Let'sGoZips94

When there are adamant assertions made, such as "3. Is Akron better off compared to when he became President? NO and yall will soon find out once stones get un turned with him out the picture" (- Dre), those aren't opinions. The title of "fake news" would be applicable, despite your level of disdain for our President. Let me get this straight. You're ripping the guy for doing damage control, making amends, and regaining lost donations? He had to start somewhere. That would be like ripping Dambrot in the beginning of his time here for getting Akron back to mediocre mid-major status instead of bottom of the barrel. Whomever takes over next has a better and higher foundation to build upon. Regarding any statements that question if the University improved under Wilson, look no further than the crowd reactions to him at basketball games. Loud cheers and people loved his interactions and involvement in the shooting contest. He was great. Now make the right hire on the next guy and keep moving forward; no more backward movement.

Next year should prove that's saying something.

Terrific field thus far. @Illini Zip's fandom - especially his newly developed support for the Zips - will be tested if Akron has to play Illinois State.

I would feel better if we start getting commitments from recruits that a program of Memphis' caliber is targeting.

Getting blown out by a Kentucky team that struggled with Davidson didn't help the perception either. We'll see where Kentucky's season ends, but that put out the fire surrounding Buffalo a bit. Any rumors of Nate Oats getting pulled away from Buffalo yet?

Huge showing by the MAC women. The cherry on top is knocking off the 3-seed Suckeyes when the Final Four is in Columbus.

Penny Hardaway has been hired as the new coach of Memphis. I think we have one or two recruits we are fighting for with them, right?

That's a weird corporate list. Cleveland Cavaliers, Cleveland State, Ohio State, Can't State, etc., yet a company like Leaf Filter isn't on there.

Shocker. The crazy fact is this can NEVER be topped in the tournament, because it is the lowest ranked beating the highest ranked. Incredible.

A trio of Zips greats would be a fantastic bobbleheads set.

My issue with the gimme game is that we, as a financially challenged school, are paying a school to play us.

Does Ken Babby have any involvement with the U?

They probably do, too.

Wow. That makes BG's exodus look minuscule.

Arizona and Kentucky on a "who'd you beat" resume is impressive. After all, aren't these schools offering players that kind of money already? Oats has another factor in his favor: Bobby Hurley is having some success at ASU.

So with his new annual salary in the $550-600k range, a school that wants Oats would have to pony up $1.5M for the buyout?

What is his buyout like?

They beat Georgetown two years prior, as I mentioned. That's 2 seasons. Can't went to the Elite Eight earlier in the decade. Akron had made the tourney 3 times in 5 years, and possessed the nation's longest winning streak. What more do you want from the MAC?

This.

What?

The big 3 of Buffalo's guards accounted for 75% of their scoring. Go look at who Groce has offered. There's a reason he's targeting a bunch of guards. It gives me confidence he knows what he's doing.

During the peak of Akron's dominance, OU beat Georgetown and then made a Sweet Sixteen run two years later. The year after the Sweet Sixteen run, it took the nation's longest winning streak and a creative marketing ploy (the hashtag) for voters to put us in one of the polls. We need nobody but ourselves.

For bracket purposes, Zona losing here would help me out. This does nothing for Akron, and I'm not rooting for Buffalo to win.

It was mutual. They "gave up" on each other, which I think is a bad way of putting it.

Bittersweet. I think his potential, talent wise, was quite high. But ultimately he wasn't the best fit for this team and the culture Groce is trying to build. Having two scholarships open is huge in my opinion.