Lee Adams

He always seeed to be a genuine person. He used to hold "Lunch with the Coach'on campus every week. I believe on Wednesdays. They had a pretty good spread too. He talked. Had some of the players attend. I still have the "Movin' A' I won at one of the lunches. Sadly his brand of football was outdated. But, he did recruit some good players. I think he recruited Jason Taylor among others. Check me on that.

Nobody is going anywhere this season. Whoever is the new AD he/she will look at football first and decide what to do. If the new AD thinks there is an AVAILABLE coaching upgrade I would assume that would be pursued. Moorehead will be gone if the new AD thinks the coach that is available and willing to sign does so. Not rocket science. If there doesn't seem to be an upgrade, Moorehead and his staff will return for at least part of next season. I do remember talking to a person who was on the search committee that hired Bowden. He said it kind of came out of nowhere at the last minute. So, who knows. I would be concerned about the other coaches also. Not that they would be fired but, that the coaches might not be willing to stick around for another AD. We will see.

Sounds 'nicer'. lol

IF 'discipline' is as big an issue as it appears to be shouldn't that have been corrected by the coaching staff after almost 3 seasons? I would figure the answer would be 'yes'. As far as if anymore wins this year, there is NIU on the road. I have watched them twice on TV. Thats a tough, rugged football team. Their record probably isn't what it should be. But, they did beat ND and just beat WMU and BGSU. Not a likely win. End the season with Toledo who is still in the hunt. Ahhh...no. KSU, now thats possible. On top of this, a lot is going to depend on the attitude of the players. If they figure this coaching staff may be gone after this season, hard to tell what the level of motivation might be.

If you really want to feel old, tell me you were at the 2 DII playoff games at the Bowl back in the '70s. Tell me you saw teams that Gordon Larson coached. Those teams won at the level they were playing at. Always at least competitive. They had the talent and coaching to compete at that level. Shoot, Lee Owens was at least competitive when he was here. Had a losing record overall but had some good seasons. JD was able to gather enough talented players to win a MAC championship and beat some legit DI programs. I just don't get not being able to at least be more competitive.

I am constantly confused.Not questioning the stats. But if there is that much 'talent' on the team what is causing that talent to not win games? Is the talent being 'used' properly? When I watch the games I think I see individuals who are good ball players at this level. Whats missing? Help.

UB kept attacking the right side(their left) of the Akron secondary with some success. There was NO wind to speak of. What little there was, was gentle out of the north. I stood in the south end after 1/2 and there was only a slight breeze in my face. Big picture, big trouble.

After this many games into this seaon and 2.5 years into a new coaching staff when do things 'get cleaned up'?

Assuming one is blaming things on the lack of player talent and not on the lack of coaching ability.

Please help me understand your reasoning. If Akron's players are making crucial mistakes over and over and Buffalo's players are not what IS the issue?

Here is what I saw. After the Zips first possesion when they ran some and Finley made some nice throws I thought maybe they built on something from last week. Imposible hermano! After the 2 fumbles game over. Rest of Zips points in garbage time. Finley for some reason makes a really bad throw. Blame Moorehead for not sticking with the run and continually putting the QB in bad spots.Got him hurt again later. Other side of that is, as usual the defense is incapable of ever bailing out the offense. More chunk plays through the air and on the ground. Every week. Putting Bullock on the field was useless. He didn't even look like he wanted to be in uniform. Made an awful throw on an 8th grade rollout/squareout that should have been a first down. Bottom line here is no real progress week over week. Thats coaching. We have been watching this for almost 3 full seasons. Sure, there are a few talented players. Feel bad for them. They wasted their time here. Didn't think I would be at this point, but unless they can come up with at least 2 more wins, I have seen enough of this regime. If Moorehead is here 2 more seasons, so be it.Afraid that just delays the invitible.

So does Simmons.

Run effectively. Make UB respect the run. Show them that the O line can block for the run. Akron doesn't have to get 150 yds. on the ground. But, they do need to be able to get 3-4 yds. a pop consistently. Can't just run on 1st down then pass, pass, pass. Might involve some 3 and outs but might chew up clock and keep Akron's D off the field. Still think Akron's O line is a key. Get some yds. on the ground and protect the QB's. Sounds simple but hasn't been done consistently all season.

Commit to the run again.Try to send a message that this team has gained some toughness that it hasn't had for weeks. Send a message to the O line that this is their game to win or lose. They had a 100 yd rusher last week so it can be done. The offense has to keep that defense on the sidelines as long as possible. Giving up too many 'chunk' plays. I realize that UB may defend the run better than the pass. So make them defend the run then throw it over their heads. If UB likes to run they will gouge the Akron D. Bullock may figure more prominently if they can put him on the field with Finley in some RPO situations. And, the first guy who gets an unsportsmanlike sits for a while.

Ya saw that.

Any chance Nunnally sees the NFL somehow?

Didn't get to the game, some family stuff. Listened to it and checked stats.What did Akron do Saturday that it hadn't NORMALLY been doing. A RB was used consistently and had 100+ yards. Another had over 60 yds. The O line was able to run block effectively. They had one nice long drive. Without the run game Saturday its another loss. If its a case of committing the entire offense more to the run to control the ball and keep the defense off the field do it. It might take some of the heat off the QB's because the O line still has trouble with protection. Bullock was used a little more effectively. Good thing, he may have to start. At least the offense pu up points when it had to. The defense was pedestrian at best. Gave up 300+ through the air and a significant chunk on the ground. No excuse for letting EMU go all the way down the field at the end. Happy to finally see a win against a DI opponent. Now lets see if the coaches and players learned something and apply it against Buffalo.

Speaking of IUP, I casually follow them because all my relatives are from Indiana, PA. A significant number of good players and coaches have come out of that area. Cignetti is only one. Getsy was there for a while and moved up. The head guy now is Paul Torterella. Has IUP a consistent contender in the PSAC which is a tough DII conference. He has been HC since 2017. He has a nice situation at IUP. But a guy like that might be willing to take a shot at a lower level DI program if presented with the opportunity. Speaking of DII, a guy by the name of Brian Kelly did OK up in Michigan before moving on and up. Whether Moorehead leaves voluntarily or otherwise, Akron has to finally look at someone who can bring some discipline and recruiting ability to the program. Lets see what happens with the last few games.

Agree. After I retired I got busy being busy. Lots of volunteering, a side job, grand kids. I'm on the north side of 70. Those who assume that 'getting old' in this day and age is the same as even 40, 50, 60 years ago are the ones who are 'over the hill'. Ageing is what you make of it.

How old was Bowden when he got the job here and when he left? Don't know how many people on this site are 60+. Some 60+ year olds are 'washed up'. Some people 50+ are 'washed up'. Some people a lot younger are 'washed up'. No, I highly doubt that JD would get a head coaching job here. But ageism is insulting.

Whats Moorehead's excuse? I'm 72 and saw the Zips win the MAC championship. 60 ain't that old. How old was Bowden? Probably fewer outside distractions than when he was raising a family. Doubt it would happen but it would be intruiging eh?

I have season tix but at this point in the journey decided to 'donate' my money to the athletic dept. Did my 20 mile bike ride instead. I want to look at the stats. But,from the comments posted here this is a game a sound, well coached team would have won.

I apologize if I said this previously. But, does anyone know why Moorehead didn't go to Miami with Cristobal? Just wonderin'.

How many more years will it take Moorehead to find 'his' QB for 'his' system?

Finley is not the problem.