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exactly... what kind of crap is this? im not about to spend money on season tickets to get my scarf when i get in for free...Relax I'm sure they will be in the team shop.Keep us updated when the scarf goes on sale?

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In my opinion, at this particular moment in time, the MAC seems to be the perfect fit for UA. I think UA lines up pretty similarly with other MAC schools in terms of performance and other factors. Geographically speaking, it also makes more sense to play an Ohio than a comparable school in Texas. Its more affordable and there's more familiarity with a local school.The future could hold something else though.

The A-10 sends multiple teams to the NCAA tournament consistently every year. They sent 3 teams last year. Four different A10 teams were ranked or received votes last season. Mid-major? I don't think so...but its close...This explains it extremely well.Look at the A-10's budget. They are by no means a "mid-major" conference.Interesting perspective. But I think a better indicator of a conference's power is how many teams it sends consistently to the big dance every year. If you consistently send multiple teams to the big dance, its hard to classify that as mid-major. But again, that's my perspective. There are many ways to look at it. But all in all, I think classifying any school into major and mid-major categories is ridiculous. Its a term invented by the bigger schools to separate themselves from the so-called "mid major" schools. Its an unnecessary distinction.

The A-10 sends multiple teams to the NCAA tournament consistently every year. They sent 3 teams last year. Four different A10 teams were ranked or received votes last season. Mid-major? I don't think so...but its close...

This will be my first Akron basketball game. I can't wait!

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Here's my MAC Top 5....1. Miami2. Buffalo 3. Akron4. Ohio5. Can'tI had Miami ahead of Buffalo last week as well. I don't think Buffalo deserves the #1 spot. Sure, they won 3 in a row, but those wins were a one-point win against #320 Pepperdine, a 2-point win over #248 Colorado, and #162 Colorado state (RPI). I still think Miami is the better team with the tougher schedule and better wins. But its getting closer.Last week I had Akron at #3, tied with Can't. Can't has obviously dropped. But I keep Akron there because losing to Rhode Island on the road--currently a Top 50 team with a decent shot at the NCAA tourney--is a bad loss, but not a horrible loss. Sure, we shouldn't have lost by 29 points, and it was ugly, but I wouldn't expect a single MAC team to beat Rhode Island in their house this year.

Miami kept up with Dayton...even had it tied at the half, but couldn't manage the win. Impressive, but still a loss for Miami.Dayton 45Miami 40

Basketball isn't really big at UNCG. Not at all. Plus, with winter break the students go home.Although former UNCG Spartan Kyle Hines was sick. Absolutely sick. That man could play basketball.

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Rhode Island is a little down this year, so I think Akron has a decent shot at winning if they put up a good fight. Still, Rhode Island is a strong team. They lead #5 Duke at the half a few weeks ago. Last year they were ranked for a little bit. Not a bad squad.I hope I'm wrong, but my guess...77-66 URI

Nice story.I liked reading this little paragraph. Any basketball player on here can relate to this... ''When I first came up here, I couldn't make a shot. They were in and out, right or left, long or short,'' Hitchens said. ''I knew I had to put some extra work in. I started doing a lot more reps, working on shooting it the same way, working on the rhythm and the arc. I started getting comfortable. Now I feel every shot I take is going in.''

Wow. That's huge. I had Miami as the top MAC team. The MAC is so up for grabs it isn't even funny.

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