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Patience grasshopper. There is a stretch 4 in our future.

I'd trade all our current basketball players, personnel, administrators and possibly body parts to see us in the elite eight

Could be a number of different reasons. Teams usually slot the number of players they are going to take at any given position going into the next year. It’s possible other teams filled up their slots early. There could have been some concern about qualifying. Maybe there was a position coach change and the new position coach had different prospects in mind - for example Eric Wolford, who offered a few of our OL while at Kentucky, left Kentucky and went to Alabama. Teams also may have offered and then chose not to push for the prospect after seeing him live or in camp. A good example of that is a few years ago when South Carolina was recruiting our freshly committed safety Nate Thompson, coming out of high school. South Carolina had 5 DBs slotted for that class and ended up pushing for Jaycee Horn (drafted), Israel Mukuamu (drafted), RJ Roderick (starter), Darius Rush (starter), Jonathan Gipson (bust), after getting Thompson in camp. Or it could have simply come down to the recruit feeling at home and promised an opportunity at early playing time. I am wondering what the status of Keylen Davis is. He’s not currently listed on the roster. I hope all that means is he didn’t enroll early and will be arriving in the summer or fall.

Just going off pathos, not logos, to me Butler feels like a good fit for Ali. Haven't they struggled lately and are "rebuilding?" This is probably better for him than going to an established team & trying to fit in.

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The defensive backs were not elite, but were quietly solid in 2023 - finishing with the 4th best pass defense in the MAC. Pass defense improved to 187.3 YPG, which is an upgrade from 243.8 YPG in 2022. The DBs will look to take another step forward with a lot of new faces and a new cornerbacks coach. (CB) Alex Branch - [Redshirt Senior, New] - (5.3) 2 ⭐️ (HS) / (5.4) 2 ⭐️ (Portal) - Transfer from Kent State. Malcolm DeWalt - [Redshirt Senior, Returning] - NR (JUCO) - Long DB with excellent size. DeWalt is physically ready to contribute and can play most positions in the secondary, but is best suited at cornerback. DeWalt has excellent hand/eye coordination and is able to fight off blocks due to his size and reach. DeWalt enrolled post spring. JUCO FILM Silas Proby - [Redshirt Senior, Returning) - NR (HS) / NR (Portal) - Physical defensive back that has the tools and frame to see time at cornerback and Nickel. Proby did not see the field in 2023 and redshirted. JUCO FILM * Star Rating Take: TBD Ben Kamara - [Redshirt Junior, New] - NR (HS) / NR (Portal) - Transfer from Upper Iowa (DII) where he was 2nd Team All-Conference. Iesa Jarmon - [Redshirt Junior, Returning] - (5.2) 2 ⭐️ (JUCO) - JUCO transfer. Lazy rating by Rivals as Jarmon was a 3 ⭐️ commitment to Cincinnati in the 2021 class. Jarmon is a physical and versatile defensive back that can play anywhere in the secondary. He is an impressive athlete and his physical abilities match up with his HS rating. Jarmon should immediately compete for playing time. Jarmon did not participate in the 2024 spring game. JUCO FILM * Elijah Reed - [Redshirt Junior, Returning] - (5.6) 3 ⭐️ (HS) / (5.5) 3 ⭐️ (Portal) - Transfer from Kentucky. Reed was heavily sought after by Kentucky, Utah, and Purdue coming out of HS. He was a key special teams player at UK, but rarely saw the field on defense. Reed has the potential to become an All-Conference player if he develops. He has the ability to play any position in the secondary, but will likely stick at cornerback. Reed arrived post spring. HS FILM Catrell White - [Redshirt Sophomore , Returning] - (5.3) 2 ⭐️ - Cornerback who is not afraid to come up and assist in run support. White reads the flight of the ball well and has a sense of when to make contact and knock the ball loose. He played in 1 game on special teams and redshirted. White worked opposite Golden-Nelson in the spring and will be ready to contribute this season. HS FILM * Star Rating Take: TBD. Keyveon Johnson - [Redshirt Freshman, Returning] - (5.4) 2 ⭐️ - Former WR that transferred high schools and converted to DB. A little raw as a DB, yet long and athletic. Expect Johnson to redshirt in 2024. Johnson arrived after the spring. Katory Henry-Shaw - [Redshirt Freshman, Returning] - NR - Walk-on. HS FILM * (NB/S) Darrian Lewis - [Redshirt Senior, Returning] - (5.3) 2 ⭐️ - Lewis is physical, a former HS WR, and turned out to be a great fit at Nickel. He played in all 12 games and started 8 in 2022. Lewis took a step forward in 2023 and was the second highest rated defensive back. He started 7 of the 12 games he playing in, collecting 74 total tackles, half a sack, and 3 passes defensed. Lewis will be the starter at NB. HS FILM * Star Rating Take: Somewhat early but probably (5.4) 2 ⭐️. Aman Greenwood - [Redshirt Senior, New] - (5.5) 3 ⭐️ (HS) / (5.4) 2 ⭐️ (Portal) - Grad transfer from Syracuse with 2 years of eligibility. Greenwood started 7 games in 2020 and has seen significant action on defense in 15 games since then. He is a physical player and sure tackler that could play Safety or Nickel. Greenwood should immediately push for a starting position. Greenwood participated in the 2024 spring game. HS FILM * - Portal Offers: Western Kentucky. * Terence Thomas - [Redshirt Junior, Returning] - (5.5) 3 ⭐️ (HS) / (5.4) 2 ⭐️ (Portal) - Thomas signed with Purdue’s 2022 class. However, he was released from his scholarship and never saw playing time. Thomas would probably be productive on either side of the ball, but will be slotted at Nickel. Thomas has plenty of potential to become a big time contributor, but only saw action in 4 games in 2023 on special teams. Thomas participated in the 2024 spring game. HS FILM * Star Rating Take: TBD. (S) Justin Anderson - [Redshirt Senior, Returning] - NR (JUCO) - All-conference JUCO DB. Anderson is a long and rangy defensive back that could play anywhere in the secondary. Anderson is at his best when coming downhill and is not afraid to assist in run support. He flips his hips well enough to play corner, but may be best suited at safety. Daymon David - [Redshirt Senior, Returning] - (5.8) 4 ⭐️ (HS) / (5.5) 3 ⭐️ (Portal) - Transfer from Oregon. David was a 4 star recruit coming out of HS that has not lived up to the billing as of yet. He possesses all of the physical characteristics that a 4 star would and could become an impact player. David was pushing for a starting spot in the spring. HS FILM. * DiMarco Johnson - [Redshirt Senior, Returning] - (5.3) 2 ⭐️ - Johnson is an athlete with size and length. He’ll go get the ball and displays excellent hand-eye coordination. Johnson was coached well in high school, playing for one of the premier programs in South Carolina. Johnson did not see the field in 2022, but played in all 12 games on special teams in 2023. He collected 6 total tackles. Johnson participated in the 2024 spring game. HS FILM * Star Rating Take: (5.3) 2 ⭐️ may be accurate. Mekhi Flowers - [Redshirt Junior, New] - (5.8) 4 ⭐️ (HS) / (5.6) 3 ⭐️ (Portal) - Transfer from Penn State. Jamari Somerville - [Redshirt Sophomore, New] - (5.2) 2 ⭐️ (HS) / (5.4) 2 ⭐️ (Portal) - Transfer from James Madison. Rodrick Hunter - [Redshirt Freshman, Returning] - (5.4) 2 ⭐️ - Early enrollee and hard hitting safety that understands angles. Rodrick reads the flight of the ball well and will aggressively come up in run support. He has the potential to eventually become an all-conference player, but will probably redshirt his freshman year. HS FILM * Tairan Davis - [Freshman, New] - (5.4) 2 ⭐️ - HS FILM As expected, a number of defensive backs hit the portal this offseason. 9 new players were brought in with 7 of them from the portal or JUCO. Similar to the defensive line situation during the 2023 peaseason, the DBs have a ton of athleticism, length, and physicality, but there are still many questions to be answered. The only known starters at the moment are Golden-Nelson at one cornerback spot and Darrian Lewis at Nickelback. Every other position in the defensive backfield is open. The good news is no matter who plays, all of the DBs now physically look the part of a G5/P5 athlete and will benefit from a stout defensive front. Scholarship Players: Darrian Lewis DiMarco Johnson Catrell White Terence Thomas Silas Proby Justin Anderson Iesa Jarmon Keyveon Johnson Rodrick Hunter Daymon David Aman Greenwood Macolm DeWalt Elijah Reed Tairan Davis Alex Branch Ben Kamara Jamari Somerville Added: Tairan Davis Alex Branch (TP) Ben Kamara (TP) Jamari Somerville (TP) Mekhi Flowers (TP) Removed: (5.4) 2 ⭐️ (TP) - Paul Lewis = Graduation. (5.4) 2 ⭐️ (HS) - Darius Owens = TP (5.2) 2 ⭐️ (HS) - Noel Roach = TP (5.5) 3 ⭐️ (HS) - Devonte Golden-Nelson = West Virginia (5.4) 2 ⭐️ (TP) - Joey Hunter = TP NR - Sean Conroy - Walk-on = Graduation. NR - Davion Jennings - Walk-on - TP Removed Before 2024 Season: (5.4) 2 ⭐️ (TP) - S Rishad Hence - TP = Eastern Kentucky (5.4) 2 ⭐️ (TP) - S Jaden Woods - TP = East Tennessee State (5.4) 2 ⭐️ (TP) - CB Judson Tallandier - Graduation (5.7) 3 ⭐️ (HS) - S Nate Thompson - Graduation. (5.5) 3 ⭐️ (HS) - S KJ Martin - TP = NC State (5.4) 2 ⭐️ (TP) - CB Cameron Threatt - TP (5.4) 2 ⭐️ (TP) - CB Tyson Durant - TP = Washington State (5.5) 3 ⭐️ (TP) - S Corey Thomas - TP = Virginia (5.4) 2 ⭐️ (HS) - S MyJaden Horton - TP? NR - S David Jester - JUCO NR - CB Zayden Laing-Taylor - JUCO Removed Before 2023 Season: (5.7) 3 ⭐️ - Jaylen Kelly-Powell = Grad. - Star Rating Take: (5.4) 2 ⭐️ (5.3) 2 ⭐️ - Chu Ogbonna = Retired = Star Rating Take: (5.2) 2 ⭐️ (5.2) 2 ⭐️ - Charles Amankwaa = TP Rutgers - Star Rating Take: (5.4) 2 ⭐️ (5.4) 2 ⭐️ - Ronald Jackson = TP Montana - Star Rating Take: (5.3) 2 ⭐️ (5.5) 3 ⭐️ - Jalen Hooks = Grad. - Star Rating Take: (5.3) 2 ⭐️ (5.4) 2 ⭐️ - Adetutu Daranijo = Retired - Star Rating Take: (5.2) 2 ⭐️ NR - Joe Malchesky = TP Robert Morris - Walk-on NR - Logan Day = Grad. - Walk-on NR - Kavari Adams = TP? - Walk-on NR - Dontae Pollard = TP - Walk-on Before 2022 season: (5.4) 2 ⭐️ - Woobendy Guerrier = Retired. - Star Rating Take: (5.2) 2 ⭐️ (5.2) 2 ⭐️ - Randy Cochran Jr. = Retired. - Star Rating Take: (5.3) 2 ⭐️ NR - Nasari Jackson - Walk-on NR - Quentin Woodall - Walk-on

You are reading a lot int a re-tweet. I guess he should re-tweeted and added, "effing $&*#!!"

Groce learned under Thad Matta, now Thad Matta is poaching a Groce player. Full circle? Probably the best possible move for Ali aside from staying is going to play for someone that is probably very similar to Groce or at least has an open line of communication with Groce to understand Ali's game.

Diogo Pacheco scored his first professional goal last night for MNUFC 2. Turned out to be the eventual winner in a 3-2 win.

She may have pulled a UAkronkid and come back as catdaddyp.

Akron should recruit Jaylan Jeffers OL from Oregon that recently entered the portal He might be familiar with Coach Moorehead's offense

Ran across this old video of Coach JoeMo when he was at Miss. State. He is discussing his approach. I apologize if this was already posted, but I thought it was interesting and informative. I believe he will use the same approach at Akron. I hope you enjoy.

Amazing what happens when you hire a P5 staff - you get P5 players.

His shooting wasn't great after facing Akron and the trapping defense but his only awful game after Akron was against Rice where he had 8 points and 6 boards. Otherwise, after Akron he averaged 24 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. He had 37/7/3 against Abilene Christian in their last game.

That’s a tough one. I think we’ll see a different starting 5 by the end of the season than the 5 we see at the beginning. To start the season, Im guessing we see something like this: LT - Chambers LG - Beckman C - Georges RG - Banes RT - Murphy The line (I think) I’d like to see by end of season: LT - Chambers LG - Kilbane C - Lyons RG - Banes RT - Landers It’s too bad we don’t have access to any spring film. We’d have a better idea of where things stood and there are certainly a number of different combinations that could be made. I suspect one or two of last years main contributors may find themselves on the outside looking in by the time 2022 concludes.

For decades,literally.

Perhaps the College Spring League is following MLSNEXT Pro rules... https://www.mlsnextpro.com/standings/#season=2022&live=true Shootouts • All matches that end in a tie will be followed by a penalty kick shootout • Both teams will receive 1 point for the tie • The winner of the shootout will receive one additional point Tiebreakers 1. Total Number of Wins (in regulation) 2. Goal Differential 3. Goals For 4. Shootout Wins 5. Away Goals Differential 6. Away Goals For 7. Home Goals Differential 8. Home Goals For 9. Fewest Disciplinary Points 10. Coin Toss (tie of two Clubs) or Drawing of Lots (tie of three or more Clubs)