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I really didn't post that to discuss Texas at all. More so Akron and the MAC.

Friends at Hustlebelt have us pegged as #2 in the MAC East. https://www.hustlebelt.com/2017/7/6/15926096/my-preseason-rankings-of-the-mac-east-teams-for-the-2017-football-season-miami

2015-2016 D1 Athletic Department Finances. Make of it what you will. http://sports.usatoday.com/ncaa/finances/ Methodology behind the numbers: http://sports.usatoday.com/2017/07/06/methodology-for-2016-ncaa-athletic-department-revenue-database/

Newman Williams is one of the more highly discussed players on here. Various opinions on how he should be used, but I think most can agree its hard to do anything if he doesn't get and stay healthy.

We beat ISU out for Jeffrey Lubin as well, IIRC.

One of our players was named one of the biggest freaks in college football this season. Can you guess who? https://www.si.com/college-football/2017/07/05/freaks-list-workout-warriors-2017?utm_campaign=sinow&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&xid=socialflow_twitter_si

There are a lot more than 13 new faces. Only 2 members from the signing class have not shown up - Bentley and Jacobs, one of which is apparently greyshirting and one who only had 1 FBS offer. As I said, take everything on there with a grain of salt.

Hanson is on the roster already. Or are you saying you think he will be removed?

Obviously you have to take these things with a grain of salt but some things that stuck out: I don't see either of our late 2017 commits in Dre Williams or Dylan Meeks. Still no Brian Bell. Still no Jamal Davis. The Wilmington WR is gone. Two of our "touted" freshman DEs are there. No surprise with Sampson, but Hanson is a pleasant surprise as I think I read him qualifying was up in the air. No Marquise Bridges or Marquess Callaway. I also don't see Zaire Jacobs (the S from St. Thomas Aquinas).

There appears to be a roster update (along with a new gozips.com look). http://www.gozips.com/roster.aspx?path=football

I remember selling out North Dakota State.

That is why I am a big proponent of (at least) an 8 team playoff. Give the highest rated G5 team a chance to win it all. It is pretty messed up that over half of the FBS programs have a nearly 0% chance to even play for a national championship before a down is played. I'm willing to bet there isn't a single other NCAA sport set up that way. WMU would have gotten smacked by Alabama....but it would have been cool to watch. Just like its fun to watch the basketball team play Notre Dame or whoever.

I was never a greeker, but I am pretty sure that athletics does do this, at least at minimum for men's basketball games. Can somebody confirm?

That is awesome! If you don't get students hooked while they are in school, its highly doubtful they will get hooked after they are gone. Donate the camper

I agree that calling Lebron out isn't the best argument. Most fans at any college game are drunk. What are you doing, gmann? I'd say all of us are doing as much as we can. Trying to create a fun gameday atmosphere (tailgaiting), buying season tickets, going to the games, inviting people to go. What else can we do? Calling people on this forum out about their fandom doesn't seem to be constructive.

I still want one of those damn Akron Lebron basketball jerseys. Willing to buy if anyone has an extra they dont want...

We've got to find some way to entertain ourselves during the most boring time to follow sports of the year.

Like hockey, baseball sucks too. Moving on....

Agreed. Kentucky seems like a better option.

Any updates at all on the schedule?

As are the Columbus Crew and Blue Jackets.

I did not know where best to put it, so I choose here.

Throw in Miami, Buffalo, and WVU and its up to 15 Balsy. And I know we like to think of YSU as below us (and they are), but I think its naive to say we don't compete with the FCS runner-ups at all.

I am assuming this schedule isn't correct. 1 home game, no games at the Info?? http://www.maxpreps.com/high-schools/east-dragons-(akron,oh)/football/schedule.htm

Phil Steele has us ranked 5th in the country with the "most experience" returning. Probably more of an important stat for G5 programs than it is for some of the top P5's. http://www.philsteele.com/Blogs/2017/JUNE17/DBJune21.html