clarkwgriswold

I just saw the Hamilton, Ohio and knew it was somewhere around Cincinnati. For all intents and purposes, it is West Virginia adjacent.

The 1-6 Golden Eagles of SUNY Brockport come to the JAR Saturday afternoon at 3:00 as a part of a doubleheader with the Zips women. The Beagles are familiar with Ohio having previously lost to Case Western, John Carroll and Mount Union. 6'2" junior guard Zachary Rice leads scoring at 13.4 ppg while also contributing 5.3 rpg. I'm trying but can't put a positive spin on this one. Evan Wilson is healed up so we'll get to see him!

I don't have time to discuss it now as I am on my way to put the "For Sale" sign in Groce's front yard.

Hardman is not going to get as many looks now that opponents have some Akron film on him. He's an awful defender and got caught in some bad switches. I was surprised at how often NKU just put Robinson stationary in the low post when he was so successful moving on the floor. He's a heck of an offensive player for being the Horizon Defensive Player of the Year. He's also an Ohio kid.

Looked healthy. I suspect maybe he is coming off of an illness.

Some ugly spells tonight on offense and some really awful fouls. Groce was not happy with their sharpness or the fouling.

Warmup top has stayed on all night.

Zips with some pretty uninspired play in the last 15 minutes.

Robinson is averaging 11 a game and has 23 in the first half for the Norse.

Amani and Okonkwo in some foul trouble tonight and Kamali is giving them some good minutes. Offense is fine but an occasional defensive lapse

Amani back and healthy tonight. Really bad crowd.

Some of the new stuff on there. I didn't mind the Z as it was different. I really hated the script Akron.

Lots of stuff on sale here today for Cyber Monday- https://www.fanatics.com/college/akron-zips/o-49+t-12355577+z-996268-427666200

The Belden Village Costco also has a hoodie and a long sleeve shirt.

Yep, and yet another rebuild, the Zips 6th in 20 years. I'm sure a bunch of quality candidates would sign up for that.

NKU got to 2-5 yesterday with an 86-70 win over Bellarmine. Trey Robinson led the was with 24 points and 8 rebounds.

https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2017/04/akron_mens_basketball_job_draw.html This article mentions Turner as a candidate leading up to Groce's hiring.

In the absence of a new AD to do it, unless Nemer is willing to step up and commit to Moorhead that the University will commit the resources to make the program competitive, why would he want to stay if offered a high paying opportunity elsewhere? That "despite the resources - or lack thereof - that we are provided" statement was not coincidental.

I think it's all an indicator of the nature of Groce. He adapts to what he has rather than trying to pound square pegs into round holes. He has shooters and depth now, so it's off to the races with lots of three pointers. Last year, he had a dominant post player and not much depth and he slowed it down and played inside out. In Groce I trust.

I understand they only took that game for the payout. It helped to fund the entire athletic program including basketball program that had a staff that regularly failed to come up with a competitive OOC schedule.

Mouse McFadden and Eric McLaughlin in that game.

Zips OVC Championship game over Middle Tennessee in 1986 to get them into the tournament.

2005 MAC Championship. Zips rally from 14 down against Northern Illinois and win with 17 seconds remaining in regulation when Luke Getsy connected with Domenik Hixon on a 36-yard touchdown pass. The first Buchtel College game in 1891 defeating Western Reserve Academy 22–6 in Hudson, Ohio was a doozy too!

There's certainly damage caused to the morale and enthusiasm of each school's fan by the weeknight games. Also, the reality is that until and unless the MAC starts playing a higher quality of football the basic football fan on a national scale isn't going to watch regardless of when it's on.

Just sharing the info from the article.