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Quality article https://www.sbnation.com/platform/amp/college-football/2019/2/12/18213550/akron-football-preview-2019-schedule-roster

Buffalo is such a good team. Great guard play and strength inside. Zips need to keep up the defensive effort and get some semblance of an inside game to win this. Will be fun to watch. I may be eating some nachos with my cheeeese.

Playing well but getting destroyed inside. With Sayles out any foul trouble inside will really hurt.

I think Eman deserves an extended opportunity at the center spot. Rim protector and rebounder and in the past he has been able to make layups. If he fouls out oh well you have Riak and Sayles.

I usually go to 1 or 2 games per year. I live 1 hour and 45 minutes away so it is not very convenient for me to bring my kids to a game especially with all the activities they are involved in. I have yet to make it to a game this year. Fortunately for me, but not the attendance numbers, I have been able to watch every game the Zips have played due to the many different platforms available to me. So, while I am waiting for my daughter at her dance class or another activity I can watch the game on my phone. It is so much more convenient for me to watch from ESPN, ESPN+ and other online platforms than to make the all day commitment to a game and the money involved. Same goes for football. Let's Go Zips!

Randy Cochran commit

Zips look like Roo Ghosts in those uniforms. Sayles cannot buy a layup.

We didn't talk about winning the MAC. The coach expressed that Arth is well respected among high school coaches.

I talked with a well respected Ohio high school football coach this morning. He said we should be excited about Arth. Called him the real deal. He thinks Arth will make inroads with Ohio recruiting.

Gotta come out of halftime playing man defense. We come out in 1-3-1 zone and give up quick buckets. Now getting steam rolled.

Good young man. Wish him the best and max success.

Major push off wow

Looks like Arth is recruiting JUCO hard right now trying to fill holes. I hope we still get a good number of freshmen in February.

If our bigs can improve we have a chance to be dangerous come tourney time. Our wings are very good. Sayles does not seem to be in shape to me. Last year I saw him elevate and crush some dunks. Last night he got blocked several times. Crush it young man! What was up with Eman not playing?

A bad angle to this could be that a college keeps a coach on staff until after the early signing period to save recruits then fire him and hire a replacement for the next round of signings. I hope that never happens.

Recruit! Recruit! Recruit! I hope he is the guy to take us to the next level. Now get out and Recruit!

I think if this search extends into this weekend it is because the AD wants to talk with Kehres. Kehres would be a home run in my opinion.

I see that. I thought he had more success at Nevada than that.

I am not big on Notre Dame, especially based on past experience with a former Akron head coach who shall not be named (Faust Excluded). It would surprise me that Brian Polian would be interested in Akron. If he is, he would be a huge get for Akron. He has been a successful head coach at Nevada, has great connections, and has been Notre Dame's recruiting coordinator. Recruiting is the life blood of college football and those connections can prove very valuable. I think a lot of the names that have been floated have potential. Polian seems to be a premier candidate IMO.

Akron has a gem with this soccer program. The school, community, and administration needs to fully support the program due to its elite status and keep it there. Invest in soccer.

The Zips have the talent to compete with South Carolina. Time for the players to take control of their final game. I hope they come out and play like they did against Northwestern in the second half. If not, then it could get ugly.

I gave up watching in the first quarter. Now watching The Last Kingdom on Netflix. Great show.

Game over.

I did not see the game. Darn work. Looks like a letdown game. I hope the players use this to fuel their hate fire for losing. March is what counts in college basketball and getting there is a process. There are a lot of things to build on and a lot to work on. I think the coaching staff will have the right messaging for the guys. So long as they buy in and trust the process they will be in a good place in March. OH, and fire Milwee.

75-71 Illinois State wins. Chicago State looks to be improved but couldn’t handle press when they had a chance to win.