1981 grad

We have seen so much bad football the last 10 years I would not make a coaching change since team is not as bad as prior teams. It seems like we have talent to compete but the coaching has not been great with the delay of games, play calling, and the decision to let Finley stay in the game and get beaten to a pulp. We have to develop a running game and Finley is just not a zone read quarterback. Let him play to his strength, a drop back passer. Using Tahj as a receiver has not worked and I wish they would bring him in to run the zone read offense for a few sets and see if he can move this team on the ground.

I do not know why Finley is still in the game. Even the announcers indicated he has had happy feet and has taken a beating. Why are the announcers seeing more than our coach? That last throw was pathetic!!!!

I think the announcers for homers are pretty good. They commented that Akron should not run wide because of South Carolina's speed and Akron has done much better running the ball near the middle. They are also correct in that Akron has gotten some pressure on the QB. Finally, great point that Akron has few chances and Finley missing wide open receivers is the death knell for a team trying to pull off an upset.

If he would have at least hit the guy coming down field instead of just standing there the ball would have went into the endzone. I wonder if this is the same guy who fumbled last week?

We get the ball in the 2nd half. Lets do something different and drive the ball down the field and score a touchdown and make this a 1 score game in the 2nd half.

Like I said, throw the ball downfield. Touchdown!!!

Better than 4 delay of games.

If Finley is not going to throw the ball down field, why not put in Tahj. He is a better runner. This offense sucks with quick passes left, quick passes right and nothing down field so Finley does not get hit. Only 1 first down on this anemic offense.

Does anyone have an idea of whether the players look forward to the big time football atmosphere and enjoy playing these games or are they tired of getting beat up by superior teams?

I hated the last 2 minutes of the game. For a team that has managed to lose games that it should have won, why tempt fate. Moorehead could have run the clock down to the 2 minute warning without running a play. Instead, he throws a pass that stops the clock at 2:01. He then throws an interception. Being a Zips fan, I could see the pass being run back for a pick 6 and the a recovered onside kick. I thought we should be able to run it down their throats but our zone read looked so slow it just never got going. Finley still runs out of the pocket instead of looking downfield and taking a hit when he throws it. This is not a recipe for success against division one team. I would like to see Tahj play next week and give Finley the week off so he does not get injured. We are going to get killed no matter who is the quarterback. Also, why bring in Tahj, he did absolutely nothing when he lined up as quarterback and then shifted out of it. I also believe we will win against Kent and that may be it.

Does anyone understand clock management. They could have run the clock down to the 2 minute warning. Throw the ball on 3rd and 27 into double coverage and intercepted. Just stupid football!!!

We have come out flat in the second half. Finley looks very clunky running the RPO. He is more of a straight back passer and has been accurate when he just drops back and throws the ball.

Actually, a good special team play on the kickoff. Kicking from the 25 the ball went to the 5 and more importantly the return guy went 5 yards backward catching the ball and they start from the 25.

2 special team mistakes led to 10 points. Nice drive on offense. Looks like we can run on this team. Not time to panic yet. Just need another stop.

Can somebody please tell me we will not have to listen to nonstop blaring music during every stoppage that gives the few people that attend these games a blazing headache. Can't we just have the band play during a few timeouts?

Finley's mind set was that he was not going to take any hard hits and he ran away from pressure, threw the ball while back peddling, and made some terrible throws. He did have some nice runs and threw the ball well when not pressured. There were several bad drops. The interception in the 2nd half was indicative that it was time to pull him. However, he kept playing. Not sure why Tahj did not get more opportunities. Really disappointed in the coaching with regard to the delay of game calls. He called time out the first time and then let the time run on crucial plays and had 2 timeouts he never used in the first half. Just poor coaching.

Understandably, I think he really tried to avoid getting hit and missed a several throws and sprinted out of the pocket rather than throw the ball and get hit. The 3 delay of games is inexcusable. I would have liked to see Tahj get some snaps as I think his running may have rattled Rutgers and slowed the rush.

Speaking of stupid mistakes. The corner blitzes and nobody covers our wide receiver. Okay, am I the only one who thought it would be a drop? Nice pass and nice catch.

In the last 10 years we have seen a lot of bad Akron football and a lot of stupid plays and a lot of stupid penalties including including late hits, and taunting. However, I have never seen 4 delay of game penalties in a half especially in crucial situations such as 3rd and 2 from the 11 on your first possibility to score a touchdown this season. How can a veteran QB and a veteran coach be oblivious to the clock. Only in Akron football.

And jo mo has 2 timeouts in his pocket going into the half and 4 delay of games. Great field coaching!!!

If Akron has one more delay of game, Fan Duel will make some money and start and over and under for delay of game penalties for the Akron offense.

He is hurrying the throws so he does not get hit.

This is why it is so tough watching Akron football. Take the timeout and reset!!! And then a gimmick play that loses 20 yards. And of course the missed field goal. A trifecta of mistakes.

Finley needs to throw the ball out of bounds and not take the loss. I hope he is not shell shocked from last week.

I thought we were competitive with Ohio State for a half even though we had a dropped ball that turned into a pick 6 and a short punt for 25 yards. I would like to see if we can move the ball on offense which means giving our QB time to throw and having a running game. I thought Tahj had some nice runs against Ohio State and we need a running game so I hope he gets some playing time. I would like to see if we can keep this game competitive for 4 quarters and have a chance for a win. Go Zips!!!