kreed5120

I know I've certainly been having issues the past few days of logging in here. I would hope Akron wouldn't be sleeping on Toledo. Toledo is actually 10-3 against Akron over our last 13 match-ups. They are 6-2 against Groce during his Akron tenure. I'm guessing they're the only MAC program that we've had a losing record against over the last ~10 years.

MAC POY is as much a team award as it is a player one. Whoever wins it is pretty much always on one of the top 3 teams. It would be news to me if a player on a team with a losing record won it.

I brought 3 people to the Kent game on Friday. They all had a really great time. 2 of them even talked about getting season tickets next year after I told them how cheap it is.

It's moments like this that make a rivalry great. It's unfortunate we were on the wrong end of it that game, but we won the game that mattered

I would have to assume they would be selling them at the game, but I'm sure the supply will be limited.

At a position of need too. As long as he plays with the effort Groce requires at the defensive end, he should have opportunities to earn playing time.

The Ravens with a healthy Lamar are a legit Superbowl contender. They were a goal line fumble away from knocking off Cincy despite playing their QB2. One would think they'd want to go with someone with proven NFL success to fill the vacancy. Even if he did take an interview, I'd think he is a long shot for the position

Hopefully we saved some shot makes for Friday.

Nice, strong finish to the first half. Buffalo had a chance to get the deficit down to a manageable single digit deficit heading into the half, but Akron went on a nice run to close out the half.

I think Akron fans just aren't use to other programs wanting our coaches/assistants in football.

I kind of like using BartTorvik because it gives you the advanced detail without having to pay. It currently lists Akron as a dog in 5 out of our last 10 games. 3 of those 5 games are near coin flip odds, which seems reasonable. https://www.barttorvik.com/team.php?team=Akron&year=2023 Personally, I'm a bit nervous for this game. Buffalo looks pretty mediocre this year, but we still haven't beat a team as good as them on the road this season. And we have struggled (albeit still winning) on the road against much worse teams. I expect a close game and hope Castaneda and Freeman are able to put this team on their back in the closing minutes to squeeze out a win.

Just in general college basketball isn't that popular in northeast Ohio. Even those people who claim to be diehard Buckeye don't really tune into games until March

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised

Toledo extends Candle.

The reality is we've probably played the easiest conference schedule in the MAC thus far. Granted we took advantage of it by going 6-1. Out of our final 11 conference games we play Kent 2x, Toledo 2x, Ball State 1x, Ohio 2x, and Buffalo 2x. That's 9 out of our final 11 against teams that are in the top half of the MAC (per the computer rankings).

Narrator: We won't Edit: TBH out of the cupcake teams I'm more scared of NIU. I'm not saying this just because of the Kent game either. They have been shooting it at an absurdly high percentage from 3 the past few games.

Reality of the situation is I think for the remainder of the season it's going to be Castaneda and Freeman as the given on any given night. From there Groce is going to have to identify who else has the hot hand and ride them. Hankerson, Hunter, Tavari, Tribble, and Kobe have all had some great games shooting, but none have shown the consistency to be a 3rd or 4th scorer on a night in and out basis.

I would think as of right now the MAC POY is a 3 horse race between Castaneda, Carry, and Dennis.

Yes, it looks like a combo of Nate Johnson and Kobe Mitchell have taken his minutes.

86-76 NIU final

Kent currently trailing 77-72 with 2 minutes left at Dekalb. Like I said before, I'm glad Akron avoided having to go there this year

It helps that Toledo doesn't play defense.

A paintball incident just sounds like a young kid doing dumb stuff. I wouldn't read too much into it. If he had an illegal fire arm, drug charge, or something of that nature I'd be concerned.

It didn't help Kent scheduled Washington, Georgia, and Oklahoma. They do themselves no favors with how they schedule. It's no surprise their coach bolted to be an OC elsewhere