GP1

It seems the new AD has the unenviable task of making cuts. Joe stays because it's impossible to make cuts and engage in a contract buyout at the same time, while at the same time shelling out money for a recruiting firm to find a new coach. Oh, then there is the cost of relocating a new coach. I would like to see Joe come back for one more season. If he fails after four seasons with a more favorable schedule, then it's time to part ways. There is nothing keeping Joe in Akron now. He could very well depart on his own. If he leaves and there is no AD in place...... I'd rather not think about that.

The win reminds me of a saying I heard once. "Determination is more important than discipline." Determination separates noon players from 1:00-4:00 players. A lot of players look great and disciplined during warm-ups, but when the game starts, they aren't good enough. We're they perfect, no, but I saw an Akron team that didn't just do the fundamentals well (Toledo is a good fundamentally sound team also) but was determined in the results of the fundamentals. For example, I mentioned to Mrs GP1, the luckiest woman in the world, that Akron was tackling well. Akron wasn't just putting themselves in position make tackles, they actually made the tackles. They made the blocks to get extra yards. They fought for extra yards with determination. The final play showed determination. Some may call determination something like a competitive spirit or having heart. Whatever it is, Akron had it until the end and won the game. Winning is not easy. Akron played MAC contender level good the past two weeks. They just need to play with that determination every week.

It's sports in general. Typically, if a team in plays fundamentally sound and will discipline, that team can wait for the other team to lose the game.

That was a big win. Great job Zips.

There's that sack I was looking for.

When is the last time Akron had a sack?

It's nice to watch a MAC kicker make a pop in his pants.

I don't think the Zips will win, but I do think they will not be embarrassed. I wasn't very impressed with Toledo the last time I saw them on television.

I love a contrarian viewpoint, but not in this case.

I don't know about nepotism, but it is probably more like a hungry young coach so eager to sit in the big chair that he makes a bad career decision. Duquesne is a historically bad program. I said months ago he would regret the decision.

I find myself speechless.

It's a program with high expectations. The past 20 years they have had 10 winning season and 5 minimum ten win seasons. They have struggled more in the past 10. The move to the American Conference hasn't been good for them. They seem to be having trouble finding the right guy to solve their bad administration decisions. That's a tough fix.

I think timing is the biggest issue right now. There are a lot of government hiring rules that have to be followed. Typically, a university hires a recruiting firm to sift through the candidates. I wonder if it is possible through a FOIA request to discover if a contract with a recruiting firm has been signed. If one has not been signed yet, firing Joe probably isn't in the works. If so, you may have your answer.

Next year Indiana will go back to looking just like Kansas this year.

Princeton makes the post season a lot. They also lose in the first round of whatever tournament they make a lot. I would like to see Akron play at least ONE team that has to play difficult games all year long.

Why?

What about the money? If the football team can be whored out, so can every other program.

Try again.

Basketball isn't the same as football.

You are using extreme examples. There are plenty of P4 teams Akron is capable of competing well against and put a little pizzazz on the schedule. Princeton?

Good grief..... They should play at least one P5 school. That's not too much to ask.

This showcase is the punchline to what is a comically bad ooc schedule.

Towards the end there is a great discussion on when to stop asking. Too many young people in the workforce go from asking to complaining to malcontent. At some point a person can't become noise within an organization or everyone else will do what they always do with noise and tune it out.

If we could get Jim Grobe as advisor, it would complete the trifecta. Seriously, this would be high schoolish beyond belief. I don't even think Akron would do this.

I call them losers.