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This crap’s over

This is an embarrassment for the ages

I found out a few years back that the sophisticated folks of the ACC don't drink like Midwesterners. I'll be prepared for the judgmental stares this time. GO ZIPS

Looks like Memphis, Liberty, San Diego St., and Boise are the only non-P5 schools in Tier 2. Honestly the payments are unnecessary as being in the game gives invaluable exposure to your program. I just hope EA Sports isn't also using these tiers to determine the amount of thought and detail they give your school in the game when it comes to the stadium, traditions, band songs, etc.

Even running in the red, a Division 1 football and basketball program is the cheapest form of national advertising a school can buy. But that's also why it's important to win. What you're advertising matters.

This may in fact be the worst recruiting class in our Division 1-A era. And that my friends is saying something.

BG ends the half blocking a FG for a TD, taking it from potential 27-7 at half to 24-14. Huge.

Bowling Green getting absolutely pummeled by Liberty

Excellent news.

Please enlighten us on the basic fact that is wrong. I'm sure you disagree with the headline, but he was a coaching icon for that area of Ohio through his time as a high school head coach and almost twenty years as a consistent winner at Ashland.

Of all the great public and private football schools in NEO.... Joe sends his kid to Hawken??

I now live about an hour and a half outside of Lynchburg and plan to drive in for this game. Any other Zips fans plan to attend? I brought my daughter to Liberty for a track meet last year and their campus and athletic facilities are out of this world. Beautiful surrounding area too if you're into mountains and hiking. I don't know much about their team other than they finished the year as a top 25 team in 2020 and their QB from last year was drafted in the 3rd round. I did a little research on their fan site. Looks like Charlie Brewer, who was a 4-year starter at Baylor, transferred in and was set to be their starter this year but went out for the season their first series of the season. They're now down to their 3rd string QB, which is the guy that played against Wake, Kaidon Salter, a former 4-star recruit. Looking at their schedule, Southern Miss taking them into OT gives me some hope, but a win over UAB and a stupid coaching decision away from a win over Wake Forest doesn't bode well for our rebuilding Zips. Regardless, I'll be there rocking my blue and gold, so if anyone else is coming down and wants to link up, let me know!

I was there in 2012, Bowden's first year, when we jumped out to a 7-0 lead on a pick six, took the lead 23-20 in the second quarter on 70 yard run by Quentin Hines, and were only down 30-26 into the 4th quarter. I felt like I was the only Zips fan in the entire stadium that day (went with some Vol fan friends) and boy was I making some noise. They pulled away at the end for a final that didn't reflect how close the game was, but man, 100,000 people dead silent listening to you go nuts is an incredible feeling.

Irons has a lot of physical tools. That's about the only good thing I can say about him at this point. Kid needs coaching I was hoping he would get with the new staff. Maybe he's beyond help.

It would be nice to have a couple games to build on the momentum of winning in thrilling fashion, even if it was against a very bad team. Unfortunately that's not what the schedule holds. We are going to get absolutely throttled on the road the next three weeks. I just hope Joe can keep the guys heads up through it looking forward to game we should win against BG.

Give me a break man. I'm optimistic for the future of Zips football, but we are going to be nowhere near ready to compete with a team like Army next year, much less Tennessee. This is a process. We'll be lucky to approach .500 in MAC play next year. Get back down to earth and let the new staff build the program.

I'm very pessimistic as to whether we will ever play football at the FBS level again. I think this will end up being the excuse the administrators needed to be done with the giant black hole of major NCAA athletics.

And you're still completely wrong. That's a team that went 8-5 last year, won a bowl game, and has a former SEC starter that transferred in starting for them at quarterback this year. We just went 0-12 and may not even have the money to play football next year. They're light years ahead of us, and it's not even close. Two guys transferring over politics doesn't really change that. They'll continue to get players we can't with resources we don't have. Acting like that isn't the case because you hate what the school stands for doesn't change that.

Yes, because I was talking about high school, you got me. Just know this, there were a lot of football alumni at that game, we all talk, and not one person to a man thinks what's going on with this team under Arth is anything but a disgrace. Guys that have been in the program and worn the uniform know what to look for, and it's not being found. This was one of the most boneheaded hiring decisions in school history.

I have D1 playing experience slapdick, and I'm humiliated by what's being put on the field. There's no excuse for the complete lack of discipline and effort. Nobody cares on that field.

I honestly don't think we would win many games at the FCS level this year. That's how bad this team is. From beating Northwestern last year to not being able to compete in FCS. That's what happens when you fire a great coaching staff of legitimate FBS coaches and replace them with a bunch of part time D3 morons who should still be living off stipends and driving Uber in the offseason.

I think I'd still give Ianello the nod, but Arth is making it more competitive week by week. We're right back to being the most embarrassing program in the country after a few years of competence with Bowden. Sad sad sad.

Difference between Arth and Bowden? How about a eff'n competent staff?? What an embarrassment. Larry Williams can go screw himself. We had one of the best staffs in place in the history of this University and he goes and fires them all, hires this numbskull and his band of D3 misfits. John Carroll called, they want their 15k stipend coaches back. Freaking amateur hour. They should call up Terry and beg him to come back.

Fun little exercise for the offseason as we head into yet another first season under a new regime. My rankings: 1. Terry Bowden - Like my #2 choice, inherited an absolute disaster, turned it around, and was let go a year too soon. Was able to bring together a stellar defensive staff and reestablish a steady stream of NFL prospects similar to the late Owens and early Brookhart years. Only coach to take the Zips to two bowl games. I think a couple more years at the helm could've allowed him to establish our program as a MAC powerhouse. 2. Lee Owens- I'm not sure some people realize how bad things were when Owens took over in 1995. It took him a bit to right the ship and make the team competitive, but given the terrible facilities and administrative support he was dealt, the fact that he was able to develop as much talent as he was and have some winning seasons was nearly a miracle. 2003 should've been a banner year, but the ball bounced the wrong way in three games that year and the team could've very easily been 10-2 with an upset over powerhouse Wisconsin. Defense was the achilles heel of his later teams. It's my firm belief that had his staff remained in place a MAC Championship would've been won in 2004 and 2005. Owens has been a consistent success in everyother head coaching position he's ever held, albeit at lower levels. 3. JD Brookhart- Like my #4 choice, inherited a very good team and shiny brand-spanking new facilities and support that his predecessors never had. Must receive credit for winning the school's only MAC Championship, but did so with a team full of his predecessor's recruits. Was finally able to solve some of the team's defensive woes, but despite his background never developed a high powered offensive attack. He swung for the fences in recruiting and took too many chances on high risk/high reward guys that never panned out. 4. Gerry Faust- Led an exciting transition to FBS (1-A at that time) but his later years were an unmitigated disaster. Discipline and talent were complete bottom of the barrell in 1-A by the time he was fired. Still love seeing him around the Zips program after all these years though. 5. Rob Ianello- This needs no explanation.

If we’re going to schedule an FCS team, then by damn schedule one that doesn’t have any chance to beat and embarrass us. The average fan doesn’t know the difference between St. Francis and James Madison. FCS games should be guaranteed wins. I have never understood why any school would schedule a tough FCS game. You gain nothing if you beat them, yet sacrifice quite a bit if you don’t.