When G.F. took over, the Rubber Bowl was essentially unchanged since the early 1970s. I also understand that he only accepted the position at Akron after the University pledged to substantially increase its financial commitment to football. Therefore, I assert that he did it with the same facilities and more financial resources than his predecessors.
Sagarin has them at #250 and behind every team with a winning record, and also behind dozens of teams with a losing record including New Hampshire, Morgan State, Eastern Michigan, Coastal Carolina, and NC A&T.
I'm with you 110%. These guys are absolutely the best 1-11 team out there. We will be lucky to be favored in this game. The good news is this will be considered a "good loss."
Merry Xmas.
Two questions.
1. When did the NCAA first prohibit scholarship athletes from working during the school year?
2. Does/did the rule apply only to those getting a free ride, or also to those getting partial scholarships?
Now there's an understatement. Newscollector managed to put a much more positive spin on the game.....
The Zips limited themselves to just six turnovers in the game and out-scored the Raiders 40-33 in the second half. View the full article at www.GoZips.com
Of course Newscollector introduced an article describing the sinking of the Titanic with...
Ship made excellent time during first four days of voyage and the food was reported as tasty.
This was not a tough loss, this was a bad loss.