MangoZip

You may be right, but stating that him not knowing NIL is a reason is so irrelevant. It’s pretty simple to learn about NIL at Akron, there is none. Notta, zero, zilch. Pretty easy to learn how that works.

His son is a Junior, it might be the only thing that keeps him here another year

Yes, because the Zips have such a huge homefield advantage…🙄

I’ve heard this training table story a few times on here, is this confirmed? What did they have vs what do they have now?

How do they miss that hold right at point of attack??

Seriously? The offense is horrible! BG scored 27 vs Penn State and 20 vs Texas A&M and you think the D is the problem??

24 made zero effort to actually make a tackle, pathetic effort

This didn’t age well….

Is it just me or does he just seem so defeated? I just don’t get any sense of confidence that he will, or can, fix this.

As far as I know, we didn’t sustain any serious injuries did we? Now we’re shell shocked?? What happened to the argument that it should be easier having faced that type of competition now that we are playing MAC schools again? The Ohio game wasn’t really that much different than the Ohio State, Rutgers, and South Carolina games. Hung in there a while, little to no offense, defense finally got worn down, lost big. BG lost close games to three really good teams (Penn State, Texas A&M, and Old Dominion), my guess is that they won’t look really worn down on Saturday. And before you say Old Dominion - they barely lost to South Carolina.

To imply that this team is playing so poorly is because of their out of conference schedule is ridiculous.

Let’s face it, good Power 5 quarterbacks don’t end up at Akron because it’s their first choice. They end up here because it’s their last chance to be a starting D1 quarterback. Great info, as always, catdaddy. I have seen Finley make some great throws that were really impressive but also several really bad throws that far outnumber the good throws. Bottom line is that he is not a good enough QB for this team to a 90% passing team. They have to establish a running game to have any success. Maybe they should start using some more 2 tight end sets to help the running game and set up some play action passes. Something needs to change, one good drive and then multiple 3 and outs isn’t getting it done!

“our facilities are still tops in the MAC“ - maybe the stadium, but I assure you that everything else is not the best in the MAC, in fact probably lower half. Some high schools have nicer weight rooms, the locker room is tired and dated, and the indoor is dark, dreary, and very average at best. It’s a myth that our facilities are so nice. Go google Miami football facilities, or Northern Illinois football facilities, or Ball State football facilities, or Eastern Michigan…just to name a few.

Akron called a time out to stop the clock, so why not try to score?

Can I claim this as spot on?? So disappointed to be right 😠

So inept on offense. Hope I’m wrong but I’m predicting 31-10 final

Facts

This offense is so bad

Not perfect but they are pitching a shutout…embarrassing??

Seems like this offense has one good drive a half

Will this weather force Joe to establish the run?

I don’t think they fire him but if this ends up another 2 or 3 win season I could totally see him walking away

There is plenty of blame to go around but Finley does deserve some. I remember several times he had a surprisingly clean pocket and made some really bad throws. QB’s get hit, it’s part of the game, you don’t just get a free pass to play poorly just because you’ve taken some hits. Not trying to pick on him, I think he has a lot of potential and has shown that he can play well but he deserves blame for playing bad.

Well, OSU, USC, and Rutgers are not playing at Akron. Very rare any P5 team plays at any MAC stadium. I get the point but no, the AD does not hate the football program. That’s a little dramatic. The football program is the only thing keeping the athletic department afloat.

I feel like this team just isn’t really improving. The defense does still show some promise but being on the field as much as they were, in that heat, and against that team, it was just a matter of time until the wheels came off. The offense is still pretty much a disaster. Finley looked terrible, he missed so many easy throws. I still say they need to establish the run. It actually was working some but Joe just kept going to that horizontal passing game. Looking forward to playing MAC teams but it will not be easy. Several MAC teams on this schedule played with the P5’s so much better than the Zips. I hate to say it but I really only see maybe 2 more wins coming.