Terry Bowden To Akron

[volzfan1998]

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[UTCVol]

Not a fan of Bowden, but after getting turned down by a Division II coach and a MAC offensive coordinator, not bad for Akron.

 

[knoxville's finest]

How bad is akron? Does he have a chance to pull the upset against the vols in 2012?

 

[volstopfan14]

How bad is akron? Does he have a chance to pull the upset against the vols in 2012?

They are bad. Possibly the worst team in the FBS. If the game is even close we are in trouble.

 

[govols120]

I honestly think Georgia State will put up a better fight than Akron, and GSU's only had a football program for two years.

 

[utvolpj]

I honestly think Georgia State will put up a better fight than Akron, and GSU's only had a football program for two years.

if true then Akron should just give up the sport

 

[Lexvol]

if true then Akron should just give up the sport

Spot on.

 

[snowvols]

I honestly think Georgia State will put up a better fight than Akron, and GSU's only had a football program for two years.

Georgia State is going to end up as a pretty good FCS team eventually. They have signed a few 3*'s in their first few classes and being right in the middle of downtown Atlanta doesn't hurt.

 

[YankeeVol]

GSU will not do well IMO. GT will get most of the good athletes in the area if both schools were to offer

 

[Ohio Vol]

Akron is truly awful.

They basically did what Nebraska did 10 years ago...overestimated where they were headed, assumed that the head coach was holding them back, made some grand pronouncement about "not sinking into mediocrity", and replaced him with a pathetic joke of a head coach. Now they're worse off then they were before.

 

[CT_Vol]

GSU will not do well IMO. GT will get most of the good athletes in the area if both schools were to offer

Shocking.

 

[whocaresgobobcats]

I can confirm that Akron sucks.

 

[ncvol17]

what is the back story to Bowden? Since booted from AU he cannot get a decent HC job. Something has to influence this. Schellenberger type issues? Price type?

 

[Burhead]

Why leave North Alabama where he doesn't have to recruit to go to one of the worst jobs in football?

 

[vols-1]

what is the back story to Bowden? Since booted from AU he cannot get a decent HC job. Something has to influence this. Schellenberger type issues? Price type?

Same as Fulmer, he's not a "flashy" hire. Kansas hired Charlie Weis because he is the most talked about(for better or worse) coach in college football.

 

[Aavoxx]

Why leave North Alabama where he doesn't have to recruit to go to one of the worst jobs in football?

Divison I. I'm interested in his staff makeup, for personal reasons.

 

[JokermanVol]

GT and Georgia State probably do not compete for football recruits. GSU probably gets a bunch of guys that don't have the grades for d-1.

 

[Thrasher865]

what is the back story to Bowden? Since booted from AU he cannot get a decent HC job. Something has to influence this. Schellenberger type issues? Price type?

None of these. I think most people that work in athletics departments just realize that Bowden is a truly awful coach. His teams have absolutely 0 discipline.

 

[Thrasher865]

GT and Georgia State probably do not compete for football recruits. GSU probably gets a bunch of guys that don't have the grades for d-1.

This was UNA's approach, too. And they couldn't win with Bowden as coach even though they had some 4 star talent on the team. Janoris Jenkins went there after he got kicked off UF. lol:

 

[justingroves]

GSU will not do well IMO. GT will get most of the good athletes in the area if both schools were to offer

GSU can get the academic risks while GT cannot.

 

[justingroves]

This was UNA's approach, too. And they couldn't win with Bowden as coach even though they had some 4 star talent on the team. Janoris Jenkins went there after he got kicked off UF. lol:

Terry got all of his daddy's and Saban's rejects.

 

[LittleCat]

Akron is truly awful.

They basically did what Nebraska did 10 years ago...overestimated where they were headed, assumed that the head coach was holding them back, made some grand pronouncement about "not sinking into mediocrity", and replaced him with a pathetic joke of a head coach. Now they're worse off then they were before.

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