Lee Adams

As I have said many times here previously,Bowden mouths about running the ball but never has done anything to develop a CONSISTENT running game. So when could we expect to see that?

U R kidding....right?

So after 7 seasons Bowden still has an O-line that can't run block OR pass block against a good MAC team.!!!!??? Where are we going?

Lose by 21 and you 'hang tough'?! This would have been nice in 2012. Not in 2018!!!

Earlier in the season I tended to think the D was playing pretty well what with the NW game. I know they have had some injuries. But, even with the pathetic offense hanging them out they give up too many big plays and can't get off the field. Linebacker play is not nearly as strong now. UG seems to disappear at times. They manage some sacks but again are way too vulnerable to the run. The D-line hasn't been all that good all season. Next year could be even worse on that side of the ball with graduations.

IMHO I doubt Bowden would be happy with an OC who was 'forced' on him. HC's want to pick their on staff. I feel if Bowden was that unhappy with Milwee he would have made the change already. Totally agree with your assessment of the wins and losses.

Ahhhh yes, US buzzards are circling already. Hopefully people will not be too offended at this pure speculation. One would have to assume that quality AD's especially in the MAC have a list of possible coaching candidates each season...just in case. Obviously as Johnny Carson use to say it's locked in a mayonnaise jar in Funk and Wagnall's refrigerator'. Or something like that. I assume Williams has lots of connections he could call on. Anyway,I have kind of paid attention to where Luke Getsy has been since he left Akron. In addition to the above, also spent some time at Indiana University of Pennsylvania(DII). Thats another proverbial winning program.IF there were to be a change made here he seems like he has gathered enough experience in the past 12 years to be ready to take on a HC job at this level. He is from Western PA. He is familiar withe the areas Akron recruits from.Now one might assume he also has developed some connections in the South. He is still young and hopefully energetic. He is familiar with recruiting. The problem obviously would be money. At Mississippi State I have read the head coach pretty much does his own play calling. So,if he wanted to take on a HC job this might not be a bad place to jump in. Might also want to keep an eye on what happens at Ohio State. Could be some assistants looking for work. But,2 more wins this year its all moot.

Other than that,no problem.

Did a little looking at records of MAC coaches. I picked out 2 who have been coaching for during the same period of time Bowden has been here. I did not include this season(2018) as obviously it is still in progress. So these numbers include 2012 thru 2017. These are records that include in and out of conference games.1) Rod Carey Northern Illinois-Overall-44-24. And,2) our old buddy Frank Solich down in Athens-Overall-47-31(obviously he has been around a lot longer). Since taking over at 'Harvard on the Hocking"(lol) in 2005 Solich has had only 2 sub-500 seasons. Terry Bowden-Overall-31-44. If I had included the records for 2018 the records would be even more skewed toward Carey and Solich. OU and NIU are two of the top tier MAC programs. I know as we have heard over and over and over again that Bowden inherited a BOS. Not disputing that. But,this program still has not been able to consistently compete and I say consistently with the top programs in the MAC. Starting with the MAC championship game last year this program has been trending down. At some point we have to stop comparing this program to the lowest common denominator just to make it look respectable. If you don't compare yourself to the best,you will never be one of them. Maybe we will be shocked and Akron will beat OU and South Carolina. But...

Was at the game. This had the feel of a team that had 'quit' on this coach. Nelson couldn't play ,physically. And didn't look like he really wanted to play after the first few series. KN do not let the door hit you when t is likely a new regime will be here. Sorry. I am not anymore a Kato Nelson fan.

Hopefully Bowden will be a decent human being and retire. He doesn't need the buyout money. He has to know...duh... that after this Williams won't keep any of this pile.

If the point was to say that because Woodson's stats were better than Ramart's for one game that Ramart isn't possibly going to be a decent QB then that person should apply for a head coaching position. Obviously able to see into the future where others can not.

OU will have a few extra days to prepare and rest. They will be playing at home. They MAY be playing to win the division(if UB loses). And have to figure they might have a little revenge in mind for last season's loss. OU is a really good MAC team. They are significantly better than the Zips at this point.

How do we know how to figure the Zips? Don't know for sure who will be at QB. They could come out and actually try to run the all day(please do it) and run up 200 yards on the ground. The defense could create havoc,turn BG over multiple times and win the game. They could continue with the same type of offensive game planning that we have seen all season. They could have a back-up QB who 'finds his footing' so to speak and LEADS the offense. OR they could have read some of 'the handwriting on the wall' about the season and come out flat. The back-up QB could be put in a bad position again and have another bad game. The starter could come back and not be physically ready to play. Obviously, we hope they show up ready to play and salvage something out of this. Who knows?

Black Friday? Ummm

Point?

Nobody is blaming'every single loss on coaching'. What objective fans are doing is looking at patterns over the past 7 seasons. Just because some think all fans are idiots doesn't mean its true. Some fans can actually watch ballgames and understand what is and is not happening. This is not personal for most folks. But after 7 seasons this program should not be losing its first two conference games. It should not be getting waxed by the NIU's MU's,UB's and EMU's. The offense should not be as pathetic as it has been. That is seen most markedly in the poor O-line play and lack of a running game. This is finally about being consistently competitive with the best programs in the MAC. Clearly this program is not.

This is not about how many picks Woodson threw in any game. As I said earlier, do not hang this on Ramart. One game is not a career. What Bowden has not been able to do in 7 seasons is, develop a consistently good offensive line(they do not have one now), develop any CONSISTENT running game (even though every week he keeps harping about having to run the ball),develop CONSISTENT discipline on the field(stupid penalties,blown assignments and the inability to develop a solid QB who can lead an offense(that's also another reason the OC has to come under some severe scrutiny). Maybe these guys will surprise and win out. But,as I also said earlier, the AD has to take responsibility for the call. The interim Prez is not likely to want to get involved. Hell' he's a Poly Sci guy.

No culture of discipline has ever been developed under Bowden.

EVERY week Bowden keeps blabbering about how they HAVE to run the ball. Well Terry,either your coaches,your players or both are not listening to you IF you really mean that!

Thats Milwees' fault!

Do not know about recrutting' but Bowden hasn't developed much in 7 years.

Apperently from this staff...YES!

He MIGHT have been the best QB Bowden has recruited.

Do not try to pin this on a rookie QB. This is simply another FAILURE of Bowden/ Milwee to 1) develop any type of running game and 2) their inability to devise a game plan for an inexperienced QB on the road. Stop blabbering about the back up to the back up. When Bowden gets EMBARASSED by EMU its my hope that the AD takes a real hard look at what has not been accomplished in 7 seasons.