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No other MAC school has a $5 million note payment every year for a facilitie that sits empty for 90% of the year. Multiple administration's have tried everything you could think of to create interest. A nice 15,000 seat stadium would have been perfect. Mack Rhoades and others were sure if we built it, they would come. They didn't come. JoMo knew what he was getting into when he agreed to be the man. There is plenty of blame to go around. Hopefully Goodrich can find a different type of unicorn. A rich donor who is willing to give millions to support football. Odds are that guy is going to want some input on who is running the program. People with that type of money expect a return on their investment.

Parade someone like Eddie George through their door and see what happens.

We have donors who have contributed that much to Akron Athletics to create endowments. Just not for football. BTW, if you could share with me where I can get a guaranteed 10% return on my $2 million please send me a DM.

Good post. By the end of next week, the final MAC standings will be available. Akron probably will finish in the middle of the pack in conference wins and overall wins. That's what 5 wins gets you in the MAC. We are out of the basement and with all things considered, it's a pretty good finish. Some believe shaking up the coaching staff and bringing in a no name who only has youth and energy on his side. Like all bad ideas, this will result in failure. With that said, Joe should leave and should have after last season. The leadership of the University isn't capable of developing a winning program. His time here will become pointless if it hasn't already. He should leave the leadership to their ultimate failure. It is inevitable.

Supposedly ... pairings in February are based on highest NET rankings by teams in both leagues. Hopefully that is indeed the case, vs. trying to pair teams that haven't yet played each other. Let's face it. For this to truly work and benefit teams for March, the February pairings, at the least, should be NET pairings. If that means some challenge games are with teams that have already played each other, so be it. The top 4-5 teams in each league may rotate position but overall haven't really changed that much. If that means two straight road games vs. the same team, so be it. The object, in my opinion, is to pair teams with an eye toward March. Otherwise, what's the use.

One of the smartest things UofA has done in relation to a new basketball arena is NOT partner with the City of Akron to build it.

i heard spriggs is already meeting with an agent, Dall has his pick of schools, and Laventure is not coming back unless he is getting paid, we all know what that means. Laventure and Dall deserve it. I doubted them both at the start of the season but they absolutely proved me 100%.. I would love to see Riggs come back for one more season, but I think he is gone I was at the game last night better prepared for the cold weather, but it was the first time I realized how small gant really is in person. I thought he had a really good year and I think he is gonna get paid but he gets a portal as well. I think he will be gone. I don't think Bosworth has the numbers or the stats to really go anywhere I think according to PFF there's only like two linebackers rated lower than him in all of division one football. I think he needs one more year at least to play. He hardly played at all the last six or seven games I think.

Cool promotion they have started doing every year.

BGSU seems to have always done a better job than Akron at keeping their alumni involved in athletics. The Stroh Center was built 15 years ago at a cost of $30 million. Half or more of that money came from alumni. The Stroh family alone gave $8 million. Several other donors gave over $1 million. They also sold bricks that way they could gather money from the everyday fan, which also made them feel invested. Some here have criticized the Stroh Center for not being elegant enough, but honestly for being a rural MAC school it fits what BGSU needed. They could have handicapped themselves financially by taking the $15-$20 million they got from alumni to build a $75 million 8k arena that would sit mostly empty. They were smart enough to not financially handicap themselves.

I really hope there is some way that Gant, Bosworth, Spriggs, McManus and Laventure stay with us, but I'm not holding my breath.

Legitimate question: what are the financial/resource differences between Akron football and Kent football?

I would guess 15-20 if Joe returns. I will guess ~30 if Joe leaves and a new coach comes in.

First of many. i Know Cat will do a great job of this, my guess is at least 13 hit the portal. thoughts?

More on that same thread, suggest he might end up as the head coach at UConn. There is certainly going to be a lot of speculation until he decides on something.

Great post. The link below is what it looks like when an athletic department runs itself in the interest of the University and not the next rung on a ladder. That endowment probably provides approximately $200,000 per year to the coach's salary forever. It's real money and not an initiative that will lead to real money some day (logo). https://bgsufalcons.com/news/2025/6/26/generous-gift-from-alumni-raises-prominence-of-bgsu-football-program In addition, they hire a big name coach and sell out two games. I know this will be shocking for some, but one of these games was at the exact same time as an OSU game. Apparently, getting 0.2% of the population of Ohio to show up for a football game isn't that hard if you show some competence. In 2020, BG, Akron and many other MAC schools had large budget cuts to athletics. BG got to work and tried to make a bad situation better, and it appears to be working. Their football results this year are a fluke caused by unfortunate luck with injuries. Akron, on the other hand, did what they normally do. Akron sits around wallowing in misery, self pity and failure while what appears to be planning their next misstep.

they don't he is wrong about that

Outside shot at a bowl game??

what an interesting observation from someone not affiliated with the University and not subjected to all the constant crying about how horrible of a coach Joe Moe is....

Nailed it. 😁

I don't know what Goodrich's plans are with football, but it doesn't feel that this would be. New logo wouldn't be awful, though, the A is incredibly uninspiring. Maybe Goodrich could also work on getting some Akron gear that's available for purchase anywhere that people might want to buy, too... The marketing and crowd they did get for the Wagon Wheel game last week gives me hope that they are finally starting to get serious about the program...and if they are going to at least even get a little closer on the budget BS...maybe you just ride it with everyone and see what happens. Guess I shouldn't be angry at that; it does make sense.

Yes, he has to leave on his own. It's just...kinda feels like he's going to do that.

The University has never once publicly mentioned any of the crippling limits placed on the football program in the name of budget cuts. They’ve hung Joe out to dry with a historic lack of support, whistling through the graveyard, and by their silence painting Zips football as having the same resources as every other MAC program. It isn’t fair to Joe, and I expect that grates on him. And it should. Bobby Knight once famously said - "If you're getting raped, you might as well lay back and enjoy it." Joe has bit his tongue 95% of the time, but who can blame him if, when pressed, he vents on his lack of recruiting budget, training tables, staff, and on and on? UA isn’t holding any pressers stating “You gotta understand the situation we’ve placed Joe Moorhead in. I can’t believe the guy won 3 games, let alone 5.” It's Zips Football against the world. Maybe the same geniuses at UA who’ve blundered every football-related decision since Jim Dennison’s firing will identify a "unicorn" coach that only wants a $300,000/year salary, that flits about Summit and Stark counties with a wicker basket collecting NIL money from scores of donors happily willing to fill it up, while also coaching Akron to MAC Championships and bowl victories. Wish in one wicker basket and poop in the other...see which fills up first. I have no clue what Goodrich will do regarding football. Maybe he spends a year crafting a new logo, quits his job and moves on to the next rung on his AD ladder? Maybe he’s empowered, independent of thought, and implements a plan to elevate Zips football to respectability? That would be awesome. Historically new AD’s "check their box" and hire “their guy” to run either the football or basketball program. On paper, Joe is on the hot seat. It it were me, I would fix the budget BS, show Joe a little love, and see what transpires in 2026. Joe took over a 1-11 Fordham team and went 38-13 during his tenure, winning 11 and 12 games in successive seasons. The guy can win big at the FCS/G5 level. It’s proven. But not when he’s hamstrung and unsupported. No one can.

They're not firing JoMo. The days of paying multiple head coaches at the same time are over. Hell, they won't fund the training table. They're certainly not funding 2 head coaches.

Make the climb 😂🙄 But on a serious note, this is the heart of it. Funding or at least some bold statements of support from administration seems to be the missing piece here (along with the lack of interest or engagement externally by HC). I’m sure other MAC programs can point at the swirl and lack of support in the recruiting cycle and within that frame, Kent now would appear to have an advantage after taking back the WW and the reception to taking off the interim tag on a coach who appears to genuinely want to be there. Also, now what? Easy to lose any momentum we have from 5 wins and finishing with a win if this goes quiet and nobody makes any statement around the progress and expectations for more. They need to capitalize on interest now with some immediate follow up similar to what basketball does.