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Thats what happened with Pribula from Penn State last year. Walked away before it ended. I know the schools can take them back if they want but I also know that after Summers entered and didn't like his options, Akron said he could come back but only as a walk on.

Frank Solich might be very interesting pick, but he is 81 years old and retired in 2021 because of health issues. Might not be the best candidate. I am all for what ever it takes to build the program. I am not a JoeMoe sympathizer, but I am also not a JoeMoe hater. I just would like to see the program build and the culture changed. I am excited about the freshman class and think they would be awesome to build around. I can't picture McManus being here next year, but if he stays that's even better ! We have three very large athletic defensive linemen that are very impressive that I think can make a difference once they develop and are given a chance, a very athletic and talented safety that I thought was going to play regularly, and two linebackers that I believe can make a difference. On the offensive side, McManus, Broughton who is crazy athletic and can probably be effective at any skilled postiion and a wr that runs 4.4 at least. I am excited

They can always put their name in and then withdraw it. We saw that with Tavari this past spring. I wouldn't be surprised if we see at least 1 player from a P4 playoff team do that each year. Treating the portal more as hold out in order to secure himself a bag by keeping the team hostage since they no longer have the option of doing it in the spring.

Akron is only 6.5 point favorites at home. When you factor in Vegas gives home teams a 2.5 point advantage, Vegas only views Akron as 4 points better on a neutral field. I've said before this is an FCS caliber roster. We should win, but if we take them lightly this will just be a repeat of us losing to Gardner-Webb.

I can see the Vikes playing in the Auditorium now. But how in the world are they going to put a regulation pitch (330’ X 80’) in a 112’ by 121’ space? I mean, it worked out well for the old Cleveland Crunch indoor team (200’x85’). But a full pitch? What am I missing…

Thanks I did not realize that. I thought everything had to happen within 10 days. So player X puts his name in the portal in that window and can sign whenever? I think it will still be interesting because coaches will know very early who they are losing and can start planning on replacing them. Once a player puts his name in, they are out right? For example if Ohio State is in the championship and a player enters the portal, they are off the team right?

Wasn't that the route we attempted with JoeMo?

This team should not take anyone lightly! They better be ready to play or they could easily lose on Saturday. I’m sure Duquesne is looking at this as a great opportunity to get a win against an FBS team.

Can't build a culture in 2 years or even 3. That's why the Frank Solich model - a proven winner who wants one last gig - makes sense for MAC programs.

People keep talking about coaches having success and leaving as a bad thing. I dream of a young coach coming in, establishing a winning culture for a few years and moving on to success.

This is true for all MAC coaches. Leopold at Kansas, Campbell at Iowa State, Fleck at Minnesota, etc. If you have success at the MAC expect a P4 school to come calling who would be willing to 3x-5x your current salary.

I believe Eddie George will either plateau next year or continue to revive the program and leave. This is not a long-term success story. He's too young to ignore bigger-dollar jobs, and BGSU's athletic budget is in the lower-third of the league, if I'm not mistaken.

It's still a damned expensive place to live vs. Akron, Ohio.

70 is probably a better number than my original. They could have 53 scholarships and 17 walk ons. It wouldn't take much time. They could chart the number of plays per player on every roster. Some players may only play a handful of plays in a season. I believe those players are unnecessary to give scholarships. A lot of NFL players are brought in n mid season to replace IR players or guys who aren't cutting it. Injuries are part of sports. Teams will need to deal with those problems with their available roster. Life isn't fair.

Duquesne beat OU a couple years ago. The seem to be a decent FCS team in 2025, playing #10 Lehigh pretty close last week. I hope the starters take the game seriously and build a nice lead that allows the guys further down the depth chart to get PT. But the Zips have a history of making FCS games much closer than they need to be.

I would agree it makes more sense for football but the problem is classes. Most schools start 2nd semester until early to mid January so kids needs to be enrolled. If they aren’t enrolled for 2nd semester then they can’t participate in spring practice.

My complaint with the transfer portal is that it's open during the CFP. They should move the window to early February IMO. Trimming it down to 1 window was a big improvement. I feel a little bit more study needs to be done to determine proper roster size. NFL teams have roster size of 53, but they have an additional 17 player taxi squad, who they have on hand to step in when needed. Plus they can sign FA mid-season. An NFL team uses much more than 53 individual players over the course of the season when you factor in injuries. I would think 70-75 players would be adequate and accomplish some of the goals you stated.

This is a good step. Next step should be reducing scholarships to 65. College football is now a professional minor league. If 53 players per roster is good enough for the NFL, college can do the same thing. It will make coaches really think about who and who does not get a scholarship. One half of all kids in the TP never play football again. It will also accelerate them out of the sport and move them to things they can do on life where they can be more successful.

Players and teams can still sign after the portal closes. Players just have a 10 day window to submit their names.

A few articles on former Zip Shooky.... He had 3 goals in a game on September 14 and has 15 goals on the year for Chicago Fire FC 2. https://www.chicagofirefc.com/two/news/match-recap-chicago-fire-fc-ii-falls-against-new-york-city-fc-ii https://ontapsportsnet.com/fire/chicago-fire-ii-make-history-defeat-rbny-ii-9-2/

Ncaa announced today plans to eliminate 2 transfer portals and to only have one that is open for ten days. the potential dates are Jan 2- Jan 12. that's it. it is official to one transfer portal but the window date has not been confirmed yet. it is reported that this is something coaches have pushed for and most likely will pass. that will be crazy. players will have to decide if they are leaving before the playoffs are finished and the national championship. i think last year i read 3,000 players from FBS and FCS entered the portal in the winter and spring windows coaches will have ten days to fill empty positions which should make teams desperate.

Spring transfer portal removed https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/ncaa-approves-single-transfer-portal-window-how-the-new-rule-will-impact-college-football/#

this game means nothing unless the Zips lose. Even if they win 45-0 it won't show us anything at all. They are playing a JV team and I fear instead of developing players or seeing what options exist it will be used for nothing more than stat padding for the starters. it shows me that program development means nothing if it is all the same players in the same positions. i don't want to hear on sunday how some starter that hasn't done anything in three games suddenly figured it out. im not saying bench all the starters but i do think if they really wanted to develop the program this would be the perfect game for players to get experience and see what they can handle.

Take me back!! I miss the Rubber Bowl and the feel of the games....especially the Acme Zip games!~

My son gets married on the 21st so I will miss this one. On my wedding day 32 years ago the Zips were down 35-0 at the half to BG. I listened to the game on my Sony Walkman in the vestibule as the church filled up. Hoping for a better result in 2025. Here’s my niece, then a freshman at Akron, bottle-feeding him at the Acme-Zip game in 2001. Time flies…