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And by seeds that reads as #'s 4, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, and two unranked. Crazy tournament. We are as good as anyone remaining, so why not us?

What an absolutely ideal day for us! Not only does St. Louis win, but they have to play an additional 20 minutes to do it!

Let's hope SLU advances on PK's!!!

All is quiet here. Everyone must be either at the game or watching on ESPN+. In any case, it is great to be up 1-0 at home in poor weather against a southern team that is likely focused on getting and staying warm.

Tom Brady has said it well too..."LFG!"

#4 Maryland bounced our 2025 nemesis #13 UConn, 3-0. Good riddance.

We are 0-3-0 all-time against Duke, losing 1-0 every time. This weekend would be a great time to get off the schneider. The Daisy Dukes probably won't like playing in the cold. Advantage us. Let's hope a great crowd is another advantage.

Wish we could get a signature win against a marquee name brand school like Cincy! Good for the MAC as a whole though.

Here is an awesome page showing our history in the NCAAT. Enjoy! Interestingly, our 66 total tournament games is approximately in the Top 10 of all programs. https://mcubed.net/ncaa/soccmd1/akron.shtml

And historically small schools success with March Madness has depended on having more team chemistry from four years of developing the same players in the same system, despite their being smaller, less athletic, etc. That opportunity has been wiped away. Also, football revenues now directly fund NIL for basketball players. Hence why the last men's NCAAT was dominated by the "Big Ten" and SEC...that's where all the football money is so they simply buy the basketball players.

Then it's preferred! The cruelty is the point. FIFY.

Nice story featured on ESPN.com: https://www.espn.com/gaming/story/_/id/47055178/dru-joyce-lebron-james-duquesne-akron

All the more reason to smash Duke and send them back to Durham with their butts hurt. That and 1986.

I like St. Louis's chances to beat #11 Bryant and give us a fourth round home game if we win.

#9 San Diego loses 2-1 to Grand Canyon. Insane day of upsets!