Let'sGoZips94

Akron needs to lawyer up and fight the postseason ban. Precedent was just set.

This will likely involve punishment for CMU.

Looks like the MAC will be the rotating piece in this, as we are the only team from last year's event not participating this year.

If Connor is moving on to play somewhere else, we owe him big time for opening this roster spot. John: "Son, you know I love you right?" Connor: "Yes dad. I love you, too." John: "Awesome. Now get the hell out of here. I have a 6'8" Serbian sniper - basically the next Nikola Jokic - ready to commit and need the roster spot." (how that conversation went - probably)

We'll be quite a bit bigger while maintaining a high level of athleticism. I expect our defense to be the same if not improved. Quite frankly, I think we're even more athletic this year. If everything comes to fruition with this Serb get, Akron will be scary.

He's a 6'8" guard/forward. Think Ali Ali but a better shooter.

Do we have anyone leaving?

Holy...

Akron just got a commitment for the 2025 class from a 6'8" Serb. Is someone departing that we aren't aware of?

What in the world?

Don't you dare bad mouth the popcorn. Shriveled up hot dogs and questionable burgers? Sure. The popcorn has nostalgic immunity to criticism though.

4.0 GPA according to his bio.

What a picture.

This is a little off topic, but is our soccer program able to recruit the world like apparently Groce is? This is a pretty big piece of information that shows just how deep Bud's pockets are along with the other financial support for the program.

If anything, we're going to see the P4s start trimming the fat in the coming years. If the G5s position themselves right, they'll be able to add some outstanding institutions.

Alright MAC, your move. Go get em. 🤣 And people think Toledo and Ohio are coveted commodities.

Enrique finished Summer League in the top 40-50 (out of over 400 players) in PPG with 16.2, and just missed averaging a double double with 9.6 RPG (5th most in Summer League). Side note: Kent's Justyn Hamilton (1 GP, 6 PPG, 1 RPG) and Sincere Carry (2 GP, 1 PPG) also participated, and that's putting it nicely.

This pretty much hits the nail on the head. Akron needs to lean 100% into being a family-first and college-fun environment and atmosphere. The only way to solve Akron's problems is to plant seeds among each generation and hope they turn into a blossoming fan base. Akron is simply doing a poor job at planting those seeds. Akron, as a community, finds a way to support Cleveland's AA baseball team just fine. why? The Rubberducks find ways to connect with the community, especially the youth. It's going to be take a group of non-traditional higher education suits to get creative, swallow their pride, roll up their sleeves, and reach the next generation. Too many people who have been in charge at Akron have seemingly solely focused on donors. It has been such a shortsighted strategy to put all the eggs in the basket of people with aging money. Delaware, of all universities, is currently doing a NCAA Football 26 marketing campaign where people from around the country can submit a video or photo of them winning the National Championship with Delaware. I forget what the prize is, but they currently have applications from at least most continental US states, if not all 50 states by now. I don't even think they have any cool in-game features. Meanwhile, Akron has the turnover/touchdown tire, Zippy, and the Wagon Wheel in the game, yet nobody is using that to creatively promote the program/university. I won't stand for any G5 fan base building slander. It's a total fallacy. The Sun Belt has had football for ~25 years and they are leap frogging the MAC in attendance. Yes the MAC lives in the shadows of the Big Ten, but what would the Sun Belt excuse be? They are in the shadows of the Big Ten, Big 12, ACC, AND SEC. Steinbrecher has done Akron no favors with how he has destroyed the MAC's reputation, but Akron is still capable of being creative and unique. If the conversation continues to strictly be "how can we cater to donors," Akron will continue to fall further and further behind. If the conversation shifts to, "How can we unequivocally reach the youth," we'll get somewhere.

I don't think so but he is still developing physically. His profile is much more solidified and defined. He's working hard and getting rewarded for it - starting in every summer league game and typically getting around 30 minutes of play time. You could tell last year the Pacers liked him; I don't think they would typically attend, as a team, just any two way player's high school celebration. If he keeps this up and continues to develop, I fully expect a legitimate NBA contract to come his way.

I've always been impressed with how publicly he supports the other Akron athletic programs. Agreed that the injury bug has plagued his tenure here; hoping that changes so we can see what type of program he can really build.