Captain Kangaroo

Does Kato get the 1st series against Kent? Do we stupidly force Irons into the Kent game, mid scoring drive, like we did against Ball State and WMU?

If basketball games were 39 minutes 58 seconds long, and football games were 58 minutes 59 seconds long, I’d have had a hell of a Tuesday night. Instead…

The next pass better be in the end zone

Gibson gets a chance to make a signature comeback win!

He was a yard short on that 3rd and 20.

I hope Gibson doesn’t have an 8am class tomorrow. I don’t see him getting out of bed until at least noon. Awesome performance.

Better than when we lost in OT to that sorry osu team in the Big Dog era, but still a loss. Really nice effort. Just wish we could have finished.

Glad Ali read my post at halftime.

It’d be easier if we made an open jumper.

Who will score more points against Akron tonight - Ohio State or Western Michigan?

Ali and Dawson need to do something positive.

Depends on the results.

More travel than their CUSA trips to Louisiana, New Mexico, Florida, Texas…?

Kornheiser's response - "What was he...3-24? That's a pretty easy one to defend."

I'm sure Kent will bring a lot of fans on the 20th.

Zips fans have walked out of InfoCision stadium a loser against every D1-A (FBS) opponent we've played for the past 4 calendar years (sadly, no fans attended the epic 2020 BG win). And, we've played some lousy opponents. If Ohio State lost every single game they played at the Horseshoe, how many fans would be lining up for year #5 season tickets? We've been outscored 1,351-640 the past 4 seasons. Our fans get giddy if we play a competitive half of football against bottom-dweller opponents. The Zips aren't just losing...they have been an embarrassment for several years. Until they sustain some level of football respectability, who in their right mind would forfeit a beautiful Saturday afternoon and pay $100 (family of four) to watch them?

Every MAC champion football team in memory has been a clean, respectable group. No Barry Sweitzers or Jimmy Johnson’s. It shouldn’t be too outlandish to expect it could happen in Akron too.

Mike Johnson still interested in coaching?

Coach O Rod doing things #hisway If anything it will be interesting to see the changes O Rod implements. Obviously he can’t make any major scheme changes in 7 days. But there might be some “Arth favorites” being replaced by guys that he likes better. Could Zips Grandma get her wish next Tuesday?

I think November 4th is "Dre Christmas."

If you can't get Rich Rod, I guess you get O Rod.

The Terry Pluto article selling Akron short, and lamenting the firing of Arth in 5...4...3...2...1...

When Arth decided to build his program predominately with Freshmen, he had to know the beatings would come early and often. He also had to know in today's FBS world that AD's and fans don't wait 5-6 years for a winning record. I think he grossly underestimated either the talent required to win in the MAC, or his ability to recruit enough impactful Freshman. His outdated Freshman-first recruiting approach cost him. The chips were stacked against him from the start, with a late hire. But he could have overcome that with some aggressive recruiting of JUCO and P5 Transfer talent on the OL and DL. I disagree that the Zips are now going to turn around and go backwards. We are 3-24 during Arth's tenure. That's already rock bottom. By comparison, Terry Bowden took over a winless L-M football program and has won 4 games this year. Arth is a good person, and he'll land on his feet. But he proved he didn't know how to win at Akron. His approach netted 3 wins in 27 games. We need a coach that knows how to win at Akron. And for those who think it isn't possible, look at Kent. They have been worse than the Zips most of the past 20+ years. Until they somehow found a coach that could win at Kent. I'm sure the kids presently in the Zips program are hungry to win. Hopefully the good ones stick around and see some quick success with the new coach.

Where else can Zip grads from 1971 meet with fellow alumni from 2021? 🦘👨‍🦳👨‍🎓 🦘🧒👨‍🎓

10:12 pm and I’m still at the game. Victory beer is waiting for me in lot 9! C’mon Gibson!