AkronAlumnus

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I'd love to see CMU pull off the upset tonight, however, I don't think they have another win in them.

Out of the first 4 campus games, which one do you guys think will be the best game? Or most likely upset?

Recorded the game and just watched the replay. Wow, Riak really was the MVP of that game. I'll gladly eat my words from earlier in the season. I'm happy he's doing good and he proved to me why he should be the starting center.

We kicked their ass! I love Deng Riak!! MVP

Deng Riak! What a game by the senior.

Would you guys rather face Toledo or OU?

I agree, however, the thing with Buffalo is that their coach and almost all the players left. Buffalo likely wouldn't have had two historic seasons without Groce leaving the MAC. Getting butts in seats will always be difficult in Akron but winning consecutively will do it (in my opinion).

This was the premise of my argument^^. Either remaining in the top 25 longer than a week or winning tournament games will begin to attract notoriety allowing for the program to take its next step. Winning will increase attendance, revenue and enrollment. Keep Groce as the catalyst. Had Groce remained at OU, I believe, they would be on the same playing field as Dayton, VCU, Wichita etc. Groce made the mistake of leaving a mid-major to go to a highly politicized Big Ten school. It's unlikely he will make the same mistake twice.

That is the biggest hurtle to becoming a contender. I'm all for cutting funding from less prominent programs and allocating that money to help the basketball team. Esports is frivolous and needs to go. College basketball has the potential to generate more money than any other college sport by far, especially at the mid-major level.

Groce could be that architect though. He is well respected and seems to be brining in power 5 talent via transfers and recruits. I don't see why Akron can't be similar to schools like VCU or Dayton.

Win a tournament game and that will all change. Thats how other small powerhouses got started i.e. Gonzaga, Wichita state, and arguably Buffalo.

This is pretty cool.

I, personally, do not think we will be able to beat OU again.. They're the team that will cause the most disruption in Cleveland.

Yikes! It's almost certain we will have to face OU or Toledo in Cleveland.

Hopefully the game is on Reddit because I don't have CBSSN. 77-75 Zips.

This is the lineup I wanted to see.

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I don't understand why Akron refuses to drive the basketball. LCJ is a phenomenal finisher around the rim, Cheese is a dominant slasher, and Williams is a 6'10 forward with a much better mid/close range than 3 point game. Yet, the zips continue to fire up a 3 ball (5 for 35) against BGSU and--going 1 of 9 to start the game--against Miami. It's frustrating because I went to the BGSU game when it was here and they pounded the hell out of the ball established pressure down low and had the falcons at their mercy. They completely abandoned that strategy this time around and the result was clear. If you look at our losses we always have something to point too. Not being able to finish against Kent, bad rebounding against Buffalo, and not shooting the 3 ball well against BGSU. Then the Toledo loss which, (in my opinion), we couldn't have played better. I think if the zips ran a more balanced offense and didn't depend on the 3 ball; stressed defensive rebounding and played their best bigs; we would only have lost to Toledo in conference play. I think we are still the best and most complete team when we play the game our way.

82-80 Zips

As we anxiously await tomorrow’s game, I wanted to pose the question, who would be your all-MAC first team if conference play ended today? Mine would be as follows: (there is no right answer) G: LCJ G: Justin Turner F: Cheese F: Teague (big from Ball State) F: Whittington or Knapke What do you guys think?

I would like to see a lineup with Jaden and Reece/Riak.. play big ball and dominate the paint against these guys. #20 is becoming a liability on offense

Jaden is our best center

Let's go zips! Should be another ass-whooping 74-55 UA

Best 5'8" player in the country.