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Good question. IMO it depends on whether the university wants to rent it out to others or not. And if they do, are they interested in a full size floor or would a basketball sized floor space do? Would the students be interested in ice skating? Indoor soccer? I think those are the questions that need answered. Is someone interested in putting a "pro" sports team in Akron? I don't think the current administration would consider a new arena. But we can dream...

Agreed. We should expect our HS recruiting class to always fall somewhere around 15 commitments. JUCOs are likely to be added when unexpected depth issues arise. We’ve only offered 3 out of the 30 2024 MAC commitments. That’s not to say those players aren’t good enough to play here because many of them definitely are, but our staff knows what they want to add to this program and that may not always 100% align with what other MAC schools are looking for. I think the early commitments have gotten great advice. Go ahead and commit to a school you’re comfortable with and can always entertain other offers. That would have been frowned upon a decade ago, but the game has changed. The transfer portal players take up about half the spots that were formerly used for HS prospects and it’s more important than it’s ever been for HS kids to assure themselves they have a spot. The upper echelon players have the luxury of waiting it out when probably about 80% do not. Nearly every MAC school should have 4 to 5 2024 commitments by the end of May. We may not have landed any yet, but the time is coming. It usually goes in waves. Certainly nothing to worry about, but fun to track.

Miami signed Devin Bell. Idk if he has the athletic talent (I don't believe we offered Devin) to help us reach the top of the MAC mountain, but I've met Devin & he's the kind of person you want on your team and at your university. Polite, humble, smiling, well-spoken, mature. He's also a mountain of a young man. Built like an ox. I can only imagine what he's going to look like 3 years from now. 🤯 I'm still crossing my fingers for Hoban LB Rickey Williams. True stud.

My thinking: that's nice, but I'll take quality over quantity. Would you say that is on the mark, or would you say Miami & Toledo's early numbers are a harbinger of how the 2024 classes will ultimately shake out? (Really impossible to know for sure, I know... but just trying to make some interesting conversation.)

Toledo commit Hyajah Miller posted that he is visiting Akron this weekend (as are some of his high school teammates) but has since deleted the tweet. Not sure what that was about. To my knowledge he does not currently hold an offer from us.