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GT actually wrote a decent piece ?

Yes, I gathered that much. I just wasn't sure if he was for NCAA levying sanctions for incidences that arise like 1981 grad mentioned or if he was simply just stating a fact.

I was asking a simple question. I wasn't sure where he was trying to go with his post.

Are you wanting the NCAA actively involved any time an incident arises involving 1 of its 460,000 student athletes?

I have no problem with teams policing themselves. That's how it should be. The NCAA coming in to conduct an investigation and banning players/coaches should be reserved for things like the Sandusky scandal where a program failed in policing itself.

I don't think it's that terrible for them. The team that's getting screwed is WMU as now they have 4 games in 8 days. Kent plays Akron Friday then plays WMU that following Thursdays. WMU during Kent's 5 off days plays both at Ball State and at home against NIU. It will be the most winnable road game Kent plays all year.

I doubt any D1 coach would take him. He'll probably find his way onto a JUCO or NAIA roster I'm guessing. Has he even been convicted yet? You're opening pandora's box if you're wanting the NCAA to ban players without a criminal conviction.

Historically its been in the 10-15 range. The MAC returned something like 12 out of its 15 All-MAC players so this year was expected to be a very good year for the MAC. Now MAC rosters are loaded with graduating seniors so next year we should see some drop off. Also, I'd be very shocked to see Oats returning to Buffalo so who knows what kind of fall out that will create for them. If they were smart, they should take a page out of PCCC playbook and promote from within to prevent a mass exodus of transfers and keep the momentum of the program.

I said I'd revisit it next at the end of the season, however, I stumbled upon the below on reddit so figured I'd share. The first set of rankings was the one I was previously calculating in my previous post. The MAC average position on teams has actually improved considerably compared to what it previously was and has actually past the WCC and has narrowed the gap with the AAC and P12. The 2nd set of rankings is the kenpom adjem added together for all teams then divided by the number of teams in the conference. This metric places WCC ahead of the MAC because Gonzaga's adjem is 31.39. Buffalo's & Toledo's combined (MAC's 2 highest teams) is 31.63.The other 2 rank offense and defense stats of the conference. The MAC ranks 8th in offense and 10th in defense. Once again Gonzaga 126.6 (ranked #1 in country) boosts the WCC average.

For whatever reason I thought it was 12, but you're right it is 13, my mistake.

We're currently at 13 scholarships for next season according to @Illini Zip spreadsheet, which actually already puts us 1 over.

They moved up to ~60 after their dismantling of Toledo to start MAC play. They've been sliding down the rankings ever since. If they keep playing the way they have, it won't be long until they join the rest of the pack in the ~140 range.

Below are the current NET rankings for all MAC teams. They don't factor in last nights games as the new numbers haven't been posted today yet, but not much should change. 18 Buffalo 61 Toledo 102 Ball St. 116 Northern Ill. 134 Bowling Green 138 Kent St. 139 Central Mich. 140 Akron 147 Miami (OH) 167 Eastern Mich. 170 Ohio 269 Western Mich.

No, you don't get the stuff that's on cable. You don't get the stuff on ESPN3 neither, however, very few games are on ESPN3 these days. Mostly everything moved to ESPN+. It's pretty much what ESPN3 use to be, but on steroids as ESPN went out and acquired rights to tons on new sports to bolster their offering. I previously mentioned they acquired MLS version of Sunday ticket. Zippy5 mentioned they had PGA Live as else, but apparently lost it. They air tons of foreign soccer, cricket, other misc sports. They have all the 30 for 30s available and tons of other ESPN+ exclusive shows. You also gain access to all the ESPN insider articles so those are no longer behind a paywall. I'm sure there is stuff I'm missing. I signed up for a year for $50. I'll definitely re-up when my subscription comes due.

I'm not sure what kind of TV deal the Crew are going to strike this year, especially since it wasn't finalized until early December that they were staying, but all out of market MLS matches air on ESPN+. Cleveland/Akron/Canton all are considered out of market so if you live in NEO and Spectrum ends up being the regional carrier again, there are other options available to view games live.

Speaking of the UNLV - Nevada game, it reminded me of the below that I stumbled upon. I thought about sharing it in another thread where we were discussing our poor promotions, but didn't. The marketing team at UNLV is on point and this deal is phenomenal. This is what good marketing looks like. If anyone at the UA athletic department is looking, take note.

I see your point. These rankings make a lot more sense when you put it that way.

As far as I understand it only factored in D1 football and NFL cities. Canton would therefore not be included. I just feel the metrics are kind of BS. Just sorting by the NFL ranks they ranked Cleveland 27th out of 30 cities. I wonder what kind of attendance and fan support those other 29 cities would have is they sucked like the Browns have for the past 20 years. Sure, some cities like Green Bay and Oakland would still be doing well, but no way LA, Miami, Charlotte, Indianapolis etc. would be doing better. If this study was conducted in 5 years using the exact same metrics the numbers will look completely different as of course the teams that are currently winning are attracting larger attendances and are able to command higher ticket prices due to bandwagon fans. A different sport, but Cavs are witnessing 1st hand the mass exodus of bandwagon fans. If a similar study was done on the NBA the Cavs would have been a top 5 "basketball fan base." This year they would have slid into the 20s.

Interesting that we're still recruiting for 2019. Even with the recent departure of a couple of players, we're still at 13 scholarships for next year so someone still has to go. I'm not seeing anyone having the type of season that makes you think a bigger school is eyeing them to transfer so I wonder what 1-2 players "decide" to transfer down.

I like ESPN+ a lot. Between ESPN+, Netflix, and the regular OTA stations I have no desire to have a cable package. Even during the dead period of Zips sports (April-July), ESPN+ will broadcast every single Columbus Crew match as long as you live outside Columbus area.

Given the Zips having the night off and the arctic temperatures barricading me inside, I'll most likely flip between the other 4 MAC games.

I quit reading when I saw he had Miami (FL) ranked 6th overall. Both the Dolphins and Hurricanes have trouble filling their stadiums even when they have good teams...

I had a co-worker sneak up on me when I was scrolling past the above pic. I'm probably going to be labeled as the office perv now

It's not easy to win on the road. The teams that can consistently do it are the good to great teams. The teams that can't are the mediocre to bad teams.

Akron still has yet to get a road win this season and it's not like we're in a position to think going in this will be an easy win. Ohio is only 1 game behind us in the standings. If we lose i don't feel it's because we looked past Ohio. It would be because frankly we suck playing on the road.