Let'sGoZips94 Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 While we wait for the OOC to be announced, one game we do know is the Sun Belt is at the MAC early in the season. Akron will probably have either App State or James Madison - both of which have new coaches and full roster turnover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 MAC is @ Sun Belt first I believe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpsjugglerdude Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 Northern Kentucky comes to town 12/7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 25 minutes ago, zippy5 said: MAC is @ Sun Belt first I believe That would be correct. Last year the first leg the MAC hosted. The second leg the SunBelt hosted. It gets alternated each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsFan31 Posted June 3 Report Share Posted June 3 I would love to schedule more A10 teams… I think we can beat them and pad the resume 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipCat Posted June 4 Report Share Posted June 4 On 5/6/2024 at 6:50 PM, clarkwgriswold said: The community has indicated they don't want to help pay for a new arena. The University doesn't have the money and nothing is likely to come from the state. As such, any progress will have to be made with the JAR. My wish list: 1. Get rid of the track and the glass railings. 2. New seatbacks on both sides. 3. Upper seating moves forward into space previously occupied by the track. 4. Re-open a gate on the north side of the JAR. We will fund this all with the increased revenue from having Red Panda perform at halftime at every home game. If we could only get an alumni to win the Mega-Millions or Powerball...then we'd be set. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted June 5 Report Share Posted June 5 (edited) On 6/4/2024 at 9:38 AM, ZipCat said: If we could only get an alumni to win the Mega-Millions or Powerball...then we'd be set. If I'm not mistaken, Bud Wentz mentioned that some sort of renovation is in the works for the JAR. There is legitimate money coming into athletics (baseball just got over $1M from the Skeeles family) and Guthrie stated "we're just getting started". Edited June 5 by Let'sGoZips94 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tpsjugglerdude Posted June 6 Report Share Posted June 6 18 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Yup, posted that one on Monday. Hopefully it's not a nail biter like last year and we take it to them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted June 7 Report Share Posted June 7 (edited) I am not good at copying an email, but there's an Akron Basketball Reunion and Reception at the Jean Hower Taber Student Union, on Saturday, July 27th. Doors open at 6:00 with dinner and program at 7:15. Register through the athletic department. $100 a ticket. Edited June 7 by clarkwgriswold 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted June 8 Report Share Posted June 8 Growth spurt alert. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Illini Zip Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 Are we still waiting on Coach Fulford’s replacement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted June 11 Report Share Posted June 11 31 minutes ago, Illini Zip said: Are we still waiting on Coach Fulford’s replacement? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 Posting this here as to not hijack the Freeman thread: I think when evaluating Groce, you have to kind of separate coaching vs recruiting. I don't have many complaints on coaching. I do think there there have been some misses in recruiting. These are all certainly debatable. Hits Loren Cristian Jackson Tyler Cheese Channel Banks Malcolm Duvivier Xeyrius Williams Ali Ali Enrique Freeman (some luck here, though) Mikal Dawson Xavier Castaneda Greg Tribble Aziz Bandaogo Trendon Hankerson Sammy Hunter Neutral Shammah Scott Nate Johnson Tavari Johnson Deng Riak Bryan Trimble Michael Wynn Maishe Dailey Jermaine Marshall (became a solid player elsewhere) Misses Mark Kostelac Cameron Reece Taylor Currie Tre Edwards Garvin Clarke KJ Walton Eric Hester Sekou Kalle Kobe Mitchell Amani Lyles (prove me wrong, Amani!) Kaleb Thornton Ryan Prather Jr. Darrion Baker Khadim Gueye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsFan31 Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 I think when you evaluate Groce. How can you not be happy. He has found a way to make it to the NCAA tournament 2 out of 3 years. Since joining the MAC Akron has made it 5 times. That is 5 in 32 year we are in the good times! The core of Ali Ali and Freeman was unstoppable. Sure you would have wished to capitalize on those 2 elite players and win a tournament game. But I’m just glad to have my team get called on selection Sunday. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-American_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament#Tournament_champions 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted June 24 Report Share Posted June 24 38 minutes ago, ZipsFan31 said: He has found a way to make it to the NCAA tournament 2 out of 3 years. Not to mention we were in the driver’s seat in 2020 before Covid struck. That could have made it 3 out of 5 years. I believe the horses are in the barn for another exciting season. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 2 hours ago, Illini Zip said: Not to mention we were in the driver’s seat in 2020 before Covid struck. That could have made it 3 out of 5 years. I believe the horses are in the barn for another exciting season. This cannot be understated. The BS move to cancel everything in 2020 set this program back a few years. The Freeman thread posed the question "what will Freeman's draft pick do for the program" - imagine where we'd be with a potential tourney run in 2020 AND Freeman getting drafted? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 4 hours ago, ZipsFan31 said: I think when you evaluate Groce. How can you not be happy. He has found a way to make it to the NCAA tournament 2 out of 3 years. Since joining the MAC Akron has made it 5 times. That is 5 in 32 year we are in the good times! The core of Ali Ali and Freeman was unstoppable. Sure you would have wished to capitalize on those 2 elite players and win a tournament game. But I’m just glad to have my team get called on selection Sunday. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-American_Conference_men's_basketball_tournament#Tournament_champions I haven't seen anyone say they aren't happy. We can appreciate the success we've had while also analyzing good and bad decisions that have been made. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 13 hours ago, Illini Zip said: Not to mention we were in the driver’s seat in 2020 before Covid struck. That could have made it 3 out of 5 years. I believe the horses are in the barn for another exciting season. Without covid, players like Ali or Freeman would have had 1 less year of eligibility therefore they wouldn't have been on last year's Zips team. It's really hard to predict how things would have been in an alternate reality where covid didn't exist. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 1 hour ago, kreed5120 said: Without covid, players like Ali or Freeman would have had 1 less year of eligibility therefore they wouldn't have been on last year's Zips team. It's really hard to predict how things would have been in an alternate reality where covid didn't exist. Agreed. I would gladly trade a year of their eligibility for the 2020 team having a postseason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 One less year of Enrique, no thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted June 25 Report Share Posted June 25 9 minutes ago, zippy5 said: One less year of Enrique, no thanks I get it. Enrique made great use of his time at Akron. And watching him take over games by himself and racking up awards and records was awesome. I just think it’s likely we would have been further along if not for Covid. That 2020 team was balanced and built to do damage in the NCAAT. Groce was licking his chops. I know there is no guarantee that the Zips would have won in Cleveland, but they were the best team in the league that year. And if they could just escape the MAC officiating I could see them making the Sweet 16. With that you either lose Groce (which I doubt) or the program takes off with higher level recruits. Enrique would still have been a stud, but he would have had a lot more support. I’m hoping next year’s team does for Akron what the 2020 was denied a chance of doing. Go Zips!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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