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I was playing on PFF which as you know is completely unbiased and I was completely shocked when I looked and saw these stats. I am not the guru that CAT is and you come to the conclusions that you want. I am just posting for you all to see in case you are curious like I was because I was stunned... OFFENSE MAC RANKING NATIONAL RANKING QB Finley 5 137 (out of 294) RB Gant 2 86 ( out of 438) RB Patrick 9 177 (out of 438) TE Cravaack 10 218 (out of 420) TE Newell 15 280 (out of 420) WR grear 15 393 (out of 905) WR walker 22 536 (out of 905) WR williams 28 686 (out of 905) WR polk 33 728 (out of 905) This is where I was completely SHOCKED !!! The offensive line rankings: Center Lyons 4 86 (out of 297) Guard Davis 1 5 (out of 574) Guard Archer 12 238 (out of 574) Guard McManus 13 247 (out of 574) Tackle King 1 43 (out of 568) Tackle Motley-Simmons 2 94 (out of 568) DEFENSE MAC RANKING NATIONAL RANKING CB Dewalt 1 (out of 40) 20 (out of 835) CB Reed 2 (out of 40) 196 (out of 835) S Johnson 15 (out of 46) 421 (out of 837) LB Cooper 3 (out of 43) 52 (out of 784) LB Spriggs 12 (out of 43) 201 (out of 784) LB Summers 28 (out of 43) 428 (out of 784) LB Bosswell 40 (out of 43) 757 (out of 784) DT Laventure 15 (out of 48) 381 (out of 902) DT Murphy 19 (out of 48) 439 (out of 902) DT Hull 25 (out of 48) 564 (out of 902) DT Mixon 35 (out of 48) 698 (out of 902) DE Dall 11 (out of 41) 233 (out or 867) DE Durham 30 (out of 41) 733 (out or 867) DE D. Frazier 39 (out of 41) 834 (out or 867)

I can't believe I am saying this, but I am actually taking the Zips and the 21 1/2. I don't think they can beat them straight up but I don't think they get beat by 22 either. I expect some changes on the defensive line. They have to get pressure on the qb. I am so impressed with Coop and Malcom. They have really been a bright spot to the defense. Coop is ranked 52 out of 786 by PFF and Malcom is ranked 20 out of 834 by PFF Those are incredible.....

I truly hope this is a turning point and a momentum turner, but I'm going to hold off celebrating a win over a 1-3 Fcs team whose only win is against a winless D2 school. Akrons game was very good but it should have been. Duquesne offense was one of the worst college offenses I have ever seen and Finley is still hit and miss. I think we go 0-3 the next stretch.

finley is horrible. i can't believe johnson would be worse

summer's not suited up on the sideline. i wonder if that is discipline for his bonehead play. big chance for boss to step up. coop is always a stud

duquesnes offense does not look like it is going to pose any threat at all. the qb looks scared. this SHOULDBE a shutout

fanduel has zips at +9.5 stats mean nothing to me in this game unless they are bad. if our defensive line cannot produce great stats against this team then changes HAVE to be made.

I stand corrected they updated the site they now have bruno down for a full 2 sacks. last i looked they him down for 1.5 and credited durham for the other half but they changed it. team site has dall dall 5 solo 4 assist 3 tfls 2 sacks 1 qbh 3 deflections laventure 1 solo 4 assists 1 qbh

Cat, i'm curious where you got the stat that laventure and dall each have six pressures a piece? The team website itself only shows 1 qbh for each of them and that dall has 1.5 sacks? Just asking what site you use is all

Thats what happened with Pribula from Penn State last year. Walked away before it ended. I know the schools can take them back if they want but I also know that after Summers entered and didn't like his options, Akron said he could come back but only as a walk on.

Frank Solich might be very interesting pick, but he is 81 years old and retired in 2021 because of health issues. Might not be the best candidate. I am all for what ever it takes to build the program. I am not a JoeMoe sympathizer, but I am also not a JoeMoe hater. I just would like to see the program build and the culture changed. I am excited about the freshman class and think they would be awesome to build around. I can't picture McManus being here next year, but if he stays that's even better ! We have three very large athletic defensive linemen that are very impressive that I think can make a difference once they develop and are given a chance, a very athletic and talented safety that I thought was going to play regularly, and two linebackers that I believe can make a difference. On the offensive side, McManus, Broughton who is crazy athletic and can probably be effective at any skilled postiion and a wr that runs 4.4 at least. I am excited

Thanks I did not realize that. I thought everything had to happen within 10 days. So player X puts his name in the portal in that window and can sign whenever? I think it will still be interesting because coaches will know very early who they are losing and can start planning on replacing them. Once a player puts his name in, they are out right? For example if Ohio State is in the championship and a player enters the portal, they are off the team right?

Ncaa announced today plans to eliminate 2 transfer portals and to only have one that is open for ten days. the potential dates are Jan 2- Jan 12. that's it. it is official to one transfer portal but the window date has not been confirmed yet. it is reported that this is something coaches have pushed for and most likely will pass. that will be crazy. players will have to decide if they are leaving before the playoffs are finished and the national championship. i think last year i read 3,000 players from FBS and FCS entered the portal in the winter and spring windows coaches will have ten days to fill empty positions which should make teams desperate.

this game means nothing unless the Zips lose. Even if they win 45-0 it won't show us anything at all. They are playing a JV team and I fear instead of developing players or seeing what options exist it will be used for nothing more than stat padding for the starters. it shows me that program development means nothing if it is all the same players in the same positions. i don't want to hear on sunday how some starter that hasn't done anything in three games suddenly figured it out. im not saying bench all the starters but i do think if they really wanted to develop the program this would be the perfect game for players to get experience and see what they can handle.

Financially speaking only: UMASS just hired Joe Harasymiak in December 2024. His contract details are: Term: Five years. Salary: Approximately $1.3 million to $1.4 million annually. NIL/Revenue Share: Guaranteed funds of $2 million for 2025 and $3 million for 2026. Staff Pool: Over $2.7 million, which is projected to be the highest in the MAC. Coaching Experience: 2025 – Present: Head Coach, University of Massachusetts 2022 – 2024: Defensive Coordinator, Rutgers University 2018 – 2021: Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Coach, University of Minnesota 2016 – 2018: Head Coach, University of Maine 2014 – 2015: Linebackers Coach, University of Maine 2011 – 2013: Defensive Backs Coach, University of Maine If he gets that kind of money how could Akron EVER afford to bring in a Coach that is going to bring in all of this talent because of their names or what they have done. Most kids on these college football teams were only one or two years old when Eddie George retired from the NFL and would only know who he is from a parent UNLESS the school did a fantastic job of marketing and selling their name. Seeing this NIL/Revenue Share Guaranteed funds, makes me wonder if Akron football gets anything like that?