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Akron moved up to #20 in this week's United Soccer Coaches' poll. https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-men/d1/united-soccer-coaches RPI Rank https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-men/d1/ncaa-mens-soccer-rpi 14 Akron 107 Marquette 45 Creighton

This is very well deserved. Congratulations, Stefan !!!!

Naming rights generally work that they would cut us an annual check. My guess is we still financed the bulk of that $60 million (likely $55+ million) and we receive a check from Summa and Infocision for $500k-$1M (depending on the length of the deal) annually, which we then use towards helping to pay that $4.5 million payment. Also, I don't know if the $4.5 million is accurate anymore. Those were the numbers that I read 10-15 years ago and reflected the original terms of the loan. If it got refinanced the amount we're paying annually would have changed. Edit: that's generally how interest works. If you borrow $60M for 25 years at 6% interest, the total of 300 payments would add up to about $116 million. You will always repay far more than you borrow.

Actually, player rankings have nothing to do with the value of a player anymore than NFL draft rounds. A players value has to do with winning and losing. Maybe LSU has a huge NIL. I don't know. Even if they do, are they using it wisely?

Balls in midseason form.

While I agree beating Purdue would be a big boost, I penciled it in as a loss because beating them is unrealistic. Then again so is going 30-3.

I know the system does not favor us as there is a circular loop with the Net system. But we have tough games besides Purdue. Road games: Miami,Ohio,Kent state,Tulane, SB challenge Neutral games: Murray state, Iona, Oregon State, Yale Here is what qualifies as a Q2 win neutral court: RPI 50-100 Road games: RPI 76-135 I could see some of these games play into a Q2 game.

No. The weather is cold and he is getting up to microwave the leftover sauerkraut balls his wife left in the refrigerator.

RPI Rank 14 Akron 104 Marquette 45 Creighton

Jay Norvell at Colorado State is another preposterous one. 6-1 in conference last year, best they've done in 22 years. 8 wins total, best in 10 years. Starts this year 2-5, 1-2 conference, gets fired. GMAFB.