Let'sGoZips94

Relying on NIU is rough.

If Akron wins, I believe it will be the program record for regular season wins.

Move Amani to the bench, Harris into Amani's slot, and put Scott or Young into the starting lineup. We've played fast this year, and if everyone outside of the graduates return, look for us to play even faster next year.

2025 MAC Schedule is out. - 6 homes games for Akron. Cannot remember the last time that happened. - No Ohio. - Love the Duquesne game as a "break" between OOC & MAC schedules. - Wyoming, @ Nebraska, @ UAB, Duquesne is the best OOC schedule we've had in some time. - Kent on a Tuesday night is still crap. - 6 MAC wins minimum on this schedule. - No excuse to not go bowling this year at the very least. On you, JoeMo.

We need to win the MAC tournament. Akron is viewed as a destination to go dancing, and 3x in 4 years would very much solidify that. Add in our NIL, and we can make as good of an argument for any player to stay or come here.

Confirmed by Shammah's grandfather.

The stench though...

Friday night will be chaos.

Agreed, although I'd also be surprised if there were more than ~2.

Sounds like Scott and Okonkwo will be back next year, should they choose to be. Barring any transfers, we would have no scholarships left.

Next time you want to light your money on fire, just send it to me. Haha

That might've been the quickest handshake I've ever seen Groce give another coach. He must not like Kowalchoke.

It's not strange if you've watched Nate over the years. He's too talented for his own good at times. Mentally checks out.

Hardman took that 3, missed, and Nate just stood there looking at the ball. Didn't put a body on a single Toledo player. Get him out of the game. pee poor body language, not hustling, etc.

Simmons just stood on Lyles' ankle. Lyles threw an elbow at his face on the other end of the court in response.

Subtle flex that you do indeed live in paradise. 😂

This is EXACTLY what we've been wanting to see. All gas, no brakes. Carry this through Friday, rest for a week, and go kick ass in Cleveland.

True, but we match up better shooting wise this year. He ate us alive last year and we still could've won if we had better shooters. Lunardi and the ESPN honks would still find a way to put Syracuse ahead of us. 😂

Trading NIU for UMass will certainly help this going forward. I'd also be surprised if, going forward, Buffalo remains this bad. Improve Buffalo, dump NIU with UMass as the replacement, and the MAC automatically climbs into the high teens range again, and could trend upward.

Akron has received a vote in the AP Poll. Poll Tracker hasn't updated yet, so I don't know who voted for us.

Only way it improves is if he wins a game in the Big Dance.

Groce made the MAC tournament last year with legitimately 1.5 shooters on the entire team and a 6'7" center, in an era when you typically need shooters or trees down low to win. He has always been a high tier coach.

I am glad we were able to be part of Omaha's meteoric rise to the top of the Summit (the summit of the summit, one might say). This trash can celebration they've been doing all year is amazing. Good for that coach and program - just a bunch of dudes having fun.

Shammah and Lyles would have my vote.