NWAkron

Not sure why folks on here are so bullish for the Zips today.

So keep Embick?

Will Embick join the list of coaches on the chopping block?

Its too much to ask for Akron teams to win twice in one day.

Duquesne beat Bryant which means...well...nothing. KSU looks good against Buffalo

I remember Gibson coming in during the UMass game two years ago. I also remember Joe Dunn (FWIW) saying during that game how awesome Gibson was. Why did he go back on the bench?

Arth owns BG football like Dambrot owned BG basketball!

Love Tom Arth. Give that man a raise!!!

They really have a way of stifling momentum right before the half

I'm not watching. I assume they effed up their final drive and came away with no points?

That's how I felt walking out of Infocision

What happened to Irons?

I just looked up the score, hoping against hope.

Fearless forecast: Confident BG seeks revenge for last year's drubbing and pounces hard on the Zips Zips lose by +21 Arth gone by Tuesday

It's all quite insufferable. But what is there left to say?

Bring on the t shirt cannon!

I guarantee Those who guaranteed the athletic dept 3.6mill don't feel like idiots

There's a need for a thread? I'd rather close my eyes, plug my ears, and pretend this game isn't happening. 34 days until Akron v Ohio State!!

Agree that TB lost interest and it seemed to me like he was merely collecting a pay check and doing the minimum. No doubt Arth is working harder. But, once again, football isn't a drain on the university. in a matter of 3 weeks, the program brought in 3.6 million. managing that stadium must cost a ton but they aren't going to abandon it or tear it down.

I think that may have happened last time. I'm "gathering, guessing, assuming" that there were a few on there with limited football knowledge. For example, I wouldn't be good on a search committee for a football coach because I don't know enough about the nuts and bolts of building the team, recruiting, etc. I would probably defer to those with more knowledge. Next time that probably won't happen.

Once the emotion leaves the room, the decision comes down to $$, a pros and cons list, and whether more damage will be done to the school and program by keeping Arth or letting him go. Almost all universities lose $$ on athletics. So while KSU or BSU or whoever have an uptick in the winning % their football programs aren't necessarily bringing in any more money than Akron's. Akron made $3.6 mill in pay to play. If another MAC school only earned $3.3, Akron is still probably ahead of them for the year. I would say let him finish out the year.

Assistants don't have the final say on the hire and can't overrule their boss. I posted elsewhere that if the AD is picking the search committee that will lead to group-think.

I don't recall reading these were the final 3. Jasper has had a rough time as late: Navy fired him as OC and then re-hired him as QB coach. Drayton is still RB coach for a good Texas team. There must have been some serious "group think" going on during the decision-making process. And I wonder if Williams chose anyone for the committee who would disagree with him or had more or equal football knowledge.

A coach with half the sleeze of Bowden and half the purity of Arth.

I think it will be after BG next week.