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That probably should be the case, but that isn't how it works in the real world. If it was, search firms wouldn't be a thing.

Unless Guthrie has a guy he is 110% certain to turn this program around on consistent basis into the future, firing Arth this season isn’t a good move for him IMO. Giving Arth the chance to make real progress in the year he had the highest chance to all along is like having a free bet. If it doesn’t work, he fires him and hires his guy. If it does work, well he gets credit for patience. Why not give yourself two chances to have success rather than one (which is all he would get if/once he fires Arth)?

That one hurts. A lot better than most other games though.

And Ball St jumps first but we get the false start. Simply it good enough to overcome these calls against us.

The same coaches who are likely the only ones to give your grandson an opportunity to play D1 ball, right?

That is a god damn horrible spot on 4th down.

I give the Zips credit. They’ve came to play. If they can only get past these crappy 3rd down play calls.

Arth being way too conservative on these 3rd downs.

So why hasn’t Norrils been the lead back all season again? Offense looking okay. Need the D to step up.

Quan was a fullback at Wisconsin. He’d improve the talent level on our team for sure, but FB isn’t exactly a position we use, unless you guys think he would be better fit elsewhere.

The MAC is a bit late to the game …

The nice thing about tonight is that we get a game that doesn't count against high-end competition. Learning & Developmental experience and a chance to gel more before getting into games that count. Looking forward to watching all of the new faces and see how returning players from last year have changed.

Dollard?

Looking forward to it.

Nice size @Blue & Gold. That’s what we need. Though I wonder if we should get too invested in the staff’s class this year as they may get fired and it’ll all fall apart lol.

Whether or not it was the right decision in hindsight, he hasn’t taken the same approach as many other coaches, and there’s what, like 1-2 players being productive for another school? You can’t fault council for going to Auburn and WR is not an issue so it’s not like Boogie was some big loss. Boogie transferred because he wasn’t better than Mathison. If I could pick Arth’s brain, I’d bet he isn’t where he wants to be this far in, but I can’t take anyone serious who can’t see he took the long approach in a rebuild. I imagine that plan was discussed in the interview process. Moving the goal posts in the middle of it and leaving no hope to escape the black hole of suck barring a miracle would be such an Akron move. His initial recruiting class is still underclassmen. If you’re gonna make a change, you can’t miss on the replacement. Given Akron’s history, granted Guthrie wasn’t a part of it, the odds aren’t in our favor.

I saw his sister just committed to Georgia State for softball. Akron should have been recruiting her if there was any sort of forethought.

What “rebuild” is needed? We need to bring in talented players that can compete right away. If I’ve got to wait another 3 years for the Zips to be competitive, I’d rather give Arth another year to see if he can learn from his mistakes/his bets on playing all these underclassman pays off. Regardless of who is coach next year, I want bowl eligibility. There are players who have a lot of experience on this team who are pieces to work with moving forward. Some of the starters can be supplanted by transfers, but they still provide depth. Not to mention the majority of the rest of the conference is going to lose a lot of experience next year while Akron is not.

What a sloppy ending to the half.

Defense looking competent was fun while it lasted.

Why hasn’t Norrils played the past 4+ games again?

Defense holding well so far. Doesn't seem like WRs are getting open??

Gibson needs to get something going.

A bit of a bummer based on his film. He doesn't have any other D1 offers at the point per his twitter, so who knows of the circumstances behind the decison.

One would think ESPN pays all of these conferences because they make some money on it. I wonder why Fox doesn't get in the game? We are in the B1G's footprint.