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Watched the game replay this week and a few things stuck out to me: Personal foul by defense negated a 3rd down stop that ultimately led to their first field goal. That was a momentum shifter we gave away. It was almost like a defensive turnover. We have had far too many of those and I can see why TB is mad at the D. Pitman and Jatavius Brown had very good games. Our secondary did good enough against Tyler Boyd that if the O had put up points, and exe died drives to pin Pitt back a little more, we would have won Chapman looked better than I realized. Passes looked good, for the most part. Some lf his drives were killed by drops. He was much better throwing than against OK. Poor play calling and the collapse of the line too fast did not help Chapman. I think if Chapman can slow down his option read a tad, he will do better. That should come with experience. All that being said, I always thought the Woodson throws the best ball, but was ruined by poor decision making. Jerome Lane made some drops, but not due to lack of effort. Does he have the hands to catch or was there a reason he was initially playing safety? Imani Davis and Goodman are still dropping the ball too much.

IMHO - I think everyone is getting too wrapped up around the "Polytechnic" identity or definition. I believe the move is to become Ohio Tech because it sounds bigger and will attract more students outside of NEO. I do believe there is a perception that the biggest schools in most state and that are more recognized nationally are ; University of "name of state" "name of state" State "name of state" University "name of state" Tech Akron is not sexy. Sorry….

Definitely disappointing. 1. I love this team. They are very talented and young men of great character. However, I see, for lack of a better term, "laziness". Last night, they seemed to believe the 1-4 Buckeyes were going to just give us the game. The Buckeyes' players were ready to take on the Zips. Unfortunately, I didn't see the Zips ready to defend their turf. Caleb Porter and team used to apologize for matches like we watched last night. This team, being much better than they played, should do the same. THIS IS AKRON! 2. I'll repeat...these Zips are VERY talented. I know this team could win the College Cup. But, where's the desire, the heart, the passion? You can't achieve a goal if you don't set that goal. In 2009 and 2010, I believe the team, among other Akron sports teams, had "goal coaches". Do we have them now? If not, I'd at least suggest that the coaches consider bringing in some folks (former Zips, former Zips coaches, others) to talk with these guys about setting & achieving goals. I'm sure the coaches are talking about goals, but sometimes it helps to hear it from multiple sources, and not necessarily all those sources need to be sports figures. Success in business, career, etc. all stem from the same beliefs, attitudes, actions, etc. 3. NCAA substitution rules...I HATE them. However, they are what they are, and we need to take better advantage of them. We had some very talented players sitting on the bench who could have provided fresh legs. For some reason, we only chose to sub a few players. Are the guys sitting the bench doing so because they're lazy in practice? For example, Stuart Holthusen has been missing from at least the last 2 games. He played in the U20 World Cup for New Zealand. I don't know what the issue is, but if he's "dogging it", then I challenge him to find a way to get motivated. From what I've seen of him, he could be an OUTSTANDING player and help the Zips win a National Championship all the while bettering his future prospects. Same goes for Bryce Cregan. We could use some help with defending. Stop moping that you're not starting (if that's the case) and start working your butt off in practice to get on the field during games. I ask all of our players to take a good look at themselves. If you can truly say you did your best, then ok. But, remember, you've been given a great opportunity to play for a team that could be great and win a National Championship. Seize the opportunity. It won't be there forever. 4. Forget this game other than to learn from it. It's in the past and can't be changed. Wake Forest, and only Wake Forest matters now. Work your butts off, fix the issues, and let's defend our home and beat Wake. I'll finish by saying again that I love this team and every one of our players. Thank you all for coming to and playing for Akron. Take my comments as I offer them...I know you're a GREAT group of guys whom I happily travel all over and show up early to support. Find it within yourselves to be a GREAT team and to achieve that which I know you can.

As a wise man once said: "There is not much statistical promise in allowing 2 goals per match."

A little "sloppy" would be how I defined the offense. A tendency to downright "collapse" is how I would describe the defense. I see that some feel that we had plenty of chances to win, but we also had plenty of chances to lose. I feel fortunate with the tie. At least it leaves the "11 in a row without a loss" streak intact. Good thing we had a little more overall talent, which saved us from a possibly embarrassing home loss in front of what will be the season's largest crowd.

Disappointing game to say the least. There were multiple opportunities for the Zips to get a game winner. Agree about the sloppy defending and overall lack of possession. Large crowd which was great. I believe the Zips will learn from this. Let's beat Wake Forest.