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This might be the worst defense in all of FBS.

Why did we abandon the run that drive?

Why did we kick it short? We gave them the ball at the 40 with 3 timeouts and 35 seconds. That is a lot of time in college football.

Just got home to find out the game is blacked out. This is retarded. Way to alienate your fan base by putting it on a station only a fraction of the people have. Guess I'm going to watch one of the other games that are on as I'm not going to risk a computer virus to watch a game that I'm already paying for.

It works and I use it when I'm not at home or the game isn't on cable. I will watch the game on ESPNU, ESPN, or ESPN2 if I'm at home via my VUE before I'd log into watchespn however. I just don't call it cutting cable as I still pay for a bundle of channels. Difference now is I'm paying $35/mo now instead of the $70-$80 that I was previously.

You need some sort of subscription to view WatchESPN. I have Playstation Vue (Kind of a hybrid between cutting cable and keeping it) which lets me have 70+ cable stations (including ESPN) for $35/mo. I pretty much use my PS4 as my cable box. To my knowledge there is no way to view WatchESPN for free unless you have a friends log-in.

I do agree total audience matters. I just see the Sun Belt game in this particular case bringing more of their own fans to boost that number. I also expect Akron to light up the scoreboard against a very poor Buffalo defense. Random people that do tune in will flip to a more competitive game before the start of the 4th. The App State game is only a 5 point spread so it is expected to be a 1 score game so people may watch it all the way through.

Just by the pure fact that "MAC fans" will be watching OU-Toledo game as it is a bigger stakes match up would take away viewers from Buffalo-Akron. Anyone that is "Sun Belt fan" only has 1 choice for a game so it won't divide their fan base, Appalachian State actually has a legitimate following in its community unlike Buffalo or Akron. App State consistently draws crowds of 20k+ and has on numerous occasions averaged 25k fans per year. If you exclude the pop cans that Buffalo and Akron count to meet NCAA requirements, that would be more than both schools combined. Edit: Stations don't make this decision thinking of redneck Randy as he will likely be watching one of the many other games on TV. Even if he stops on the station he would stop on it anyways. They think which game will bring more appointment viewer fans or which one has an opportunity to create an exciting finish that could get people flipping to it to see how it ends.. Appalachian State has a larger following and that game has higher stakes.

There are a lot of other factors than just pure career numbers to determine whose the GOAT Zips QB. I didn't see Frye play enough to cast judgement on intangibles, but I'd look for the guy that had the most positive impact for the team. If a guy puts up nearly as many yards and tds in 3 years while maintaining a similar or better TD/INT ratio, I'd go with the guy that played 3 years over a guy that it took 4 years to put up slightly larger totals. I don't know if that's the case as I haven't bothered to look at the numbers. If Woodson keeps doing what he is doing and stays healthy, I'll revisit this discussion and provide an evaluation the best that I can a year from now.

App State has a legitimate following. Forget the Michigan game of a few years back. They made headlines this season with that thrilling Tennessee OT game and people hyped up their game with Miami even though it ended up with them getting spanked. People know who they are. This isn't Georgia State or Texas State we are talking about. Edit: When's the last time Akron had a moment that took the college football world by storm? The Leftwich game? Even if, that game was more about Leftwich playing thru a broken leg and leading a comeback more than it was about Akron winning.

You mean a Sun Belt game that features a team that beat Akron this year in our house? A game that could end up deciding who wins the Sun Belt. You don't see how that couldn't be a more attractive game between the 2? High school football has a pretty large niche following. This game would pull from the niche fan base plus will attract fans from FBS schools that have future players playing in that game. Who exactly would Akron vs. Buffalo attract when it is the 3rd best G5 game on in its time slot, not including the P5 match up?

A 5-3 Akron vs. a 1-6 Buffalo with a 17 1/2 point spread. I'm not surprised 1 bit that it didn't get picked up. If I wasn't an Akron fan there is no way in hell I'd consider watching this game. There are too many other better games on in that time slot. The App State - Georgia Southern is clearly a better game and so is OU - Toledo. That doesn't even count VA Tech - Pitt or the NFL. I don't know whose playing in the high school game, but it is clearly a high profile game that will appeal to high school football enthusiasts and college football fans that want a 1st look at their recruits. No doubt in my mind it would pull better ratings than Akron - Buffalo. People need to take off their blinders. This should be a crap game and if its not you should be disappointed as a fan because that means the Zips under performed.

We had to play today. Our next game is Wednesday. You can't play on Saturday then turn around and play 4 days later.

That's better, but you'd still like to see more tackles made closer to the line of scrimmage, not 5-10 yards downfield by you safety.

It's not really a positive sign for your defense when your corner finishes with 15 tackles.

Clearly someone didn't watch TBS coverage of MLB Playoffs

I feel Louisville problem is they play in a fairly week conference so no scouts give them the time or day unless they make it deep enough in the playoffs. I grew up playing football with Drew Kuhn. The kid could straight up ball and was easily the best player that I've seen put on a Louisville uniform. He ended up making the Stark County all decade team which featured players like Dustin Fox, Justin Zwick, Erik Howard, Reggie Corner, TJ Downing, Shawn Crable, etc.. If I'm not mistaken he finished 2nd to Morgan Williams for Stark county player of the year the same year both McKinley and Massillon met the final week of the season at 9-0. I'm still surprised he graduated with 0 FBS offers. http://www.fridaynightohio.com/news/player-capsules-repositorys-stark-county-all-decade-football-team

Yeah, obviously Jartavis would look nice in a Browns uniform, but the jury is still out on the Browns draft. A lot of what they did was trade down and acquire future picks. Who knows how those players turn out. Not to mention who knows how good Corey Coleman will be. We've hardly seen him play.

I 100% agree. Don't mention something if you don't intend to even hint at what it might be. There are so many posts sometimes it's just too hard to keep track of who says what. All I know is some of these rumors are more than just rumors.

Someone did insinuate Jamal Marcus would be returning. I can't recall who it was. Had I not read it on this forum and read between the lines, I would have have been shocked when tuning into the pregame. There are certainly people more in the know than I am and I'm not going to try to deny that. I'm young and still working my way up the corporate ladder. I'm in no position to give the large sums of dollars it takes to get on a name to name basis with coaches or higher ups in the athletic department. Maybe one day I will. Until then I appreciate the information the ones that have established relationships with people in the Zips office share.

With Woodson at QB, besides against opponents like Wisconsin, I feel every possession the offense will drive the field and put up points. Frye was just before my time so it is hard for me to compare the 2.

I don't see ESPN moving the game. For starters they will have no notice to provide the schools, players, or fans as game 6 would be the night before. Secondly, ESPN has a time slot that it needs to fill. Just by it being on ESPN and it being football it will still pull 300k or so viewers.

In addition to needing Boise to win, WMU might also need Navy to lose 1 more time.

Weather is why I feel Akron wins, but doesn't cover.

I'd dress Ball, but not start him assuming he is capable of playing. That way he is there if you need him, but if the game is well in hand you give him another week to recover.