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Another downside of Covid was that I was unable to buy a grab bag or two of assorted crap at the annual sale to subsequently donate to Goodwill. One can't have enough Bowden Football Camp t-shirts.

Akron @ZipsMBB HC John Groce Agrees to Contract Extension Through 2026. #GoZips 🦘 #1Akron Full Release 👉 bit.ly/2QVCpVz

Naaaaaaaaaaaaaah, he's OU's castoff. LOL. What knuckleheads some people were.

Or Wilson Bobbleheads

will repeat what I said almost four years ago: NWAkron Zips Junkie Posted April 5, 2017 Super news!

despite not playing , Akron is staying in the rankings dropped from 19 to 21 in coaches poll Akron tied Kentucky in Akron's first game. Kentucky dropped out of the rankings after losing to 1-9-1 Alabama Birmingham Marshall (Akron's best quality win) dropped from 8 to 13...as Marshall lost last week to West Virginia sure hope that the zips can play this Sunday against Northern Illinois https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/rankings/college-rankings/ncaa-di-men/

Kato looking good, Arth wants to make sure he isn’t pushing shoulder too hard. Gibson still needs to work on fundamentals. Arth still makes mention of his natural talent, however. DJ Irons out with illness (but not COVID). Expectation is that QB battle will go into summer. SL McCall opening eyes. He will probably play DE in situations with 4 down lineman. Can play OLB too. D-Line got the better of the o-line in general. I agree, nice article. Nice to finally get some information since the U is putting out literally nothing

Beacon photos from the spring scrimmage- https://www.beaconjournal.com/picture-gallery/sports/2021/03/27/university-akron-spring-football-scrimage/7032005002/

I always like playing Ohio State. But not this year. We're far from ready for competition like that. I don't want to get humiliated. As far as Auburn? When we schedule other P5 schools I prefer playing lesser P5 teams instead of the elite. Give me Ole' Miss, Miss St., or Arkansas out of the SEC West. Avoid Auburn, LSU, and Alabama. I still vividly remember that NC State game! That game gives me hope for Joe Akron eventually having some self-respect and rooting for their hometown team. I went with a couple friends to a sports bar near Chapel Hill to watch the game. We were having fun & the place was half-full, with probably 10 other Zips fans. Ohio State played on t.v. after the Zips game, and during the 4th quarter of the Zips -v- NC State game a lot of red-and-silver-clad OSUcks fans came into the bar. They didn't even know Akron was playing. But at a couple tables around me you could hear guys saying, "Oh, look, I think that's Akron playing." Well by the end of the game the whole bar was cheering for the Zips and high fives were going all around. So that was pretty cool. Gives me hope.

Groce is best coach ever in the MAC. Period.

In defense of the Zips Hoops Fan’s acumen, the poll shows 58 in favor of the Groce hire and 3 against. I see it is up to 60 in favor now? Voter fraud runs rampant even at ZipsNation!??

Thankfully his wife and the other members of the coaching staff's families love living here. I don't know if that is enough for JG to give UA a hometown discount when it comes to contract time, but it can't hurt.

Nice to see, but it means more for Groce than it does for the Zips. I doubt he'd turn down another P5 job if offered. My guess is he'll be gone before then if he keeps winning.