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How about those less than manly modeling photos Dr. Jellyfingers took of him? Another very disturbing part of the documentary was the doctor was telling the athletes he was giving them vitamin B12 shots and mixing in anabolic steroids into the injection without the athletes knowing. Around that time, the sports he oversaw had massive increases in team performance.

Two things can be true at once while not having a direct relationship.

I'd be interested to know if they were only exploring for themselves.

OU's reasoning is sound. Weeknight games are killing the MAC. I hope the other schools reach out to see if there is room for the rest of the league. Maybe this is the start of a meaningful run towards sanity.

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.

Gross. Let's think this through. As a fan who doesn't gamble, thinks legalized gambling should be legal, believes legalized gambling is horrible for society,and likes good analysis of a game, I lose even more. In order to raise even more revenue, schools will sell even more advertisements to get people, in a very poorly state, to blow even more money they cannot afford to blow on gambling. That means the endlessly silly in game comments about the percentage of the right guard going into a three point stance on third and four. Further, the "analysis" of a game will become even more about telling us about stats and not analyzing the game. Facts aren't reasons. I want someone to tell me why something happened, not the RPMs of a pass. Louisiana universities are now in the business of persuading people to engage in one of the most irrational things anyone can do, gambling. College athletics are becoming more and more gross by the day. It's a real shame and a blight on our society.

I saw a report that said CBB would only review out of bounds if a coach challenged. Team must have a timeout and if successful, they don't lose the TO. I'm glad to see this. CBB games are lasting entirely too long. Let's get the games back to two hours. Now do the same thing with reviews to put a tenth of a second back on the clock.

Schools paying players is exactly the wrong direction. They should be allowed to have jobs and earn a living outside of the universities. https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2025/06/07/ncaa-revenue-sharing-settlement-questions/83221673007/

Good grief. It's worse than you described. The first game is at home on a Thursday night. Why do they make this mistake over and over again? This is the Thursday before Labor Day weekend. While it is true that many will take Friday off, but why rush them home from work to scramble to make a game that probably won't be over until after 11 PM? It would be better if people had time to prepare for a nice day with their family and friends at what could be a great day for the players, students, alumni, fans and general community around Akron. They can't start this game between noon and 4PM on Saturday? It's all so gross. Prime time games against Nebraska and UAB? These should be "get in and get out" games starting at noon. Players get home in time to have a fun Saturday night out. Akron only has three chances to start games on a day AND time that is convenient for people to attend games. I understand TV is hard to control, but they need to do everything they can to play these games when the sun is up for at least half the game. For the first time in over 15 years, I didn't buy Wake Forest football tickets. Its not about the money because the tickets are relatively cheap. I'm waiting to see when games start and then buy single game tickets for game I want to attend based up a sane starting time. The first game is on a Friday night. The third game is on a Thursday night against NC State. I've gone to games like this before and the fan experience isn't good. The small 27,000 seat stadium they have is half full and after halftime there are only around 5,000 remaining at best. People vote with their feet. College football shouldn't be this hard to be a fan of.

Thanks for posting this. What these schools are doing is gross. It gets worse every time another story comes out. The solution isn't paying minors to maintain what may have been a bad decision made by a teenager. The solution is to prohibt schools from offering scholarships until January 1 of a players senior season. Further, no early graduation. Let's keep kids in high school until the normal cycle ends in May.

People like to pick the language apart, but it's propped up by taxpayers. If it wasn't for taxpayer support, UofA wouldn't exist.