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If Moorhead is hoping to land another P4 HC gig, he’ll be back in 2025. I still believe that’s the case and if so, he needs to complete the turnaround. Moorhead can leave any offseason he chooses and land a high profile OC position, regardless of his record as a HC here. Here are some reasons why I think he’ll return despite having limited resources: - He’ll have a starting QB return for the first time since DJI. We never got to see DJI progress in Moorhead’s system due to injury. If Finley flipped the TD/INT ration by only 2 or 3, we are talking all-conference. - 4 out of 5 starting OL return. It was the youngest starting OL in conference play. I know some have been disenchanted with the OL, but here are some facts. For the first time in Moorhead’s 3 years we rushed for over 100 yards per game. The OL has also drastically improved in pass protection. Sacks have dropped from 63 in Arth’s last season (2021) to 56 in Moorhead’s first season (2022) to 46 (2023) to 30 (2024). None of that is elite, but it’s all headed in the right direction. - The defense has improved in conference play, especially in points allowed. Arth’s last year allowed 35.3 (2021). Tibesar’s first was 30.4 (2022) to 28.4 (2023) to 26.6 (2024). Again, not great, but headed in the right direction. - The 2025 schedule is MUCH easier than the 2024 schedule. - The majority of the team will return - barring a mass portal exodus. Unless Moorhead is just done fighting the constant uphill battle, I can’t see him leaving when he could potentially make a bowl (or more) in 2025.

Red Panda sighting at the Cavs tonight!

It appears even Zippy is on Ozempic?

Seeing OSU gear everywhere is usually annoying. But on Saturday, the fact that all of those people were miserable makes me happy. Especially since 99% of them didn't attend that school and are just frontrunners.

Here's a little Zips-related nugget. As if losing 4 straight to Michigan (especially this year's squad) isn't bad enough, Ryan Day has also trailed in all of his games vs Akron.

We spend too much time talking about OSU here

On social media. Since I cover recruiting for a P4 school, my feed is littered with offers, commitments, and portal activity.

As many of you know, I have a relative in central Ohio well connected to the local high school football world and has ins at OSU. The rumor is Day wants out of Columbus and OSU wants him out just as bad. He badly wants to go back to the NF and to get out of the nonsense that has become college football. As it relates to college football, people are asking why didn't he do anything about the post game brawl. The answer is college football players are completely out of control and nobody would listen to him. If guys at Alabama stopped listening to Saban, Day doesn't stand a chance. Players are so out of control that later in the day Saturday, players still were planting flags and fighting about it. The transfer portal has made it such that you don't have to accept discipline from coaches.

I live in Central Ohio, and in just a few short years I went from OSU fan to indifferent to OSU to hating OSU fans. Insufferable a-holes. The lunatic fringe in Columbus are the 2-3% who are not insane.

In all seriousness about OSU losing, there is one truth..... OSU is spending far too much money on players and coaches to be getting the results they are getting. Ryan Day will get the blame, but he didn't miss two extremely easy FGs. Now that the money is above the table and in high volume, it's time sports fans put the blame on failure on players when they deserve it. There are 18-23 year olds playing in the NHL and MLB who take a lot of heat from fan and the media when they fail. It's time we treat college players like the pros they are. High level college football is no longer amateur. It's professional. Time for fans start acting like it.

QB - Tahj Bullock RB - Charles Kellom = 2022 HS signee. 12 games played. 85 rushes for 352 yards and a TD. 27 receptions for 210 yards and 2 TDs. RB - Jordon Simmons = 2024 TP signee. 11 games started and played. 110 rushes for 664 yards and 2 TDs. 27 receptions for 210 yards and 2 TDs. WR - Bobby Golden = 2022 HS signee. 12 games played. 31 receptions for 446 yards and a TD. WR - Adrian Norton = 2023 HS signee. 12 games played. 43 receptions for 843 yards and 7 TDs. 2nd Team All-MAC. WR - Jarvis Rush = 2024 JUCO signee. 11 games played. 9 receptions for 101 yards and a TD. WR - Phaizon Wilson = 2023 TP signee. DNP on offense. OL - Jerrod Burrell = 2024 JUCO signee. 10 games played. 227 snaps on offense. OT - Jayvin James = 2023 HS signee. 12 games played and starting RT. OL - Laurance Seymore - 2024 TP signee. 8 games played. 210 snaps on offense. OL - Tyhler Williams - 2022 HS Signee. 11 games started and played. DE - CJ Nunnally = 2023 JUCO signee. 12 games played. 56 total tackles, 6 sacks, and 2 forced fumbles. 1st Team All-MAC x2 DT - Marcus Moore = 2023 HS signee. 12 games played and starter at DT. 31 total tackles. DT - Andre Proffitt = 2021 HS signee. 5 games played. 3 total tackles. LB - Antavious Fish = 2022 JUCO signee. 12 games started and played. 68 total tackles and a sack. LB - Bryan McCoy = 2022 HS signee. 120 total tackles. 2nd Team All-MAC. LB - Gage Summers = 2023 JUCO signee. 35 total tackles. 7 games played on defense with 2 starts. CB - Golden-Nelson = 2022 TP signee. 12 games played with 10 starts. 33 total tackles and 7 pass deflections. CB - Joey Hunter = 2023 TP signee. 10 games played with 6 starts. 10 total tackles and 2 pass deflections. S - Darrian Lewis = 2021 HS signee. S - Darius Owens = 2023 HS signee. DNP on defense. S - Noel Roach = 2021 HS signee. All 4 Special Teams player. 5 games played on defense with 27 snaps. K - Garrison Smith = 2024 TP signee. 24 of 24 on XPs. 13 of 16 on FGs. LS - Liam Reardon = 2024 TP signee. 12 games played and started.

You're reading way to much into this. Brookhart's Summit Circle announcement had nothing to do with Guthrie's departure. Most of those announcements take place weeks after the commitment was made.

People joke about the 99%, but it's not too far from the truth. I read a breakdown that referenced a study that showed they had the largest fanbase in the nation at 11.25M. They have 600K living alumni. Even if every single alum was a devoted football fan, they'd only be slightly over 5% of the fanbase. In reality, I'd bet that a third of their alums don't care about sports/football and another third take a passing, casual interest in it leaving only 200K that are active, passionate fans. That works out to 98.2% of their fanbase are non-alums.

I love the McCord story. He is an easy coast guy who didn't like living in Columbus. Not every school is for everyone so he left. Next stop is the NFL.

Timing could be coincidental, but I doubt it. Have to imagine Brookhart sees that the program isn’t far off after spending a year on the inside.

Oh yeah. Not playing thread police, just pointing out the borderline obsession by some

Lots of stuff on sale here today for Cyber Monday- https://www.fanatics.com/college/akron-zips/o-49+t-12355577+z-996268-427666200

This is my take away from all this discussion as well.

That's a BS excuse for Ryan Day's lack of action in the postgame. He literally was on camera asking someone what happened. Then he defended his team's actions in the press conference. Sark didn't have a problem controlling his team, and Sark's team won their rivalry game. Ryan Day is softer than Charmin Ultra Soft and his team resembles that. I don't doubt Ryan Day wants to get to the NFL, but I also can't imagine there is too much respectable NFL interest in a guy whose 2nd half game plan had 0 targets to Jeremiah Smith. Before he leaves CBus, he needs to pen an apology letter to Kyle McCord, too. I'm sure Lou Holtz would like a word with him, too.

top drawer soccer is reporting that Akron has signed a player for 2026 rated 3 stars by Top Drawer soccer M Callee Dalbon (Beadling SC/[Bethel Park pa-w]) committed to Akron. https://www.instagram.com/p/DCsTKpfNgrh/

Ryan Day absolutely deserves the blame. I'm all for the players shouldering a good chunk of the blame as well, but Ryan Day is 1-4 vs. Michigan with an entire senior class going pants-less (referring to the gold pants each player receives for beating Michigan). His game plan was potentially drawn up by a Kent State student, it was that dumb. $20M NIL budget for 10 points - that's a coaching problem. And then to stand around after the game, do nothing about your players, then have the cajones to ask someone "what happened" - inexcusable. He deserves to be fired immediately, and will be if they don't win a National Championship (although some OSUcks honks want him fired regardless).

She has long been worried about her A1C, that's all.

I watched NKU beat Bellarmine. They were not real impressive. I'd make them at least a 9 point dog to the Zips. Exercise caution taking the kids to this game just in case Robinson and Vinson try that naked thing again.

LB Devin Reeves & OL Kenneth McManus on OV

St Mary's finally lost, by four to Arizona St. Now 7-1. As a side note, in that I deal with some foreigners sometimes, this is why English sucks. State, Street and Saint all have the same abbreviation. 🤣

There is no question that our pass rush sucks; however personnel may not be the only problem. Even in obvious passing situations, we were reluctant to rush 5. Were we trying to protect a weak secondary? This is a chicken or egg dilemma. Catdaddyp has repeatedly pointed out the stark difference in completion percentages when under pressure. Maybe next year, we will trust our man coverage, and commit more to the rush.

The Hoosiers are headed home...as they lose 1-0 to #3 overall seed Denver. Good job by the Denver Pioneers !!!!

I appreciate the Meister bringing this great moment in Zip history to the attention of the board. To appreciate this game it is important to know a bit of the background leading up to the game. Tampa, coached by Earle Bruce, was moving up the ladder of respectability. I believed they had three future NFL players, one being John Matuzak, the second overall pick the year he went in the draft. They were moving up to D1 and they wanted to make a splash. They wanted to play Ohio State on a date OSU had open in their OOC schedule. At the time they offered an unheard of guarantee $250,000 for OSU to play them in Tampa. That was indeed huge for the time. The only problem was Tampa was suppose to play in Akron that day. Tampa said no problem Akron was nothing and Tampa would gladly forfeit any guarantee to Akron. OSU refused to consider the offer. You can probably guess how Akron took that. Gordon Larsen, Akron's best football coach ever had that plastered all over the locker room. Better than that he prepared the team magnificently. In front of the second biggest Rubber Bowl crowd ever (40,000+) the team came out on fire and dominated Tampa. I was on the sidelines with the soccer team, who played before the game, and I witnessed the most ferocious hitting I have ever seen. Against better athletes Akron destroyed Tampa. If you are looking for a time to be proud of Zip football this game is rivaled only by the 2005 MAC championship game. Hang in their Zip football fans. We have moments to savor.

Finally showed up. And it was $35 not $55. I think they did a pretty good job on it.

Mouse McFadden and Eric McLaughlin in that game.

The last time these teams met...

Damn...and it was your best thread of the year?!