Should Akron emulate Boise State?

[ZachTheZip]

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I think that absolutely we should emulate them, if possible. Why can't we? What's holding us back from accomplishing what they have? What can we do to fix that? Boise has always been a winner, from the very start, in every division.

[MaxZIP]

Just win sone games and quit trying to be anybody but THE Akron Zips.

[GP1]

Just win sone games and quit trying to be anybody but THE Akron Zips.

I agree. Let's win first and then see what happens.

[K-Roo]

sure we can emulate them... we can put blue turf in the Info....

[GP1]

sure we can emulate them... we can put blue turf in the Info....

They could call it "Astrooturf".......................that is one terrible joke............

[akzipper]

If anyone Akron should emulate TCU, Utah, or BYU. They at least play balanced schedules, while Boise plays cupcakes. Also those three schools are/might be moving up to a better conference.

[GP1]

If anyone Akron should emulate TCU, Utah, or BYU. They at least play balanced schedules, while Boise plays cupcakes.

Boise State's OOC schedule is as follows:

VA Tech (BCS) in Washington DC where 90% of fans will be VA Tech fans.

@ Wyoming

Oregon State (BCS)

Toledo

That is a stronger OOC schedule than most BCS schools play.

Our schedule is too heavy with BCS schools and should be revised so we only play one per year. Wyoming would be a perfect OOC game for us as would other schools from their conference.

[RACER]

what's holding us back is the mac.the mac has not tv money to speak of.competing against teams that have

millions more than you.we will never be a big time football power as long as we are in the mac.are only hope

is to become the best team in the mac,and then jump to another conference.

[GP1]

we will never be a big time football power as long as we are in the mac.are only hope

is to become the best team in the mac,and then jump to another conference.

We will never be a big time football power....period.

What decent football conference would want a team like ours in their league?

By the time we ever get to the point where we dominate the MAC, college football will have changed into something other than what it is right now. Those changes are not going to include UofA in the highest level.

Let's dominate the MAC and then see what happens. Moving just to make a move is suicide.

[skip-zip]

I'm not saying that we should emulate anyone, but we certainly should be looking at the things that lower-level teams are doing to get themselves into the upper ranks. The problem is, we have a looong road ahead of us right now just to be competitive....even in our own conference. I think that even the thought of being a Top-50 team nationally is a distant thought.

[GP1]

what's holding us back is the mac.

What's holding us back is our own stupidity. We would be just as stupid in another conference.

[K92]

I must be part of a very small minority.

I like the MAC.

[zippy5]

To answer your question...of course. Who wouldn't want to emulate a top 5 program? Now as to executing it, good luck.