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Like The Beatles once said…we took our lucky break, and we broke it in two…

Our QB is an idiot. The defender's hand was pulling his arm and he goes into a throwing motion. I can't wait to see him go.

The ball was away and the kicker had both feet on the ground. He was barely touched. How was that a penalty?

Yes for sure. Kicking has been an adventure but overall Schramm has been the better kicker for Akron.

Nice kick. That's what I expect to see from a D1 kicker with the kick less than 40 yards.

At least they kept BG out of the end zone. Probably doesn't bode well for the whole game if we give QB17 or whatever BG is up to a 14 play drive.

I think this group of Zips will show some grit and bounce back big. Zips 45 BG 27

I also went to YSU & was impressed with the arena. Looked a lot like what the JAR would look like with permanent chair back seating. Makes a tremendous difference.

Seems like UA got the better side of the bracket. Should be fun!!

After 12 years of college basketball.

I like that this tournament rewards the first round winners with an off day. If I'm not mistaken, that's not something we've seen in these early season tournaments which has been detrimental due to fatigue. The winner of Iona/Akron should get Oregon State in the semi's.

Nate Johnson played 35 minutes for K state in their 1 point victory over Tulsa. He only scored 5 points but had 4 assists and 9 rebounds. Glad to see he is doing well playing at the next level.

I feel bad you had to sit through that On the bright side you got to see KJ Walton's final ever basketball game before disappearing off the face of the earth

I am not a fan of this guy(or gal?)'s predictions..... the predictor really seems to love teams from the Big Ten https://www.instagram.com/p/DRLqMDtjAx9/?hl=en

I so badly want a marketing campaign to troll the big conferences. Something like… “Akron Basketball, good enough to play in the Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12 and the Big East.”* * Based on Kenpom rankings on 11/18/2025. If they don’t like it they are welcome to send Rutgers, South Carolina, Utah, Boston College or DePaul amongst others to Akron to prove us wrong. Go Zips!!

I attended all 3 games in Fort Myers, Florida so you can blame me for that one.

Duquesne plays its annual game at SVSM this Saturday at 4:00 against Northeastern. I've been to 2 or 3 of these now and its interesting to watch a D1 basketball game in that intimate of a setting. I wasn't a fan at the start of these as I was afraid it was in part a recruiting ploy but I haven't seen that happening. It's free D1 basketball in our own backyard.,

BG started the season a respectable 3-3 and everything could have been in place for an 8 win season. They then caught the injury bug at the worst possible position and lost four in a row. BG is starting a fourth string QB. If Akron cannot exploit this situation and come out with a win, the program has been cursed by a gypsy. Akron 31 BG 17

I think Barre and/or Brisco will be needed more. Asking Lyles to give ~28 minutes a game for 3 games in 4 days will be a lot. Also, at some point it wouldn't be surprising if he faces foul trouble.

We attended the Akron at YSU exhibition game earlier this month and was mildly impressed with their arena. They didn’t do a full redesign but replaced all the old seats (in a very similar design. Lower level chairs upper level bleachers)with new chair backs with cup holders and armrests from floor to ceiling on both sides for 1.8 million last year by Hussein seating out of Maine. Still holds 5700 down from 6300

Agree, giving up 89 yard touchdown passes doesn’t help

Back when there were talks of Akron getting a new arena ~10 years ago I kind of spoke against the 7k-8k seat arenas for this purpose. Although it would have been taxpayer funded through the city so not much pull the school would have had. It took exactly 1 game at Infocision for the new smell to wear off. I'm not sure we've hit 80% occupancy in a game since. Basketball after a season or two would almost certainly be back to averaging ~3k fans. I always thought the game day experience is better with the arena 80%-100% full, which leads to more fans wanting to return. It kind of sounds counterproductive but fewer seats can actually help improve attendance averages as it creates a false sense of scarcity and makes it a more desirable ticket to have. Particularly in an age where those under 30 want to brag on social media. It also creates a sense of urgency for people to get season tickets or buy single game tickets in advance. Key example is I would never feel the need to buy a ticket to Akron football in advance because I know I could show up to the gate and there will be 10k+ remaining. I do buy tickets in advance for Akron-Kent basketball because I know the risk for selling out is very high.

I haven't gotten to the games super early but by the time I sit in my seat there are no students over there in that area and then they close the curtain 10 minutes before tip. If it was me I would just let anyone go back there during game time, could be good for families with little kids. Maybe I'll show up earlier and see how full it gets

I know and I don't quite understand why Steele didn't push for a more difficult schedule after being screwed by the NIT for this reason.

We seemed to be cursed in these tournaments but man this one looks so enticing. Iona is going to be tougher than we think. They've looked good in their matchups so far. Oregon St is in such a weird spot as a program falling from the P5 ranks into mid-major land. Should be an extremely fun tournament. I want to see our depth used! It looks like the title game is on Monday, so it won't be 3 games in 3 days so hopefully that helps but we still need guys like Stank to get close 15 mins a game to keep the top 6 fresh.