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I could really give a crap. It doesn't matter.

OK then. How are you going to pay for it short term and long term if nobody shows up? If it was as easy and reasonable as you say, it would be done already.

How about preventiing this before it happens? The coach should tell the holder on the way out, no 2-point play regardless of what you see. It's call managing the game.

I like coaches being aggressive as well. The Zips were no huddle and calling a good aggressive game which got them back into the game. That was awesome. I also like them to be smart about what they are doing. At this point, see my note above about MAC teams blowing games.

Myron Cope was a great radio announcer for the Steelers for many years. He was actually a really smart guy with a law degree...he just sounded funny because of how he talked. He used to say all the time that coaches with the idea that they are going to play against the percentages because they are "playing to win" sure do seem to lose a lot. The same goes for those who say that "Coach X coaches not to lose". Playing the football percentages is important in winning games. It is the job of the coach to rise above the emotion of the moment and think clearly for the players.Those who wanted to coach to go for it on fourth down last week with 8 minutes to go, down 20 were also right. It had nothing to do with "playing to win" and everything to do with elementary school math.

Good post Lee.I would also add that the coach has to see the big picture for the players. He has to understand trends. One of the big pictures in the MAC is as follows, and the sooner Coach I learns it, the better he, the team and we all will be:One Major Rule To Live By In The MAC - MAC teams are more likely to blow a game than win a game. It happens every week. When a MAC team is blowing a game, the best thing to do is sit back and don't get in the way. CMU was in the process of blowing the game yesterday and Coach I got in the way. A good, veteran MAC coach would have understood this (see Keith Dambrot...he won a MAC Championship last year following this rule). OT was the best choice.

I don't disagree at all. I would only caution that we were playing a really bad team yesterday at home. We will be playing a much better team this week on the road. If the above continues, we are improving. If not, we are still spinning our wheels.

Open your wallet you cheapskate.

We were playing one of the worst teams in the league and they were in the process of falling apart. CMU was badly trying to lose that game. I would agree if we were playing Toledo (or us going for the win at NC State a few years back), but a team like CMU is dying to lose every game they play. All we needed to do was stick around and wait for them to blow a road game in OT, which they were well on their way to doing. MAC teams blow games all the time on the road and we had CMU right where we wanted them.

A lot will leave to go to other programs. They don't want too many years at Akron on their resume.Who would hire them?A lot of people. With the number of coaches that get fired every year, plenty of spots open up. If every assistant who got caught up in a firing couldn't get a job after, there wouldn't be enough guys coming into the profession to replace them. The key is to get out of Akron before the stink becomes too strong.

There is no way to know that....

A lot will leave to go to other programs. They don't want too many years at Akron on their resume.

Both of these plays are "all or nothing plays". I don't have a problem with moving a mobile QB on the three. It presents a lot of options or even the QB running.

what would you have called?

He probably thought with the momentum they had they could make one play and win...huge risk. I'd rather take that momentum into overtime and put a series of winning plays together.

All these kids are doing is playing hard. No reason not to be proud of them.

Always go into overtime at home. The Zips were red hot and the CMU defense had to be tired.If we just kick and extra point down 20-6, this isn't an issue.A three game homestand wasted.

can't argue with that. the 2 pt conversion was insanity though.what happened? i can only see gametracker.

He is having a great game. Probably the best player on the team if he had any support.

He is having a great game. Probably the best player on the team if he had any support.

what happened on pat? gametracker shows defensive end running the ball?

"Uhhhhh. They are a lousy football team." - ButtheadSomeone had to start the thread. Have at it.

If they play it right, it could be the best thing ever for the MAC and MAClike conferences.

The first ten minutes was probably the most funny and smart 10 minutes of television I've watched in a long time.

I live in a Charlotte suburb and was flipping through the guide on D-TV a couple of weeks ago. There was a Mt. Union game on STO. The MAC has partnered with ESPN who puts their games on Wednesday night because they have nothing else to show on their gazillion networks. Or, if you are lucky, you can watch the MAC on your computer...I'm not watching any game on any computer. The MAC is such a poorly run league, it isn't even funny.