1981 grad

I loved the replay of Coach Joe throwing his headset down to the ground destroying it when our receiver dropped the creampuff pass in the end zone which should have been our first touchdown in 3 games. As a Zips fan, I am glad that he shows the same emotion that I felt when that happened. I just yelled at the TV.

I think that Akron defense has made some nice open field tackles all game.

It sucks that DJ got hurt playing one of his best games. I heard that he got a lower body injury. Does anyone know what he injured and how long he will be out?

Game is being carried by Spectrum on channel 1334 for those that have cable.

I watched the game on TV and my first thought was how many commercials can you put into a football game? My 2nd though was the DJ often looked like the third best quarterback on the field. The commentators kept complimenting the St. Francis quarterbacks on how they kept their eyes downfield when they were scrambling looking for receivers. They did not make the same comments when DJ scrambled. He seemed to struggle when he was flushed out of the pocket and that was most of the night. Also, poor decision making on fourth and 8 when he seemed to give up on throwing and ran the ball for 4 yards. Throw the ball and give your receivers a chance. The 4th and one where he audibled and almost ran out the clock was ridiculous. Akron should have killed a timeout. He had some good throws and some nice scrambles but also missed some easy throws. My last thought was that this looked like a game between 2 evenly matched teams. I did not think that we had the better athletes except maybe at wide received. Akron did not dominate the offensive or defensive lines. I really liked St. Francis play calling. Is St. Francis that good or are we just that bad. I guess time will tell.

Is that good or bad news for Akron? (LOL)

I watched Tribble in warmups at half and he always shot a high percentage of 3 balls. You can tell he has been working on his shot. I am predicting that he will shoot at least 35%-40% from the 3 ball next year. I get the impression he works hard on his game and will become a better shooter.

I am assuming that is all sports. Of the 4 Akron players who entered the portal, I think they all have landed except for Wynn. Other than Ali, does anyone think the other Akron players who transferred out were told that it was in their best interest to transfer out. I think the portal works both ways in that coaches can tell a player to enter the portal and find another team and they will not have to sit a year.

Anyone else surprised that our last 2 recruits are coming out of high school and not the transfer portal. I am not being critical but I do not think that Groce has a high school recruit that has stayed the full 4 years. I think that Groce recruits athletes that he thinks are coachable, will work hard, and will play defense. Looking forward to next season.

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And not many people know this fact, but Freeman did not have any D1 offers. (LOL) And Trimble was highly recruited out of Missouri. We will probably know in one or two years whether this is a good recruit.

Need to get him in a masters or doctorate program. Maybe he want to go to law school at Akron.

Considering the year he had this year, I cannot imagine him getting another contract unless there is a complete turnaround in their upcoming season.

Does anyone know how many years of eligibility he has left?

Going to the transfer portal allows the student athlete to relive their high school recruitment process where coaches were kissing their butt. Then comes the reality of working hard to get playing time and having to please the coach to get on the floor. Little wonder so many kids are opting for the transfer portal.

This would be his 4th school. Maybe round 2 in Akron would work better. I am sure Groce would jump at the opportunity to bring him back. (LOL)

Little known trivia, Kobe's dad, Joe "jelleybean" Bryant, was a star for the La Salle Explorers

Great point! On occasion I will check on our former players and share their successes.

I wish Ali the best of luck and I understand his desire to play closer to home. If he works on his game, he could be a good Big East player. However, my prediction is the MAC championship and the NCAA game against UCLA will be the highlight of his college career. Although Ali was our leading scorer, he also led the team in minutes and shots. Freeman actually made 10 more baskets with 100 less shots. Unless he improves his game, I just don't see him leading his new team in minutes or shots attempted and he will average less than 10 points per game.

Does anyone remember a time when after the season this board went pretty much silent and we did not have to worry about players transferring in, players transferring out, and where they were going?

Yikes, I wrote my post before reading your post.

This is the new college basketball. We can probably expect this every year. I sure Zips fans are disappointed in that we thought our students loved Groce and would not transfer after winning the MAC and almost knocking of UCLA. We also do not know what Groce told Azziz regarding his future. Azziz was a project in that he had bad hands, not a good rebounder and was very slow moving his feet even for a 7 footer. There is a reason that Wynn got playing time instead of him. Groce might have told him that next year was going to be a struggle because they were going to be playing pressing defense and he may not have fit into their plans. Thus far the only transfer that really hurts is Ali but I would rather him transfer than have a disgruntled player on the roster.

Ali had his moments but in the UCLA game he was a no show in the 2nd half. Big players shine in big games and he just faded. The last shot was terrible and cost us an opportunity to win the game. He is not a good rebounder and gets pushed around under the basket. He obviously had an attitude because he did not start in the Northern Illinois game. He score 20 points in that game and Groce put him back in the starting lineup. The one thing I disliked about Ali all season is that he would talk to the opposing bench. I think if he were a high character guy he would stay with Akron. He needs to put on some muscle and work on his inside game. I will keep track of where he goes but my prediction is that if he goes to a big program he will come off the bench and average 8-10 points. We still have a great nucleus of player and I just do not see his transfer as being a major body blow to this program.

Yes, come over Ben, the last MAC star transfer worked out so well. (LOL)

Thanks for the update. Great that Kwan is making money in the sport he loves.