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Minutes will certainly be available to him at the 4 if he can bulk up some. We don't really have a successor for Kwan.

So I went up to Akron and met up with some friends with the intention of us all going to the game. Needless to say we got to BS'ing, lost track of time, and didn't actually make it to the game. Out of curiosity what was the penalty, if any, for the TP throw?

Zags fans seem to have respect for Akron. http://guboards.spokesmanreview.com/forumdisplay.php?2-Men-s-Basketball

It is being broadcasted on a regional sports channel in the PNW. It doesn't sound like we will be able to watch in NEO.

The Zips head into a match-up vs. 9-0 Gonzaga. They are coming in fresh off a beat down of in state rival Washington and already have wins over Florida, Iowa State, and Arizona on this young season. Just staying in the game will be a tough task for the Zips. They need a near flawless game to spring the upset.

Dambrot also now 4 wins away from become Akron's all-time winning-est coach.The next 5 home opponents are: * Marshall * Bowling Green * Western Michigan * Ohio * Eastern Michigan 3 of the 5 look like pretty good mid-majors this year so that 26 win total will be challenging to eclipse. http://www.gozips.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/releases/20161206txgtux

What I find great is the fact the Zips are marketing 9 MAC games for $60. I paid $60 for the entire season. At least the Zips ticket office is acknowledging that our home OOC games are worthless...

Easy, All-MAC teams are determined solely by statistic accumulation. It's not based off a players talent or potential talent like draft grades are. The best receiver in the world will put up garbage numbers if he doesn't have a QB that can deliver him the ball somewhat accurately. IDK how accurate him being ranked 12th best is, but if it is that translates to a 3rd or 4th round pick.

It is conceivably possible that the MAC gets an at-large bid unlike it being near impossible for them making a 4 team playoff. The MAC just doesn't have a Gonzaga or Wichita State anchoring it. We don't even have a Saint Mary's. A 27-28 win MAC team that beat 2 ranked opponents OOC would look attractive. The problem is we haven't had a team do it.

I just love how ambiguous some of the things are. What exact perks does "UA Alumni Night" entail? What are they giving away for "Student Appreciation Night"? Also, what is "Girls and Women in Sports Day"? There are others as well. Edit: "National Bobblehead Day" - I assume this means they are giving out bobbleheads. It would be nice if they would just say of who.

Thanks Wadszip! This was the kind of detailed post that I was looking for. I particularly liked how you broke out how many FBS players are from different counties. I knew Summit County was better than Stark County, but these numbers actually put it into perspective of just how much better it is.

Noticed the Zips finally posted the full promotional schedule. http://www.gozips.com/tickets/promotions_basketball_2016-17

I thought the University was going to use it to help cut the $20M budget shortfall?

Yeah, I'm all for getting the discussion flowing. IDK the case about Buchtel, but McKinley has a significantly larger enrollment and kind of was spending a good amount of resources on athletics developing players before it become a more mainstream thing to do. Also, it was pretty commonplace in the 90s for Stark County families to relocate to the McKinley school district so their kid could be seen by recruiters. If all these East players come and contribute, I'll be thrilled. I'm just hesitant if we are trying to dig too deep into the Akron well for players that we are missing out on other players that are an hour or 2 away and will find their way onto a Kent, Toledo, or OU rosters.

I'm no expert, but can someone explain to me how an 8-4 D3 team has so many FBS players? I've been following D3 playoffs for years and the best of the best teams have maybe 2 players with FBS offers. Louisville made the state championship game in D3 with only 1 player going on to play FBS football. I'm all for scooping up the best of the best in the area, but there are only so many FBS players in Akron. Are we perhaps missing out on kids in Cleveland, Youngstown, Cincy, Columbus, etc. because we've become overly committed to offering local guys? EDIT: To be fair I haven't seen East play this year so maybe they are just that stacked. If that's the case how didn't they win state?

To be fair only the top 10 or so C are drafted each from a pool of 351 D1 schools. There are really good college basketball teams that don't even get their best player drafted. Whether Lane gets drafted or not heavily depends on how his numbers read at the combine.

Thanks for taking the time to post.

Kent football has continued to be terrible since Nielson took over as AD and for a school that has declared their goal is to be a basketball school, their hoops program has regressed as well. I wouldn't be surprised if they are in the market for a new AD in the coming years.

I don't see this necessarily bringing waves of fans in, but it is nice to see them try something new to try to get fans more engaged in the game. Who knows it might provide a few smirks and a couple laughs. I'm all for anything that improves the atmosphere, especially in a contest the Zips hopefully run away with.

I haven't seen a promotion like this since the Browns organized a bottle throwing on the 1st botched call that cost them the game and their season.

I'm going to assume Akron either intends to burn a timeout or the teams and officials agreed to a stoppage of play. Maybe Akron is just willing to accept the technical. Either way it's definitely the plan.

Well I guess we're going to have to go 13-0 next season and test this theory...

I've seen it on social media. They are giving away 1000 shirts. They are doing the toilet paper toss. Also, teddy bear toss at half-time. Edit: Hopefully I end up with a white shirt as I don't own any white Zips apparel.

Like I said I agree with you. What is the marginal cost to educate, house, and feed a student athlete? IDK the answer to that, but I'd bet it is certainly less than the 25k-30k they quote. Losing the TV money, CFP money, Guarantee money from P5, what would be increased travel cost, lost notoriety, and whatever else would make it so that we are giving up more than we are gaining if we were to move down.