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QB: Finley had his best game of the season, and if he’d played like that against Wyoming, we’d probably be sitting here with another win. Granted, CMU’s defense wasn’t anything special — I thought the number of turnovers they’d created (or been gifted) coming in masked some of their flaws. Still, it was great to finally see the kind of performance we know Finley is capable of. Hopefully, that’s something he can build on moving forward. On the lone interception, it looked like there was some sort of miscommunication, with the receiver running a different route than what Finley expected. RB: I don’t have enough positive things to say about Gant. He was excellent and once again looked like the FCS All-American from a few years back. He seemed a little gassed in the fourth quarter — which is understandable given he carried the ball 32 times and was on the field for all but six offensive snaps. It would’ve been nice to have another playmaker like Patrick available to give him a breather, but that wasn’t an option. Curry saw his first action, and while he’s a bigger back, he didn’t have much of a chance to show what he can do in limited touches. WR: Mason finally had the breakout game I’ve been waiting for. His performance looked a lot like what he showed during the spring game — the flashes that had me raving about him during the offseason. Outside of one glaring drop that would’ve moved the chains, this group was solid, and that miscue didn’t end up costing us. We just need this unit to keep developing. If they do, we’ll be talking about one of the better wide receiver corps in the MAC by the end of the season. TE: All three tight ends caught passes today and chipped in with some key blocks as well. I’m not sure why PFF graded the group as low as they did — I actually thought they played a sound game all-around. OL: This was one of the offensive line’s best games of the season — especially in the run game. It wasn’t perfect by any means, but they did enough to give the offense a chance to be effective in both phases. I believe K. Davis played every snap at right guard, which says a lot about his reliability and consistency up front. DL: I’m not sure when the last time our defense had five sacks, with four of them coming from the defensive line. Laventure was credited with six total pressures and two sacks, while Durham had two sacks, and Dall had three pressures. I also want to give credit to the DL for holding their ground and blowing up running lanes so often. LB: Summers played a whale of a game. I’m not sure what the refs thought they heard when he was flagged for mimicking calls again, but from my view, it looked like he was just trying to get everyone lined up correctly on a play where several defenders seemed unsure of their assignments. I’ll lump the secondary into this as well — it’s tough to always be in the right spot and still make open-field tackles against an offense like CMU’s, one that relies heavily on misdirection and gets its linemen to the second level. There were more busts than anyone would like to see, but overall the defense did enough to slow CMU down when it mattered most. DB: The secondary was asked to play the run more in this game than any other so far this season — as alluded to above. In coverage, they were generally solid, holding CMU to just 136 yards through the air. No individual stood out in a negative way, which is definitely a positive sign. ST: Special teams were very good overall, outside of the long missed field goal — which came from a tough angle — and Hills overestimating his ability by bringing out kicks several yards deep in the end zone. I like Hills and still think he’s going to break one this year, but there’s just no reason to bring those out from that deep. Coaching: Give credit where credit is due — great gameplans on both sides of the ball. Offensively, we were stubborn running the football while also taking timely shots downfield. The defense looked well prepared and didn’t hang their heads after giving up some explosive plays. Overall, I thought the staff came close to maximizing what they could in this game. The only downside was a handful of penalties that were 100% self-inflicted. QB: Finley Johnson RB: Gant Curry WR: Walker Masom WR: Mar. Williams Grear WR: Polk Monteiro TE: Newell Cravaack Whisner LT: Dar. Johnson Motley-Simmons LG: McManus Archer C Lyons Morris RG: K. Davis RT: King A. Jones DE: Durham D. Frazier DE: Dall J. Frazier DT: Hull Murphy Musika DT: Laventure Mixon Madden LB: Summers Boswell LB: Cooper Spriggs NB: Al. Branch CB: Reed Kamara CB: DeWalt Thomas S: Flowers Hunter S: Di. Johnson Stepney Top Rated on Offense (20 snap min.) WR - Mason C - Lyons QB - Finley RG - K. Davis RB - Gant Top Rated on Defense (20 snap min.) LB - Summers S - Flowers LB - Spriggs CB - DeWalt CB - Reed

Amen. Wins like this on days like this makes me happy for those who can, and do, attend games. It's what college football should be. Today benefited the athletes students alumni fans and general community around Akron. This is what a public university should do.

Today's scrimmage was by invite only. All I can say is Groce has a big problem on his hands. Too many good players and not enough minutes per game. Perkins and Henderson both look like they could play this year. Head and Evan Mahaffey looked solid. The Serb is going to be a matchup nightmare for our opponents. Scott buried at least 6 NBA range 3's. Overall a good showcase.

I've only lived in two states, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Naturally I have grown to DESPISE both OSU and PSU. Probably more excited about Penn State losing to both Oregon and UCLA, than I am about the Zips win today. All these cocky and arrogant people who have never attended those schools are insufferable. I always say I'd rather watch Akron lose every single game than be a bandwagon fan of a school I have no connection to.

Ya know what, good for Wyoming for beating us. Having to play in the snow in early October is asinine. Not sure their fans would've deserved this plus a loss to Akron.

This is how it should be. Hopefully the football team can keep this going. A competitive football season into a NCAA tourney run for soccer, into one of the most anticipated Zips basketball seasons could really be the momentum athletically the University needs to get back on track.

That's usually how I decide to attend too since my buddies dropped out long ago. I didn't quite make the move though because of last week's debacle and the thoroughly unentertaining Wyoming game I did attend. Now that the Zips might possibly be on the precipice of respectability and not get hammered every week or play stupid, I may go go next week. 🙂

I know football has been up and down but I feel like the athletic program on the up and up. I’m loving the advertising and pre game festivities of the Nemer/Goodrich era. Crowds are not at pre covid level but I feel theres an optimism across most of the sports. Hell if we beat UMass and Kent I still think that’s successful. Maybe not exciting but it’s raising the floor.

On the spur of the moment I decided to attend the game since the weather was perfect. It is one of the best games by Akron in a long time. They had a nice balence of runs and passing and the receivers were open most of the afternoon. The defense made some great plays right before the half. Just wish we could have more games like today. I thought Finely was the best. On the interception it was a bad pass but the defender made a nice play on the ball. Makes me look forward to next week.

Homecoming was fantastic. Great day throughout the University. The fall fest was an amazing setup.

Akron needed a win at home in the MAC on a Saturday in the worst way. Nice job.

Well luckily they're absolutely choosing either 1 or 3

It's nice to look at the MAC standings and not see Akron in the heap of crap at the bottom. It does my heart good to see NIU flailing in their last year in the conference. Good riddance. If they think it's bad now, just wait.

Great synopsis, Catdaddy. Thank you!

Freeman played the last 8 minutes of the first preseason game and scored 9 points making 2 three pointers. Hope he gets more playing time but it looks like they played close to 20 players

Good idea. A win today builds momentum for fan interest next week.

30 days to Zips hoops!

"Book it!" -Michael Reghi

Outstanding win!! Thank you, Zips!!!

zips playing not to lose now. that's the difference. playing scared.

I'll always cherish those 4 minutes.

Anyone know what the deal with Sean Patrick is? We always have all these key players out without any idea why. Still wondering why Daymon David hasn’t played a snap this year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_East_Conference_men's_soccer_tournament The conference has split into East and Midwest divisions for scheduling purposes, although it will maintain a single league table. Seeding for the tournament is based on regular season conference records. The team with the best overall conference record will earn the top seed; the second seed will be the team from the opposite division with the best conference record. All remaining seeds will be based on the overall conference table. With the expansion to an eight-team bracket, byes have been eliminated; instead, the top four seeds will host quarterfinal matches, with the survivors advancing to a predetermined site for the semifinals and final.[1] The winner, declared conference champion, receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer championship.

Originally posted by Dr. Z at Dreamwater .. this needs to be here! --- Can't State Asks For 1,000 Diplomas To Be Returned Misspelling Appears On Document Can't, Ohio -- Can't State University has asked more than 1,000 graduates to return their diploma if the word "privileges" is misspelled. "I certainly don't want a Can't State diploma hanging on someone's wall with a misspelling," registrar Roberta Sikula said. She said some diplomas were mailed to graduates with "privileges" appearing as "privilieges" in the phrase "all the rights, and privileges and honors pertaining thereto." Sikula didn't know how many diplomas had the typo or what caused it. She sent letters to students who graduated in December offering to exchange diplomas with misspellings for edited versions. Graduates can write VOID across their diploma and mail it to the registrar. The university wants the originals to avoid fraudulent use. Can't State began using new software in August to produce diplomas. Sikula said an employee might have inserted the misspelling while changing the wording on diplomas for the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, of which Can't State is a part. --- Here's the source link.

Seems like a smart decision as the University tries to right size its footprint.

Despite missing the next 15 days, Bassitt could still earn that October starting spot. The Jays will face a decision between a currently struggling Scherzer and Bassitt after a long layoff.

Downtown is pretty safe I almost never hear of many issues down there nor have I had any issues ever. Downtown just gets lumped into Akron as a whole and makes it look bad when it really isn't. The city needs to cleanup the surrounding areas though.....

These two apartment buildings stand as monuments to the City of Akron's failure to think of anything to rejuvenate the City other than waiting for the University to do it for them. If I was a new college graduate, the last thing I would want to do is share an apartment building with undergrads that was designed for undergrads. Also, with the cost of buying a house now, young professionals are living in apartments into their 30s. Living spaces have to reflect their needs. Akron needs rental living and activities for young professionals. It's better for the City because these people have a bit more money to spend than undergrads. They bring a good energy to the City. It works everywhere else it's tried. It can work in Akron.

You clearly haven’t been to Akron in a long time. No one wants your Applebee’s North Carolina crap in a downtown area. We have Montrose and Howe for that, or we could move to Columbus. Like I said, there are plenty of surface parking lots if you want to build more generic apartments with thin walls and floors. We already have some of those with 22 Exchange, 401 Lofts, and the Depot, but we could use more. We need Quaker to go back to what it was before the University ruined it, and that’s what we may be getting. Something for those who live an hour+ away to have a reason to visit for. Yes, when I was a kid, we lived 2 hours away from Akron and visited Quaker Square as something to do. Anyway, we’re going dancing, so go Zips.

This will play out interestingly. If the leaders don't have the courage to tell people who are endlessly looking in the past "no", they won't have the courage to police a large outside park It will become infested with bums and undesirables. Charlotte bulldozed one low-income housing project after another in the South End and replaced them with apartments for taxpaying adults. The success has been on purpose. If Akron fails, it will be on purpose as well. For the record, young people don't want parks anymore. They want bars and breweries to drink, stare at their phones, maybe play some arcade games and generally be boring. They will not use a large outdoor park. Too much sun.

Is that surprising?

Bassitt left off the ALDS roster unfortunately

They advertised on instagram an open practice for basketball at the JAR and quietly canceled it. All evidence was deleted from socials and when we showed up the jar was closed. Messed up