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Kent is dying to lose 52-0. Let's make it happen.

Solid opening drives on both sides of the ball.

If the dopes who run the MAC/schools don't know the difference between a tagline and a brand, it can never be successful. MACtion is not a brand. It's a tagline. MACtion is an interesting catchphrase, but it doesn't effectively describe the essence of the games, which is empty stadiums, almost no noise, rain and cold, which is what the brand of weeknight games IS. It's a bad brand.

If the dopes who run the MAC/schools don't know the difference between a tagline and a brand, it can never be successful. MACtion is not a brand. It's a tagline. MACtion is an interesting catchphrase, but it doesn't effectively describe the essence of the games, which is empty stadiums, almost no noise, rain and cold, which is what the brand of weeknight games IS. It's a bad brand.

I anticipate a close game through three quarters with Akron having at least a seven point advantage. In the fourth, Akron pulls away with points off of a turnover winning by 14. The only reason it's this close is Kent scores with under two minutes remaining to avoid total humiliation.

It's an island. I call it St. Sanity.

Give them horse racing. They will bet on anything at any time. Make Saturday 56 games. They don't care. Barstool is for gambling degenerates. McAfee is a company guy who will do anything for the team.

ESPN+ has to show something to what are mostly degenerate gamblers,so games on Saturday shouldn't be a problem. This is my idea for a weeknight game. The Ivy League is terrible and somehow gets a nationally televised Friday night game. I think MAC basketball on Friday nights is great when two top level teams play. The NFL flexing a game to prime time is great for ratings. I would propose flexing the best MAC match up to Friday evening for five weeks. Only once can a school lose a Saturday home game and will only be required to play on Friday twice in a season.

If it's about the money, they will make another bad deal.

Saturday looks like a nice day for a game.

The AD probably already has the list. The walking away part may be implied.

Give a gorilla a hammer and everything becomes a nail.

I was going to make this topic about the Guardians pitchers being investigated in the attached, but sports gambling is so part of sports now it deserves its own topic. My general take on sports gambling is we are going to see many more stories like this and at some point there will be a decline in sports betting because the gamblers won't trust the games. One way I could be wrong is if we get people so addicted to gambling apps that they will lay bets regardless of the integrity of the games. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/09/cleveland-guardians-emmanuel-clase-and-luis-ortiz-indicted-for-pitch-rigging-sport-betting-scheme/&ved=2ahUKEwia-daM7OWQAxUTkYkEHZT4AAkQr_oDKAB6BAgsEAE&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw3zKII9ozAQ3cUTWJWG7kyp

Id rather proceed with less extreme measures.

Two missed extra points.

Almost every time I think about UMass joining the MAC, I throw up a little in my mouth. But if they are going to give us a win like this on a regular basis, maybe they aren't so bad.

Nice beat down.

I can't see the game in my hotel, but the people on ESPN said we could be on our way to a bowl. Don't anyone tell them.....

Progress is a funny word. It has to be defined. I could define this season as success if they go 5-7. I could also define it as failure. I define it as success. It's just not successful enough this far in.

I'm starting to crave some chicken.

Always select going to a bowl. If you win, great. If you lose regardless of the score, with the exception of a few loud fans, the loses are easily forgotten in the backdrop of the holiday season. Zips fans could easily move into MBB.

Is it correlation or causation? Enrollment increases are pretty easy to achieve regardless of FB or BB results.

How is the athletic department not doing this? It's been pretty successful across the board.

The primary purpose of athletics is to provide life lessons to young people. The value shouldn't be measured in money or students, but if it is benefiting the athletes students alumni fans and general community around Akron. Enrollment just went up. I doubt athletics is driving a lot of that increase.

Simple answer. It's not a business. It's college athletics at a public university. I have the same reaction when someone says government should turn like a business, it isn't. In a world where Joe is underpaid compared his peers and could use about 4-5 more assistants and a bunch of other crap, it's the market.