Lee Adams

If the running game doesn't get off early with Chisholm,the kid from Ravenna will get a lot more touches,hopefully.

Its almost impossible to judge from reading an article written by a sports columnist what actually happened much less what someone was thinking. Given some of the negativity on this site that has been thrown at the Akron athletic department it would likely be a mistake to sit in judgment of Winters' decision. Someone earlier commented that they had the opinion from reading the article that Winters was full of himself etc,etc. Or could be the other side viewed itself as some kind of white knight coming in to 'rescue' Winters from D-II. In any case so far it hasn't really worked all that well in Akron but hope springs eternal.

Problem is they don't have a Brett Biggs,Dom Hixon,Charley Frye etc. etc on this team.

It's certainly a comment on the state of Akron football when a game against a 1-AA opponent in the second week of the season is seen as a 'must win' by a number of fans. I certainly agree. But what happens when they play BGSU,OU etc,etc. 4-5 wins is a must this year.

Read the PD today. Appears that finally,TB is realizing that Chisholm may not be the RB for this offense. He talked about how running 'north/south' ain't all that bad. Expect to see the kid from Ravenna getting some more touches this week.

Scary and potentially another embarassing game for Akron. This is probably the level(1-AA) that Akron could be consistently competetive in right now. As far as who is on the 'hot seat', looks to me like anyone in the D secondary better look out. Yes, Chisholm,who to me doesn't and hasn't looked like a RB who fits this scheme should be looking over his shoulder if the next 3 games go badly. D line looks better. O line,one more game will give a better read. I watched the tail end of TB's show on cable tonight. He is not bubbling over with confidence as is his wont. Saturday is a very critical game for this program folks!

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First 6 games will tell the tale. If this team is 1-5 or 2-4 there are going to be some 'starters' who will be assistant coaches the rest of the year. Michigan is a big loss. But then you have ULaLa at home and OU at home. Thats assuming a win over JMU(maybe not a smart bet). If they can't beat JMU,ULaLa and OU at home,the next 4 weeks in the MAC are against contenders. While the Defense 'looks' improved up front the secondary is still scary. If the offense can't find a running game(Mr. Chisholm your job is in jeopardy) this team will struggle to score points. ASSUMING they can beat JMU,the ULaLa game is going to be a good indicator of where these guys are.

Try BGSU and Tulsa. Actually a decent game. Better than the Keystone Cops.

Well, she is right about the stadium. As a number of us said,building the new place wasn't in and of itself going to increase attendance or winning over time. Unfortunately,the history of this program since it went completely to DI has been, except for a few years pretty much a failure. In the next 2 years including this one this program has to get to the point where it can win at least 7 games consistently. This season is critical for the program. There is a lot of gambling by the staff on bringing in transfers to help out in the short term. Hopefully,the program does a 180 and can win 5 games. Next year with more of Bowden's recruits in the fold there has to be a 7 win season and competition for a MAC championship. While attendance will never be consistently good as has been shown historically, at least the program might have a shot at bowl games which will bring in more revenue and help recruiting.

Boys,boys,a little decorum, please.

After all the hype,this guy better get on the field.

Enough already. Nobody here should be sticking their long noses into what is a very tragic and ultimately private matter at this point. ENOUGH you people!

Dress is not going to help these guys. UR correct.

Obviously you were watching another DB. If you commented 'too early' thats understandable. I was at that game. Whatever else DB did or didn't do,that was one of the best catches in Akron FB history. Please go watch some more games.

No schools are not 'funded' by the lottery. Would that they were there would be no need for school levies now would there?That was a scam that was perpetrated back when I was young. And, if the best you can do is to try to rationalize that Infocision is no worse than 'any city or state government' I sure as hell wouldn't want to hold myself up as some sort of positive icon. But, maybe thats what you do. Lowest common denominator is pretty easy. And before all of the mensas jump and tell us all what we already know, I realize that school do receive funding from lottery proceeds. Unfortunately, it has never been sufficient to keepeven the conservative Ohio Supreme Court from declaring the system for school funding unconstitutional. So please all you rich folks go out and buy more lottery tickets.

When we start to bitch about scheduling,all we are saying is that we are not good enough to run with the best in the conference. If you are afraid to lose then your are a .... The program needs to get back to the point where it can compete with the BEST teams in the MAC YEAR IN AND YEAR OUT,not just once every 5-6 years. Otherwise think about playing at a level where you can be competetive pretty much every year.

We will see in August won't we?

The Dumbing down continues.

Probation with the Summit County Probation Department is like being told to write on the board 'I will never do it again' 100 times. The department is run by hacks appointed by the Judges. They do not want to deal with violations. They do their best to ignore them. They are a collection agency for fines,fees and court costs.