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Can add Eddie George to the list?

Even if promises were made - and I know there's risk in using "just" stats, but Kato has by some margin the lowest completion percentage, lowest yards per completion, and he's gotten hurt. I feel bad, because his college career is just about over (unless he has more eligibility he can transfer for). But, if Akron's trying to win - and given the coach just got canned, they are - he's not the best choice to help do that.

I would agree with you, but I also don't think Guthrie is ignoring any reasonable option. This might be the most thorough search Akron has done. Which, good. It's needed.

Yes, but for far far FAR less work. THAT SAID, it costs nothing to make the call.

My best guess is that they waited until Akron wasn't bowl eligible anymore.

Hey hey now, there's over 100 in just the band!

Bad teams find a way to lose games.

I believe self-imposed by aCoach

See? Progress!

And when they're not hurt, they play (even if we're not really sure Kato should be).

I do not know Guthrie. I do not know Arth. I do not know anyone in Akron's athletic department. But, I do know that if there was a way to generate that kind of cash that the department needs without having to go get beat by 52 or 50 by Ohio State and Auburn, I know they'd listen. Absent that...you're gonna see Akron play money games most years.

Yeah, this really is the key. There needs to be real progress by the end of this season, and we're seeing some flashes of it with Irons. I'd like to see another touchdown drive tonight just to make sure they can go home knowing some progress has been made...but we can't go 0-8 in the MAC again.

We made one of the Buckeyes quit mid-game, so that's got to count for something, right?

Maybe they're waiting to see if he's even the worst coach in Akron history...

Is it confusion like "wow, they're making our lives tough?" Or is it confusion like yesterday's Browns game, where "why did Houston decline the penalty to get to 4th and 2 and then punt?"

"The play reviewed was the fourth down play, and he was short." Conversation between Referee and replay official: Referee: "OK what happened on that fumble" Replay official: "So we can't replay that, they already ran a play, what are you trying to do here?"

There's absolutely no way a NFL QB coach in his first year in that role would take a job at a MAC school.

Yeah except they still have to play a D1 schedule while being D2...

Agreed. Two games is probably too early, but it could get out of hand quickly.

Probably can't afford to...but we're getting close to "can't afford not to" territory here.

Health may force Arth's hand. Not the reason you necessarily want to see, but it may happen regardless.

Bo Nix opened the third, so it's probably just second string. They're not that much worse than the first string that it should be this stark a difference. Maybe finally a little glimmer of hope.

How sure are we that Akron is "upward" from UT-Chattanooga right now?

My money's on Ohio State on this one.