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Yes. But we have a life, and sometimes we misplace trust that our members will act like adults. Jut so everyone knows - when I cut the check to Invision every 6 months to keep this site going it comes out of my pocket. I do it because I feel Zips fans need a nice place to discuss their teams comings and goings. 97% of you "get it," and I appreciate your contributions. If you are a cyberbully looking to inflate your ego, you're in the wrong board. Start your own Zips site and run it as you please. But here, you play by the house rules. It's as simple as that.

Call your credit card Co and explain that u don't know who made the charge.

Superb post @RowdyZip It's such an interesting and important topic to discuss, but it's so simple. I'd say that as a bottom line, competing for/becoming bowl eligible by the end of year two/three is absolutely reasonable and there's no reason that it can't be done here. Given how absolutely horrendous Akron has been for a decade plus, seeing the numbers that you guys have put in this thread is even shocking for someone who has been to just about every game. I can't believe the place isn't more empty. For all of the talk of financial incompetence at the U, I would argue that the athletics donor base is pretty strong. If it weren't, there would be zero means to justify firing the last three coaches with time left on their contracts. I don't pay much attention once people start calling those firings bad decisions when it comes to coming up with the money. If they couldn't afford to do it, they wouldn't considering the guidelines these ADs get from their bosses. Bowden had the formula to success right there, he just didn't follow through with it. He put together a really good roster in just over a year that had a ton of transfers that could buoy a locker room full of guys that didn't belong. Unfortunately, "the rest" of the guys on the roster ended up becoming his HS recruits, which were absolutely dreadful in most cases. If he could have supplemented his transfer game with legit HS recruiting later on in his career at Akron, he would've done so much better here. Oh, and if he had fired Milwee. He left the program a lot better than he found it, but as many other posters say, there was too great a talent gap by the end of it. You can't win at this level with a handful of transfers forever, just like you can't win quickly, or play teams close quickly, by recruiting high-character academic all-stars that belong at John Carroll. There's a happy medium. See: Portage County. And they play in a dump! I don't know if I really answered the question. But when people call Akron such a "hard job" or "it's impossible to win at Akron," I get where they're coming from, but I don't think it's in any way true. Ianello and Arth can be chalked up as disastrous hires, and Bowden did a nice job here until his philosophy became myopic and didn't work anymore. Brookhart had a bunch of issues at the end and that might be why he's disappeared since then. As time passes in this environment, the best coaches are the ones who can adapt to a situation whether it's how they normally do things or not. Look at John Groce. I get it's a different sport and that does matter, but I still think there's something to learn. He won big at Ohio recruiting his own guys. He goes to Illinois and is pretty average doing things the way he always did. He goes to Akron and is winning a lot. But he's doing it totally differently than he's done before. It's all about transfers and culture. And as he's progressed, he's relying more and more on his own HS recruiting. That's reality of the coaching game now, and it's not how he was raised in it or how he learned it, but he adapted to make it work. Akron can be successful. All eyes on Guthrie.

I appreciate everyone’s support. If there comes a time when we need to pass a hat I will let people know.

Now 7-0! Reminds me of the 2014 World Cup semifinal between Germany and Brazil ... Now 8-0! Is PSU still on the field? Hofstra goals at 55:30 61:23 61:44 67:59

Not sure where to post this, so I will here. I watched No. Illinois beat Buffalo in OT this week to go to 8-3 (6-1 MAC), and there were a couple of significant points. First, No. Illinois was winless last year, and the second is that 80% of their roster was freshman or sophomores. The third point that was made was that they added some significant upper classmen through the portal. As I rewatched the Akron Kent game last night, I heard the comment that Kent probably led the country in the amount of grad transfers that they signed so that they have a significant amount of seniors on the roster. This was needed to provide experience as the young players developed. I see some very strong parallels to my beloved Zips here. So, if Akron finds a good coach, uses the portal and transfers well, I believe that the Zips can make the jump to a top tier MAC team next year. On offense, the top players are mostly freshman at the QB, RB, WR, and OL positions. On Defense, the Line, LB's, and DB's are mostly freshman and sophomores. We need Bubba back at LB, and our DL is very thin and weak. So, if we can utilize the portal and grad transfers to add upperclassmen, the Zips can significantly improve. This will allow our young players to mature and get stronger and better so that they can be very good when they are juniors and seniors. Akron can be the next No. Illinois and go from last to first in the MAC if it is done correctly. I (and others) have made these points in the past, but the comments from this weeks games helped pull everything together and into focus. So, AD Guthrie, get off your derriere and hire a good coach, get some good upperclassmen from the portal, keep the good young players (and there are many of them), and let's have a 2022 season that we can celebrate for a long time. Go Zips!!! (no, I am not high to write this article, I truly believe in this blueprint)

We do get free gear from Nike. I would wager that currently we are getting more financial support from Matt Kaulig than LeBron.

Moving forward, what do you think progress will look like in the next 2-3 years? Going 6-6 and making a bowl would be good. Meaningful late season games that have us in the hunt for the MAC Championship would be fun. Other thoughts are: How does the progress tie to making the football program benefit the players, students, alumni, fans and greater NE Ohio community? I'm going to throw out one idea and let you folks figure out the rest. Miami and Kent are playing for the MAC East Championship this weekend. What is one of the big things that helped them get to this point? Both teams are undefeated at home this year. Over half of all MAC teams will finish the season with a home record of .500 or worse. That's terrible. It's a symbol of how easy it is for a team to win six games with a small level of competency in a bad league. Want to benefit the players by playing meaningful games late in the season? Win your home games. Want to benefit the students? Win home games so they feel good about going to the games. Want to benefit the alumni? Win home games so they feel good about going to the games. Want to benefit the fans? Win home games so they feel good about paying money to go watch a school they didn't even go to play football. Want to benefit the greater NE Ohio community? Win home games so they feel good about the school and see it as a valuable part of where they live. Winning puts a shine on things. Losing cakes everything in mud. Expecting progress in the form of making a bowl game in 3 years isn't unreasonable.

Damn ... didn't know we were 12-point favorites AND I didn't realize we still had 1 more football game to play. Bad night.

They might get suspcious when a dozen people from Akron make the same claim. (LOL)

0-15 on 3 pt attempts. can the football or basketball team ever win a big game?? geez!!! maybe we should scrap both programs and get into hockey.

I've counted 3 very difficult low-percentage shots that have fallen for Fordham. Zips offense is non-existent. Please don't make me regret my $30 😂

Kudos to Kent's head coach for running out the clock the last 35 minutes. It could have been 78-0!

Toledo beats Charlotte, who was 3-0 Kent beats James Madison, who was 4-0 NIU loses by 7 to Little Rock

Nice matchup from the Bahamas between Toledo and Charlotte also on FLO Sports right now. So much for work.

Which body language - his posture/demeanor or the word RICE on his jersey?

Yep. I always use it to listen to 640 WHLO for Zips events and don't pay for anything.

iheartradio is the way to go.

You noticed that too. Teamism definition - what you get when you combine individualisms into a cohesive unit.

I think I'd take Fordham to cover, but Zips money line. For what its worth, I do also believe you have the opportunity to watch replays.

Are you ready for some football?!?! 😢

I'd say Vermont is likely the favorite to win the tournament. They already have wins against Northern Iowa and Yale, both of which are solid mid-majors. Their loss was against a ranked Maryland. After Vermont I'd say Akron, Rice, and Oakland are all capable of winning the tournament. Overall it should be a good test for Akron.

Geez Louise! I'm glad I didn't get involved in this pissing match! Some of you all need your mouths washed out with soap because there were some down right nasty things coming out of your pie holes. So you're frustrated with the team's play...so are the players, coaches, fans, students, and parents. The answer to the team's woes won't be found on this site, regardless of how highly you pride your opinions. The fix is beyond the likes of us and definitely not in our hands. Lighten up. It's a game, a sport. There are more important things in life to worry about.

https://www.flohoops.com/signup?redirect=%2Flive%2F30913&utm_campaign=97083mensgulfcoastsh&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=gulfcoastshowcase.com&utm_content=website&rtid=97083&coverage_id=7131529 $30 for a month of access. 640 WHLO sounds a bit more intriguing.

Bye Broncos.

I can see the anticipation for this game is at a fever pitch.

"If your time to you is worth saving" is the line that stands out to me. I can't say I put much time into Zips football as many of you over the past 15 years. Some of you may not even have much time left on this Earth or may be approaching a time in your life where you can't make it to game as much or ever. At some point the time you spend has to be worth saving for those things that can give you some pleasure. I hope the University makes a good decision for those of you who have wasted too much time in your life watching bad football.

I do believe LeBron hooked the basketball program up with a deal with Nike that gets them tons of free gear. Obviously none of this comes out of LeBron's own pocket.

If you believe Lebron has not had and continue to have a positive impact on the Akron Economy you are a goddamn Fool Your mentality is exactly why I got the hell out of there.

This is where you are mistaken. The only thing LeBron has contributed to Akron is his name. He doesn't provide funding for his foundation or school. They are funded by corporations and charity organizations. In fact, LeBron has a reputation of being a cheapskate. As the many servers who have been stiffed by his greatness, my son being one of them.

Rooting for a school located in the former rubber capital of the world that use to be loaded with companies that outsourced their jobs overseas Hmmm wonder why they did that? But yeah lets single out Nike Yeah that makes perfect sense

That was a horrible half of football, it’s sad, i miss 80 year old Chuck Amato

Even bigjim might like me after this one. Early in my marriage to Akron's finest, we were at one of her brother's homes. He has a dog named, you guessed it, Buckeye. Well, I taught him to answer to Buckwheat. The dog would be in the other room and I would call "Here, Buckwheat" and he would just come running and tail-wagging. The BIL hated it so I didn't do it often, but we all knew that I had a good one just waiting to be used.

I wanna know how many figured Bowden was gonna be hired? I can tell you someone on the selection committee at the time , who has since retired from the law school had no idea Bowden would end up being hired. Point? Don't assume anybody knows who the alleged leading candidates are at this point.

I thought about the divergence of these two programs just the other day after remembering the close loss at the Rubber Bowl in the late '00s. The Zips beat Cincinnati at the Rubber bowl 31-0 in '89 and narrowly won at Nippert in '92 (these predate my years at Akron, which began in 2001). We played a couple close games in the '00s (losing by 6 on the road and 2 at home). Since that close loss at the Rubber Bowl to the Bearcats in 2008, here's a summary of the programs: Cincinnati: 107-51 (0.677) 4-5 in Bowl Games 5 coaches 5 regular season championships 7 seasons with top 25 rankings Akron: 43-109 (.282) 1-1 in Bowl Games 4 coaches 0 regular season championships (1 tie for 1st in East Div) 0 seasons with top 25 rankings Yikes.

And he gave us iCoach