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Love the aggressive D

Anyone else more nervous than excited about today’s game? If we lose to BUGS, oof. Especially with Buffalo on deck. Next week is likely to be ugly. I don’t want Arth & Co. to have to motivate, encourage & hold together a 2x winless team this offseason. If we win I think I’m just going to feel a sense of relief.

Nail meet coffin. What a fun day and congrats Coach Arth in victory number 1 at Akron. Congrats to the kids. The monkey is off the back. BGSU was just what the doctor ordered.

Cherry is okay, just wish he was working solo. ?

Dustin Fox obviously gave his cliché list to Jerod Cherry.

I'm still kinda afraid to be excited

Nothing exemplifies The Toilet Bowl better than - Fumble Fumble Fumble Time out Time out

FYI, for each previous Akron game this year, I picked the Zips to lose by greater than 20. So, it is not like I pick the Zips to win each game. However, looking at the various scores of the MAC games, I have a mix of optimism and confidence in a solid victory. Also, at some point, the football gods need to step in and help out Akron. I hope I am correct, but if BGSU wins big, we are in deep trouble and should be rated 127th.

Very true, but I am going enjoy this one for awhile before worrying about UB.

Nice win to end the streak. Arth needed this one. This win was expected as Akron were favorites in this game. Almost half of BGSU roster were true freshman. A couple discussion points.. 1. Defense: Bubba set the tone on defense as a true leader with his consistency and playmaking ability. Let’s get him some help in 2021. Should the staff bring in multiple defensive ready to play juco/ P5 transfer players or continue to build the freshman route? 2. QB: Zach Gibson. Is he our future or do we need to bring in help? Sub-par performance today against a bad team. I’m guessing Kato is moving on from Akron. 3. Offense/ Run: was executed well today as expected. Teon had a nice game. Boogie looked really good on his lonesome drive. Why don’t they share touches or play Boogie in the slot sometimes? He looks like he could help us. We saw a glimpse of RBBC in week 1 against western Michigan. 4. Offense / pass: a few nice plays by the WRs. Stewart needs to be more involved. Need to be more creative with play calls to keep D off balance and get playmakers involved. Mix in occasional shot play. Good teams will stack box and make Gibson beat you ( Miami week 4). 5. 4th Quarter: I disagree with leaving Teon in the game. The game was decided and the weather was ugly. It was almost like they were trying to pad his stats. If he is our future, we need to take care of him. Let’s mix in backups and young players for the last couple drives. Great day to be a Zips fan! Let’s build off of this for 2021

Happy for the players and coaches. Something to build from....Go Zips. Enjoy it!

This would have been great to see in person.

May even take him over Payne!! ?

This game will yield so much confidence for the future of the program. Great team effort

Finish. In control. Light and loose and have fun. 15 minutes to go.

Say what you want about Arth, but we're not down by 21 pts to an 0-4 team. He has his guys playing hard.

Teon wasn't down....

Big hit Bubba!!

Dollard is the best back I've ever seen in an Akron uniform.

I might be wrong, but I think it was actually 3rd and 11 (even though Reghi said otherwise). Another TD! Guys, I think we might not only beat a FBS team, but blow them out!

His siblings are LeCopper and LePewter.

And that pass floated out there. Akron fans aren't the only ones who can question their team's play calling.

I think that was Michiah Burton with the punt block. Gavin Blunt with two huge plays on special teams today.

Gavin Blunt, who just scored there, also recovered BG's muffed punt on the other end.

Here we go!!

TOUCHDOWN Zips!!!

BG is blitzing the corner/LB off the edge on the slow developing hand off every single time. Let's adjust!

I did the same. Their discussion isn’t too different than ours! Feed Dollard and I like our chances. BG has the worst run D in the nation.

Let's get a W today!

Good morning. I hope We see a ton of Dollard today. I hope the operation is clean and the Zips win time of possession. I think keys to the game today are controlling the game on the ground, turnovers and penalties at a minimum, keep the ball so the D stays off the field. Typical stuff that usually equals a win. Victory number one is on the way. I feel it.

I prefer they be on the team, but the truth is, while all hyped upon arrival, none of them ever did much on the field, save for a few plays from Morris a few years ago. Morris and Wolfey were injured more than they were available. Meeks was OKAY. Hayes-Patrick had walk-ons getting carries before him last year. I'll concede they may be leaving to experience winning - i don't know the answer, but these transfers aren't something that only happens at Akron. Kent State also has 4 players in the portal..I assume none of them are transferring for the chance to win.

Kent playing UVA tough. Down 2 with 13 minutes to go. On the ACC network.

I expect there are more than a few.

I understand that. It was a joke, or maybe I think there are 75 FCS teams also better than the Zips!

great job, Ben Lundt !!! Congratulations

Awesome part is we may even get LCJ for an additional year beyond this one. However, I unfortunately struggle to find a reason where it would make sense for him to do so. He's a fifth year senior, so should have his grad degree at the end of this school year, if not already. I also don't think another season would change his pro opportunities, assuming his goal is to pursue those initially. https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/30116895/ncaa-grants-extra-year-eligibility-all-winter-sport-athletes

F.F.: Zips scoring features: 1 special teams TD, 1 defensive TD, 3 field goals