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The MAC is going to be WIDE open.

Nah just follow Rich enough to know he is always saying things to get a rise out of the media/fans.

Rich Paul is always talking nonsense lol

BG grabbing D2 players.

Connor Groce in the portal, to the surprise of nobody haha

This one hurts me to read. Probably my favorite Zip with eligibility remaining. We may be looking at a whole new team next season.

Looks like just a random Xavier fan.

I guarantee the coaches nor the players cared that much about whether or not Nemer was at the game. Certainly not enough to let it impact their decision on staying/leaving.

Posted in the portal tracker too, but Eric has entered. https://x.com/i/status/2039777040358907924

Mahaffey enters the portal, but does not rule out a return to Akron. https://x.com/i/status/2039777040358907924

30/13 tonight - unfortunately, Iowa is eliminated and his G League season is done.

John wanted Butler, too. He wanted a lot of places that weren't Akron. I totally respect that - sometimes it is time to move on, and if his budget was getting cut, I get it. But I don't think Charleston was his target gig from the beginning of this.

We view Groce as an elite coach but power conferences do not. His tenure at Illinois was a disaster. It looks even worse seeing what Underwood did there after they fired Groce. He wasn't mentioned for any P5 job aside from Butler. I think another mid-major like Charleston with a larger NIL budget was the best job he could get. He's still in a one-bid league, though, so his seasons are still going to come down to the conference tournament in March.

Heck of an endorsement from our 🐐

To add more context to the KD exit - Antino Jackson, Noah Robotham, Josh Williams, and Aaron Jackson were the best players with remaining eligibility. Groce had an opportunity to pitch to all 4, and all 4 transferred elsewhere (none to Duquesne). (That's not a knock on Groce, just the reality of the situation.) As @kreed5120 said, turnover is very common with a coaching change. It may not be that way with Ford because it's a unique situation where the players already know him well and vice-versa. We can only hope.

Only Tavian Dunn-Martin and Michael Hughes - both freshmen - followed him to Duquesne.

I agree 100%. KD only left - after 13 years, almost u heard at the time (or any time) - for a job that was very personal for him. Groce interviewed multiple places and seemed to be determined to leave. Very, very different IMO. (But as I said before, Groce is a good man and I respect his decision to leave).

Did you get a confirmation email that is shipped prior to it coming?

What was so bad about the way he left?