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Great first half. Having said that I'm about to hammer the Temple moneyline.

The offensive plays are there but Irons can't hit his receivers. This is rough.

Already some really big missed opportunities. Should be 14-0.

The ACC just called SMU to tell them Akron is taking their spot.

Being one-dimensional definitely hurt them in the 4th and the game will end up seeming more lopsided than it was. Not a great few nights for the MAC. Even though Eastern will win, a 10 point lead over Howard isn't impressive.

I mean SMU hasn't even sniffed an AAC championship since they joined the conference. They've had some winning records overall but hovered around .500 in conference play. I'm assuming they do have more money and better attendance numbers than UA. Because basically every school does, especially those in better climates. It also helps that they get to play bigger schools on a regular basis as opposed to the sorry MAC schedule. I'm not sure if Memphis, USF, Tulane, Tulsa, etc would bring more people to InfoCision. But it sure as hell sounds more exciting than directional Michigan schools. Unfortunately we'll never see it.

Literally our only option to get out of the MAC. But that will never happen. For some reason UA is completely content being in the worst FBS conference.

SMU has no business being in the ACC. I don't get this. Aside from the Dallas market, they bring nothing to the table in any sport. It would be like Akron going to the BigTen.

Kent State has to have the ugliest branding/uniforms across all sports in Division 1. Just atrocious. Also Kent celebrating an interception down 42-6? 😂

I would assume the BigTen feels the same way about Maryland and Rutgers. What do they bring to the table in that conference other than the NYC market?

I know UA isn't going anywhere, but man it would be nice to get out of the MAC. Yeah I'm beating a dead horse and it's completely unrealistic. But hypothetically could we pull a UConn and go Big East in everything but football? Could the some of the top MAC, AAC, Sun Belt schools break off and form their own conference? I mean for all the hate the AAC gets they still have Memphis, Navy, USF, etc.

I think the reason I like the current uniforms so much is that they really remind me of these throwbacks. The look fits so well with the new logo, the only thing missing now is maybe some stripes on the helmet. The team probably wouldn't spring for a whole new uniform set for one game a season. But I think that you're on to something. Maybe every Wagon Wheel matchup they make sure to go gold helmet, blue or white jersey and gold pants. The more traditional combos. Just like the Browns always go brown over orange or white over orange against Pittsburgh.

Glad I didn't stay up again. I saved the game on Youtube TV just in case, but obviously it doesn't matter now. What's the point of having guys on the roster if they aren't going to play? Good thing they kept Preston in there so he could score 2 points the whole game. Surprisingly Bates has had two solid games in row for the Cavs. After a very selfish first game he seems to be learning that he can't just shoot a 3 every single time he touches the ball. Still needs a lot of work, especially on defense.

I actually stayed up to watch thinking he'd at least get a few minutes. Guess not. Really don't understand the downside of letting all of your guys play in a Summer League game. The results are meaningless. I was shocked to see that Preston ended up with 15 points and 10 assists, since honestly he looked pretty terrible for parts of the game I watched.

One of Kaulig's cars is currently in first place with under 10 laps to go in Chicago. Edit: Bummer. He got passed with 5 left and couldn't get back on top. Still impressive and as someone who doesn't watch NASCAR the race was really exciting.

Can confirm. Every few months I see a cringeworthy Facebook "memory" showing me a status update from my college days. It's always something cryptic like this and it was always about a girl.

Pretty annoying that CSU will have built two arenas in the span of like 30 years that are both significantly better than the JAR. Yet UA has done absolutely nothing but paint some bleachers and put in a new scoreboard. Great commitment to the program.

I'd be shocked if the Cavs didn't have any scouts in attendance for his 3 point clunker at the JAR. They watched that trainwreck and still picked him? Cavs fans seem so excited about it for some reason but this makes zero sense to me. It's like everyone is going on high school hype alone, while ignoring his play on the court and character off the court.

Headlines that have aged like milk... Tigers star Emoni Bates sees Ja Morant as a 'big brother' I remember when the media tried to tell us how positive it was that Bates had him as a mentor. Guarantee the Cavs had scouts watch the Zips absolutely demolish Eastern last season and I guarantee they saw them completely shut down Bates. Didn't he also have a meltdown on the bench?

On one hand I'm excited to play as the Zips again in a NCAA football game. But I wonder how much attention they will spend to us lowly MAC schools. Especially during the first few years. InfoCision was super detailed in NCAA 14 even down to the buildings surrounding the stadium and along Exchange. But if I remember correctly the Zips just had a generic stadium for a long time before that. The Rubber Bowl might have been in some older games and the JAR never appeared in any of the NCAA basketball games.

Wonder if they could sell part of the turf they just tore up? or send me some for free. That would be pretty cool in a man cave! Although I can already hear my wife "What the hell are we going to do with all this fake grass?!"

You'd think they could just use a machine or something pick up the rubber and put down the correct amount. Since technically the turf was okay? or maybe there was too much irreversible damage done already? I actually thought the field looked too bright. But that's probably because of how faded the old surface had become.

Yup indoor soccer/football leagues are super low budget and kind of a joke. I've never felt like Akron was a hockey town. Hell NE Ohio didn't even seem to care much when I lived there. The only reason you build an arena to host hockey is if you plan on starting a D1 program, get a CHL Jr Hockey team to relocate, or AHL which isn't happening with the Monsters in Cleveland. I think junior hockey might be interesting to people. Basically the hockey equivalent of BigTen/SEC football. The games in Erie are a blast, especially when Conor McDavid was here. But Would a league based in Ontario want a team in Akron? Doubtful. An arena really just needs to host basketball and concerts. What's the big indoor venue in Akron now? The Civic theater? Does EJ even have concerts anymore?

What's going on at the stadium? I'm assuming they aren't putting down a new turf field already.

Holy cow. Coming to the defense of someone using any type of slur towards anyone in 2023 is not a good look.