1981 grad

Nate Johnson played 35 minutes for K state in their 1 point victory over Tulsa. He only scored 5 points but had 4 assists and 9 rebounds. Glad to see he is doing well playing at the next level.

I also yelled at Bowen for the turnovers and once on defense when a Purdue guy was driving the lane and he backed away giving him an uncontested layup. Groce then called a timeout.

I agree, that was a terrible call but one of many.

I thought we could have boxed out a little better against their height. Need to put a butt in their gut to keep them off the boards. However, I still thought we played great and if we play this well against other teams we should be very good this year.

That is one of the weakest calls all night. Perdue has been pushing off all night to create a shot.

He was yelling at the refs: You are better than that. A polite way of saying we are getting homered and almost every call has gone against the Zips.

I think we played as well as we can and we are down 13 points. I just do not know if we can play that well in the 2nd half so prepared to be blown out.

We got 2 foul shots!!! We got 2 foul shots!!! We got 2 foul shots!!!!

This is the best Akron team I have seen against a quality opponent. Groce has them ready to play. Only down by 5. I am not sure we can play this well for 40 minutes but really impressed with the ball movement, hustle, and breakouts. Tevari looks like he can play with these guys and Scott has hit some great shots.

I hope I am not banned from this board but you have to give Kent State credit. They have been absolutely terrible the last few years and they are a decent team. This was a battle of 2 evenly matched teams and Kent executed in overtime and we did not. They scored on their first play in overtime and we lost 4 yards and started behind the chains. After Akron came back from that large deficit in the 4th quarter it was a gut punch to lose this game. However, it was an entertaining game.

That targeting call is big because with can pooch it and try to recover on nail it to the end zone and force them to march the field.

As well as we have been running the ball, I am suprised we could not score a touchdown on the ground. Did not like that pass on 3rd down.

I still say this game is not over. We need a three and out. I do not understand why we did not punt the ball before the end of the quarter when we had the win. The special teams miscue set up the last Kent touchdown. We finally got some calls from the refs on the roughing the passer and the pass interference. We need the d to step up. How about a turnover?

That no call on the obvious pass interference and then the missed field goal just changed the momentum of the game. However, the Zips have dominated and can come back. Turnovers have really helped Kent.

They had overloaded that side. Too easy. We needed another defender on that side.

My prediction is that we get called for pass interference on a play that was not that egregious.

This is one of the better Akron Kent game with different ebbs and flows. Not sure what our defensive back was doing on that Kent touchdown watching the QB and letting his man run past him. Akron has 2 mistakes leading to 2 Kent touchdowns. Our running game has been strong with some really long third down gains. Need a touchdown to open the half. Finley has thrown some nice balls.

And since we are reviving this 3.5 year old topic, here is my 3.5 year old analysis of how the refs suck and we got hosed.

We were!!! The refs fouled out Freeman on a fathom offensive screen call with about 3 minutes left. There were several questionable fouls on him that day. Protecting the blue bloods of the NCAA

In the 2nd half Mass reminded me of past Akron teams that were totally outmatched at every position and almost every opposing play was a positive one and we would shoot ourselves in the foot when we did make a good play with a stupid penalty. I give the Mass. coach credit. They finally get a stop in the 2nd half and their defensive back gets a penalty for taunting and Akron keeps the ball. The coach sent the player to the locker room, do not stop at the bench, do not keep your uniform on, just head to the showers. How many times did we see stupid personal fouls from Akron players when the team was winless and getting killed. Taunting when you are 0 and 8 and down by 21 points. Hit the showers.

I do not bet on sports but based on your recent hot streak, I am tempted.

I would also like to see us go to a bowl. We have had such a long streak of losing that winning 6 games and going to a bowl is indicative of a successful season. I hope if we do win 6 we ask the NCAA for an exemption from their ruling we are not bowl eligable and that take them to court if they do not back down. My understanding is that Michigan is bowl eligable because the people who cheated are no longer with the team and the NCAA felt it was wrong to penalize the current team for misdeeds of the people who are no longer with the team. Using that logic, Akron should also be bowl eligible.

I just read that g league players make $40,000 a year unless they are on a 2 way contract like Freeman who makes around $500,000, half the NBA minimum. Therefore, Nate is now making the most money he will probably ever make in his career. In other words, his salary will peak as a college player. I hate that he transferred but I cannot blame him for making this move. This is college athletics. Akron is the G league for major conferences.

I got the impression that when Johnson came into the game as the 3rd QB at the end of the game that he was told to run the ball since we had a big lead and just run out the clock. He then threw a pass and we almost scored. He was immediately yanked so Brookhart could run out the clock. At the end of the game I saw Moorehead go to the Mass coach and it looked like he was apologizing for the pass at the end of the game. These are my impressions but I just cannot see the coach throwing the ball at that point in the game.

offensive genius!!!