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Is Shor still on the team? Injured? Haven't noticed him or seen him mentioned all year.

"Akron Vs. Toledo=Black Friday Week Fun!'" Not this year. Toledo has already did their MAC Screw Up already and I do not know what will happen. Will Toledo Phone it in, or will they come to play Will Akron Defense do just enough to keep the Offence around? Will there be a offence explosion? Discuss.....

QB: Most of the criticism I have from yesterday’s game could be viewed as nitpicking, but there are still a few concerns. Finley played fine overall, but he wasn’t as consistently accurate as I expected given that he faced no real pressure and a secondary that’s struggled this year. Maybe he’s still working on timing with some of the receivers, but we’re four games in now and they’ve had all summer and fall camp to get on the same page. The interception he threw was eerily similar to one earlier in the season where he also failed to recognize a linebacker sitting underneath. Johnson was used in nearly every short-yardage situation and, from what I recall, converted at a 100% rate. He also got several series as the true backup quarterback. His throwing motion is noticeably different than Bullock’s, but his accuracy looks to be about the same. That said, the playbook seemed a bit restricted during his time on the field. Roggow got a series with the starting offensive line and did some nice things for a redshirt freshman. I was hoping we’d see Broughton as well, but he didn’t get any snaps. RB: Gant looks fully healthy now and more like the player he was at Tennessee State. He’s a patient runner who gets downhill in a hurry once he picks his spot, and we’ve seen it two weeks in a row now. Against UAB it showed, and this week he finished with 161 yards and 3 touchdowns, with 69 of those yards coming after contact. He averaged an eye-popping 12.4 yards per carry. Patrick had a few moments where it felt like he was close to breaking a big one, but similar to last week, he was kept from many explosive plays. Even so, he still averaged 4.7 yards per carry and added two catches for 34 yards. M. Williams got a few carries in mop-up duty, as did some walk-ons. I also noticed Colgate transfer Chris Gee was still not dressed out. Not sure what his status is for the year, but if he can get healthy, he could provide a nice power element to the backfield. WR: The receivers created separation all game, but the frustrating part is they still had three drops. I still believe this is the most talented group of receivers since Moorhead’s arrival, and hopefully they start living up to that assessment soon. Through four games the corps has already been credited with 14 drops. The drops were manageable against a team like Duquesne, but won’t cut it once conference play begins. Adams saw the field in a backup role but didn’t have a ball come his way. TE: Newell and Cravaack mostly had their way up front against the Dukes. Duquesne clearly made it a priority to take the tight ends out of the passing game, with Cravaack getting the only reception of the night. OL: The offensive line dominated what was supposed to be a strong FCS defensive front. They opened up plenty of room for the run game and didn’t allow a single sack. In fact, they surrendered only five pressures all night, even with the backups in. That hasn’t always been the case against FCS opponents during Moorhead’s tenure. DL: The defense completely dominated outside of two busted runs that went for 74 and 34 yards. Dall was nearly unblockable, piling up a sack, six hurries, and another pass defensed. At some point, opposing offenses are going to realize Dall and Laventure are the only two linemen consistently winning their one-on-ones in the passing game and start adjusting their protection to deal with it. LB: Cooper and Boswell got the start, while Summers wasn’t dressed—I’m not sure if that was injury-related or a disciplinary matter. I thought Cooper, Boswell, and Spriggs formed a solid trio. Hocker and Benenge got some run late in the game. DB: Cornerback play was excellent, but safety play left something to be desired. I’m pretty sure it was Hunter who flat out missed two tackles in the open field. He’ll bounce back, but it’s worth noting he had some struggles against UAB too. What really stood out, though, was how physical our secondary was against Duquesne’s receivers. Reed, DeWalt, and Kamara definitely looked the part. ST: Special teams were excellent in every phase. Not much else to say here. Final Thoughts: Akron actually looked the part of an FBS team against an FCS opponent, with just about everything clicking on offense and the defense having its way. That hasn’t always been the case, so it was good to see the Zips handle a game I thought would be a little more competitive. Both lines of scrimmage were controlled, and this should serve as a confidence boost heading into conference play. QB: Finley Johnson Roggow Brookhart HB: Patrick Gant M. Williams Reed Macon WR: Walker Mason Louis WR: M. Williams Grear Monteiron Witherspoon Hazuda WR: Polk Adams Hills TE: Newell Cravaack Whisner LT: Motley-Simmons D. Johnson Mann LG: Archer McManus Fox George C Lyons Morris Mobley RG: K. Davis Archer RT: A. Jones King Ndaiga DE: Dall J. Frazier DE: Durham D. Frazier Murphy DT: Hull Murphy Musika DT: Laventure Mixon LB: Cooper Spriggs LB: Boswell Benenge Hocker NB: Al. Branch AA. Branch Wondolowski CB: Reed Kamara K. Johnson CB: DeWalt T. Thomas S: Hunter Somerville Stepney S: Di. Johnson Flowers T. Davis Top Rated Offense (20 snap minimum) HB - Gant RT - A. Jones LT - Morley-Simmons WR - Walker LT - D. Johnson Top Rated Defense (20 snap minimum) CB - DeWalt CB - Kamara LB - Cooper DE - Dall CB - T. Thomas

Still waiting to find out: Who's Clara? 🤔

I feel a need to object to this statement. I know there is much frustration that the Women's team hasn't been competitive in the MAC in a long time. However, the idea that the players are not "D1 caliber" is based on that frustration I think rather than actual analysis. I believe virtually every recruit over the past 3 years or so has had ECNL experience, which is the highest level of competition in girls youth soccer. The team's talent is sufficient to compete at the middle of the Mid-American Conference, or at least the 3rd quartile. They are not the worst MAC team on paper. Emma King had, what, 186 goals for Manchester High School? UMass who we lost MAC game 1 to is one of the league favorites. There's no reason why the team can't come away with a few conference wins over the next 6 weeks. Then, hopefully the AD comes up with a full-time coach with the resumé that deserves to coach a program with Akron's facilities and potential. It looks like the women draw some fans. I hope the community is behind the program and the department sees the obvious potential in Women's Soccer at Akron.

ESPNU Broadcast! Does anyone remember the last time an Akron soccer game was nationally broadcast? Was it the (2018?) National Title match versus Maryland? I'll do my best to take a work break to see this one. #GoZips!

A friend told me the Akron first half goal was Sports Center Number One Play of the day. Anyone else catch that?

Was at the game. To me this one was pretty meaningless after Wyoming and UAB. Duquesne is a BAD FCS team on both sides of the ball. Zips ran the ball well. Finley still made his bad passes against a bad D but thankfully it didn't matter. The real season starts now. I'll take 4 wins in the MAC to admit there is progress. Otherwise time for the program to move on.

At the time the Dialer was being designed, the economy was a LOT better than we will probably ever see again. There were decent crowds at the Rubber Blow, the team was competitive and we thought they would be much better at a shiny new on campus stadium. The AA minor league ball team was setting attendance record at their downtown ball park. Huge improvement over Thurman Munson Stadium. Enrollment was up, as we found it was a scam to get kids in college. Whether they were capable of passing college or working on a degree that actually had demand. Locals with cloudy memories of rock concerts at the Rubber Bowl. So yeah, we all thought fans would show up. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

I truly hope this is a turning point and a momentum turner, but I'm going to hold off celebrating a win over a 1-3 Fcs team whose only win is against a winless D2 school. Akrons game was very good but it should have been. Duquesne offense was one of the worst college offenses I have ever seen and Finley is still hit and miss. I think we go 0-3 the next stretch.

I don’t know how much better this team is but this team looks more athletic. More disciplined and less mistakes than the past Joe teams.

Good to get one in the W column and do it the right way.

Kicking the crap out of a 1-AA team is exactly what's supposed to happen.

Saturday September 20 Vermont 4-2 road win over Fairfield St. Louis 1-0 road win against Duquesne Cornell earns a 3-0 home win against NJIT Northern Kentucky at Robert Morris ....2-2 Tie Oakland at Cleveland State ....CSU 1-0 win Dayton at VCU....postponed due to weather....the 2 teams will play Sunday night at 7

Toledo bonks at WMU..

Go Zips! Nice win. Hopefully they can carry some momentum into conference play.

Roggow on the field 👀

That seems to cut down the conversation! I'm content to see them do what they should do.

What in the world is this page going to do, not much to bitch about!?!

I mean, this is good. Duquesne isn't an awful FCS team. But save some of it for teams with a pulse. Or 1-11, whatever

Thank God.