All Activity

I don't think he'll ever get to that level but I suspect he'll be a solid contributor.

Word is Halligan a little dinged up. Hopefully he can play this week. But if not, they need to carry on his toughness and defensive energy to start games.

Let’s enjoy this week and remember how good we have it right now! MAC Tourny one of the best experiences in college basketball!

Don't forget Cody Head if he stays. It won't be on the chain but he could be like a Castaneda who came in and balled for 2 years.

It is very interesting to see Groce and Tavari bring up Tai Perkins. If we can keep Sharron and then Tai becomes that freshman PG with some playing time we still have a very nice chain of Guards through Groce's tenure

While I'd like Akron to spend more money on Athletics, because I'm a sports fan, I'm not sure how many more students are going to enroll at a University because they win the MAC. It's not like Miami is going to consistently be in the national spotlight. They are right now in basketball because several close games went their way, but even with additional big spending, it would be very difficult to see them making national noise consistently while still in the MAC (or even if they move to the SBC or whatever). It seems like a bad financial decision to me, I guess is what I'm saying. 😉

Thanks. (Out of reactions/likes)

Tim O'Shea. Bobcat Attack has been using it for years to signal a coaching change.

I got the same email. The initial announcement made this seem way more relaxed than what it appears to be. Hopefully they aren't just choosing people from the Good Ole Club. Under 100 applicants isn't very many. Maybe it would be prudent to accept all the applicants at that number, mix up who attends the meetings each time for different perspectives, etc.

What's TOS mean?

This. I think 5500 (including amenities and loges) is the perfect size. And make it a basketball arena; not ice hockey.

Seth Mcfall

Interesting, who was the email from?

I guess I was not chosen for the zips fan council. I just received this email. I honestly didn’t think there would be a formal process to join, I thought it was just going to be a bunch of fans getting together to voice their opinion. Maybe this group will actually have some swing to decisions then. Thank you for your support of the Zips and interest in joining the Zips Fan Council! While it’s been a hectic time of year with basketball season in full-swing, I wanted to send out a quick update regarding where our department is currently at with creating the Zips Fan Council. We had overwhelming interest in being a part of this council, with just under 100 applicants from across the state of Ohio and beyond. Our goal for this council is to build a group that spans across as many different demographics as possible, and as such we’ve selected limited numbers of individuals across a wide variety of graduation years and backgrounds to accomplish this goal. We are in the final stages of scheduling interviews with applicants and hope to have our council members finalized in the coming weeks, with our first meeting late in the spring. If you were not chosen to move forward in the process, please know that it was based on limited availability and Akron Athletics appreciates and values your support. As this will be a group that ebbs and flows based on availability, we would love to consider you for the group in the future even if you are not ultimately selected in this first iteration.

As a homeschooling parent, I am fully aware of the failures of the current education system. I'm not saying standardized tests are the end all be all. However, is there any proof that iPromise is successful? Are kids actually contributing to their community? Are they truly staying off the streets? Are they actually graduating high school and going to college? Where is there any proof? The only public data we have is that 2 out of 75 7th graders passed a proficiency test. That's 4 years of education at that school leading to 2.67% of the grade being proficient. A public testimony on this board stated that the iPromise part of UA sits empty. Sorry for another post about this @kreed5120 but I also believe it ties into the topic of this thread. UA is an urban campus, meaning the Akron community has a major influence on the university itself. If the city of Akron as a whole improves, so should the future of UA. Not to mention we're talking about guaranteed scholarships for Akron.

https://www.torontofc.ca/news/richie-laryea-named-to-team-of-the-matchday-3-bench

Three guys recalled on the same day? Did they have some injuries happen?

I can agree with that. Just wanted to share perspective from someone who has a ton of experience working with the same type of kids the I Promise school has.

If you take the lowest performing kids from any school district and put them in a separate school, I promise you'll see the same results. They are starting way behind in ability, especially reading level, which is the cornerstone of success in education. All of them. Some of the kids arrive there 2-3 grade levels behind. So even though a large percentage of their scores might improve over the course of the year, they still "fail" according to the standardized tests. A 5th grader comes to them at a 3rd grade reading level, improves to a 4th grade reading level, but still fails the test because they're still behind. It is why nobody should look at standardized test results as the primary indicator for school success. It's much more complex than that, and it's why the large majority of educators dislike the current standardized test system. If people can't see how graduating kids and sending kids to college that would probably end up on the streets otherwise if it wasn't for the school isn't helping the community, I'm not sure what to tell them.

IMO 2-3 guys will transfer due to lack of playing time or fit. I would expect 3-4 portal additions. Add in Young, Eric and MMK that bring us to 6-7. From there that leaves opportunities for 2-3 additional players to earn solid, consistent minutes. I'm not as knowledgeable on who we have redshirting or true freshman coming in, but I'm sure we'll have some competition to fill out those roles.

Maybe next year for MJ

I've thought of that team, too. They brought in 5 portal players the next year - Gray, Okonkwo, Hardman, Wilson, and Harris. Unless some players leave, I believe we only have two open spots right now.