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The best moment from Tuesday’s game was at halftime when a 3 1/2 foot tall 2nd grader drained a shot and gave the “too small” gesture to his defender. 😀

There were some objectively terrible Akron teams prior to Dambrot coming to Akron. That was before my time though. I would imagine the defense was worse on some of those single digit win teams. I do think it's lazy to just look at points allowed as the sole measure of a defense. Like your mentioned pace can inflate the numbers. I still think outside of Groce's 1st season this is probably his worst defensive team. Like you, I don't necessarily think it's all effort. They just often try to trap and then are slow in rotating. Not having a rim protector certainly plays a part, but I feel that would be something we could overcome if we boxed out better and defended the 3-point line better.

Lebron paid homage to UA and the city with his new shoes which included the UA logo- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/nba/2026/01/18/lebron-james-nike-23-shoes-pay-tribute-to-akron-zips/88243766007/

Feels like we should be set on offense aside from the TE position. Nice that we kept Williams/Mason/Gant/Patrick. Still feels like we have a lot of work to do on the defensive side.

I'm perfectly fine with Miami winning every game until they lose to the Zips in Cleveland.

Not trying to be drastic, but I would probably just give Buffalo and Kent State the death penalty.

top drawer soccer also included a goal that Aiden scored

"Our goal is to build and sustain a championship-caliber program that contends for MAC titles and NCAA Tournament berths on an annual basis," Guthrie said. "I believe that Ryan brings the vision, experience and deep roots in Ohio that will allow the Zips to reach new heights. "More importantly, during the process Ryan demonstrated a strong commitment to develop well-rounded leaders on the court and in the classroom." Man, that Guthrie guy was so much more than just a gifted Graphic Designer. Anyone else wish we had Mahoning Valley Mel back? She won 12 games last year, and sits at 13-5 with the Penguins this season.

I always thought two things were going to ruin college sports for me. Gambling and paying the players directly. Not that I don't think that they have a right to get a gain out of what they're producing, but just flat buying teams doesn't get me excited for college sports any more. I will even admit I'm a little less excited for Akron season knowing that they have kind of bought their team as well. It's why soccer is my favorite sport at Akron and not just because they're good, but because I believe that it's about talent, evaluation and skill and not just money. Yes, I know that you still have to have some talent evaluation even with the money but the playing field is not even.

One more season after this one and there's no way the school is going to expend the money to pay 2 women's hoops coaches.

He's right that those schools do fit the profile well. However, given the state of politics, I think Senators should focus on things other than the athletic alignment of their alma maters. I'm sure if there was mutual interest, these schools would have already joined the Big East.

Seemingly, a nobrainer.

I'm not questioning they are favorites in any particular game, but odds are they still lose at least 1 game. No MAC team has gone undefeated in conference play since 1958, which was ironically Miami who went 12-0. In that time between then and now we've seen some terrific teams Wally Miami, Kent State Elite 8, Buffalo a few years back to name a few. They all had at least 1 loss and frankly they would all be heavy favorites over this years Miami team. If the MAC was as bad as it was last year I would think the possibility would be greater, but this year there are plenty of MAC teams capable of sneaking up on you. EMU beat Cincy, BG knocked off Kansas State, UMass beat 2 P4, and even Ohio knocked off a fairly good St. Bonaventure. Edit: I want to be clear my comment wasn't meant to be a knock to Miami. I feel their start is better than many are giving them credit for. I understand their SOS is very weak, but it's more challenging to consistently win games you're expected to than what people give it credit for. Look at Akron as a prime example. 3 out of our 4 losses we entered into the game as the Vegas favorite, but lost.

Durham DID NOT enter the portal. He announced that he was entering, but he never officially signed or withdrew. You can come up with your own reasoning, but he is still on the team and NOT in the portal.

Against respectable teams, it would be a 32 minute game and a 40 minute loss.

Groce: “was it a 32 minute game or 40 minute game? I think our players thought it was a 32 minute game”

It's a little early but I thought I'd put this here. Forewarned is foretold. You have to have your head examined to sit on the west side. The sun will be brutal for the first half at least.

The whiteboard is back! Sorry fellas I’ve been sick so I haven’t been in the office. The biggest risers have definitely been murray state and Miami. Biggest fallers are bowling green, Kent and Yale (Brutal loss to Princeton)

FWIW, I have heard that Cibastian Broughton is the player that the staff is most excited about. He has been under the radar but has all the talent to get the job done with both his feet and his arm. If true that gives Joe a new dynamic at QB that we haven't had for years and one that he has longed for.

The Lyles-Mahaffey x2-Tavari-Shammah looked good today. Easily our best five IMO.

New QB is at the game and got a shoutout during this TO

Watching the women's game at Kent. They had some people out on the floor cleaning up during a timeout. I was wondering if they couldn't have gotten someone other than a homeless guy off the street to do the cleaning. Then they said it's Kent's President and everything made sense. 🤣

We love former Albany QBs

Red Panda or nothing!

Congratulations to Zips Men’s Soccer alum Will Meyer on re-signing for 2026.

Unless I'm reading this stuff wrong it seems like UB and EMU are the cuprits here in games played AGAINST OU, WMU and Kent. Is that right???

I guess he saw the writing on the wall after Tomlin resigned.

Zips lose 82-68 at UMass, ironically to another 3rd year coach who has turned his program around. Zips are now 10-31 in the MAC under Gensler. Just saying it can be done a lot better.

That's the 9th new OL Coach J-Rod's signed this cycle.

I believe when you lose to someone like that, it needs to be in quotation marks (e.g., "Northwood") 😂

I was told they are legit

Pretty good game Friday night with Toledo vs Kent

Maybe I need to be really clear. Look at the spelling of chairback again. This came from a high level University poster. 🙂

Did their laundry person mix their whites with their reds?

Stealing the basketball gameplan from a couple years back...get a bunch of Mountaineers on the team.

Ball State board doesn't seem all that interested in this game either. Game thread was just created an hour ago and nobody besides OP has left a comment. Edit: There was a separate thread created yesterday titled "Can this game just be cancelled?" It was about the round 2 game against the Sun Belt. I clicked on it thinking it was about the Akron game thread. One of Ball State posters commented that he thought it was about the Akron game. It gave me a good chuckle reading.

I think it's more their lack of offense will travel

Zips picked up a commitment from former WVU DB Dawayne Galloway Jr. Was a 4 star recruit out of HS (played at Marion Franklin) Absolutely massive get for the secondary, should have 4 years of eligibility.

Zips Men’s Soccer alum Cameron Knowles 👏👏👏

I think Finley was a more-than-serviceable 5th year senior who had a year in the system. He was going to start the entire year if he could stay healthy. Mike Johnson Jr. was brought in to be a senior body. That's about it. Don't sell Broughton short. He isn't a big kid (5' 11"), but he made some head-turning plays in the scrimmages I watched. With a year of practice under his belt I think he has a good shot at being the starter in 2026. We can win some games with Ruggow. But he doesn't have the wow-factor that Broughton brings. Maybe Beals comes in and sets the world on fire...but I've never seen a true Freshman do that at Akron.

Obviously we need to get wins in these next two games (Ball State and WMU) as these games are followed by probably the toughest four-game stretch in our conference schedule (away at Buffalo and Ohio, then home against Toledo and Can't).

I’m honestly more excited about Beals. We heard the talk of Broughton last year…but IMO it’s sort of telling that he didn’t see the field at all. I don’t have a dog in the fight though, just win baby!

Dewalt posted about going into the draft. At the Bowling Green game he said it was his last college game ever also.