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How difficult is it to remain "Elite in the MAC"? I'll define "MAC Elite" as finishing in the Top 4 slots 4-out-of-every-5 years. There are so many downtrodden MAC programs that you really need to be completely inept not to do so. The MAC's regular season champ lost in Round #1 of the NIT. Our tourney champ lost in the NCAA round #1 for the umpteenth time. MAC basketball is at the level of the MVC... if you eliminated the MVC's top 3 programs. Buffalo's AD wants to be great. He fired a solid coach in Witherspoon to bring in Hurley. He fired his football coach in mid-season, after a bowl appearance in the previous season, because mediocre isn't good enough for him. If you look at Buffalo's sports gear, it touts "NEW YORK" in large font, and "Buffalo" in small font. Their AD isn't pandering to Syracuse by Tweeting #TeamNewYork, he's trying to BE TEAM NEW YORK. I admire that attitude. So while you're of the opinion that Buffalo is some flash-in-the-pan, I'll say that they are a legit threat to be an "Elite MAC Program." They already beat us annually in basketball and football, so if you consider the Zips "MAC Elite," Buffalo already meets or exceeds that lofty criteria.

Thanks for the article with the video. I read the ZN posts before I saw the video. "Didn't pull himself up?"...yeah right

I don't believe that is the case at all. If another school is genuinely interested, they are going to reach out to him regardless. If Duquesne of all places can tempt him, a better school than that isn't going to shy away from him. His age might be a bigger factor in it.

I love hearing a kid from NE Ohio talk about his lifelong passion for the Zips, and say that Akron is his "dream school". I applaud Joe Dunn, and everyone else who exposes their kids to Akron Athletics at a young age. It might only produce long-term results, but you have to start somewhere when attempting to build a fanbase. How do you think the Buckeye Honks in Akron are created? We have the same opportunity to mold our youth to follow the real Home Team, and the more honorable path

http://gozips.com/sports/bsb/2014-15/releases/20150329wzpsqj Baseball lost to UT on Saturday but swept the double-header yesterday to take the series with the Rockets.

I think schools know he isn't going anywhere, which is why you hear very little about him.