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Akron always has at least 1 game they have no chance of winning of the schedule. New Mexico State and UMass are FBS bottom feeders and YSU is an FCS school. If we were just mediocre MAC, we'd have no trouble going 3-1 with that schedule.

This has to be the easiest OOC schedule we've had in years.Hopefully it translates into wins.

SOS can be a little misleading. It doesn't factor non-D1 games into the equation. EMU has played 3 of those games thus far. Tulane has actually played 0 of those games. Sure Alcorn State & SE Louisiana are terrible teams, but they're still better than D2 and NAIA teams. Tulane could quickly improve their SOS by dropping those low D1 opponents and schedule 2-3 D2 teams instead.

I would say as an added bonus he comes at a position of need, but that pretty much summarizes every position. Are any of these OL expected to start day 1? It doesn't matter who we have carrying the ball if we don't get better blocking up front.

I wouldn't look too into EMU record. They've beaten a lot of very bad teams by very narrow margins. I'm guessing they will be their usual 7-11 or 8-10 during conference play.

Boise State isn't considered a P5 in football, meanwhile, Rutgers and Kansas are. It has always been a measurement of what conference you're affiliated with, not the quality of the team.

Williams still played 4 games this season and only amassed 10 catches for 96 yards. Its not like he transferred before the season began. Overall I felt WR was the 1 position we had some talent at in the beginning of the season before injuries and transfers started taking their toll.

NET rankings are much more sensitive at this time of year compared to Kenpom as it doesn't have preseason expectations built into the model. Kent lost last night on a neutral court to a UC Irvine team that would place in the upper half of the MAC and it still led to them falling 32 spots. Kent fell maybe 5 spots in Kenpom over that same loss. Kenpom is the more proven and likely accurate measurement of whose better than who. That being said when it comes to seeding and such for the NCAA tournament, the NET rankings is what the committee looks at, not Kenpom so it's still worth looking at.

Akron moved up to #57 in NET rankings. A full 34 spots ahead of the next MAC team ?.

Buffalo seems like a roller coaster this season. They have two of the MAC's better wins this season in Depaul & Harvard, but have also had some head scratching losses. They seem to lack any sort of consistency.

The NCAA released the NET rankings today. Akron came in ranked #63, which was 2nd best in the conference. Liberty is currently #19 and Tulane is #127. https://www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-men/d1/ncaa-mens-basketball-net-rankings?utm_campaign=trending

You really can't put it in top 7 neither as the AAC has consistently been much better. It seems these days everyone has their own definition of what constitutes a mid-major and what doesn't. I quit paying attention to it.

I'll always prefer the tournaments that provide us the opportunity to play Louisville and WVU type teams on a neutral court. It's so hard to pick up those resume building wins when you're forced to play at their arena. Liberty & Tulane are having good seasons, but those are the type of teams we could (and should) schedule home and homes with.

$150k seems to be the going rate for a MAC defensive coordinator so I'm not all that surprised. Now arguing that he was under qualified for the position in the first place is a whole other discussion. If Arth was insistent on bringing in his cronies, I would have at least liked to have seen him go out and get an experienced OC/DC. Perhaps with one of those guys having some prior FBS head coaching experience. I don't find it all that surprising that I-coach is the highest paid assistant in the MAC. At this point he's a veteran assistant and has thus far been a much better assistant than he was a head coach.

Kelley transferring to Bama to replace Tua confirmed

It was nice to see Xeyrius have back-to-back good games from behind the arc. Hopefully he has regained his confidence and shaken off the rust. Edit: After my initial post I saw Williams won MAC East player of the week. https://gozips.com/news/2019/12/9/mens-basketball-williams-named-mac-east-player-of-the-week.aspx

This is usually the point in the game where the more talented teams pull away. Let's see if the Zips have it in them to go on a run to create some separation.

University probably caught win of @NWAkron posts and decided it was too much of a liability risk. They're already being sued because of 1 player incurring a concussion. They probably don't want a second lawsuit.

You typically see a few of these per year. Marshall had been playing Akron, Toledo, and Ohio annually the past few years. It was mentioned in the broadcast that Marshall wanted to continue the series with Ohio, but Ohio wanted to take a short break from the series. This left an open date in Marshall's schedule, which I'm guessing conveniently matched up with a date Toledo was looking to fill.

Yes, I was just more so trying to make a joke, but obviously it must not have been all that funny.

Full season GA tickets cost $60. Getting tickets to the 9 MAC home games costs $75. Our home OOC games are so bad our athletic department gives you a $15 discount to buy tickets for them.

He picked up 2 quick fouls in the first half then picked up his third early into the 2nd half. I didn't even notice his 6 turnovers tbh, but that's way to many for anyone, let alone someone who isn't a primary ball handler. Reece has seemed to have gotten into the habit of getting into early foul trouble. I'm sure some of that has to do with the fact he has to be more physical to compensate for the fact he's 2-3 inches shorter than the bigs he's matched up against. Either way he needs to play smarter. I think 2 of his 3 fouls were on moving screens.

All these ranking systems are pretty goofy this early into a season as the sample size just isn't large enough to work out the kinks. I've seen BGSU & Kent play this season and neither looks like a top 20 team. As of right now I see 5 teams that have so far separated themselves from the pack. Those teams are Toledo, Buffalo, Kent, BGSU, and Akron. I'd say Toledo and BGSU are ahead of the other 3, but not by much.

Congrats to John Lako. You have to have one hell of a season to get a 1st team All-Conference recognition when you're on an 0-12 team. Alvin Davis got 3rd team recognition.

Individual Awards: Coach of the Year: Jim McElwain, Central Michigan Offensive Player of the Year: RB LeVante Bellamy, Western Michigan Defensive Player of the Year: OLB Treshaun Hayward, Western Michigan Special Teams Player of the Year: K Matthew Trickett, Kent State Freshman of the Year: QB Brett Gabbert, Miami Vern Smith Leadership Award Winner: RB LeVante Bellamy, Western Michigan 2019 FIRST TEAM ALL-MAC 2019 All-MAC First Team Offense Position – Name - School Quarterback – Nathan Rourke, Ohio +# Offensive Linemen – Danny Pinter, Ball State Offensive Linemen – Luke Juriga, Western Michigan &# Offensive Lineman – Jordan Steckler, Northern Illinois Offensive Linemen – Evin Ksiezarczyk, Buffalo + Offensive Linemen – Tommy Doyle, Miami Tight End – Giovanni Ricci, Western Michigan % Wide Receiver – Kalil Pimpleton, Central Michigan Wide Receiver – Justin Hall, Ball State %# Wide Receiver – Skyy Moore, Western Michigan Wide Receiver – JaCorey Sullivan, Central Michigan Running Back – LeVante Bellamy, Western Michigan & Running Back – Jaret Patterson, Buffalo + Placekicker – Matt Trickett, Kent State & 2019 All-MAC First Team Defense Position – Name - School Outside Linebacker – Treshaun Hayward, Western Michigan Outside Linebacker – Troy Brown, Central Michigan Inside Linebacker – Jacob White, Ball State % Inside Linebacker – John Lako, Akron % Down Lineman – Sean Adesanya, Central Michigan Down Lineman – Taylor Riggins, Buffalo Down Lineman – Malcolm Koonce, Buffalo Down Lineman – Doug Costin, Miami + Defensive Back – Joey Banks, Buffalo Defensive Back – Javon Hagan, Ohio &#* Defensive Back – Vince Calhoun, Eastern Michigan %^ Defensive Back – Antonio Phillips, Ball State Punter – Kyle Kramer, Miami % 2019 All-MAC First Team Specialists Position – Name - School Kickoff Return Specialist – Keith Mixon Jr., Western Michigan Punt Return Specialist – Kalil Pimpleton, Central Michigan 2019 SECOND TEAM ALL-MAC 2019 All-MAC Second Team Offense Position – Name - School Quarterback – Mike Glass III, Eastern Michigan Offensive Lineman – Austen Pleasants, Ohio Offensive Lineman – Jaylon Moore, Western Michigan Offensive Lineman – Kayode Awosika, Buffalo Offensive Lineman – Mike Caliendo, Western Michigan Offensive Lineman – Paul Nosworthy, Buffalo Tight End – Tony Poljan, Central Michigan Wide Receiver – Riley Miller, Ball State + Wide Receiver – Arthur Jackson, Eastern Michigan Wide Receiver – Bryce Mitchell, Toledo Wide Receiver – Quintin Morris, Bowling Green Running Back – Bryant Koback, Toledo Running Back – Caleb Huntley, Ball State Placekicker – Sam Sloman, Miami 2019 All-MAC Second Team Defense Position – Name - School Outside Linebacker – Brody Hoying, Eastern Michigan %@ (as defensive back) Outside Linebacker – Kadofi Wright, Buffalo Inside Linebacker – Michael Oliver, Central Michigan Inside Linebacker – Drake Spears, Western Michigan Down Lineman – Ali Fayad, Western Michigan Down Lineman – Jack Heflin, Northern Illinois % Down Lineman – Ledarius Mack, Buffalo Down Lineman – Kameron Butler, Miami Defensive Back – Jamal Parker, Kent State Defensive Back – Mykelti Williams, Northern Illinois + Defensive Back – Amechi Uzodinma, Ball State Defensive Back – Tyrone Hill, Buffalo Punter – Michael Farkas, Ohio &! 2019 All-MAC Second Team Specialists Position – Name - School Kickoff Return Specialist – Malik Dunner, Ball State %^ Punt Return Specialist – Maurice Thomas, Miami 2019 THIRD TEAM ALL-MAC 2019 All-MAC Third Team Offense Position – Name - School Quarterback – Jon Wassink, Western Michigan Offensive Lineman – Nick Rosi, Toledo Offensive Lineman – Danny Godlevske, Miami % Offensive Lineman – Curtis Blackwell, Ball State Offensive Lineman – Marques Grimes, Ohio Offensive Lineman – Steven Hayes, Ohio Tight End – Mitchell Brinkman, Northern Illinois Wide Receiver – Isaiah McKoy, Kent State Wide Receiver – Antonio Nunn, Buffalo Wide Receiver – Mike Carrigan, Kent State Wide Receiver – Dylan Drummond, Eastern Michigan Running Back – Jonathan Ward, Central Michigan Running Back – Tre Harbison, Northern Illinois + Placekicker – John Richardson, Northern Illinois 2019 All-MAC Third Team Defense Position – Name - School Outside Linebacker – Myles Reid, Miami Outside Linebacker – Kholbe Coleman, Bowling Green Inside Linebacker – Kobie Beltram, Eastern Michigan Inside Linebacker – Jaylin Thomas, Ball State Down Lineman – Jamal Hines, Toledo Down Lineman – Chibueze Onwuka, Buffalo Down Lineman – Theo Majette, Kent State Down Lineman – Robi Stuart, Central Michigan Defensive Back – Alvin Davis, Akron &# Defensive Back – Emmanuel Rugamba, Miami Defensive Back – Patrick Lupro, Western Michigan Defensive Back – Kevin McGill, Eastern Michigan + Punter – Derek Adams, Kent State 2019 All-MAC Third Team Specialists Position – Name - School Kickoff Return Specialist – DL Knock, Ohio Punt Return Specialist – Keith Mixon Jr., Western Michigan & 2018 First-Team All-MAC + 2018 Second-Team All-MAC % 2018 Third-Team All-MAC @ 2017 First-Team All-MAC # 2017 Second-Team All-MAC ^ 2017 Third-Team All-MAC = 2016 First-Team All-MAC * 2016 Second-Team All-MAC ! 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