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I've somehow convinced two out of towners with no connection to the University at all to come. We will have a fun time tailgating at least. Regarding the game...we will be coming off of a much needed bye with either a healthy Kato or a freshman QB who has had two weeks to prepare and Kent will be coming off getting crushed by Wisconsin, so there is a glimmer of hope...

I hope so. The potential is there but it all has to come together. I believe we were picked to finish 5th in our division, however.

Joining a fan message board to do nothing but be negative and push an agenda is an incredible display of not having a life. Congrats.

I think this guy has done a nice job breaking down the Zips this season. I just watched the ending of UMASS this evening and Gibson is very intriguing. I'm going to temper my excitement until I see him in a full game when a team has prepared for him, and that could very well be the next game vs Kent State. I prefer not to burn his redshirt in a lost season, but he could end up being the guy for this offense. Kato has done a great job leading (I've been paying very close attention to his demeanor) I think and he has improved, but he might not be the best fit next season. It just stinks. This year has been and will likely continue to be quite painful. We are going to lose more players and still be shorthanded next year (and still probably the year after that). Having a decent recruiting class this season that includes some transfers/JUCOs that can contribute right away is key to Arth's long term success I think. Multiple years of the worst team in FBS level play isn't going to work.

https://www.hustlebelt.com/2019/9/30/20891978/five-things-learned-umass-minutemen-akron-zips-football-analysis-week-5-2019

I cannot figure out the personnel decisions this staff makes. Arth seems to be going with "his guys" and it doesn't seem to be paying off. Players like Sampson, Brimage, and Lloyd were all regular contributors in prior years but hardly get on the field on D, if at all. DBs - How don't we know who our starting DBs are yet? Tried multiple guys at FS the first few games and ultimately settled on Davis. Oddly enough, Zaire Jacobs, who we all would have thought would have been the natural replacement with Davis at CB, never seemed to get a real look and now he's gone. We've also seemingly had endless combinations of whose at corner. True fresh Cochran seems to be settled in on one side, but Riley or Hooks...who is better...please make a decision, and are neither of them really better than a true freshman? Linebackers - Started the season with Watts at ILB, then moved to Bubba, now Glover. Scott and Richardson seem to both take extended turns at OLB opposite of Ward. Running backs - How does Floyd not get on the field at all? The player the staff seems the highest on (Lee) is the least effective to me. Too many negative plays for the usage he gets. Why bench your starting RB for the game after a fumble? Burton might be the highest I'm on of RBs that actually get on the field, but he's a 3rd string walk on oddly enough. QBs - It worked out I guess, but pulling Kelley as quick as they did for a true freshman seemed like and odd choice to me...but if the true freshman is better, why the heck wasn't he the back up to begin with? Oline - we sure like to experiment at every other position group, but not here for whatever reason and here is where we should be experimenting the most. I get there aren't much options, but at least try something. Recruits - all of these true freshman are getting playing time, except our two highest rated recruits in Thomas and Hayes-Patrick.What? We just seem all over the place in who we are playing and I can't follow the logic. We need to play the best players and only put in subs when they need breaks. Screw this platooning bull crap. Has our staff really been that bad at evaluating performance over camp and practice that all this crap changes on a week to week basis? Are they making a conscious decision to sacrifice winning now to get young players more time in hopes that its pays off down the road? If so, proceed with caution. I sat through 1-15 and 0-16 Browns seasons and nobody came out of that with their jobs. Playing your best players and coming up short is one thing. I can understand that, but from what I can see, we either don't know who our best players are or aren't trying to win at all costs this season and even fans as tolerant and optimistic as myself have to take issue with that.

We are down 20 mid-way through the 3rd and our coaches are even quitting by putting GIbson in.

Being the worst program in D1 college football is incredibly depressing. There is literally a 0.77% of that happening and it's us.

anytime you can throw a 5 yard hitch on a 3rd and 12 you gotta do it. SMH. Not good play calling.

Those points are on the coaching staff. Kick the damn ball deep and go into the half down 3 and get the ball 1st to start the 2nd. I really just don't get it.

Nice drive. We've been moving the ball nicely all game. Need more Burton, less Lee. The negative plays are killer. No more inexcusable turnovers and D needs to tighten up and we got this.

Riley is getting abused.

Absolutely inexcusable for Sands to fumble that.

Our defense was a crap show on that drive. Two negative plays by #5. Freshman being thrown in not knowing where to line up. 7-7.

In the first half, so he's good to play. If it was in the 2nd half, he would have had to sit out the first half of this one. Already a weird game. Our D actually created a turnover. Nelson started, even though the announcers said he was out. Huge play by Mathison. We converted a 4th down for a TD to Hicks. Smigel is kicking XPs rather than Fitschen. Lets goooo!

https://www.barstoolsports.com/barstoolu/open-hot-gambling-tip-inside-for-a-330-pm-game

Wolfley out along with Kato. I guess that means Burkhart is back at least.

Robbie Kelley getting his first start at QB today.

Any players in the portal are no longer on the team, so you wont' be seeing them any more unless they decide to remove themselves from the portal and the staff accepts them back. The new regime has been pretty diligent about updating the roster online. You won't see anyone in the portal now listed on the roster except for Williams because he just entered. His name will be removed within a day or two.

https://247sports.com/college/akron/Season/2020-Football/TransferPortal/ I don't like when you make these posts, because there's always merit to them. Andre Williams in portal.

Absolutely. It might be our only win this year. I unfortunately might have to watch on replay. Totally will be worth my $12 or whatever it costs to stream.

I think we are at 74 right now, but could be off by one. Were at 78. White, Jacobs, Swanson, and I believe Lavelle makes it 74. Lavelle was here in the summer/fall camp as far as I know, but is now at Garden City CC. He definitely was on the roster at some point. I believe he would have been counted in the 78 when that comment was originally made, but I'm unsure. Don't know who else on the attached would be on scholly, as the staff has publicized walk ons getting schollys. Maybe we gave Brandon Lee one. If not, I'd have to imagine he will be on it next year. The other candidate is Romenick, but it doesn't seem common to give shollys to back up ST players. When I did the math, we could afford to lose two players to transfer and be able to get back up to the max next season. As it stands today, we are going to be at least 1 or 2 under again. I agree with you..we can't afford to lose players, at least for a couple years. Would be nice if we could get to the point where the tables are turned and we recommend players go elsewhere for better opportunities to play. Zips Football Scholarship Chart.xlsx

Do you feel better now?

Peter Hayes-Patrick also liked this tweet. If he's gone, I might just cry.

Trey Coleman started his career at Tennessee. With the early departures of Suggs, White, and Alce and the departure of Sands after this year, I think he would be a very welcomed addition.