Sergeant Zip

Coach Bowden with a cameo at about the 1 minute mark

Looks like the players are already making Christmas plans and not worried about USC.

EMU is making it's case...

Former FBS head coach and current Notre Dame assistant is having his second interview at BGSU:

At about the 17:10 minute mark they mention Bowden could be fired this week.

Which play? This one? The other one with about three minutes was on Rider for getting in the way of Ben's punt.

3 - 1 Zips. 2:45 left

Great header!

That CSU 3 was terrible

French might quit during this game. What was Terry doing with the QB all week? Apparently nothing...

Should UCONN get ride of football?

Zeke Starting for the Moncton Magic. He had 5 fouls in 10 minutes and a Technical.

Stay Frosty

Akron still hasn't been paid per Crain's on 10/26. Per "Cathy Bongiovi, Akron's assistant athletics director for communications, said there was "no update at this time."" The trip cost the Zips $165,000.

Mariota stiff armed Jatavis Brown

Byron Leftwich now OC for the Arizona Cardinals.

I thought this thread was a lot of fun His Akron (and Walsh) fashion got a shout out too.

Javatis Brown out with groin injury

Mike Jinks out at BGSU immediately

Per Crains… Terry Bowden is paid less than 120 other coaches. The only coaches whose pay is lower are Coastal Carolina's Joe Moglia ($400,000) and Louisiana-Monroe's Matt Viator ($390,000). Terry Bowden, No. 12 in the MAC, No. 121 overall: $412,500 compensation; $225,000 max bonus; $50,000 bonus received in 2017-18; $688,500 buyout. As an aside, the MAC's 12 coaches have a combined 2018 compensation of $6,519,534 — $1,080,466 lower than the pay Urban Meyer was due prior to his suspension.

From Crains: Akron tries to tackle the sports dilemma - Akron's athletic department budget of $33.1 million in 2017-18 - operating expenses budget of $11,174,159. The figure was a $1,230,159 above the original projection - total payroll budget of $10,181,747. The figure was $173,747 above the original projection - Football for the 2016-17 school year was at $7.25 million. The Zips' total, however, ranked eighth in the 12-team MAC and was about $940,000 below the conference average for the sport. - InfoCision Stadium has an annual debt service of $5 million. Football expenses The expenses for Mid-American Conference football teams in 2016-17, according to data submitted to the U.S. Department of Education: 1. Ohio $10,134,888 2. Toledo $10,046,711 3. Miami $9,346,412 4. Eastern Michigan $9,033,503 5. Western Michigan $8,667,334 6. Northern Illinois $8,035,152 7. Buffalo $7,796,405 8. Akron $7,253,770 9. Central Michigan $7,233,254 10. Ball State $7,044,512 11. Kent State $6,861,750 12. Bowling Green $6,537,321 Total: $97,991,012; average: $8,165,918 Number of sports programs Akron: 19, once baseball and women's lacrosse start play in 2019-20; MAC average: 16.3 Men's teams Akron: 8 (including baseball); MAC average: 6.7 Women's teams Akron: 11 (including lacrosse); MAC average: 9.6 Note: Akron's totals include a pair of rifle (which have a combined 18 athletes in 2018-19) and golf programs (14 athletes). Akron's in- and out-of-state athletes Men's sports: 129 in-state, 123 out-of-state; in-state percentage: 51.2 Women's sports: 98 in-state, 86 out-of-state; in-state percentage: 53.3 All programs: 227 in-state, 209 out-of-state; in-state percentage: 52.1

Jatavis Brown's playing time is increasing and he is making plays.