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I'm glad I'm not alone here. I keep seeing those "I'M BACK" graphics and felt like I was missing something. I honestly couldn't understand why they are hyping this these guys up so much. They are returning 5 guys from a team that was barely above .500 in MAC play. Looks like maybe one scored in double figures. Meanwhile we returned basically our entire team.

Love the "according to who?" This clown obviously doesn't know who he's talking to 😂.

They really put the MID in mid-major program. I guess they are happy with 2 tournament appearances in 14 years.

Fordham had a really cool campus and feels very ivy league. Weirdly random but there is a soup kitchen across the street that I volunteered at when I was in high school. I think the A10 is going to be a one bid league for a while, but it's definitely good anytime someone can get away from the stench that is Kent State.

This led me down a wikipedia rabbit hole of former Kent coaches. Last season Geno Ford won 8 games coaching Stony Brook and Jim Christian won 3 games all season coaching Canisius. Hopefully pinky takes a similar career path as these two awful individuals.

I could get on board with this too. A Freeman #25 would be nice too. But I'm sure that money would go to him and not the collective. My track record with buying jerseys for NE Ohio sports teams is like a curse. Most of my jerseys are only relevant for like one year max before the guy is off the team. I wouldn't wish that on a Zips player.

I've always wanted a jersey and I'm really temped to buy one. Just not sure which player to choose. Nate Johnson, Tavari Johnson, or hope for some longevity and go with Young.

This is the only opening that worries me. Maybe OSU down the line. Thankfully as of now I don't see Groce's name anywhere when it comes to the WVU search. They seem to be zeroed in on the HC's from Wake Forest and North Texas.

I agree completely. Our OOC home opponents are boring and MAC schedule isn't much better. When the most exciting opponent is NKU, there's definitely a problem. I'm just not sure how to fix that. Which schools are willing to play in Akron? I guess that's the biggest problem. Most Mids have trouble bringing teams in. Dayton is the only one I can think of that consistently stacks their home schedule. Somehow 10 of their first 13 games were all at home and those remaining 3 were in Hawaii.

Groce seems to put culture and character above all. I can't imagine him convincing practically the entire team to come back only to bail on his players. Not to mention the fact that the tournament loss, as much as it sucked, and his tenure at Illinois will probably turn people away. Having said that I never thought KD would leave for a lowly A10 program. So who knows. The only difference is he was convinced that his teams would be in the running for at-large bids. Which was never even close to the case. Their one tournament appearance was because of the conference championship. If Groce leaves it's for one of the "bigs" and an opportunity he can't pass up. There's really no excuse for us to not lead the MAC in attendance. Being 6th or whatever, and below Kent State is pretty embarrassing.

I still have a small inflatable Goodyear blimp in my basement that was a giveaway back when I was at UA. Pretty sure that's the only contribution I know of lol.

Agree completely. This felt like the strongest team we had heading into the tournament. But they all played like they were just happy to be there. Hopefully it's a learning experience and most of the team comes back next year to run it back.

I honestly don't think the Zips will ever win a tournament game.

He dribbles the basketball like it was dipped in oil. It's all over the place and then he proceeds to chuck up awful shots.

NINE Arizona turnovers and nothing to show for it but a double digit deficit.