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There is the Akron defense that I remember.

Where has this defense been all year?

I didn't like the call. The fact we already missed a fg from similar distance made it extra puzzling.

Playing on election night probably doesn't help either.

He's not the reason for the losses, but I don't think he has the same ability to put the offense on his back like CB is capable. He very well could have been the difference in both the EMU and Kent games.

Likely scenario. I didn't get any emails as I traded in tickets to this game for 2 extra tickets to the Kent game later in the year. I can't imagine they will email parking passes individually for each game.

The mouse has never been one to turn down money. If it was financially worth their while they would probably be still doing it. I imagine we would need someone like the Field of 68 to emerge and put on the games. ESPN once had a 24 hour basketball marathon to kick off the regular season. The Field of 68 stepped in to revive it this year. Perhaps they will tackle bracket busters next.

This is where I stand. Even if all the cards magically align and we end up with a Sean Lewis and have 1-2 moderately successful seasons they will be poached and we will go back to losing. Sustainable success isn't achievable under the current climate.

Any time you rely on a true freshman, when he isn't a blue chip lottery lock, to be your best or 2nd best player it will take time. Toledo had a similar formula last year and it wasn't until about mid-February that they started to look like a team that could make noise in Cleveland.

A10/MVC don't want us. They have their own competition where they play one another. You would need ESPN to bring back another bracket busters to achieve what you're asking.

Hard to complain about the SB as an opponent when they have won 2/3 years with the 3rd year being a tie.

I feel it probably has more to do with trust. I imagine as the season progresses his minutes will go down some and others will increase as Ford grows more confident in their abilities.

Pretty solid night for the MAC overall, finishing 7-5 on the road. Below are the preseason KenPom rankings compared to where each team stands today. I'm not surprised to see the bottom half of the conference slide so quickly. I thought KenPom was particularly high on Buffalo, WMU, and Ball State heading into the season. 109 Akron → 99 121 Kent St → 148 123 Miami → 116 136 Toledo → 141 143 Ohio → 138 160 UMass → 145 166 Buffalo → 224 175 EMU → 174 177 Ball State → 214 193 WMU → 222 200 BGSU →187 278 CMU →274

I'd say Kent missed out on him. Our roster looks perfectly fine the way it is.

Tulane needed 2 OT and for UT Martin to miss key free throws down the stretch to win. That was with UT Martin having their leading scorer and 2 other starters foul out before I turned the game on in the first OT. I don't think Tulane is better than Louisiana.

Arkansas State must have gotten lucky 🤭

Looking ahead Tulane is tied 91-91 in OT with UT-Martin

I heard it at least once. Might have been during the pregame discussion.

Kent lost so that's a win, at least for me.

He had 2 fouls. No need to risk him picking up his 3rd.

Have to like where we're sitting. Louisiana is playing a tighter bench. Really have a chance of really blowing this open if they have tired legs sit in.

I noticed too and initially thought maybe they were showing women's but nope not even that.

Ball State looks to be starting off where they left off last year offensively... Edit: 2 points at first media timeout. Both came at the FT line. Yet to make a fg.

I don't follow the women's program all that closely, as there hasn't been a whole lot to get excited about over the years. That said, everything I've heard from Gensler on social media and in the few interviews I've seen suggests he's a genuinely good guy who really embraces the university's sense of camaraderie and the idea of being one team. I believe he was also the only coach who donated to the AK Rowdies on Day of Giving. He just seems like the kind of person who's easy to root for, and you genuinely want to see succeed.

I actually spent some time looking at the team last week. I feel Jessie Joaquim and Macey Fegan will be a formidable front court duo. I think a lot of what will determine this years team success will be what they get out of their guards and what depth they have behind Jessie and Macey.