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Nice human approach to viewing football. We've reached a point in society where too many thinks football is a video game or just a jumble of statistics. The QB never gets hurt or has emotion in a video game.

I think you are right and would like to add. I would say coaching is 1A and the coach bringing in a QB for his system in year one is 1B. The QB attracts skilled players that best fit the new coaches system. It allows the coach to better create his own program. I've said it for a couple of years here and I'll say it again. Moorheads biggest mistake is not bringing in his guy on day one and then living and dying with that guy. Colorado is a way better program than before Sanders. They are relevant, exciting and generally competitive.

Better topic headline would be "Moorhead 2024: Why Would He Stay Until 2025?"

Good post. It's very simple. Akron has made a choice to lose in favor of money. Failure is the easiest possible choice. I can't imagine an easier choice for the AD a few months back than signing the contract to play OSU in lieu of scheduling a more winnable game. The players are not robots. They are at least smart enough to get into college and most will graduate. They understand what goes on around them. They are friends with and stay in touch with players at other schools. High school coaches know what is going on at Akron. There are no secrets. It has to be demoralizing beyond belief for the players/coaches to go to practice/work every day knowing the institution you attend/work for us conspiring against your success. Success is hard. It starts with a choice to be successful. JFK specifically used the word "choose".

I feel about the same way reading these stats as I do when a baseball announcer tells me about exit velocity.

It's not that Akron can't compete. We've had big wins against P5 schools and trips to the Championship. We are not competing in a meaningful way is the problem.

Why can't he find another way to mismanage the athletic department other than destroying the football program?

And a home game. One of my brothers sent me a note last night basically saying and asking.... Akron played OSU, USC and Rutgers. Four of their first five games are on the road. Does their athletic director hate the football program? Can anyone give me a reason to say no to the question?

You are mostly correct. I would say the team is flat. They have taken a beating the past four weeks and it looked like it. They need a momentum boost early in the game this week. JoeMo needs to be aggressive on defense in a way that forces some turnovers and take some big play shots down field early. Trying to sleepwalk through a game the way they did last night won't cut it. If they can do these things, they can win. If they don't, you are correct that there are only two more winnable games on the schedule.

https://www.thestate.com/sports/college/university-of-south-carolina/usc-football/article289359760.html I was talking with my friends yesterday at the game and renovations to Williams Brice Stadium came up. There is no way MAC level schools can compete in the future of college football and they badly need their own division. Part of the discussion not mentioned in the article is USC is planning on reducing the crowd size while increasing revenue. Part of that is moving the students section and giant scoreboard to the opposite side of the stadium, tearing down the current student section/scoreboard and replacing it with luxury condos. Each condo will have a balcony where you can sit outside and watch the game. If you think people won't buy the condos and you were at the game yesterday, keep in mind a lot of the condos across the street from the stadium are owned by wealthy people and only stay in them on game day. I was able to go to the private party once. They have a bar and live bands playing on game day. The condos attached to the Cockaboose RR cars are the same way. Think about what someone would pay for a view of the game from their condo, private bathrooms and air conditioning.

I left at halftime. Game can be described in one word, lifeless. I hope the check was worth it. If they don't win next week, they won't get to my prediction of three wins. The program is on life support.

I love when people vent. I could do without the comparisons to a crappy small town full of halfwits who have nothing better to do on Friday nights than going to high school football games.

Goes without saying.

Thanks for letting us know.

Of course they were.

This is the least of our problems.

This is a really nice tailgating area. If you are going and can get a pass on line in any of the colored sections on the illustration, take it.

You can also buy some pro Confederacy books and memorabilia while there.

Akron fans also need to remember this is the only bar around. There will be 85,000 people going to the game. This place does not have a big footprint. If you think this is where you want to post up, you had better get there early.

I know this place but had forgotten. Never been there. Looks like it got a much needed facelift in recent years. Thanks for bringing it up. It's going to be a beautiful day Saturday. My advice is to stay out of a bar and enjoy a nice day. Don't worry about the games on TV. Most aren't very good. Doc's BBQ is close to the stadium. Go buy some drinks and pick up some BBQ. Eat your BBQ with a knife and fork, not as a sandwich. The bread takes away from the taste of the pork. Also, get hash and rice as a side. Try a South Carolina mustard based sauce. Parking. Go on the Internet and spend the extra money for a parking spot in a private parking lot. Most have modern bathrooms. It's worth the money.

Oh Christ with this again. I'm waiting for the investigation to show that YSU opened the floodgates for morons and increased enrollment. Miller did a good job at Akron doing what needed to be done at Akron. He cut unnecessary costs and filled the dorms. I'm still waiting for the investigation info what Dennison would have done in the 80s to put Akron football in a different position today. Move on already..... Christ Almighty.....

You aren't the target audience. You don't strike me as a degenerate gambler. Degenerate gamblers don't care if the games are competitive. They only care if one team or the other covers whatever bet they made. College football is not in ascension. It is in decline. They want to play a money game? Ok, there is an organization out there playing the money game much better. It's called the NFL and is just dying to expand and eat up every weakling around. The decline is going to become more apparent in the coming years. A sign will be when the NFL senses weakness and begins to air games on Saturdays and Fridays all year. This will push college football to the secondary networks like BTN and the NFL will draw more eyes to it's product. College football won't stand a chance against the NFL.

I'd prefer articles that don't remind me it has become entirely about money. Those are hard to find.

At least you'll have time to place some bets on Draft Kings.