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  2. Week 2 (Rutgers) Thoughts

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    1 hour ago, 72 Roo said:

    AS I watched Joe's presser the one overriding impression I got was here is a guy who is not happy in what he is doing. When Joe came to Akron one of the factors was that he and his wife really enjoyed their previous 5 year stay when he was OC under JD. Their quality of life was good and the job was very fulfilling. Joe came to Akron as a HC when the fundamentals of the college game in D1 were about to shift big time. He didn't sign up for that, it just happened. Turning around a program that was losing, but had potential became a herculean task under the new conditions. I could see Joe fulfilling his contract and exiting to an OC position at more money and less headaches, like he had at Penn State.

     

    I am beginning to wonder if Joe demands the discipline needed in the long run to turn this around. Our players do not show much discipline. From player control fouls, offsides, delay of game and (my pet peeve) lack of pride in appearance with blue undershirts hanging out against white uni's I see an issue. Last year we all saw the tolerance of Gaithing's lack of self control. It was continued all season even with Joe acknowledging it needed to be fixed. Discipline is an issue he can fix. NIL, talent or our opponent have nothing to do with it. It is on Joe to fix it. I hope he does because it is foundational to turning around football. 

    Being a MAC head coach has to be exhausting, especially if you are on the bottom trying to claw up.  I think coaching in the MAC is a young man's game, it's going to turn into first time coaches that are on the same path as the players.  Let me show I can handle the duties reasonably well and then make the jump to coordinator/coach at the next level as soon as I can.  It has to be exhausting to think, one phone call and I'm out of here to a OC spot in the power 5.  I have no idea why he's hanging here, other than maybe the chance to see his son play on Fridays in November.

  10. Tracking Outgoing Transfers

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    17 hours ago, 72 Roo said:

    I don't have a clue as to everything that went into his decision to hit the portal, but I'll offer this. If he was going to sit behind other QB's he might as well go to Oklahoma and sit in a place that is close to home. He loses a scholarship but maybe he's happier being close to home while having the chance to win a scholly if he does well. Akron is a long way from home just to sit on the bench. 

    people rarely factor in how difficult it is for some players to be away from home or even out of state.  When lifting starts in June local guys can still make it home to see friends and family.

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  11. UMAss coming back to the MAC

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    10 minutes ago, akzipper said:

     

    We can't emphasize this enough. The schools you mentioned do nothing for the conference and fans don't care when they come to town.

     

    My completely unrealistic pipe dream would be to merge the MAC and SunBelt while cutting some dead weight to make a new conference with a north and south division.

    I also would love a MAC/Sunbelt merge but that would depend on how they classify "dead weight" lol.

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  13. The Portal Page

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    59 minutes ago, Akron1 said:

    I would guess that Blake Hester was skipped over again and was not put on scholarship.  

    Hate to see good people leave the program.  Loved how he played so hard and with everything he had.  

    He was very popular in the locker room.  Too bad.

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  15. Spring Ball 2024

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    1 hour ago, Ham said:

    Why?  If the Zips care so little about their fans 2/3 through spring ball that they don't put out any information, why should I care?  Closed practices?  Who is going to spy on them?  If you looked at your future schedule and saw a team with 5 wins in 5 years, would you even send your "water boy" to check out their spring practice?  The best way to keep the Info seats empty in the fall is to keep the team a secret.

    Agree with this, it's frustrating.  You'd think at the minimum they could partner with their radio and television school or campus television to let the students produce some content. 

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