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I do wonder how much of the "progress" was a result of Guthrie and how much was a result of donors. Without guys like Kaulig and Wentz, where would our programs be? Who was the driving force behind the basketball practice facility? Who is making sure Groce gets paid? It makes complete sense that Guthrie would leave. He and Miller were attached at the hip. Miller brought him over from Green Bay. Once Miller stepped aside, this was just a matter of time. I do give him credit for finally ditching Adidas for Nike. At least we have that...

I'd stick with Joe. Unless there's a "big hire" like Jim Tressel out of retirement or Luke Getsy. Someone who would be loyal-ish to Akron. Still even with those options, you're looking at a 71 year old and someone who has never been a HC before.

It's perfectly okay to evolve and expand the brand. Secondary logos, fonts, wordmark, uniforms. But UA needs to embrace the current A logo. The best, most iconic college logos are simple and recognizable. OSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oregon, etc. The new A is unique enough and is already recognized as "Akron." It needs to stay for the foreseeable future.

UA's branding was done by Joe Bosack Co. The best in the business when it comes to athletics branding. I didn't like the new A logo at first, but it's really grown on me. I love it now. Keep it around and potentially just add a Zippy secondary mark.

Hopefully it goes better than when Mark Few's son got in for Gonzaga.

Can't complain after this team's first game together. Lots of positives, especially Sharron Young. He probably had the best debut of any Zips true freshman I've ever seen. I hope he is the star we've been waiting for.

Young is looking really, really good. Is it wrong that during his first game as a Zip I'm already worried about him bailing for a bigger school?

As @ClevelandZip said up above, it really looks like a nicer version of the JAR. Practically the same layout with more seating behind the hoops. Between all the big companies in the Akron/NE Ohio area, someone could give us a nice chunk of change for the naming rights.

Guess they haven't seen the arena our team plays in 😂

Even after the interception, the Zips were driving with no problems and could have still gone up 14-0. Yet here we are down 14-7.

3 horrible turnovers in the first quarter? Is this really happening?

It's so surreal seeing a Zips basketball player in the NBA. There's been legitimate hype around him from Pacers fans since the draft. Set my YouTube TV to record all their games this season. I hope he sees legitimate minutes ASAP.

So for the first time ever I get to watch the Zips and Browns both lose on the same day. 😂

I will never forgive the Cavs for not drafting Enrique. He literally played in their backyard and they let Indiana take him. Really strong performance in the preseason so far. Especially compared to Bronny James who's scored like 2 points in 3 games 😂.