There was nothing of substance from Arth. He stood up there, looked like a Sears catalog model, and gave the usual drivel about this and that. No hard-hitting questions. I also expect GT wanted something more scandalous than what John Green gave him regarding finances. OT...future NE game is worth 1.45mill
Basic question about the buyouts.
John Green explained that the Nebraska payout took care of Bowden and there is still negotiations with UTC including bringing them here for a game. Something about $8mill being reallocate from athletics. Basically, Arth I'd one of the lowest paid coaches in D1 and he needs to produce.
I appreciate the sentiment but seriously? Dinner with parents after the game? Kent plays all of their home games at 7pm. I think this has more to do with ESPN. That being said, I remember back in the day that afternoon games were fairly normal.
It was time to change. I think they should have fired Bowden last year after the Cherry Bowl. Loyalty...hmm...my loyalty is to the University and not to some average football coach with zero connection to this community.
So between SC, NW, and NE, U of A athletics made about $2.1mill this year. I'm sure that made the buy out an easier pill to swallow for the University (whether you agree with Arth hire or dont) (see correct math below)
Roscoe made a huge defensive mistake I think when we had just tied them. Groce lost it...yelled to Dustin, "get him out!" Sayles rebounded well when the ball fell directly into his hands. There's plenty of blame to go around and I shouldn't focus so much on the last play considering the Zips were behind the entire game. With Buffalo ready to sweep the MAC and the entire season, the goal should be to get on the other side of the bracket. They need some confidence and urgency that's for sure
We always have had 1/2 empty arenas this time of year and crowd today was pretty good. But this was handed to us. Last year's team could close out a game better.
That being said, this game was lost thru turnovers and crappy rebounding. They need a crunch time player who can make the big play