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They put Ohio State top 4 agreed beating a few unranked teams. TDS may not have its fastball anymore. Then again, don't tie Butler.

Bummed I missed introducing myself but I hope you had a good time. Rain sucked a bit but overall it was a very fun time. Special thank you to @HoopsFan03 and @Captain Kangaroo for teaming up with @GoZips88 and myself. Also a pleasure meeting @Hilltopper. A few scattered comments about the outing... Very fun event. KD and Dustin Ford were driving around together which was cool to see. Ty Pence is a stick - 180 yd par 3 downhill and he stuck it to 15-20 feet. As Clark mentioned, Burton was in a boot but it would've been fun to see him play; his "back to school fun fact" was that he's a scratch golfer. Goodrich gave people a read on #10 green which HoopsFan took advantage of by draining a 40 ft birdie putt. Nikola Cventinovic was there - cool to see him around the program still. One of the groups in the morning had a McNees, although I cannot confirm if it was Steve, a family member, or completely unrelated (unlikely). Adding to Clark's notes, Oriol will also likely be affected by a blanket Supreme Court ruling. This whole thing is a mess. The team is big. That was an obvious observation anytime the players were seen around the course/clubhouse. The assistant pro at Lake Forest - Isaiah I believe is his name - is an Akron grad that went to UA to play baseball the year the program was cut. He ended up staying and getting his degree. Incredibly nice individual. Andrew Goodrich was out and about. He, Dustin, and Wentz all gave speeches at certain points. Wentz made the comment that the program, athletic department, and University have never been more cohesive and in unison than right now. I missed some of the details, but it sounds like the program is in good standing financially, too. The women's team supposedly has the best collection of talent in a long, long time. Gensler and the team were also there, with the team taking tee shots for people on one of the par 3s. Lastly, the Akron community is awesome. I made the comment to my dad that despite Akron not having quite the same opportunities as a school like LSU, we get to root for guys like Dustin Ford instead of Lane Kiffin.

Completely agree about the forwards. I think the midfield does a pretty good job at getting the ball into the opponent's third, but they need to be more aggressive in finding space and ripping shots on target. If the forward attackers are going to be so harmless, they could at least be used as decoys to draw the attention of the defense for the MF to find space. Then again, not sure many defenses will be threatened by why they've seen so far. Side note: very cool that Perry Kitchen is an assistant at Butler. In addition to his key role on the 2010 National Title team, he had a nice pro and international career with a few caps for the USMNT.

Here you go.

Can I interest you in Muskingum (11/9), West Virginia Tech (11/20), and Frostburg State (12/13)? Not sure how many open slots are left for games. 3 are being occupied by non-DI which I (queue Grinch voice) LOATHE ENTIRELY.

The bottom half of the teams are genius. Per Google for FY2024-25, here is the media payout per school: Ohio State: ~$91.55 million (highest, boosted by postseason performance) Penn State: ~$88.9 million Next 14 Fully Vested Members: $76 million to $80 million each Oregon: ~$48M Washington: ~$46M There are ~20-40 teams from that graphic that will likely break away from the NCAA to form their own super league at some point. Most of the Big Ten teams will not be part of that "cool club". When they remain in the NCAA with the rest of us peasants, they'll have ample resources to outspend the Akron's of the world. Effectively, they're playing the long game. Well done.

5 more wins until we can run the promo again for the bowl game.

It was mentioned on the board that this freshman class was the best to come to Akron in a while. Good call by those people. Not sure if there's a singular standout but as a whole it's a phenomenal recruiting class so far.

I got the gist. Holy crap.

I was at the Thomas Rhett concert and didn't catch the game. Need a rundown on what took place please - seems like a crazy game.

Nearly 40ppg from Oriol and Staveskie alone is a staggering difference from previous years, not to mention their size upgrades from sub 6' guards. Pence is a ~10-12ppg minimum type of player, Mahaffey will give you 8-10, Burton could be sneaky if they unlock his outside shot (dare I say 8-10ppg?), and I expect most of the bench to be in the 8-10 range as well. There's a chance we average 100+ ppg as a team (I'm kidding - sorta).

That would be best case scenario IMO. As the roster is currently constructed, unless the freshman are studs, they will get very little playing time at best.

Oriol is in addition to Evan so there has to be some path for Evan to be eligible. I still am curious where Oriol's roster spot is coming from. As it currently stands, Akron has the best roster in the MAC.

Our first team was very competitive with their second team.

Props to Embick and his staff on creating a tough schedule. #2 SOS so far that doesn't include WVU because of the no contest. Akron soccer is a gold standard in men's soccer - they deserve so much more support than what they get.

Which is why I will still root for Michigan vs. Ohio State - the Suckeyes fan base is a miserable one and it's hilarious to see them deal with failure.

Bingo. The game winner was actually going wide by the looks of it, hit the inner right calf of the defender, and viola - GOOOOAAAALLL!!! Cornell's goalie was simply unlucky. Guessed the right way on a PK that was just buried upper 90 where he couldn't get it and then it's hard to defend against deflections.

That's a season-defining win. Go down early, equalize right before halftime, take another shot to the nads shortly after to trail again, then equalize again quickly, weather their late storm, then find the back of the net for a sub-1 minute remaining goal. Heck of a win. Cornell monkey is off our backs.

THANK YOU ZIPS FOR LISTENING

MORANA!

Heck of a PK.

What a save by Kaminsky. Wow.

Hell yeah! See what happens when you shoot?!