Captain Kangaroo

It will be interesting to see how the leash shortens on coaching tenures of those guiding underachieving teams with big payrolls. If I were the donor that ponied up a million bucks to buy Nate Johnson I’d be pretty angry about only having a .500 record to show for it. I’d probably be making some demands if they want me to cut more checks in the future.

Nowadays the players are in Akron so briefly you hardly know their names before they're gone.

If they're smart they'll still invest it with Bud.

But college football can’t have midseason transfers from a professional league. So it evens out.

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. 😀

I’ll take any schlub from the stands that can hit a free throw and build from there.

5th school in 6 years

"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.

We didn't have a Big 12 roster being paid a reported $5.1 million. Nor a HC making $3.5 million/yr, an assistant coach pool of $5 million, and a support staff pool of $2.5 million.

We could sign the entire WVU 2025 roster and lose to OU 17-10.

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.

I think the last 40 years is a pretty relevant statistical sampling, and over that time period Akron’s basketball success dwarfs Toledo’s.

It would be impossible for Lyles to play any worse.

Since November 29th he's 9-34 from the three line. That's 26.5%, which is horrible for a "hired gun/sharpshooter."

Looks like his juco HC was Arth successor Oscar Rodriguez?