Dr Z

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.

On board.Temple (1-5, 1-2 MAC) at Akron (3-3, 2-0 MAC), 6:00 pm ETSite: Rubber BowlSeries: Temple leads 9-7 (Last meeting: Akron 25, Temple 15 in 1999).Outlook: Somewhere in Akron, in the vicinity of the football program, somebody has an angel sitting on their shoulder. The Zips have been the absolute kings of miracle MAC comebacks with last week's thrilling 39-38 last second win over Western Michigan just being the most recent example. In 2006 the Zips pulled out a 20-17 over North Carolina State on a last-second one-yard TD run; in 2005 the Zips captured the MAC Championship in a 31-30 win over Northern Illinois on a touchdown pass with ten seconds remaining and the year before that, in 2004, Akron scored 17 points in a span of two minutes to down Marshall 31-28. It also helped last week that the Zips may have found a regular starter at QB in Chris Jacquemain who threw for 389 yards and four TD's while WR Jabari Arthur chipped in with a school-record 15 receptions for 223 yards and three touchdowns. Temple also was the beneficiary of some late game heroics, winning 16-15 last week over Northern Illinois when Jake Brownell connected on a 39-yard field goal with nine seconds remaining. The Owls failed to score an offensive touchdown in their historic, first-ever MAC victory, as Terrance Knightron recorded the Owls' only touchdown on a 66-yard fumble return for a touchdown. Temple QB Adam DiMichele continues to be a steadying influence for the Owls offense and contributed 257 total yards. The Owls' defense has also shown marked improvement over last season and ranks second in the MAC, allowing 377.8 yards per game.Prediction: Akron 45, Temple 17.

Maybe this guy can get one right this week. Temple @ Akron - GAME NOTES:Both teams are coming off last-second wins, with Akron’s 39-38 triumph at Western Michigan came on the last play of the game ... Temple won its first-ever MAC game as Jake Brownell kicked a 39-yard field goal with nine seconds left for a 16-15 win over Northern Illinois ... Akron scored on an 89-yard combined free kick return by Alphonso Owen (11 yards) and Andre Jones (78 yards) ... Zips QB Chris Jacquemain completed 23-of-41 pass attempts for 389 yards and four TDs for his best game as a starter ... Jabari Arthur caught a school-record 15 passes for 223 yards and three TDs (7, 35 and 51 yards) ... Temple won last week despite not scoring an offensive TD ... the Owls lone TD came on a 66-yard return of a fumble by Terrance Knighton ...Knighton leads the MAC with three fumble recoveries ... QB Adam DiMichele provided the offense with 202 passing yards (18-of-32) and 55 rushing yards (14 carries) ... DiMichele ranks fifth in the MAC in pass efficiency (127.2) with 111-of-185 (60.0 percent) completions for 1,317 yards, 9 TDs and 8 interceptions ... Temple ranks second in the MAC in total defense (377.8 ypg allowed), which is an improvement of 75 ypg from last year.Nick’s Pick: Akron 23 – Temple 17Line: Akron by 10Comment: While just 1-5, Temple is showing signs of improvement and are no longer an easy “W.” Akron seems to have a lucky charm inside their helmets as they have stolen wins against Western Michigan and Can't State thus far. Akron’s offense is better than Temple’s and the Zips should be able to hold off a late Owl rally and get their 4th win of the season.

Chris Jacquemain is 4th in the MAC with a 87.8 QB rating.Leaders in the nationJabari is 6th in the NATION in receiving yards.

Maybe they drove their truck over the cliff.

I know JD says this all the time to defend his decision to play his 3-3-5 defense, but I still don't buy the fact that we can't get quality defensive linemen at Akron. This has GOT to change with the new stadium.

Reminded me of this.

You picked the wrong team to win AND you missed the score by a combined total of 33!?!? :tomato:Go tell your bookie you ALMOST got it right.

Prediction: Western Michigan 24, Akron 20. Actual: Akron 39, Western Michigan 38.

1. I'm not satisfied until we are undefeated.2. I like the way JD has won a MAC championship, got us to a bowl game and beat a BCS team. Something nobody has ever done here at Akron. These are goals that JD talked about when he first got here and he delivered.3. Do you honestly think that Akron can afford to buy out JD's contract right now and hire a new coach in the next 3 years?Do you think our AD considered that when JD was given an extension? So I'm not really willing to entertain the thought of "firing" JD yet.More than 80% thought if this was losing season, JD should stay

I saw that guy at the Rubber Bowl for the K.e.n.t game. :blink:

Why are you guys holding back your solutions. Please, I want to hear them. Post them here.I want to win now too. If I read between the lines, firing JD is going to make us win?Correct me if I'm wrong. Are we going to get someone to take his place? Who is it going to be?Oh yeah, we are going to buy his contract out too right?

Akron @ Western MichiganAkron (2-3, 1-0 MAC East, 1-0 MAC Overall) at Western Michigan (2-3, 1-0 MAC West, 1-0MAC Overall) - 7 p.m.SITE: Waldo Stadium (30,200/FieldTurf) - Kalamazoo, Mich.TELEVISION: NoneSERIES RECORD: WMU leads 11-3 ... the Broncos have won the last three meetings, including last year’s game by a 17-0 margin ... the Zips last win was a 27-7 triumph in 1996.COACHES: UA-J.D. Brookhart (20-21, fourth season); WMU-Bill Cubit (17-12, second season at school; 50-30-1, 8th season overall).Akron @ WMU - GAME NOTES:Both teams are 1-0 in the MAC overall and 1-0 in divisional play ... the Zips lost a 44-10 game at Connecticut last week while the Broncos stopped Toledo 44-28 in the Glass Bowl ... WMU’s win at Toledo was its first in the Glass Bowl since 1988 ... Tim Hiller passed for three touchdowns in a game for the sixth time in his career ... after averaging 40.3 yards per game in the first four games, Mark Bonds racked up 143 yards and two TDs on 26 carries at Toledo ... Bonds also became the 11th player in WMU history to rush for 2,000-plus career yards as he now stands at 2,068 ... for the second straight year Londen Fryar made a game changing play vs. Toledo ... in 2006 he returned an interception 92 yards for a TD and a 21-10 lead in a game that finished 31-10; and in 2007 with his team down 7-0, Fryar grabbed a UT pass in the goal line and race 53 yards to the Toledo 47-yard line ... the Zips have played two QBs in all five games thus far in 2007 ... Chris Jacquemain (51-of-82, 381 yards, 2 TD, 1 int.) and Carlton Jackson (30-of-59, 346 yards, 3 TD, 2 int.) have shared the duties ... the combined record of the teams that Akron has lost to this season (Ohio State, Indiana and UConn) is 14-1 to date ... the Zips have excelled on special teams as they have the nation’s No. 3 ranked return men in kickoffs (Bryan Williams, 35.2) and punts (Andre Jones 21.6) ... this is Akron’s fourth road game of 2007.Nick’s Pick: WMU 33 – Akron 14Line: WMU by 9Comment: Western has gotten two straight offensive efforts but both of their opponents have had lousy defenses. Akron has a solid defense that played horrible in the second half last week at UConn and an offense that struggles to score. In Kalamazoo, the Broncos will win by a comfortable margin due to the Zips lackluster offense. Hey Nick..

Worked for Chase there. Good luck DH! Story on Giants site

Like Can't state victories against Akron this year.

Although Tomlin, Arians probably have no clue about Hixon. Steelers WR coach may???Randy Fichtner joins the Steelers after serving the past six seasons at the University of Memphis. Fichtner was hired by Mike Tomlin on Jan. 29, 2007, to coach the team's wide receivers. Fichtner, who instituted the spread offense at Memphis, recently completed his sixth season as an integral part of the Tiger football team. He was hired in 2001 to serve as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, and his offense re-wrote the Memphis record book the last six seasons.

If you complain about the coaching long enough, eventually you will be right, they will get fired or move on.Some people just don't like a coach and complain about him every time we lose. Happened with Owens also. :zzz:If you want to complain about the staff, PLEASE tell us what you think they can do different. Be specific.Not.."recruit better"...