clarkwgriswold

Dambrot had something in his past that took him off of the radars of many schools that may have had interest. I suspect Groce's tenure at Illinois may have some impact on his attractiveness to other programs. We've been really lucky to have each of them.

If likability was a determining factor in retaining coaches 87 year old Gerry Faust would still be the head coach of Zips football.

**** Shaka Smart and the horse he road in on.

I move that the line directly under @Captain Kangaroo's image should now read "Fearless Leader" rather than "Moderator." Can I get a second?

I think it is as individual as the candidates themselves. Tom Arth looked the part, had a nice resume, had been a success at a lower level and had an NFL background and was a disaster. Ianello had a great pedigree and was an abysmal failure. Some guys are great coordinators or assistants, many with many years at top notch programs, but don't have the mix of attributes to make them a great head coach and oftentimes their capacity as a head coach can't be determined until their fanny is in the hot seat. There's no magic formula.

This is a forum- a place to exchange thoughts, ideas and views. If one is going to lose their enthusiasm because someone disagrees with them they're pretty damn weak minded.

We'd all feel lost if we had a Zips head coaching hire and there wasn't some premature b!+ch!ng on some level!

I'd love to see Tribble come off of the bench. I think he's just the type of mature multi-position player that could bring high energy in that role. I'd also like Sammy off of the bench unless he's the guy we saw occasionally late in the season. Tavari- transfer guard- Dawson- Nate- Enrique.

My gut tells me Tavari will be the starter (and that the sub I had for lunch may have had expired mayo).

The Thornton kid went from being a JUCO to being Academic All-MAC. That's damn impressive.

Big man on campus + $1,000,000. Sign me up.

It's called "pulling a KJ Walton."

I love the reaction of the guys sitting in the bleachers on the baseline.

Columbia's Griffith is an east coaster, born and raised in King of Prussia, PA and she played at Columbia and was an assistant at Princeton. I suspect that it might be difficult to pry her from her alma mater unless there's a substantial pay raise involved.

That a pretty solid breakdown B & G, but let's not forget- Groce will put the 5 on the floor to start and finish the game that he thinks perform the best together not necessarily the 5 most talented.

Mine is loading fine. Now if I could just dump that aggravating Kevin Hart ad that displays over links at the top of the page...

I think the Zips should require them to grow 4 to 5 inches if they decide to come to Akron.

I'm pleased we're seeing so many post-season discussions. Hopefully, we can keep this up and avoid the off-season forum letdown.

My thought if that the middle aged guy who recruited you can bail and move without restriction (and actually financially benefit) the 20-year kid player should be able to immediately transfer and play. I'm not at all a fan of the transient nature of today's athletes, but I think it's only fair to give the kids the benefit that the coaches have.

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt at this point. 16 or 17 year old kid playing a rival in a charged environment. Plus, a year of not being the guy tends to humble one a bit. Also, having seen the type of kids Groce has generally recruited to UA outside of that first season, I'm going to trust he's gotten to know this kid.

The media guide with all of the records used to be easily accessible but i can't find it any more.

Interesting page of Zips record holders- https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/akron/men/leaders-and-records-career.html

Romeo pleads guilty, owes $375K in restitution and faces faces between 15 and 21 months in prison when he’s sentenced. https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2023/03/ex-akron-basketball-star-romeo-travis-pleads-guilty-to-federal-fraud-charges-owes-nearly-375000-in-restitution.html

I can't believe Mark Kostelac has been left out of the discussion. He got some serious love on ZipsNation back in the day.