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When I was at UA I always heard my friends say "Man I wish every basketball game was like that." It drove me crazy because every game WOULD be like that if people showed up more than once a season. Judging by the average crowds you would think the Zips won 5 games a year, not 20+. Every soccer game was like that regardless of opponent or weather. People would literally stand the entire game and didn't care. It was always fun.

Embarrassing is probably the best way to describe the JAR. It's not the worst in D1 or even the MAC, but it's not something to be proud of. For as much success as the basketball program has seen over the past 20 years we definitely deserve better.

Nobody thought KD would ever leave and then it happened and he was about as Akron as they come. Groce has a son on the team and probably wants his family to stay put. I do think UA needs to put some serious money into the JAR if they want to keep him around. The new practice facility is a big step in the right direction. But we can only ignore the big ugly elephant in the room long enough.

Between the Cavs and the Zips tonight was an awesome night for basketball. Stressful but fun.

We were due for a clunker and losing to the middest team in the MAC is just that. It happens and I'd rather it be during the regular season than tournament time.

Anyone else take the Akron moneyline when it was +560? Because I did!

This season was their first in Division 1 for all sports. It's got to be a tough sell for recruits because they aren't allowed to compete in the postseason for like 4 years or something.

Seeing OSU gear everywhere is usually annoying. But on Saturday, the fact that all of those people were miserable makes me happy. Especially since 99% of them didn't attend that school and are just frontrunners.

I'll always remember Terry Bowden saying you go from losing big to losing small to winning small and then winning big. I think this season we went from losing small to winning small. Hopefully we reached a turning point for this program and can use this momentum moving forward.

My thoughts exactly. We have 3 wins and are only up 7. After one offensive play Toledo is right back to the 40 anyway.

Sure, sign me up. It would be nice to beat Duquesne by 30 points a few times.

Duquesne just fell to 0-5. Guess KD picked he right time to bail. I feel bad for Dru, but I find it hilarious that people in Pittsburgh thought they were guaranteed to bring in Bronny James and become a national powerhouse. 😂

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.