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Worthwhile to track all Akron and MAC related off-season news. Conference Changes Departures: NIU to the Horizon League. SEE YA Coaching Changes EMU hired Billy Donlon (Clemson asst) WMU hired Kahil Fennell (UTRGV HC) Balls hired Chris Capko (SMU asst) Transfer Portal Balls Arrivals: Balls Departures: Preston Copeland, Kayden Fish, Armoni Ziegler, Davion Hill BUGS Arrivals: Trey Simmons (Guard, D2) BUGS Departures: Johnea Donahue, Mayar Wol Ohio Arrivals Ohio Departures: Elijah Elliott, Ayden Evans, Jordan Fisher Toledo Arrivals Toledo Departures: London Praytor, Phoenix Glassnor WMU Arrivals WMU Departures: Brady Swartz

I'm not of the belief Miami OH loses a close game, but yes, that is technically a possibility.

Tavari averaged 21 ppg va Q1 opponents this season. Suder averaged 0. Hope that punk goes home tonight with his tail between his legs and I never have to see him cry to the refs again.

Hammer Dahn (Pat McAfee's betting show) just had a full show pick of Akron +7.5. Complimented Akron and said even if Akron goes down big early, don't worry; they have fight in them like the MAC title game.

How much is he paying the refs?

Did Enfield lie to the tourney committee or is this gamesmanship?

I took all 3 bonus bets from DK & FD and threw it on SMU alternate spread (-8.5 to -9.5). Either my bank account benefits or Akron's bank account benefits from the credit split. Miami OH played 2 P4 teams last season with virtually the same roster (minus Ipsaro, Kraft, Cooper, and Potter). They lost to Michigan by 27 and Indiana by 19. SMU is a bigger, more skilled, and better shooting version of UMass and there won't be MAC refs. I will be truly shocked if this is a competitive game tonight.

I think the spread is all but guaranteed money. SMU is just a horrendous matchup for Miami OH. I love it. PROTECT THE DJ EQUIPMENT!

Does Dayton have an in-house DJ? If so, has he been warned about Travis Steele for tonight?

Fun finish at least.

Excuse you. Alexa Bliss is an athlete.

No problem! Took me a while to figure out how to get images and such posted due to the file size restrictions.

Future tip: right click the image/GIF and select "Copy Image Address" then paste it here.

Seth Greenberg told Pat McAfee he likes Akron as one of 2 or 3 mid majors to win their 1st round matchup.

Agreed on all fronts. Unless he found the secret sauce at Clemson, he'll likely lengthen the MAC, keep EMU around 17 wins and sniff 20 every so often, while never truly threatening the top third. NIU hired a solid D2 coach from Northern Michigan and that's more the direction I thought EMU would go.

I've seen celebration highlights from Saturday night and Josh Henderson stood out as someone who looked really happy. Cody Head also looked like he was enjoying himself. I'm not saying others didn't, just that these two stood out. If Sharron returns to lead the backcourt, we'll be in good hands I think.

That was fun with Bud as a full episode guest. The story about the hats being made prior to the season makes that even more special as it becomes a symbol for "mission complete." 1000+ hats being sold is fantastic; imagine if they produced 3Peat shirts, too.