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I watched their win over UMass & they looked pretty tough. Maybe learning to play sans Freitag?

DHGate or work with a local shop to do a custom. That's about the only option, unfortunately.

It would seem to be the most probable scenario. I think it was discussed a year or so ago that the department is very understaffed and people were being asked to do the jobs of 2-3 people. I imagine once spring rolls around they have much more flexibility in their schedules.

Or the academic year as a whole

I would think it may not be happening. Or they could just be waiting until after basketball is over when there's less going on in the Athletics department.

Nope

It wouldn't appear so. I don't know that the spread would change more than a couple points if he played but I feel like the O/U would be a little higher.

Anyone hear anything or get selected to the Akron fan council thing they posted a couple months ago?

I have an extra GA ticket available if anyone wants it for today

First practice is Tuesday, March 17. Spring game will be Friday, April 24.

https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/article/?categoryId=21&articleId=55698&articleTitle=college-signees-to-watch-in-mls-next-pro As the MLS NEXT Pro season begins this weekend, keep an eye on these 10 college signings. Stefan Dobrijevic, Austin FC II – The Akron scoring ace has precedent going from Zip, to NEXT Pro to an MLS deal. Jason Shokalook is part of the Chicago Fire after first signing with the second team. Dobrijevic is a strong candidate in Austin to pull off the same feat. The striker has the quality to bang in NEXT Pro goals and earn first-team reps. It won’t be simple because the team does pour tons of money into its attacking positions via transfers (and they rarely work).

Does anyone know when Spring practices start? Sure would be nice to get some media updates on it but I doubt that will happen (as usual).

We can never get ones that actually look like the jerseys we wear

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVHPeQvkrEq/?igsh=MTdzY256MmFrNDZ1MA== Custom Akron basketball jerseys?!

I take it Freitag isn't going to be back for this one.

Akron favored by 15.5 with O/U of 157.5

The next step of getting time in the NBA is the hardest step in Freeman's journey. He has to have more games where he both scores and rebounds in the G league to get noticed. I would like him to have 30 points and double digit rebounding in every game in the G league. Now that Zicarsky is with the Timberwolves maybe it will give Freeman more of an opportunity to score.

Any team that beats Miami in the final is going to get some attention. In the worst of all wish worlds Miami loses in the final and it's not Akron.

Article on Sac State financial analysis. Lots of imaginary numbers in there. They claim to have a group that was raising $50M as Sac-12 trying to join the PAC. Since that fizzled they may not get their money. Would be pretty easy to just change it to MAC-12. 😊

The NIU game has been moved up to 6:00 to accommodate CBS Sports. It's also senior night so many will be hustling to get there.

It matters less at schools like OSU where the players are really majoring in becoming professional athletes. I had classes with several college football players in the college of business that were very bright. Most of Akron's roster is getting little to no money and unlike basketball there aren't 100 leagues around the world to play in so they will need to rely on eventually getting a 9-5. As @zippy5 pointed out I don't think it's an issue because it might impact someone only once if they stay a full 5 years. I'm more pointing out that even though many blow off school because they're really only here to play football that's not the case for all.

Eh, it's slightly more real, especially when you have a fair number of players up and down the roster that will be here a couple years. But, as noted, it's only going to be a bit of a pain.

That's why it's only going to be a bit of a pain.

I mean that's going to happen once or twice per year. Which means maybe once over the next 5 years for Akron? Big whoop