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FearLeon
11/11/2022 7:25 PM
Tough tough team.

Shumate....Dennis...Miller.

We have some work to do.
Last Edited: 11/11/2022 7:30:56 PM by FearLeon
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Victory
11/11/2022 7:45 PM
The MAC needs to get back to winning these games after last year's debacle. That's the result we wanted to see. It is a win against one of the better mid-major teams. Good job Rockets.

Akron gets Mississippi St. in Philly too. It is a P5 on a neutral court against one of the better teams in the MAC. The MAC needs to be able to win some of those too.
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Buckeye to Bobcat
11/11/2022 7:54 PM
Victory wrote:expand_more
The MAC needs to get back to winning these games after last year's debacle. That's the result we wanted to see. It is a win against one of the better mid-major teams. Good job Rockets.

Akron gets Mississippi St. in Philly too. It is a P5 on a neutral court against one of the better teams in the MAC. The MAC needs to be able to win some of those too.
+1

The apples to apples against other leagues are the ones we need.

Toledo looked great and gritty. They outhustled UAB and earned that W for sure.

Note: This is generally the only time I root for the MAC. More non-league wins, the better

Note #2: The Akron Uni's have to be THE ugliest logo/color combo in the conference.....
Last Edited: 11/11/2022 7:55:21 PM by Buckeye to Bobcat
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FearLeon
11/11/2022 8:26 PM
Barstool has always loved the MAC.

Was really hoping Ohio could get in this tourney.

Maybe next year.

Still can't figure out why we can't get in a pre-season tourney like this last two years.
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Buckeye to Bobcat
11/11/2022 8:35 PM
Definitely think we got a shot to get in next year. Would love to fly out to it and take it in. To be frank, wouldn't be opposed to an early MAC game there but that would be too smart for us to do.
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spongeBOB CATpants
11/14/2022 12:59 PM
I don't care what the outcome of our game with Toledo ends up being as long as we force somebody else other than Shumate to beat us. He's a good player but we can't let him rack up another near triple double that consists of points/rebounds/BLOCKED SHOTS.
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bobcatsquared
11/14/2022 4:43 PM
And to think that Shumate wanted to come to Ohio out of Newark High School and again when he entered the portal after playing 2 years at Walsh.

Interestingly, one of his sisters is the leading scorer at Kent while a younger sister is getting some minutes off the bench at o$u. Keeps their dad, who coached the Newark girls team to the state title game 2 winters ago before stepping down so he can attend more of his children's games, quite busy.
Last Edited: 11/14/2022 4:44:10 PM by bobcatsquared
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spongeBOB CATpants
11/15/2022 9:46 AM
bobcatsquared wrote:expand_more
And to think that Shumate wanted to come to Ohio out of Newark High School and again when he entered the portal after playing 2 years at Walsh.

Interestingly, one of his sisters is the leading scorer at Kent while a younger sister is getting some minutes off the bench at o$u. Keeps their dad, who coached the Newark girls team to the state title game 2 winters ago before stepping down so he can attend more of his children's games, quite busy.
He would have been an awesome piece, he does a little bit of everything mixed in with some high scoring games.
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GoCats105
11/15/2022 2:45 PM
Basketball aside, I'm fine with Ohio not being in an invitational event sponsored by a company founded by known creep David Portnoy.

Good for Toledo though. They'll be a tough out for us as usual.
Last Edited: 11/15/2022 2:46:03 PM by GoCats105
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OU_Country
11/16/2022 9:19 AM
GoCats105 wrote:expand_more
Basketball aside, I'm fine with Ohio not being in an invitational event sponsored by a company founded by known creep David Portnoy.
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bobcatsquared
11/16/2022 12:51 PM
I watched most of the UT-UAB game and some of the Akron night cap Friday night on Barstool streaming. The production/announcing crew was nothing short of a frat party with sophomoric dialogue centered on partying and gambling. I had no idea what barstool is or who David Portnoy is so I wasn't ready for the onslaught of visual and audio images coming from the broadcast. To use a favorite word of my 2 children, it was "annoying."

The product on the court, however, was entertaining. Especially the opening game with the Rockets coming back for the win.
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OU_Country
11/16/2022 1:52 PM
bobcatsquared wrote:expand_more
I watched most of the UT-UAB game and some of the Akron night cap Friday night on Barstool streaming. The production/announcing crew was nothing short of a frat party with sophomoric dialogue centered on partying and gambling. I had no idea what barstool is or who David Portnoy is so I wasn't ready for the onslaught of visual and audio images coming from the broadcast. To use a favorite word of my 2 children, it was "annoying."

The product on the court, however, was entertaining. Especially the opening game with the Rockets coming back for the win.
I'd say you probably hit the nail on the head as it relates to many grown up adults feelings toward Barstool.
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rollbobbies
11/16/2022 2:08 PM
Regardless of how you feel about Dave Portnoy, barstool, and any of the production/sense of humor of the broadcast, the number of viewers for these games were on par with BTN, FS1 broadcasts over the past couple years, and significantly better than ESPNU or other streaming platforms that these teams would typically be on. There is clearly a market of viewers interested in an entertaining broadcast with gambling or other aspects involved. I would be hard pressed to believe that UAB vs Toledo or Miss St vs Akron would get that much attention if they were on ESPNU or some other streaming service. It's at least an interesting way to get your program more air time in front of more people who are around college age anyway.
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Buckeye to Bobcat
11/16/2022 3:31 PM
rollbobbies wrote:expand_more
Regardless of how you feel about Dave Portnoy, barstool, and any of the production/sense of humor of the broadcast, the number of viewers for these games were on par with BTN, FS1 broadcasts over the past couple years, and significantly better than ESPNU or other streaming platforms that these teams would typically be on. There is clearly a market of viewers interested in an entertaining broadcast with gambling or other aspects involved. I would be hard pressed to believe that UAB vs Toledo or Miss St vs Akron would get that much attention if they were on ESPNU or some other streaming service. It's at least an interesting way to get your program more air time in front of more people who are around college age anyway.
The crowd yesterday for the Toledo BG football gameday show from Barstool was pretty good too. Looked to be on-par with Gameday crowd size and they definitely have found a niche
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FJC31
11/22/2022 9:03 AM
Lost by 12 to Kansas City last night.
Last Edited: 11/22/2022 9:04:04 AM by FJC31
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Sikey3
11/22/2022 1:29 PM
FJC31 wrote:expand_more
Lost by 12 to Kansas City last night.
Followed by losing as 11.5-point favorites today. Tough couple days for Toledo.
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