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Do you think WMU got embarrassed by Wisconsin?

That same argument could be made for all G5 schools actually, not just the MAC. As I said....WMU got to enjoy a nearly undefeated season beating a middling or horrible P5 opponent (we've done that) and some MAC opponents to win a MAC championship (which we haven't done, but definitely attainable). All that it enabled them to do is lose to a big time opponent in an exhibition game. We could do that 4 times a year if we really wanted to...To me that isn't worth essentially starting over from scratch. Losing your coach, half of your recruiting class being gutted, and scrambling to hire the coaching scraps a month before signing day. Nobody on a national stage cares about Hawaii losing to Georgia or NIU losing to FSU now and nobody will care about WMU losing to Wisconsin. I believe we currently have a coach who has a proven track record in the toughest conference in America. As I said above, I wouldn't sell my soul to lose an exhibition game. If WMU goes back to sucking, I'm betting their fans will feel the same way. Having a program that is enjoyable to watch year after year is worth more than some "magical" year that nobody outside of the fan base will recognize. Most schools will never make an "access bowl". There is approx. a 1.7% chance to make it per school every year. The stars aligned perfectly for WMU to make it. They didn't beat anybody impressive. It's crazy that nobody wants such a successful coach like Les Miles. 19 FBS vacancies have been filled and not a single one seriously considered Miles. Crazy.

Rob Ianello was supposed to be a pretty great recruiter too. What does WMU have now? What did they REALLY achieve this season? WMU won nothing of significance and now they have nothing. As Akron natives Andre Knott and Zac Jackson would say..."Congrat"

A much needed dimension honestly. I'm very impressed with Ivey. He's got some Ibatayo to his game.

And if that happens, its probably safe to assume Akron couldn't afford the Pelini/Miles price tag.

Yes and Yes.

If you're going to consider Les Miles then you might as well consider Pelini too. He's playing for a FCS title today. I haven't done any reading on who their targets are, but think he would be a good fit for WMU.

Well said.

So Fleck flipped at least 6 WMU recruits to Minnesota last night...

My guess is they sell it. No real reason to have it now IMO.

The success of the team really revolves around Big Dog. Pray that he stays healthy.

I imagine some will say, some will follow, but there will definitely be some for the taking. I'd be thrilled if we could get 1 or 2. Of WMU's commits, we have an offer out to: - 3* QB Tanner Morgan, who I assume is off the table due to our commits and his offer list. - 3* DT Tyron Chambers from Cleveland. Has quite a nice offer list though. - 3* ILB Dwayne Chapman. Also has a nice G5 offer list.

There are promotions for every single conference game this season. Lets see some ideas rather than constant complaining.

Yes. Later on in the season for sure. He seemed to hold his own at the very least. Congrats to him!

Source for this? I feel this is incredibly high considering college football attendance is declining annually.

hopefully this kid is a walk on

The "excuse" is that actual numbers were used mostly this season. Keener, you heard in another thread from a recruit that Akron has a "great" fan base. Does that really count? I suspect about a 20% increase next season that includes "paid for" attendance. Serious question, don't you guys get tired of regurgitating the same stuff on this garbage over and over?

Would recommend making the Penn State trip. I enjoyed the brief trip a few years ago. Not sure if I will make it this year or not.

well crap. I don't understand why anyone would choose Toledo over Akron.

Just like every other G5 in the country.

Well, their star WR Godwin is probably going to declare for the draft. But yeah, they do return Barkley and the QB for sure..who I hate to say it, but reminds me of Manziel in college. Barkley also looks like the top returning RB in the nation next year. Going to be a slaughter. Penn State is back.

Thanks for the heads up. I do have Time Warner (still billed as TWC). I kept it because it was the only option where I live in Cleveland that did not have a data cap, as I did not want one since it seemed counter intuitive to "cutting the cord".

I actually have a FireTV with Kodi sideloaded onto it. Need to take a look at it again to try to figure out how to get the specific add-ons, not just the standard ones that come on it.

I agree with you guys completely, but this whole situation really seems like a dumpster fire.