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This upcoming season is the last year of the agreement. Will be curious to see if there's an extension announcement over the summer. If not, it's likely over after this season. Quite frankly, I wouldn't hate to see it end. I don't know how much it benefits either conference as the top matchups have typically been lopsided NET wise. It would be better if they expanded it to include other mid major conferences to put more big fish in the pond. The goal should be for the top matchups to be Q1/high-end Q2 opportunities and that isn't happening enough.

Eh, you're either P6 or you're not. And we're not.

There very well could have been.

Exactly, OSU, as a high major, would never agree to a H&H with us since we're a mid-major. It doesn't make sense for us to schedule one with a low major like CSU or YSU.

Wasn't there a rumor that the challenge has a questionable future?

From a purely selfish perspective, I'd like to attend away games at CSU or YSU. I'm not going to to Wright State or Marshall for a game. That being said, I trust the staff to figure out what is best for the program. They know a hell of an lot more than us when it comes to scheduling and the impact it can have on the program. As such, I have to assume there are valid reasons certain teams are not on the regular season schedule.

Let me break this down for you. We are very clearly a tier or two or three above csu and ysu. We're all fighting for scraps when it comes to support and fanbase after the big dogs like OSU, and maybe competing for some recruits here or there though I'd like to think we're recruiting a different tier than them as well. Playing them home and home legitimatizes them in the eyes of the local crowd and puts us a little more on the same tier in their eyes. Not to mention if we happen to lose once or twice. It's just not worth that, there's more to lose than gain by scheduling away games there

3 home MAC losses? When was the last time that happened?

@catdaddyp thanks for all the position reviews. What players (all positions), if any, do you feel have potential to receive any All MAC recognition this year?

With 22 league games ... hopefully 2-3 high-major road games ... 2 Sun Belt games .. 1 DIII ... the rest should be 250-plus KENPOM games. If a couple of those are Horizon League road wins, that improves the metrics along with the W-L column. Looking at it another way; that's 11 home MAC games, 1 home Sun Belt game, 1 home D111 and at least 2-3 HBCU/Horizon home games. That's 16 home games which should be worth a minimum 13 wins in a down year and 16 in a good year. That leaves four road wins for a 20-win season. That down year means 3 home MAC losses but along with a .500 MAC road season still means 19 wins going into the MAC Tournament. AND THAT'S A DOWN YEAR. If YSU/CSU helps get more Joe Akrons to by a few more tickets. That's worth it.

Xavier will play at Akron on October 24 https://goxavier.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule

It's so hilariously bad that if it were $15 and not $35, I'd probably have bought one.

That is awesome. I'd like one of those. 😂 One "football" coach, two players who are no longer playing and one actor who played a youth soccer coach. I'm not that worried about AI taking over just yet.

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Sure, there's spots for them as well. They're not nearly as local, but adding Wright State, NKU, and Marshall to YSU and CSU fills out a lot of the nonconference schedule with games that at least have something to bring to a local fanbase. You figure the MAC-Sun Belt challenge probably stays, so even with a 22-game league schedule if they do that, you've got 3 games left after that to do whatever with.

That's pretty flawed logic. Kent or CSU could have been the culprit with one of the other 3.

If not Red Panda, how about :

If they were refinanced and the term was extended it would make sense the annual payment is less than the ~4.5 million it was initially. I would have to imagine the stadium and field house make up the majority of the athletic departments debt.

We already have plenty of regional rivalries with Kent, Ohio, and Toledo. All of which are better programs than YSU or CSU. If you want to establish a OOC rivalry with another mid-major we should target a Wright State, NKU, or maybe renew a rivalry with Marshall. All of which are historically better programs than YSU or CSU.

$3.7M in non program specific facility debt/lease payments

I believe the original bonds were 20-year but they have probably been re-financed.

Hard pass

From page 3 (expenses) 34 Athletic facilities debt service, leases and rental fees - 45,427 (mens basketball) - - 3,669,935 ("non-program-specific") - 3,715,362 (total) Attachment A (Expense Procedures) Athletic Facility Debt Service, Leases and Rental Fees 30. Obtain a listing of debt service schedules, lease payments and rental fees for athletics facilities for the reporting year. Compare a sample of 5 facility payments including the top two highest facility payments and an additional 3 haphazardly selected payments to additional supporting documentation (e.g. debt financing agreements, leases, rental agreements). Results: We were informed by management that all payments transferred from the athletics fund to the general fund were related to debt service. They are not paid directly to the lender. The transfer amounts were agreed to the allocated debt service schedule, which was approved by the Board of Trustees.

Every other year is fine. It won't hurt Akron's standing as a mid major to travel to Youngstown or Cleveland every other year to help build a rivalry. Especially when it provides a likely road win in the non league.

Same, if they'd play at the JAR each year