Blue & Gold

Thinking the same. We just look slow & sleepy today. Let’s wake up & play like we actually care.

+1. I don't want to be a prisoner of the moment, but he kind of reminds me of Bryan Trimble. Like Trimble, his athleticism isn't going to blow you away. But he can be a little tricky with the ball & hit a 3 off of a crossover from 4 feet behind the high school line. His competition is reeeeeeaaaalllllyyy suspect, IMHO. So I wouldn't be surprised to see him redshirt to get acclimated to higher-caliber athletes. But he played AAU, so, who knows. But the teams I've seen him play have been pretty low caliber... except East Liverpool. East Liverpool looked pretty good & he dropped 40 on them. Also, he's reeeeeeaaaallllyyy (yes, same spelling as above) going to have to step up his game defensively; not much intensity there. However, when watching him play it appears his coach may be encouraging him to not risk picking up any fouls on D due to the fact that if Harrison Central has any chance to win they need him on the court all 32 minutes getting buckets. He's a football player, so I have confidence he could get nastier on D if asked to.

Play Preston just like we did last time. Until he adjust, I don’t think we should. Pressure that ball & don’t let him get comfortable!

Great post and great question. I didn't realize how we've really dominated this rivalry over the past 20 years. I love cutting down the nets and hanging a banner for MAC Championships (regular season). But I think that perhaps the reason I didn't realize how thoroughly we've dominated the rivalry with Ohio over the past 20 years is because those NCAA tournament victories weigh so heavily. They still are fresh in my mind and seem like just a couple years ago, but, now that you point it out, it's has been a while. IMO, those tournament victories are feathers in your cap which don't lose their luster for a long time. There are a lot of programs which I still consider prominent basketball schools because of former NCAA tourney runs, but who really haven't done anything of note since the turn of the millennium! UMass, UConn, Creighton, DePaul, Wichita State, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, Pitt, Memphis, St. Bonny, Pepperdine, Loyola Marymount, UNLV, Drexel, Tulane, Cincy, Detroit Mercy, Temple, Charlotte, George Mason, George Washington, La Salle, Rhody, St. Joe's, St. Louis. Okay, I was largely doing that off the top of my head, so don't over analyze it, but I think you'll get my point. None (?) of those schools have done much in men's basketball in quite a while, but I still think of them as better basketball schools than Akron because tournament success is what everyone looks at and, I'd argue, remembers. I'd want to see an NCAA Sweet 16 run. However, I know, grass is always greener and if the Wicked Things NCAA Sweet 16 run was contingent on being followed by 20 years of mediocrity... Idk. Tough one.

I could only watch the first half & my Hulu dvr didn’t record the game (user error, I’m sure). 😩😩😩😩😭😭😭😭

12:25 left in the game. Buffalo up 50-48.

I’ve watched a few Kobe Mitchell games & he can really shoot the ball from deep. 3-4 feet behind the high school line easy.

Lots of home games. We play at Kent five times. We host Kent zero times. Strange.

Will this game be streaming?

I like them! I love all of our uniforms. Except the ones with the Zippy head on them, and I guess those are the players favorites. Lol.

Man, what a great preview! Thank you, TennZip!! I think this is going to be a rough one. Pitt looks like an extremely talented side (again, thank you TennZip) and the fact they played in the fall is huge. Last fall these guys went 7-1 with wins over Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Louisville, Duke, and had two wins over Notre Dame, until finally losing to Clemson 2-1 in the ACC championship game. We better be ready to go.

+1. That procedure doesn’t make sense.

I know it's only exhibition & our primary concern is figuring out our pieces parts. But we lost again. Any concerns from the futbol experts on the board?

Man, what a great game. Both teams were making high-level shots. Maishe’s steal was huge. LCJ’s the ? Ive got to note that I don’t have much confidence in what Tribble brings to the floor. He must be playing great D? He doesn’t have great handles & can’t shoot. I think I’d rather see Wynn get those minutes.

I think I saw it on STO last night, maybe Tuesday night?

That sucks. Don't crush my dreams. Lol. I was going by Verbal Commits dot com which is usually pretty current.

We have two threads titled "2022 Offers." Could a mod combine the two threads? Anyway, Raymar Pryor verballed to CSU. Not a big loss, IMHO. I really like Raymar, because he's local, but we're successfully recruiting at a bit higher level than Raymar. He should do really well at CSU & I definitely wish him nothing but the best! Meanwhile, we're still the hunt for Chris Livingston. How amazing would that be? Chris has a laid back, homeboy, non-conformist style that it really wouldn't surprise me if he decided to play his 1 college season at Akron. I'm crossing my fingers. And, meanwhile, we're down to the final 7 schools for 4-star PG Adante Holiman. Adante is from Oklahoma, so it seems weird to me that we're on his Final 7 list. Holiman is only 5'9, so he probably likes seeing the success of LCJ in John Groce's system.

JUCO DB

Former Zip DL Jacquez Cross.

+1.

Got Hergott as a walk-on. Here are his hudl highlights. Definitely a dual-threat QB. Decent arm. Good, not great. But definitely has the ability to run and what I like is that he's not too quick to pull it and run. He really lets passing plays develop & uses his feet to extend passing plays. His senior year he threw for 2,467 yards and 26 TD's while rushing for 1,078 yards & 15 TD's.

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Enrique Freeman: MAC POY?! ? “Updated MAC basketball statistics on a Sunday morning. Zips Enrique Freeman: #1 in FG %..#1 in rebounding...#1 in blocked shots...#1 in defensive rebounding. Not bad for a walk on!” -Joe Dunn (via Twitter)