Let'sGoZips94

IT'S 7:35AM AND...

All part of the plan. Kowalchoke is sacrificing the regular season in exchange for (hopeful) success in Cleveland.

Kent hasn't beaten us in football or basketball since March 10th, 2023. Would love to keep that statement true.

I would like to see a minimum of 25-30 3PA tonight. They are in a slump, they're playing timid, and it looks like we've reverted back to our December play. I don't know if Groce is intentionally have them play a half court style to work out the kinks as this is what we'll see teams try to do all of March, but I want to see the confidence and swagger return.

I'm glad every MAC school got super rich by having CST NIU for all these years.

1) Never, ever, EVER copy the Sun Belt's format. The best seeds to have in that tournament are the 3/4 seeds because they have a weaker opponent to knock the rust off against before playing the top seeds. 2) Best format is what @zippy5 stated. 1 & 2 get BYEs to the semis and the tournament is limited to the top 8 teams. Starting next year, Akron, Ohio, Kent, Miami, Toledo, UMass is a formidable 6, then add someone like Balls/BUGS/WMU for the final 2 spots, and you've truly found your top teams to represent the MAC in the NCAA Tourney.

Another top 15 result today for Kaulig Racing as Almendinger finished 14th at Atlanta. Ty Dillon did not do as well, finishing 29th.

I hate the exclusivity occurring with college sports. This is awful. The year round schedule is fine, but only inviting the elitist group of 32 is nauseating.

My issue is they shifted the game plan in this other 2 games to secure the W in competitive games. This game wasn't close and they still refused to shoot the 3. Gotta break through this slump somehow.

These refs suck.

If you're going to get your ass kicked, go down shooting so we can at least get out of this slump hopefully.

Where the f is our offense? What happened to all gas no brakes?

Kent is a dumb team. They don't really run an offense, they miss tons of ball movement, take stupid shots, and make stupid mistakes. Exhibit A: That game went OT because they fouled Miami 30 ft from the basket while up by 1 with 12 seconds left (sound familiar?). Exhibit B: There was a play late in regulation or in OT where they had a mismatch in the post and essentially waited until Potter go back in position before throwing the lob down low. Spoiler alert: Potter stole the pass with ease.

It's almost like you grew up in Akron. 😉

This is such an odd matchup. Miami is a high IQ, quality shooting team that lacks athleticism and strength. Kent is an athletic, strong team that is low IQ and not a great shooting team. Low IQ is proving to be the fatal flaw.

As sarcastic as my reply was, that is also the how. They are one of the best 3P shooting teams in the country.

During halftime of the Toledo game, they had a full segment talking about Akron and Groce.

Because they've scored more points than their MAC opponents 10 times.

I will tweet at ZipsMBB to confirm their graphic. Not sure which one is correct. ESPNU at 6pm on a Saturday makes way more sense, but it would be awesome if this were on ESPN2.

Just so people are aware, this will be on ESPNU.

Zips named among teams listed by CBS as potential Cinderellas.

The one highlight missing, unless I missed it, was his game winning dunk at Northern Kentucky. Identical silhouette.

Through some conversations with those in the know, I'm starting to gather a sense of the group behind the renewed energy. It is certainly a collective effort, but it's a small collective. I won't name names, but hats off to those who are involved. Akron needs warriors who are willing to do whatever it takes to move UA forward and ascend to new heights. They also need our help as fans to continue to show our support, and last night Zips Nation did just that. Fantastic night.

For those who don't know, Nolan works under the name AO1 Creative. He is the entire package behind our sudden explosion of social media content in the last year or so. Truly a special talent and I'm glad we're partnered with him.