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Game 8: Zips @ NIU - Oct. 26th - 3:30 p.m.
1981 grad replied to Blue & Gold's topic in Akron Zips Football
The team sucks. But the play calling should not make things worse. Third and one and you need to keep the ball. Get the one yard with a run or quick throw instead of throwing the ball 30 yards down field to a receiver surrounded by 5 defensive backs. -
Keeping up with the Three D's (Dambrot, Dru & Duquesne)
1981 grad replied to dirtyolcrowe's topic in Akron Zips Basketball
Thanks for clearing that up. I started this topic when somebody told me that Nance Sr. wanted Kd to offer Larry and he did not offer. I did not know if this was true and indicated in my post. My point being that you never know who is going to excel in college. Coming out of high school Tree and Harney were great recruits for Kd. -
Keeping up with the Three D's (Dambrot, Dru & Duquesne)
1981 grad replied to dirtyolcrowe's topic in Akron Zips Basketball
I may be wrong but I think Wyoming might have been his only division one offer and that came from a Nance Sr. connection. I do not believe Larry was highly recruited and Kd went for Harney and Tree who probably had better high school careers. -
Keeping up with the Three D's (Dambrot, Dru & Duquesne)
1981 grad replied to dirtyolcrowe's topic in Akron Zips Basketball
I disagree! My point was that it is difficult to determine who will excel in college. Larry had some type of fatigue problem that was finally diagnosed when he was in college and after he got better his career took off. Tree and Harney were great recruits who had their issues at Akron. Tree is playing great ball in Israel. Not sure what Harney is doing. Glad to see Little Larry playing so well for the Cavs. I also agree that the Nance family is first rate. -
Keeping up with the Three D's (Dambrot, Dru & Duquesne)
1981 grad replied to dirtyolcrowe's topic in Akron Zips Basketball
Somebody told me that the year he recruited Tree and Harney was the year that Larry Nance went to KD and wanted Little Larry to go to Akron but KD had recruited Tree and Harney and did not have a scholarship for Nance and wanted him to walk on. I have no idea if this is true but if it is true it just support his theory that you never know what combinations will work out. -
Game 6: Oct 12th - Kent State @ Akron – 3:30 pm
1981 grad replied to Captain Kangaroo's topic in Akron Zips Football
Kent goes for it on 4th and one on their own 35. Did anyone think it was going to be a quarterback sneak? Not Akron. We had our safeties playing pass defense. The decision to punt on our 4th and 2 on the Kent 40 just sums up this season. We cannot win a game, the defense sucks, and we net 23 on the punt. We play to lose. As soon as I saw that decision I knew the half time score was going to be 17-3. We rushed 3 and dropped 8. Kent just ran the ball and made completed some easy passes. How many times are they going to complete the outside screen pass for 7-10 yards before our coaches figure out how to defend that play. -
I have season tickets and I always ask whether there are better seats. The group in front of me did not buy all their seats. I have spoken to at least 10 people that have given up their season tickets after KD left. Considering the last 2 seasons, I think there will me more blue (empty seats) in the lower level than in previous years. I hope we have a great season to get some of those people back. There has always been apathy for Akron sports and then you combine it with losing it makes it difficult to regain those fans.
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We are probably the worst football team in division one and it is costing Akron $370, 000 to Tennessee Chatanooga to buy our Arth's contract, $630, 000 to pay Bowden's salary over the next 2 years and $500,000 to pay Arth's salary. Does anyone want to extend the contract of our Athletic director, Larry Williams?
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After seeing our football team struggle on offense, it made me think how bad our offense was in basketball. We had no offense from the center position. We were terrible from the 3 line. And we now have lost 2 of our 3 top scorers, Utomi and Ivey. Does anyone thin that Sayles and Riak are going to improve dramatically on the offensive end. I can dream but I just do not see it. I know that Big Dog really improved his last 2 years so there is hope. I just think that we are going to struggle on offense the same as last year. I hope I am wrong!
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I turned the game off after the 85 yard touchdown pass in the 3rd quarter. I have heard of 2 deep safeties and one deep safety but having nobody deep. Our safety was 15 yards from the line of scrimmage looking at the quarter back while the receivers were completing passes behind him in the deep middle of the field. ( one touchdown pass was dropped) Did anybody else notice the separation between the receivers and the defensive back on the touchdown passes. No pass rush and a wide open deep middle of the field may not be a recipe for success. I thought the run defense was the highlight of the game. The linebackers made some nice plays. Our rushing game looked the same as last year. Pathetic. I thought when they put Kato under center on 4th and a foot they would have a quartback sneak. Kato is a good runner and could gain a half a yard. I was wrong. The extra point and missed field goal were not even close. I have never seen a five yard punt before. I was hoping for a better prepared team but this does look like a long season.
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Has Akron ever landed a player that had similar offers? The only name that comes to mind is Zeke Marshall. I thought he had some decent offers when he came to Akron. Any other highly recruited players that came to Akron. (not transfers from another school)
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or the 2nd year transfer or the 3rd year transfer or the 4th year transfer who sits a year and plays a year.
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I am glad to see him playing basketball again. I was afraid that he had given it up. There is always room on a team for a shot blocker who can intimidate guards going to the basket. He needs to be a step quicker and a little more fluid on offense. I hope he keeps playing. I miss having 4 year players and watching them develop.
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Sayles athletic front court guy? His first year he showed some flashes of being good but rarely showed any athleticism and last year he was very passive when he played before he got injured. I really hope his third year will be better and injury free but he is a big question mark. One person on this board has him as transferring which makes no sense this late in the process. I like your optimism and I hope that you are right but essentially this is the 3rd year under Groce with a substantially new roster. I would still like to know who will be our 13 scholarship players.
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Another transfer? If he transfers in this year that is another scholarship spot for next year and I thought we already are one over our scholarship limit. Can someone explain how we have room for another transfer?
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Time will tell if he is a division one player. If he dominates at Walsh and leads the league in scoring and rebounding, we will know that he was a division 1 player that needed time to blossom. If he does not dominate at Walsh, we will know that he is a great guy who was a division 2 player. My feeling is that he will be a good division 2 player. He just did not have the athleticism, quickness, or instincts to play division one. I wish him the best success.
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TRibble was our last scholarship. In hindsight, I would rather Dos Anjos than Maishe. We would get a player who can play next year and then develop hopefully over 4 years. I just don't think our needs were to have someone sit for a year then play for one year. WE need to build a team, not rent a player.
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We were out of scholarships. Groce probably knew that he was not going to commit and decided to fill it with our last recruit.
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Does anyone remember how excited we were to get Forsythe, a West Virginia transfer who did not have to sit out a year. He had some great games but it did not end well.
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2019-2020 Akron Zips Basketball- Looking Forward
1981 grad replied to clarkwgriswold's topic in Akron Zips Basketball
Florida, Akron to Tallahassee Junior College. Anyone else see a trend here. -
I am not big on another transfer coming to the school for just one season. Groce has a revolving door of players. This year we had 2 scholarships that were wasted on transfers, Hester and the guy that punched out Klac. ( I cannot remember his name) I would much rather Groce try to build a team with frosh. He has 3 years left to prove that he can build a winning program.
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2019-2020 Akron Zips Basketball- Looking Forward
1981 grad replied to clarkwgriswold's topic in Akron Zips Basketball
I guess since the guy is transferring we might as well pile on with the weaknesses in his game. I always thought he could have averaged one offensive rebound a game if he followed his shot. Most of his misses were short and the rebound would come back toward him. He was our best 3 ball shooter but this year a lot of his outside shots were way off. Seemed like he shot more air balls and bricks this year where last year a lot of his misses drew the inside of the rim and just fell out. When he was hot he could carry this team offensively. He just rarely got hot this season. I wish him well but still wonder as much praise as Groce gave him this season why he decided to transfer. It seems odd. -
2019-2020 Akron Zips Basketball- Looking Forward
1981 grad replied to clarkwgriswold's topic in Akron Zips Basketball
You mean like Akron? -
2019-2020 Akron Zips Basketball- Looking Forward
1981 grad replied to clarkwgriswold's topic in Akron Zips Basketball
Ivey graduated and used all 4 years of eligability. It was a reporter's error. It will be interesting to see where Utomi lands. He is coming off his worst shooting year. I cannot tell you how many times I saw him drive the lane and hesiate and get in trouble. He relied on the 3 ball to score and when he was off it was difficult to watch. Not sure if he will get recruited to a big time program. I wish E man the best but no great loss for the Zips because he never learned to take the ball to the hoop and he greatest asset was his shot blocking ability. Riak is a defensive center. We had 4 centers on the team, E Man, Klac, Riak, and Sayles and not one of them could consistantly put the ball in the basket. Groce needs to recuit a center that can score. The jury is still out on Sayles because of his injuries but he needs to work his game. -
2019-2020 Akron Zips Basketball- Looking Forward
1981 grad replied to clarkwgriswold's topic in Akron Zips Basketball
I hope that you are right about the future. Only time will tell.