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Sad to see a "rafterable" player leave so soon, but that's the way it will be for the rest of our lifetimes. I saw worthless talking head Clark Kellogg state "The mid-majors are losing their veteran players to P4 programs, but they're getting a better caliber of Freshmen than ever before. So it's a wash." You know what they say when a Freshman redshirts? "You're trading your worst year for your best (5th) year." The Zips now get a Freshman for his worst year, and P4 programs get him for his best years. Definitely a "wash." 🙄

oh man I thought I was done reading this stuff like 4 years ago

Nate commented "ZIP GO ZIPPERS" on his IG post committing to Akron. I imagine he put in a nice word on Akron and Ford.

A security update was yesterday. The update caused some issues that have been fixed. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Are we all back up and running now? Lol seems like the site was down for a while. Anyways, Coach Ford tweeted the Kangaroo GIF again so it appears we got another commitment but I haven't heard any news on who it might be.

I am a life long Republician and there is NO WAY I would ever vote for Vivek after his simplistic attitude towards higher education. Simply put, The University of Akron is now stronger academically than ever in its history. The strength of undergraduate/graduate programs in Engineering, Business, Nursing, Law, Psych, Speech Audiology, and even unheralded programs like Geology and PoliSc/Law are numerous (I have left out some other strong programs just for brevity). How many schools can boost the world's best program in any discipline? Admittedly The University bears some responsiblilty for not promoting itself as much as it should have given its strengths but the facts are still the same. In addition, The University is doing an excelllent job of producing "career-ready" graduates- not everyone but some of that blame is on the students for not taking advantage of opportunities provided by UA that are essential in today's more difficult job market. It is inexcusable for any public figure to take such a sophomoric rather than qualitative view of Universities. He has lost this Republician vote forever. I would rather be Forever A Zip!

Just the state of the internet nowadays. People will complain about EVERYTHING. It's exhausting.

With Staveskie and Wilson inbound and Head and Perkins (as far as we know) returning, we look pretty solid in the backcourt. Ideally we would add a wing and/or stretch 4-type.

EX2.5?

Basic info Position: Guard (primarily point guard) Height/Weight: ~6'1", 170 lbs Hometown: Columbia, Missouri College: Kansas State University (K-State Wildcats) High school career Played at Father Tolton Catholic High School (MO) Highly productive scorer: 1,700+ career points ~20+ points per game as a senior Honors: 3× All-State selection Multiple district player of the year awards Also contributed across the board (rebounds, assists, steals) Recruiting profile Rated a 3-star recruit Ranked among the top players in Missouri (top 10) Committed to Kansas State in 2025 over several offers Playing style Describes himself as: A three-level scorer (inside, mid-range, and three-point) Strong defender with energy and versatility College career Joined Kansas State as part of the 2025 recruiting class Early role: Played limited minutes off the bench Averaged about 4.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game 2026 update: Entered the NCAA transfer portal after his freshman season

Portal has ruined the continuity of our great scholarship chart, sad day

This came off from a very direct question from Jim Clark, long time Akron radio broadcaster. "I was at the championship game against toledo, 12k fans and maybe 10k were akron fans. How do we get them to come out on a Tuesday night against Eastern Michigan". Its nice to hear the stuff we discuss about in here ad nauseam being brought up in public

"The hot water heater went out this morning, so I had my wife go down to the basement and fix it" love this guy

Mahaffeys are at the presser.

How cool is this?!

If MMK has one fan that’s me, if MMK has no fans I’m dead

While the team hasn’t even been put together yet, the schedule is already coming together. Akron @ Bucknell 12/2 Tulane @ Akron 12/5

Someone rescue him from Minnesota. Please.

I ordered one for me and my wife mostly to support the collective—not so much because I’m crazy about the design. I did the same thing with the hat too, even though I don’t really wear hats. It does look pretty nice next to my 'Zippers in Seattle' hat from last year though.

I'll snag that one at some point. Love the FTRC logo on the back, but I'm partial to the Fear the Roo logo overall.

Thanks for sharing, order placed.

Not sure if this has been posted anywhere, but Fear the Roo Collective has a new hoodie. Just ordered mine. The vest I bought last year is top notch so I'm excited for the hoodie which is a New Era base. Pretty solid price, too, at $40. Go Zips!

Eric Mahaffey to Cincy.