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  1. Good point. It's a huge gamble and one he doesn't need to make at this point in his career. He shouldn't kill a bright future there. Nobody recovers. With the exception of KD, look at this list of failures and their bad jobs after Duquesne. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Duquesne_Dukes_men's_basketball_head_coaches
  2. The Pittsburgh press is as lazy as the rest of them and is better than most at cheerleading for bad decisions. This article claims he has good experience. Five years at CSU and Duquesne combined isn't that great of experience. Being friends with James isn't experience. This is ABJ level logic. Don't take the job Dru. It's a historically bad program that went on a great 5 game stretch. It's almost always a coach killer. Find an assistant job at a good P5 program for a couple of years. The connection with James will be enticing for one of them just like it is for Duquesne. If you want after that, take a mid major job. It's a better path to a P5 HC job.
  3. Not in it's current state. Unused real estate is expensive to maintain because there is no revenue stream. If the University doesn't have plans to use it, sell it for anything they can get and move it off the books. Let someone else tear it down and develop it.
  4. You're right. It's more mainstream. And it's not as cool.
  5. Here is an article that includes gambling as a reckless behavior. https://www.wsj.com/us-news/four-years-later-covid-isnt-done-with-us-280a7cf1?mod=Searchresults_pos16&page=1 Because of legalization, gambling and smoking pot aren't even cool anymore. It used to be cool to feel like you were clandestinely buying some pot in college on a Friday from some shadowy dude. In reality , the cops had a lot more to worry about in Akron than a small time pot dealer pushing joints around the University. Now you just got to a store to buy pot that leaves a person catatonic after two hits. When I was in college, I could smoke an entire joint with three friends and not be incapacitated. Gambling was cool also. You knew a shady guy that you had to go pay once a week. Now you tell your phone. Is there anything less cool than that? I think this is the first time in my life when I look back on the current college kids and pitty them for not being as cool as my generation.
  6. It's easier than ever for a player to fix a game. There is no gangster paying the kid. All the player needs is a Draft Kings account only the player knows about, and the discipline to not get greedy and keep his mouth shut.
  7. They just need to include a warning written on the websites written in the smallest font possible warning people gambling might not be the best thing for them. Everything will be fine.
  8. I'm old enough to remember when the Sunday games ended at 7 and then we watched 60 Minutes. Wait, that was just a couple of years ago. TV networks are making it really hard to be anything other than a degenerate gambler.
  9. It has a ton of tradition. Unfortunately it all revolves around failure.
  10. If it's not name after something/someone already, name the court after him. Akron doesn't have a lot of sports tradition. This would remind fans of success when they are in constant search of negativity.
  11. Harvard, yes. OSU, no. There is a great book about the Harvard Business School called The Golden Passport. It goes through the decades of HBS. The central question centers around whether or not HBS is helpful or harmful to the country. Looking at facts, it's been a disaster for the county.
  12. I broke one of my own rules picking my bracket this year. I try to pick upsetters based upon late season performance. I passed on a late surging Duquesne. I'm in one of those polls where you get a point for win and the difference in seeding if you pick an upset. I was at least smart enough to pick NC State to the Sweet 16. I also put too much faith in Kansas. They were overrated all season and it showed. None of it really matters. I had Kentucky losing to UNC in the finals.
  13. Talk to him anyhow. His perspective can help.
  14. Freeman is going to have a lot to think about in the coming months. I'm not an NBA expert, but I do know it's extremely hard to make and the talent level is the best in my lifetime. In my opinion, Freeman is not an NBA player. He was advised to stay another year to improve his talent level, but I'm not sure he improved enough for the NBA. With that said, I think he could have a great future in professional basketball and should talk to a lot of people to understand how. I'm hoping he spends some time with former Zip Jammal Ball to discuss his professional options. Ball had a long career in mostly France for 14 years, Germany for two, and Kosovo for one. I'd rather spend 14 years in France than some NBA D League Hell hole of a city for a couple with little opportunity for the NBA. He could make more money in Europe. https://gozips.com/honors/hall-of-fame/jimmal-ball/15 From the looks of Ball's background, he is invested in helping young people at the University find their way through school and open up opportunities for the future. Talk to him Enrique...be prepared and come with good questions. Be open minded. It's a big world with a lot of opportunities for people like you. You are a massive success already and your just getting started.
  15. Getting back to the Zips.... Bad loss anyway you slice it. They didn't complete nearly as well as they did against UCLA last time. Disappointing.
  16. KD is a Zip and he had success. I'm happy for two of our alumni as Dru is part of his team also. This is a good thing.
  17. Alabama should have saved all the money they have spent on football by cutting their football program after their first national championship in 1925.
  18. My personal experiences with him have been very positive. Has he made mistakes? Yes, but they aren't front page disasters as in the past. His mistakes are very low key to the point the local media cannot even blow them out of proportion. I see a President who is using social media to stay in contact with students, alumni and the general NE Ohio community. I see him engaged with alumni at mixers around the country. I see the dorms are full. I believe athletics as a whole are progressing nicely. I'd hire a new Akron graduate if I needed someone. I believe the faculty is strong. It all points in the right direction.
  19. When was that chance? At the time the stadium was built, the football program was relatively successful and looked to have turned a corner after a mac championship.
  20. The last time the MAC had a coach as good as him was when HE was at OU.
  21. If it's an early game I'll be able to watch on AAinfligh. Good.
  22. Good weekend for current and past Zips.
  23. Have fun tonight. Worry tomorrow.
  24. Every kid fantasize about making a foul shot to win a big game. Tribble lived the dream tonight. Good for him!
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