last week or two

QB: Finley had his best game of the season, though that might not be saying a whole lot after the first two. He avoided turnovers and made a handful of really nice throws. There were a few sacks I thought he could’ve steered clear of, but beyond that, if he can consistently play at this level, the offense has a chance to keep moving forward. I’m still scratching my head over why Johnson didn’t get any looks in short-yardage situations. RB: I kept waiting for Patrick to bust a big one, but it just never came. Still, he and Gant ran hard, combining for 148 yards on 20 carries. I’ll take that any day of the week. WR: Similar to Finley, this was the wide receiver corps’ best outing too. Even with three drops, they got open, put in effort blocking, and for the most part, hauled in the catches. TE: Newell didn’t do much with his two catches, but he was solid as a blocker, especially in pass protection. Cravaack saw less than 10 snaps. OL: I thought Lyons and K. Davis played well. There were a few times we were close to breaking a big run, but things like letting a combo block go too early and both guys releasing to the second level ended up giving the defender a free shot at the back. I can’t help but wonder if all the subbing we’re doing is causing some of those mistakes. The OL definitely could’ve been better at times, but overall they opened some holes and gave Finley a pocket to work with. DL: The defense as a whole did a really nice job against the run. That said, our four-man pass rush was anemic…again. We had a hard time getting pressure in the first half, though things looked a little better after the break. Both of our sacks came on five-man pressures if I’m not mistaken. I’m not sure what’s going on with Cheatom, he hasn’t played lately, and we’re getting next to nothing from the backup DEs. LB: I thought Cooper, Spriggs, and Boswell all played well. The more I watch Boswell, the more I like him—kid’s going to be a player and just has a knack for making things happen. DB: All things considered, I thought Reed and DeWalt held their own. Our safeties, on the other hand, got absolutely roasted when they were stuck in man during the first half. The good news is we probably won’t see a better passing attack the rest of the way. UAB may not be a great team overall, but they’ve got some legitimate threats at receiver. ST: The kickoff return for a touchdown and the penalty that set up another score were absolute back breakers and, in my opinion, the difference in the game. Punting and placekicking were solid otherwise, with the only miss coming on a long field goal attempt. Coaching: That was the most animated I’ve seen Moorhead since he’s been at Akron. I think he knew this was a game we had every chance to win, and maybe he’s feeling a little pressure too. I did like the commitment to the run game, and the offense putting up 441 yards without a turnover is nothing to scoff at. Sure, it came against a bad defense, but the offense still played well. I’m not sure what adjustments were made defensively at halftime since I couldn’t see much of what was happening in the backend, but it was night and day when it came to points allowed. We still gave up yards, but that’s fine because at the end of the day the defense threw a second-half shutout. In the end, it’s another disappointing close loss in the Moorhead era. The game was there for the taking, and we couldn’t do it. We’re likely going to be 1-3 heading into conference play, which is the exact same as last year’s payday schedule. Of course, that’s assuming we take care of Duquesne this weekend, who will surely be pining for an upset. QB: Finley Johnson RB: Patrick Gant WR: Walker Mason WR: M. Williams Monteiro WR: Polk Grear TE: Newell Cravaack LT: Motley-Simmons D. Johnson LG: Archer McManus C Lyons Morris RG: K. Davis RT: A. Jones King DE: Durham D. Frazier DE: Dall J. Frazier DT: Laventure Mixon DT: Hull Murphy Musika LB: Cooper Spriggs LB: Summers Boswell NB: AL. Branch AI. Branch CB: Reed CB: DeWalt T. Thomas S: J. Anderson Hunter S: D. Johnson Flowers KO: Wiley B. Johnson K: Wiley P: Castle Top Rated Offense (20 snap minimum) QB - Finley WR - Grear RG - K. Davis WR - Polk RT - King Top Rated Defense (20 snap minimum) DT - Murphy NB - AL. Branch LB - Spriggs DE -Dall DT - Laventure

Heard Adams was a disciplinary scratch last week, maybe he was still in the doghouse?

49 days until Zips basketball.

I heard Dave on the radio call say Newell was back after a two game suspension for violating team rules. Also that Alex Adams was back, but No targets for the former all american??whats up with that?

I appreciate the analysis, CK, but I never want to support a program that is satisfied with a close, competitive loss on the road because we are outspent off the field. On the field, that was a winnable game, and we beat ourselves with a lack of discipline, which has little to nothing to do with off the field spending.

The first D1 team at Akron had 10 coaches. The only thing they have more today of is an extra DB coach and special teams coordinator. This is year 38 of complete mismanagement.

I thought is would be interesting to compare the coaching staffs and budget between UAB and Akron. From what I can tell, UAB's football budget is roughly 11 million dollars...about double that of the Zips UAB has 24 football coaches and 18 support staff. Akron has 12 coaches and 6 support staff. And we only lost by 3 to them, on the road.

Coaching professional athletics is a tough gig, with high risks and high reward.

@catdaddyp Game Three Thoughts?

Nice call. 😎

It's worse than this. In many cases, managers can't accurately define the problems, so they can't fix what is wrong. Look at it this way. The lack of money at Akron is a symptom of a larger problem (s). I am of the opinion that Akron does not do enough to benefit the athletes students alumni fans and general community around Akron. Those are five problems impacting a lot of people. The football program is a product to sell and only people can spend money. A person has to buy a ticket. A person has to authorize corporate sponsorship money. People have to authorize tax dollars being spent. Akron isn't doing enough to satisfy the needs of these people so no money is spent. My biggest problem is this. I'm a guy living in the Carolinas and I really have no idea how to fix the problems. I have ideas, but I don't know enough to actually fix the problems. My worry is that the people who are supposed to know, don't know much more than I do. I'm also worried that they don't actually know how to go about finding the answers so they do the same things I've and over again.

College football is a business. Whether its Ohio State, Akron or Indiana PA. Businesses fail all the time. Why? Isn't it usually because the people with the corner offices on the 24th floor make bad business decisions? They hire bad personnel. They present a bad product. They don't correct problems when they present themselves. Who hires the AD? Who hires the coaches? Who 'hires' the players? When the folks at the top keep making bad decisions again and again you get the same results again and again. The effects trickle down. The definition of insanity? We all know it. Time to make some bold decisions about the direction of this football program.