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  4. Assessing Coach Arth (and his staff)

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    9 hours ago, ZippyRulz said:

     

    Rumor has it (on zn.o) that it's already a done deal. Probably FCS (a little less losing)  but preferably Div. II (more winning). 

    Div. III (lots of winning!) would be the ultimate prize, but probably too much to hope for at this point.

     

    That's a joke. A lot has to change before sustained winning can be expected at any level. Congrats, UA. You will have a mediocre D3 team with  mediocre D3 coach.

  6. Assessing Coach Arth (and his staff)

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    What is interesting is that people complain about the discussion about the poor coaching performance, yet they are the only threads people really commenting on. The on-field play is so bad, it is difficult to even discuss. 

     

    I will never agree to some ridiculous notion that Arth can make us respectable, let alone in 2 years. There is simply nothing that should lead us to believe that. Our play has not shown any signs of an improving team. We have a couple of players here and there seemingly playing a little better but it is tough to judge whether there is true improvement or just the opponent taking their foot off of the gas. 

     

    I spoke to a former player and his concern was the lack of urgency and will to win. I think that is obvious.

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  7. Assessing Coach Arth (and his staff)

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    35 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:

     

    It doesn't take a freaking genius to realize that UA DOESN'T HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY 3 HEAD FOOTBALL COACHES.

    Hey, shouldn't be a problem, or Larry Williams was blowing smoke put of his butt.

     

    At any rate, start by firing Williams. His contract must be close to being up. I could find anything on the web that have the details. If there is no contract and we can fire him at any time, what are we waiting for?

  8. Assessing Coach Arth (and his staff)

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    34 minutes ago, John Ward said:

    I by no means bury my head in the sand. It takes a village not an individual for success. Become part of the village and not the villain whose negativity is trying to tear something down that hasn't even started yet. Give em a chance !

    Lol....this guy gets paid enough for the whole village. It's on him.

     

    7 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:

     

    But...but...but...it's so much easier (and simple minded) to call for his immediate ouster (over and over and over).

    OK genius...you be content to wait while the dumpster fire turns into a wildfire too big to extinguish.

     

    Maybe this I intentional. Maybe William's was bought in to make it easier to convince the community at large that 1AA is a better fit. But why stop there. Go D3 so you can compete, locally, and get beat by Youngstown.

  9. Assessing Coach Arth (and his staff)

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    3 minutes ago, John Ward said:

    I didn't mention NCAA player suspensions. Not sure UA has anyone that falls under that category.One thing I dont understand is you say UA had great personnel a yr ago. Yet this yr they are terrible. A player is a player. Did you ever think that the turnovers, penalties , blown coverages etc are a result of a “ cowboy mentality” by those great players that are not doing what they are coached to do? The “me “ attitude does not set well with this staff.

    I haven't said that players are terrible, I dont think at all about this team. The team play is terrible and the coaching is terrible.

     

    You obviously have no evidence for what you are saying. You just want to bury your head in the sand. Arth is a disaster.

  10. Assessing Coach Arth (and his staff)

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    16 minutes ago, John Ward said:

    Though everyone might disagree, I feel he has the ship going in the right direction. He  is recruiting a different type of player and is making these young men accountable. I know everyone wants instant gratification but be patient. 

    What could possibly be leading you to this conclusion?  If I had to guess about player suspensions, they are likely NCAA violations, not team imposed. The turnovers and penalties certainly don't seem to reflect accountability, and some of them are reflection of poor coaching, so where is the accountability, there? Thos isn't about instant gratification. He didnt take over the program from Ianello. He took over a respectable program that teams knew they had to prepare to face. He took over a team that had one a B10 game the previous season. How are the players he is recruiting a different kind? 

  13. Assessing Coach Arth (and his staff)

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    So, do you keep sending good money after bad? I was under the impression from another poster that the South Carolina game paid for Bowden's contract.  Both the AD and the coach are out of their leagues. The longer you let it go, the harder to rebuild the program. Doing nothing tells recruits and players that the U doesn't care about football.

     

    The apathy on the sidelines is as about as bad as it can get. No zeal, no hope, nothing but lifeless players hanging their heads in the first half.

  22. Embracing the present, hoping for the future

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    I doubt the President and Trustees are as disinterested as you portray them. At the end of the day, they have to be results-oriented and we are talking out of both sides of our mouth if we fired Bowden based on results and don't hold Arth and William's accountable. 

     

    Recruiting for the worst team in D1 will be an uphill battle and the transfer portal shows a lack of confidence in Arth. Tge suspension of Nelson and Sands, who should be leading the team is also not a good sign. 

     

    The Zips need a miracle to resurrect the program. Arth wiped out all of the gains we made under Bowden. I do not know where we go from here. It's not like we have a marquee QB to build the program around. Gibson looked OK, but he is not going to be an all-star.

     

    What are some practical measures that can be taken to improve the quality of play?

     

     

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  25. Game 7: Buffalo @ Akron - Oct. 19th - 3:30 p.m.

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    23 minutes ago, you am i said:

    I don't mind seeming Arth get angry. He should be angry. I just hope he doesn't go to the post game press conference and start spewing BS about all the positive things he saw today. He should say this is totally unacceptable and it is all ultimately on him as the head coach. That would be refreshing.

    Why should he be angry? Because he hasn't been able to adequately coach his team? That his veteran QB in some capacity, chose actions that put him out of the line of fire after being abused all season?

     

    He is in over his head. His little meltdown is exhibit A.

     

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