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We clearly had some injury problems, but you will get that from time to time. The fact we had absolutely no depth at any position besides receiver is what killed us. It's not like the teams (BG and Buffalo particularly) were anything special. We had no depth because our coaches failed at recruiting and developing players. 2-10 Buffalo, who lost to FCS Albany, set their school rushing record against us. I don't care if we lost 6 players on the d-line and 6 linebackers. That shouldn't happen.

Injuries are a part of the game. Ohio lost 2 QBs before the season even began. This team had absolutely no depth and that comes back to poor recruiting and player development. I'm fully aware how bad those coach I teams were and statistically this years Akron's defense was worse than of those teams... Bowden has been here 5 years. The players on the roster are guys he recruited. At some point you have to quit blaming coach I for Akron's current performance.

Yeah, I'm not going to sit around listening to the radio for 2 hours. What is this the 1930s? What a joke there isn't some sort of video feed.

Unlike me defending the Browns coaches and front office, as it's kind of hard to say definitively one way or the other not even through year 1 of a 4 year plan, (certainly beats past regimes that had no plans and just tried to super glue and rubber band a team together), Bowden has kind of been around long enough (5 years and 2nd longest tenured MAC coach) that I feel it is fair to make judgements on what he has and hasn't accomplished. 2012 - 1-11 (0-8) 2013 - 5-7 (4-4) 2014 - 5-7 (3-5) 2015 - 8-5 (5-3) 2016 - 5-7 (3-5) After 5 years our best season was finishing 7th in the MAC and we have made only 1 bowl game. IMO we HAVE to win the bare minimum of 7 regular season games or Bowden needs to go, no excuses. He's had plenty of time to filter out coach I's trash. EMU was just in as bad of shape as we were and Creighton has turned them around in 3 years.

Air Force comes into this showdown 5-0 on the season. They look to have size at the guard position, but are really undersized in the frontcourt. They only have 3 players over 6'5 that receive 10 minutes per game or more. Those guys are forwards Luvelle Scottie & Ryan Manning who are listed at 6'6 and Frank Toohey whose listed as their C and comes in at 6'7. They average just a tick under 22 3PA per game and as a team have hit 43.7% of those. This looks like a matchup that we will need Big Dog to impose his will. We will also need our guards to play tight defense and not leave room for their shooters to hoist 3's.

I'd argue that everything is going according to plan. They stripped the team entirely like the Astros and 76ers did a few years back fully anticipating a really high pick, meanwhile, have stockpiled quite the arsenal of high draft picks. The strategy really can't be judged for another 2-3 years IMO. What is going to be key is actually turning those high draft picks into quality players. That's where Houston succeeded, but Philly failed.

Regardless, it's not a good sign when multiple current and former players take to social media to voice their displeasure with the Zips organization.

I'm not sure if you guys have viewed the Woodson thread, but on twitter Woody and a few other players were alluding to the fact Woodson felt he could and should have played, but someone on the Zips staff prevented him.

So if I'm reading this right Woodson feels he was healthy enough to play, but coaches said no. Even with a 70% Woody, I feel we win last night and make it to a bowl game. *Picks back up pitchfork*

Georgia Southern's zone certainly gave Akron's offense some fits, particularly early on. IK there is a lot of complaining about home scheduling, but I think bringing in an opponent early on that plays that style of play should better prepare us for when (if) we see that type of defense later in the season. Edit: As I said last night, I don't think they were all that bad of a team. They should be competitive in the Sun Belt.

I expect Ivey's minutes to keep trending upwards. Outside of Big Dog he's probably been our best player. There was 1 point in the game where I could of sworn he was playing the "4" as him Antino, Noah, and Williams were on the court all at the same time. Not necessarily a lineup I'd want to run with for long stretches, but if he's able to squeeze an extra 2-3 minutes out of it against smaller front courts I'll take it. With him out there we actually got a guy that can finish at the rim and he can generate fast break opportunities.

I've put down my pitch fork. They played with tremendous effort. Bowden has to put up or shut up next season though.

I've been giving the D crap all year, but the are bending not breaking tonight. Offense needs to make a play to help them out.

This Georgia Southern team should be able to pick up some wins in the Sun Belt with their length and athleticism.

Views great from these rock hard bleachers

How about we get some better ball movement and actually run some offensive plays.

They are doubling Big Dog really hard anytime he touches it. We will need to hit our 3's tonight to keep them honest.

This is more dysfunctional than Scarborough's Presidency. Fortunately I'll be at the basketball game and if I catch the football game, I'll be watching it on ESPNU.

I'm not sure how many of you guys have seen "The Producers", but given the current state of the athletic arms race and the TV money P5 schools already have at their disposal perhaps "You can make more money with a flop than with a hit."

If there is a player that I'm concerned with on their team it would be their guard Tookie Brown. He puts up a lot of 3s and shoots them at a decent clip. Also, he has a knack for getting to the charity stripe as he averages over 5 FTA per game.

I wouldn't read too much into it. It's pretty common place for recruits to tweet anytime they receive an offer. If he's an upgrade over Chapman (won't be hard to be) I don't care how many FBS offers he receives.

I'm going to the basketball game, but will head to Score if it's still a game come the 4th qtr. I'm not too optimistic that'll be the case.

Akron was 9-0 last year in MAC play at home and 4-5 on the road. 4 of the 5 teams we lost to on the road we beat at home (Toledo we never played at home). There is no denying the fact the Zips have built a home court advantage at the JAR. That success I'd guess would transfer to a new arena. New arena or not I don't see that being the reason teams won't come play at Akron. Oregon State really hasn't been a great basketball program since the late 80s and Kent had to do a 2 for 1 to get them to agree to come to Kent for a game. Bigger name schools won't agree to come to Akron for the same reason Akron wouldn't agree to go to play at Coppin State. They feel it is beneath them. Our best hope to get a Purdue or Iowa State to agree to play at the JAR is we have it built into the 1 and done football contract. Personally as a general admission STH that breaks out to $4 per game it's kind of hard for me to bitch about who we play at home. I can see how those of you that pay $400-$1000+ could be disappointed not seeing higher level competition.

I'm looking forward to hearing the national TV guys that have absolutely no exposure to the MAC coming in. At least the other MAC announcers will recognize some of the faces.

Where in my statement did I say I wasn't enjoying this season? All teams should be looking to improve as the season progresses so they are peaking at the right time. This team might have more improvement needed than some Akron teams of recent past, but that doesn't mean I don't think they can compete in the MAC this year.