dre22era Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Team showed no quit fighting all the way to the end but came up short. Good Game Akron 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronAlumnus Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 que up the Joe moorhead hype train. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) On 10/1/2022 at 4:57 PM, LZIp said: Why in the hell do we have a true freshman out there fielding punts when we have Shocky and Grimes as options? Not only did he turn it over, he tried to call a fair catch at the 3 yard line. While backpedaling...ballgame. Absolutely breathtakingly bad. Edited October 6, 2022 by ZippyRulz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Football grandma Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 BG smart play...NO Play! Don't risk a turnover. Hence, not running up the score on the Zips which I think they could have done. Still an L, but at least the score isn't embarrassing. So, how was Homecoming? Students show up? I couldn't get the game live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrule Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 Too many mistakes to win this game. Dropped punts and passes, a pick six....not a recipe for a win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrule Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 (edited) I think the word that sums up this team is inconsistent. At times they ran the ball well and others couldn't run at all. Irons made some nice passes, but also held the ball too long and took several sacks that he didn't need to take. The defense made some plays, but also allowed too many running players where BG gashed us for 9 or 10 yards. Edited October 2, 2022 by zipsrule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 We gave them the game as much as they won it. This team can win a few games in conference play, but have to stop beating themselves. The staff would appear to still have multiple holes that need upgraded as well, but that wasn't all going to happen in one short offseason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips86 Posted October 1, 2022 Report Share Posted October 1, 2022 14 minutes ago, LZIp said: We gave them the game as much as they won it. This team can win a few games in conference play, but have to stop beating themselves. The staff would appear to still have multiple holes that need upgraded as well, but that wasn't all going to happen in one short offseason. My thoughts exactly. Akron does things to beat themselves. Penalties are an issue, they come at the worst times during good drives. So frustrating. And deflating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 The offensive line, defensive backs and special teams are killing this team. Areas to focus on in recruiting. I really like Morehead's offense and playcalling. I taught little kids two rules the Zips haven't mastered. One, do not field a punt inside the ten. Plant your feet on the 10 and do not back up. Two, nobody gets behind you if you are a DB. Those types of things make me worry that the coaching staff is either not on top of communicating with the kids or that they're putting kids in positions they're not equipped to handle (e.g. a freshman fielding punts). They gave a game away but an Arth team accomplishes nothing at halftime and gives up much earlier and loses by double digits. This team at least kept fighting. We have to accept the small victories when there's so far to come. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 When Bowden became HC, he inherited a similarly depleted program his 4 year plan was Lose Big, Lose Small, Win Small, Win Big. In year 1 of JoeMo, we're already losing small - one to a team that is probably a year or two ahead of us, and one to a team that we beat ourselves more than they beat us. Through 5 weeks, the holes in this team are obvious. Special Teams, Offensive Line, and the entire Secondary. Zero concerns with that being solved via recruiting for next year and beyond, but what can be done to salvage this season with those groups? That will be interesting to follow. Love the offense and can't wait to see it ran with a more formidable offensive line. Beat OU. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted October 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 Not gonna get too deep into this one yet, I’ll sleep on it. But some small notes off the top of my head. Akron is a bad football team. Upgraded from horrendous. Great! My concerns for this week ended up coming into focus. Lots of growing pains by a team and group that doesn’t know how to win. JoeMo put them in great position all game, just couldn’t execute. They played from behind from the opening kick, giving BG the ball at midfield. Overall, the D was bend but don’t break. They really only gave up 2 real TD drives if you take out the pick and the muffed punt. That’s a good sign. A couple too many huge plays though. Wish the DL would’ve come up with another couple of sacks. DJ was excellent for 80% of the game. Thing is, the other 20% or so was a bad fumble, bad pick, overthrow at the end, and a couple sacks. He’s a tough dude, I’m glad we have him. The team is more banged up than I thought. Grimes not dressed, Wiley must’ve been hurt, though Price was dynamite, Golden-Nelson not dressed. Bubba didn’t look the same. We went from last week saying “we could’ve won” to this week saying “we should’ve won.” The arrow is pointing upward, but Zips fans are rightfully tired of waiting. This team can win some games this year, they just have to learn how to eat their mistakes and bounce back. Beautiful day for some ball today though, and I’m looking forward to the challenge next week. Go Zips! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Adams Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 39 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: The offensive line, defensive backs and special teams are killing this team. Areas to focus on in recruiting. I really like Morehead's offense and playcalling. I taught little kids two rules the Zips haven't mastered. One, do not field a punt inside the ten. Plant your feet on the 10 and do not back up. Two, nobody gets behind you if you are a DB. Those types of things make me worry that the coaching staff is either not on top of communicating with the kids or that they're putting kids in positions they're not equipped to handle (e.g. a freshman fielding punts). They gave a game away but an Arth team accomplishes nothing at halftime and gives up much earlier and loses by double digits. This team at least kept fighting. We have to accept the small victories when there's so far to come. Was at the game. Frustrating. The offense was better with Irons being able to run. Had some nice yards ont he ground. I just thought Joe could have stuck with the ground game a little more. Irons still misses too many open receivers, still holds the ball a little too much. Had some drops too. Adams and Jacques-Louis are a nice combo. But, defense and special teams were the killer. Couldn't cover kicks well. Terrible play, on the muffed punt at the end of the first half. KId was backing up inside his 5! WTH! Joe was so pissed he yelled at the special teams coach. Jacques-Louis did have a nice return again. The defense was what it has been. Too many open receivers. Too many yards on the ground. Too many missed tackles. Even with an improved offense I am afraid I don't see any conference wins unless the defense suddenly wakes up. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre22era Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 Defense gave up too many big plays. Special Teams was mediocre and receivers drop wide open passes. Pathetic clock management also Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronAlumnus Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 Akron should be 0-5, until moorhead proves otherwise he's no better than Bowden/Arth 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 12 minutes ago, AkronAlumnus said: Akron should be 0-5, until moorhead proves otherwise he's no better than Bowden/Arth He's 1-4. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted October 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 We do still need a “Joe’s Next Endeavor” thread! He’s no better than Arth! Getting blown out by bad Big Ten teams and UMass already! Oh wait… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjim Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 2 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said: The offensive line, defensive backs and special teams are killing this team. Areas to focus on in recruiting. I really like Morehead's offense and playcalling. I taught little kids two rules the Zips haven't mastered. One, do not field a punt inside the ten. Plant your feet on the 10 and do not back up. Two, nobody gets behind you if you are a DB. Those types of things make me worry that the coaching staff is either not on top of communicating with the kids or that they're putting kids in positions they're not equipped to handle (e.g. a freshman fielding punts). They gave a game away but an Arth team accomplishes nothing at halftime and gives up much earlier and loses by double digits. This team at least kept fighting. We have to accept the small victories when there's so far to come. Didn't Arth beat Bowling Green the last two years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentZip Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 Great tailgating experience and a disappointing game. I would have thought all of the mental weakness would be a thing of the past for this team. You can't look at the rest of the schedule and reasonably expect another win this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 10 hours ago, bigjim said: Didn't Arth beat Bowling Green the last two years? Yes, and would have lost miserably yesterday. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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1981 grad Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 Did anyone else notice that DJ was out of breadth after his long run. I really think that we should have taken a time out so he could have composed himself. Every play after that long run was bad. He fumbled a snap and then overthrew his receiver. Two games in a row where we got pinned on our own 3 yard line and it cost us the game. Despite that great kick return that was a great individual effort, our special teams were weak. Every one of our punts was in the endzone and when they muffed a punt nobody was around to recover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Adams Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said: The offensive line, defensive backs and special teams are killing this team. Areas to focus on in recruiting. I really like Morehead's offense and playcalling. I taught little kids two rules the Zips haven't mastered. One, do not field a punt inside the ten. Plant your feet on the 10 and do not back up. Two, nobody gets behind you if you are a DB. Those types of things make me worry that the coaching staff is either not on top of communicating with the kids or that they're putting kids in positions they're not equipped to handle (e.g. a freshman fielding punts). They gave a game away but an Arth team accomplishes nothing at halftime and gives up much earlier and loses by double digits. This team at least kept fighting. We have to accept the small victories when there's so far to come. On the DB's, seems a couple of guys were running with their backs to the ball. They never located the ball and then drew interference calls because they ran into the receivers. Don't know who is responsible for teaching technique but they have to get their hips turned earlier and try to run WITH the receiver not behind. It was happening all day on crossing patterns and deep balls. They played hard,just not always effectively. Edited October 2, 2022 by Lee Adams Spelling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 15 hours ago, AkronAlumnus said: Akron should be 0-5, until moorhead proves otherwise he's no better than Bowden/Arth How are Arth and Bowden in the same category? Also, how did you figure 5 games was long enough to judge JoeMo against Arth/Bowden? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre22era Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) Until Moorhead gets a Power 5 and Bowl win don't compare him to Bowden Edited October 2, 2022 by dre22era 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted October 2, 2022 Report Share Posted October 2, 2022 11 minutes ago, dre22era said: Until Moorhead gets a Power 5 and Bowl win don't compare him to Bowden I would love to know what happened with Bowden's regime. Wins against Pitt and Northwestern, Famous Idaho Potato Bowl win, MAC Championship Game appearance, then the program just seemed to hit a brick wall and actually went backwards - quickly. Regardless, I think the accomplishments Bowden had will be surpassed by Moorhead eventually. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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