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G Tribble MIX! https://www.instagram.com/tv/B_Lmgapnsmb/?igshid=19y4l1ylrblfd

If it sells like some of their other stuff, I will get one in a grab bag at next year's Spring game.

"We will have a much leaner and smaller athletic program." "I have directed the athletic director to provide a plan for a 20% reduction in athletic expenditures for FY 21. There is considerable uncertainty about the future of mid-major division 1 athletics. Additional reorganization and reduction may be necessary in the future as we learn more about the future of athletics." Translation- Ouch, this is going to hurt. Much pain ahead. In today's climate, the athletic department needs to become much more focused. Focus on proven success and substantially cut or eliminate programs whose costs outweigh their benefit to the University. This focus is something that should have been pursued years ago rather than a scattershot approach to being all things to all people. Unfortunately, a crisis had to bring us here. Some difficult value judgments are in the very near future.

Also, do you know where Geno does his banking? We have a community college a county over that would like to attach his accounts. Sayles isn't going to light up the scoreboard but there's no reason he can't give you 15 to 20 minutes, 6-8 points and 4-5 boards a night.

Sayles tended to get pulled quickly for missing defensive assignments and not rotating on defense. He also never seemed to box out. Most, if not all, of his minutes were due to injuries and foul trouble to our other bigs. Groce mentioned several times during the season that Sayles didn't get into games due match up issues. During the bad fall referenced earlier in the post, he hit his head and appeared to be knocked unconscious. He never seemed like same player after that and never seemed to re-adjust to D-I basketball. Sayles always appeared to be a hard, working good kid. When he announced he was leaving the program, he sent a message thanking the team, program and fans. Everyone here is rooting for him to have the best possible ending to his career. I hope Stony Brook is a good fit for him. What does your fan base think of Geno?

Ok @fknbuflobo "I am not going to mention the NCAA Tournament FK game-winner vs. Creighton in 2015, because I am fairly confident someone will add that. Hint." Thanks @ZipsMSoc!!! Adam Najem ??? " None reading this will ever forget Scott Caldwell scoring the lone goal in the 2010 title match vs. Louisville, making Zips National Champions. For that, Scotty should never be permitted to buy his own beer in Summit County. " Thanks @MACSports Scott Caldwell ??? ?

You're getting a great team member in Sayles. He was recruited by our old coach, Keith Dambrot (LeBron's high school coach). During his freshman season, he had an unfortunate wrist injury. A technical was called on either him or another Akron player for supposedly hanging on the rim for too long, and during a later breakaway dunk, Sayles let go of the rim too early with a lot of forward momentum. He did a flip and landed on his wrist; the injury seemingly derailed his career. Dambrot ended up leaving after that year I believe, but Sayles stuck with our new coach (and his staff including Dustin Ford) and the Akron program. His wrist was never quite right, and this past season was the first year he was fully healthy. He showed a lot of promise his freshman year, but we haven't seen TOO much of him until this past season when he fell a bit on the depth chart. I think the speed of the game is the biggest thing he has had to overcome after the injuries, but he's a talent, there's no doubt about that. I don't believe Dustin would make a connection between Geno and Sayles if he didn't believe Sayles could be a contributor for his brother. Sayles sticking with Akron through the coaching and system change (Dambrot and Groce run completely opposite systems and there were quite a few players that ended up leaving Groce's program early on) says a lot about who he is as a person, his mental toughness, etc. The athleticism is there, and if he's given the opportunity, I think he could be quite productive for Stony Brook. Edit: Sayles was recruited by KD but never played for him. KD left before Sayles' freshman year.

Good point. Speaking of Jaden, according to VerbalCommits dot com Jaden is transferring to Stony Brook.

Message from the new president. "We will have a much leaner and smaller athletic program." What the what? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKOlQJnsHoA&feature=youtu.be

Just listened to the message. Pay close attention to the 8:00 and 11:30 minute mark of the video. Hope we still have a football team when we emerge from this mess....