Dr Z

The most pivotal/controversial play in last night's Divisional Championship game involved two players from the MAC. I'm not going to post the Facebook link here because of the language, but if you like, you can look up a video by another MAC player (AB). He takes you inside last nights locker room for seventeen minutes, and tells all the other schools they made a mistake by not recruiting him. I like when players from the MAC take that attitude into the NFL. Other MAC players in the video too. ESPN staff writer focuses on other things from the video. Lots of MACtion in that game.

Yes! More south Florida please. ???

Nice job guys (zippy5 ziptrumpet87). I'm glad Miami did a decent job on BD (and they still won). Now the staff has something worth while to practice (and game plan) before the games start to mean more.

You wouldn't want to know what I would give to win the MAC, be ranked, and play in the Cotton Bowl. Coaches come and go. The next football coach to leave Akron for a better job, will be the first.

Hopefully the Patriot players feel the same when they hear their coach speak today.

I noticed LTT seemed to be the most vocal among the starters coming on and off the field last season. From a distance one could call that a "leader", I'm not sure if that's true or not. I know from following him on Twitter, he has overcome a lot to achieve his graduation. Good luck to him. Hopefully this creates an opportunity for some cream to rise to the top. I hope as a group, the offensive line becomes a strength next year, and WB gets a medical exception, and stays healthy. TBD.

Entertaining game. I have never been to a CMU basketball game, but it seems they need to upgrade their lighting the way Akron did. I'm loving watching the games on ESPN3. Replay found here, incase somebody missed or wants to rewatch.

Any coach at Flecks age that does what he did in the MAC is moving on, like it or not. That is the nature of the conference. Hope it happens in Akron.

If one were a Miles fan, I am not, where are you getting money to buy out Bowden (guaranteed 100% of his contract) and pay Miles (or anyone)? TB ranked 9th in salary in the conference last year. If TB were not extended, and the U had to interview next year, I might let him get off his couch for an interview for a headline, but I'm pretty sure he wouldn't be in my top three. PS For perspective on my coaching selections, Barry Switzer won a SB, and I wouldn't even let him walk my dog, let alone coach my team.

Gee, wonder why? Pass.

Where did Mel have him ranked on his "big board" before the draft?

I wonder if Western trademarked their coach sprinting down the sidelines in between quarters? If so, Gopher fans will really be missing out on the true experience. Try to guess PJ's new shtick at UM...

As a general rule, I'm always disappointed to see any talent leave the conference. I'm searching my feelings, and not coming up with disappointment this time, wonder why?

“Jimond is living off of Dog, they’re going to come off of Jimond because they don’t think he’s a very good shooter, which he’s better than he acts, and then they pay the price because Dog’s a really good passer.” --KD Simple, but a great point. The pass by BD and the dunk by Ivy was my favorite play against BG. I always hoped for Zeke (and teamates) to be more successful in similar situations. Lets hope BD and Ivey (and others) continue. Channel: 221CBS Sports Network HD tonight - Dave Ryan (PxP) and Steve Wolf (Analyst)

I'm entertained by getting to know the players personalities. I would increase the knowledge the fan has about the players on the team. I think the more the fans (and students) know about the players, the more they care about the team, the more they get involved. The Cavs do a nice job on the big screen with some kind of question or small skit that gives you a look into the players personality. You can't just line up a player against the gym wall and ask them where they went to high school. It has to be done professional where the players personality is exhibited. I want to see them laugh, or show some kind of excitement or emotion about a topic/question/thought. I thought @4thFlCreative did a nice job with the intro video, use them again. Once you have the video, show it on the screen at halftime, use it in emails, and the rest of social media. Get fans to care about the players on the team.

No defense, to the bench.

An added benefit to being on ESPN3, is that local news can show video highlights. Channel 8 at lunchtime, played the Akron highlights. That was the good. The bad, John Telich reported that first-year eligibles LaDainian Tomlinson and Jason Kidd from The University of Akron are among 15 modern-era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.