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A lot of people will roll their eyes at a sixth place finish in the Big Ten believing it's a failure. A sixth place finish in a league with OSU, Michigan, USC, Washington, Wisconsin, PSU Michigan State, etc is a pretty good accomplishment. Nebraska isn't the program it used to be and is being overwhelmed by the changing landscape of college football. 6-8 wins and a bowl is a good season moving forward for them and a lot of programs in the Big Ten whose best days are behind them. I just looked at Nebraska's schedule. They have a really good home schedule if you are a season ticket holder. Lots of opportunities for wins. It could be one of those seasons in which a team is better than the previous season but doesn't win anymore games than the previous. Nebraska will smash Akron. Conference and momentum is important and smashing us will help to provide some of each. Nebraska 56 Akron 17

I like the Zips I'm this game. Wyoming was bad last year. I'm assuming Akron will be better than last year. Road game across the country for Wyoming is also a handicap for them. My way too early prediction, given no injuries during training camp for either team, Akron 33, Wyoming 28.

Excellent management by the University. They made all the right, necessary cuts and increased performance. That's called success. Getting back to the basics is a good thing.

If G5 schools started their own division, even OSU wouldn't be shameless enough to schedule a school two divisions below them. But then again, I did see the Surviving Ohio State documentary. There seems to be no limit to their shamelessness.

It isn't supply and demand. It's a simple question. How much are P4 schools willing to pay for one tune up game a year that almost guarantees a win? $5 million is a lot to Akron, but considering TV money it's a drop in the bucket for P5 schools. I would bet schools like Alabama and OSU could get a sponsor to pay the $5 million.

Excellent question! P4 schools won't want to give up a glorified scrimmage each season. There is strength in numbers. The G5 schools could negotiate higher paying paydays as a group instead of individual, desperate ADs negotiating bad deals to make it look like they are doing something. With the amount of money now in college football, I don't think it is unreasonable for G5 schools to get a minimum of $5 million per payday game. It's a drop in the bucket. Instead, they settled for peanuts in comparison. For a lot of P4 schools, paying $5 million for a guaranteed win makes more sense than scheduling another P4 school that could result in a loss.

I do and there's a name for them. They are called "taxpayers".

Or, they could combine with the rest of G5 schools and start their own division. They could have more leverage negotiating paydays against P4, a playoff and national championship.

I don't know about an easy win, but it's a game Akron should win. Moreover, it's a game Akron needs to win. I don't know how many games are "must win" games in week one, but this is one for Akron. Wyoming is a known college football brand and they even have a helmet everyone in the country recognizes. Heck, it's the name of a beautiful state. Akron has beaten better teams in the history of the program. Marshall, Northwestern, Syracuse and NIU in the MAC come to mind.

They are professionals now. They should play many more games.

Respectfully, discussions about how teams are rated in college basketball are some of the worst and most tedious discussions in sports. Ranks right up there with NIL deals, the transfer portal, and exit velocity in baseball for me. They are part of the ongoing process that makes everything about the NCAA Tournament. It's ruining college sports.

Why would he want to play for his dad? My father was an awesome person, but I'd never want to play sports for a team coached by him. I always wanted to chart my own course. Kids who grow up and work in their family business are weaklings. I think his son shows a lot of guts.

What is a two way play and why can't they play in the playoffs? Explain it like you were talking to a third grader.

Interesting. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/wisconsin-sues-miami-for-tortious-interference-with-xavier-lucas

If you haven't watched the HBO documentary, Surviving Ohio State, I highly encourage you to do so. Most of you I assume are taxpayers of Ohio and you should see how your tax dollars are being spent. Yes, that's present tense. What happened at OSU is just as bad as what happened at Michigan State and Penn State with the addition of injecting steroids into athletes without their knowledge because they were told they were B-12 shots. The risk to Ohio taxpayers is not complete yet as the settlement amounts are not final. It's all quite disturbing on a multitude of levels.