The Adrian Barbeaus come to the JAR Wednesday night fresh off of consecutive losses to powerhouses Siena Heights and North Park. Their tallest player are 6-6 187 pound forward Michael Gold and 6-6 210 pound forward Isiah Crofford. Guard Devonte Harris averages 22.3 ppg.
On the Clarky Dynamic pricing scale based upon ticket demand and competition level, UA will again owe me after this one.
I'm fine with the non-D-I on the yearly schedule. I just wish they'd stick with area schools like Malone, Walsh or Mount Union. Make the game a little more fun. Show those teams a good time & treat their fans well & we'd likely have more Zips fans at the end of the night.
EMU probably will actually have a better SOS than Akron. Non-D1 schools aren't factored into your SOS, meanwhile schools like American and Radford are. Akron will end up playing a tougher schedule, but a flaw in how SOS is calculated won't show it.
We have Creighton and Gonzaga who are ranked higher than any of those 3 teams you mentioned. Our schedule is much better than EMU, not that that says too much...
Edit: I can live with the one non-D1 team on the schedule. I just wish it was played to start the season, not 3 weeks into it.