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Maybe so but I don't think 4 pts in 32 minutes vs Bowling Green is exactly the type of ROI K-State is looking for with their alleged 7 figure investment in Nate. If he was struggling vs Kansas or someone like that, sure, but Bowling Green?

What a win for Todd Simon and his BUGS squad. Got revenge on their former player, big man Marcus Johnson, and beat Nate Johnson in the same game. Nate got his bag, which is awesome for him, but Akron also gained a lot of freedom with his departure. I was never overly impressed with his game and often thought he was a detriment to the team with his style of play that commanded the basketball. Ball movement often died in his hands and there were moments where he was seemingly asleep at the wheel. I will forever appreciate his winning shot vs. Miami OH, but both parties - Nate and Akron - benefitted with him going to Kansas State. The MAC is looking mighty solid this year.

Very true, although I think the Big Ten re-ups with Lucas Oil for one more go-around since the area around Haslem's Playground won't be developed right away.

I personally love the gamesmanship and quite frankly, with how sad the last PK attempt by Bryant was, they deserved everything they got lol. With that being said, I like Akron being the more composed, controlled, and skilled team on Saturday with everything I saw from SLU.

I can almost guarantee this will happen. The MAC moved its offices to Cleveland, the basketball tournament is in Cleveland, and the MAC will want to plant its flag at Haslem's Playground. With the massive renovation happening at Cleveland Hopkins as well, I'd imagine Cleveland will become easier to fly in and out of, too.

Bringing this information here as it's more pertinent. @kreed5120 did the top 5 MAC teams in another thread, but I want to expand on that so we can laugh at Ohio. Akron - 42 Buffalo - 87 Miami OH - 108 Bowling Green - 111 Toledo - 150 Kent - 157 EMU - 170 UMass - 208 NIU - 257 CMU - 285 Ohio - 287(!) WMU - 292 Balls - 340(!) For comparison, if I'm not mistaken, the MAC had 4 teams in the top 200 to end last season. If this trend of 7+ teams in the top 200 continues, look for the MAC to be both very competitive and highly thought of come March (in comparison to previous years). Top 200 Teams by Non P4 + Big East Conference: America East: 1 American: 7 ASUN: 2 A10: 9 (8 are top 100) Big Sky: 7 Big South: 2 Big West: 7 CAA: 7 CUSA: 5 Horizon: 6 Ivy: 4 MAAC: 4 MAC: 7 MEAC: 0 Mountain West: 9 MVC: 8 NEC: 3 OVC: 3 Patriot: 3 SoCon: 3 Southland: 5 Summit: 3 Sun Belt: 6 SWAC: 0 WAC: 4 WCC: 7 The MAC is positioning itself to be in the top half of conferences, which is a huge improvement compared to recent seasons.

Yup, but unlike scumbag Kiffin, he's finishing out the season at Tulane if they make the Playoff (if I'm not mistaken).

Wow. That is much higher than I was expecting. Bart Torvik's NET Predictor had a 40s number on the Zips next to a 60s number - wasn't sure which one they were predicting. Turns out the 40s number was spot on. Keep it going Zips!

Nothing makes me happier than seeing a sad P4 coach after losing to a mid major, let alone Akron.

SLU's goalie got a yellow card during PKs for throwing the Bryant goalie's water bottle over the large screen behind the goal. I personally wasn't impressed with either team, so if SLU lacks mental and physical fortitude, advantage Akron.

Stay focused on this game, win by 20+, then get to the Tulane game where their fan base will be focused on football.

Either a UConn booster wants him, or JoeMo is desperately trying to get out of Akron. Either way, there should be a red carpet rolled out for his departure.

Washington knocks off Stanford. Wow. 2 Big Ten 2 Big East 1 ACC 3 Whatever the Heck Conferences

SLU advances on PKs. Akron will host!

PKs for SLU/Bryant.