zippy5 Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 16 minutes ago, skip-zip said: His day was last Sunday, as someone already pointed out. But now that he's back he can talk to him 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted April 19, 2017 Report Share Posted April 19, 2017 39 minutes ago, zippy5 said: But now that he's back he can talk to him Amen Brotha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre22era Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 On 4/7/2017 at 4:17 PM, 72 Roo said: I'm an alum too and I applaud your passion. We want the same things for UA. We don't have the resources of a P5 school or a no DI football school and that is unquestioned. Resources can be built over time if you get in the right conference. Case in point, every member in the Big Ten this year will get $37 million from the Big Ten TV package. As a member of the MAC we will get $1.7 M. I agree our situation is not etched in stone, but it only improves incrementally as each coach puts his mark on the progrum, improves it and probably moves on. I don't want him to but that what happens in the MAC. I'm sure you know better and have a solution, so know that you have my complete support as you move the Zips to a higher level. I do not want to attack you. If you took it personally I apologize. I just couldn't pass on calling out your perceptions. Go Zips! Another reason why we should leave the MAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Can we get a "dislike this" button? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 13 minutes ago, K92 said: Can we get a "dislike this" button? What you don't want to join the ACC? RIP GoZips 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Cleveland.com: New Akron coach John Groce hard at work retooling Zips basketball program Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) Am I the only one who feels a lot more hopeful if the word "retool" is used, rather than "rebuild"? And go ahead and click on the article. Apparently our hometown newspaper that struggles to give us enough coverage has no problem displaying several pictures of OU celebrating a MAC tournament win over the Zips. I understand that they may have been looking for some Groce-related images, but spare me the pain. Please. Reminding us about a bad event in the past during this rocky time might not be a good idea. Edited April 20, 2017 by skip-zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Akron Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 20 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Cleveland.com: New Akron coach John Groce hard at work retooling Zips basketball program GT doesn't like when EA writes a Zip article because now he'll have to put down the Wendy's Triple just to cut and paste something. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, Joe Akron said: GT doesn't like when EA writes a Zip article because now he'll have to put down the Wendy's Triple just to cut and paste something. I'll rate this as one of the Top 10 funniest posts of the year thus far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 One of the other old guys might have to clear this up for me. Hasn't Akron's football and basketball coaches always been a speaker at one of these weekly luncheons at some point each year? It seems like we only ever heard about it when Keith was going to be there. But, I think it goes back much further, and always had our football coach at some point each year too. If so, I appreciate that they regard us as a significant enough entity to keep us involved all of these years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpsjugglerdude Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 That article touched on several good topics. I'm surprised we still have 8 open games on the schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, tpsjugglerdude said: That article touched on several good topics. I'm surprised we still have 8 open games on the schedule. I'm not. We're "poison", remember? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 33 minutes ago, tpsjugglerdude said: I'm surprised we still have 8 open games on the schedule. Why? Dambrot's staff, who were the ones negotiating games, packed up and left. Groce 1st, 2nd, and 3rd priority should all be recruiting so we have enough players to field a full team. Our schedule is the least of my concerns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpsjugglerdude Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 9 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: Why? Dambrot's staff, who were the ones negotiating games, packed up and left. Groce 1st, 2nd, and 3rd priority should all be recruiting so we have enough players to field a full team. Our schedule is the least of my concerns. At the time KD left, it was late to still have 8 games not filled on the schedule. By the time he left there should have only been 2-3 games left unfilled, max. It was more a comment about how KD dropped the ball on that in his final days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 I hope to hell we didn't lose Adrian, Coppin State and Radford! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZippers Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) How many games is there in the non-conference schedule? Between the Hawaii games, the Coaches v Cancer season opener, and our ongoing home-and-home with Marshall (which I am pretty sure is not over yet), did KD schedule a single game for next season? Edited April 20, 2017 by UAZippers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 18 minutes ago, tpsjugglerdude said: At the time KD left, it was late to still have 8 games not filled on the schedule. By the time he left there should have only been 2-3 games left unfilled, max. It was more a comment about how KD dropped the ball on that in his final days. Makes you wonder how long ago KD really made his decision to leave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 28 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: I hope to hell we didn't lose Adrian, Coppin State and Radford! On the plus side or negative side, depending on how you look at it, those games should be more competitive this year considering all the talent we lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 4 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: On the plus side or negative side, depending on how you look at it, those games should be more competitive this year considering all the talent we lost. Ummmmm... No. They shouldn't. Our so-called "6th Man" was/is being recruited by LSU, so there should still be talent on this team (by the way, what is the rumor mill saying about Antino?). I also fully expect Groce to pull in guys that are head and shoulders above anything Adrian/Coppin State/Radford can recruit, even on short notice and late in the process. If these teams are even on the schedule, and if the games are close with then... 1. Dambrot's coaching ability is being WAY underestimated and he really should've won the National Coach of the Year award year-in-year-out 2. Dambrot's recruiting ability is awful and I will pray for Duquesne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 16 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: those games should be more competitive this year considering all the talent we lost. Again, just another reason why some people who appear to be glad that Keith is gone might someday really appreciate those "boring and meaningless" 21+ win seasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) 25 minutes ago, lilroodude said: Ummmmm... No. They shouldn't. Our so-called "6th Man" was/is being recruited by LSU, so there should still be talent on this team (by the way, what is the rumor mill saying about Antino?). I also fully expect Groce to pull in guys that are head and shoulders above anything Adrian/Coppin State/Radford can recruit, even on short notice and late in the process. If these teams are even on the schedule, and if the games are close with then... 1. Dambrot's coaching ability is being WAY underestimated and he really should've won the National Coach of the Year award year-in-year-out 2. Dambrot's recruiting ability is awful and I will pray for Duquesne So you expect no drop off despite losing our MAC POY and a 2nd team All-MAC player in Kwan? Groce might recruit some good players, but I highly doubt day 1 they walk into the building and be as good as what Big Dog was his junior and senior year. Edited April 20, 2017 by kreed5120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 I think it is very safe to assume the Zips are in for a down year. They lost the 3 players with MAC honors, the starting point guard, their 6th man, three reserves expected to contribute substantially and 4 starters. I hope for big things from Groce, but being a miracle worker is not one of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) 34 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: So you expect no drop off despite losing our MAC POY and a 2nd team All-MAC player in Kwan? Groce might recruit some good players, but I highly doubt day 1 they walk into the building and be as good as what Big Dog was his junior and senior year. 1. I don't think we lost a whole lot in those two. Unlike others, I don't put a whole lot of stock into the awards like the MAC POY and All-MAC teams. The MAC was GARBAGE this year, and the only reason Big Dog was POY was because of Dambrot's system, which more or less hindered our ability to succeed at times throughout the year. Plus, Kwan pulled a Mike Napoli disappeared in big moments. 2. We were head and shoulders above the MAC talent wise. Aside from Kwan and Big Dog, we lost a bench player in Hughes (who knows what he turns out to be, but he wasn't a contributing factor last year), an undersized backup PG in TDM, Josh Williams who many said was/is too slow for this level, and Noah who hasn't been the same since his injury. Antino isn't a confirmed loss. We maintained Ivey, Utomi, Eubanks, Jackson, and Poke so far. Plus, our incoming recruiting class is largely in tact I believe. 3. I am also one of those people who believes Dambrot's ceiling was reached, and I don't believe he was THAT great of a coach. I am appreciative of the foundation he laid here at Akron, but too many times we were out-coached, and I think Groce will win games that Dambrot lost simply due to coaching. 4. We are still in the MAC. People need to stop treating the MAC like it's the ACC. Mid-level MAC schools smack around the Radfords of the world, but a drop from a top MAC school to a low/mid-level MAC school is greater than losing what we did. What prevented us from Dancing wasn't talent - it was a better game plan, effort, desire, and heart, AKA coaching. Edited April 20, 2017 by lilroodude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, lilroodude said: 1. I don't think we lost a whole lot in those two. This is where I quit reading 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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