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As far as I'm concerned, this little comedy sketch is art. Well worth three minutes. Link

I agree. However, exhibition games aren't the answer. They already have those with the IAA schools. The answer is to make them actually play 12 games against IA schools.

If they wanted to eliminate cupcakes from their schedule, the shouldn't have joined the ACC.

Bobble Head Dolls? Americans would drive through 10 feet of snow to attend a game that was giving away bobble head dolls made out of cancer cells.

No, but somewhere on my fridge, there is 2004 Frye for Heisman pin in the sea of junk my wife has hanging from the doors.

@Dave, I'll go one step further. Getting selected to play on ESPN as often as we are now is a sign of how far the program has come. We are a MAC program "in demand" for ESPN. They have an 11 AM slot open and they want to fill it with Akron. To me, that says a lot of good about the program.

I plan on protesting the time of this game by watching it from my sofa in lieu of my recliner.

Dr Z makes a good point about art. Art is supposed to be emotionally powerful. In many ways, producers of television are types of artists. In the football game case, they provide a bunch of different visuals to go along with the music that makes it dramatic and emotionally stirring. From where I stood, 100 yards away in the second level on the 10 yard line, the visual was not the art you saw in the video. The music was great. From so far away, the trumpet player is just a spec of a human standing in the end zone. The flag looked heavy to hold and the soldiers were just a single row of about 8 guys in the middle of 65,000. The players all look the same standing on the sidelines and the intensity is not observable. FOX took a lot of very ordinary looking things and made it look extra ordinary. Very interesting the difference between being there and watching it on TV. It's also funny what you don't get to see on TV. We went into the game early because we got into town earlier than we had though. While walking in the concourse of the upper level, you can see into the Panthers practice field. The people who hold the flag have to show up long before the game and practice what they do. It's funny how organized they can get all of those people to be in an hour. They also have to carry the flag from the practice field into the stadium, which is funny to watch.

I can only offer solutions.

What is wrong with you people? Do I have to solve every problem? Listen, when I was growing up, my father missed a lot of my events because he was working and putting food on the table. I never once complained because I knew it was how we ate. Solution = Tell your kids you have to work and can't attend their games. Go to the Zips game instead. The kids will never know. If the kids complain, ask them if they like to eat. If they say yes, tell them your working is how they get to eat. They will understand. Problem solved.

I went to the Panthers game yesterday and the national anthem was outstanding. The crowd gave the guy a great ovation. Listen

Odd thing to feel good about...

That was a great college basketball game.

Or SAT scores for the class that enters next year.

I sure hope we aren't sacrificing quality for quantity. Seems like these "encouragers" may be one method of putting lipstick on a pig.

It's not unreasonable to look at schedules and not figure out leagues tweak schedules to put some teams in a favorable position to benefit the entire league. It's smart business on some level.

10 years ago, this would have been a crazy comment, but PSU is the more winnable game. Pitt has a really good young team and a very good coach.

Disneyland?

Maybe. He could also be a big fish, look at his size and you will see he is a really big fish, in a small pond. Seems to be more of late bloomer than anything as he didn't start until his junior season. A kid with that much size should have started right away at a IAA school. I think it is highly unusual he didn't start right away. Probably didn't show well in high school. Had he shown well in high school being 6' 7" and from a school like Buchtel, he could have done better than the MAC. GW may have taken a bit of a risk taking him and it paid off. The Zips weren't in a position to take a risk on players three years ago.

I love seeing things like this. It is an example of smart recruiting. A lot of fans say, "We need to get more guys from NE Ohio!". I say, What if the guys from NE Ohio are sufficient to win? When I see this, I see a coach who is finding the best possible players, regardless of where they are from, strategically targeting the best possible players and going after them. Recruiting guys because of where they are from or targeting a specific area is not a smart way of recruiting. Targeting the best players is smart.

When reading ESPN stats, are three point attempts and makes included in the overall shot attempts and makes?

It sure does. It would be nice to get some easy wins early. Easy wins not only build confidence and momentum, but they offer a team the opportunity to play a lot of players. Playing a lot of players gives experience to young guys and rest to the starters....both are critical for late season success...if a starter gets hurt, there is experience behind him. More importantly, players get hurt more often when they are tired. Rested players stay healthy.

I agree completely. There are four games there we should win for sure. Throw in a 1-AA victory and we are at five. Along the way, we should able to win two other games giving us at least 7. Who knows, maybe 8. Probably not the MAC though, but again, who knows. I'm sure there is a bowl game somewhere in the south (Hint: Alabama) that would love to have a Bowden coaching in it. I have a friend who has a place in Fairhope so my lodging is already taken care of. Our expectations next year should be to win. We've done enough "building" in the MAC and over the past 25 years. It's time to win.

Sure they have. Sometimes the answer is very simple. It is the exact team KD has always had and the players aren't playing as well as they are capable or, they are not as good as we think.....or, they are both not as good as we think and they aren't playing well. The truth is right in front of all of us. When the players play better, the identity crisis will be solved, or not depending on the competition. They are two games away from the mid point of the season. By now, teams are what they are going to be. The Zips are what they are and while it may not look good, they still won. This team isn't going to peak late and every game is going to be a struggle.

NFL owners hire one retread dunce after another to be head coaches or coordinators. He will have plenty of opportunities. However, you are right, why even take a job with a horrible franchise. Two young kids? Who cares? The guy would have millions. Sooner or later, they are going to have to move. NFL coaches families get used to the moving and millions of dollars help to make a family happy.