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Yeah...it would suck to reach the Elite 8.

Exactly! What would we wear? We'd have to by all new Elite 8 t-shirts...all that travel....

"Oh, and the definition of a shooter is someone who makes shots. " Nope , The definition of a MAKER is someone who MAKES shots. I heard a coach tell a recruit who was proclaiming himself a shooter...."Son, World has a lot of shooters....just not as many makers. I need a maker"

this tweet sounds encouraging for AN10

So we're playing with 7 scholarship players the rest of the season, 4 of which are freshman? Wow... I'd shut Sayles down and heal that wrist properly.

Well we were told that the Zips playing worse than a few weeks ago is a sign of bad coaching, so I'm sure they've been improving despite their loss. *Checks last couple weeks on Duquesne's schedule* Whoops

I have an interesting perspective on Groce - an honest one. But remember that I'm an OU grad. I thought he was vastly overrated in Athens...except for his recruiting. He was an exceptional recruiter and had a killer class set to come in the year after he left OU. I also thought he was a horrible X's and O's coach. Remember, he never finished higher than third in the MAC and honestly never made a serious run at Akron for regular season honors. Ho lost a ton of games that he should't have. So why did his star rise so fast? He got really lucky at the right time of the year. If DJ Cooper doesn't hit a double-clutch, desperation three-pointer thrown from his hip with a man all over him as the shot clock expired late in the championship game at Gund Arena, OU maybe qualifies for the NIT that year. Instead, they get hot against an overconfident (but by no means great) Michigan team and a decent South Fla. to advance in the NCAA's. My biggest beef with Groce was that he lets his emotions control him during the game and loses focus on the fundamental strategic moves that make coaches like Dambrot so damn good. The question for the Zips is whether Groce can continue to strike gold on the recruiting trail now that his career has been set back a bit. It will be good for the league if Akron (and Ohio) can get back to the top of the standings, so I guess I hope for his success.

I wouldn't count on his return. All that is happening in 3 weeks is a re-examination of his wrist. My guess is that they play it safe and he is done for the season.

?? Hopefully one day soon, I can write "The Zips o-line dominated (insert top mac opponent here) the entire game" All the skill positions shine when this happens.

Solid offer list. I'm totally OK with stacking the OL.

Another great get...what on earth is with all of these Olineman though? https://247sports.com/player/devin-jordan-46043166

Also interesting is that ESPN has Alce listed as a fullback and the top fullback overall for the class of 2018. They only ranked two players, but is this the first time ever that the Zips have gotten the top nationally ranked prospect for his position? http://www.espn.com/college-sports/football/recruiting/playerrankings/_/position/fullback/class/2018/view/position

Chase with the Panthers

yes. you know things are going badly for us this year when we are dreaming of players past, and I'm ready to start a digressing argument about what "blue collar" means in relation to college basketball.