clarkwgriswold

Conversation in the workplace today- Co-worker: "So, who do you think gets the OSU job?" Clarkie: "Hmmmm, Oats? Miller? Paris? Kelsey?" Co-worker: "What about Shaka Smart?" Clarkie: "**** Shaka Smart that arrogant little ******** **********!" I'm still having issues.

It sounds like Lamont Paris, a former UA KD assistant and current South Carolina head coach, is in the rumor mill for the OSU job.

The University is considering outsourcing the management of student housing, much as they have parking and is soliciting proposals. Here's a very minimal and incomplete story from the Beacon/Ohio.com- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/education/2024/02/13/university-of-akron-looking-to-outsource-management-of-student-housing-parking-revenue-higher-ed/72586213007/

Despite his experience here, I think Arth is fairly well regarded in NFL circles. Some guys are great position coaches/assistants but don't have the administrative and motivational skills to be an effective head coach. Maybe he's one of those guys.

AP/Ohio.com/Beacon article- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/zips/2024/02/10/ncaa-mens-basketball-akron-zips-james-madison-score-greg-tribble-enrique-freeman-michael-green-iii/72546736007/

Amen. How many easy layups and dunks did they get with simple cuts to the hoop? It was maddening.

Average MAC attendance last year- 2804. Average ACC attendance- 9949. Akron average- 2016. Wake average- 8331.

Please rise: O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all of us command... The Zips head off to Buffalo after a week off to face the Bulls next Saturday afternoon. Buffalo comes in at 3-20 fresh off of an overtime win over Georgia Southern in the MAC/SBC Challenge. The Bulls sole MAC win was over CMU on January 2nd. 6'8" 5th year forward Sy Chatman leads Buffalo scoring at 18.5 ppg (6th in the MAC) and is second in rebounding at 6.5 rpg. 6'9" senior forward Jonnivus Smith leads rebounding at 8.8 rpg (3rd in the MAC). 6'6" senior forward Isaiah Adams averages 13.2 ppg and 3.9. They are 10th in offense (67.4) and 11th in defense (80.4 ppg) in the MAC. The Zips beat Buffalo 76-59 at the JAR on January 12th. Chatman led the Bulls with 23 and 7

At the end of the day, the Zips just got beat by a better team. JMU ran their offense more efficiently, shot the ball better, distributed the ball better, rebounded it better and played better defense. They were the more talented team. The Zips are a good team relative to the other teams in a conference arguably not in the top 20 conferences in the country. Are they a top 75 team, maybe. Can they make the tournament and compete early, maybe. With their shortcomings, they're still the MAC favorite and our Zips and I trust Groce and staff to work with the team they have and figure out ways to offset the shortcomings.

Congrats to JMU. They are really solid. They play hard and smart and are well coached.

10 turnovers/5 assists.

The color guy thinks Enrique is one of the best players in the conference. Ya think?

The two guys expected to do that are 1 of 9.

Dawson + Hunter = 3 points on 1 for 9 shooting

Bad switch on Green left Enrique on him and they never switched it back.

I like the extra guard coming in the for the Zips with either Dawson or Hunter going to the bench.

27% shooting/8 turnovers to 3 assists.

Thornton led the MAC in assists and is always near the top in assist to turnover ratio. His ball handing is fine. He's just not a great penetrator or very explosive, talents possessed by Tavari. It's all about timing and matchups with those two.

Well, played like **** for 3/4s of the half and only down 4. Zips really need to clean up that defense in the second half. They gave up waaaaaaaaay too many easy baskets.

LEAD!

5 turnovers/4 field goals so far.

So far, this is the hardest playing defensive opponent the Zips have seen this season along with St. Bonaventure.

Giving up too many damn easy hoops.

Greg and Ali beat on cuts in consecutive possessions.

10% shooting so far for the Zips! 😬