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[kreed5120]

1 hour ago, 72 Roo said:

Also how about Joe getting his budget cut every year for the last four. That freed up tons of money for our award winning marketing campaigns. Football at Akron is much fought over program to lead. 

 

That's why it's a necessary evil to play multiple P4 body bag games a season. We're not in a financial position to pass on a $1 million pay check. If we can't go 5-4 in our 9 games against G6 teams (counting 1 FCS win, 2 P4 losses) we frankly don't deserve to go to a bowl game. Especially considering how the MAC is consistently the worst or 2nd worst FBS conference every year.

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5 hours ago, kreed5120 said:

 

That's why it's a necessary evil to play multiple P4 body bag games a season. We're not in a financial position to pass on a $1 million pay check. If we can't go 5-4 in our 9 games against G6 teams (counting 1 FCS win, 2 P4 losses) we frankly don't deserve to go to a bowl game. Especially considering how the MAC is consistently the worst or 2nd worst FBS conference every year.

As body bag games go, this year's aren't bad.

 

Will also help if they can ditch the Tuesday games to get better crowds at home for the entire season.

[pdt1420]

Yeah, we could go 1-3 to start… but give me this ooc every year. This is the kind that you could go 3-1 with. 

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15 hours ago, pdt1420 said:

Yeah, we could go 1-3 to start… but give me this ooc every year. This is the kind that you could go 3-1 with. 

 

If Minnesota and Wake Forest are way down, sure.  But they were 8-5 and 9-4.

 

With 11-2 UNLV, it would be quite the upset if Akron were anything but 1-3 (I suppose Joe could shock us and lose to Robert Morris too)