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It was 4-5 at the half in favor of RMU. I turned it off when it went to 4-8 within the first few minutes of the second half. Apparently it got to 4-9 before Akron went on a 7-1 run and won in OT. Amazing.

Finalized my season ticket purchase this morning. While on the phone with the ticket sales rep, I asked if there were any home opponents he could divulge. He said he doesn't know the specifics, but they are closing in on securing a solid name that fans will be excited about for the home opener. He said the program is aware their last few home openers have been less than stellar draws, and they're looking to change that. It's not much in terms of breaking news, but as we approach the dead days of summer, it's something to look out for.

Hard to make a timely decision when the desperation money naturally doesn't flow in until later in the process. Without a doubt he was contacted prior to entering the Portal, and I would imagine any body language expert would confirm that from the interview. The person doing the interview conducted himself in an odd manner. I don't think Nate came off particularly stellar in the interview because of the position some of the questions put him in and his apparent lack of preparedness for said questions. I do also, though, appreciate the unprompted comment about his decision coming late in the process and putting Akron in a difficult spot. Showed some self-awareness and understanding of the situation at least. I thought his comments regarding his conversation with Groce were interesting. Doesn't sound like it was the cleanest breakup, although I expect nothing but professionalism from Groce which it sounds like occurred.

His dad is a former Akron QB under Faust and was the 1990 Athlete of the Year for UA. He is currently the co-OC & TE coach for Syracuse.

At least we know Joe's system now and can have realistic expectations for Michael Johnson Jr. When Bullock committed and played, we were so confused and ultimately disappointed in year 1 with his throwing ability, not realizing he was brought in to be an under-center running back.

6.1 yds per carry in 2023 for FAU. Syracuse hardly used him.

Yup that's a great point. St. Bonnie right now is loading up on Euro talent.

Freeman and the Pacers will be in Cleveland for the 2nd round of the playoffs. How cool is that for Enrique!

Yes. It's an indication that players are more likely to stay in college, which will suppress talent to the G5s. If P5s aren't constantly losing 1 & done's to pro basketball (both domestic & overseas), they won't have to scrape as much of the G5 ranks for their replacements. The top G5s will obviously be targeted but the overall floor for talent level that will fill the G5s should be higher than before.

This will ultimately benefit Akron in the long run.

That's the point - the recruiting game has evolved and 18 year old projects aren't going to do well very often vs what are now 23-24 year old (sometimes even older) "seniors". It'd be one thing if Kent had the type of NIL and culture that schools like Akron and other top mid majors have, but without that guys like this are almost certain to be portaling after a year.

Kent adds an injury prone high school big man to their class. Former Iowa commit whose recruiting really cooled off post-decommit. This seems like a total waste of a roster space by Kent and I'm here for it. The likelihood of him being at Kent more than one year is not great, and the likelihood of a true freshman big man producing meaningful minutes is slim as well. They might as well start using their Elite Eight banner for players to hold in photos. Holding a trophy your arch rival owns the two most recent copies of is simply embarrassing.

Maybe he's a Tony Romo fan?

I know this a basketball thread, but it's too funny that Sendy threw out the 1st pitch and Kent lost. The dude only knows how to lose to Akron.

Kent State saw this photo and said, "Yup, that's the one. We're tweeting that."

What happened between Jason and UA?

Akron was all over the NFL Draft... In Harold Fannin Jr.'s highlights 😂 Great pick by the Browns. Here's to hoping Akron starts producing NFL talent going forward.

With the way the new roster rules are, no.