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What was that song from that Disney movie Frozen? Oh, I remember..."LET IT GO!"

I think that's only the 3rd road win under Groce, so this was huge. That's what I wanted to see...a good road win. Will give them some confidence when they hit the road in the MAC.

Akron did not finish last; UMass did

Until your face is a victim of the T Shirt cannon.

As the TV announcer said on Friday during the Buffalo game, "Their QB is really good at handing off!"

Yes, I was just more so trying to make a joke, but obviously it must not have been all that funny.

He picked up 2 quick fouls in the first half then picked up his third early into the 2nd half. I didn't even notice his 6 turnovers tbh, but that's way to many for anyone, let alone someone who isn't a primary ball handler. Reece has seemed to have gotten into the habit of getting into early foul trouble. I'm sure some of that has to do with the fact he has to be more physical to compensate for the fact he's 2-3 inches shorter than the bigs he's matched up against. Either way he needs to play smarter. I think 2 of his 3 fouls were on moving screens.

The lack of board comments during the game was likely because 1. There wasn't a good video feed and/or 2. We were all holding our breath to see if they could actually get a road win. This year Groce is coaching on Akron's dime. Illinois is no longer subsidizing him, so he needs to produce road wins and results. Ali has been starting all year but doesn't have the green light to shoot.

All these ranking systems are pretty goofy this early into a season as the sample size just isn't large enough to work out the kinks. I've seen BGSU & Kent play this season and neither looks like a top 20 team. As of right now I see 5 teams that have so far separated themselves from the pack. Those teams are Toledo, Buffalo, Kent, BGSU, and Akron. I'd say Toledo and BGSU are ahead of the other 3, but not by much.

This is interesting. And look where Buffalo is rated! http://warrennolan.com/basketball/2020/schedule/Akron So far a huge change from last 2 years.

Yup. That is the way some guys do it and they get away with it. Those days are disappearing, in case you haven't noticed. Waiting for someone to complain about kids going soft in 3-2-1... Hang on every word? No. Look like they dont even want to be there? That is a problem. What exactly are you smoking? Bowden lost control? What a joke. I am related to a player who played under Bowden. He skipped a couple of classes and started to let grades slip and it was dealt with before it became a problem. You seem nice, but full of crap, TBH. Complete BS. Oh, and Arth has yet to demonstrate that he has the team with him. I see zero evidence of that. Zero.

And we haven't yet forced any bad three point shots!

I don't read it that way. When I interviewed Trevor Brown earlier this year I asked him about his absence from the pre-season all-MAC teams. He said, "With team success, the individual recognition will come." We had no team success, so some of our better players got overlooked. Lako had a noteworthy season. But Davis was guilty by association with a secondary full of true freshman and 1st year starters. If I were drafting for an NFL team, and only picking the best available player, I'd take Davis over Lako. Trevor had a similar situation as Davis. An argument could also be made for Jest's inclusion. He had an outstanding 2019 at the nose. Unfortunately, he wasn't flanked buy anyone who could put pressure on the QB.

I so miss the mid-range jumper.

I have to wonder if the loss of 'the Chest' from the staff had a role in the unraveling of team culture at Akron under Bowden. Amato was in his seventies, but he still had some charisma that players respected. Chuck brought in some good linebackers here and I think he was missed after his retirement.

I liked the Bowden hire and how he coached, but I think we all have to admit he lost the team last year.

I would say they were "high-risk/high reward" recruits. And in the end the risk outweighed the rewards. I don't fault KD for giving them a shot, but it seems like the exception rather than the rule that non-qualifiers pan out.

thoughts go out to Don Chiodo, the play by play man for central Michigan football and basketball. He was killed in a car accident yesterday