Westie

4,452 give em a good show boys. I thoroughly dislike Toledo

Not gonna jump the Toledo thread gun but we got us a dandy on national tv coming up Friday.

Beacon does a story on “is this the best Akron team ever?” Couple days later, they lose to the sub .500 redhonks. oh well. This loss will make them a better team. Gotta bring intensity every game.

Classic case of just too much of an uphill fight. Hopefully lesson learned and they’ll get angry.

In what universe could those people possibly complain about officiating? Need to swat them again next month and once more in Cleveland if necessary.

Had someone told me Kent would shoot 29 free throws and Akron would shoot 17, would have thought we are real trouble. The first 8 minutes of the second half were not shining moments for the officials. Looked like they got together at the half and said let’s tighten this up. The technicals are very subjective but if I was John Groce this game would go to the league office asking why Kent’s Freeman can make 3s and fly around chirping multiple times and not get T’d up. Congratulations kid, you had the half of your life but if those Ts on us were legit, he should have had a couple as well. Still a great win. Go Zips!

Veteran team. No panic (I was in a bit of a panic). Great win. Nighty night Flashes. Go Zips!

This color guy is so bad it’s almost unreal

Groce said 6 weeks for Nate Johnson. That would mean he would be back about two weeks before the MAC Tournament. Tough break but hopefully it works out that he’s rested and gets his game back for Cleveland

2,061 at the game tonight. Nice to have the kids back.

Did he say how long they expect Nate Johnson to be out? Good veteran team win tonight. Down two starters in the second half. Gave up a 9-point lead then made a great surge

Nate Johnson broken bone in his hand. Out several weeks.

Any update on N. Johnson?

Sadly, for this season, the marketing department should have been laying the groundwork in August. Everybody knew they would be good. But looking back does no good. This team has a heck of a highlight reel thus far this season. They need some slick videos that get blasted out on social media and sent directly to season ticket holders, alums, faculty and students. Promote EF as one of the best players in country (which he is). They should be running an all-american campaign for this kid. He is treat to watch. Throw in some ticket deals - Buy one, get one 50% off for January home games, whatever. Send good quality video highlights to the cleveland tv stations after every win. When they 'do' show highlights, it's grainy espn+ garbage. Get people in the door and show them a good time. They will be back. This is a good product and has been consistently for years.

Heading to Rocket Mortgage Dec. 30 for the Zips and Bucks games. Any Zips pregame stuff going on near the fieldhouse?

Didn't mean to frame this as win the MAC, snag a win in the dance or the program drifts into oblivion. More along the lines of this is a really good team and it would be disappointing not to win the trophy in Cleveland and get to the NCAA Tournament. I guess it's the curse of the mid-major. Gotta be primed and ready those three days in March or the season turns to dust. That said, I do believe Groce will always find a way to keep UA competitive in the MAC. But this team has already shown it can grind out some tough wins. High hopes the rest of the way

Freeman, Ali, Tribble, Dawson all seniors. This is a super solid team. Can’t predict the future but what happens in 2024 and beyond? Feels like an all or nothing year.