MangoZip

That’s very interesting. Sounds like he and Joe had a pretty in depth conversation, but if this all hinges on getting a significant amount of money donated into the program I think they are going to be disappointed. If Franklin offers joe the Virginia Tech OC job he will be out of here in a heartbeat.

Another O Lineman goes in

This clown is from Kansas City and has 56 followers… not putting much credibility to this report!

I’m sure there will be many twists and turns until something is announced but there certainly is no shortage of accolades for Joe and speculation about his future on X.

This offense has a really good, young core of skill players. Polk (So), Williams (Fr), Mason (Fr), Cravaack (So), Patrick (Fr) and potentially a good young QB. I assume they will all have opportunities elsewhere so keeping them here probably won’t happen. It’s just a shame that the resources aren’t here to keep a team together.

More on that same thread, suggest he might end up as the head coach at UConn. There is certainly going to be a lot of speculation until he decides on something.

Outside shot at a bowl game??

Agree, giving up 89 yard touchdown passes doesn’t help

Sounds like the Zips need to get a lead and force Bowling Green into a position that they have to throw

We have over 300 yards of offense in the first half and are only up by three points

We look like the better team, but turnovers and stupid mistakes are the only thing that will beat us. So far, we are doing that.

Get off my lawn

Good article about the origin of weekday MACtion games: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timcasey/2025/11/11/how-the-mid-american-conference-and-espn-made-maction-mid-week-football-popular/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAOAYThleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEemo1YlrZA2EszPo3QuBDsIR2ejxJkA2It2G9NFoysihcLW258CHJJ9SWwHNQ_aem_YlVC2XEkdt_RBvARUvnIoA

Can’t give up any special teams TD’s. They have a really good kick returner that has taken a few to the house - and we’ve given up a few this year. Have to keep it away from him!

I think it’s really going to be interesting at the end of the season when Joe meets with the AD. I really believe that Joe is going to have a list of changes that need to be made to this program or he will walk away. This late season success will only empower him more. Throughout the year he has been dropping little nuggets about his dissatisfaction with the school’s commitment (financially and structurally) to the program. I think he feels that he is trying to build a program with one hand tied behind his back. We will see.

Good preview of the game https://akronzippedup.substack.com/p/game-11-preview-kent-state-golden?utm_medium=ios

Wow, that’s amazing. They will not be a MAC doormat for long if those numbers are correct. As far as I know Akron has zero NIL money. Makes you wonder how they distribute that? I assume that QB’s would get the biggest share of the pie but are all starters getting something? Just for the sake of argument if you are dividing that among 22 starters that’s over $90,000 per kid. Is that paid annually?

Unfortunately, it’s supposed to be around 30 degrees at kickoff

Yes, I do

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