bigzipguy Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 I was too disappointed to bother to post last night. I beleive, and I hope I am wrong, that the season ended last night. It ended against a bad team. There will be no MAC title this year. There will be no MAC eastern title , not any bowl game.Yes I know that they still have 4 games to play, and could win all 4.There is enough blame to go around, but you have to put the blame mostly on:(not necessarily in this order) 1.) inconsistent line play 2.) inconsistent QB play 3.) stupid penalties 4.) bad red zone play calling There is no way the Zips should be 1-3 in conference play. Yes, the schedule wasbrutal, but still they have too much talent to let this season slip away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 I agree with everything you said.I almost hope we lose to Ohio now just so Can't doesn't go to the MACC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balki Bartokomous Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 I'll be rooting for Ohio to beat Akron. Can't in the MACC would make this season 10 fold worse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GP1 Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 I was too disappointed to bother to post last night. I beleive, and I hope I am wrong, that the season ended last night. It ended against a bad team. There will be no MAC title this year. There will be no MAC eastern title , not any bowl game.Yes I know that they still have 4 games to play, and could win all 4.There is enough blame to go around, but you have to put the blame mostly on:(not necessarily in this order) 1.) inconsistent line play 2.) inconsistent QB play 3.) stupid penalties 4.) bad red zone play calling There is no way the Zips should be 1-3 in conference play. Yes, the schedule wasbrutal, but still they have too much talent to let this season slip away. 100% correct.In my opinion, there is one more topic that nobody touches upon that is the most critical in our problems this year. I will post about it after the season because during the season it is too late to make the change. As a hint, the topic will be the 3-3-5 defense and how and why everyone plays well against this gimmick now.You can tune into ESPN this Thursday to watch Louisville expose the 3-3-5 for being a bad defense when they destroy West Virginia with a very good running game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Absolutely true about the 3-3-5. I understand the point about not being able to get top notch d-lineman. Then we need to do a standard 3-4. Having basically another safety is not getting it done. It's like playing the 3-4 nickle the entire game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballingirl Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 It's not the line that is the problem....it's our secondary defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 It's not the line that is the problem....it's our secondary defense. It all works together. The defense we currently deploy is not working. I'll save wear and tear on my fingers until the end of the year on this topic as I am gearing up for a rather large post on this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno aka Menace Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Geez o pete I can't believe I feel this way!! OU please beat AU so Can't doesn't go to the championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 In my opinion, there is one more topic that nobody touches upon that is the most critical in our problems this year. I will post about it after the season because during the season it is too late to make the change. As a hint, the topic will be the 3-3-5 defense and how and why everyone plays well against this gimmick now.You can tune into ESPN this Thursday to watch Louisville expose the 3-3-5 for being a bad defense when they destroy West Virginia with a very good running game.Good point. Where is it written in stone that we have to play that defense on every down or in every game?Can't we look at film and say "hey this team has a very weak passing game, maybe this game we play the 4-3 and get some more big guys in there" Maybe we can adjust at half time and switch defenses, or a few series to seehow the offense reacts. I know I'm in the minority, but I thought our defense played bad last week.I know the stats and score looked great, but I saw too many bad defense plays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Watcher Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Maybe we can adjust at half time and Now you're making too much sense. Dr. Z will soon be suspended.For a few more weeks, still ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 In my opinion, there is one more topic that nobody touches upon that is the most critical in our problems this year. I will post about it after the season because during the season it is too late to make the change. As a hint, the topic will be the 3-3-5 defense and how and why everyone plays well against this gimmick now.You can tune into ESPN this Thursday to watch Louisville expose the 3-3-5 for being a bad defense when they destroy West Virginia with a very good running game.Good point. Where is it written in stone that we have to play that defense on every down or in every game?Can't we look at film and say "hey this team has a very weak passing game, maybe this game we play the 4-3 and get some more big guys in there" Maybe we can adjust at half time and switch defenses, or a few series to seehow the offense reacts. I know I'm in the minority, but I thought our defense played bad last week.I know the stats and score looked great, but I saw too many bad defense plays. Thank you!Good question as to why we don't change midgame. It's not as easy as it may seem. This change has to happen in the off season and I don't think it will take a lot to do. Jim Flemming is a good coach and has been around the block. I'm sure he can do it if he stays at Akron. Stay tuned for my season ending post on this topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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