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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.

Joe and coach Rodriguez do seem to find talent. But the unfortunate thing is It always seems to take 3 or 4 games to figure things out . We are competitive after that but having 3 or 4 losses before jelling makes a 6 or 7 win season pretty difficult

I can’t wait to watch him work through his mistakes this season, blossom into a 2nd team all MAC OL in 2027, and transfer to Pitt or Purdue! #fourtypercentzip #barelylearnedthefightsong

The crew from 2022 is certainly on the naughty list.

Just watched Wright State hold on at home vs EMU. I can't decide if I wish I was blind so I could never see that, or if I'm now going blind with how bad that game was.

I do not know how you found that..

The state of Ohio seems to be doing quite well when you consider there's over 350 D1 schools and only two from Ohio are in the bottom half. Also, love to see that one of them is OU.

Is it gameday yet? This week off plus the final exam week is always the longest boredom stretch of the season 😭

In grand scheme it doesn't really matter. We play them in a week. If we win they will no longer receive votes.

Forget Santa, talk to the refs and hope they are listening.

Merry Christmas everyone. I hope santa brings you an #11 NCAA seed or better.

Indeed. I don't put much stock in bowl games but I will say the MAC isn't as bad as some think. There isn't much difference between a mid level ACC school and a top level MAC program. If not for the financial need of suicidal schedules, most records would be much better.

Toledo had a mid-season ranked Louisville on the ropes yesterday and Ohio beat UNLV who was in the running for a playoff spot late in the season. On top of what WMU did to kennesaw state, feels like a very strong showing for the MAC so far.

Man this is going to happen to us every single year barring some likely unrealistic elevation of the program. College sports are not in a good position right now, especially for the “have nots”.

The dangers of Elon Musk's X, where anyone can get themselves verified.

Elite offensive team (look between the Yale and Baylor logos).

If Wayne Campus had a team and beat Kent we'd never let them hear the end of it

I would imagine we would see the same starters as last game, especially since it’s against concord. It seems like it would work out for a 2 game trial and then revert back to the original if it won’t stick

I would stick with the new rotation. At least for now. I don’t trust that the new defensive effort is here to stay just yet.

BuT tHeY'rE uNdEfEaTeD (With one of the worst SOS in the country)

Can't look past this one.

Merry Christmas. I'll take the first ever NCAA Tourney win, if Santa is still listening.

bivens is definitely a walk on. i didn't realize u were not listing them. got it.

Working on buying an 1860s Abner Doubleday CDV and I was reading into the backstory behind the lore. Did not realize the rumor of him being the founder of baseball started with an article in the Akron Beacon Journal in 1905.

Congratulations to Mitch Budler and Stefan Dobrijevic They are both included in top drawer soccer's top 100 player list (soph to senior) Mitch was 26 on their list. Stefan was number 36 on their list. https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer/college-national-top-100/men

https://gozips.com/news/2025/12/21/womens-basketball-akron-earns-94-68-victory-past-le-moyne

Can't wait to shed the dead weight.

Yes, I would imagine since they're hosting the next round they will be the favorites in most of these matchups.

Yes, this was coming but I hate to see that it is finally here. However this occurrence reminds me of the exceptional ability Joe and his staff have in uncovering and developing talent. When I see that we are in a serious rebuild again I take heart in the fact that we are in the same boat as other G5's and that we have a staff that can get us to a competitive level. Joe deserves credit for that. Even when I know Joe will have his annual unbelievable game losing decisions I still feel he will find a way to put a team out there that I can support. For that I thank him and the staff. Now about those decisions.....

That note is so lovely to think about

Here is where the schedule sits in NET now that the OOC is behind us. Q1 Purdue 7 Loss Yale 45 Loss Q2 Murray State 69 Loss Q3 Iona 147 Win Tulane 225 Win Q4 James Madison 216 Win Princeton 294 Win Evansville 268 Win Milwaukee 206 Win Bucknell 322 Win EMU 188 Win James Madison, Princeton, Tulane, and Milwaukee are the most disappointing teams on the schedule. All were expected to be top 150 teams IMO, and none of them are. Iona is the biggest surprise. Let's hope The disappointments find their footing and become what we thought they'd be.

The conferences have flipped this year and the SBC is doing the MAC no favors this year with their NET rankings, much like the MAC has done to the SBC in recent years. Marshall 125 Arkansas St 128 Troy 140 Southern Miss 179 South Alabama 192 Georgia Southern 213 James Madison 216 Coastal Carolina 222 Old Dominion 240 App State 249 Texas St 266 Georgia St 326 Louisiana 346 ULM 356 Here's to hoping those top 8 or so continue to improve.

The OOC portion of the MAC schedule is pretty much done for all MAC programs. The only remaining DI games remaining are EMU @ Wright State tonight, CMU at Wisconsin tonight, and PCCC @ Purdue next Monday. The only potential win remaining is EMU, which would be a nice boost for Akron but nothing to write home about. With that being said, here is where the MAC sits in NET heading into the true MAC schedule starting next Tuesday... Akron 51 Miami OH 79 BUGS 83 Buffalo 136 PCCC 144 Toledo 164 UMass 184 EMU 188 Ohio 204 WMU 291 NIU 318 CMU 331 Balls 339 Miami OH losing Ipsaro probably eliminates them from being a top 100 team come season's end. We'll see how they regroup. This is the strongest the MAC has looked since pre-COVID, although a blood bath in the MAC could really screw this up if those bottom 4-5 teams pick up many wins. The MAC/Sun Belt Challenge is doing the MAC no favors this year, but I'll post about this in another thread.

Just keeps getting better and better for Michigan. 👍

While it is true the Zips have been 'clean' many years now. Let's be careful throwing stones. Even Groce - at Ohio, Illinois and early here - has his skeletons. I believe this rivalry can stand pretty tall, especially on the basketball side, without a running morality play. Let the past stay in the past. And let's enjoy what looks at this point like two (maybe 3) monster rivalry games that highlight the season. Just my opinion.

I watched the NFL games today instead of the bowl games. I'm not sure what the powers that be hope to achieve by expanding the playoffs. Unless you're a fan of the teams playing, who is going to watch JMU-Oregon over Packers-Bears? The more they try to expand the playoffs, the more games that will overlap with NFL time slots.

Iona beat Vermont at Vermont! That’s impressive

Watching Halligan last night and he reminds me a lot of Brian Walsh. Similar game and almost identical size. I like what his size brings to our rotations.

It's better than Gunsmoke reruns.

I for one would be thrilled if the Zips are in a bowl game next year, regardless of where or who the competition is I will be excited....

Back with Minnesota

I jumped the gun, he's now listed as Out on the updated availability for tonight.

Durham back in the portal. That leaves Hull as the sole returning starter along the DL…at the moment.

We all knew this one was coming. Good luck Bruno.

More stupidity by the MAC. Watching the SBC and AAC Championships tonight, they have a pretty captive audience. What does the MAC do!? Schedule our Championship right against all the Power Conferences. Geniuses. This s#%it shouldn't be that hard.