Ken Carman and Anthony Lima react to Akron Football's viral promotion that gives one season-ticket holder the chance to help script the team's opening drive against Robert Morris. While Lima views it as a creative way for a MAC program to generate buzz and engage fans, Carman argues it diminishes the work of coaches and highlights the growing challenges facing non-Power Four football programs. The conversation expands into a broader discussion about the future of the MAC, the widening gap in college football, and what smaller schools must do to stay relevant in the NIL and superconference era. What starts as a quirky promotion quickly turns into a passionate debate about respectability, survival, and the state of college football's middle class.
