Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 McNeese coach Will Wade agrees to become the next HC of NC State. I never want to hear a single person ever complain about the players getting paid or transferring when coaches like this can crap all over the place and let someone else clean it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reslife4Life Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 20 minutes ago, Zips Win! said: You are looking live at CPA! ZipsWin! Let the man in already! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 2 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said: An Akron expert offers their game thoughts KenPom ranks Akron’s roster as the 4th-smallest in the country, with most of the contributors no taller than 6-foot-3. How will it be able to match up with Arizona’s rotation where everyone is at least 6-3? “Not good. Akron has been a program that has struggled with size the last couple of seasons. It caused fits for them last season in a first-round game against a tall Creighton team, losing by 17.” I think this is a bad take. We struggled against Creighton because they had shooters and we didn't. We had actually had the lead late in the first half before we went cold and they started not missing. Freeman had 20+ vs. Kalkbrenner. The only team we've truly struggled against with size was Saint Mary's, and they're an anomaly with 3 guys at least 7 feet tall. Yale had size but that wasn't the reason for the blowout; not making our shots was the cause. If size was everything, Purdue would've won 4 straight national titles with Edey. March is dominated by guards, specifically with shot-making ability. Nick Lorensen, the guy who answered these questions, isn't exactly the brightest crayon in the box when it comes to CBB. It took him a very long time to include Akron in his Mid Major Top 25, and his Top 25s are suspect at best. He has several answers in the article posted above that are very shallow and lack any sort of true understanding of Groce/Akron. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 58 minutes ago, Zips Win! said: You are looking live at CPA! ZipsWin! See you tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zips Win! Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 Zips watch party literally 100 yards from the main entrance of the arena 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted March 19 Author Report Share Posted March 19 4 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: McNeese coach Will Wade agrees to become the next HC of NC State. I never want to hear a single person ever complain about the players getting paid or transferring when coaches like this can crap all over the place and let someone else clean it up. I can't imagine having a known cheater as a coach. I guess I don't have to imagine it. I just have to ask my PCCC buddy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted March 20 Author Report Share Posted March 20 Today's Beacon article on Nate- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/zips/2025/03/20/akron-zips-basketball-ncaa-tournament-arizona-nate-johnson-tavari-johnson-john-groce-miami-toledo/82491030007/ 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 26 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: Today's Beacon article on Nate- https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/zips/2025/03/20/akron-zips-basketball-ncaa-tournament-arizona-nate-johnson-tavari-johnson-john-groce-miami-toledo/82491030007/ Terrific article. Nate will certainly have offers to play elsewhere this summer. I hope he finishes his career as a Zip. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reslife4Life Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 20 minutes ago, Zippy87 said: Terrific article. Nate will certainly have offers to play elsewhere this summer. I hope he finishes his career as a Zip. We have the perfect example of transfers vs stay in the cases of Ali and Enrique now, I sure hope they can use that to get guys to stay 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 17 minutes ago, Reslife4Life said: We have the perfect example of transfers vs stay in the cases of Ali and Enrique now, I sure hope they can use that to get guys to stay I think the winning culture and teamism certainly helps. Some guys, like Enrique Freeman, I'm sure could have gotten more money had they left, but took a discount to stay. If Akron was mid and the culture wasn't great, we probably would be experiencing the same turnover as our MAC peers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 I do not want to offend anyone but I was hoping to read comments about our game tomorrow and not guessing who may or may not transfer. Lets enjoy the moment where we can get our first NCAA victory. Go Zips!!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsBBjunkie Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 I don’t think Bud will let anyone walk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippy87 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 (edited) 41 minutes ago, 1981 grad said: I do not want to offend anyone but I was hoping to read comments about our game tomorrow and not guessing who may or may not transfer. Lets enjoy the moment where we can get our first NCAA victory. Go Zips!!! I just said I hope he finishes his career here, which I thought was pretty harmless. Certainly focused on tomorrow! Edited March 20 by Zippy87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-basketball/news/arizona-akron-march-madness-bracket-pick/b0c1da0fa5f3adaec48e71b1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 +14.5 currently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 So far Creighton is playing the same way they did against us last year. Up by 15 points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 (edited) 1 minute ago, blueandgold said: So far Creighton is playing the same way they did against us last year. Up by 15 points. We were actually leading vs Creighton at this point in the game last year. Kalkbrenner adding the dribble drive to his repertoire is incredible. Edited March 20 by Let'sGoZips94 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 2 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: We were actually leading vs Creighton at this point in the game last year. I mainly meant they are hitting a bunch of 3's again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 5 minutes ago, blueandgold said: I mainly meant they are hitting a bunch of 3's again. No doubt, just wanted to point out that we played them much tighter than this despite our lack of shot making ability last year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MDZip Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 25 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: How can you not love Enrique? Since generally, there's never more than one 13 versus four upset in any single tournament, I'm rooting against all the other 13s. 🤣 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spin Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 On 3/17/2025 at 12:50 PM, UAZipster0305 said: I'd love to expand the CFB playoff to include all FBS/D-1A conference champions. As it is, the non-major conferences start the season with no access to earning a national championship. That's not competition, it's bullying from the P5. The other conferences should negotiate an expansion that guarantees their conference champions a place or form their own lower division but that is above I-AA. I have no doubt there are enough schools to make a compelling division that is way more fair and not dominated by the same 10 teams every year. I’ve thought that way before, but it’s NCAA. They’re not about being fair, they’re about filling their bank accounts. I don’t really watch it much unless the Zips are in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 15 minutes ago, Spin said: I’ve thought that way before, but it’s NCAA. They’re not about being fair, they’re about filling their bank accounts. I don’t really watch it much unless the Zips are in. Wouldn't the NCAA finances overall benefit by more alumni bases having access though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 (edited) 5 minutes ago, UAZipster0305 said: Wouldn't the NCAA finances overall benefit by more alumni bases having access though? No because the real money is in the advertising/media deals and they can pitch a consolidated group of select, "proven" brands. Corporations and media networks don't want unknowns. Edited March 20 by Let'sGoZips94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted March 20 Report Share Posted March 20 3 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: No because the real money is in the advertising/media deals and they can pitch a consolidated group of select, "proven" brands. Corporations and media networks don't want unknowns. All an advertiser should care about is total number of viewers, which is theoretically higher if more alumni bases have vested interest. Also, the average person gets tired of seeing the same teams featured and winning; I sure do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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