LoyalZIP

Let's meet in the middle and call 'em the Golden Rebs!

Aren’t they the Golden Eagles? Anyway, this is going to be one of the better teams that’s come to the JAR in nonconference play over the years. Same for Bradley, but I think So. Miss. is little more established. The Zips deserve a nice crowd, I’m worried it will be pretty small. But I can hope!

Groce emotional on post game show talking about Dawson and his passion for Akron basketball. Before leaving the JAR yesterday, Mike was getting a bit emotional at the thought of putting the uniform back on. Means a lot to these guys.

Tribble and Dawson played their best games as Zips, IMO.

One of the most impressive wins in program history. That is a damn hard trip and a tough place to play. So proud of these guys, welcome back!!!

Zeke Mayo doing his best Xavier Castaneda vs. South Dakota State in 2022 impression

Gotta hammer that thing down Greg!!!! Finish.

2 big possessions for SDSU there. Great work on the pick and roll to get Akron out of rotation. Nate Johnson with a costly mental error that led to the easy layup.

3 terrible shots in a row for the Zips and what could’ve been a big lead is all the way back to 2 in a flash. Gotta settle down.

Fouls are gonna come back to bite. Terrible whistle.

Great game at the JAR. A shame it went to Oakland, Zips left it all out there. Sloppy but entertaining. Bass is the clear alpha, I’m not sure where they go after her.

This team is already shaky. They’ll need that easy win after dropping their first two. I can’t believe we took Ali back. Such a disaster.

Drives me absolutely insane

I believe Gabbert is done, per coach Martin.

Love it. Should have painted it first but still absolutely love it.

Let’s ride 🤘

What do you think they’ll call Groce? Mr. Vesty? Mr. Baldy?

The real question for you is…what’s the verdict on 2023 Christmas Ale??

The MAC went from a fun, deep mid-major league to a top-heavy league with a ton of bad teams very quickly. Even so, I’m surprised to see Akron as high as 6.

One more thought for now...the death blow to the Tom Arth era came in the form of a Zach Gibson fumble into the end zone on a QB keep that would have had a good chance of winning the game against Ball State in a midweek game 2 years ago. Last night, Undercuffler's TD run to complete the comeback, against Kent no less, may be the shot in the arm the program needed to turn the corner. Funny how things work out sometimes.

I have been as big of an Undercuffler critic out there as anyone, but that was a sweet comeback. He was slinging that thing in the 4th quarter. I was even about to post before the comeback that his deep ball looked really good last night, he just wasn't able to connect. I'm so happy for these guys. I thought they were rolling over and giving up. They may have been in the process of it until they realized Kent was no longer trying to win. Thanks coach Kenni! I may be wrong, but I don't think Lingard had a single carry that resulted in negative yardage. It's a shame it took this long to put the ball in his hands at a high volume, but if it was ever going to happen, I'm glad it did last night. After Morgan State, I hardly even felt relieved. I wasn't even happy. Last night in some ways demanded the same reaction, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't lose my mind and hug so many random people. I couldn't even sleep I was so excited. I'm gonna enjoy this one for a while. It will always be hilarious to me that no matter how futile Akron is, Kent usually finds a way to be even worse. It's just hysterical. It is a joke of an institution, a joke of an athletic department, and a clown-show of a football program. They just hired PJ Fleck's running backs coach who has never been a head coach before. That is an amazing thing that Tom Wistercill wouldn't even do. Go Zips!!!

Had em all the way. Extend him!

We should suspend the football season and focus all effort and resources on getting Ali eligible

An unprecedented season for Akron football. 5 Wagon Wheels in a row. And now one to what was previously (no longer now) the worst team in the country.