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https://open.substack.com/pub/akronzippedup/p/akron-zips-mens-basketball-weekly-d31?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email Excellent post from Zipped Up.

he will be TOS soon enough.

CMU beat PCCC

Tavari 7 assists. Likely mostly to Amani? finds another way to contribute.

Re: vs. Akron (1/9) Post by Falconfreak90 » Wed Jan 07, 2026 1:23 pm Akron has tormented us since about 2005. I think we are 5-37 in our last 42? For the love of Andy Anderson, just beat them. As always, they will be an excellent team.

And if things go horribly wrong, who will be Tyler Cheese?

Who is going to be the Gladden, Harney, or Gray tonight?

Today's break-out session topic: "When a Win is Actually a Loss"

Huge game. Will set the tone for the remainder of the season.

Realistically, the Staff gave Akron a chance to rack up some good wins that would improve NCAA seeding and maybe, just maybe put them on bubble for an at large bid. After the loss to Yale and especially after loss to Murray State the goal is now to win in Cleveland. Groce and staff is figuring out what is going to get them to rope cutting on Saturday. The kid from Serbia didn't get out of his warm ups last night and has limited limits. He's not going to start. And the viable back up big has a bad injury. Re-set and re-calibrate.

Now understanding what like is like without Seth, Nate, and Isaiah. Burn a red shirt?

Limits the options for the Papa John's sub of the game.

And Groce's 2nd Buckeye pick-up, Evan, had a combined point total of 10 (TEN) points against Murray State, Miami, and Yale. I'm not ready to say they are "whiffs" for this season but...

Bowen has one job to do: make 3s. He needs to start doing his job.

what part didn't you understand?

When are you opening the "John's Next Endeavor" thread? Morehead may last longer than Groce.

https://open.substack.com/pub/akronzippedup/p/akron-zips-mens-basketball-weekly?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email good summary by ZippedUp, who hypothesized that Travis' technical in first half affected officiating.

I see UCLA in Travis' future. Win big this year and leave his brothers shadow. No next endeavor for John with lack of big game wins.

Yes, Tribble was great last year.

At Akron, Groce has won @ Kent, Athens, and Oxford. He's won MAC tournaments over unranked MAC teams. He didn't upset Buffalo during their golden age. His signature win is probably the 2022 MAC tournament win over Toledo in the semis. Beating an undefeated Miami who has some poll #s at Oxford will be a tall order for Groce.

Sight lines at Millett Hall are brutal.

75 -75 1.43 left

Great game in Toledo now

the longer the winning streak the harder the fall. See Zips 2013 and 2024.

we will find out tomorrow. BG is -5.5 favorites at the Stroh Center.