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Good thing Akron played Miami early or there would be another L in that column. No MAC East again. Just hang on to go 6-6 and whatever leftover bowl. Lotta work to do before August 2017.

The MAC is so odd.

Great post...though there's a couple of points I'd like to address for the conversation, note I too am a casual observer and this view is my opinion: (1) I agree, with this. Dalton remains on of my favorite Zips QBs in the short time that I've been a Zips fan. (2) I had forgotten about the James Madison game when Hirschmann hurt is knee (supposedly celebrating, which was discussed at length on this forum), but when it comes to the 2014 season and switching to Woodson (redshirt freshman) over Hirschmann, there was a discussion on this forum on wether Hirschmann was ever really right after his knee injury, and the consensus was that he wasn't which was why the switch was made. And it's not like switching to Woodson was switching to a no buddy...Woodson was clearly a viable option and had played very well up until the Ball State game. Kyle Pohl hadn't been playing well that season, and he had a knack for throwing redzone interceptions. Woodson outperformed Pohl in one game (as a redshirt freshman) and looked promising. Woodson's inexperience (and we can say that now because of what we've seen of his capabilities the last two years) was his weakness. From what we saw of Dalton Easton, he wasn't anything special.  He and Steve Franco did nothing in their spring game debut that made me think they were future viable options. (3) Coach made it very clear that protecting the football was important. Pohl and Woodson had shown that they had an inability to do that. Pohl, also never seemed right after the concussion he suffered in 2014. He wasn't the same player IMHO, and coaches are not required to report injuries. None of us know the extent to which Pohl suffered an injury, and what coaching decisions were made about that. Keeping with Chapman over Woodson for as long as he did, I'll give you...but I won't give you the argument about not starting Pohl. I have firmly believed there was more to that situation than casual observers know. And if it was for the protection of a player's health...it absolutely is a good coaching decision. The bottom line is we don't know, so the speculation on not starting Pohl cannot be used as a poor coaching decision, IMHO. (4) Woodson, before injury this year, was on pace to becoming the best QB in Akron school history in every statistical category. The decision to go to Woodson over Pohl was a no-brainer. I always thought Woodson was > Pohl because he had an upside Pohl didn't. This was a very good coaching decision. Pohl's ceiling was 5-7. Woodson's ceiling is still TBD. Pohl's was never going to be responsible for a win, while Woodson has been...and even Chapman for that matter (Kent this season). QBs don't need to show coaches something in game situations to know if their going to make it or not. Coaches watch these guys in practice. If you're not standing out in practice, your not going to make it. It was also discussed at length on this forum that T. Woodson may have had some personal doubt issues that led coach to placing him behind Chapman. He had that twitter picture of the pre-season "goals" the team set for themselves where he put "be myself again". (5) The offense is not the reason we are having a mediocre 2016. It's the defense. I don't agree with this sentiment at all. Dalton was given a chance and thrived. Pohl was given a chance: Pohl did what was expected of any QB in 2013. 2014, Pohl's lackluster play and injury gave rise to Woodson, who's inconsistent play as a freshman led to a hobbling season. Chapman (a new, who fits the bill of Dalton Williams as you described) was given a chance, like you asked for, and nothing became of it. Woodson, was given a second chance, which seems to be what your asking for, and has thrived. Woodson has been outstanding for the Zips the past two seasons, and improved this year over last year...and could potentially still improve in his senior year over this year, something the coaches saw that many of us may not have seen. Caleb Chapman, who appears to have fit the mold the coaches wanted, transferred after one year to Gardner-Webb and hasn't done anything of note there.

Lil Cray looked good in the scrimmage which had all of the defense and intensity of the NBA All-Star game.

I think UMASS had a TE who had a chance to get drafted in the past 1-2 years