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Interesting watching Iowa vs Ohio State women's game and them noting that Iowa does their senior night ceremony after the game. Maybe something to consider in the future? I get the risk of losing but I felt for the players last night getting honored in front of a 1/4 full JAR because it was so early and so many hadn't arrived yet.

Coit would be a welcome addition here. Go get him, Groce!

For sure, I'm just saying I think we are at least co-regular season champs with a win Tuesday no matter what Toledo does if they wanted to cut nets.

If we win we clinch at least a share of the regular season championship regardless of if we're the #1 or #2 seed, correct?

Will be interesting to see how the rotation continues to evolve. Minutes over the last two games: vs Ohio 25 - N. Johnson 17 - Scott 13 - Thornton 3 - T. Johnson DNP - Prather Jr. vs NIU 24 - Thornton 14 - N. Johnson 6 - Scott 6 - Prather Jr. 4 - T. Johnson I don't think Tavari gets many minutes in Cleveland, although I think his scoring off the bench is worth giving up a little defense. Scott and Thornton are both way too passive on offense, but I suspect Thornton will play because of his defense. I suspect Scott may lose minutes alongside Tavari. The two wild cards are Nate Johnson - who struggled tonight and may still be getting his game conditioning back - and Prather Jr, who is looking more comfortable out there and could add an outside threat.

The crowd size is...not great.

Hankerson was a solid, but Thornton was a swing and miss. We've thankfully had a lot more hits than misses, though. Groce would never say it but I'd bet he expected a lot more from Thornton as a senior guard.

I've heard of the Barnes & Noble contract before and have heard some chatter that it really holds back Athletics from selling certain gear. Wonder when it expires and if they'd look for something different. Our gear has always been lacking compared to other schools. Honestly, Rally House has better stuff than anything you'd find on campus.

I also believe everyone above LCJ played 4 years here while he played 3.

Absolutely agree. The reason I pointed this out is because it means UA still hasn't released anything Freeman-related, which is definitely an absolute failure. I am sure UA gets a royalty or the business paid a licensing fee.

Updated the OP with Enrique's climb

I don't believe this business is affiliated with UA.

I definitely agree on Tavari, I just don't see him starting next year. Is Young good enough to start right away?

It appears Nate Johnson returning has pushed Prather Jr out of the rotation, while Tavari only played 3 minutes. I know a lot can change, but I'd bet Groce will go hard after a starting PG in the portal this summer. If Tavari isn't trusted to be in the rotation now, it's hard to see him being the starting PG eight months from now. Malcolm Duvivier, Loren Cristian Jackson, Xavier Castaneda...he has a history of finding good one's in the portal.

Enrique Freeman and Greg Tribble are two of my all-time favorite Zips. Looking forward to honoring them and the other seniors Saturday.

1. Akron (12 - 3) 2. Toledo (11 - 4) 3. Ohio (10 - 5) Above Central MI based on head-to-head record (1-0). 4. Central MI (10 - 5) Below Ohio based on head-to-head record (0-1). 5. Miami (8 - 7) Above BGSU based on winning percentage against #1 teams [Akron] (1-0). 6. BGSU (8 - 7) Below Miami based on winning percentage against #1 teams [Akron] (0-1). 7. Kent State (7 - 8 ) Above Western MI based on head-to-head record (1-0). 8. Western MI (7-8 ) Below Kent State based on head-to-head record (0-1). 9. Ball State (6 - 9) 10. Eastern MI (5 - 10) 11. Northern IL (4 - 11) 12. Buffalo (2 - 13)

MAC officiating classic. Onto the next one.

Brutal officiating down the stretch.

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Yep, he was diagnosed with Crohns when he was 16.

I did some digging - we were #24 in the Week 17 Coaches Poll in 2012-13. There are four things that haunt me as a long-time Akron basketball fan: 1) Doug Penno and the clock operator. That team deserved better. 2) Suspensions of Abreu/Diggs. People rightfully recall Abreu getting suspended right before the Kent game that year, but we also would've had Diggs too had he not f'd up. Marshall Treadwell Abreu Diggs Harney Walsh Gilliam Kretzer McAdams Ibitayo Betancourt Damn. 3) CJ McCollum wanted to play for Akron but we didn't have a scholarship open and KD didn't want to "push out" a player. Was the same class as Zeke...we would've had Zeke and CJ together for 4 years 4) The UCLA game. The phantom Freeman fouls. Would Wynn have hit an open 3 in the corner if Ali kicked it out? We were so damn close.

Akron, Toledo, Kent, Ohio, and UMass seem likely to be contenders in the MAC most years. The first four have been more good than bad over the last 20 years and I think UMass will join that group. For awhile I thought Buffalo would be there too, but they've really reverted back to a lower-caliber program.

If Akron loses and BG and Toledo both win, it lists Akron #1 above Toledo based on winning percentage against the #5 team [BGSU] (1-0). No idea if that's correct or not.