Comments on: The morning after

By: Really?

Really? — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:46:50 +0000

I would hope so, or Brookhart can join Romeo in the job hunting line. Really, I just don't understand why teams in this area don't understand the value of having an explosive offense. Zips, Browns, Cavs…the emphasis always seems to be on the most boring aspect of the game, defense. Sure it's important. But not at the expense or neglect of scoring points. Why not go ON THE ATTACK and force the other team to play catch-up, for once? Until these teams develop some killer instinct and a nose for the endzone (or hoop), they're going nowhere fast.

Have our coaches seen who wins titles? USC, New England, Pittsburgh, Florida…notice the trend? They SCORE. Then they SCORE SOME MORE.

By: mrasor

mrasor — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 14:27:38 +0000

I think you'll see a much more exciting offense this week, at least in terms of play calling.

By: GJGood

GJGood — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:49:34 +0000

I agree that the offense was probably too conservative to have a realistic chance at beating the Buckeyes, especially in the second half. I, however, see that more as the exception rather than the rule in Brookhart's time with the Zips. It will be interesting to see the offensive gameplan unfold in Bloomington this weekend.

As far as comparing this game and these teams to the ones that squared off in 2001, I'm not sure that that OSU was better than this one, and even if it was their defense certainly wasn't as good as this year's defense will be.

I actually agree pretty much with what Hix said above except for the part bout the JuJu beans and that this was simply a money making throw away game.

The gap between the traditional "haves" and "have nots" is getting smaller. Given that and the fact that Akron lies right in the middle of some pretty prime recruiting territory I do believe that the Zips will have shots at pulling off big wins over ranked teams in the future. In order to pull off a "shocker" though you will likely have to have a pretty experienced team on BOTH sides of the ball.

By: boodha

boodha — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:12:24 +0000

I personally think that CJ should be the starter. He made some accurate throws while under tremendous pressure. But I don't think you can judge either based on what they faced yesterday.

By: Glenn Disbro

Glenn Disbro — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:30:41 +0000

I read with interest the fan ready to enter a bar to watch the Akron/OSU game and saw OSU garbed fans in the parking lot and they were either Akron graduates or affiliated with UA in some way. How is it in this state that you can go to one school and yet pull for another? My friends in South Carolina define "Ohioan" in just that way. "Pull for a school you did not attend." I hate to say this, "gag" but I hope Kent State beats the crap out of the Buck Nuts! There, I'm an Ohioan. I'm going to pull for a school I didn't attend…but just for this one time!

By: Hix

Hix — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 16:31:03 +0000

Haha! You guys are judging the quality of a MAC program based on its performance against the nation's best regular season team from a year ago.

I think Appalachian State has you guys confused. Did you go to sleep the night after that Michigan game with dreams of Zips players arms raised at the Horseshoe, dancing around in slow motion with magical Ju Ju Beans pouring from the skies as the team celebrated its last-second victory over the Buckeyes — after the game Jim Tressle declaring that the Zips have a shot at the national title?

Come on now.

Rasor, good assessment. Brookhart, OK job. Zips players, I'm glad no one died during this money-making throw away game.

Now get ready and TRY to upset Indiana then turn it on for the games that matter.

By: Roo the day

Roo the day — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:12:31 +0000

Think about this: The Zips had the chance to pull the biggest upset in the history of the program, and just squandered it by playing patsy-cake on offense. There is no "killer instinct" with this program, and hasn't been for as long as I can recall.

UA will never, repeat, NEVER, have an opportunity like yesterday–with a "down" year for OSU, coupled with a tough UA defense. This was no moral victory, it's an indictment of how little progress has been made on the point-scoring side of the ball.

By: Mark Y

Mark Y — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:09:14 +0000

I know that he has an offensive background, but I am curious to hear what he thinks, looking back in hindsight and watching the game on film, about the play calling.

Mike – Does Brookhart call the plays or does the O coordinator do so?

I agree that if we dont have a clear cut QB between Jackson and Jacquemin after the Kent game, then why not give Matt Rodgers a shot?

By: Z.I.P.

Z.I.P. — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 01:04:56 +0000

Congratulations to the Akron Zips! You exceded the number of punts the Hawai'i Warriors made in the entire 2006 season (12) in just one afternoon of football in Columbus.

By: mrasor

mrasor — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 21:15:20 +0000

Brookhart actually is more offensive minded than defensive. He was the receivers coach at Pitt, but did bring along his 3-3-5 plan to combat the difficulty in recruiting DL.

Most importantly, one QB must WIN the job the next few weeks. WIN does not mean tie. It does not mean sharing reps. It means, "Here's the clipboard, d-bag. I'm the starter."

In the words of Sean Connery: "Your best? Losers always whine about their "best." Winners go home and (bleep) the prom queen."