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Part of it is the weather, there was still snow on my porch this morning when I left for work this morning. Part of it is the losing associated with a brand new program. Along that line people are still pissed about the 100+ year old program being axed a few years ago. It was established, won games and tournament rounds, put players in MLB. That was taken away by the. University. There are fans who don’t want to put a lot of faith in a program that could be cut again tomorrow. I hear several reasons. Mostly, it’s the weather. Fans are skipping out on MLB because of the crappy weather. Come to think of it, it’s very similar to the football program in those regards...

You’re talking about the same site that had the same “Player of the Week” for over a year. And the player skipped town that long ago. It’s pretty sad a “major university” maintains its websites so well. Makes you wonder about the online facilities used in education... If you were a student looking at different universities and checking out their websites, what would you think comparing Akron to say, a Malone (Let alone the three other major universities in the region). Go Zips!!!

It was a joke about the city, but probably a bad one. The campus is getting rocked by the virus, probably in part because of the socio-economic challenges of the area.

Im sorry but if your team tests positive, you should have to forfeit. Other programs stay n the field without a positive all season... And yes I have been to Dayton but that’s no excuse.

It’s really exciting to see baseball’s Brenton Phillips named the Zips Athlete of the Week on GoZips.com. Especially since he transferred to Oakland over a year ago. You can’t make this crap up.

So, what are the things on the players belt? It looks like it has buttons and Heydinger touches it before every pitch.

I'n getting this at GoZips:

I caught the game with Malone today on ZDN. Getting smoked by a D2 school is not the end of the world for basically a first year D1 program, but some of the butchered plays made me glad I didn't make the 22 minute drive to campus. Then figure in Malone doesn't have it's own ball park yet, and is 6-14 in conference against the likes of Trevecca Nazarene and Lake Erie College. We've got a long way to go...

There’s no excuse for football to suck this bad.

Well whaddya know... AKRON, Ohio – Junior starting pitcher Conor Steinbaugh (Georgetown, Ill.) was recognized by D1Baseball.com after an impressive start to the season which has Steinbaugh leading the nation in walks allowed per nine inning as stated in College Baseball's Control Artists: 2.0 on Tuesday. Steinbaugh is currently ranked No. 1 in the NCAA for walks allowed per nine innings and leads the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio, highlighted by 33 strikeouts without issuing a base on balls. He leads the Mid-American Conference in both statistical categories as well as walks and hits per inning pitched with a 0.78 WHIP and ranks No. 16 in the NCAA. Steingbaugh currently owns a 2-2 overall record with five starting appearances, 28.1 innings pitched and a 3.49 earned run average. He limits the opponent to a .206 batting average, allowing 22 hits with four doubles and three homeruns to go along with 11 earned runs and two hit batters. Akron will be back in action at Skeeles Field for a #MACtion weekend series against the Ball State Cardinals. Game one is slated for Friday, April 9 at 3 p.m. followed by a Saturday doubleheader and Sunday 9-inning affair, both days starting at Noon. Fans can follow the action by Zips Digital Network live stream or via live stats on GoZips.com.

Dayton's program also didn't get Scar'ed 6 years ago. There's that.

Akron gets smoked by Dayton today to go to 9-7 (3-5). I haven't wacthed the whole thing on ESPN+ Dayton's jerseys remind me of the indoor soccer days.

Could adding athletic programs decrease financial woes for some schools? FDU is banking on it “It costs more to support a team, pay coaches' salaries and cover the costs of scholarships than the revenue generated by ticket sales, media rights or donations. However, Young and Hurlbut were able to convince their bosses that those teams actually made money when viewed through a wider lens that captured their impact on the whole university. The roster spots also represent tuition dollars from non-scholarship or partial-scholarship athletes who would not otherwise be attending the school.”

Is there anybody interesting in the mass exodus from the Queen City? The rift with Cincinnati Bearcats coach John Brannen that led to a mass exodus of basketball players CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bearcats’ men’s basketball program has experienced a mass roster exodus in recent days, with six players entering the transfer portal. According to numerous sources close to the program and familiar with the decisions, the departures are tied to a rift between those players and coach John Brannen.

I caught parts of the games when I could, these guys might be alright!! I wanna get out Wed or Fri to watch them.

What are CSU's chances of going rounds? tOSU?

My wife took me out for my bday (not a hardcore drinker) and she tried signing up for those. I clelbrated too much . We’re watching the Cavs lose instead. Not nearly as painful to watch.

I’m trying to figure out how to get CBSSports since my cable provider dropped it years ago. I hope there’s an audio stream...

Baseball goes to 4-1 beating Grand Valley State 5-3. They're not exactly playing College World Series programs by any means, but these games will help them get their rhythm and confidence for the MAC games starting next Friday.

One of my baseball scout friends (no names please?) said there were 30 or 40 fans at the ball park. I haven’t seen the stands during the soccer games during online coverage.

afraid so

Air ball

BG is within 3...

Ali woke up

I haven't heard anything about why