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It’s $650,000 settlement for cancelled game & 1.45 mil for 2025

Would of been better if you used this one

We got $650,000 for Nebraskra & will go back in 2025 for another mil+ game, it worked out plus the 2.5 mil for Northwestern & South Carolina we had a good financial year. We only have 1 pay day next year with Illinois

I also think the decision was predetermined & why we got the South Carolina game. It paid for everything. If it was for bowl eligibility we would have chose differently. LW knew he lost the team & we weren’t going bowling

Again not trying to argue but your last statement of blind loyalty would be the same to me in giving Bowden another year, we already know the results 5-7

He also spent 3 years in NFL with Colts as Peyton Manning’s back up & is very close with him & was a reference for Arth. Arth was not my first choice but I am going to give him a chance.

Not arguing with you, he also has head coaching experience at John Carroll where he was 40-8. I agree with a lot of what you say and am very concerned but I am going to support him. If it doesn’t work, that could change. Go Zips, maybe since Coach Arth is only 37 he can help us finish the climb. I think it was to much for 62 year old Coach Bowden.

His resume better create headlines or you already lost the 1st battle in energizing your base & keeping your players & recruits. Sorry, but that is how it works, not saying a guy who doesn’t do that can’t succeed but it adds a couple years to the process & getting his players

I’m hoping there is a lot of smoke here. I’m not big on Arth & I can’t see us paying his buyout. If your going to do that pay more & get a name that motivates the community. I’m thinking Kehres probably makes the most financial sense, gets people excited & probably your best long term candidate. If your willing to spend more & reach financially a little I think Getsy would be a big hit & more of a rent a coach until a P5 comes calling

If he wants the job, gotta at least interview & do some negotiating. Close the deal LW

Do you think it’s possible we haven’t reached out to Getsy?

I got excited when I read Miss State thinking it was Getsy I am excited they are looking at multiple candidates

Tony Alford Bio http://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/coach/tony-alford/

Here is a new candidate Tony Alford (Ohio State RB coach) mentioned in an article about John Nemec being let go by Akron in the Record Courier. Alford played for Nemec & he would hope to stay on staff if Alford would get the job https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.record-courier.com/sports/20181204/former-rough-riders-football-coach-nemec-loses-job-at-akron-but-plans-to-keep-working%3ftemplate=ampart

@UA1987 & @zipsoutsider I respect both of your opinions & can see all sides of the argument & that is what this board is about. I have trouble when people start disrespecting others opinions, we had a few last year that made the board difficult to enjoy & the moderator’s handled it, I believe @zipoutsider has taken some of our opinions personally or the firing of Bowden personally like we fired him & saying we live in a fantasy land or not in reality & I’m not a wussy, I’m just saying I have said I have mixed feelings, he has pulled us out of the basement of NCAA football & I appreciate that. I was for keeping him & getting rid of Milwee. What I have heard is Milwee lost the guys & there was issues & disrespect with players that had gotten obvious & disruptive. I say I heard because I did hear that, I’m not in the locker room, meetings or practice so I have not witnessed it & Im always hesitant to say things I’ve heard because I really don’t know if it’s true People have been saying for a long time fire Milwee & get a new OC & he didn’t & it ended up costing him. Now, I’m discussing coaching candidates from here on out. Hoping for the best. We can’t save Bowden so let’s move on. I maybe unrealistic but I do believe we have the ability to be a successful football program. Winning helps make all our issues manageable. We have facilities, good recruiting grounds, we need a coach to get us there & spark some energy in the community & I do believe we can put butts in seats, we may not sell out but I do believe we can put a real 15-25k in the stadium This is just my opinion I’m throwing out there. I loved President Wilson because he was everywhere supporting everything he could. He may have been a terrible President but I thought he was the best I had seen because he was positive & was selling the University all the time. I would like a coach like that. Sell your football program all the time everywhere you go, know your players names & promote promote promote, the University needs to help

Seems like their board is hoping he takes the job & our board is hoping he doesn’t. Doesnt make you feel warm & fuzzy about Arth

I’m just curious, are you really a Zips fan? What is your tie? mine is obvious in my name, I am a 1994 Akron grad. You seem like your just a Bowden fan, your name is Zipoutsider. Like it or not the Zips are in the College Cup National Championship under is helm rather he had anything to do with it or not it goes on resume.T&F doing well, swimming & diving doing well, all on his watch, Groce hire seems pretty strong & he will be better next year when all transfers & his recruits are all in. I dont want any personal info just what brought you here, you are so negative & thought I remember you saying in a post you only had one more year to watch this football program.

I get what your saying. I have a post saying I have mixed feeling because I am very grateful for what he has done but from what I’ve heard about locker room

And no one is talking about being National Champions, it’s not possible as set up now, you can’t get in final 4. LW doesn’t want to fire a whole stuff during the holidays. It just needed done. I’m sure he knows things none of us know. Let’s just compete for MAC championships first. And before you say it, we didn’t compete.

I agree, but ultimately Bowden has to control his locker room. He wasn’t, period

I will stay grounded in reality, it was time for a change, the locker room dictated it from what I’ve heard

I’m not trying to be a D***, but do you hear some of you guys? If you struggle in life do you just give up & say I guess this is how I’m destined to live? No, I believe you keep picking yourself off the floor until you succeed. Sorry but some of you sound miserable.

Maybe the perception they jumped on Bethune Cookman as soon as we beat Northwestern doesn’t sit real well

@jupitertoo @Hilltopper Any other interviews? Or it’s done, we’ve offered? Its his if he excepts?