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Its only as associate members in wrestling but with Missouri leaving the Big-12 and the SEC having no wrestling (or soccer, no wonder those guys do so well concentrating on football ), they decided the MAC was their best option - kind of like WVU joining in soccer. Akron should really bring back their team.

We knew we'd be off this week because of the win but there is only one MAC school listed. Been quite a while since that has been the case, and we could still pop back on next week but hopefully very soon, this list will be far in the past for us.

Well at the very least, he is coaching somewhere else.

But my favorite quote from the article Quote To Note: “There was room for something big to happen. I thought it was the right time for someone to come in here and be successful. It used to look like a commuter school. Everything has changed. I’m here full-go.”—Akron coach Terry Bowden, on coming back to the program. I seem to recall something similar coming from Caleb Porter. If Bowden sticks around for 7 years and wins a National Championship in his fifth year, I will be quite content.

If we were playing only MAC East teams this year (or even if we got the MAC West cupcake schedule that OU got), I honestly think second would not be out of the question (or more likely about a four way tie for second). There is not one team in the East other than OU that impresses me (including Akron) which means that anybody could finish just about anywhere in the pack (though I think UMass will grab the bottom slot and Buffalo right ahead of them). I could see Miami, Can't, Akron, or BGSU taking anywhere from second to to fifth. The Miami game will be very interesting and telling. Glad I am going to be there for that one. And could someone change the title for Keener to Banal mid-week game?

Can't even begin to describe how disappointed everyone is with Dalton Williams play. Most are just sitting around bemoaning the loss of Moore and Nicely. Nice call.

I laughed for quite a while on that one. Could also be that the Zipmeister is posting there under an assumed name.

And Z.I.P. is as old guard as they come.

Yep, that Weis, Ianello, Powlus connection has really helped them. Lost to Rice, destroyed by TCU in their first Big-12 game and go to NIU this week. Hope the Huskies tear them a new one. I believe NIU wins this one by two touchdowns. The curse of Ianello lives on.

In honor of seeing Bruce Springsteen at Nationals Park last night, I deem Conor Hundley the "Wrecking Ball". :-)

Nice way to come back for a touchdown on the first drive after losing one on a holding penalty. They just said Williams is only two TD's behind Matt Barkley. Man, I hate that we only get him for one year.

Perhaps it just stood for Numerous Bricks Ahead?

For those of you that didn't see the game on ESPN3, the announcer they chose could give Joe a "No doubt about it" run for his money.

Thanks a lot AJ Fox, you couldn't have hung around for one more year.

Can't ask for much more, with the ball and a chance to win it at the end of the game.

Nice job of going for 2.

Complete implosion here in the last few minutes (sigh).

YESSSS!!!!

This has to be overruled - that's a TD!

What does the bigger number on Akron's side mean? Wow! BELIEVE!!! Also loved the little trick play with the O-Line.

Sometimes its better to be lucky AND good.

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Even better, from the "waiting list" section, Can't State's sense of direction.

We've been playing football for over 100 years longer than they have and we're 23.5 point underdogs (sigh). They should point that non-starting DE in the direction of their basketball team. They could probably use him more.

I adapted this from a presidental joke. When Ianello got the job, he received three envelopes from JD Brookhart and was told open the first at the first crisis, the second at the second crisis and the third at the third crisis. After starting 0-10 he opened the first, and it said "blame it on your inexperience" and he did and people decided he should get another year. He opened the second after the Gardner-Webb game and it said "blame it on the previous coaching staff" and he did and people said maybe the cupboard was bare and he continued on. He finally opened the third after finishing 1-11 for the second consecutive year. It said "Prepare three envelopes" ...