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New promo video for the season. Checked FTR thinking there might be something new in store, but nothing that I saw. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1E7nr3Q1Pf/

Not even sure what a lot of these promos even could be. 1/30 is also the day womens basketball hosts Kent State so I would hope that would be a double header as well. I think the women's program, while not MAC contenders, should be improved. It could be a game worth attending. Looking forward to LCJ returning to the JAR. Which Zips player do you guys think is next in line to have a jersey ceremony?

Tipoff Reception tomorrow for those interested in attending. https://x.com/Dustin_Ford/status/2115940480198578606?a=iWcRO6sWU35Zf5ywLBY&s=19

I'm not sure that's the correct way to look at it. Top 3.4% play D1 3.4%-5.3% play D2 5.3%-7.8% play D3 Anyone who played D1 likely had options to play D2 or D3. Most who played D3 didn't have options to play D1. Obviously there are exceptions. Therefore I would say D1 is naturally more challenging to get into even though it has a higher player count.

More than 56. I distinctly remember a stretch in the 2nd half that Hammer and Barre were on the court together.

2/3 of G6 coaches stated they would be in favor of a separate playoff for G6 schools. Would love to read the article, but it's behind a paywall. https://x.com/On3/status/2115796200750190908?a=irFWmqVBvDlzxO2U2PE&s=19

Evan Bush has announced that he will be retiring at the end of this season.

Scott is part of a different high school graduating class. He graduated in 2021 while Lyles and Evan geaduated in 2022. He already played 5 years. 1 year of JUCO and 4 years of D1. Evan and Lyles only played 4.

I'm a sicko that admittedly enjoyed it, but I will concede I was in the minority. I never made it to Cleveland for those Thursday games and having to try to watch at work when Akron was playing at noon was problematic on more than 1 occasion. I had meetings overlapping so I was forced to miss huge chunks of the games.

@ZippyDoo I only briefly skimmed what you wrote as it was a bit long. I think a lot of people equate job performance to a players or coaches character. Not sure if it has to do with America's work first culture or what. It's not just college, but the NFL as well. There are plenty of quality human beings who aren't good at what they do. It takes both a high level of football IQ and athletic talent to succeed at the FBS level. Only the top 1.5% of high school football players go onto play FBS (per AI) and of those only a fraction become impactful players. Just because someone isn't in the top 0.5% of their craft doesn't make them incompetent or a moron. If means they don't have what it takes to succeed at this level. There is no shame in that.

I think it will be the same lineup we saw during the exhibition. The one change I could see maybe happening is Halligan starting instead of White. I'm interested in hearing what Burton's timeline for injury return will be. I know he's been out 6 weeks, but not sure if he's weeks away from returning or has months to go.

I admittedly shouldn't have brought family into it. I had a long day and I was annoyed by his behavior both this time and from his behavior previously that led to his ban so I lashed out a bit. I actually hit him with an ignore as soon as I posted. I didn't bother reading whatever he wrote nor do I plan to.

That's my guess as well. He might eventually start if Ford shakes up the lineup mid-season. I still think Pence will be a very important piece for us. He was a proven contributor on a good mid-major in a conference that is better than the MAC. White IMO is the one most likely to get replaced from the starting line-up IMO (excluding court outcomes). I suppose Barre as well either by Burton (depending on injury timeline) or if Buddy keeps producing. This was the first exhibition and several key pieces are still missing. You want a starting 5 for opening night or who I feel the starters will be come ~January?

I can see why your son decided to go to college far away from you. You're a what 40, 50 year old man and behave like this. Any normal person would be embarrassed to call you their father. I hope you get the help you desperately need.

It's not even worth getting into a discussion about skill position players. An FBS program would dominate the game in the trenches. Edit: Arth had a lot of success coaching D3 at John Carroll. He finished his tenure at 40-8. Despite having more resources and access to better players he was way over his head at Akron going 3-24. Comparing FBS to D3 is comparing apples to oranges. The best D3 team would get dog walked by Sacramento State (who must assume to be the worst FBS team).

Not to mention you don't necessarily always want your best 5 starting the game. There is only 1 basketball and sometimes a player provides more value being the 1st guy off the bench and providing a fresh set of legs to help lead the 2nd unit. At the end of the day minutes played and who finished out games is more telling then who starts.

I think for some they always come up with excuses for their shortcomings. MAC used to give byes to semifinals, but stopped that because they felt it was too OP and didn't provide enough madness to March Madness. Now that we had 2 1 seeds eliminated early in a 10 year span they want to complain about the Madness. You can't have your cake and eat it too.

It can't be Ford. They said they interviewed 6 of the 8 returning head coaches. That would exclude Ford from the criteria. Edit: I do agree with your response which had the best answer. I also wouldn't be surprised if it was Sendy. As for the last response I could see it being either Sendy or Todd. Maybe Frank Martin as well. My reasoning is all 3 seem to like to provide perspective on things and go into additional details. Not that I actually agree with the argument.

The Toledo Blade actually published an article today where they interviewed MAC basketball coaches. People who are far more knowledgeable on the subject than any of us keyboard warriors. This was one of the questions followed by the response. How has the free-agency era changed the way you coach? “Give you an example: If somebody didn't go to class, we used to make them do all these things that were miserable. That was all part of the accountability process. Now, you do that to a player, you lose him for a week or two — I mean, mentally, they disengage — because no one has ever held them accountable, and.the season might be in the toilet. So I just don’t do that anymore. I do more counseling, with a lot less accountability, for lack of a better word.”

Thanks for sharing. I always enjoy when the Toledo Blade does these pieces. It's going to be a shame when they go away.

Yes, I ignored the comment because of the absurdity. His argument would have made better sense had he tried using YSU, but honestly I wouldn't be surprised if they have more NIL money to spend for football than Akron.

Ford said in an interview that Halligan will be back and that him sitting out last night was precautionary. He was healthy enough to play if it was a meaningful game.

Yes, it was I who brought Toledo into this. I really have no reason to dislike them as much as I do. I just throw an occasional stray at them because their fanbase and head coach are both insufferable. Otherwise I would view them no differently than a CMU or Ball State.

No argument there. Not sure how he has kept the job for so long.

I feel you over looked my joke that almost all games are sparsely populated outside of rivalry games and maybe homecoming.