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We should just take it to the hoop here then foul. They're still in the 1 and 1 so we might be able to get them to miss the front end.

Transition defense even after makes has been bad. Marshall has kept us sleeping too much by pushing it on makes when we're too relaxed. It's led to quite a few uncontested pull up 3's and some layups.

Trimble 5-7 from beyond the arc. The rest of the Zips a combined 0-6. Will be interesting to see if Marshall starts daring non-Trimble Akron players to make 3's in the second half.

You just had to jinx them didn't you?

I doubt anyone who starts at Oregon would follow Moorhead to Akron. If we get anyone it will likely be players who are buried on the depth chart who Moorhead promises playing time too. Those players would still be a big upgrade over what we have on the roster currently.

You must not have watched the Browns vs Ravens game this past Sunday night when he was returning kickoffs to the 15 yard line...

I graduated Akron in 2012 and have attended maybe only a handful of football games since graduating. I'll be on the phone Monday inquiring about season tickets if this deal goes through this weekend. I'd say it would be Akron's first real commitment towards trying to win since Infocision was built.

Furthermore, when you're in a hospital bed facing a near death experience you probably realize being around friends and family is more important than money. Particularly when you already will be making a comfortable living either way.

I read Frye made 125k at CMU as OC and that NFL QB coaches on average make around 200k. If Moorhead wants him on the staff I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility.

I'd like to see Irons stay. He's the kind of dual threat QB that would fit an Oregon style offense. I feel Akron had some talent at the skilled positions that would be nice to keep. Overall, I would expect to keep anyone who wants to be here. Naturally many guys will want to transfer and it's impossible to replace 85 guys in 1 season. I doubt anyone noteworthy from the staff gets retained. Moorhead will want his own coaches that fit his offensive and defensive scheme. It would be nice if he could bring some grad transfers that are buried on Oregon's depth chart. Ideally someone on the offensive line or anywhere on the defense.

If the cost for an unproven guy like Arth is 600k then paying something like 800k for a proven commodity like Moorhead seems reasonable.

Pass on Ferentz. Iowa more so wins games with their defense and not their offense.

Moorhead is currently making $1,150,000 as Oregon OC. That would be about double what Arth was making. I'm not opposed to him as getting a former P5 head coach who has connections to high school coaches in western PA and Ohio from his time in the area would be a plus. Just seems too good to be true given the state of the program and our limited resources.

Arth was making something in the neighborhood of 600k. A lot of coaches are egotistical and are looking for an opportunity. 600k is a hell of a pay upgrade for a non AAC G5 OC or DC.

I feel the Zips players will need to make 3s to open up lanes for Walton to drive. Teams are just going to pack the paint until we show them that they need to guard the perimeter.

In his defense we shot bad, but it wasn't as bad as yesterday

I don't think I've watched a group of guys struggle this hard to score since I went with my friends to a bar back in college

We actually ended up making a 3? I must have turned the game off before that

Fordham is a terrible team, but they're still the much better team. I'm not sure if Trimble and Walton can coexist in the backcourt if Trimble keeps shooting it this terrible. Every team is going to guard Akron this way moving forward.

The MAC East is a dumpster fire. Easily the worst division in all of FBS. By year 3 I'd expect to make a bowl game and by year 5 or 6 I'd expect us to contend for the division crown most years. It's not like we're in a situation like Maryland or Rutgers where we have no chance of success.

You will see a lot of mid-majors be able to hang with the Kentucky's and North Carolina's of the world for the first 25-30 minutes. Those final 10-15 minutes are kind of when mid-major schools get tired legs and can't keep up the high level of energy/effort that kept in the game up to that point.

With 3 games in 3 days it should be interesting to see how much we press the ball

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.

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.

I'd say it's in a worse spot. Out football program is obviously bad, but even in our worst years we wouldn't lose to Walsh University. That's pretty much what WMU just did in basketball.