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Paragraph 1 Response: $43M / 14 = $3M & some change (AAC) $9M / 12 = $750k & some change (MAC) ~$2.25M added to the budget each year is pretty significant. And that's just their media deal. Here is a better breakdown of the AAC financials. The American Athletic Conference carries much more prestige than the MAC, hence why ESPN gave them a 12 year, ~$1B media deal. "MACtion" is the butt of college athletics jokes. Attaching yourself to the AAC is a much smarter business move. Paragraph 2 Response: You're telling me Akron fans the average college sports fan who lives in the Akron area wouldn't be more intrigued to watch Penny Hardaway (Memphis) & Wichita State at the JAR, or SMU, ECU, etc. at the Info? The road contingency is a moot point for me, because I don't see droves of Akron fans at WMU/CMU/EMU/Balls/NIU/Canada/Miami/any MAC road game minus KSUcks. I don't know what Wake Forest has to do with anything. Paragraph 3 Response: Cincy was CUSA, got promoted to AAC, and has now found its way into the Big 12. Why can't Akron follow a similar path? They are very similar in size. I don't know for certain that Guthrie has a bigger vision than the MAC for Akron, but I do know he had a bigger vision for the football program than a MAC-level coach, and football drives college athletics. What a resume builder it would be to elevate Akron out of the MAC. I'm not sure how growing athletics revenue doesn't benefit all parties involved. "Fantasy time" seems to be believing the opposite. Paragraph 4 Response: Glad we agree on something. Not sure why you'd be ok staying under poor leadership, though.

National rankings for Rebounds Per Game 1 Oscar Tshiebwe Kentucky Jr. 6-9 2 Fardaws Aimaq Utah Valley So. 6-11 3 Armando Bacot North Carolina Jr. 6-10 4 Norchad Omier Arkansas St. Fr. 6-7 5 Kofi Cockburn Illinois Jr. 7-0 6 Enrique Freeman Akron So. 6-7 National rankings for Double Doubles 1 Fardaws Aimaq Utah Valley So. 6-11 2 Oscar Tshiebwe Kentucky Jr. 6-9 3 Johni Broome Morehead St. Fr. 6-10 - Armando Bacot North Carolina Jr. 6-10 5 Justin Bean Utah St. Sr. 6-7 - Norchad Omier Arkansas St. Fr. 6-7 7 Enrique Freeman Akron So. 6-7 If Enrique Freeman isn't First Team All MAC, that would be criminal. And yes, he is in the conversation for the best player in the conference.

It's pretty simple. Getting a share of a $43M pie gives you a better financial foundation, exposure, etc., than a share of a $9M pie. Schedule wise, to the average college sports fan, what gets them more intrigued: Memphis, Temple, East Carolina, Tulsa, SMU or NIU, EMU, WMU, CMU, Balls? Add Wichita State for basketball, Navy for football. It's a pretty easy answer. The American Athletic Conference is the bridge from G5 to P5. Why not dream big and build a plan to achieve that goal? Moorhead is not a MAC-level coach. Guthrie didn't aim for MAC-level. He's aiming for bigger & better. We as fans should expect that. The MAC blows. The leadership is never ahead of the curve, slow to adjust, and lacks any type of innovative thinking to elevate the level of the conference.

Growing revenue benefits all parties mentioned in your comment. The innocence of college athletics is long gone; it's all about money. Not to mention getting away from Directional Michigans would breathe some much needed new life into the athletic schedules.

Because MWC's media deal is worth more than double the MAC's, and the AAC's media deal is worth almost 5x the MAC's. FY 2019 Media Revenue: AAC $43,988,700 Up from 2018 22M and 2017 21M MWC $19,853,461 Up from 2018 14M and 2017 13M CUSA $6,440,156 Down from 2018 4M and up from 2017 3M SBC $3,920,523 Up from 2018 1M* MAC $9,186,590 Up from 2018 8M, but down from 2017 8M Not to mention competition level is a step up in those two conferences.

I'm not sure how much these numbers have changed since 2019, but I'm struggling to see any advantage to moving among CUSA/SWAC/MAC. The goal for any G5 should always be to get to the AAC, or even the MWC depending on location. Otherwise it's a lateral/backwards move. FY 2019 Total Revenue: AAC $111,278,729 Up from 2018 73M and 2017 77M MWC $59,467,622 Up from 2018 57M and 2017 54M CUSA $40,861,629 Down from 2018 44M and 2017 38M SBC $33,072,881 Up from 2018 27M * MAC $32,241,698 Up from 2018 30M, but down from 2017 30M. FY 2019 Media Revenue: AAC $43,988,700 Up from 2018 22M and 2017 21M MWC $19,853,461 Up from 2018 14M and 2017 13M CUSA $6,440,156 Down from 2018 4M and up from 2017 3M SBC $3,920,523 Up from 2018 1M* MAC $9,186,590 Up from 2018 8M, but down from 2017 8M

This is a wild story. The Big 12 schools joining the SEC aren't leaving for a couple of years. Why are Marshall/ODU/Southern Miss bolting so quickly?

Wouldn't be upset if I never saw Ali, X, and Trimble in an Akron uniform again. How dare you waste Freeman & Aziz with your laziness.

Don't mind this one. This is a huge possession.

McMillan is an idiot.

I've never seen a team lose concentration so often when trying to catch/gather the ball.

Nope. Just a down year with no killer guards.

Double Double for Freeman. The guy is a machine.

I think we should replace him with Evan Wilson. Maybe Evan can score.

Bigs are dominating. We're a DII team offensively minus Freeman.

Aziz is having his best game as a Zip. Watching him and Freeman grow together is fun.

He's not mentally in it all the time.

Nope. Never. Go in timeout (which for you is enjoying 80 degree weather on the beach...).

Directional Michigans blow. Come onnnnn football. Carry us into a new conference.

I'll say this. If you setup a tailgate, I'll be there. Let me know what beer/meat you want, and I'll bring some. I think tailgating for a Spring Game would go a long way to show the excitement and enthusiasm for the program under Moorhead.

I would imagine the Spring Game is one of the most attended in program history.

I hear ya. I just see quick passes exposing our slower perimeter defense, forcing one of our bigs to guard more 1-on-1 away from the paint.

I don't think our perimeter defense is strong enough to execute a 3-2 zone. Aziz & Freeman would be put in positions to get into early foul trouble I fear.