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2k is my guess with a solid boost from the SLU faithful.

Ah no you don't read around here enough. This program is forever screwed. Don't look at any of the evidence of programs changing their fortunes, that is impossible here. Also Akron definitely should have been one of the bowl waivered teams. Way too much talent to be 5-7 with this schedule.

Hope isn't a strategy. I'm of the opinion we aren't far from getting 6 wins every season. The 2025 season wasn't the disaster some believe it was. Over half the MAC schools had losing records. Akron literally finished in the middle of the conference and had a .500 record in conference. The Kent loss still sticks in my craw because I believe Akron is a better program and had better players. That's the difference between going to a bowl or not. It would have also given Akron four wins for the home fans, which is badly needed. Akron also won two games on the road which seemed out of reach not long ago. On the surface, Akron should have beaten Kent and Wyoming. Dig a little deeper and it's understandable why a coach finds winning at Akron so difficult. Akron isn't far away. Just a couple more financial pieces.

Nervous for today, nonetheless, see everyone at the game.

I looked up our previous elite 8 home matches to see what the attendance was at each. I didn't write them down but they were roughly 4,200 (2009), 3,400 (2010), and 3,000 (2015). What do we think the attendance will be today? For reference, last weekend was 1,344.

Sorry, it's hopeless here. We just have to hope that we get six wins in a single season once a decade maybe. Not a chance for Akron to ever have success. None. There's too many excuses err reasons.

I agree. In addition, Duke, Tulane and NTSU were all in championship games this weekend. Kansas is good, Vandy is good. Wake Forest is good. I could go on. It is possible for a school like Akron to get good. Akron being bad has been by decision and on purpose as far as I can tell. I just saw Hunter Y on GameDay and threw up a little in my mouth that he wasn't named after Mack. Instead, we picked Wistrcill and got I Coach. He chose ICoach on purpose in spite of him being completely unqualified for the job. Think our failure isn't on purpose? On a side note, I saw Kennesaw State play Wake Forest this year. I was very impressed with how physically they played. It was a good reminder that physicality still matters in football.

I casually check out TWolves forums and someone mentioned that Minnesota may have brought him in for a few days to evaluate him in practice to see his progress and to give him some areas to work on back in Iowa. They have been remarkably healthy so far this season, which has limited opportunities for he and the other two-ways.

Absurd start to the season for Tavari.

Yes, also if you go back to 2012 their enrollment was about 23k. In 2025 their enrollment is now north of 50k and is still growing so it has more than doubled in less than 15 years. Meanwhile, ours has been cut in half. If our student body was ~3.5x the size that it is currently (to make it comparable to Kennesaw St) we would also be in a better position to fund athletics.

Just as notable, with Portland losing, the #8 seed is now out. Just #'s 4 Maryland, 7 Georgetown, 14 Akron, 15 NC State, and 16 Furman remain. Maryland must be feeling very confident. Hopefully overly so.

What a dick. I thought it was obvious from my post - last night would have been a good time. Definitely not on the same day as the BIG10 and SEC Conference championships. Oh, and no it does not give us legitimacy playing on the same day as the BIGs, it makes us look stupid. That is why the SBC and the AAC have surpassed the MAC. Another thing.....play it on the campus of the highest rated school!!! You might actually have a chance to fill a stadium (like JMU and Tulane did). For those wondering who makes the decision..

They invested in their programs

Enrique obviously has to play for the team that will sign him but I thing the T-wolves aren't a great fit for him.

Under/over 163.5.

When people say it’s impossible to win here you have to look at situations like this, or even Indiana. Last season was their first in FBS.

Wilson isn't being punished. He's being held to the terms of a contract he signed. The players want their cake and eat it too. They want to be treated like adult professionals, but when they get treated like one they play the old "student -athlete" card crap. Screw them. If my relocation offer included me having to pay back a year's salary for leaving the company before one year, I would never have signed it. I wouldn't have needed a lawyer to tell me that. I'm sure there were better structured deals from other schools. He should have taken one of them or negotiated better. If the judge in this case rules against the collective, it will set off a series of cases far and wide pertaining to NIL contracts. It could be a good thing that drives college football to move towards collective bargaining.

that was one very awesome goal by Coach Michael

Perry Kitchen-esque to send Furman to their first ever College Cup.

A Furman defender just headed a Portland shot off the goal line with 30 seconds to go, up 1-0. Oh. My. Goodness. Looks to be a large crowd in Portland.

One might call them the godfather of college soccer. Haven't won a title in 50 years, though. Let's make sure they stay at 10 as we pursuit our 2nd Star.

Just learned St Louis has 10!!!! championships. They really dominated back in the day.