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And yelling would be OK, but he seemed so completely disconnected from his players and more on the border of rage than motivational yelling.

To me you yell when you know kids are not playing as good as they can. Honestly, we haven't seen anything better under Artg, so to tell at this juncture seems pointless. It would be different if we had seen better and they weren't playing up to that, but to yell at this point is more of a reflection on him than the team.

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.

Kato is out for 3 games. Does he lose his job over the suspension? Kato is a bigger offensive threat.

He just looked totally disconnected from his players.

Wishing him the best. He seemed like nothing but a positive contributor. Glad to hear that ending football will end his migraines and that his off field prospects are strong.

It showed him screaming at his players. The announcers called it trying to motivate, but anger rarely motivated...the one player in street clothes (didn't get a good look at who it was) didn't look impressed. I am not opposed to yelling, but this guy looked like he was ready to punch someone. This has to be one of the worst CFB games I have ever watched.

Wow, that last clip of Arth was not appealing.

Sands is out, too?

Wanting the Zips to win and believing they will win are 2 different things. Not wanting to face what a disaster we are in is just foolish.

Sort of like we had to put up with the Bowden hating? Sorry, as long as the loser AD and pitiful coach are in place, this conversation is worthy of continuing. Lol. Have you considered why it has no responses? There is nothing to look forward to. They will lose and likely lose big, again. Who wants to dwell on that? Please join the rest of us? It sounds like no one is discussing? Lol

Blah, blah, blah... you are the only one pushing this given up crap...if you were pushing firing Bowden, you darn well better have a great solution. Williams did not.We are now the worst team in college football.

Great if we aren't paying Bowden, we should be free to fire Arth, immediately!

Losing to UMass is as low as this program can go and we went there. Thatbis not impatience. It is the rlclear recognition that the Titantic is about to go under.

The defense of the decision to fire Bowden is tiring. We hired a loser in his place, can't fire the loser because we are still paying Bowden and are now the worst team in D1. It is really an indefensible decision and William's must go.

They have also been healthy this year, Arth has been lucky, and he still doesn't know how to use them. But to your point, better individual performances by those players and Artg still can't win.

Spare me...Arth for some unknown reason has not taken advantage of the talent he has. So many athletes that were impact players last year seem nearly silent or absent this year. As others have said, the plays being called this year make Milwee look like a play-calling genius.

The problem with this board has become this pipedream that firing Bowden would result in hiring a superior coach. No one is willing to own up to the idea that the odds were against us. Great coaches dont grow on trees and William's obviously doesn't have the talent for finding them.

Yup. But we will never know thanks to an idiot AD who has made us the laughing stock of D1.

BROOOO You are entitled to your opinion, but it doesn't make it fact. Arth sucks, William's has us in an impossible spot where we can't afford to get rid of him and we are the laughing stock of D1. Yes, sticking with Bowden was a better choice and maybe we should start by firing Larry Williams.

Delusional....this is your subjective perspective that can only be based on your perception of what you saw and you act as though it was fact. Not everyone agrees with you and since it is subjective, it will never be settled. You consistently overlook the milestones achieved by Bowden, that is truly myopic. What is discernible, however, are the kids in the transfer portal and the winless record. They have given up on the program. That is measurable. What is more, the fantasy that you will strike gold in finding a replacement that exceeds Bowden in talent and ability to recruit. If you think you will, you should probably be playing the lottery, too. How many local kids have committed to Akron since Bowden was fired? Let's not forget that Bowden's recruiting travel budget was cut and he was told to focus on Ohio kids. Where do we see Arth recruiting?

Yeah, I cringed every time I heard his name Sunday.

Oh, good point. Tough to afford paying off Bowden and Arth. #firelarrywilliams

When do we start the, "Fire Arth" thread? This guy does not deserve a second year, and I am not sure he deserves to complete this year. We have legit talent in the transfer portal and this season is a dumpster fire rivaling the Ianello years. What a disaster. Thanks, Larry Williams.

I think what is missing in the Bowden discussion is that he was a better coach-period and that finding a high caliber coach from a skill perspective, not name recognition, willing to cone to Akron is not easy. Firing Bowden shows just how arrogant Larry William's is. I also think some of you are in denial about competing with bigger schools for talent. Yes, some B10 schools did it, but that was a different time before the gap between haves and have nots in college football was not as enormous as it is now. The NCAA is not interested in parity or they would put a cap on the amounts programs could spend. Arth sucks, plain and simple. Losing to UMass is inexcusable. The Zips will go winless.