NWAkron

You already have to EARN your way into the basketball tournament. It's called the play-in game which I doubt cost anything other than gas $ to transport a team from Miami to Kalamazoo. Ending Akron soccer? You speak with such sincerity about this. Those who know don't talk. Those who talk don't know.

— If Groce leaves for another job, he would owe the Zips $1 million if he makes the move after only one year. The buyout goes down by $200,000 each year, meaning a move after his fourth season would call for a $400,000 payment to the university. Hire someone like they did at Western Michigan and Akron immediately saves $800,000. On the other hand: https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/Basketball/2020/05/05/Noland-to-ETSU-fans-Have-patience-in-coaching-search

Fair enough. this is becoming toxic on here. Time to abandon thread. I think we will have some sense of what is going on tomorrow. Let's get our mulch out before that chilly weather moves in.

You know. This is NE Ohio. We expect the worst and prepare for the worst.

Now that I've calmed down...I think it's a warning shot to the administration. This is John Groce. He doesn't take any BS from anyone. He's going to fight for his team and the program. He's a gambler as we've seen on the playing court. So on the flip side, I wouldn't expect him to take any crap from Miller or Williams. The timing of this is just a bit too perfect.

Someone is trying to interfere with his recruiting.

But what about just plain stupid?

I just thought it was an interesting article...not the Holy Grail.

A bird told me that we will have an idea about the athletic dept this Wednesday. googling all the MAC schools in Ohio, I see that they all have millions and millions in budget shortfalls.

sorry to waste your time, Clark. Guess there will no Christmas bonus for you!?

Wonder where Churchill got it from.

Well, yes, there is that. Reorganizing the colleges I guess. Cutting administrators.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/college/2020/04/18/ncaa-cutting-sports-mac-coronavirus/stories/2020041805. Good read.

Rip the band-aid off. Cut the cord. Let's just get on with it. Heard a story on NPR that for many retail establishments the pandemic is only accelerating what they were already planning to do. And then on an episode of Ozark, money launderer and casino owner Wendy Byrde offered the sage advice, "Never waste a good crisis"

Don't get me started! Grrr. BTW. The Akron/Buffalo game replay is still on ESPN+ .

I guess you told us. Maybe write an email to Bob Dyer. He will be happy to take up your cause.

the basketball players have a gray uniform with just the half kangaroo head above the # on the jersey. They are very cool.

Once in a while I think I should subscribe to the ABJ, but then I realize that I would be supporting Bob Dyer's salary. If they ever fire that arrogant, blow hard, who can only build a column from a complaining reader's email, I will sign up again.

I hope there is a way to salvage the program. I don't want to throw it out just because of last year's season. All MAC schools must be in the same boat with this. Just because a team was 7-5 or 4-8 doesn't mean the state of that program is much better or makes more $ for the school. The MAC needs to find a way for the schools to protect their best programs and have flexibility with the others.

Uses his cousin-in-law, Bob Dyer, and Terry Pluto to back up his theory. Bob Dyer doesn't like anything Akron including John Groce.

Yeah. Was thinking same thing. And considering baseball is donor supported it should stay.

Amen.

He's like Bob Dyer: a useless hack who loves to read his own words or hear himself talk or both.

Never heard from a few of these guys when the basketball team was winning big this year. Consider the source.

thank you. it's never easy