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That's what people in the 80s used to say after watching off tackle all afternoon.

One more win and we can go to a bowl.

Grown worthy?

I hate the play. How did they use it?

Did it get any yards or did it cause everyone to groan? Does one or the other.

Pratt is a word that rhymes with "punt".

Does the Akron Funny Farm have a padded wagon big enough for 300?

In a world where running 80+ plays is a goal, sometimes common sense gets lost.

Bad fumble but he found out if you run inside, you will get outside on this drive.

Highlights showing passes over the middle working. Go figure. Nice to see AJ using the entire field.

Marrtotts are good brands. The hotel will be nice. You just have more driving to do. EDIT: Don't use TripAdvisor to get news on places you are going. Idiots post on that website.

Akron 9 UMass 7

You'll be safe on the property. Cancel your reservation and book one at Comfort Inn and Suites in Mount pleasant on the iop connector. Close to the beach and endlessly more good places to eat. Route 17 newly finished and flows fast. You won't regret it.

I saw Duke do some real creative things last weekend against a talented defensive line. Using either one or two backs, they used a TE in the slot next to either tackle to run power plays or pull the TE to block on counters. Dukes coach is very creative and ran a large variety of plays one can run at a school that takes brains to attend. Turnovers killed them.

No, because the state charges individuals on behalf of the public.

Please stop. Your first point would be true if the police didn't have photos of injury. At my age, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have trouble with a six foot tall woman. Tree would kick my ass up and down the street. He is a large well trained guy and this girl couldn't hold her own against him. She has done nothing to be suspended. Steve Spurrier has a zero tolerance policy for violence against women and has used it twice while at SC. Has not used it in several years because players know he means business. Time for Tree to be shown the door.

I'm in Chicago on business. If the weather they are having here is going to be in Akron tomorrow, do yourself a favor and stay home.

Maybe they arent mutually exclusive. Personally, I'm very disappointed by this particular player's actions. He is a team leader and should have been behaving as such. Need to focus blame on him where it belongs.

Weather in the 60s. Perfect weather to sit on the beach and relax. Wear a pair of shorts and sweatshirt. Sun will help with heat.

Even with the suspension, Zips can still win.

Good point Dave. What goes on in college has nothing to do with what goes on in the NFL. Most NFL teams have 11 really good guys starting. College teams have 2-3 really good guys starting and you have to get the rest to execute and believe in what they are doing. If a kid between the ages of 18 and 22 doesn't believe in what he is doing, he can't execute. The reason the bubble screen works for Oregon is that they commit to making it work. They run it 8 times a game. I mentioned earlier that all the bubble screen is actually a running play where the statistics end up on the passing categories. It is blocked like a run from sideline to sideline and the ball is received by the receiver behind the line just like a running back does. Oregon doesn't have 11 NFL guys on the field. They have one great one and 10 good ones. They have a coaching staff committed to that play and they use it as the base of all other plays. They have a QB who can throw a simple pass to a guy wide open and they have a guy wide open who can magically catch a pass thrown directly to him. It really isn't a hard play, but somehow we can't seem to do the simplest things like throwing a catching. George Thomas wrote this a couple of years ago now. In it, he references Bowden wanted to do the basics of football...throw, catch, run, etc. We have been getting worse at doing those things as this season has progressed. My aggravation with this season has nothing to do with play calling or formation or whatever people want to dig into. My aggravation has to do with us after mid season not being able to do the basics like running, catching, throwing, tackling, etc. Back to identity and fans not understanding the progression of play calling..... Years ago now, people would go to college games when they were running pro style offenses and people called the off tackle play "stupid" when it didn't work. If you couldn't run it successfully, you didn't have play action so your big plays were limited so your opportunities for scoring were limited. If you couldn't run it, then you didn't have a counter run when the defense adjusted. If you couldn't run it, you couldn't milk a lead against a team you have beaten up all day. They probably said the same thing at Oklahoma games when they lost a couple of yards on a triple option play. I say the same thing when I see a failed bubble screen play even though I know it is necessary. I would love to know what the first play in our playbook is, how often they have run it in the first five plays of the game this and how well that play has performed. If that play has not done well, it explains the condition of our offense because if you can't run your base play, you can't set up other plays. My concern about Bowden Ball is it is one of those new offense we see now where they are just trying to play the match-up game. Some call the "match-up game" throwing poop at the wall and hoping something sticks. I prefer an identity and a base play that all other plays flow from. I'd like to get away from throwing poop at the wall, which is what I think we are doing. In order to do that, we need to run better, catch better, throw better, block better, etc. It really isn't a difficult game. Unfortunately, we are two weeks away from the end of the season and those problems are hard to correct mid season.

ESPN has been ripping people off for years. The book God Save the Fan documents a variety of times they claim to break news when in fact the stories were first reported buy local beat writers.

I know that, but what is the base play, not formation? The base play is the first in the playbook and must be executed out of different formations. It is the identity of the offense. We can't run simple plays because of talent. Until that is resolved, we will continue to not be able to execute the playbook. The base play of the triple option is the triple option. The base play of pro style is power running off tackle. The base play of the spread is the bubble screen/zone read which is a running play where the stats show up as pass yards. What is the base play of Bowden Ball? Not sure any of us can answer. I hope Milwee and Bowden go back and look at the first play they teach and start there when game planning and forming identity.

Agreed it is usually our first play, but that is not the base play of the modern offense. The base play is the first play in the playbook. It's the play that all other plays revolve around. I'm going to the VA Tech vs. Duke game today....not sure why, but I am. Tomorrow I'll be back with a full explanation as to why our offense is so offensive. Hint: It has to do with our inability to do the most basic of tasks that make up Bowden Ball and might even give some insight as to why Bowden Ball has lost its identity.

OK then, what is our base play?