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That's not the start we wanted.

Wonderful start.

Does he have a redshirt available?

Finley not dressed either. wtf

Ben Finley not dressed today.

These guys have fireworks money

No Sean Patrick today.

Go ZIPS!

Yes, it's wild that people are more annoyed about losing to a second 3-9 G5 team than they are about beating a tomato can.

Keys to the game: Finley finally bests 65% passing The Dukes boasted a stout veteran front 7 that we man handled. The Rockets will be better, but we will still run the ball effectively keeping their D honest. When we get them behind the chains, we need to rush 5. No stupid penalties! Go Zips.

Toledo will win by a few scores but the fan base is not much behind Candle or Gleason

You have to realize Groce is going to want to stagger minutes. I would expect 2 of Young, Tavari, and Scott to be on the court 90% of the time. That way there is never a big drop off between the first team and 2nd team offense. That's really only achievable if someone assumes the Manu Ginoboli type role by playing big minutes off the bench.

Game Day Notes: TOLEDO: Quarterback Tucker Gleason has been steady or better in every outing this year except for the WMU game, where he just wasn’t very good. As you’d expect, plenty of Rocket fans were calling for their backup, “JAR,” to ride in and save the day, but that moment never came. Kentucky transfer Chip Trayanum has been a force in the backfield, piling up 401 yards and 5 touchdowns already. Toledo probably boasts the most talented wide receiver group in the MAC, but the offense has leaned heavily on the ground game—even with a difference-maker like Junior Vandeross split out wide. A big piece of that is the offensive line, which has had its fair share of struggles protecting the passer. The Rockets currently sport the best defense in the conference and have only given up 14.8 points per game. Linebacker K’Von Sherman (former JUCO) leads the Rockets in tackles with 30 total. I thought Sherman was the best linebacker recruit in the 2024 MAC class when it came to Rivals’ HS/JUCO classification. At this point, everyone knows who’s been playing well and who hasn’t for Akron, so I won’t harp on that going into this matchup. What I’ll be watching for is pretty straightforward: Can we move the ball with any kind of efficiency against what looks like the best defense we’ll face outside of Nebraska? Can we slow down the run, force the Rockets to throw, and generate pressure against a line that’s been shaky in pass protection? And lastly, field position feels like it’s going to be huge—where drives start could end up being the difference in whether we have a shot at pulling this one off.

Sure if you compare just this year to last, but if you zoom out and compare it to what it was 10-15 years ago it's nearly half. Also, if you look further ahead northeast Ohio's population is expected to decline roughly 15% in 2050 compared to what it was in 2020. That will likely lead to further declines 10-15 years from now.

Enrollment isn't declining.

I agree Young is much better, but he is short and I think he will run the 2nd string before getting handed the keys next year once Tavari graduates. Bowen is a good complementary piece to spread the floor and hopefully has improved his overall game.

Friday September 26 Ohio State record drops to 4-4 as they lose 2-0 at Rutgers Belmont improves their record to 5-0-4 as they play to a 1-1 tie at Western Michigan

I believe we should be hearing rumors of scrimmage results and performances in the near future.

I’d like to know our record against league opponents since we joined The MAC.

Young is a much better player than Hardman. But in the past few seasons Coach has always started someone that made me scratch my head. Hunter and S. Wilson.

Some other data points on 2025 UA enrollment.

I don't remember UA enrollment ever being near 30k. Maybe it's my senior memory failure. This article says it was that high. Enrollment climbs for University of Akron, drops for Cleveland State this fall | Ideastream Public Media https://share.google/a1bYSHSAfoTCvNtUr

The lady zips draw on the road in Athens, Ohio.....is very impressive as the Bobcats were forecast to finish 3rd in the league.. 2025 MAC Women’s Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll First Place votes in ( ) | *Coaches could not vote for themselves 1. Western Michigan (8) – 135 points 2. Buffalo (4) – 128 points 3. Ohio – 123 points 4. UMass (1) – 114 points 5. Bowling Green – 93 points 6. Kent State – 89 points 7. Miami – 73 points 8. Northern Illinois – 60 points 9. Eastern Michigan – 55 points 10. Toledo – 54 points 11. Ball State – 50 points 12. Central Michigan – 28 points 13. Akron – 12 points

I would have to imagine that problem is only going to get worse with the declining enrollment. The vast majority of the houses north of Thornton slumlords were renting to college students since they could fetch higher rents. With fewer and fewer students living around campus more and more of those houses are going to get rented out to low income.

The difference between Akron and Toledo is the area around the respective universities. Toledo is in a pretty nice corner of the city. It isn't as easily accessible by car as Akron. It doesn't feel like an urban campus. Akron is surrounded by the slums. The off campus area is probably one of the few places low income people in/around Akron can afford to buy or rent a home. Low income neighborhoods have more crime. Not sure how to solve this problem. More police would be helpful. Ohio State is an urban campus. It is surrounded by some dangerous areas that are dressed up nicely. Short North is one of them. It's the biggest school in the country. The campus went from COVID-19 to the construction project on Exchange Street. I have to believe that two year eyesore didn't help with enrollment. It looked awful the couple of times I drove through.