It's exciting to be playing IU away this Sunday. Their schedule and results are impressive. Had they not lost early in the Big Ten Tournament, it seems likely they could be top four seed.
https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/mens-soccer/schedule
Also, our history against IU is abysmal. I'd love to claw another back in the win column. Kudos to their program for having such comprehensive series history available though.
https://iuhoosiers.com/sports/msoc/opponent-history/akron/153
Isn't it sad that this is what college athletics has become? It's just another free agency market. I wish there were a better system in place to compensate student-athletes.
Commentator #1: "This has not been Kent State's night."
Commentator #2: "It has not been Kent State's couple of seasons."
I LOVE these guys! Can't we just always play on CBSSN?!
The commentators and quality of the broadcast are actually much better than those on ESPN. As a viewer, I am thrilled, but this likely comes at the expense of CBSSN not generally having the subscribers/viewership as ESPN.
KS37 looks to be a really good kicker. Wish we had him or someone like him a few years ago against Indiana...it's amazing what that game could have meant for us, especially considering where IU is as a program right now.
Great turn around catch by Norton, and Finley looks sharp. Lots of good catches by our WR's in general. Maybe this is the game we look back on and say it is when everything gelled for our offense? Let's hope so.
Other than mispronouncing "Buchtel" during the intro segment, the booth commentators are pretty good. They are knowledgeable and elevate the game, which is impressive for a match up of two of the worst teams in the country.
Fwiw, three of four studio pundits on CBSSN picked Kent to win. Good to see we are proving them wrong thus far, despite the missed coverage on Kent's long TD.
Princeton is a great match up for us, and the bracket is favorable. Every team up to the final is beatable. I even like our chances at IU, if we beat Princeton.
This is the best we could have hoped for. We would not meet OSU or Georgetown until the final, and I honestly believe: 1) we are good enough to get there, and 2) there are no other teams that we can't beat, even on the road.