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Zach had a hamstring therapy wrap Thursday night and a back therapy brace last night. He's obviously hurting and at this point is starting just not to mix up what has worked. He barely gets into the flow before his sub is coming off of the bench and that seems to be happening earlier and earlier over the last month. He'll get in later in games for defense but likely won't see many late minutes. God bless the kid for his effort and attitude. He's the glue type of player all teams need.

I'll let you know when I try it on. From the naked eye it looks the size I expected.

Saturday we will play for the MAC Championship for the 13th time in the last 19 seasons. We are truly fortunate to have had KD and now Groce, and a ton of really fun and talented players over that timespan.

Every November we pray and hope that come March, we're in this position. Since 2007, more often than not, we have been. We are a blessed fan base to have experienced so many Saturdays in Cleveland. On the flip side, Toledo hasn't been written on a bracket since 1980. Let's make sure that streak continues. Goodnight ZipsNation. When we wake up, it's go time. When we wake up, we prepare ourselves for history to be made as the first ever 3Peat in MAC tournament history. LET'S GO ZIPS!

A few thoughts: - I would love to see Eric be more aggressive offensively. He's been tentative on that end in the first two games. - Sharron hasn't gotten it going offensively, but his defense and energy has been huge. Had some big plays tonight. -Halligan is pretty clearly less than 100%. - MMK gave us some important minutes tonight. - I am going to miss watching Tavari and Shammah next season. Such a special duo. - Hopefully Amani hitting those two free throws late give him a confidence boost. It seems like it is mental for him right now. We need him tomorrow.

Does it fit true to size?

Akron opens as -7.5 vs Toledo.

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I pray mine arrives tomorrow so I can wear it also. Did it arrive via USPS or FedEx/UPS? My mail comes in the morning but the others come in evening and would probably be too late 😆

Just feels weird the coach is negotiating for a new job while his team is about to play a semifinal matchup with their season on the line.

Brett Kaminski played well in both Spring games. blOSU went first in PKs. Zips missed one pk (not saved by blOSU) going down 4-3. When blOSU made their 5th pk, there was no need for the Zips to take a 5th one. As for the run of play, Zips need to finish. It’s Spring with 9 new players. Lots to figure out.

Really good hire for Cuse.

I will +1 on Bowen. I actually thought he played smart and composed. Didn't really rush anything and made the right plays.

That was fast!

I just checked my mailbox after returning from the game. My FTR hoodie arrived. I can confirm it is indeed black. Looking forward to wearing it tomorrow.

Winning ugly is still winning!!! Amani Lyles is having a difficult time shooting the 3 ball and is now 0 for 10 in 2 games. I know of at least one former Akron player that shot the ball well during the season but when it came to the MAC tourney in Cleveland his shooting percentage went way down. Not sure if Amani is feeling the pressure of the tourney but hopefully tomorrow will be the day he finds his shot. Zach Halligan has also had a rough time of it lately on offense. He only played 2 minutes and Groce pulled him after a horrible turnover and he only played 4 minutes tonight. Yesterday he got pulled in the first few minutes after missing an open 3 and another bad turnover. I am sure Groce will start him tomorrow but he needs to play better. I think everyone else had solid games. I am going to give a special shoutout to Bowen Hardman who played 26 minutes and 3 of 6 shooting for 9 points and 4 rebounds. I do not think he is a great defender but I thought he played really good defense tonight and hit some big three point shots, Can the Zips have one game where they shoot better than 40% from three and show Toledo the door. I think when they play poorly they are a competitive MAC team but when they are hitting the 3 point shots they should take care of business tomorrow. Go Zips!!!!

Dang, do we have a starting GK solidified?

Doubtful. I think Kent took us out of our usual high pace style and Tavari struggled to adjust. His biggest weakness is his size and when Kent decided to switch everything and throw the bigs out on the perimeter to force the ball off the 3P line, Tavari wasn't able to quickly find the passing lanes.

Man oh man, Zips cobbles that one together tonight. The essence of survive and advance. Sayonara Flashes. Tavari seemed a little off tonight. Maybe under the weather?

Yes, I wouldn't be surprised if he has 2 dozen high major offers. Assuming he has eligibility.

Hence my push to try and make it an Akron section lol. Tons of tickets available. We were in a mixed section tonight and the row of Kent fans behind us were annoying (they also did not like me).

Akron favored by 7.5 against Toledo.

You may find yourself in a Toledo area, but who knows? Anyone can buy those seats.