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Also you wonder how much lack of NIL money might have had to do with this. There a no P4 schools named (although there were some Big East schools). If you're already getting paid enough, no reason to take the risk, but if you're making nothing and see all the other schools paying their players big money that could be a root cause.

I always thought two things were going to ruin college sports for me. Gambling and paying the players directly. Not that I don't think that they have a right to get a gain out of what they're producing, but just flat buying teams doesn't get me excited for college sports any more. I will even admit I'm a little less excited for Akron season knowing that they have kind of bought their team as well. It's why soccer is my favorite sport at Akron and not just because they're good, but because I believe that it's about talent, evaluation and skill and not just money. Yes, I know that you still have to have some talent evaluation even with the money but the playing field is not even.

And I'd really like for this not to happen because if it does, there's a good possibility that Akron becomes the odd man out since they're only an associate member in soccer. If both schools join then maybe they'd be safe.

College basketball point shaving scandal ensnares 17 schools. Three of them are MAC schools, Western Michigan and shockingly, Ohio and Kent.

UMass wins their second straight - albeit against some bottom feeders.

Maybe I need to be really clear. Look at the spelling of chairback again. This came from a high level University poster. 🙂

Glad they're hitting a lot of three-pointers. Would have preferred they saved it for someone else instead of Ball State. 🙂

Must be a North Carolinaism. 😉

I would just be excited to see what the "chariback" experience is like.

Did Copley Don create an alter ego so he's not the only one posting? 😊

Man, it has to be discouraging to know that you only beat another team on average between every 3 to 4 years.

I agree, what a game for Evan Mahaffey. Eric having a darn good game too.

Zips have hit a Wol.

Good to see Hardman finally hitting again. We'd be in big trouble without him

Wow, Zips up by 13 in the second half despite three starters combining for two points so far, including zero from Tavari.

I think he might have been right to be so pessimistic. 🙂

Miami picked up 22 votes in the AP poll and currently sits 30th

So far UMass football and mens basketball are a combined 0-12 against MAC competition. Welcome back. 🙂

If verified, never to be invited back. 😉

No matter what happens the rest of the game, Shammah gets player of the game.

They mentioned that Tavari just took over 10th place in assisted passing Joe Jakubick. Pretty impressive for Joe since he hasn't played in 40 years.

I laugh every time I hear Phat Phat Brooks. I'm 12.

Zips used to do that with Zeke Marshall. Drove me crazy. 🙂

Disappointing loss, but pretty tough with all the things that were going against them. At Miami, huge foul and foul shot disparity, uncharacteristic poor three-point shooting, to lose by three sucks but it doesn't make me that concerned for the future. See you at the MAC tournament. As our friends in Athens say Muck Fiami.

They may have played a cupcake schedule but they are not. But a whole lot of things have gone wrong for the Zips.