Posted: Tue Jul 04, 2006 12:44 am
I certainly hope that Akron wasn't a "one-time wonder".
Actually the Zips really didn't show me that they were that great of a team last year overall although in certain games they showed that they could really play. They were inconsistent from week to week to say the least.
The loss to Ball State had to be their low point last season, closely followed by not even being competitive in both the Miami and Army games. Then again they beat NIU twice and won at Bowling Green. The pieces just fell right for Akron to make the championship game with everything else that happened in the league. Also, I think it is important to mention that Toledo didn't appear on the Akron schedule last year.
All that being said, my gut feeling is that Akron will actually have a better team this upcoming season than they did last year but that it may not show up that way in terms of wins and losses because of how the schedule shakes out this fall compared to last. Three road games against BCS teams, a revenge-minded Bowling Green squad, a Miami team that always seems to have the Zips' number, and a game at Toledo may not bode well for the Zips quest to return to the postseason but I don't think that necessarily classifies them as a one-time wonder either.
Actually the Zips really didn't show me that they were that great of a team last year overall although in certain games they showed that they could really play. They were inconsistent from week to week to say the least.
The loss to Ball State had to be their low point last season, closely followed by not even being competitive in both the Miami and Army games. Then again they beat NIU twice and won at Bowling Green. The pieces just fell right for Akron to make the championship game with everything else that happened in the league. Also, I think it is important to mention that Toledo didn't appear on the Akron schedule last year.
All that being said, my gut feeling is that Akron will actually have a better team this upcoming season than they did last year but that it may not show up that way in terms of wins and losses because of how the schedule shakes out this fall compared to last. Three road games against BCS teams, a revenge-minded Bowling Green squad, a Miami team that always seems to have the Zips' number, and a game at Toledo may not bode well for the Zips quest to return to the postseason but I don't think that necessarily classifies them as a one-time wonder either.