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KD has already had a talk with our administration about helping UA in the future, both the institution and athletics. He wants to be a presence in Akron.

And hopefully a new jersey. Guthrie favorited my tweet suggesting that Freeman's jersey also be retired.

That's now referred to as "pulling an Ali."

Dambrot Court at Kaulig Arena. I like the sound of it. It'll happen right after they join the Big 10.

You mean, FirstEnergy Stadium: Cub Cadet Field and Infocision Stadium: Summa Field isn't a great sports tradition?

Does this mark the end of this thread after 7 years

Nice work @Zippy87 Please keep it going!!

Nobody watches March Madness for the 8v9 matchup. They watch it for the 13v4, 12v5, or even 15v2 upset that plagues the power conferences. The Tourney is the one time they're forced to play the pee-ons away from their home court, and it makes them incredibly vulnerable. Any P5 coach or pro-P5 article that suggests getting rid of any type of auto bids is a stain on that person, their university, conference, and the sport of college basketball. Personally, I hope Izzo visits a horse farm and falls face first into a pile of horse 💩.

Hanging a new banner

I have heard that when it comes to recruiting bigs you need to have a point guard they are excited to play with. Often the success of a post player is determined by how well the point guard can distribute the ball to them. And they know it. Hopefully a more mature Tavari and the addition of Sharron Young proves to be a magnet going forward. Also, we have learned that it was Freeman’s Mom who really deserves credit for recruiting him by convincing him to try out. I still give Groce credit for recognizing his athleticism and bringing him in as a walk on. Then I give Groce credit for not being prideful because Freeman was grading out better than his recruits. He went with the best performer in practice, period. And finally, thanks to Freeman the coaching staff can show what is possible at Akron from a developmental standpoint. Freeman with all of his physical gifts was raw. Their guidance combined with Freeman’s desire and hard work took someone without a single D1 offer and turned him into one of the best forwards in college basketball. That’s impressive. Thank you Enrique!! Well done!!

Which is a sign, or at least I hope a sign, that players might start thinking twice before leaving in the first place. B-tier and lower G5 talent isn't going to see the floor much at most P5s.

I think we should name the new arena after him. 😁

If it's not name after something/someone already, name the court after him. Akron doesn't have a lot of sports tradition. This would remind fans of success when they are in constant search of negativity.

We would seem like the favorite for Harding so far.

I’m afraid it won’t be long now that Rick Pitino (St. John’s) completes his return from basketball Siberia. No list of cheaters is complete without that scumbag.

Creighton cold so far tonight. Sigh.

Looks like we were his first offer

Bill Self is a scumbag, but he hasn't made any comments like Izzo has about eliminating the mid major auto bid. Therefore, Self is on my 💩 list, but for much different reasons including but not limited to creating a pop up strip club in Fogg Allen during a preseason exhibition and copious amounts of cheating that the NCAA merely slaps him on the wrist for.

He's on my list too. Arrogant Hair Club for Men member arrogant cheater.

Cal's one of the greatest recruiters in the game. Unfortunately, he is not one of the great retainers in the game and as a result he ends up every year with a bunch of 18 and 19 year olds that don't have the experience or moxie to rely on under the pressure of the tournament. I trust that's the emphasis in his recruiting- getting kids quickly to "the show", but that also comes back to bite him in the rump. Couldn't happen to a better guy (cheater). Self, Calipari, Pearl and Izzo all go down within 24 hours. That's a good day in my book!

Izzo forgets his time at Northern Michigan. He's been in the ivory towers so damn long that he forgets the other aspects of college basketball. He thinks the mid-majors are just fine when he uses them in the early season. Maybe those mid-majors like James Madison and Oakland should tell him to go pee up a rope the next time he tries to round out his OOC schedule.

If you need a good laugh...

Schools in the MAC either need to adapt to the new college sports landscape or fall further and further behind. Somebody posted that UMASS said the MAC maybe has one or two NIL funds. Nothing is going to change and we’ll never have the success we hope for unless we play the game.

And even they are losing Hunter to graduation. The MAC is beginning to look like a 14 or 15 seed next year.

A few years ago (maybe more than a few; COVID really killed all sense of time this past decade), Nevada was branded as Transfer U as they enjoyed outstanding success in March. I would love to see our athletic department and basketball team brand themselves as Commitment U or Loyalty U. We just had 2 excellent players spend their entire 5 year collegiate careers at Akron; another player came back for his 4th year at Akron after a year at a "better" school. That's unheard of in this day and age, and really what people want to see in college athletics. The majority of social media posts aren't a fan of all the movement, and any program that is able to buck that trend would instantly become a fan favorite. Knock on wood, but we have zero players in the portal so far. Imagine being able to pitch that to future recruits/transfer.

We recruited Jerry Deng out of high school. I don't know how hard, but we were somewhat involved. He had a good freshman season.

This guy's had an issue with strength and conditioning for some time now lol https://zipsnation.org/forums/search/?&q=Conditioning&author=monrowe&search_and_or=or

Has nothing to do with strength/conditioning. Has everything to do with an inability to put the ball in the hoop consistently. Vs Ohio in the Semi Finals - 14 or 16 pts in the first half & 50 pts in the second half. Prime example, especially being the 2nd game in 2 days. I mean, hell, we won the MAC Tournament which is 3 games in 3 days. We need shooters/scorers. Period.

Made the drive yesterday. Great atmosphere. Lots of Zips fans in the building. Pretty much a full house for our game. Downtown Pittsburgh is such a wonky place. Lots of narrow streets and damn those bridges But anyway, Akron played as well as it could for 18 minutes. The next six game minutes did not go well. Then they got impatient and started shooting 3s and we know they ain't too good shooting from long range. Creighton shot 59% from 3. Ouch. But honestly, the Zips never stopped giving great effort. I know the correct narrative is this team never found the gear we thought they had. We would get a little tease here and there. But as the sadness of the end wears off, that Kent championship game will be the enduring memory. We all want this program to pull off an "Oakland" at some point, but for now, season is over. Future is in the portal somewhere. But this was a great group of seniors and at least we have a regular season title and two tourney titles since 2020 (no tourney in 2020) to be proud of. I'm confident that Coach will find some help in the offseason. Well done Zips! Looking forward to another banner going up.

Reagan has officially been listed as in the portal.

Creighton starts the game 1-8 from three against Oregon.

He’s getting “Shaka Smarted” again.