Time for Zips to start winning.

[K92]

Judging by overall record and by today's action, the next 5 games are definitely all winnable. Ohio (4-3) did not look impressive in their 23-20 homecoming loss to Ball State . Central Michigan (2-5) lost at home to Eastern. Miami (2-4) defeated Can't (1-6) in a 9-3 snoozefest. Buffalo (2-5) was waxed 35-0 by Temple. If we can't win <<AT LEAST>> a couple of these next 5...

[Dave in Green]

No excuses from here on out.

[GP1]

This league stinks. We can win 2-3 games, but will we is the question.

[GJGood]

Also, every team Akron has already played this season that played today won their game.... OSU over Illinois, Temple won big, Cinci over Louisville, EMU beat CMU, and even VMI beat Presbyterian. FIU had the day off as they play this upcoming Tuesday night against Arkansas State. So, maybe its possible our schedule has been a little tougher than we thought originally and the weakest part is still ahead.

[skip-zip]

Is it any revelation that there are several MAC teams on our schedule that are beatable? That's the case every year, no matter how bad we are.But, as this team grows and hopefully gets more competitive, I think we will indeed find that having Temple out of the way early was a blessing. This gives us a nice stretch of games in a row now where our opponent probably is not capable of blowing us out.

[UAZipster0305]

Is it any revelation that there are several MAC teams on our schedule that are beatable? That's the case every year, no matter how bad we are.But, as this team grows and hopefully gets more competitive, I think we will indeed find that having Temple out of the way early was a blessing. This gives us a nice stretch of games in a row now where our opponent probably is not capable of blowing us out.

The large MAC schedule is why I believe in the worst of rebuilding years we should be 6-6. If the scheduling is done properly, we get two OOC wins (vs. D1-AA and Sun Belt-esque team) and 4 in the MAC (Can't and UB need to be guaranteed every year and two other wins should not be hard to come up with especially if EMU is on the slate).

[GP1]

If the scheduling is done properly, we get two OOC wins (vs. D1-AA and Sun Belt-esque team) and 4 in the MAC (Can't and UB need to be guaranteed every year and two other wins should not be hard to come up with especially if EMU is on the slate).

IMO, we have one of the most favorable I can ever remember and future schedules will not be this favorable. We are one game into a three game home stand with a bye week. The Zips need to take advantage of that. I know there are more reasons to feel negative about the Zips than positive, but if you look at it, we have some games we can win. We are a bad team, but it's still the MAC and we can win some games.

[Lee Adams]

I sent a question/comment to Wistrcill a few days ago. He replied. I asked about how they are maesuring progress. The tone of the e-mail is a little different than ones previous. He really seemed to be emphasizing the need to come out of the next 6 games with some wins. Maybe he is feeling some pressure and just maybe he has expressed that to Ianello. We can only hope.

[GP1]

I sent a question/comment to Wistrcill a few days ago. He replied. I asked about how they are maesuring progress. The tone of the e-mail is a little different than ones previous. He really seemed to be emphasizing the need to come out of the next 6 games with some wins. Maybe he is feeling some pressure and just maybe he has expressed that to Ianello. We can only hope.

Good post Lee and if we read between the lines there probably is some frustration. If someone could see in the mind of TW, we might see a guy who believes he has done everything he can, in terms of scheduling, to make this season tolerable. I think this is a great schedule and perfectly set up for a team to have early season success and then carry that success into the home stretch. If TW is using the scientific method to evaluate the program, he is probably eliminating the schedule as one of those reasons they are doing poorly...I would. Now he has to start looking at other reasons and this is how change happens.Now the questions become: Is it the coach? Is it the players? Is it the facilities? Was it TW's decision making? Is it the band? Do we need to build a playroom for the FB players to watch TV in?

[Doug Snyder]

I sent a question/comment to Wistrcill a few days ago. He replied. I asked about how they are maesuring progress. The tone of the e-mail is a little different than ones previous. He really seemed to be emphasizing the need to come out of the next 6 games with some wins. Maybe he is feeling some pressure and just maybe he has expressed that to Ianello. We can only hope.

Good post Lee and if we read between the lines there probably is some frustration. If someone could see in the mind of TW, we might see a guy who believes he has done everything he can, in terms of scheduling, to make this season tolerable. I think this is a great schedule and perfectly set up for a team to have early season success and then carry that success into the home stretch. If TW is using the scientific method to evaluate the program, he is probably eliminating the schedule as one of those reasons they are doing poorly...I would. Now he has to start looking at other reasons and this is how change happens.Now the questions become: Is it the coach? Is it the players? Is it the facilities? Was it TW's decision making? Is it the band? Do we need to build a playroom for the FB players to watch TV in?

You can't be serious. This post is a joke right?? I know your arrogance knows no bounds but to suggest that this schedule was set up for early success is mind boggling.

[GP1]

You can't be serious. This post is a joke right??

Some of it is. Some of it isn't.

[johnnyzip84]

Is it any revelation that there are several MAC teams on our schedule that are beatable? That's the case every year, no matter how bad we are.

But, as this team grows and hopefully gets more competitive, I think we will indeed find that having Temple out of the way early was a blessing. This gives us a nice stretch of games in a row now where our opponent probably is not capable of blowing us out.

The large MAC schedule is why I believe in the worst of rebuilding years we should be 6-6. If the scheduling is done properly, we get two OOC wins (vs. D1-AA and Sun Belt-esque team) and 4 in the MAC (Can't and UB need to be guaranteed every year and two other wins should not be hard to come up with especially if EMU is on the slate).

Unfortunately, we've had the poor fortune of picking the wrong Sun Belt teams over the next few years. Unless Cristobal gets plucked away, FIU should be decent for a while. And has anyone else noticed to fantastic job Mark Hudspeth has done with the Ragin' Cajuns in his 1st year (more on him in one of the coaching threads). I personally think many of us MAC fans should have higher regard for the Sun Belt. They're basically at the same level now, and time is on their side.

[skip-zip]

Is it any revelation that there are several MAC teams on our schedule that are beatable? That's the case every year, no matter how bad we are.But, as this team grows and hopefully gets more competitive, I think we will indeed find that having Temple out of the way early was a blessing. This gives us a nice stretch of games in a row now where our opponent probably is not capable of blowing us out.

The large MAC schedule is why I believe in the worst of rebuilding years we should be 6-6. If the scheduling is done properly, we get two OOC wins (vs. D1-AA and Sun Belt-esque team) and 4 in the MAC (Can't and UB need to be guaranteed every year and two other wins should not be hard to come up with especially if EMU is on the slate).

Unfortunately, we've had the poor fortune of picking the wrong Sun Belt teams over the next few years. Unless Cristobal gets plucked away, FIU should be decent for a while. And has anyone else noticed to fantastic job Mark Hudspeth has done with the Ragin' Cajuns in his 1st year (more on him in one of the coaching threads). I personally think many of us MAC fans should have higher regard for the Sun Belt. They're basically at the same level now, and time is on their side.

Unfortunately, I think most people's view of the Sun Belt was the North Texas team we played a few years ago. Yes, they had recently won multiple Sun Belt titles, but at that time, they were very much in a "down' period. And I think we are going to find out that the FIU team that beat us at home last week is going to be nothing more than a middle of the pack Sun Belt team this year.

[Doug Snyder]

Is it any revelation that there are several MAC teams on our schedule that are beatable? That's the case every year, no matter how bad we are.But, as this team grows and hopefully gets more competitive, I think we will indeed find that having Temple out of the way early was a blessing. This gives us a nice stretch of games in a row now where our opponent probably is not capable of blowing us out.

The large MAC schedule is why I believe in the worst of rebuilding years we should be 6-6. If the scheduling is done properly, we get two OOC wins (vs. D1-AA and Sun Belt-esque team) and 4 in the MAC (Can't and UB need to be guaranteed every year and two other wins should not be hard to come up with especially if EMU is on the slate).

Unfortunately, we've had the poor fortune of picking the wrong Sun Belt teams over the next few years. Unless Cristobal gets plucked away, FIU should be decent for a while. And has anyone else noticed to fantastic job Mark Hudspeth has done with the Ragin' Cajuns in his 1st year (more on him in one of the coaching threads). I personally think many of us MAC fans should have higher regard for the Sun Belt. They're basically at the same level now, and time is on their side.

+1

[Lee Adams]

Some of the Sunbelt teams like Troy,Fiu etc. have managed to start programs and or move to DI w/o all of the problems that Akron has had since the late '80's. These are teams that are playing at a level similar to what MAC teams play. This indicates that at least part if not most of the problem here is the choices the Adminstrators including the President and AD have and are making. Until we get an AD who knows and commits to football...well goodluck.

[xu9697]

At the beginning of the year, I think we would have looked at EMU being much weaker than they apparently are (they are still bad), and OU, CMU and Miami being much better than they now are. So, the tables have turned a bit on the schedule in looking at the last 6 games with 5 winnable ones, 3 of which are at home. Clear that Temple and Toledo are the class of the MAC, and WMU is at least a solid team.I said it before with a comment Wistrcill made about us HOPEFULLY wining some games soon. I think there is a chink in the armor of trush he has in Coach I, and I think it is imperative that 2 wins happen and any losses outside of WMU are close/competitive games.

[Lee Adams]

At the beginning of the year, I think we would have looked at EMU being much weaker than they apparently are (they are still bad), and OU, CMU and Miami being much better than they now are. So, the tables have turned a bit on the schedule in looking at the last 6 games with 5 winnable ones, 3 of which are at home. Clear that Temple and Toledo are the class of the MAC, and WMU is at least a solid team.I said it before with a comment Wistrcill made about us HOPEFULLY wining some games soon. I think there is a chink in the armor of trush he has in Coach I, and I think it is imperative that 2 wins happen and any losses outside of WMU are close/competitive games.

My bet is he needs to beat Can't and at least one other. Pick it.

[skip-zip]

I was hoping that I would not get another confirmation that the Sun Belt is legit. And I was also hoping that I was wrong when I said that the FIU team that beat us was just an average Sun Belt team. But....we probably all noticed that Arkansas State put a beating on FIU last night, and pretty much buried them in the Sun Belt standings. Not what I wanted to see.

[RACER]

i just wonder how many games he needs to win to save his job.if we don't win a game the rest of the year i don't see akron keeping him.the good news is most of the teams we play are almost as bad as us.there are plenty of chances to win a few games.coach I has 18 games under his belt.no excuses anymore for not winning.

[Zipmeister]

i just wonder how many games he needs to win to save his job.if we don't win a game the rest of the year i don't see akron keeping him.the good news is most of the teams we play are almost as bad as us.there are plenty of chances to win a few games.coach I has 18 games under his belt.no excuses anymore for not winning.

The process is more important than winning.

[GP1]

The process is more important than winning.

This phrase should be a permanent sign on the scoreboard.

[Dr Z]

The process is more important than winning.

Do you think RI has that tattooed somewhere?...or does he shorten it?

[Lee Adams]

The process is more important than winning.

Do you think RI has that tattooed somewhere?...or does he shorten it?

JUST PROCESS BABY!

[bobbyake]

Ianello is not a stubborn man and does what is necessary on the field to win games, even if it requires changing the game plan during a game. We'll go undefeated next year.

[Lee Adams]

Ianello is not a stubborn man and does what is necessary on the field to win games, even if it requires changing the game plan during a game. We'll go undefeated next year.