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Williams ran wild

Posted December 26th, 2005 by mrasor

Football

As I expected , Akron had a problem stopping All-Universe running back DeAngelo Williams in the Motor City Bowl. He ran for 233 yards, only seven yards fewer than I predicted.

The fan turnout was great. The university made a statement that it should be considered next year if bowl eligible, yet not the Mid-American Conference Champion.

One thing I noticed is that some Akron fans have a maturity problem. That's not to say they are immature people. It's to say they are immature as football fans, which is to be expected from a commuter school that has never had a reason for cheer for anything.

They make loads of noise while the Zips are on offense. They become depressed way too quickly when the game isn't going well. They don't realize how annoying those Thundersticks are when two inches from another fan's head.

Overall, it was a good, entertaining game with little at stake. It was the end of a season that should've concluded 32 days ago. And it was the worst Akron football team you will see for the next few years if the recruits pan out.

I'm dead tired. I'll post more in the early afternoon.

2 Responses to “Williams ran wild”

  1. SDK Says:

    All-Universe? He wasn't even a first team All-American this year.

  2. Eric Says:

    Hey, SDK, the kid looked like all-universe to ME. Either that, or our "Z-fensive" line looked like, maybe, all-Suburban League. Between Williams and the back from N. Illinois's career-days vs. UA, the need for some new Stop The Run!!-schemes has been wildly exposed, I'd say.

    Just wondering…why do opponents' running backs seem to zip thru for huge games against Akron—but we can't do the same to other teams? The Browns have the identical dilemma…along with a 1,000-yd. rusher who can't gain a yard when it really counts.

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