Robert Morris Preview (Game Two)

[Blue & Gold]

CB has such a natural, fluid throwing motion, throws a beautiful ball, and is accurate. He's gone 44 of 53 passing in his first two games for an 83% completion percentage 🤯🤯

 

 

[Zips1991]

13 hours ago, exit322 said:

 

Yes.  The whole production was a step up 

I stumbled upon Keith Kennedy's thoughts on the production level. For those who don't know, he was the in-stadium host back in the early days of the new stadium. 

 

 

[LZIp]

1 hour ago, Zips1991 said:

I stumbled upon Keith Kennedy's thoughts on the production level. For those who don't know, he was the in-stadium host back in the early days of the new stadium. 

 

 

For those of you who were able to make it, what were the differences compared to prior seasons?

[clarkwgriswold]

3 hours ago, Blue & Gold said:

I'm shocked at CB's command and composure for a redshirt freshman... and then Roggow comes in and looks like a 10-year NFL veteran 🤯

Especially when they undoubtedly had limited reps when Puffenbarger was still in the mix.

[exit322]

1 hour ago, LZIp said:

For those of you who were able to make it, what were the differences compared to prior seasons?

 

While there were 167 TV breaks, not one of them went by with nothing going on.  Either there was a game/contest, some other activity, the band playing, etc.  The PA kept working to get the crowd involved and such.

 

It was a proper gameday operation, IMO

[zipsfan33]

and they turned the volume up to an 11...holy cow was it loud.   I know i sound like an old man complaining, but numerous times we just stopped talking to wait for the music or announcers to finish. 

[exit322]

5 minutes ago, zipsfan33 said:

and they turned the volume up to an 11...holy cow was it loud.   I know i sound like an old man complaining, but numerous times we just stopped talking to wait for the music or announcers to finish. 

 

The only part that I thought was over-loud was the in-game host.  Probably can turn her mic down a bit.

[Section210Zip]

The whole day felt different. There was an atmosphere. They did a great job with keeping everyone engaged. There wasn't any wasted time during the timeouts. The other thing i noticed was they had the dance team perform at mid field vs being inside the 10 or far endzone. This made it feel more of part of "the show" then just something happening over there. The whole event seemed more thought out and stream lined.  

[Section210Zip]

On 9/13/2026 at 8:46 AM, Blue & Gold said:

CB has such a natural, fluid throwing motion, throws a beautiful ball, and is accurate. He's gone 44 of 53 passing in his first two games for an 83% completion

That is good for 4th in the country. 

Mensah (Mia) 91.1% 41 of 45

Stockton (UGA) 87.5% 28 of 32

Watson (Umass) 87.5 28 of 32

CB 83% 44 of 53

[catdaddyp]

 

 

[LZIp]

57 minutes ago, catdaddyp said:

 

 

Seemed like there were more media members asking questions than usual. Good questions too.

Edited 12 hours ago by LZIp

[ZippyRulz]

 

[kreed5120]

1 hour ago, LZIp said:

Seemed like there were more media members asking questions than usual. Good questions too.

 

I wasn't a fan of Joe at the start of last season because he often seemed to focus on the negatives and didn't seem like someone who was capable of turning lemons into lemonade. Not that I ever was calling for his job because frankly I knew the program couldn't afford to fire him financially.

 

In the months leading up to the season, and especially during the promotion, he has grown on me. He has seemed to embrace making the most of what he has and was a great ambassador of the University after the promotion went viral. I hope he can succeed here, which in the current state would be winning 6-7 games a season.

 

Edit: This is probably the most invested I've been in Akron football in a decade+.

Edited 11 hours ago by kreed5120

[ZippyDoo]

I'm invested in the team this year.  I'm an optimist always trying to find the bright side.  I was excited when they got Reese and wanted to see the gunslinger with the experience, but I knew the potential that CB had.  After two games of seeing CB at the helm, I'm impressed.  This kid has stepped in and to me has shown that he has poise and is extremely accurate, he has gotten lucky a couple times with some missed interceptions but I'll take it, and his elusiveness his a huge asset.  I wish sometimes he would learn to throw the ball away but he is playing his game and it is exciting.  When CB gets comfortable I know he can drop dimes 30-40 yards he just hasn't shown it yet and the way he has been using Elijah it's only a matter of time til the deep balls start opening up.

 

Roggow coming off the bench looks like he is the man when he walks out there.  It is like he is coming on the field like he is the starter from the very first second he steps on the field.  That confidence is amazing and he looks good.  I think we are going to be in a good spot come conference time with these two.

 

I KNOW  we are going to be big underdogs the next two weeks but I am hoping the stars line up and maybe, just maybe we can pull off at least one upset and shock the world.  I think that would be amazing.  There are some exciting young players on this team that are fun to watch when they are on the field.  I thought twice we were gonna score on special teams this week.  Patrick looks like he is always a step or two from taking it to the house. Now I'm always waiting for Dante to lay someone out from the linebacker spot or waiting for Abor to get that highlight blindside sack to cause the fumble. 

 

Wake Forest was rough but it was the FIRST game for A LOT of very young players and like someone pointed out earlier they did not quit, ever and they got a lot of experience.  As long as they continue to improve the next two weeks conference play should be fun and competitive.  Minnesota and UNLV have not looked like that super teams that I thought they were going to be, albeit they have not been playing MAC teams, but like I said I am hoping we can at least one upset...

[exit322]

12 minutes ago, ZippyDoo said:

I KNOW  we are going to be big underdogs the next two weeks but I am hoping the stars line up and maybe, just maybe we can pull off at least one upset and shock the world. 

 

I'm no longer convinced we're going to be a big underdog against UNLV.

[LZIp]

35 minutes ago, exit322 said:

 

I'm no longer convinced we're going to be a big underdog against UNLV.

They have a lot of talent, but it’ll be interesting to see how they respond now that their CFP hopes are over.

[kreed5120]

35 minutes ago, LZIp said:

They have a lot of talent, but it’ll be interesting to see how they respond now that their CFP hopes are over.

 

It's worth noting they have an extra week to prepare for us since they don't play this weekend.

[MangoZip]

1 hour ago, exit322 said:

 

I'm no longer convinced we're going to be a big underdog against UNLV.

I predict that the Zips will be a 13.5 pt underdog