Week 1 Recap; MRO Players of the Week

[MACReport]

It was a tough start to opening week no doubt. We have our opening week review with notes and quotes from every game; our offensive and defensive players of the week and a recap of our picks vs. actual results (we went 9-2).Time to reconsider Big Ten-MAC scheduling?Rough Opener in the MAC

[bobbyake]

Offensive Player of the WeekNate Davis, QB, Ball State, 7-8, 108 yards, 3 touchdownsComment: Player of the week does not always come down to which player put up the biggest numbers but also which player had a significant impact for his team. Davis, splitting QB duties with Joey Lynch tossed three touchdowns and was nearly perfect and had a TD/Completion ratio of 43%. Also Noted: Freddie Barnes, QB, Bowling Green: 29 carries, 158 yards, two touchdownsJames Starks, RB, Buffalo: 14 carries, 86 yards, one touchdownEugene Jarvis, RB, Can't State: 15 carries, 109 yardsNajah Pruden, WR, Can't State: 5 receptions, 118 yardsRyne Robinson, WR, Miami, 9 receptions, 114 yardsTyler Jones, QB, Eastern Michigan: 22 carries, 164 yards, one touchdown. 11-16, 146 yards, one touchdown.  310 total yards, two touchdowns.Eric Deslauriers, WR, Eastern Michigan: 10 receptions, 127 yards, one touchdownDan LeFevour, QB, Central Michigan: 22-37, 221 yards, one touchdownObed Cetoute, WR, Central Michigan: six receptions, 102 yardsGarrett Wolfe, RB, Northern Illinois: 26 carries, 171 yards. 5 receptions, 114 yards, one touchdown. 285 total yards, one touchdown.Clint Cochran, QB, Toledo: 39-49, 367 yards, three touchdowns,Chris Hopkins, TE, Toledo: 13 receptions, 139 yards, three touchdowns.Defensive Player of the Week Ramon Guzman, LB, Buffalo: 14 tackles (7 solo); 3 tackles for loss.Comment: Guzman led a strong defensive effort in the Bulls' 9-3 overtime victory over Temple, leading the team in tackles and tackles for loss.Also Noted: Kenny Lewis, DB, Bowling Green: 10 tackles (4 solo); one interceptionJesse Imes, DB, Buffalo: 7 tackles (2 solo); one interceptionStevon Moss, LB, Can't State: 13 tackles (5 solo)Daniel Muir, DL, Can't State: 12 tackles (6 solo)TJ Wright, CB, Ohio: 2 solo tackles; 35 yard fumble return for touchdownJoey Card, DB, Miami: 10 tackles (9 solo)Trey Lewis, FS, Ball State: 12 tackles (2 solo)Thomas "Red" Keith, LB, Central Michigan: 15 tackles (5 solo)

get this garbage out of here. Did he not watch the Akron vs Penn State game???? Getsy had an ok game against an amazing defense and Stokes and Mackey both had great days on defense.To me, it looks like he's only looking at stats and picking players with the highest. Can't State has 4 guys up there????

[MACReport]

I love the way this message board automatically converts any reference to you know who to Can't State. Cracks me up everytime I see it.

[MACReport]

FYI -The MAC just announced their official POTW and note that Getsy was not nominated and most of those we mentioned we were nominated, so I think MAC Report Online did a pretty solid job this week.http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_...0&ATCLID=591702

[UADavid]

MACReport Posted on Sep 4 2006, 01:41 PM   FYI -The MAC just announced their official POTW and note that Getsy was not nominated and most of those we mentioned we were nominated, so I think MAC Report Online did a pretty solid job this week.

I feel better that your unbiased assessment was that you "did a pretty solid job this week". The Akron defense held PSU to 282 total yards. The 76 net rushing yards on 27 attempts included one 42 yard run and one 19 yard run. That leaves 15 yards on 25 attempts. Obviously no one should merit a mention because Akron used smoke and mirrors to stop the PSU running game. You've made your case and I can see you've done your homework. You are spot on. Well done!

[UADavid]

I love the way this message board automatically converts any reference to you know who to Can't State. Cracks me up everytime I see it.

I love the way the MAC report determines they have done a good job when they are criticized. Cracks me up to see it! If you think you're doing a good job, there is clearly no need for you to defend it on you know who's board. Because you know who doesn't care what you think. Report what you want and be done with it.

and note that Getsy was not nominated and most of those we mentioned we were nominated

I'm not even sure what this defense means. We do the nominating and therefore we are right? We nominate and then pick some of them? No need to respond to the questions. I'm sure you're right!

[Buckzip]

MACReport Posted on Sep 4 2006, 01:41 PM   FYI -The MAC just announced their official POTW and note that Getsy was not nominated and most of those we mentioned we were nominated, so I think MAC Report Online did a pretty solid job this week.

I feel better that your unbiased assessment was that you "did a pretty solid job this week". The Akron defense held PSU to 282 total yards. The 76 net rushing yards on 27 attempts included one 42 yard run and one 19 yard run. That leaves 15 yards on 25 attempts. Obviously no one should merit a mention because Akron used smoke and mirrors to stop the PSU running game. You've made your case and I can see you've done your homework. You are spot on. Well done!

You forgot the sarcasm font.

[MACReport]

I love the way this message board automatically converts any reference to you know who to Can't State. Cracks me up everytime I see it.

I love the way the MAC report determines they have done a good job when they are criticized. Cracks me up to see it! If you think you're doing a good job, there is clearly no need for you to defend it on you know who's board. Because you know who doesn't care what you think. Report what you want and be done with it.

and note that Getsy was not nominated and most of those we mentioned we were nominated

I'm not even sure what this defense means. We do the nominating and therefore we are right? We nominate and then pick some of them? No need to respond to the questions. I'm sure you're right!

Let me see if I can help you here:WE do not nominate ANYBODY for the official MAC awards. WE have nothing to do with it. The schools themselves submit the nominees. Obviously UA did not feel Getsy merited mention either. Hence, my statement, that our choices and nominees were clearly in line with the official recognition as well as we made our selections before the official awards.I was clearly referring to the MAC official awards in the nominees list submitted to the conference, not our very unofficial awards.You guys need to chill. There was no bigger supporter of UA than us at the end of last season. We were one of the few out of town media outlets to even travel to Akron for your game against Can't on Thanksgiving morning and we picked UA to finish first this season. We gave our 2005 Special Teams MVP Award to Domenik Hixon at the Motor City Bowl luncheon and he deserved it far more than any kicker did last season. My point here is we have given plenty of team and individual recognition to the Zips, and deservedly so.The Zips played valiantly against a good PSU team but no individual performances stood out, which is neither a bad thing nor an indictment of anybody's performance.

[Zips fan]

I love MAC Report Online! I think they give the most insightful MAC information. They do radio shows and recap every team within the conference. They give great information on the upcoming games. I dislike the Beacon, like alot people, because they don't cover the Zips. MRO will have a preview and recap of every MAC game. MRO does a radio show that gives our conference more exposure than our local paper. I look forward to the links and read what they have to say. They did not nominate a Zip player this week-ok. If it becomes a trend, when we have deserving players then complain.

[UADavid]

and most of those we mentioned we were nominated

You might want to proof your comments before hitting the add reply button. This makes no sense.

You guys need to chill.

We look at what the mac report wants to say about the games played and react to it. It's not up to you to tell us what to think or do. My opinion of Akron's performance is one that the offense struggled and also stopped themselves. I'm not upset that Luke wasn't on the list. I never said anything about it. The problem I have with the report is not mentioning any performance on the defensive side of the ball. The defense was outstanding with the exception of a couple plays. I believe Garrett Wolfe was hands down the best player on offense. What impact on offense did the two K-ent St. players have in a 0 offensive scoring explosion?

Comment: Player of the week does not always come down to which player put up the biggest numbers but also which player had a significant impact for his team.

What impact are you referring to with regard to the two k-ent players. When you go to the defensive side, you can make a case for the two K-ent players keeping the score down to only 44-0. They had an awful lot of tackles. You seem a bit sensitive here. I hope the mac report continues to post and cover the mac since other outlets fail miserably. I like to see what others think too, but that doesn't mean i can't comment on it. Does it???