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Rice has two spots open next year. Houston has a spot open Duke has a spot open. Kennesaw State has an opening. There will be more buyouts in the coming weeks.

Let's look at what conference leaders do: Toledo 2024 Duquesne Mississippi State UMass WKU MIAMI 2024 Northwestern Cincinnati Notre Dame Umass There is a good chance Toledo could be 3-1 ooc. Maybe if things go right at MSU 4-0. If things go right for Miami, they also could be 3-1, but 2-2 is more likely. Toledo is a cash strapped state school like Akron. The difference is leadership. Theirs is better than ours as it relates to the football program. It's so disheartening what they did today. This athletic department is a sink hole of misery. Throw money at the school, but throwing it at the athletic department is a waste of money at this point. There are hundreds of scholarships that go out every year. Throw some money at those. At least you will feel appreciated when you do. The Athletic Department is just crapping all over you.

I've seen it before and it's not that interesting.

We are watching a long, painful suicide in the MAC. We were fed the crap over a decade now that football is the front porch of the university. Maybe it could be, but when you're playing on work nights, nobody is interested in leaving their house to go visiting neighbors.

Good post. If this is the case, he should leave. The administration can then hire their next victim.

This is a good point. I didn't factor this into my original thinking. Akron makes it nearly impossible for a coach to gain momentum. The OSU game wouldn't be my reason for leaving, but it would be my reason for taking some calls.

I think you may be right. KY opting out was predictable. It opened up a slew of interesting possibilities. The best they could do was scheduling another humiliating loss? This is insanity.

Nobody goes to the games. How worn out can the place be? Sun Belt teams need stadium improvement also. Yet, they play nine conference games, one P5, one G5 and one FCS. Why can't MAC schools do the same thing?

Thank you App State.

There my be a shortage of teams this year for bowls. Maybe they could go to the Myrtle Beach Bowl.

I'm past the point of hating the NCAA. Their lack of self awareness at this point is pitiable. JMU made an agreement. They need to live with their decision.

Maybe some enterprising students can save the $5 on their front lawn. Granted, the walk will be twice as long in a bad neighborhood, but the money will be saved. Seriously, people who send their kids to or graduated from these schools can afford $10 for parking.

Good post. I'd respectfully disagree about the QB protection. He gets off a lot of short passes, but the line still cannot protect enough to give him time to set his feet and deliver down field into the teeth of the defense. The passing game feels rushed. Their only 40+ yard play was a 1 yard pass and the receiver did the rest of the work.

Ok. Still very difficult.

The odds of making a first down on one play for 12 yards are extremely low given the offensive line can't hold out the defense long enough to let the receivers get that far down field. If U gets sacked, which happens too much, it would give EMU at least 10 extra yards to start the drive. A pick six would be a killer. A QB fumble would be a disaster. I think the Akron offense was out of tricks at that point. If one player on the Akron punt team turns around to his right instead of his left, the ball is downed inside the five. It was a pretty good pooch punt. I would have crossed my fingers on a long FG. A six point lead , that late in a game, with no timeouts would have made EMU more one dimensional and easier to stop. Instead, they were able to mix in a running game early in the drive and keep Akron off balance.

The most frustrating part of the loss is Akron outplayed and out coached EMU for the vast majority of the game and still lost. They were extremely well prepared for the game. The offense was creative and the defense stood tall for most of the game. The guys played hard. I'm convinced Akron still has a huge talent gap that needs filled to win games against teams even as average as EMU, both in starters and especially back ups. The defensive line got destroyed at the end of the game. I thought our offensive line played much better but pass blocking still leaves a lot to be desired. As a whole the skill players need to improve. Secondary had a good game but gave up a big play late. I totally get the players are better now than before Joe, but there is still a long way to go to get to the top.

I can't tell anything from the photos. What I do know is I have to sit through replay after replay after replay every week on less questionable stuff than that..... with 12 minutes to go in the first quarter.

Defense is gassed.

He's a douche and his antics are starting to look staged. I doubt he cares.

The word is out around MAC officiating circles about 14. They have seen enough of his crap.

Looks like 3 starters out on defense. Makes me worried.

Absolutely. Plays over 40 yards are one of the three pillars of success in winning football games.

This game is pretty good. The announcers on the other hand leave a lot to be desired. The analyst is going to set records for the number of times he mispronounces U's last name and the number of ways it can be mispronounced.

Akron scratching their way out of deep in their own end, a decent punt then a 3 and out is good complementary football.

Since we are talking history..,..... Quantum physics says that for every decision made in a universe, there are an unlimited number of outcomes. That means the following. Somewhere out there is a universe where hiring Faust resulted in a success program. Jim Dennison knew how to run an athletic department, Lee Owens continued on as head coach, the Zips never win a MAC Championship with JD, the Zips are full of only players from Ohio coached by Jim Grobe hired by President Jim Tressel, Coach I won six games in three years and Arth has a successful career as an underwear model like Jim Palmer. But, here we are. How's that for another universe?