Merry Christmas to all on this board, even those who I have blocked! I am very grateful for this forum. Thanks to the creators, moderators and thoughtful posters. I look forward to accessing this site each day. I believe the best is yet to come. And yes, Virginia, there is a winning football team coming to Akron.
This is a well-timed "get well" game. Get the offense tuned up, get Sharron back on the beam and his confidence back up and start the team off on the right foot for the rest of the season.
We scored over 20+ pts less than our average, shot 15% worse from 3P than our average, and had 15 turnovers which is 5 more than our average. We're now 0-3 vs. Q1 and Q2 mid majors with potentially zero opportunities left on the schedule, and we didn't show up offensively in a game we should've won by double digits (based on Miami's numbers). That was an embarrassing performance.
Edit: Let me add that I don't have a very favorable view of Miami. I think we will see them lose games in the MAC that make this loss look worse than it may currently. That is a large reason why I view the loss and our performance as embarrassing.
I believe the 4k is just the Division 1 athletes and does not include Division 2 and 3 athletes. The one report I saw this morning said there is an unprecedented 4,500 Division 1 players as of today with the portal closing on the 16th and an estimated 3800-4000 Division 2 and 3 combined but there is not an exact number known as of now.
The report estimates that only 30% percent will improve there current status or "find a better home"...