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EX2.5?

No, at least not yesterday.

Nate probably put in a good word.

1) It's a virus. 2) That death toll number is as fake as hair on Rob Senderoff's head. Did 1.2M Americans die in that timeframe? Maybe. Was COVID the direct cause of 1.2M deaths? Heck no. Improper treatment, misclassified cause of death (flu deaths plummeted somehow despite being in the same family of virus), etc. are all plausible, but it's taboo to critically think and discuss this topic. 3) The real death toll may end up being the middle class and schools like the University of Akron. Time will tell. I stand by what I said - neither Acton nor Vivek will have UA's best interests in mind.

People will be happy I'd imagine.

I'll throw this out there - Amy Acton isn't the answer either. For as stupid as Vivek's comments are, Amy Acton was largely responsible for the totalitarian COVID shutdowns which severely harmed the University of Akron. Whatever anyone wants to think about the preventative measures at the time, it has since been proven just how big of a farce/scam COVID was and Acton led the charge with her totalitarian shutdowns. Neither candidate will have UA's best interests in mind, and Casey Putsch walks around with nuts on his head so he's questionable, too. Akron's mayor sucks, Cleveland's mayor sucks, Ohio's current governor sucks, Ohio's future governor candidates suck... Ohio politics are in the absolute crapper at the moment.

5 if what @clarkwgriswold said is true about a HS decommit.

Following the previous coach who essentially ignored the state of Indiana for any type of recruiting, this is a welcomed addition by the Balls faithful I'd imagine.

That's news. My guess is the two guards stayed committed while the Vegas kid decommitted. Were Perkins & Henderson in attendance?

I didn't realize they stopped doing the golf outing. Not doing a golf outing at the peak of golf popularity is certainly a choice.

Maybe that's the recruit who will be on campus and is personally being recruited by Dustin.

September 21st I believe is the date they said.

Would have to imagine.

A guy Ford is personally recruiting will be on campus today. Interested to see if that info gets out.

Walter Offutt is really good friends with our new assistant Josh Jones from NDSU. Offutt was so key for Groce/Ford at OU. Suckeyes transfer if I'm not mistaken. Jay Shunnar is the Associate HC. Former Assistant at North Texas, played at Toledo, and spent time with Cleveland State, Butler, Michigan, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Morrow, Weigand, & May round out the staff.

If I'm not mistaken, he's the biggest player in the MAC at the moment. The board has been clambering to get bigger down low and we did that. My excitement isn't exactly through the roof but I see the vision. Believe in Ford & his staff - he has earned that over that the last 9 years of developing undersized big men into All-MAC caliber players.

It's obvious how much this means to Dustin. So awesome. Thrilled for him and his family. He's going to be easy to root for and I can't wait to see where he can take this program.

Someone tell them to turn up the mic. I have my laptop at 100% volume and I can't hear squat.

Plural?!

Interesting. 6'10" 240 lbs - averaged just under 6 ppg and 5.2 rpg in 24.7 minutes of action per game. Very little college tape out there from a quick search, but his high school tape has him looking pretty athletic and with a jump shot. Oddly enough, he didn't make any 3s each of the past 2 seasons, but shot 37.5% 3P in 2023-24. I'm a wait and see on this one. I trust Ford, though.

I'm not sure Groce has retained a single player at CofC.

How cool is this?!

I think it's interesting that none of the HS recruits decommitted (yet). Pretty excited for all 3 of them and wouldn't be surprised if at least 1 or 2 get some PT next year. I said a week or 2 ago after Young & Mahaffey hit the Portal that the 2 key guys to retain would be MMK & Halligan due to their experience within the culture. Each guy has had 3(?) years of experience doing things the Akron Way and both seem like GREAT teammates. I don't care what we get out of them on the court as much as I do in the locker room/off the court. I think MMK can continue to take giant leaps in his abilities to become a legitimate threat on the offensive side of the ball, as he is already a pretty solid defender. Halligan just needs to work on his shot & decision making on offense and we have a legitimate contributor out of him. Barre could be All MAC next year. As long as he's healthy, an entire off-season in the Dustin Ford School of Big Men should do him wonders. No idea why he didn't get more run last year, but I think we've learned that Groce likes to stick to a core of guys he trusts more than others, especially as the season goes on. Very excited about Head. I think it speaks volumes to his desire to play for Akron that there wasn't even a hint of him going into the Portal. Health and fit and Arkansas St. made for a not great sophomore year. I expect him to return to his Lipscomb form. Very excited for Perkins & Henderson - especially Henderson. I've heard nothing but good things about him and love his size. We never had the bonafide build-around guy returning on this roster regardless of who the HC was going to be. However, so far we've been able to at least not lose the vast majority of a potentially very solid supporting cast/depth. Several more open spots to add some top tier production.

I love when mediocrity in the MAC gets passed around among the dregs. Decent piece, though, for the new coach. He at least has experience with MAC competition and can be a leader.

We had no proven guys to build around anyways. Relax - it'll be ok haha.