2024 Off-Season CBB Tracker & Discussion

[ewbrooman1]

6 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said:

Thanks to CBS and the NCAA for scheduling the national championship at 9:20 p.m. ET on a weeknight.

 

Sounds like the same guys negotiated this that arranged the MAC weeknight football schedule.

Unfortunately, nothing new about it. Starting the women's game at 3pm yesterday seemed strange, too.

Edited April 8, 2024 by ewbrooman1

[Captain Kangaroo]

If you’re looking for Akron tie-ins to the championship game tonight-

 

Fletcher Loyer is the son of former mid-80’s Zips player John Loyer.

 

Our own @ZipWatcher holds degrees from both UConn and Purdue.

[clarkwgriswold]

15 hours ago, ewbrooman1 said:

Unfortunately, nothing new about it. Starting the women's game at 3pm yesterday seemed strange, too.

 

Yes, and I've never quite understood it.  

 

I had no problem with the women's time.  I understand it may have had better viewership than the men's for the first time in history.

[Zippy87]

 

[Let'sGoZips94]

3 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said:

 

Yes, and I've never quite understood it.  

 

I had no problem with the women's time.  I understand it may have had better viewership than the men's for the first time in history.

 

And unless they have another Caitlin Clark come along, it'll probably be the only time. She was worth every ounce of coverage. Fantastic player. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

Just now, Zippy87 said:

 

 

Jim was the Associate Athletic Director - he was not an assistant coach. It was the weirdest coaching arrangement I've ever seen. 

 

Was JC on the bench during the rap video incident? Or is the Pinky Circus about to get wild again?

[Let'sGoZips94]

Julius Rollins has entered the Portal. 

 

Bummer.

 

Another Balls player and another Miami player in the Portal as well. 

Edited April 9, 2024 by Let'sGoZips94

[Let'sGoZips94]

This looks beautiful. Well done.

 

[Valpo Zip]

17 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said:

If you’re looking for Akron tie-ins to the championship game tonight-

 

Fletcher Loyer is the son of former mid-80’s Zips player John Loyer.

 

Our own @ZipWatcher holds degrees from both UConn and Purdue.

It is remarkable that someone who can (justifiably) root for national powerhouses such as Purdue and UConn chooses to be a Zips fan.

Go Zips!

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

His dad made the wrong school choice. He has a chance to right the ship in the family bloodline. Come to Akron.

 

[Let'sGoZips94]

Fredrick King - 6'10" 250 lbs Center from Creighton - has entered the Portal. He's from the Bahamas. I wonder if Sammy Hunter would put a good word in for us if he were to be a target of this staff. 

[kreed5120]

Reports are Mark Pope will be the next Kentucky Coach. He has never won an NCAA tournament game...

[Let'sGoZips94]

7 hours ago, kreed5120 said:

Reports are Mark Pope will be the next Kentucky Coach. He has never won an NCAA tournament game...

 

But he can prove he bleeds blue blood at the Kentucky fan cult meetings.

 

[kreed5120]

21 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

But he can prove he bleeds blue blood at the Kentucky fan cult meetings.

 

Kentucky fans doing mental gymnastics to defend this hire when they claimed before Calipari making 7 Elite 8s in 14 tournaments wasn't winning enough.

 

https://tenor.com/x5LA.gif

 

I feel blue bloods, at least in basketball (where you only need 2-3 studs), don't mean as much these days as before the NIL days. Kids are going to care more about securing a bag than going to some storied program that they didn't even grow up cheering for. That enables programs with deep pocketed boosters (Arkansas, Oregon, Texas A&M, etc) an opportunity to narrow the gap if they choose to do so.

Edited April 12, 2024 by kreed5120

[Illini Zip]

16 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

Kentucky fans doing mental gymnastics to defend this hire when they claimed before Calipari making 7 Elite 8s in 14 tournaments wasn't winning enough.

 

https://tenor.com/x5LA.gif

 

I feel blue bloods, at least in basketball (where you only need 2-3 studs), don't mean as much these days as before the NIL days. Kids are going to care more about securing a bag than going to some storied program that they didn't even grow up cheering for. That enables programs with deep pocketed boosters (Arkansas, Oregon, Texas A&M, etc) an opportunity to narrow the gap if they choose to do so.

Add Illinois to that list. 

[zippy5]

[Illini Zip]

Illinois in basketball and Ole Miss in football are 2 programs unapologetically taking advantage on this NIL Wild West with booster cash. If either of them get their first championship it will be during this window before the NCAA tries to cap it. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

1 hour ago, kreed5120 said:

Kentucky fans doing mental gymnastics to defend this hire when they claimed before Calipari making 7 Elite 8s in 14 tournaments wasn't winning enough.

 

https://tenor.com/x5LA.gif

 

I feel blue bloods, at least in basketball (where you only need 2-3 studs), don't mean as much these days as before the NIL days. Kids are going to care more about securing a bag than going to some storied program that they didn't even grow up cheering for. That enables programs with deep pocketed boosters (Arkansas, Oregon, Texas A&M, etc) an opportunity to narrow the gap if they choose to do so.

 

 

[akzipper]

BYU got knocked out in the first round by a mediocre A10 team. Their coach gets a 5-year deal from a school that also got knocked out in the first round? Can't say I'd be excited if I were a Kentucky fan. 

[Illini Zip]

55 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

 

That’s awful. He acts like a high school recruit and does it BYU’s gym. I would be pissed as a BYU fan. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

14 minutes ago, Illini Zip said:

That’s awful. He acts like a high school recruit and does it BYU’s gym. I would be pissed as a BYU fan. 

 

Give the guy a break. He's just happy he can pitch booze, smoking, and sex to recruits again. 

 

Quite frankly, BYU fans are probably semi OK with this. The guy never won a tourney game and finished 5th or lower in the conference 5+(?) times. 

[Blue & Gold]

Can’t believe he did that in BYU’s gym

[kreed5120]

1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

Give the guy a break. He's just happy he can pitch booze, smoking, and sex to recruits again. 

In that case, they should have went Rick Pitino. He's a vastly more proven coach and it would pee off your main rival. A win-win.

Edited April 12, 2024 by kreed5120

[clarkwgriswold]

Going from a place that prays for your salvation to a place that prays for your death every time you lose.

[Illini Zip]

Okay, now I’m getting anxious too. I’m refreshing this forum way too often for a healthy, well-balanced individual. So maybe I’m not that. Ha!!

 

I believe Groce waits to announce his full class of recruits together once he’s done. I hope the longer he takes is a sign of a successful haul. 🙏🤞