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I'm not worried about JD. If/When he gets fired, he will have a good job after that. Surely he will not be coaching at Ashland. I'm not even worried about the Zips. I think there is enough talent on this team to win in the very near future.

This is utter gibberish. Let's clear one thig up first. In 20 years, what happens this year does not matter.Secondly, as I read this board, there are more people who have been posting here for years who would rather have the football program fail so they could say "I told you so" than people who want the best for the program....just read the board over the past five day. Failure is actually desired by these Browns fans.

I actually love paragraphs like this. This paragraph is exactly the kind of funny smack that makes fan boards so funny. The time it took to type the lead up to this paragraph took a long time and to end the post with a paragraph like this is.....quite frankly, something the Great GP1 would do.Nice work InTheZone.Well done.

I'm not really disagreeing, but your post made a point clear for me.Our problem is not the youngsters. Teams go through periods where they might have more young than old or visa versa.The problem is not talent. There is more overall talent on this team than ever.The problem is turning the talent into a winning/watchable team. I blame everyone for that. The coaches and the players are to blame.What does watchable mean? How about not allowing the other team to run the ball up the middle for five yards on third and four? How about if our running backs don't go down on first contact? How about if our QB doesn't turn the ball over time and again? How about if when we hit the other team's ball carrier, it doesn't take five guys to bring him down and he gains 2-3 extra yards in the process? How about if we tackle better? How about something other than 2nd and 9 or 10? How about better play calling? How about a punter that can kick the ball further than me...It's freaking D-1A football for crying out loud? All of this makes for bad football. Bad football, like bad baseball, is unwatchable. The people of NE Ohio are not stupid....they are not going to pay their hard earned money to watch bad football. We've been seeing these things happen for 20+ years with different coaches and different players.If JD is let go at the end of the year, the AD should tell the next coach to retain as many players as possible (don't do what Syracuse did) and toughen them up in spring practice. Can a new coach put a heart into a talented filled but heartless team?

How does this sound for a conference?AkronCan'tOhioMiamiBGSUToledoBall StateWestern MCentral MEastern MSounds like a bunch of teams that absolutely nobody in the area would pay money to watch the Zips play against.You might be right, you might be wrong.What interest would there be if we removed one MAC team and substituted it for any CUSA team. Keep in mind that in native American, "any CUSA team" is pronounced Indiana.

Amen. Some fifth string scrub gets in trouble and the program is out of control. The program isn't out of control, the team is not playing up to it's potential on the field....that's the problem. Most fans don't really understand how little the players care about off field issues. Most are going about their day going to class, practice, homework, getting something to eat (believe me, offensive linemen are much more worried about their next meal than some knucklehead getting into a fight) and the girlfriends. There isn't much time to worry about anything else.

How does this sound for a conference?AkronCan'tOhioMiamiBGSUToledoBall StateWestern MCentral MEastern M

I don't want a run oriented offense. I don't want a pass oriented offense. I want a balanced offense.Those who want a two back offense, I agree. Especially in short yardage. If we ran the spread offense like other schools do, we would have two backs in the backfield. They are the RB and the QB. With Jacq in the game, there was never a threat of him running so it was a one back offense. Let's see if we have "two backs" this week.The next time we are in short yardage they need to have the QB under center and Tuzze blocking for Alex A. If Tuzze touches the ball once a game, that is one time too many. We don't have an offense that could make a fullback effective except as a blocker.Our inefficient running game is a product of our defense. I know that sounds strange, but the defense we run is soft. Our offense practices against our defense in the spring and two-a-days and it makes them soft as well. We are not a physical team (Akron has really never had a very physical team except for some of the Faust years when we ran a power offense). Our offensive line is not as physical as it should be making the rest of the offense soft. Offensive linemen taking penalties after the play is not physical, it is stupid. The cycle continues.WRONG!**I say we start a new trend on the board and this is it.You lie!Forced 6 turnovers in 3 games (2 per game not an average), have allowed 119 rushing yards per game. They've played two Big 10 opponents. The defense is far from "soft".Subtract out the game against Morgan State. Please have these stats completed and posted on this board by 8:00 PM toady.Forced 4 turnovers in 2 games (still 2 per game average) 151.5 rushing yards per game. Average starting field position for opposing offense Opponents 46. Sorry, you're still...WRONG!You lie!So the rushing number went up from 115 per game to 151. You're right, we were knocking the blocks off of PSU and IU.

45-10 CMU wins. This team is finished.

I don't want a run oriented offense. I don't want a pass oriented offense. I want a balanced offense.Those who want a two back offense, I agree. Especially in short yardage. If we ran the spread offense like other schools do, we would have two backs in the backfield. They are the RB and the QB. With Jacq in the game, there was never a threat of him running so it was a one back offense. Let's see if we have "two backs" this week.The next time we are in short yardage they need to have the QB under center and Tuzze blocking for Alex A. If Tuzze touches the ball once a game, that is one time too many. We don't have an offense that could make a fullback effective except as a blocker.Our inefficient running game is a product of our defense. I know that sounds strange, but the defense we run is soft. Our offense practices against our defense in the spring and two-a-days and it makes them soft as well. We are not a physical team (Akron has really never had a very physical team except for some of the Faust years when we ran a power offense). Our offensive line is not as physical as it should be making the rest of the offense soft. Offensive linemen taking penalties after the play is not physical, it is stupid. The cycle continues.WRONG!**I say we start a new trend on the board and this is it.You lie!Forced 6 turnovers in 3 games (2 per game not an average), have allowed 119 rushing yards per game. They've played two Big 10 opponents. The defense is far from "soft".Subtract out the game against Morgan State. Please have these stats completed and posted on this board by 8:00 PM toady.

I don't want a run oriented offense. I don't want a pass oriented offense. I want a balanced offense.Those who want a two back offense, I agree. Especially in short yardage. If we ran the spread offense like other schools do, we would have two backs in the backfield. They are the RB and the QB. With Jacq in the game, there was never a threat of him running so it was a one back offense. Let's see if we have "two backs" this week.The next time we are in short yardage they need to have the QB under center and Tuzze blocking for Alex A. If Tuzze touches the ball once a game, that is one time too many. We don't have an offense that could make a fullback effective except as a blocker.Our inefficient running game is a product of our defense. I know that sounds strange, but the defense we run is soft. Our offense practices against our defense in the spring and two-a-days and it makes them soft as well. We are not a physical team (Akron has really never had a very physical team except for some of the Faust years when we ran a power offense). Our offensive line is not as physical as it should be making the rest of the offense soft. Offensive linemen taking penalties after the play is not physical, it is stupid. The cycle continues.WRONG!**I say we start a new trend on the board and this is it.You lie!

This is a really good article. A lot of small words...you guys shouldn't have any problems.Two things stick out to me:1. Temple's contract is up after 2010. Don't add, subtract....then subtract two more.2. Fans exist in silos a lot of the time. We are not the only school improving our facilities and the article notes MAC schools that have improved facilities. I've been telling you guys that for weeks. Stadiums don't win games, players win games. I think a lot of you guys at the game last weekend came to this harsh realization Saturday around 7:00 over some beers in the parking lot.

I don't want a run oriented offense. I don't want a pass oriented offense. I want a balanced offense.Those who want a two back offense, I agree. Especially in short yardage. If we ran the spread offense like other schools do, we would have two backs in the backfield. They are the RB and the QB. With Jacq in the game, there was never a threat of him running so it was a one back offense. Let's see if we have "two backs" this week.The next time we are in short yardage they need to have the QB under center and Tuzze blocking for Alex A. If Tuzze touches the ball once a game, that is one time too many. We don't have an offense that could make a fullback effective except as a blocker.Our inefficient running game is a product of our defense. I know that sounds strange, but the defense we run is soft. Our offense practices against our defense in the spring and two-a-days and it makes them soft as well. We are not a physical team (Akron has really never had a very physical team except for some of the Faust years when we ran a power offense). Our offensive line is not as physical as it should be making the rest of the offense soft. Offensive linemen taking penalties after the play is not physical, it is stupid. The cycle continues.

Excellent post. What other sport at UofA plays 75% of their OOC games against what would be BCS level schools. NONE, they know they would get killed (soccer excluded from this discussion). Our scheduling guarantees poor starts each year and a loss of public interest. It needs to stop and it needs to stop ASAP. In a few weeks, we play ANOTHER BCS level school and we will walk away with a loss. Before the season, I thought maybe we could, but it ain't gonna happen. At what point do they say, "this isn't working"? Enough is enough already. Everything has to go PERFECTLY for UofA to do well with this schedule. We are killing ourselves.I'll be honest...they will be 1-3 after this week. I was planning on coming to a game this year. My interest level is almost zero. I don't care if they have a new stadium or not. I'm not spending 14 hours of my weekend driving from SC to OH and back to watch junk. I doubt I will watch many of the TV games as well. Can anyone seriously say to someone who watched that game last weekend, "Come out to The Big Phone Booth, the MAC is great". The other person will think you are mentally unstable.I hope the new AD can fix this horrible scheduling we have had to swallow. The schedule is the #1 football problem that needs to be fixed.Future schedules should include:One pay-dayTwo I-AA schools at home. If UofA beat a I-AA team last week, there would still be fan interest.One CUSA, low level mountain west or sunbelt team (pick one) - Home and home.

Excellent point on why the new stadium was built. The RB was a falling down mess in danger of being condemned. The Big Phone Booth is as much necessity as it is a desire.My biggest problem with the "builders" is they would rather be miserable building towards something than enjoying what they have. A 2-10 season is OK as long as it was better than the previous 1-11 season. In four years, they get to 5-7 and they really think they have something going until they go 4-8 the next season and wonder "if the program is going in the right direction". Then they fire the coach because they think the program is not building fast enough. The new coach brings in his system and loses ground and the cycle continues. We should really enjoy what we have now and stop worrying about some disastrous move to the Big East or something like that. With the exception of soccer, we would be destroyed in the BE. Let's get good with what we have.

I can't help but agree. When I was driving through Mentor the other day, I recall commenting to my wife how amazing it is that all of the houses are mansions, the streets are paved with gold, and diamonds grow on trees. Truly the beverly Hills of NE Ohio.And I also must agree that if your parents do have money, regardless of who you are, surely they would hand it over when you told them your pot supply was running low. Mentor is no Hudson, not even close. More like Green.None of them are a Tega Cay as far as I'm concerned. With the exception of the constant plume of steam over the town from the nuclear power plant, there isn't a concern in the world.

I agree. Sports are one of the few things in life when you can really live in the moment. People aren't buying tickets to watch UofA win next year or the continual "building" we have to watch. Sports are about the moment. The moment to win is now.

I can't help but agree. When I was driving through Mentor the other day, I recall commenting to my wife how amazing it is that all of the houses are mansions, the streets are paved with gold, and diamonds grow on trees. Truly the beverly Hills of NE Ohio.And I also must agree that if your parents do have money, regardless of who you are, surely they would hand it over when you told them your pot supply was running low. I have friends in college that you wouldnt have any idea that they come from wealthy families. Do you think rich people get rich by spending money wildly? Alot of them try to teach their kids that by not giving them loads of cash to spend as allowances and a few of my friends were like that. You would never have guessed they lived in million dollar houses in Bath because their parents let them be college kids like college kids should. They ate Ramen noodles daily and drank cheap beer.So who knows if Jacq is from a rich family or not, either way it doesnt matter.I think you guys are missing the point.....maybe I'm wrong though and Jacq did grow up on the mean streets of Mentor. You never really know....

To do what? Coach or fly over the stadium in lieu of the Goodyear Blimp or both?He is a Hell of a coach though. Probably not a good fit in college.

Just when you think it couldn't get worse......

Yes unfortunately there are only 2 good teams in the three conferences you mentioned.Florida and Texas.The rest of the schools in both those conferences suck. And their bottom is damn near worse then the MAC bottom (Colorado anyone?)...and the PAC 10, their stud team just lost to Washington, really Washington? They've choked in conference for the last 4 years, but the "PAC 10 is a great conference"If the Big 10 would man up and get some coaches with some real aggression it would not even be close. Rich Rod is going to end up owning the conference for the next 10 years after another recruiting cycle.*edit - but this is all off topicOff topic....sorry.Name one Big Ten team that could win the PAC 10. The best Big Ten team lost at home to a PAC 10 team that lost at Washington last week and will not win that conference.Name one Big Ten team that could win a DIVISION of the Big 12 or SEC. Maybe the Big 12 north is as bad as the Big Ten, but I'd like to see it.Can every coach in the Big Ten be that bad? I forgot, this board is full of Browns fans.The rest of the teams suck? Cal seems to be a good team, beat Minnesota at MN. USC just beat the jok........ darling of the Big Ten in Columbus. Texas Tech seems to be a good team. Alabama seems to be a good team. Oklahoma seems to be a good team. OK State seems to be a good team. Mississippi seems to be a good team. LSU seems to be a good team. Are you sure you want to say they all suck?

The Big Phone Booth = $2,183 per seatNew Cowboys Stadium = $11,500 per seatThe cost for a 28,000 seat stadium at $11,500 per seat would be $322,000,000. A palace was a little out of our price range. While I haven't seen it in person, what I see on TV is good enough. Maybe I'll be less than overwhelmed when I see it as well.

Until we know what Jacq did, the #2 has the job.Rodgers was #2 for a reason...he isn't as good as Jacq.#3 is #3 for a reason.....he isn't as good as Rodgers.If winning is important, play the best players.

The collective yawn that came off of the ESPN ticker and non-coverage of the NIU win over Purdue is my evidence. The Big Ten is a second tier conference. A MAC school beating one is no different than the yawn created when we beat a Big East or ACC team. At this point, nobody cares.People got excited last year when Toledo beat UofM, but nobody knew at that point in the year how bad UofM was going to be. People yawned when CMU beat MSU a couple of weeks ago. The Big Ten is not important to college football.If a MAC team beats a good SEC, Big 12 or PAC 10 school, people should get excited. The Big Ten...

Winner! Sold who's books? To get money to buy what?If the answer is he sold his text books to buy X, then it is an NCAA violation. His books are free as part of his scholarship and have to be turned in at the end of the semester.If the answer is he stole and sold a friend's/teammate's books to buy X, then it is a criminal act of theft and he is a jerk. I'm not a lawyer, but there are certain levels of theft based upon dollar amounts that would determine the level of severity. JD did tell the ESPN crew that it was nothing criminal.Here is what we know for sure. Nobody really knows why he as given the boot.Did a kid from an upscale community like Mentor really need money to go out and buy pot? I find that hard to believe. I don't know what a quarter-bag and some papers cost these days, but I'm sure a kid from Mentor would have enough money to buy them. Years ago, books were recorded returned and collected in a conference room in the football office in the JAR. Once the books were recorded as returned, it didn't matter what happened to them after they were in that room. It was not uncommon for a player to walk into the room with an empty book bag and walk out with a full book bag. This was 20+ years ago now. I'm not sure how they do it these day.