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Recruits aren't going to know or care that NIU didn't play their A squad. They're going to see a team with a 1-9 record playing their asses off for their coach in a meaningless game en route to a blowout win.

JoeMo is their kryptonite 😎

TOUCHDOWN AKRON! WOW! Alex Adams snagged a pass but intended for him that would've otherwise been intercepted most likely.

What if I told you at the beginning of the season we'd be playing in December? 😎

Their first legitimate opponent and they choke. Beautiful.

4 pt loss. Close but no cigar. Not enough guys stepped up around Tavari. Nevada hit some big time shots. 4th place at the Flint Michigan Megabowl.

Tavari steps out of bounds on the final possession. Damn.

24 seconds left, 22 seconds left on the shot clock. Down by 1. Akron ball.

That's what good teams do. This is a dogfight with a good squad.

If I'm not mistaken, LCJ was part of his recruitment. When Groce retires from Akron someday, put me in the LCJ for his replacement camp, should he want to follow in his father's footsteps. What a weird game this is.

The only thing going through my mind this game is the Flint Michigan Megabowl. Where's Jackie Moon when you need him?

24-20 Akron at the half. 2 teams that are on their 3rd game in 3 days, and it's showing. But I love the fight in this team. Let's finish this game in the second half strong and grab 3rd place!

24-16 Akron with 2 minutes to go.

LMU hangs on by 1 in OT. Great game. Morgan State doesn't quite have the talent - yet - but they play hard. Solid lower-end mid major win for Akron. Also, my favorite non-Akron player in CBB is #34, KELI LEAUPEPE, for LMU.

7-0 run to tie it up at 7-7.

You like how an undersized guard from Chicago penetrates the lane? De ja vu? 😉

Kobe Mitchell is in.

If anyone is bored on this Wednesday before Thanksgiving, Morgan State is up on Loyola Marymount in the 2nd half. LMU is coming off of back to back wins against Georgetown and Wake Forest. This is an incredible, free stream on the West Coast Conference site. https://wccsports.com/watch/?sid=494116 Edit: #34 for LMU has a beautiful head of lettuce/mustache combination.

WKU beats Tulane by 5 to finish in 5th. That was a great, GREAT win for Akron.

Groce is the exact opposite of Kowalchoke when it comes to March, so come January 1st, I will not be taking the Toledo futures bet to win the MAC Tourney. Not sure AAU ball will do well in the MAC if it isn't doing well against Bradley, Oakland, IPFW, and Winthrop. In their DI games, they've given up less than 80 points in a game just once - 74 to IPFW - and have given up 88, 89, 92 (OT), and 101 in the other 4 DI losses. Heath Ball is literally the exact opposite of Murphy Ball. Fixed it for him.

FloHoops/Sports is the Can't State of sports streaming services.

Seeing the plan and executing the plan are two different challenges. Quite frankly, most teams should be able to shut down a 6'7" post player just based on sheer size difference, but they don't 95% of the time. I also trust that the coaching staff and Enrique will identify this "flaw" and work hard to limit its effect on Enrique's overall production. Making our perimeter shots will also go a long way towards opening up the game for Enrique.

I don't know if that point was missed. I think what @Reslife4Life was getting at was when the ball is inevitably forced out of X/Enrique's hands, it isn't finding its way into the hands of a player that dribbled the air out of the ball for the remainder of the shot clock, only to put up a circus shot half the time. I recall having to win last year with rebounding and scrappy defense because of wasted possessions by Ali Ali's isolation habits. You named 2-3 players that the ball is finding (add Nate Johnson into that discussion as well), and it's up to them to start making the shots. But those aren't necessarily bad possessions vs. an isolation possession where the ball doesn't move. I agree with Reslife that the offense does indeed look better, we just need to start capitalizing on the improved flow and make our shots. Looking at the box score from Nevada's game against KSU, they were out-rebounded 36-22, although they do average 37 RPG. This should be a good game. I wish we had Dawson for this game (I wish we had Dawson in general), as Nevada is BIG at guard (6'6" and 6'4" for their main guards).

3 QBs from the MAC selected. In addition, our friend Terrell Buckley is coaching the Orlando squad. It will be interesting to see if this becomes a true middle tier of football that can give guys one more chance at the NFL dream.

KSU is up 9 with 37 seconds left in OT. We get our revenge opportunity (as I aptly predicted because I definitely knew that Nevada/KSU hadn't played yet).