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I watched the entire game to see exactly what state of condition this team was in. I get that they are dealing with unprecedented injuries and player issues, but they don't play good basketball. I don't equate winning basketball with good basketball. I was focused on how they played and what they were coached to do. Neither were impressive. Maybe they can turn it around next season, I hope so. But I saw nothing in this game that indicated the program has a solid footing.

This is hilarious. Perhaps if you stated it 20 more times it would sink in. The MAC is stupid, but not that stupid. They have no incentive, and every negative outcome, if they let NIU minor sports back in. And, oh by the way, there is the small matter of being legally bound by their own contract with members to be barred from even considering this. Ain't gonna happen.

The cupboard is no longer bare when it comes to the women's team. Now coach Jen has to show that her coaching can make a difference. If that happens we will be competitive in the MAC, which is our next step, of many, up. I hope it happens.

Tonight's attendance was a disgrace. This team is so entertaining. Basketball fans are missing something special. I applaud the students who did turnout. They were loud, exciting and made it fun to be there. There just were too few of them. I don't know what the issues are, but I do know this team and coach deserve better.

Respectfully, no team equals the dislike and disgust I have for Kent. No one is close. That being said OU and Toledo are in the next tier, for me, and they are easy to get fired up over. The rest in the MAC are Meh!

Pul-leaze! However correct you are you run the grave risk of having this go to the Capt's head. Very risky!

Having enjoyed watching his outstanding skills I would have thought he would receive P4 offers higher up the food chain. Memphis is the only offer that is respectable and they aren't P4.

ou usually have more insight than the rest of the board. Can you discuss who may be the next departures?

Addition by subtraction.

After watching this interview I would give serious consideration to having Bud as our next AD. I have no doubt he could run an excellent dept. My only worry would be could he hire great coaches. Character counts. He has it in spades.

Now I'm back to being sad. To their credit Boise had a solid vision and made successive excellent hires as head coaches and AD's. IIRC Boise began as a junior college. Leadership and talented people are the two most important components of achieving and sustaining excellence. We need to remember that in making future hires.

Is this an addition that we can get excited about? Please let it be. My nether world is sore from all the hits taken to it. Some good news to close the year would be very welcome. Regardless, Happy New Year Zips Nation!

There is something going on within the program. Simmons departure makes no sense. Was he suggested to leave so a complete rebuild could occur? I don't think so, but nothing makes sense. Most of our players who have left will not find NIL money. Do they want to play for a winner? Maybe, but at UA they had their spots won and the program was heading upward. If they had really bought in as Joe has said repeatedly not this many would be leaving. They could have been comfortable, but they chose to leave for the chaos of the TP. Why? There has to be more here than we are aware.

Something must be going on within the program. These losses to the portal are crippling. We cannot build. All we can do is hope to replace with new, unproven talent. I think we all know how that will turn out. I agree that it is so bad it's comical because I would rather laugh than cry. So why are these tears welling up in my eyes?

At least send us a season's supply of Twinkies as compensation.

This is a fascinating narrative. UNCC could prove to be a better position than OU, but that is only if Albin can start winning there. This move does seem to be a head scratcher in that if you are going to move, make a bigger step. Your story explains a lot. Nice reading. The MAC is indeed a bizarre place.

At least he didn't say God told him to do it. Could he have had help from the coaches?

Damn! Why didn't I think of that. I knew there is a reason I stay on this forum. Cheers! 🍻

Thanks for this morning's pick-me-up. It's too early to start drinking so I needed this. This forum can sometimes be negative, primarily due to the frustration loyal Zip football fans have experienced. It seems the future is slowly seeing improvement despite the inequity in D1 football. Hope springs eternal.

Catdaddy you are ever the optimist. With the loss of all our All-MAC players we really took a gut punch. I pray Joe and Company can, in spite of our losses, keep improving the quality of the team and the wins. G5"s, especially low G5's, have a mountain to climb.

Thanks for this post adZip. Emmer Lancaster made Akron, the university and African Americans in business all better because of his service. Your story comes at a good time to be reminded that UA produces many great individuals whom we should be proud of and celebrate. Now give us a football program to match them. 😀

UA administration needs to look at what they can do to make the program better rather than what they can cut. Cutting is the cheap, cowardly solution to the problem. Improvement is the only way out. It is also harder but pays the greatest dividends. It's time to for leaders to learn payday games do not solve problems, rather they make them worse. If there is money available to fund a $1.3M sponsorship with the Browns there is money to field a competitive football program.

No offense taken. My point is that when you start offering solutions to a problem more solutions surface. No problem is ever solved by incessantly complaining about it. Let me give you an example. Dan Rice, the CEO of the Ohio and Erie Canalway Project, years ago wanted to improve the canal's towpath for greater public use. He had little money. He started selling a vision to many local groups showing how they could make a difference. He has raised over $31M to date in a city hit hard economically, searching for an identity and suffering from poor PR. Lock 3 park has been built downtown. Summit Lake Park is being built with shelter house, connecting towpath to downtown, boat livery, new bike paths, parking, landscaping and amenities. All because one man started selling an idea. Akron football doesn't have to be a dumpster fire. There are people who want it to be a success. Give them something to do about it.

Can someone contact the Pope or the Dali Lama and see if they will talk to God about our players leaving the program? It seems He or She is the one common thread in all their announcements regarding their departure. What's God got against Zip football? We are facing a tough off-season and He/She doesn't have to pile it on.

This just sucks. I realize you can rebuild like current champion OU did when they lost 9 of 11 offensive starters and I hope Joe does. But this is Akron. Our All MAC's will continue to leave until we can establish a winning culture. Even then, with the shifting sands of college football, we may not be able to sustain a program w/o more support for the players. Nemer has to make a statement and back it up. It is a total shame we don't have a training table, let alone a winning program or attractive culture. A D1 competitive football program is worth the investment. It is part of the remedy for restoring the enrollment. Look at Liberty's enrollment after football took off. Same for Coastal Carolina.