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Always nice to have a November Saturday game at noon with a competitive team. Of course I’m talking about basketball

the crowd was actually booing .... not to sideline coach, but why not try something deep maybe u catch a hail mary or pass interference???

The Green Wave come to the JAR Saturday to face the Zips. They are 1-1 going into a Tuesday night game with Nichols State, with a 2 point win over UT-Martin and a 2 point loss to Jackson State. Tulane was picked 10th out of 13 teams in the American Athletic Conference preseason poll and the roster has ten newcomers in 7 transfers and 3 true freshmen.

The thing is everyone else has adopted the philosophy of throwing every last dollar at football. We probably need 5 boosters to contribute to the football program at the level Wentz Financial is contributing to basketball to see a meaningful difference. Even then that's not getting us anywhere close to the $8 million Miami reportedly spent on their roster, but perhaps close enough a good talent evaluator/developer will have a large enough selection of players to make a difference. We have Kaulig, assuming he's still heavily involved, but it's not like Akron has a Mark Cuban or Stryker family networth that can single handedly bankroll a quality G6 FBS program.

Tuesday November November 10th St. Louis advanced to the A10 final with a 1-0 win over Davidson St. Louis will play Fordham in the final Chuckles Guthrie U (aka Fordham) def. league regular season winner Duquesne 5-2 in the other semi. St. Louis #49 this morning in RPI. Chuckles U is #102

our only win is going to be RMU... that's crazy... i honestly thought we were going to win 6 or 7. Man i am an idiot...

3rd and 26. My prediction was just a wee off.

We're 1-8 and have a fourth and one anywhere What's the benefit to punting? Tonight for the first time the team's body language is a bit quitting like Joe has all year. I can see WMU making this 28-7 at half

I texted him before the band came on the field for halftime "your show better be good tonight."

I have a "baby" on the team and have gotten to know many of the players personally so regardless of the pee poor coaching i'm here to support them...

This defense has to be in the top 10 in the country for big plays given up

We are winning this game

The split season plan was overwhelming supported by the best soccer playing conferences in the country - the ACC, Big East, Big Ten and CUSA. Just think if a change in football, such as a 24 team playoff, was supported by the powers in the CFP. It would happen no matter what, as it has. I believe that if the NCAA would listen to the coaches and AD's the sport would grow and make money eventually. Make the games meaningful. Capture the public's attention by competition in line with the academic year. Market the games. MLS is growing rapidly. Make college soccer a viable entry in the pros. There are great coaches in college soccer. Get out of their way and let them do what is best for the players and sport, which are not mutually exclusive. End of rant.

This an outstanding explanation of why soccer needs to adopt a split season approach if the college game is to grow. Sasha Cirovski presents a logical, feasible, financially responsible and athlete centered solution to the failings of the current season. Akron has had three games in 7-8 days almost every season. These point out the wear and tear taken on the players. The current setup cares nothing about that. A split season allows for one game a week, lots of development, lots of rest and rehab, and lots of time for academics. The biggest objections I have heard to this plan is games will be played in February and March. What isn't said is coaches in the north will schedule southern games for better weather or play later in the spring season. The season may be extended to give better weather dates too. This plan failed because the stupid, corrupt NCAA allowed 76 schools with no soccer to vote. That is like allowing Akron to vote on rodeo (yes, the NCAA does sponsor rodeo). The benefits of this plan to the players, game and future are invaluable.

I think even he might realize he needs to call a time-out on that pick - oh wait maybe he doesn't have any.

Not even close. I recall in 2011 we were losing to Western 66-3 in the 3rd quarter. I think we ultimately lost 68-19. In the Arth era we lost to Western 58-13. Western leads the all time series 18-5. Hard to believe the Zips have been worse, but they have. Multiple times.