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Contracting is a form of legalized gambling. They gamble on a series of events going right in order to make money. In this case, they lost the bet.

Things like this are being said every day in NBA locker rooms and on the court during games by future Hall of Famers. These guys aren't stupid enough to say it on radio. For stupidity alone, Huggins should be fired.

If you ignore the outrage machine for a couple of days, they find something else to be outraged about.

Probably because of the distance I don't see everything UofA does in terms of advertising and community outreach, but what I do see I really like since Dr. Miller has taken over. I have to believe the opinion of people around NE Ohio about UofA has to have trended upwards since Dr. Miller started.

It's because fans want to apply professional sports to college. They don't understand the mission and consume too much of the idiocy ESPN pumps through TV and radio. Let's review. College athletics should benefit the athletes, students, alumni, fans and greater communities around their school. During KD's time at Akron he checked all five boxes. I'd provide evidence, but I don't think any intellectually honest person needs it.

In recent years, the Los Angeles Chargers played in the 22,000 seat soccer stadium in LA while their stadium was being completed. It isn't about the seating capacity. It would be about everything else. Akron would have to prove it could significantly increase the ability for the Browns and NFL to advertise and present a great game day experience. Switching out fields alone on a weekly basis would be a huge effort. For a year or two though, I think the NFL would like nothing more than one of it's long time franchises playing in Canton with the backdrop of the the HoF. It makes the most sense. Heck, the NFL spends a lot of money there already. My as well use it.

I don't know about forever. What I do know is the freedom of movement of labor is a contributing factor in economic market dynamics. It creates an energy around markets and industries. It makes them more competitive, interesting and energetic. The transfer portal will prove to be one of the greatest things to happen to college athletics because it is a form of freedom of labor. It is a good thing for college athletics that it is April 19th and fans of CBB are still talking about their teams, and will continue to talk about their teams throughout the year because of the TP. Full disclosure, I won't be talking much about the TP because I don't care about the TP or recruiting in the same way others do....I don't want to see the sausage being made if you know what I mean.....but for a lot of people like you it is a great thing and that's good enough for me.

A great thing about my career is I have seen almost all of the country. WCU is a total dump....Imagine Columbiana County. He'll wash out by this time next year.

The caption should be "Scout team, here I come. LET'S GO!"

Remember, the Transfer Portal is actually the Washout Portal. Over half of all players in it never play in college again. Most guys who transfer, and actually play another year, are mostly destined for another year of scout team, followed by another trip to the Transfer Portal which will end their career. College football is a game of routine mostly consisting of tedious practice, even more tedious exercise and worst of all meetings. There are very few days a player is actually playing in a game. Many guys are so accustomed to this routine they cannot see their lives without it. Moreover, they are under a lot of pressure to live the lives others want them to live. I would advise any Zip who doesn't want to play anymore, and only has walk-on offers, to evaluate whether or not they want to really attend college. If they do, stay at Akron, do whatever you have to do to pay tuition and graduate. Do something like the Army Reserves or ROTC because the physical fitness requirements can easily be achieved. It's a great school. There are tons of things to do other than play football. Reality can be difficult, but face it.

I think it would be awesome if Akron recruited a kid named Joe Sh'mow.

I know the MAC schools could build better followings because I'm old enough to remember when they had bigger followings and stadiums were much full, and I'm not that old. I think we all know the old saying about what to do when you find yourself in a hole....stop digging. MAC schools have actively driven away the audiences, especially in football, for the "exposure" of ESPN. What has happened has not been an accident. It happened on purpose. Want to get a good fan base back, focus on benefitting five groups: the players, students, alumni, fans and greater communities around MAC schools. The mac has so much to offer these five groups but they are too misguided to take advantage of their real opportunities. It's a crying shame what the mac has done to itself.

Six years out of highschool I had a Masters Degree. You'd had to have zero job offers in order to continue down what is a pointless path at this juncture in life. It's just very childish at some point. Imagine having almost zero in common with your teammates because of the age difference.

I was listening to Full Ride the other morning. Neuheisel and his co-host were lamenting this story and acting surprised it happened. Nobody who follows college athletics should be shocked this happened to this school. Nobody should be surprised when it happens to other schools like St. F. Living in the world of reality is important so I'm not even certain what happened to them is a bad thing. Maybe D1 sports aren't for them in 2023. Maybe there are opportunities at D3...I don't know and I don't care. I never heard of this school before this happened. As private schools go, unless a school has access to a lot of money, such as Notre Dame/Gonzaga/Villanova/Vandy/Baylor/Northwestern/Georgetown through TV money or Ivy League endowments, these schools are going to have to make some really hard decisions about what the core mission of the school is. I do know schools with access to taxpayer dollars will be fine even though the athletic departments of these schools typically lose money. If taxpayers wake up to this, there could be a problem. If public schools show taxpayers what they are doing is a benefit to the athletes, students, alumni, fans and general communities around those schools, they should be fine. One way to do that for MAC schools is to allow the taxpayers REASONABLE access to the athletic departments they are supporting by giving access to the games in the form of a voucher for four seats to two games of their choice in the general admission section. If I am paying taxes in my state, I should have access to and be allowed to drive on any state road I want to drive on as long as I obey the law, and I can. If I am paying taxes in my state, I should have access to the public universities and be able to at least walk the grounds, and I can. If I am paying taxes in my state for college athletics, I should have reasonable access to those games by attending an event or two annually. I used to believe giving away tickets devalues MAC events. I was largely wrong. There is some devaluation, but it is minimal. I don't think giving away tickets to MAC events could devalue the product any more than what the MAC Conference does to devalue it's own product by doing things such as playing on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The Pittsburgh Penguins used to have college ID nights when the team was struggling playing in the old arena. If a student showed up before a game with a college ID and there were upper balcony seats available they either got a free ticket or a really cheap ticket for around $5.00 (I also saw the Guardians are selling monthly passes for $50 and I think it's a great idea). Did it devalue the Pens?....Short term, maybe. What I do know is it created a generation of passionate fans that did not exist before. I also know the valuation of the franchise is the highest it has ever been.

I'm watching a replay of the semifinals of this tournament. The energy is almost noticable.

I know a guy who spent time in the Federal minimum security prison in Morgantown, WV. It basically didn't have a fence around it. Maybe RT can go there. He'll be the best basketball player and maybe the captain of the team.

Exposure!

He played basketball and went to school so he is a student athlete. Never steps foot on the court during a game, but steps foot every day during practice. During practice he proves he shouldn't step foot on the court during a game. You never know. That's the risk, but I trust the coaching staff to make a calculated guess.

Sure, but there have been better Zips who never came close to the NBA.

Your mom is a Kent fan.

Exposure!

Exposure!

Freeman can return to Akron and become a legend, or he can go to a P5 school and become just another guy on the team. He's a fantastic Zip and MAC player. I think the nightly grind at a P5 school might be a bit much for him. His athleticism sets him apart in the MAC, but I don't think it's enough for the nightly grind of a P5 school.

Here is a little perspective and a lesson in high standards. UNC won 20 games this season and didn't make the NCAA tournament. They were offered a spot in the NIT and turned it down. The NIT is part of American basketball culture and I want it to mean something. At the same time, I respect UNC's reasoning. This is what programs with high standards do. I applaud the Zips for not participating in the CBI. It establishes a standard for the program and the standard is not playing in a trash tournament at the end of the year. The CBI is worse than Tuesday and Wednesday night MAC football games, which is a massively low standard the MAC has set for football.

I can't say I wouldn't find it interesting. A match-up between the Dukes and Zips brings an interesting storyline. I'd probably read whatever articles got published in the ABJ or Pittsburgh Post Gazette, and I would drop into this board to see how the fans are responding to the game. That's really about it. It isn't about interest to me. It's more about it being compelling or not. I don't feel I would be compelled to watch the game. If it was a game against a known mid major during the regular season like Butler, St. Mary's or St. Louis, etc. I would feel compelled to watch and probably would watch. As much as I complain about MAC football on Friday nights, I love watching MAC basketball on Friday nights and would love a compelling game against a known mid major during the regular season. In order for the regular season to be compelling, I need the coaches out recruiting the best players possible and not wasting their time preparing for trash tournament games.