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TK is a terrific regular season coach. I just don't think his finesse style of play leads itself to winning in March when the level of physicality gets ramped up. You need guys diving on the court for loose balls or fighting off 2 defenders for an offensive rebound. You see that kind of energy from Akron over the years and even Kent. It's no surprise those are two teams that you see consistently make it to the later rounds.

He hasn't been there 40 years

CBSSN already has other things for those time slots. They aren't going to run infomercials all weekend during football games. They have to air something. Like I said before the MAC games are just filler content. They aren't ratings drivers. Never have been.

Canada MNT's January 2026 roster also includes Zips Men's Soccer Alum Richie Laryea. https://canadasoccer.com/news/canmnt-squad-named-for-january-canadas-road-to-2026-begins-with-training-camp-and-match-v-guatemala/

They don't have Groce ... or even Senderoff, which is not to say I think TK is a top 3 coach in the MAC.

There are only two NFL games on Saturday at 4:30 and 8. 2:00 Saturday would have been a swell time for our game. Oh well, I'm sure the Friday night MAC slate will still bring in mega ratings.

JUCO played at the WORLD FAMOUS Laney college featured on Netflix Last Chance U....

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Today's break-out session topic: "When a Win is Actually a Loss"

Huge game. Will set the tone for the remainder of the season.

Anyone going to the game?

That is my understanding also no more entries after the 16th unless your team is a playoff team still playing then there is limited time once your teams season has ended. Once the player is in the portal prior to the 16th they can commit at any time, I just didn't know how the enrollment process worked. Does a player have to withdraw from a school to enter the portal? Dall is a red shirt sophomore in the portal now. Is no longer an Akron student? So if he doesn't commit before say Virginia starts their spring semester where does he go? This is all new to me and confusing. Durham committed last year during that open portal and was a student by the spring semester like many others but things were different then.

72 Roo I do have to agree with you that being known for winning would be great, but if spun correctly and added with look at where this player ended up at after being with the zips after one or two seasons maybe we could get in some higher quality talent for a season or two and it could benefit both parties. We win more games and the players go on to make money at a bigger program... I am impressed with a team in the MAC going 5-7 we have a player at Texas Tech, a player offered by Oklahoma but decided on Iowa State, a player still deciding on possibly SEC schools, and another at Pitt, not to mention where Dall and Durham end up... That can still be spun for recruiting...

I would think anybody who commits after a certain date is going to have to wait to enroll after this semester is over. Not much different than it’s historically been. Only change (based on my understanding) is no more portal entries can occur after the 16th.

I also think the loss to Miami demoralized some of them and we experienced a hangover effect. Groce won’t put up with that for long. But the Seniors especially know they have squandered a great opportunity.

i'm really curious and maybe someone can provide some insight... the portal closes the 16th, Akron semester starts Monday the 12th, so what happens if a sophomore or junior isn't committed by Monday or let's the 19th? Does that mean they aren't committing/enrolling until after the spring semester? They can't commit and not be enrolled right? which would mean they can't enroll after a certain point into the second semester correct? which would mean they have i'm guessing until the 18th at best a week after classes start or wait until after the spring semester?

I think they challenged themselves - Purdue, Yale, and Murray State are all projected to make the NCAA Tournament in the most recent bracketology on ESPN. Our problem dating back to the KD years has always been actually winning these games. I don't believe we have ever defeated a program in the Top 25. Our best non-conference wins were probably our NIT wins - Houston, Florida State, Temple.

That’s too bad about Newell. Although, by the end of the season Cravaack was clearly the better player. Whether that was due to Newell not being 100% or something else, I’m not sure. This staff hasn’t had issues landing productive tight ends, so I’m not overly concerned. I’m not surprised to see Witherspoon looking elsewhere. He was a tweener with upside, but hadn’t put on enough weight to consistently play tight end and was a bit slow to be a true receiver. He also dropped a few easy balls in the spring game. I like the players we’ve landed so far — the two WRs, two OL, and the LB. The linebacker really brings it when coming downhill. Linebacker is another position where we’ve been solid year over year since Tibesar’s arrival.

CBSSN needs filler content for their station regardless. Besides, there will be fewer people watching the CFB playoffs Friday than there will be people watching the NFL playoffs on Saturday.

I would imagine they figured neither BG or Akron football would be playing in the Semifinal, and it would appear they were correct. 😉

Just wondering who the bright person was who scheduled this game on Friday night at the same time as the CFP semifinal game. 🙄

Being highly regarded for developing players to transition to P4 programs is not an accolade that excites many of us. I'd prefer being known for winning.

but, why haven't they reached our success?