NWAkron

"A Major Upgrade" http://www.thechampaignroom.com/2017/4/4/15183534/john-groce-akron-zips-basketball-news-illinois-fighting-illini-coaching-history-record

If you go back a few pages on that blog, you can read some really horrible stuff about Akron and how no coach's wife (Mrs. Groce for one) would ever agree to allow her husband to take a job here because this is a dead, failing, awful hell mouth of a city.

Some really bad after shocks hitting the Hocking Hills: http://www.bobcatattack.com/messageboard/topic.asp?FromPage=1&ForumPID=1&PID=233381&Page=3

No expectations. But would you all agree this Groce story has gone cold? Something amiss?

Elton's latest article in Plain Dealer has a really, really big scoops.. Jim Christian doesnt want to be our coach. John Groce was average. And there are hard feelings towards KD

What exactly do people feel bad about? This is ridiculous. Bring this up IF he's hired and crashes and burns. When the out of conference schedule toughens up and we start winning some games we shouldn't and our players are actually motivated by an intense, firey coach instead of the "poor me" ..."I will bring one home for you coach" all will be forgiven.

Is he a hyper-competitive egomaniac. Probably, but those come in all different forms at the division 1 level. I disliked him because he beat us and did things Dambrot couldn't do for us. It's not like he's the awful Bobby Hurley.

Tom Crean connected to Marquette. Is Groce a head fake?

@lilroodude

And we were all getting along so well.

Omg. Pick and rolls and ball screens. All.these fancy terms.

I think any of these hires could be spun either way...The younger coaches are untested. To me it's all about how are players will react. Will he command and earn respect from them? Groce is now a wealthy man who could have sat out a year or two. He's willing to take us on.

Do not doubt my psychic powers. The earthquake, Sully, now this.

No. It's about 5 or 6 blocks from Firestone HS.

Off Thurmont near Hawkins.

Oh, I did. A friend convinced me to move out of my deluxe apartment in the sky and get an apartment with him because one of his 8 roommates had a cat. I felt sorry for him and ended up on Zahn Drive! I can match you ghetto for ghetto.

Fir Hill. Shared a 3 bedroom apt. I think I had my own bath and balcony. Loved it.

Is that a coded message that we will learn something today?

(saving my likes just in case we get a new coach today) 100% agree especially when a full scholarship is involved.

OMG. Pick up a phone. Send an email. Find an effing source besides anonymous bloggers on Zipsnation.

I feel like we are getting all of our information from SIMONE!! Anyone?

Good. We need someone who can recruit Canton. It's going to be season tickets for me no matter what even if it's Jim Christian. (what else do I have to do Dec thru March than watch a train wreck twice a week) However, don't be surprised if George Thomas tweets that it's Jim Christian because he thinks Jim is short for Jamion.

How will using a search firm cover the AD? Like Williams will say, "I just took the one the firm recommended. Really. It wasn't my choice." Utter nonsense. Having a middle man I think would help especially in a limited time frame. The firm could reach out to McDevitt or Ja Christian and see what the deal is before contact is made. If it's a 24-48 hour window, then a name should start floating around tomorrow.

And a top recruiter like Jeff Boals who can recruit Akron.