Blue & Gold

I think this is the post were this thread started going sideways. This is a good post and I agree with most of it! I totally agree. Now the cupboard which Bowden inherited was sincerely bare. I'm still grateful to Bowden and always will be. He took Akron from the bottom and made us pretty respectable. However, I think he may have gotten lazy (?), because his recruiting classes were always rather sub-par (especially considering he could/should be leveraging the Bowden name.) and i do think he had taken Akron as far as he could... and there were signs of his losing the team during his last year. But that's a different rabbit trail. Anyway, Arth's cupboard wasn’t that bare, he just felt the necessity of taking the program in an entirely different direction. Totally agree. All these players seem to love each other and the staff, and haven't been tuning the staff out in the slightest. Their effort is still through the roof. I really respect all the players for that and respect the coaches for remaining encouraging and upbeat. It may be the intangible positive personalities that Arth is attracting. It would be all too easy for one or two players to become a cancer on this team, but I haven't detected the least bit of that. Total props from Coach Arth to the water boy. Again. Totally agree. Last night was rough for all of us and all of our nerves are kinda exposed after last night. But I see the team improving and have to remind myself that 1. they're mostly all freshmen and sophomores, and 2. this year is more of an exhibition year anyway with no one losing eligibility. Not losing a year of eligibility will benefit everyone in the MAC, but we're so young it's going to benefit us more than anyone. Go Zips!

Nelson is getting over a shoulder surgery and should be soon cleared to play. Maybe even this week? Burkhart was a fantastic WR but injuries (concussions?) cut his playing days short. The WR Knight you mention above is Boogie Knight, who is still on the team but lined up at running back now. He also returns punts & kicks. I don't know about Sands. Didn't he graduate? I thought he was a senior last year, but I definitely could be wrong. Edit: ^^I see Captain beat me to the punch! Lol

Well fantastic. We just lost our verbal commitment from Dillon Porter, no doubt due, in no small part, to our splendid performance on ESPN last night.

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I believe you're right. And welcome to ZipsNation!

Amen. If you can't stop the run nothing else in the game of football matters. This was a rewind to week #1.

We miss Mathewson returning kickoffs.

Still 0 forced punts.

I breathlessly await the halftime adjustment our D staff will undoubtedly make. ?

Good grief

If they don’t score before half I’ll be pleasantly surprised ??

Completion to the TE!!!!!!!!

Hey, already a far superior showing as compared to last year.

Sadly, my question still stands. Anyone think we’ll force a punt tonight? ?

I think the punter from last week but idk?

Are we playing man-to-man?

TEON ??????

Jordyn Riley. Lol. Hey, he had good position on that & I thought he may intercept it. Hang in there, #6.

It’s okay, Ryan. We’re SO much more disciplined than we were under bowden TD DOLLARD!!!!!!!!!!!

They’re exaggerating Grime’s walk-in story, aren’t they?

I like Grimes! Edit: under further review. But I still like Grimes!

Good play Gibson. Nate Stewart!

I don’t know. I believe the same punter from last week.

Can’t delay the game