Coach Joe Rumor Page

[LZIp]

27 minutes ago, catdaddyp said:

So if I’m understanding this right, eight wins is the expectation next year. That essentially means going somewhere between 7-1 and 5-3 in conference play and hoping to steal one — or maybe even two — from Wake, Minnesota, and UNLV. That’s a tough ask, especially considering the schedule was about as favorable as it’ll ever be this past year. I had us pegged for 5–3 in conference against five new head coaches and winning both Wyoming and UAB. We all know how those turned out, so no need to revisit it.

 

If eight wins is truly the expectation, then Goodrich has to find a way to get Moorhead the money he needs to retain most of our top players and expand the coaching staff. I’ve never questioned this staff’s ability to evaluate and bring in talent. An increased recruiting budget would also help, but I don’t see it as the biggest hurdle when so many of these coaches have years of experience and deep recruiting networks already built.

 

If the expectations have been raised — which I’m all for — then the resources need to rise proportionally. If Goodrich can get this done for Moorhead, 2026 suddenly becomes a lot more interesting. I’m curious to see how it unfolds.

Where are you seeing the 8 win expectation?

[catdaddyp]

26 minutes ago, LZIp said:

Where are you seeing the 8 win expectation?

The last paragraph:  “Join us, as we “MAKE THE CLIMB” and help us as we work to as hard as possible over the next eight weeks to get to eight victories next season.”

 

Maybe eight isn’t the hard line, but it sounds like that’s the aim.

[GP1]

5 hours ago, catdaddyp said:

So if I’m understanding this right, eight wins is the expectation next year. That essentially means going somewhere between 7-1 and 5-3 in conference play and hoping to steal one — or maybe even two — from Wake, Minnesota, and UNLV. That’s a tough ask, especially considering the schedule was about as favorable as it’ll ever be this past year. I had us pegged for 5–3 in conference against five new head coaches and winning both Wyoming and UAB. We all know how those turned out, so no need to revisit it.

 

If eight wins is truly the expectation, then Goodrich has to find a way to get Moorhead the money he needs to retain most of our top players and expand the coaching staff. I’ve never questioned this staff’s ability to evaluate and bring in talent. An increased recruiting budget would also help, but I don’t see it as the biggest hurdle when so many of these coaches have years of experience and deep recruiting networks already built.

 

If the expectations have been raised — which I’m all for — then the resources need to rise proportionally. If Goodrich can get this done for Moorhead, 2026 suddenly becomes a lot more interesting. I’m curious to see how it unfolds.

It's tough to win six games with a new coach and this schedule at a school like Akron. The schedule will not be kind to a new coach. 

 

Wake Forest has a new coach, will have 8 wins after today and potentially 9 after Duke next week. I'd call it smoke and mirrors, but it's more like cupcakes and cookies if you look at the ooc of Kennesaw State, Western Carolina, Oregon State and Delaware. Wake Forest set itself up for success in this area. 

 

If we can't get something as simple as scheduling right, why bring in a new coach that is automatically set up for failure? Feed Joe, if he stays on his own, to this scheduling doom and try to do better in 2027 with someone else. Jesus, this is a depressing thought but maybe the best course of action. 

[GP1]

18 hours ago, Sergeant Zip said:

Letter from Dr. Goodrich

 

"Over the next eight weeks, we will evaluate our football staff, operations, roster, academic efforts, and recruiting and retention strategies as the transfer portal opens and closes. Inevitably, we will see some of our young men enter the transfer portal and we will also identify many new faces who are eager to join the Akron Zips football program in pursuit of a MAC Championship and University of Akron degree. "
 

This looks to me like the AD is trying to get ahead of Joe leaving on his own. He's not going to come up with more resources because UofA can't do anything other than make cuts, but wants to make it look like he really tried. 

[Zippy87]

5 hours ago, GP1 said:

This looks to me like the AD is trying to get ahead of Joe leaving on his own. He's not going to come up with more resources because UofA can't do anything other than make cuts, but wants to make it look like he really tried. 

 

https://x.com/ATGoodrich/status/1991967431481586107?t=BKzouw0SYzLAxiSbuM8nCg&s=19

[GP1]

5 minutes ago, Zippy87 said:

 

https://x.com/ATGoodrich/status/1991967431481586107?t=BKzouw0SYzLAxiSbuM8nCg&s=19

Awesome, we can get out of one of our P4 games next year. 

 

$100,000 is a lot of money for most people. It isn't much for a football budget. If it's a one time gift, it could go away next year. Akron needs permanent endowments and prioritization of money from within the University at least to the levels of the upper half of the MAC. 

[LZIp]

10 hours ago, catdaddyp said:

The last paragraph:  “Join us, as we “MAKE THE CLIMB” and help us as we work to as hard as possible over the next eight weeks to get to eight victories next season.”

 

Maybe eight isn’t the hard line, but it sounds like that’s the aim.

Thanks. I think it’s fine being the aim (why not aim high), but I’d settle for 6 and bowl eligibility. Our OOC isn’t the grinder it has been in some other years, but it still includes 2 P4 teams and a good G6 team. Likely we go 1-3 in OOC which would require 6-2 or 7-1 in conference play. That’s the conference record of a title contender and I don’t see that happening next year.

[kreed5120]

1 hour ago, GP1 said:

Awesome, we can get out of one of our P4 games next year. 

 

$100,000 is a lot of money for most people. It isn't much for a football budget. If it's a one time gift, it could go away next year. Akron needs permanent endowments and prioritization of money from within the University at least to the levels of the upper half of the MAC. 

 

The University is already spending about as much on football as the other MAC schools are. The main difference is $4-$5 million of what Akron is spending is going to Infocision debt servicing. Other MAC schools don't have that overhead so they have more money for additional staffing.

 

I do agree endowments or long-term commitments are really what's needed. 

Edited yesterday at 04:13 PM by kreed5120

[GP1]

4 hours ago, kreed5120 said:

I do agree endowments or long-term commitments are really what's needed. 

It's the toughest part and one that I don't think Akron is set up to do. It's cultural throughout a university that is successful at it. 

[exit322]

6 hours ago, kreed5120 said:

 

The University is already spending about as much on football as the other MAC schools are. The main difference is $4-$5 million of what Akron is spending is going to Infocision debt servicing. Other MAC schools don't have that overhead so they have more money for additional staffing.

 

I do agree endowments or long-term commitments are really what's needed. 

 

Hosting the Avon-Walsh state semifinal isn't going to solve $5M worth of issues but every little bit helps.

 

Doesn't hurt getting people on campus either.

[Zippy87]

9 hours ago, GP1 said:

Awesome, we can get out of one of our P4 games next year. 

 

$100,000 is a lot of money for most people. It isn't much for a football budget. If it's a one time gift, it could go away next year. Akron needs permanent endowments and prioritization of money from within the University at least to the levels of the upper half of the MAC. 

 

Didn't say it was a permanent fix, but I think Goodrich should at least get a chance to follow through here. 

[roopride]

Any comments on the communication from the AD?

[clarkwgriswold]

11 hours ago, roopride said:

Any comments on the communication from the AD?

 

Which one?  The letter about looking to next season or the communication about the $100K NIL contribution?

 

As for the first, I didn't read anything into it as it was exactly what I would expect him to say.  It didn't clarify anything for me.

 

As for the second, it's a good start.

[GP1]

43 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:

 

Which one?  The letter about looking to next season or the communication about the $100K NIL contribution?

Was it an NIL contribution directed to players or directed to the recruiting budget so coaches can go find players?

 

$100k for recruiting seems like a lot. My guess is it takes much more to have a really good recruiting budget. My company spends over $60,000 a year for my travel expenses. To hire at least one person would easily absorb the entire amount. Athletic recruiters must travel a lot for the program to have success. Akron needs muh more money just for recruiting alone. 

[MDZip]

10 minutes ago, GP1 said:

My company spends over $60,000 a year for my travel expenses.

And you're sure they're not just trying to keep you away? 😉😂

[clarkwgriswold]

1 hour ago, GP1 said:

Was it an NIL contribution directed to players or directed to the recruiting budget so coaches can go find players?

 

$100k for recruiting seems like a lot. My guess is it takes much more to have a really good recruiting budget. My company spends over $60,000 a year for my travel expenses. To hire at least one person would easily absorb the entire amount. Athletic recruiters must travel a lot for the program to have success. Akron needs muh more money just for recruiting alone. 

 

"Happy to report we just received a $100k gift from an incredible @uakronalumni donor to support football recruiting operations and the ACE Fund!!"

[GP1]

1 hour ago, MDZip said:

And you're sure they're not just trying to keep you away? 😉😂

No, but I think Mrs. GP1, the luckiest woman in the world, is happy about it. 

[ZipsBBjunkie]

4 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said:

 

"Happy to report we just received a $100k gift from an incredible @uakronalumni donor to support football recruiting operations and the ACE Fund!!"

They say ‘just received’ but likely had this tee’d up along with the communication to build momentum. I’d be shocked if a letter alone led to the gift but as folks have said it’s something and a start. Did they do away with the Zips circle or whatever these fund was for large donations? 

[kreed5120]

7 minutes ago, ZipsBBjunkie said:

They say ‘just received’ but likely had this tee’d up along with the communication to build momentum. I’d be shocked if a letter alone led to the gift but as folks have said it’s something and a start. Did they do away with the Zips circle or whatever these fund was for large donations? 

 

I believe the ACE fund was passed in regards to the settlement that allows schools to pay players directly. I understand it's help to pay for that. I think Zips circle is more geared towards funding operatings.