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I know we probably disagree on Moorhead (I’ve been back and forth on my overall opinion), but I think that your statement is pretty telling. Only needing one side of the ball to be more consistent and you’re a conference contender. I wonder how much 25% more practice time, having a reasonable sized staff, and being able to keep 1-2 All-MAC players players annually would help that. One will work itself out in time. The other two can be fixed by just a reasonable level of additional financial commitment.

Good win. Just imagine what we could do if our offense was functional for more than half a game. This program can’t ever afford to look ahead, but umASS, KSucks, and then could be looking at a very winnable game against BG to get to .500….

Wonder who the other coach was that picked Miami.

Our special teams has done a complete 180 from last year.

Pathetic

Starting back up

It would be great if Gant could stay on his feet. 2nd time he slipped this game. also interesting that we seem to have abandoned the Michael Johnson package.

Pretty hard to believe we are leading at the half, but seems like offense may be getting into a rhythm and defense has adjusted to Kelly. Let’s come out and start the second half with a score

This offense is horrific

Stop #1 please.

Damn. RIP Larry

At lot of similarities between both teams for sure.

Thanks Clark. They seem like a team with a high ceiling that will probably peak later in the season once players gain chemistry and rotations are sorted out. Glad we got them game 1.

And if a booster does step up to fire Moorhead, they need to be ready to step up in other ways. That is, supporting our program to have a respectable operating budget compared to our peers and NIL, or it’s all wasted money because nothing will change.

Typical Akron first drive..

The Zips football team seems to be only program in college athletics that has any sort of academic standard held against them in the year of 2025.

Last I checked, you have to be enrolled as a full time student in order to be play sports. What am I missing?? https://x.com/joel_haas1/status/1975926830029803852?s=46&t=9-fcK7Vn9q6OYAnLHpOI3A

I don’t know, but I’m sure glad Groce brought back Ali Ali and Tavari Johnson.

I’m purely speculating, but from the outside looking in, Joe Mo doesn’t seem to have the type of personality to attract donors (for NIL purposes) like Groce seems to have. I just don’t know how fit he is to be a HC in this age of CFB. I heard Summers was only able to come back as a walk on after entering the portal. I swore I read something on here or elsewhere where he said he wouldn’t take somebody back who entered the portal (which I get to an extent but you have to put stubbornness aside when the program doesn’t have $ to work with). Feel like that was in reference to Jordon Simmons. I think he’s also somewhat to blame (most goes to Arth) for the bowl ban mess, but understand it’s a delicate balance and tough position to be in. I think Joe is a good football mind, seems like a solid person, and is pretty much doing the best anyone else would be doing here in this era of college athletics. But if we want to be a respectable G5 program, he needs to adapt. Additionally, regardless of who the HC is, the University/Alumni/fan base need to step up their support. I don’t think any HC is going to produce a regular winner here without a respectable budget and NIL support.

Football feels like an afterthought at Akron as well. No community or booster support (NIL), constant bashing of the program.

If that were the case, it’s pretty hard not to extend the coach who would have the most wins since 2017 and elevated the program in back to back years, especially with all that the program has going against it (and fwiw I think Joe plays a part in that too).

Well Chuck Guthrie did extend him after winning 2 games…

That may be the best outcome for everyone lol. Tangible progress by increasing wins from last season, no legal bills trying to get the bowl ban overturned, and no wasted expenses for a likely bowl game blow out.

It was probably posted on here before, but Joe said during his post game presser that we have to practice one less day than everyone else (and did so last year as well) due to this bs.

Under the assumption we are favorites vs Kent and umASS (though there is no such thing as a penciled in win for us), can we get 2 out of the 4 vs Ball St, Buffalo, Miami, and BG to get to 6?