+1 for the most innovative score prediction. A win like that would certainly improve our scoring defensive statistics. :-)

Good call. I'll go with a 4-4 tie.

This is such outstanding news that Alan Swank has decided to endow the entire athletic department with the largest gift in OHIO athletic department history! Who knew the humble high school yearbook salesman was that loaded. His only conditions are that the the PAW replace the AttackCat and that we embrace “Ohio U,” so as not to upset the O$U fans in Akron and Cleveburg.

I would have preferred the helmets that Bill Hess' teams used to wear.  There is also another one that preceeded this one that had large green stripe from from front to back.  

Perhaps, but I think it was Alan Swank's pending transformational donation to the athletic department! ;-)

I feel optimistic today, which hasn't been good recently.

With that being said, I think we eek one out today...

Akron 38
OHIO 40

If the Bobcats defense is ever going to move towards respectability this year, i dont see a better week on the schedule. The Bobcat are last in the MAC in so many defensive categories. They give up on average 80 yards offense per game more than the 11th ranked MAC team. They are last in points allowed per game at 42. They have played five games and do not have an interception, the only team in the MAC with that distinction.

The Bobcats have allowed at least 300 yards passing in every game. That might not be the worst thing but they have weeks where they are also torched in the running game, allowing over 300 yards rushing last week versus kent.

Akron is averaging 15 points a game. The Zips rushing yards per game is last in the conference. Akron has a solid MAC passing attack and have scored around 25-28 points per game against teams with more evenly matched talent like that FCS squad or BGSU.

One feather in the Bobcats' cap defensively is the pass rush and Akron, for the fourth? straight year has the worst pass blocking in the league.

Hopefully we can get some pass rush, create some turnovers, and keep the passing and rushing yards under the season average 577.

Ohio's offense should be able to have success on the ground which would help if they can dominate time of possession.

Fingers crossed for a great defensive showing today.

CB’s are atrocious

Good win, Bobcats.

WMU and NIU - our next two opponents - got smacked today.

Another impressive game by Rourke - 24/27, 427 yds passing, 3 TD's passing, no interceptions, a big keep run for a 1st down. Currently #14 in the country TTL passing yrds.

ESPN3 announcers kept referencing Ohio's depleted secondary. I think Torrie Cox, Zack Sanders and Tariq Drake were all out.

Coach Albin explained it after the game. We have several guys playing out of position, especially in the secondary. Their strategy was to never let a receiver get behind them (as happened against Fordham).