Game #5 Zips @ Toledo - 3:30 pm September 27th: Catdaddyp July Preview → Official Game Thread

[72 Roo]

This makes sense if football is all you care about.

[exit322]

20 minutes ago, GP1 said:

What are the added costs?

 

Unsure, but likely negated with lower travel in the Horizon League.

[kreed5120]

I think the MAC payout is around $2 million per year and that includes the payout from the NCAA tournament credits. Financially this should work out for them finely. 

[ZippyRulz]

On 9/28/2025 at 1:51 PM, Lee Adams said:

Wherever they can be competitive. Think they could compete against the S.Dakota, N.Dakota and Montana teams among others, in FCS? Personally I would question that also.

 

Dropping divisions doesn't automatically make you more competitive since talent level drops accordingly. 

[Zips1991]

Did we ever find out for sure if Finley was injured or if there was some other reason he didn't play last week?

[Blue & Gold]

8 hours ago, Zips1991 said:

Did we ever find out for sure if Finley was injured or if there was some other reason he didn't play last week?

Postgame article from the ABJ  claims it was from the 'lower body injury' suffered against Duquesne.

[Zips1991]

4 hours ago, Blue & Gold said:

Postgame article from the ABJ  claims it was from the 'lower body injury' suffered against Duquesne.

Okay, thank you. I did see him go into the blue tent after his last play against Duquesne but I didn't think it looked that serious that he'd miss the next game. But I'm no doctor!

[Ham]

If Finley was still nursing an injury from the Duke game, why weren't the back ups better prepared?  Toledo might have the best D in the MAC.  A single dimension O was going to go no where.  Our offensive genius could have come up with a back up plan to use Roggow and Johnson.  Even at the same time.  👹 

[Captain Kangaroo]

12 hours ago, Ham said:

If Finley was still nursing an injury from the Duke game, why weren't the back ups better prepared?  Toledo might have the best D in the MAC.  A single dimension O was going to go no where.  Our offensive genius could have come up with a back up plan to use Roggow and Johnson.  Even at the same time.  👹 

If Florida Atlantic, Syracuse, and Penn State couldn't prepare Johnson to be a starting QB, it's asking a lot for Joe to do it. 😁

 

Ruggow is a redshirt freshman, so one week of prep isn't going to give him a fighting change of beating a team like Toledo.

 

We ride or die with Finley. Assuming he's healthy I expect a win this weekend. If he isn't, we'll punt a lot and lose by 24.