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Wouldn't mind him.

I like that he left the door open to return to Akron. The system is broken with the Wild West, lawless Portal environment right now, but I don't fault the players for capitalizing on the $$$ out there right now. What Eric is doing is the prudent thing to do. Here's to hoping he decides Akron is his best option, although I would not be surprised if he follows Groce.

Pretty crazy that all of the FTRC gear is as affordable if not more affordable than most Akron gear and is typically better quality. Plus, the Fear the Roo logo has always been a favorite of mine.

They were $30 + shipping. Didn't someone say they had over 1000 orders? That's $12k+ based on your cost-per-hat number. Not too shabby.

Bummed about that. He was a disaster for them.

Don't fully disagree but Perry is very talented. Showed a lot of promise. I do wonder if he could be a target of ours. Same high school as Nate Johnson.

Big blow for Miami OH. Elmer and the Euro are the only key pieces left.

Another one from OU.

Wonder if this could be a Portal target. Played for Dustin's brother, looks like he plays defense AND can shoot.

Now he can get with an organization that gifts a crap about him.

The irony I was referencing had to do with the increased NIL pool and their AD saying right after the press conference that they don't want anyone who is after the NIL money.

Charleston wasn't open at the beginning of this. He was allegedly offered the USF job. Wouldn't surprise me if he got word that Mack was their backup plan, let them go in that direction unless they met an absurd asking price, and went Charleston.

Ironic since the CofC AD gave a fiery interview after the press conference and said that anybody who is chasing rhe money isn't welcome at CofC. There were reports that Utah and I believe NC State also gave John a call. Not sure how serious they were but there was interest. Fact of the matter is, John wanted Charleston. Their AD stating they didn't interview anyone else proves he knew John was a guarantee. Outside of discussing the alignment of our own administration, his decision isn't worth dissecting/wasting time on.

Only announced staff news so far has been Devan Morrow staying and Mike Allen following Groce.

Bummer. I wanted him to stay with Kent. He's such a bad PG.

That would go against what some have said.

Hardman getting a NIL agent may be the first news of a departure. I wonder if that is a sign of Ford's style preference being defense-first.

KD should've left in a way that warranted more of this type of response.

This makes sense. He played for Groce at OU.

That was our first win over Frank Martin.

CAA finished ahead of the MAC in NET according to Warren Nolan. CAA is the 15th best conference, MAC is the 17th. His pay increases pretty drastically as he hits the achievements he was hitting here. An added factor to the pay is what they can afford NIL wise, which seems to be more. Who knows what benefits he's receiving to offset the higher COL. He also might not care because he's in Charleston, SC, year round now. Who cares if he left for a mid major? Groce should not be the target of any disdain, anger, etc., in my opinion. Don't waste the energy, choose to be happy for him, and use the energy to support Ford.