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The problem is the longer they hang around the more dangerous they get. If a player sees a few easy ones go in it makes the challenging shots later in the game easier to hit as they're in rhythm and not second guessing themselves. Its best to jump on these teams early to assert dominance.

I didn't like our last few offensive possessions. We forced up several tough shots with time left on the shot clock. We need to eliminate these open court turnovers. Also, perhaps send less double teams. It's leaving a lot of open looks from 3.

I don't think there is any danger of shirts running out. I'd be surprised if there is 1000 in attendance

Yes, i was coming from Stark County and just got to Akron. Pretty sure I drove through it around the CAK airport.

For those going to the game be safe. My fiancé works at the orthopedic hospital near Fairlawn and she said it's a near whiteout.

That's what happens when you move from the projects to Lower Manhattan. Nobody wants to look the poorest on their block so it becomes more expensive to try to keep up with the Jones's.

Toledo has been a good regular season team for much of TK tenure. Only the last 2 years or so have they regressed. Toledo's bigger problem is they have consistently underachieved in March.

I work remotely so I haven't had to leave the house today. My road, which is moderately busy, appears cleared. I imagine they will be working on the side streets today. It could still be a challenge for fans coming from more remote areas.

My thoughts exactly. It seems like for every $1 of extra revenue there is $1.50 in extra expenses. More money has flowed into college football, even at the mid-major level, but the deficits seem larger than ever. Coaching salaries, facility upgrades, etc. seem to outpace revenue growth.

I feel as long as we hold our own (not necessarily win) the rebounding battle we will win comfortably. If Kent out rebounds us by 10-15 then those extra possessions can keep them around.

It definitely sounds like Boals is more on the hot seat than TK. Multiple threads asking for him to be canned. The UT board not so much. I've heard every excuse from injuries to how its unfair since Akron/Kent is 30 minutes away (even though Toledo to Cleveland <2hrs, easily drivable) to how Cleveland is all luck. They all seem like apologists who are content with the regular season and attendance banners. Edit: Frank Martin IMO should also be canned. His program is spending more than double all other MAC school (excluding Akron) but he's still coaching a bottom half MAC team. If I was the boosters paying his hefty salary and giving him something in the neighborhood of $2 million NIL I would be irate with his performance. He's still surviving on 1 single NCAA Tourney run that occurred ~10 years ago.

Still a lot of basketball left. We need to quit with these ticky tack fouls to put them at the line. The Halligan foul was particularly a terrible time to foul.

That ship long sailed. It's more G5 competing against other G5 for the honor of lossing by 3+ TDs in 1st round of CFP.

I'm pleasantly surprised. I thought they would have taken a ranked Miami just because they have that number next to their name.

I admittedly haven't been there in ~15 years. Normally if I'm downtown I go to Luigi's, Lockview, or one of the craft breweries.

I was referring to the general public. You said he attended football alumni events so I took it those were closed off events restricted to former players and coaches. Not the kind of stuff you see general press releases about or the ABJ cover.

The MAC is actually fairly strong this year. Last I saw it was ranked around 13th for conference strength. I would imagine it's still in the top 15.

I still don't think it's going to happen, but going 18-0 in MAC play would be worth an at-large. No team has gone undefeated in conference play in nearly 70 years and the MAC has seen some terrific teams during that time. That's not just a formula that you can easily replicate. I watched the end of both their games against UB and Kent and they appeared to have some bounces go their way. I don't feel they're some unbeatable juggernaut, like UB a few years ago (who ended up losing 2 MAC games), but if they achieve that feat they deserve credit.

If he's involved behind the scenes that's great. I hadn't seen or heard of involvement outside of that brief time around the time he was inducted. In that case perhaps its a relationship the University can better foster.

I don't really think so because in reality Akron doesn't compete with the Hurricanes for players or prestige. If we were a middling program in the B1G then sure. Even if that was the case he just took that job relatively recently (2022). It doesn't really explain the lack of involvement for the decades leading up to it.

It was released on March 5th in 2025. I would expect something similar this year.

I guess LeBron too lol

Maxx Crosby is at the top of his career at the moment and still makes time for EMU. People find time for the things that matter to them. He doesn't even give Akron a shout out on social media or anything. Even LeBron does that 1-2 times a year and he didn't even go to the school. I'm not saying this to specifically lash out at him. He's free to live his life as he wishes. He just doesn't seem all that invested in Akron football, which is okay, his choice.

Honestly, no thanks. I would rather have a statue of Charlie Frye or someone different. Like others said he doesn't seem to care about Akron athletics and isn't even the first person I think of when I think Akron football.

Barley House, at least the last time I was there, isn't really setup to be a sports bar. There are TVs hung around, but there are tons of blind spots and its challenging to watch multiple games at once if you wanted to do that. I don't know why they they don't put a huge projector screen on the stage with the game on. IMO that would greatly improve the viewing experience. I agree that business has been horrible for a number of years. I'm surprised they're still surviving after the corporate offices like Huntington and other went remote/hybrid. Lunch rush seem to be what kept them alive before. The rent and facilities on a place that size can't be cheap. In reality something like a scaled down pins or Wild Eagle Saloon would be good for the area as then maybe it could attract people downtown. There really is no incentive to stop into Barley House unless you're in the immediate downtown area. Even then there are better options (Lockview, Luigi's, Spaghetti Warehouse, etc.).