clarkwgriswold

Cody Head and two of the freshmen not suited up.

I'm rooting for one of you guys to get it right. I can't get rid of this thing! LOL. Sparse crowd so far.

I believe you still have one coming from a win from a couple of years ago but for some reason have not picked it up.

There's a free Matthew Wilson bobblehead for the first person to guess tonight's starting five correctly!

Yes, I mixed up my Mahaffeys!

The gate from the game are to be split between the schools collectives.

Notes from the Tip-off Reception: * Evan Mahaffey is the real deal. He could be one of Akron's best ever by the time he is done here. * Cody Head is better than expected. * The Serbian will get some minutes. * The team is fully healthy as of a week ago. * Barre is a good fit as he can get up and down the floor. * Nate had 9 serious high money NIL offers. * The entire team looks like they've spent a lot of time with the strength and conditioning coach. * They beat Wright State in an exhibition. * Every player that has completed their eligibility at UA in the last 9 year left with a degree. * Every scholarship player who has completed his eligibility at UA in the last nine years has played professionally. * 26 practices so far. * They are going to play fast again this year. * The emphasis in practice all pre-season has been on defense. * The JMU Game will include the ring presentation and raising the banner. * There will be two fan experiences- trips to Vegas and New Orleans. * This group is really tight on and off the court. * The proceeds of the YSU scrimmage are being split between the schools' collectives.

Tomorrow night is the Tip-off Reception. Every year, one player is on the stage with Groce. The last couple have been Nate and Enrique. Who will it be this year? My bet is Tavari.

Zipped Up's season preview- https://akronzippedup.substack.com/p/akron-zips-mens-basketball-2025-2026?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2970576&post_id=175211323&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=52p862&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

I save those for kids standing on the rail?

Interesting changes. I would think they'd push back the south bleachers as that would put that area closer to the student section. They have done a very good job of getting the students involved the last 2 or 3 years.

I'm planning on it. I'll try to post updates/recaps.

I suspect some of us with make the short trip to Youngstown for this one and the rest will want to know what happened, so I figured this scrimmage was worthy of its own thread. Here's a preview for YSU- https://ysusports.com/news/2025/9/23/mens-basketball-faulkner-meets-media-to-preview-2025-26-campaign.aspx

Is there a game this week?

Another article on JMU- https://www.nvdaily.com/nvdaily/jmu-men-a-narrow-pick-to-win-sun-belt/article_d7d912d0-0019-5ae0-8535-e83a53dd48b4.html

James Madison chosen as pre-season favorite in the Sun Belt- https://sunbeltsports.org/news/2025/10/20/james-madison-tabbed-2025-26-sun-belt-mens-basketball-favorite-odus-davis-named-preseason-player-of-the-year.aspx Oddly, they received only one first place vote and 8 teams received a first place vote. That shows you the uncertainly that comes in the age of player mobility.

I'm just happy we get a full day to tailgate before Penn State- Shenango!

With Chris Mortensen's son as head coach. He'd be very proud.

16 days until Zips basketball.

Ball State with the highest amount of points they've had all season. Sigh.

Their coming out of a weather delay adjustments are on par with their halftime adjustments.

Only on Tuesdays.

It's kind of an ongoing joke between me and a couple of posters.

There's only one Stan Heath.

That will be a fun preseason week with the Tip-off Reception on the 28th and the YSO scrimmage on the 29th.