Zippy87

Some decent stats for Tahj against solid teams: Indiana - 17/5/4 High Point - 19/3/2 TCU - 9/5/5 Colorado State - 27/4/3

We got one maybe???

Jacob Thomas, one of our student managers, wins the Internet today. He posted this on his IG.

Groce has 8 players in the portal and lost 2 of his top 3 scorers to graduation. He has more NIL to play with there, but it is going to be a complete rebuild, just like Ford will have here.

I do think a game against Cleveland State would garner a tad more interest from the average fan than another generic opponent. But nothing significant.

He commented "absolutely not" on this IG post.

https://youtu.be/pbAkDyhEwgE?si=J0upTKHdpxgfI0Vg

Zips Nation Insider podcast posted on IG that they'll have an interview with Coach Ford, releasing tomorrow at 6 PM on their YouTube Channel.

I think he looked solid offensively in the first few games he played, and was a pretty good rebounder. Very raw as a player, but no reason he couldn't have played more and developed over the course of the season.

Legitimately one of the oddest usage patterns during the Groce era. Played quite a bit early and then just got completely buried on the bench.

I'm going to assume right now that Ladd, Christion, and Jones all redshirt next year, so that leaves six players currently penciled in for next year's roster: Head Barre Halligan MMK Henderson Perkins That leaves six spots to fill, and a lot of talent needed to acquire.

Travis Steele was named the 2026 John McLendon National Coach of the Year and his best two players with eligibility remaining are in the portal. The Akron players who are in the portal were going to enter regardless of who the coach was. It is unsettling to see your best remaining guys go portaling, but we need to let this all play out. I never judge an offeseason until it's actually complete.

I'm not annoyed, I just found it odd. Groce moved on and so have we.

Bowen Hardman has entered the portal.

https://x.com/i/status/2041500979124670567

That has nothing to do with his relationship with the Akron fans, students, and alumni who supported him for nine years, though.

Is it odd to anyone else that he didn't post any sort of thank you to Akron? It is what it is, but it did surprise me a bit.

This didn't age well...