Let'sGoZips94

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.