Dr Z

If we had a real newpaper in town everyone would know why CJ7...the QB that beat K.e.n.t...isn't on the field. But we don't, so we don't. Nice job, DL Morgan. Could you imagine being in Columbus...and Troy Smith beats Michigan in September (for argument's sake)...and sits on the bench the rest of the season...and no reporter ever asks "What gives?" to Tressel at any point through October?I agree. However, if we had any "insiders" we would know also. Other boards have people that are very close to the program and know what is going on. Here, we don't even have anyone that can tell is if someone is or isn't on the team.Doesn't the BJ "writer" get paid to do this?Do you expect someone to come in and do your job for free?

Two questions, who won, and was it over? Sounds funny when it's not YOUR team. Frenchy & Stams still get my vote.

Just curious Lee, what's your solution.

As it is, finding another team willing to accept football membership only will be next to impossible so the Big East will continue to be a league that is rumored to be in transition because of the scheduling problems its current make-up presents.From a Q & A in the Post Gazette Speaking of Marshall, their move seems to be working really well for them.I miss them being in the MAC, I really liked those games

Looks like a young Frank Stams.

Name a coach at Akron that has "padded" their resume here and moved on.

Saturday forecast: 60 degrees with a 40 chance of precipitation right now

Might be easier to list the freshman that have played this year.Then you can assume the rest would red shirt, that is, unless they play yet this year.

Vince Papale

Since we are on a buy week and discussion is somewhat slow...have you guys (people not actually on campus often) seen this ?!?One of the largest wall banners ever hoisted in Ohio adorns the east side of the Stile Athletics Field House. The Roo Town banner is 12,500 square feet and visible from more than two miles away. Made of a polymer mesh and weighing in at a whopping three quarters of a ton, the sign is secured to the building’s support beams with stainless steel brackets and aircraft cabling. Repros Inc. of Cleveland said the banner is the largest it has made and one of the most complex, requiring two days for a com! plete installation. Thanks to special UV-resistant inks, however, the banner will last for several years.That's pretty impressive !

Good scoop, but how did you obtain the photo? Looks like coach is growing.

Fox Mulder

And in this photo Rogers isn't looking at coach. Doesn't mean anything. Although....Which one of these guys in this photo just got done with a big thanksgiving meal right before practice?And is coach using golf scorecards to right his plays on? Maybe this is our problem? Put away the 5W and bring out the driver coach!And what is CJ7 writing on his wrist bands (new 50 cent lyrics),and why is his finger wrapped? These photos pose so many questions.

I think we blitz 8% of the time. I like a defense that puts pressure on the QB. I don't give a sh*t what you call it.

Me either!!!! I skip right over any poster doing so. How many years before this stops here?The simple answer to the posted question is "no"A better question would be, what can JD do to get fired in the next three years,because economically nothing he does in the next two will get him fired.The haters should root for him to succeed and move on, that is the only way he is leaving soon.This has got to be my last comment on this subject for a month. I'm done.

You ask for the last big upset, I give it to you. That's all I know man.

Way back in October of 2006.

False start - any player moves after they have gotten in their set position before the snap in a way that simulates the start of the play.Illegal motion - a player in motion is moving forward at the time of the snap. I haven't seen any advantage to doing this. Seems like it causes more confusion to me.

Where does this calling the play from the sideline originate from?Is this Moorehead's idea?

I'm with you, give me FB in that situation. Odd side night, I went to Jason Taylor's game yesterday.His team does the same thing Akron does with third and short. Amazingly it worked on every occasion without passing once.

Zips not as sharp this week. Spend too much time watching ESPN's top plays this week.Squeak by with a win 24-20. Trap game (I hear that 50 times a week now on ESPN so I'll say it)Weather will provide us some good tailgating

Western Michigan also sent tape to the MAC of Akron's previous touchdown. The video showed the Zips' left guard and left tackle moving before the football was snapped, which is a false-start penalty under the rules.Complaining about a false start? You have GOT to be kidding me. Did the Zips hold at any time during the game? Better get some tape of that too.While your at it, I'm sure somebody had their shirt untucked. I lost a lot of respect for WMU.

I think you can get pressure on the QB with a good scheme. Look at the Steelers. There is no one particular "pass rusher"on that team. They get good pressure on the QB by overloading. With the talent in Akron's secondary, I don't see why we can't accomplish the same thing. When Akron has tried to send more than the O-line can block this year, their spacing and timing seem awful.I think the blitz package needs some serious help regardless of 3-3-5, 3-4 or 4-3.