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Under Armour will always be associated with lower level colleges and high schools. They put all their money into Notre Dame and have very little else to show for it. Even Curry bailed. The biggest schools are all Nike, so it makes sense they don't care about Akron. But at least we get some Lebron gear out of the deal. Which is more than can be said about other outfitters.

I guess the one silver lining of Miami's fraudulent run is that Steele will be the top candidate for any major school with an opening. As far as Nate Johnson, I feel for the kid. But I think this should be a cautionary tale to Zips players as to why chasing the bag isn't always the best option.

We've seen the replay a dozen times and nothing there warrants an ejection. What in the world?!

Glad they wasted the entire halftime show talking about Miami. So tired of this "nobody would play them BS." Somehow Akron and Kent could schedule Purdue. Yet the best Miami could do is Mercyhurst and winless UNC Asheville? Give me a break.

I'm so ready for the Ball State vs. Sac State rivalry to really heat up.

Another former Zip in the mix. He was our DB coach in 2019. I've lost count at this point, but it seems like almost every hire by the Browns has had some connection to Akron. Who would have thought we'd be a coaching powerhouse? Not me...

We are giving up way too many rebounds on the defensive end. No way they should have this many second and third chance shots.

I honestly didn't even realize he was coaching for the Ravens. But this is great.

Worst half all season. Just awful on offense and defense.

Toledo is shooting 82% from 3. This is joke.

This game shouldn't even be close. Just awful defense from the Zips.

Good move by Boals to use his challenge down 19 with under 3 minutes left.

I wish both could lose. Really thought Miami was done, but it looks like they will pull another win out of their butts.

The fact that I'm rooting for Kent tonight makes me feel gross. But Miami needs to fall back down to Earth eventually.

Just end all their athletic programs. Unacceptable.

Not trying to be drastic, but I would probably just give Buffalo and Kent State the death penalty.

Man these TV guys could at least pretend to be unbiased. They are actively cheering for BG.

Hopefully our coaching staff can stay in place for the foreseeable future and actually build something at UA. That is the one thing that has held us back. Hiring two of the worst head coaches in FBS history has dug us in a hole that is hard to come out of. Also doesn't help that people in NE Ohio only care about one college football team and it's not us. So there will always be this reputation that the Zips aren't a "real" school and our games don't matter.

He also almost doubled the salary of the the admin he was having relations with. She was making over $90k. How many Akron coaches are making that?

Two of the most insane OCC schedules I have ever seen so far. No team on Miami's schedule is above .500. They are literally beating teams with 1 or 2 wins this season.

If the NCAA really cared, they would force bigger schools to pay restitution or kickbacks for poaching players. Something like 15-25% of the NIL deal paid back to the former school. Not a lot, but it's better than nothing and would provide resources to replace outgoing athletes.

That's the sad reality of college sports. It's no different than Major League Baseball and why I freaking HATE P5 and major conference schools. You have two tiers of teams and we're just the farm system for bigger schools now. We develop the athletes and they have the money to poach them away. Maybe every few years a small school can make a run in the CFP or March Madness. But by the next year that program will be completely gutted and will have to start from scratch.

Great interview with AD Dr. Goodrich during the halftime show. Haven't really been following him much, but he seems like a very positive and upbeat dude. Definitely more likable than our previous ADs.

So I'm not the only one that does this! I believe a lot of the extras/overruns end up there. I got a Zips football hoodie, basketball quarter zip and generic pullover. All Nike, brand new and probably cost $20ish each, if that. Also got a game worn football jersey for $80.