OHIO/Can't - AKRON/TOLEDO

[ZipAnalyst]

OHIO/Can'tI had the pleasure of watching the Ohio at Can't game in mid-afternoon. These two teams are clearly the class of the MAC. It is obvious that Ohio runs deeper in talent than Can't.Coach Martin had his players fully engaged the entire game. His game plan was appropriate to his talent. Moreover, he had the flexibility to get his freshman punter out of the game when it became obvious that this was not his day. The Can't quaterback's performance was worth the price of admission for those who actually went to the game on a miserable day - weatherwise. Ohio is clicking on all cylinders now both on offense and defense. The Bobcats win with power, in the trenches, football. I shutter to think what they will do to the Zips when our locals make the trip to Athens.AKRON/TOLEDOThe bottom dwellers of the MAC. Well, not quite. Bowling Green and Buffalo remain (Temple is not yet in the leagure). Coaching did prove to be a difference maker in this game. First, the Zips were not mentally into the game and, second, they were not prepared for the "trick" plays that the Toledo coach always has in his repetoire.Brookhart has lost control of his team. The only thing that will stop the Zips from going 0 and 4 for the remainder of the season is that two of the opponents are Bowling Green and Buffalo. But they still could go 0 and 4. Both Bowling Green and Buffalo are starving for wins and the ho-hum attitude that Zips play with make them a plausible candidate to lose to the Falcons and Bulls.Either we fans have be flimflamed on Akron's talent level and coaching skill or the coaching staff has allowed the players to make to much of winning the MACC in 2006 and the "last second" win over North Carolina State (the "read my press clippings phenomenon." If its the latter rather than the former, it makes no difference. For this too casts doubt on Coach Brookhart and his coaching staff.Could the Zips be headed to a 3 and 9 season? What a difference a "year" makes!

[Ballingirl]

the Zips were not mentally into the game

If I have to watch our team jog out of the tunnel at the beginning of the game or WALK out of the tunnel after halftime, I'm throwing my coke bottle at them and leaving the stadium! If you don't want to be there, turn in your jersey.Here's the scene: Glass Bowl stadium in Toledo, 4th quarter, Akron's down 34-20. Tell me why there are players on the sidelines laughing and joking/jumping around. They can turn in their jerseys with the rest of 'em. If I was JD, they'd be done! Not ready to play, don't care about the game. Gimme your jersey...you're done! I've been on the away side for most games this season, can anyone tell me if they're always like this on the sidelines?

[ZipAlumn]

........AKRON/TOLEDOThe bottom dwellers of the MAC. Well, not quite. Bowling Green and Buffalo remain (Temple is not yet in the leagure). Coaching did prove to be a difference maker in this game. First, the Zips were not mentally into the game and, second, they were not prepared for the "trick" plays that the Toledo coach always has in his repetoire.Brookhart has lost control of his team. The only thing that will stop the Zips from going 0 and 4 for the remainder of the season is that two of the opponents are Bowling Green and Buffalo. But they still could go 0 and 4. Both Bowling Green and Buffalo are starving for wins and the ho-hum attitude that Zips play with make them a plausible candidate to lose to the Falcons and Bulls.Either we fans have be flimflamed on Akron's talent level and coaching skill or the coaching staff has allowed the players to make to much of winning the MACC in 2006 and the "last second" win over North Carolina State (the "read my press clippings phenomenon." If its the latter rather than the former, it makes no difference. For this too casts doubt on Coach Brookhart and his coaching staff.Could the Zips be headed to a 3 and 9 season? What a difference a "year" makes!

Bowling Green is up this coming Saturday ....... but I wouldn't want to call them a "bottom dweller". They are 4-5 overall, but 3-2 in the MAC. Their losses, with the exception of Temple were not as embarrassing as some of Akron's; Wisconsin, Ohio State, Can't State, and Central Michigan, all teams with winning records. The Zips have to play a better game than they have since North Carolina State in order to win. And frankly with what I have seen lately about this team that doesn't seem likely.