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This is kind of where I'm at. I think it's important to set the tone early defensively. Halligan diving on the floor for the opening tip off are the kind of plays that energize a team early. I do agree with @Zippy87 that Halligan playing 25 minutes isn't ideal. Lyles and Eric both battling foul trouble likely played a role in that.

I feel mudding up the game has always kind of been their stick. The physicality throws you off rhythm. I also feel they came out with a decent gameplan defensively. They were daring Evan to try to beat them early and it was working (on that end of the court). I do agree not all the credit can be given to the Zips defensively. A Kent player missed an uncontested dunk in the 2nd half. That shouldn't happen at the mid-major level. I will say overall I felt our defensive intensity was up compared to prior games. It also seemed we trapped less and when we did trap we were quicker to rotate to recover. I think both things could be true. Kent had an off night shooting and Akron played much improved defense.

Imagine how bad traffic restraints would have been had we not witnessed that mass exodus of fans midway through the 2nd half.

A lot of Kent's shots just weren't misses. They were well offline. Makes it challenging as a defender because you're fighting for position in one area, but the rebound was going somewhere completely different.

I was just saying those leagues already have things in place so they maybe less inclined and if you exclude those 4 mid-major conferences there are very few mid-majors left that are top ~75.

Too many $2 Bud Lights

Where has this defensive intensity been all year? We'd have 1 loss if we played like this on defense all season.

The challenge is there are only a few mid-majors each year that provide Q1 win opportunities. Add in that the A10 and MVC already have a head-to-head competition then that doesn't leave many options. The idea isn't bad. I just don't know if it would lead to any better results. Edit: I believe the WCC and MWC also have a deal, which would further reduce the options.

Former Zip Travis Switzer is being reported to be the Browns new OC.

I mean they call it advanced analytics for a reason.

Personally, I think any day is allowable to say F Kent

Didn't Bowden go to Clemson to be a GA after he got canned at Akron? He was around 60 at the time.

UMass would have had a better chance had they fouled sooner. Had they fouled Miami 2-3 seconds sooner they could have actually gotten a reasonable look.

One was a former player from many decades ago who stayed involved over the years. The other was a woman who I think was married to a former alumni who is also very involved in the program. I don't remember the names. There was a moment of silence for them before the game. Edit: Correction, it was 1 former players and then as others mentioned the wife of one of the team doctors

4th foul on Craig.

The problem is the longer they hang around the more dangerous they get. If a player sees a few easy ones go in it makes the challenging shots later in the game easier to hit as they're in rhythm and not second guessing themselves. Its best to jump on these teams early to assert dominance.

I didn't like our last few offensive possessions. We forced up several tough shots with time left on the shot clock. We need to eliminate these open court turnovers. Also, perhaps send less double teams. It's leaving a lot of open looks from 3.

I don't think there is any danger of shirts running out. I'd be surprised if there is 1000 in attendance

Yes, i was coming from Stark County and just got to Akron. Pretty sure I drove through it around the CAK airport.

For those going to the game be safe. My fiancé works at the orthopedic hospital near Fairlawn and she said it's a near whiteout.

That's what happens when you move from the projects to Lower Manhattan. Nobody wants to look the poorest on their block so it becomes more expensive to try to keep up with the Jones's.

Toledo has been a good regular season team for much of TK tenure. Only the last 2 years or so have they regressed. Toledo's bigger problem is they have consistently underachieved in March.

I work remotely so I haven't had to leave the house today. My road, which is moderately busy, appears cleared. I imagine they will be working on the side streets today. It could still be a challenge for fans coming from more remote areas.

My thoughts exactly. It seems like for every $1 of extra revenue there is $1.50 in extra expenses. More money has flowed into college football, even at the mid-major level, but the deficits seem larger than ever. Coaching salaries, facility upgrades, etc. seem to outpace revenue growth.

I feel as long as we hold our own (not necessarily win) the rebounding battle we will win comfortably. If Kent out rebounds us by 10-15 then those extra possessions can keep them around.