Z.I.P.

Newest upgrade to come to "The Coop" and Duquie Land: KD becomes first coach to hire The Personal Brand Coach. Gonna make kids rich by exploiting social media. Name, image and likeness profiting. With this the NCAA has thrown in the towel on trying to control boosters and will now introduce a bigger, better brand of exploitation. https://theundefeated.com/features/duquesne-empowers-athletes-by-hiring-personal-brand-coach/

Thanks, somehow I missed that! She played at Gilmour Academy with Naz Hilmon, B1G POY at Michigan. https://gozips.com/news/2021/2/5/akron-womens-basketball-announces-signing-of-corcoran.aspx

Zakia Rasheed, the 5-8 guard from Avon, IN (Indy) appears to be the star of the class. She's got LONG range shooting ability, has quicks, a defensive ball-hawk. 4.0 student. Videos: https://www.maxpreps.com/m/athlete/zakia-rasheed/tTqa7eKdEeiAxKkkK9HIDg/videos.htm?videoid=564216bc-6f98-4f80-8974-3c5220da1d01 https://youtu.be/B-t1BI_DHY0

Update: Akron still has more NCAA championships than Gonzaga U. 🤷‍♂️

Long as we're doing admissions, I was wrong too.. Bonnies never made the top-25. Neither did anyone else from the A10. Despite Dayton's great but sadly interrupted campaign in 2019-20, the league has taken a downturn from the days when it could get 3 or 4 teams in the dance. MAC can compete with them.

It will be Nuga's 6th season and third stop in 21-22. He made great progress from being a fairly average Big Sky guard at Portland State with reasonable 3-point accuracy to the #2 scorer on a decent PCCC club. That said, there's little to no chance he will contribute much at any high major. I saw his PSU team a few times, he played alongside Holland Woods who transferred to play for Bobby Hurley this season at AZ State and he had a rough time, only getting in double figures six times after averaging 17 and 6 assists in PDX. Nuga averaged 11 ppg as a junior at PSU. El-Amin (who's played only four years, but I guess will get just one more Covid season) will get looks from high majors, has a good ability to get his shot off but isn't in the skill category to lead a ranked-level ball club IMHO, only averages 2 assts/gm. He might make a team like Northwestern or Nebraska better. I hope they both prove me wrong and become high major stars... 😉

He's ONLY 100% committed. Not sure he's our type of recruit in that case!!

Adante Holiman, McAlester, OK. 5-9 PG. Next LCJ? https://247sports.com/player/adante-holiman-46099972/

Te Holiman, '22, ESPN #1 in Oklahoma has Akron in his final 7 -- along with Zona, Bobby Hurley, St Louis... To make announcement Tuesday. https://twitter.com/TeHoliman/status/1359586188248698881?s=09

I don't know how you can consider Taylor Currie a "presumed non-returner" based on what we saw this year. We DIDN'T see him this year -- and no one seems to know WHY! Could coaches simply be holding him back anticipating his maturation for the future? I have no idea -- but I can't simply guess that a former high-major recruit is suddenly a bust in the MAC!

Who gonna spill da beans?

Somehow, some way, we have to find a way to create turnovers, or interrupt Buffalo's offensive flow. And -- as one poster on the UB board said -- Lil Loren gotta both score AND kick to the corners to create three-point opportunities. Trimble and Jackson have BOTH gotta have scoring streaks and get us around 14/15 treys as a team. And the bench...Marshall last night. Either him or Dawson has to contribute tonight and deny Canada the second chance shot. Play as the underdog and #StealitBack. This team had it stolen from them last year. Steal it back this year in CLE. Home court!

We want to be playing at 7:30 EST (2:30 in the islands) the next two games (knock on koa wood). Go get it. 🏀🏆

Nice, but I really want to see a Jackson-on-Jackson MACC game! Get that 13 seed, BABY!!

Plowden is the only starter to score so far. That speaks TONS!

Yes, a certain Iowa transfer no longer in the 9-man rotation. Sad but true.

8-0. Nice start! 🤷‍♂️

At halftime I think ESPN had Toledo as a 87.2% favorite! No more!

Go Cards Go!!!!

Watched the women's game last week. Looked like a student section. Or maybe players distributing tix to friends??

Will the New Mexico St game from last season ever be rescheduled? I ask this after noticing the Aggies will be playing Hawaii TWICE this season -- home and away! 🥴 Never heard of such a thing! 🙃

If someone isn't interested in the remainder of the MAC season because the Zips are out then hit the back button. This is going to be a great tournament! For those who don't follow, CMU, Buffalo and Ohio each feature an all-America caliber player on really exciting teams. And Bowling Green managed to get the top seed yet!! Any of those teams are capable of making the Sweet 16 or beyond. I can't wait to see some of this #MACtion!!! https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2021/03/check-out-the-bracket-for-the-2021-mac-womens-basketball-tournament.html

3-0 final for Bowling Green. Disappointing result for home opener. I think we beat this opponent at First Energy last time, in 2019, right? Story says game temp = 28°. I don't want to think about that number. 😉 It did look like a skating rink out there at times. https://gozips.com/news/2021/3/4/womens-soccer-akron-falls-to-bowling-green-in-season-opener.aspx

Two RS (Yet first year) freshmen, Emma Tecca and Layne Ferrell (who played 39 of 40 minutes) have moved from the far end of the bench at the start of the year to starters as they close. Along with Soph Lo Brewer those three represent the next four years for Akron. Hopefully this shows the youngsters finally coming into their own, and the team developing a chemistry. They had to dig deep to beat this really good Ohio team with raw talent. First game between the teams was a 30-point blowout in Appalachia. Cierra Hooks is a special player, who could play ANYWHERE. But they only have a 6-player lineup -- that's why they're not on top of the MAC. Our depth was a big part of holding them off Wednesday. Hope the team can keep this emotion going to CLE.

Watching the Zips women play Bowling Green on Zips Digital Net. Seems BG has a bit more talent -- they're usually near the top of the MAC, but Zips are holding their own. I notice we are starting a different goalkeeper than 2019's MAC Freshman of the Year. Anyone have an opinion on our women's team? They definitely seem to be improving.