GP1 Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 so the question now is can our D step up and play some ballGood grief! What an awful display of football. (and I'm one of the few who admits preferring MAC football to BCS ball). I watched live the 2nd and 3rd quarters (watching the replay now), and when I left I said to myself, "the only way Temple can win this game is if OU gives it away". Was I ever prophetic.Before this season, I penciled in the final two games, @OU and @Temple as likely defeats for Akron, but having seen Army twice and Eastern Michigan once, I feel both of those teams are a step ahead of either of the two I watched tonight. In fact, Temple tonight looked to be the worst D-1 team I've seen in recent years (first 8 drives - 60 yards & 0 pts). That QB was terrible. As the announcer said, Golden should have found someone else behind center. IOW -- I'm penciling in two Akron victories to finish the season -- over two teams outside the top 110. Akron could win 8 games and still not be in the top 90 in the country.On a positive note, I liked the Pink Out theme. More schools should do that. Pink Zippy?!I agree that that was a terrible game. I couldn't take it anymore and switched to Law & Order. Came back and it was still terrible. However, I did like how both teams put pressure on the QB, something we really don't do. If, and that's a big IF, our defense can use these bye weeks to get healthy and make some needed changes, we should have no problem with both of these teams. Did anyone notice that when they showed the MAC east standings, which had Akron on top, they did mention Akron but said Buffalo was the team to watch for. That was so nice of them to give Akron props.That game was Dollar General all the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipAlumn Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 That game was Dollar General all the way.Are you sure that this game was that good ... I must have been watching some other game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted October 22, 2008 Report Share Posted October 22, 2008 That game was Dollar General all the way.Are you sure that this game was that good ... I must have been watching some other game!If the game's quality tripled, it MIGHT have merited "Goodwill." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfb_bowl Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Temple will have a cake walk...OU r no match to Temple..! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Temple will have a cake walk...OU r no match to Temple..!Huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Temple will have a cake walk...OU r no match to Temple..!Yeah, you beat Ohio on a lucky referee's call at home with maybe 10 people in the stands. Good for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Temple will have a cake walk...OU r no match to Temple..!I think what this guy was saying is..."All your base are belong to us."Either that or he was trying to do a comparison. Like pee is no match to diarhea. Something along those lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w00t Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 So frustrating to think that we would be well on our way to playing the MAC Championship game if we hadn't given away the game against BG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-mann17 Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 So frustrating to think that we would be well on our way to playing the MAC Championship game if we hadn't given away the game against BG.Is it anymore frustrating to think if we had continued the way we were going against Can't that we would be out of it?Yeah we lost to BG, that's just the way the chips fall, it sucks. But we still have the chance, that doesn't happen that often. So forget about the BG loss, there's nothing the team can do about it, and think positive about the fact that if we can win out we can roll into a bowl game and a MAC championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbozeglav Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 So frustrating to think that we would be well on our way to playing the MAC Championship game if we hadn't given away the game against BG.Is it anymore frustrating to think if we had continued the way we were going against Can't that we would be out of it?Yeah we lost to BG, that's just the way the chips fall, it sucks. But we still have the chance, that doesn't happen that often. So forget about the BG loss, there's nothing the team can do about it, and think positive about the fact that if we can win out we can roll into a bowl game and a MAC championship.exactly what i was going to say. The way I see it, this break offers us a chance to go into our final 4 games with a lot of energy. We should forget about every other game thus far and see these last 4 as a whole new season. Hell, we could even think of them as our playoffs and that to reach our goal of a bowl game, we need to win every game. Yes, those expectations are high, but if we want to secure our spot in the MAC championship and have a fighting chance against the west champ (more than likely Ballsack State) we need win out. Just my $.02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 So frustrating to think that we would be well on our way to playing the MAC Championship game if we hadn't given away the game against BG.Is it anymore frustrating to think if we had continued the way we were going against Can't that we would be out of it?Yeah we lost to BG, that's just the way the chips fall, it sucks. But we still have the chance, that doesn't happen that often. So forget about the BG loss, there's nothing the team can do about it, and think positive about the fact that if we can win out we can roll into a bowl game and a MAC championship.exactly what i was going to say. The way I see it, this break offers us a chance to go into our final 4 games with a lot of energy. We should forget about every other game thus far and see these last 4 as a whole new season. Hell, we could even think of them as our playoffs and that to reach our goal of a bowl game, we need to win every game. Yes, those expectations are high, but if we want to secure our spot in the MAC championship and have a fighting chance against the west champ (more than likely Ballsack State) we need win out. Just my $.02I like that approach. I hope the players and staff treat every game like it's an elimination game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted October 23, 2008 Report Share Posted October 23, 2008 Temple will have a cake walk...OU r no match to Temple..!Finally a spokesperson who can offer some cogent remarks to offset the dribble posted by others on this board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted October 24, 2008 Report Share Posted October 24, 2008 cfb_bowl's eloquent post reminded me of an old Far Side comic - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 cfb_bowl's eloquent post reminded me of an old Far Side comic -Damn! What ever happened to Far Side anyhow? That was sooooo gud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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