Dr Z

I'll save iCoach some time so he can work on his game plan. "We score less than the other teams we play."

I'll bet Keith's stats are close to the ones he put up playing Murray State, and not Penn State on Saturday. I have to admit, I have only seen him play one game against us last year, but I was impressed, especially for his age. He put up 377 yards on last years secondary with 5 people back there!?!? Maybe Ken+'s OL is worse this year? Is it possible for us to get pressure on him this week? I have to see it, to believe it.

Now that I reread through this thread, not a lot of good questions anyway.

I had to look it up. 17 point underdogs to hippies! Come on man! Embarrassing.

So no ZN questions were asked? One that I forgot: Coach I watch team after team that run a pro style offense use the TE to move the chains, do we have TE's that catch the ball, do we send them out in routes, does PN7 have enough check downs if coverage is tight down field? I'll hang up and listen to your answer....

I agree, not a big demand....but, can you imagine running the spread with our wideouts?

I wouldn't admit to it. Scale of 1 to 10, Rowdies taking over Ken+ student section years back....10, shinning 'Fear the Roo' on Ken+ water tower...9, this is a 1. High school stuff.

How many coaches go with a scheme they don't know and continue with the current/former one? Give me an example. I can give one, it turned out to be the correct move, but at the time it was highly controversial among the fans. None. I know a defensive coordinator who got hired as a head coach with no previous head coaching experience. He decided to go with the previous coaches defense scheme instead of the one that he was taught. He won the highest honor doing so. This team continues using this scheme 4 years later. He was a defensive backs coach at 3 different Universities and then became a defensive backs coach in the NFL before his HC job. Point is, I think it is very rare, but it happens. I was hoping someone else knew of more examples.

How many coaches go with a scheme they don't know and continue with the current/former one? Give me an example. I can give one, it turned out to be the correct move, but at the time it was highly controversial among the fans.

Do they sell beer?

I like your thinking. "...the waiting is the hardest part" ........../

Our secondary is an obvious weakness. Teams are now game planning to attack that. Why is this a weakness? Do we have the right coaches in place for teaching in this area or are we thin on talent here? You mentioned before that we need to get pressure on the QB to help our secondary out. What are we doing to create pressure? Blitzing? How often? I'll hang up and listen to your answer....

I'll guess no. I Would have loved to be a fly on the wall during that interview.

Spann had 16 carries for 84 yards. That's good, but does not impress me. Both teams averaged the same per carry (4.8 & 4.9). The NIU coaching staff impressed me with their preparation. They recognized, and attacked our weakness early...the secondary. If Spann impressed you, then Alex Allen must have really impressed you since he had more yards on less carries?!?! Stopping the run, and running the ball effectively is football 101, and seems to be Rob's Modus operandi. But if you get a team to third and long and they can simple run a go route with a high rate of success, your plan is out the window. We need to fix that ASAP.

I wonder if they are taught to never look back, because it seems as though they don't? I don't understand that if it is true. It is the most frustrating thing on our team to watch. I wish this group could turn it around, but I am losing hope. I fear we need to bring in some kind of defensive back specialist to help teach. Top 5?

Will the staff get the most out of the talent that is on the team? It seems as though the staff has adjusted it's recruiting strategy, will this new found ability to adjust carry over on the court?

'Cooler heads will prevail' is the saying that comes to mind. I have resisted the urge to post my emotions.

Injuries are your answer. If he was 100%, we would have the same problems in the secondary.

Sorry, I don't think I was clear on my post. I thought they did a great job with that video. Their quality is better than that of Ztv. I would like to see Ztv upgrade their quality. HD cameras are very affordable. Canon has a great line for small single focus interviews of the coach and press conferences.

20-17 Blue n gold. (insert Joe Dunn kazoo fight song sound bit here)

I'm just happy we have a guy (Tom) writing for the Akron paper that is concerned about the Akron football team. Much better than the last Penguin fan Zips writer that would occasionally write some BS article on our team that he pulled from the ap. I notice he is not listed on the staff anymore. I thought the article was okay?

Record setting crowd. Odd that the video shows 3,000 empty seats in a 10,000 seat stadium that had 7,000 in it. Nice video though. I would like to see Ztv upgrade their camera. Not that big of expense now a days.

Judging from the video, a lot of empty seats. What gives? PS What's up with taking your shirt off when you score?

IMO, Smith is a problem, I would like to see Mike make a change at QB to see how effective it would be. Maybe give Carr a series or two. I'm in the minority though. Mike has QB problems given his choices.

I just think the offense can be a little more creative.