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Bummed I missed introducing myself but I hope you had a good time. Rain sucked a bit but overall it was a very fun time. Special thank you to @HoopsFan03 and @Captain Kangaroo for teaming up with @GoZips88 and myself. Also a pleasure meeting @Hilltopper. A few scattered comments about the outing... Very fun event. KD and Dustin Ford were driving around together which was cool to see. Ty Pence is a stick - 180 yd par 3 downhill and he stuck it to 15-20 feet. As Clark mentioned, Burton was in a boot but it would've been fun to see him play; his "back to school fun fact" was that he's a scratch golfer. Goodrich gave people a read on #10 green which HoopsFan took advantage of by draining a 40 ft birdie putt. Nikola Cventinovic was there - cool to see him around the program still. One of the groups in the morning had a McNees, although I cannot confirm if it was Steve, a family member, or completely unrelated (unlikely). Adding to Clark's notes, Oriol will also likely be affected by a blanket Supreme Court ruling. This whole thing is a mess. The team is big. That was an obvious observation anytime the players were seen around the course/clubhouse. The assistant pro at Lake Forest - Isaiah I believe is his name - is an Akron grad that went to UA to play baseball the year the program was cut. He ended up staying and getting his degree. Incredibly nice individual. Andrew Goodrich was out and about. He, Dustin, and Wentz all gave speeches at certain points. Wentz made the comment that the program, athletic department, and University have never been more cohesive and in unison than right now. I missed some of the details, but it sounds like the program is in good standing financially, too. The women's team supposedly has the best collection of talent in a long, long time. Gensler and the team were also there, with the team taking tee shots for people on one of the par 3s. Lastly, the Akron community is awesome. I made the comment to my dad that despite Akron not having quite the same opportunities as a school like LSU, we get to root for guys like Dustin Ford instead of Lane Kiffin.

The best one-liner of the day is when Ford said "I'll be a lot better coach next year if those two guys are eligible."

It is safe to say that your national ranking should not improve when you tie a team with an 0-6-1 record. that being said, number 23 Washington should be much higher in next week’s rankings. Washington, the defending national champion, demolished Ohio State tonight 4-0. The details are even worse than the score. Ohio State did not have a shot on goal. Washington led 17-4 in shots 8-0 in SOG 13-2 in corner kicks

Some tidbits from the golf outing: * Many close to the program believe this is one of the most talented teams we've had. * There may be a big judicial decision soon that impacts Evan's eligibility. * The big man from Western Michigan, Burton, has a sprained ankle and could be out 4-6 weeks. * The kid from North Florida, Oriol, is a real shooter from distance. * The players, just like the teams in the past, really seem so enjoy each other.

He'll fit perfectly with Doug Gottlieb 🤡🤡

I saw a post about Mark Mitchell who was a 5th year who committed back to Missouri when Missouri had 15 active players. The post said that since Mitchell was on the Roster last year, He could get a roster spot exemption. Made no sense to me, but Evan and Mitchell are the exact same Situation. So if Missouri can have 16 spots so can Akron I guess. lol

What have we been playing? Perhaps if our defense is so solid, then a 3-5-2 might create more scoring opportunities with an additional attacker?

Yes, double that with a 9 AM kickoff in their bodies, Akron probably has a little better chance than is being let on. I do expect the return trip to be an "after dark" 10:30 PM type kickoff (not as a retaliation, but just...seems to be how they're doing this sort of thing).

Bad soccer teams in Indiana Do not fear high ranked big east teams Evansville had record of 1-4-2 Played at Georgetown Monday night. Evansville led 2-1 at 50 minutes Hoyas won 3-2 12-12 in shots Aces led 9-4 in corner kicks Hoyas led 6-5 in SOG

They put Ohio State top 4 agreed beating a few unranked teams. TDS may not have its fastball anymore. Then again, don't tie Butler.

I think it's more that UNLV is making a long trip, has a 9 AM kickoff, and is themselves not too great.