Let'sGoZips94

This post nails it. Miami OH is very smart for capitalizing on an exciting era of athletics. However, that intelligence seemingly goes out the window when they decide to plunge themselves into upwards of $200M in debt for a project that seems like complete overkill when the hype for athletics is built on a likely unsustainable run. Ray Kinsella built a nice, modest baseball field when called to, not a glamorous ballpark.

Miami OH's Board of Trustees approved the project.

Evan is absolutely the obvious key, same with Amani. If we can somehow limit their front court, I don't think their backcourt is capable of carrying the load. Too inconsistent and their decision making is usually Kent (crap). My darkhorse tonight is Sharron Young. He is a pest defensively and has the ability to go off on any night offensively. Look for tonight to be that night. Ultimately, we simply need to make our shots no matter who is shooting the ball. If we do that, Kent won't be able to sniff being in this game. Go Zips.

I don't disagree, but there are so many external factors preventing that type of logic from coming to fruition. It's going to take an adult in the room with real world experience to step in and be the voice of reason.

Baseball and hockey have Players Association approved agents to my knowledge. The NCAA is a free for all.

We haven't really struggled with the press this year until that Buffalo game, and I think the biggest factor was our 25 pt lead. We got complacent and lazy due to comfortability. I don't foresee an unathletic Kent press giving Akron many troubles should they choose to do so. In fact, I think if Kent presses for any lengthy period this game, Akron wins by double digits fairly easily due to all the easy points that will come from the 3 on 2s and 2 on 1s.

Committing this amount of capital based on a run that is inflated by an incredibly weak schedule with a coach that has yet to sign the contract extension offer is malpractice. Now, will something like this attract more talent, top coaches, etc. should there be turnover? Maybe, but as fast as it has been built, it can all come crashing down in the blink of an eye. I want nothing more than to beat them in Cleveland and see them either lose in Dayton or miss the Dance altogether. The whole thing is a sick joke that Ohio taxpayers are the butt of.

You're welcome haha. You're absolutely right but this is technically being fiscally responsible for the few people it enriches. Government and banks exist nowadays in order to use your money to enrich themselves. Rules for thee but not for me.

GP1? Is that you?

Leave it to Miami OH to build a steel/glass exterior and cover it up with brick walls that seemingly serve no purpose other than having bricks in the esthetic. $281M is unbelievably absurd, but when your concessions include the finest wine and cheese around, what else should we expect? What a perfect example of why I dislike that school and hope they get nothing this year like the similarly entitled kids in Willy Wonka.

Saturday night, the card shop I work for on the weekends had a huge trade night. Afterwards, the owner thanked all the employees by gifting a box of 2024-25 Panini Obsidian Basketball cards to each employee. 1 pack, 7 cards per. 1 of my 7 cards? Enrique Freeman Rookie Patch Auto /75. Gotta love how Enrique keeps representing Akron.

Maybe, but I expect the same result. Kent sucks.

This is best case scenario IF UMass doesn't end up the 8 seed. I really want them to beat the crap out of Miami OH in round 1, even if they don't ultimately win the game. Otherwise, missing the tourney altogether is a better alternative to them being on our side of the bracket.

- Didn't shoot well in the first half - Weathered the storm with aggressive takes to the basket - Maintained momentum into the half - Came out of the half with their hair on fire - Up 25 with 80 points at the 9 minute mark

Impressive run. Quite frankly, this is the most impressed I've been by the Zips on some time.

Death, taxes, Shammah halftime buzzer beaters.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DVHPeQvkrEq/?igsh=MTdzY256MmFrNDZ1MA== Custom Akron basketball jerseys?!

I take it Freitag isn't going to be back for this one.

Classes mattering in today's landscape is as real as the Easter Bunny and Santa Claus.

Does this include finding a way to clone Suder? Once he's gone, good luck.

Why is Myles Garrett at the Miami game?

Just get me to Cleveland.

Ay least Scott to Eric for an oop finally happened. It's the little things.

Akron could easily get an additional $1M every year if CBS/ESPN sold 20 minutes of ads for halftime instead of paying someone to produce whatever that garbage was.