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+1. If we could put an end to that I think we could be a monster in the MAC & an occasional, perhaps even regular, #22-#25-ish member of the Top 25.

FIU beat UMass today 44-0. Does Gibson get the start vs. KSUcks?

I voted Xeyrius Williams. 5th(?) year senior with experience playing at this level. For me, Greg Tribble and Camron Reece are tied for #2. X will make an immediate impact. But I think these two will be up to speed before conference play begins. I remember following Tribble's recruiting in high school. He's a serious talent. And Reece looks like a monster; our next Ultimate Warrior, a'la Jeremiah Wood or Demetrius Treadwell. Then again, I don't think any of the above mentioned players will matter if our returning core doesn't improve their shooting percentage from behind the arc.

Just ran into Jeremiah Wood at the gym. The dude is absolutely huge. Still looks strong as an ox but cut as hell. He's a legit 6-6, as I came up to about his armpit. Lol. Nice guy. We talked for about 2 minutes. (I could have visited for an hour but didn't want to interrupt his workout.) I told him that when he, Rome & Dru were on the team was my favorite era of Zips basketball. Without any prompting from me, he brought up the Doug Penno buzzer-beater & the slow-starting game clock. We commiserated. Lol. He's living in Ellet in the off-season and playing overseas. Go Zips!

On my phone, so no link, but De’Andre Brimage has entered the transfer portal. Good luck, Brim!

I’m guessing... PG: LCJ W: Tyler Cheese W: Channel Banks P: Xeyrius Williams P: Deng Riak Greg Tribble & Camron Reece will be the first off the bench. Jaden Sayles & Jeremy Roscoe will flesh out the rotation. Dark Horse: Freshman Tre Edwards Redshirts: Ali Ali and Maishe Dailey & Bryan Trimble (obviously).

ABJ: Winless Zips fall 37-29 at UMass UMass (1-4) was without nine starters on offense and defense combined, including its top two quarterbacks, one in concussion protocol and the other apparently suspended before the game.

VerbalCommits dot com

Thanks. Getting any PT as a true freshman is impressive. Tough loss.

Video update on the first day of practice. Season is right around the corner! Go Zips! P.s. X is looking good in the few clips he's in.

Was Swanson getting much PT?

And here are the heights and weights of our current OL & DL verbal commits: OL Nathaniel Williams, 6-5, 301 Deacon Allen, 6-3, 305 Ronan Chambers, 6-5, 270 Tony Georges, 6-3, 295 DL Jalen Jordan, 6-3, 240 Janirr Wade, 6-4, 280

Trey Coleman seemed to enjoy his visit.

This topic was touched on in another thread. I thought everyone here would find this website interesting, so I'll post it here.

ABJ/GT: Lack of consistency continues to plague Zips "UA coach Tom Arth will likely be the first to offer no excuses for the dismal stats that revealed themselves once again in the Zips' running game. The Zips rushed for 39 yards on 18 carries for 2.2 yards per attempt." "For the game, [the Zips] managed 3-of-12 third-down conversions."

If they'd build a mini "Green Monster" wall in left field they could create a little more room for the grandstands & concourse as well as give it an old-school urban stadium feel.

Were our guys cocky and lazy this offseason? The slogan "Unfinished Business," may suggest they thought they'd simply stroll to the College Cup this year? Do we miss Marco Micaletto & Abdi Mohamed that much? I know we sorely miss Marcel Zajac's finishing skills.

I love Arth's demeanor. He's a teacher who remains positive. I would have loved to have played for a coach like Arth.

Sports Illustrated quality!

ABJ/GT: Akron vs. Troy scouting report Much better than last week's scouting report. After reading about Troy's offense... uh, oh.

FF: Julian Hicks has a breakout performance.

That was a great press conference. I really appreciate both the fact that GT was asking the difficult questions (concerning risking injury to Alvin Davis as our return man & the obvious OL issues) and the fact that Arth got fiery and stood up for his players. Good stuff!