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Do we have any ZN members on-site at the match today?

Based on how bad they're screwing up the football marketing around the spring game...you're probably right.

I am actually interested if we keep the streak of adding one player from Ohio State each season. 😂

So you're saying that this was a terrible idea from Kent and Akron is right to not do anything to try and grow the fanbase: Kent State Football on X: "𝗞𝗜𝗗𝗦 𝗗𝗔𝗬 Thank you to everyone who came out this morning and spent your morning with us! ⚡️ https://t.co/n1d5BOLBZs" / X

this is the best Bud's computer program can spit out? nothing from Ohio State, WV, or Cornell?

Dr Darrell Scott has quite a set of posts on X!

Taje and Four Dudes from Concord will be my guess.

Wow, he looks like a home-grown kid right out of the foothills of the Ohio River. All he needs is some overalls, no shirt or shoes and a little brown jug.

There's some truth to that, but TJ shot .506 from the field (.373 from 3) vs. .403 (.333) for SY so it was more than a playing time result. I hope SY comes back but at this point I think ZNO is looking at potential instead of results. Either way, it looks like a good portal addition.

I'm interested to see what Cody provides. He had a pretty great year a s a freshman before regressing as a sophomore. I'm not really certain how he's performed in practice.

Yeah, I'm not sure what expectations some had for the portal. Outside of maybe Evan (whose game had limitations), this is probably the most proven player we've gotten in the NIL era. Typically we've targeted under the radar talent that we saw potential in. I don't see why he can't be as good, or better, than Young. He likely can't replace what TJ did and that's okay. ~6' guards who shoot ~50%/40%/90% and average close to 20 points per game are fetching far more money than we can afford. We were never going to be able to instantaneously replace that in 1 signing. Edit: I will add I would be disappointed if this was our only portal signing, but it's not going to be. Hard to make judgements until we see how things fill in.

I guess with Tajh being from Ohio, connection to Shammal, Akron success, early commitment, etc.. this cost us little.

Really hoping Sharron comes back, because I think he, Tahj, Cody, and Tai would form a really nice backcourt.

viable at the very least

Sharron had intangibles that no one else had and that's unmeasurable IMO. And he was behind TJ so that's why the stats aren't there.

If Sharron comes back. This guy is the perfect Scott replacement. Combo guard who can come in a score, score score! I am still hoping Sharron young will get the keys to the Ferrari this season. I think he could be all MAC

His stats at previous stops were way better than any stats Sharron has put up to this point. I like Sharron and hope he can stay but there's no reason to think he's better than an incoming player who has better stats just because we like him. By the way, the Southland and Horizon League were the two conferences directly behind the MAC in conference NET Rankings last year, so it's not like he was playing at a drastically lower level for the past 3 seasons.

I wouldn't say I'm disappointed. Moreso punching below our weight if this is TJ and Sharron's replacement, we'll see.

Hopefully, he's that quality of a player. My response was for those who seem disappointed.

He started 98 of 99 total games played at the lower level- my guess, he's expecting to start..

I think we need to remember that not every portal transfer is brought in to be a star. Some are meant to be valuable depth.

It means that he is replaceable. And why not both?

Overall I'm pleased with the signing. Those were some efficient scoring numbers and the highlight reel looked very Tavari like. Obviously highlights only show the good. Now onto finding a wing and a big as those are our next 2 biggest holes.