ZippyforPresident

Hella fun game. 1. It's still January, but this team is REALLY starting to figure it out. They are a lot of fun to watch. To do that to the other best team in the league right now? Goodness 😂 2. Miami is likely going to be there at the end of the season along with Ohio, Kent, and Toledo. Every day is an opportunity to improve and they are all treating it the exact same way. Always respect to Ohio, Kent, and Miami. They've made NCAA runs, we haven't. 3. With apologies to Andrew Callaghan - All Gas, No Brakes!!!!

Watching the ball movement, cutting, and screening, it's clear that collectively they are really starting to get it. When an offense starts executing and moving with that sort of precision - that's when basketball really becomes such a beautiful dance. The past 3 halves of this offense almost remind me of Groce's DJ Cooper era teams at Ohio during some of those games at the Convo where they just had the Akron defense completely lost. This was the first time I've been fortunate enough to see a game in person this season and holy moly is Sharron Young FAST! All in all, an enjoyable evening at the James A. Rhodes Health & Physical Education Building!

On to Buffalo!

The Zips move to 2-1 at home this year. I like it.

Peden is a tough place to win, especially on homecoming. Tim Albin is a good coach and Ohio is a damn solid football program. I thought our defense played great when they weren't tired. I thought Marcus Moore Jr. was disruptive. I believe Golden-Nelson had a few nice plays. Guys were playing with intensity on that side of the ball. Special teams were very solid too. Defense and Special teams are good enough to put this team in a position to win every game left on the schedule. However, it's gut check time for the offensive line. Seeing that type of discrepancy in rushing yards and time of possession against an opponent that is much more similarly talented than the teams we've faced out of conference makes that abundantly clear. I really think the rest of this season will come down to offensive line play. Gotta shake it off, get the headspace right, and get ready for another very good opponent in Bowling Green.

Akron Kent final. It's in the blood.

Time to find ourselves. Dig deep. We know we can win this game.

Good call!

Not a knock on the contributions of the first two, but I've had the same thought. 🤔

The Cardinals have nothing to hang their heads about after this one. They gave a tremendous defensive effort, and Basheer Jihad and Jalin Anderson were matchup nightmares offensively. Great game from both of them. Mikal Dawson was the difference late in the game with those two massive three pointers. Excited to see him finding his rhythm offensively again! Experienced squads know how to finish games like these. If I had no rooting interest, this would have been a really fun Tuesday night basketball game to watch. Grateful to get the roadkill!

No matter how trying this season has been, this still matters. I hope this team remembers this game and appreciates what it truly means. Love you Zips. Be proud of what you accomplished in our university's and our city's legacy today. This game will be remembered. Don't ever forget how much today mattered. We are Akron.

I do wonder why the offensive gameplan didn't try to adopt to the front five's shortcomings but it probably takes a better QB to try to execute that.

Oh boy

This is where we're at. Good luck Jeffers.

This is actually a real football team. OMFG! Also, LOVE the sideline tire hahaha

Throw it down Mike! Hope he's having a great time at Akron, regardless of basketball. They're great years!

Kent State U has a basketball team?

Last time the Zips beat NIU? 12/1/2005, known by some as the 2005 MAC Championship game.

We have had success against the Bulldogs before. The Zips are 2-0 against Mississippi State all time, with wins in 2005 and 2011. Let's make it 3-0! 💪

At least it's nice to know I'm not the only one missing out on the game 😂 (sigh)

The game will be on ESPN3. Zips are 4 point favorites. SDSU will be an excellent challenge for us, so I hope we're ready. The Jackrabbits went 30-5 and were riding a nation leading 21 game win streak before falling to Providence in the NCAA Tournament last season. This is a GREAT out of conference game to open the season at the JAR. Go Zips!

Emphatically yes.

It's the Joe Dunn and Joe Moorhead Show. Or in other words, the JoJo show. Perhaps Fiesta Pizza on Newton Street in Goodyear Heights should sponsor the show! Go Zips!

It's probably just the way they vacuumed the end zone. 😋

It's the logo of SportStar Athletics, they make chinstraps/helmet hardware.