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CoC is aiming for $2-3m annual revenue share for basketball in addition to NIL. Does anyone know our revenue share?

That’s the nature of the portal. Calls from coaches aren’t always a reliable indicator of genuine interest.

Seems like when you see this many teams announced, the player is just trying to create a bidding war. Akron is the only team on the list who made the tournament.

I'm glad you're not in charge of our team.

Yes, because our man to man defense was so effective today. We went to zone to try and mix it up to get a stop AND to try to limit the fouls to our front court players who were in danger of getting in bad foul trouble. It didn’t work, but it’s not like our man defense was working either.

Great season, Zips. Tough way to end it with our worst game of the year. Add Texas Tech (64% FG, 55% from three) to the list of teams that had outlier shooting nights against us: Yale (64% FG, 47% 3pt), Murray State (58% FG, 56% 3pt), and Troy (52% 3pt). Credit to Tech’s coaching staff. Their game plan was clear. They pushed us off the three-point line and funneled everything to the rim, where we struggled to finish over their length. This felt like a rare game where Groce got out-coached. Would have liked to see a few early set plays to get Hardman going. Overall, we came out a bit tentative and never really found our rhythm. We will reload. We will be back.

Looks like Ball State saw how poorly SMU played Miami and decided to hire Chris Capko off their staff as their next coach.

In the era of NIL, these are probably both unbreakable.

Unless Miami loses, but they cover the spread...

With UMBC’s loss tonight, they now have a better record against 1 seeds (1-0) than 16 seeds (0-1).

Well, I was hoping mine would come before the game on Friday, but if you haven't gotten yours yet, there's no way I will. lol

I’m hearing we tip at 9:20 on TNT. Anyone else hearing this?

We open as only 8.5 dogs.

Current game between USF and Shammah Scott’s old team Wichita State could impact Zips seeding. Currently USF is listed as an 11 seed in most brackets and Akron is a 12. However Akron has a stronger NET and WAB than Wichita. Go Shockers!

Shammah Scott never lost to Kent State. He was a perfect 8-0 against them. The majority of our roster has never lost to them. Incredible run.

Scott’s block at the end reminded me of the end of the 2011 MAC Championship game against Kent where we blocked it 2 or 3 times. #DancingOnPorrini

All 3 of their fans will be upset.

We're Akron. We always get everyone's best. Especially on the road in the MAC.

Maybe the rest of the MAC should go for the easiest schedules possible (provided they win them). Gives us a shot at a real Q1 win.

8-0 Miami plays UNC Ashville tonight which will be their very first quad 3 game of the year. With only 2 Q3 games in their OOC, they may be the first MAC team who's strength of schedule actually increases when MAC play begins.

People still watch the NBA? It's unwatchable.

This should be a high-scoring affair with the Zips averaging 96.2 ppg and Murray State averaging 89ppg. Murray State leads the MCV in 3-point shooting. Will the Zips be able to guard the perimeter? Recently, it seems to be a struggle. Murray also focuses on offensive rebounding to get extra possessions. They've had games with 19 and 16 offensive boards. Can the Zips limit second chance points?

Can’t read. Can’t write. Can’t correctly enter the box score.

They are 0-4 in road games this year with all 4 games being double digit loses. Mostly all solid teams, so not completely unexpected, but we should roll in this one.