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He did not. Possible he wasn’t on the travel roster.

Hopefully there will be a “Zips Weekly” episode that reviews the game and gives a little more insight.

Went back and rewatched the game. A few more thoughts: OFFENSE - Irons was off target too often, but when he actually stepped up to throw, he threw a few passes where his throwing motion actually looked better than last year. Despite seemingly lacking some of the velocity he used to have, the two deep balls he threw to George (1 caught and the other into double coverage) and the one on the deep crossing route to Adams stood out. Last year, he would have strong armed it straight across the field to Adams. The last interception of the game was too reminiscent of last season to where he forced a play he didn’t need to make in a critical situation. - Adams, George, and Gathings collected the majority of snaps at receiver. Golden played in place of the TE when we went to 4 wide sets. Myles Walker received a handful of snaps as well. - The running backs need more touches. The run game only stalled on one drive. Outside of that, the backs picked up decent yardage every chance they were given. - The OL probably played its best game in the Moorhead era. I counted only 3 busted assignments in pass protection. Unfortunately, 2 came in the 4th quarter and on 3rd downs. The OL consistently got push in the run game. Substitution patterns went like this: Subs in parentheses LT - Blanchard (Chambers) LG - Kilbane (Lyons) C - T. Williams (Georges) RG- N. Williams (Kilbane) RT- Chambers (N. Williams) (Kindred) DEFENSE - Terray Jones is by far and away the best DT on the roster. He was the only DT that was able to create pressure on the quarterback (although not enough) and he was excellent against the run. Lavea is the next best, but isn’t much of a pass rusher. He’s a load for the OL to attempt to displace though. - Ryan Johnson and CJ Nunnally are easily the best DE’s we have. That includes rushing the passer and against the run. Would prefer not to see Johnson dropped into coverage anymore. He was caught up on a pick play by Tallandier’s WR, which led to a Temple passing TD. Just send him after the QB. We need more production from the backups too. - Antavious Fish was a monster. Not only did he land some highlight hits, but numerous times he came downhill and put an OL on their butt. His one slip up was on the short TD pass to the RB. Fish was caught a little too far inside and then was picked just a bit by the WR, which gave the RB the angle. McCoy was also really good and give us an impressive linebacker duo. Shammond Cooper was solid and a sure tackler, although nothing flashy. Behm is a weak link. - Outside of the penalty, Tallandier was really good. Hunter had his moments outside of the final penalty. Golden-Nelson had more good than bad. - Corey Thomas and KJ Martin made a solid safety duo. Not sure why Nate Thompson didn’t see any action until close to the end of the 3rd quarter, but he wasn’t really missed with the way Thomas and Martin were playing. It hurt losing Martin on the ejection. Jaden Woods struggled in the second half. Darrian Lewis did a nice job at Nickel, but struggled at times when asked to play deeper as a safety. DE - R. Johnson (A. smith) (Richardson) DT - T. Jones (Robinson) DT - Lavea (K. Thomas) (Adler) DE - Nunnally (A. Smith) (L.Jackson) LB - Fish (Behm) LB - McCoy (Cooper) CB - Tallandier (Hence) CB - Hunter (Golden-Nelson) (Durant) NB - D. Lewis (C. Thomas) S - C. Thomas (Woods) S - KJ Martin (D. Johnson) (N. Thompson) SPECIAL TEAMS - As a whole, this unit seemed improved and was really solid outside of Jackson’s one short punt and Golden’s punt return muff.

Fair, but I’m not sure if Temple is actually bottom 20. Yes, they started there because of what they accomplished, or lack thereof, last year. We’ll have to see how it all plays out. I’m hopeful the staff will take a hard look at what went wrong yesterday and make the necessary adjustments.

Bullock played 6 snaps (according to one source. I haven’t rewatched the game to confirm) and did not attempt a pass. If I recall correctly, one of the plays was setup as a passing option, but it got blown up. Lingard played 40+ snaps and only touched the ball 8 times, with one of those being the touchdown reception. No way that ratio stays the same going forward. No matter who is at QB, a player with his kind of ability has to touch the ball more.

Guess we’ll have to disagree on Carolina. I wouldn’t call a team in the SEC that won 8 games last year, had two hall of fame coaches since 2000 (Holtz and Spurrier) has been ranked in to the top 10 during that time beating Ohio State twice and a #1 Alabama (not to mention numerous NFL draft picks, including the #1 draft pick in Clowney) the wilderness of college football. That being said. Let’s try to keep this thread about Akron. I’m just as guilty getting off topic here.

Just an FYI, Rattler ripped apart both Tennessee and Clemson last season. He also went 30 for 39 with 353 yards in a loss last night. He’s playing for South Carolina and helped guide them to 8 wins last year. Uiagalelei will suit up for the first time tonight for an Oregon State team who won 10 games last year. Not exactly apple to apple comparisons, but I get your point. Agree that a change is needed at the QB position after what we witnessed yesterday.

Some quick thoughts regarding a disappointing loss to begin the season. A lot to be excited about, but also new concerns we didn’t expect. OFFENSE: Irons is not the same QB as last year. He’s missing velocity on the far side/deep out routes he routinely exhibited last season. Outside of a handful of passes, he also struggled with his accuracy. Hard to envision he stays QB1 by the time MAC play starts, much less the entire season. No doubt the running backs are more explosive than last year. Question is, why didn’t they see more touches? Fair to say it was a bad day for the receivers. They’ve got to help their QB by reeling in some of the catchable passes that weren’t perfectly thrown. OL was excellent in pass protection until the last few drives. Run blocking was okay, not great, but there also weren’t a ton of opportunities. I believe about 20 runs were actually designed as such. DEFENSE: Run defense looked much improved. There weren’t many missed tackles and the linebackers in-particular landed a few big hits. Terray Jones, Ryan Johnson, and CJ Nunnally stood out along the DL. Antavious Fish, Bryan McCoy, and Shammond Cooper stood out at linebacker. Pass rush was disappointing. Temple threw the ball 49 times and Zips collected 0 sacks. I’m pretty sure I can count the number of times we touched the quarterback on one hand. Considering all of that, the secondary was impressive and played physically. There were some penalties that hurt, but at the same time they continued to be put in situations where the QB was allowed to have clean throwing opportunities. That’s a tough ask for a full game. FINAL THOUGHTS: Zips fans have every right (and probably should be) pissed. That’s a game we had a legitimate chance of winning. A game where everyone and their brother (outside of some in the Akron fan base) picked Temple to win. Most picked Temple to win big. There was not a talent discrepancy and Temple will likely win their fair share of games this year. If the defense can figure out a way to generate a pass rush, look out, because the physicality is there. Now the offense needs to figure out the quarterback situation. This game will not make or break the season. If anything, it shed some light on adjustments that need to be made. And FYI, I’m still not changing my season prediction. Wouldn’t be surprised to see this one get recouped somewhere along the way.

Can’t give a good QB the amount of time to throw the ball that we have today. Gotta figure out a way to be better there. Time for the offense to step up.

Anyone else see R. Johnson destroy the LT on that last possession?

Defense much improved, but struggling with the screens and some of the misdirection. Pass rush is still a concern. Need to at least knock the QB down a few times….

I was thinking the same thing. Doesn’t look like the same QB. Not as much zip on his passes and struggling with accuracy. Can’t leave him in if this continues.

Bazelak seems to be having the same issues that plagued him elsewhere. Big arm and can hit some deep balls, but otherwise struggles with accuracy.

I thought Virginia would be the worst team in the ACC, but it may be Boston College. NIU should win this game.

Suit yourself. This isn’t something I care to debate today. Looking forward to the game.

Just an FYI, the game is on ESPN+. So if you have Spectrum, that could cause a problem as they are in a contract dispute/renegotiation with ESPN parent company Disney. A way around that is either YouTube TV (different app from regular YouTube) or with Disney+ which also gives Hulu. Hulu has ESPN+. Or I guess could just do Hulu itself, although I’m not entirely sure if that’s an option anymore. I’m not sure if these apps are offering free trials or not, but I guess it goes without saying, if you decide to do a free trial and intend on canceling might want to make yourself some kind of note to cancel before getting charged. Wanted to make everyone aware before tuning in a few mins before kickoff just to be disappointed that the game is blacked out on spectrum.

UCF is a good team and Kent’s lack of depth shone through. It’s just one game, but they seem worse off on the OL and DL than we were last year. WMU is going to need to figure out a way to push the ball downfield. Teams are going to stack the box and take their chances in man on the backend if the Broncos don’t develop more of a passing game than what we saw last night. I’m guessing the QB transfer from Old Dominion will get a shot sooner or later.

If you’re looking for info from Temple insiders, check out their Rivals site. Some of the articles are behind a paywall, but the majority are free.

Alright, since we’re not getting an official depth chart here’s my final guess: OFFENSE QB: Irons Bullock RB: Lingard D. Anderson WR: Adams Golden WR: George P. Wilson WR: Gathings C. Anderson TE: Banks Newell LT: Chambers Frank LG: Kilbane Robarge C T. Williams Georges RG: K Davis Blanchard RT: N Williams Kindred DEFENSE DE: R Johnson L. Jackson DT: Lavea Robinson DT: T. Jones K. Thomas DE: Nunnally A. Smith LB: Fish Behm LB: McCoy Cooper Nickel: Lewis T. Thomas CB: Tallandier Durant SS: Thompson Woods FS: Martin C. Thomas CB: Hunter Golden-Nelson SPECIAL TEAMS K: Perez Wiley P: D. Jackson Castle KR: Hester Golden PR: Hester Golden

Brayden Roggow vs Chardon. A handful of impressive throws in this game.

I muted BGB a while back for some reason. I think I got frustrated by all of his rankings without any justification. That being said, I did hear him on a podcast a while back talking about the MAC and I think his final standings is a solid take. Not too shabby of a job with the tiers either. Penn State has a tough road with Illinois, Iowa, Ohio State, and Michigan so I’ll be surprised if they make the CFP. FSU has LSU and Clemson to deal with, so as long as they don’t slip up elsewhere, they should have one of their better seasons in a long time. Remains to be seen if they are CFP material, but I’m not buying the national media hype. Some other adjustments I would have made is Akron moved up a tier. Boston College and Mississippi State swapped. UMASS moved up a tier.

Short MAC segment around 1:18:00. One person takes the the over on Akron and the other two won’t touch it. Interesting they like the under on Buffalo. They also like the under on Kent State.

https://x.com/zipsfb/status/1694718304450146704?s=61&t=_TFqePY4lFXUo5BavIxA3w Temple Practice #1 and the man replacing Bubba - Antavious Fish.