MangoZip

Does anyone know IF this team can make it to 6-6, is there honestly a realistic chance that the bowl band could get repealed?

But unfortunately, the problem still exists, this will probably be another completely different roster next season. Many players that have some success this year will move on and who knows what they will replace them with. Building a program, especially in a situation like Akron, is more difficult than ever

Buy the cheapest ticket and you can sit anywhere in the stadium

Zips open up as a 10pt favorite

How about Buffalo beating BG today 28-3??

“Again”? I don’t think he’s ever been fired?

2 weeks ago Umass was leading Buffalo at half and only lost by 7 to them. Don’t get me wrong, they are not good, but the Zips can’t take anyone lightly! In regards to Joe at the end of the season, I think he asks for some changes: increased budget, some modest NIL dollars, etc and if he doesn’t get it he walks. If so, I just hope it happens fairly quickly after the end of the season so Akron has time to find a replacement. It would be bad for the program, and the players, if it drags out and he resigns in mid January.

Big difference between “should have” and “could have”.

Could be worse I guess

Agree, all of last year we talked about how the schedule had set us up to fail and that this year this schedule was set up for success - which it was. It’s the story of Joe’s tenure, so many winnable games that we just couldn’t close on. So far this year it’s Wyoming and UAB. Win those are we are sitting at 4-3 with several winnable MAC games in the next month and a very possible bowl bid (if eligible) coming. But here we are again, another year of “what if’s”. Let’s get a win over Testicle Tech this week and see if it builds any momentum.

I loved the script Akron!

Exactly…and I think most of us thought that would be a winnable game but when the team that beat you 45-3 loses to BG I think you need to pencil in another loss there.

BG beat Toledo - that’s sobering.

On our way to the third shutout of the year…

Do we even have a first down in the second half?

How many f’ing false starts?!

Offensive genius!

Ridiculous penalties!

I’m not 100% sure but I’m pretty sure that most programs say goodbye to players when they enter the portal, it’s common practice. It’s not a matter of being stubborn it’s just a reality. Can you imagine if you didn’t do that? Every kid could just enter the portal and see what they get and come back if they don’t find what they want. And what does a program do while they are waiting for a kid to decide if he’s coming back? Do they just not recruit or offer until each kid makes his decision? They could end up in late spring with no kids. They really have to move on when kids enter the portal. I agree that Joe is a good person and a good football mind, but is he a good head coach? That remains to be seen. My other issue with him, is that he doesn’t seem to be a good promoter/ambassador of the program - unless he’s doing it very quietly behind the scenes (which in and of itself would say he’s not). This program needs a good coach and a good salesman to the public and student body. Like everything, wins would solve most of these issues. It just feels like since he’s been here it’s been one step forward and two steps back - stuck in an endless cycle.

Offensive genius! 🙄

Unbelievable stupid penalty! WTF

The line is Zips +7.5 so that tells me that we have a chance. Would I take that bet…no.

I would just like to see some fire out of him in these videos. Show that you are angry, embarrassed, anything besides credit to the other coach and his staff bla bla bla

This team is just so bad, inept in every facet of the game…again

Very impressive, a lot of top 10 players for a 1-3 team. Grant had to take a gigantic leap after padding his stats last week but still, good for him. Good homework Zippy