Do any of you know of any other Zips basketball players who were on that list in the past? Congratulations to Josh and James Thompson (in Biology no less!).
I will take it further and say that if during the last 4 years someone said we could hire Groce in and fire Dambrot and his loyal drones I would have been all in with that, too. Yes, Dambrot did make us an attractive program, but Groce is a step up.
Totally realistic about this. Akron made a solid hire. And I think and hope the players will respect him and want to earn his respect. I don't expect an IMMEDIATE (clarifying) repeat of the Kitten NCAA success. But maybe now we can look forward to the end of the season and the MAC tournament without total fear and loathing.
And Akron would have been out in the first round by double digits. Groce seized the day. Look at some of the top golfers...They are often more lucky than good
And that's the point Skip-Zip we live in this MAC bubble and unfortunately we have to wait until a cold Saturday evening in March before we can judge success.
And I will go out on a limb and say he is much better than what just left us.
Which coach could we realistically hire who could GUARANTEE success? Please give me a name of someone you can guarantee will make us a high mid-major. You can't do it. No one can.
Fair enough. I think we all go into this with eyes wide open. Jamion Christian would have been a fascinating hire, but Groce is a more known commodity for better or worse. And I'm looking forward to some sideline antics and ridding our program of the faux sincerity and the whining about how we don't get respect we deserve. Go out and earn it!