Blue & Gold Posted August 13 Report Posted August 13 5 hours ago, Zips1991 said: Ironically, according to archived stories on GoZips.com, last year the non-conference schedule was released on August 12th. And then the conference schedule was released on August 14th. Man, I thought it felt like it was about time! 😂 2 Quote
Blue & Gold Posted August 14 Report Posted August 14 From last season but just saw this. Nice video. 2 Quote
tpsjugglerdude Posted August 14 Report Posted August 14 Too bad the Vegas game (12/13) against Murray State isn't 3 weeks earlier. A Zips/Browns trip to Vegas would have been epic. 1 Quote
Z.I.P. Posted August 15 Report Posted August 15 Full non-conference schedule released. 11/3 James Madison 11/8 Princeton 11/12 Penn St Shenango 11/16 @Purdue 11/21 Iona @Paradise Jam (USVI) 11/22, 11/24 Paradise Jam 11/29 Milwaukee 12/3 Bucknell 12/6 @Tulane 12/13 Murray St (Las Vegas) 12/29 Concord 02/02 MAC-SB Challenge Quote
Reslife4Life Posted August 15 Report Posted August 15 Wow we get to play PENN STATE Shenango at home this year! https://gozips.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule 1 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted August 15 Report Posted August 15 (edited) I loathe the double non DI games, but the rest of this schedule is fantastic. James Madison & Princeton AT HOME to start the season is incredible. The Paradise Jam features 3 games, with Iona being the first game. They have a new head coach this year, so as long as Akron takes care of business, they will play the winner of Evansville/Oregon State. The other side of the bracket includes Green Bay, Yale, UMass, and Charleston, so there is some really good competition in the tournament that could be added to the schedule. Well done Groce & Co. Edited August 15 by Let'sGoZips94 2 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted August 15 Report Posted August 15 Nice to see there was still room for the Concord Grapes. Maybe we can return the home cooking we got at Princeton. Quote
Illini Zip Posted August 15 Report Posted August 15 Did we already know about Bucknell at home? That's a decent opponent. Quote
ZipsFan31 Posted August 16 Report Posted August 16 (edited) Only 6 non conference games 2 against non D1 But the other 4 are solid. The neutral and road games are really good. I like it a lot and think if we play our cards right might have a chance at large bid Edited August 16 by ZipsFan31 Quote
kreed5120 Posted August 16 Report Posted August 16 14 minutes ago, ZipsFan31 said: Only 6 non conference games 2 against non D1 But the other 4 are solid. The neutral and road games are really good. I like it a lot and think if we play our cards right might have a chance at large bid While I like the schedule, that is extremely doubtful. Outside of Purdue I just don't see any Q1 win opportunities. Several Q2 and Q3 opportunities, but that isn't going to be enough given the lack of quality win opportunities in MAC play. We would probably need to win 30+ games before we could even enter the conversation. Not saying it's right, but its the reality of the situation based off how the committee has selected teams in the past. 2 Quote
LZIp Posted August 16 Report Posted August 16 1 hour ago, Illini Zip said: UMass in conference this year? Yes 1 Quote
ZipsFan31 Posted August 16 Report Posted August 16 10 hours ago, kreed5120 said: While I like the schedule, that is extremely doubtful. Outside of Purdue I just don't see any Q1 win opportunities. Several Q2 and Q3 opportunities, but that isn't going to be enough given the lack of quality win opportunities in MAC play. We would probably need to win 30+ games before we could even enter the conversation. Not saying it's right, but its the reality of the situation based off how the committee has selected teams in the past. I agree we need to win. But if you think about it. I think we will be favored in every game but the Purdue game. Head to conference with 1 loss and you will be on the bubble with a 16-2 conference record. That would be 28-3 going into the MAC tournament. Quote
NWAkron Posted August 16 Report Posted August 16 (edited) At large conversation or back to back home losses to start the season: the 25-26 campaign rests on a knife's edge. Edited August 16 by NWAkron 3 Quote
kreed5120 Posted August 16 Report Posted August 16 (edited) 2 hours ago, ZipsFan31 said: I agree we need to win. But if you think about it. I think we will be favored in every game but the Purdue game. Head to conference with 1 loss and you will be on the bubble with a 16-2 conference record. That would be 28-3 going into the MAC tournament. When has Akron finished non-conference play with only 1 loss? Even the year we were momentarily ranked we lost 4 games in OOC play. I don't see how we would only lose 1 OOC game, especially considering that we have 4 new starters and a very revamped bench unit. It's going to likely take most of OOC play before we start firing on all cylinders. Edited August 16 by kreed5120 1 Quote
NWAkron Posted Wednesday at 02:12 AM Report Posted Wednesday at 02:12 AM On 8/9/2025 at 3:29 PM, Let'sGoZips94 said: Does this guy actually exist? Or is this AI? no one has seen him on campus? 1 Quote
Hilltopper Posted Wednesday at 12:37 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 12:37 PM 10 hours ago, NWAkron said: Does this guy actually exist? Or is this AI? no one has seen him on campus? It's a long story. We have a great team already. Enjoy the upcoming season. Quote
NWAkron Posted Wednesday at 01:22 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 01:22 PM 43 minutes ago, Hilltopper said: It's a long story. We have a great team already. Enjoy the upcoming season. agree. Quote
LZIp Posted Wednesday at 01:44 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 01:44 PM 1 hour ago, Hilltopper said: It's a long story. We have a great team already. Enjoy the upcoming season. We would settle for cliff notes 😀 2 Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted Wednesday at 01:50 PM Report Posted Wednesday at 01:50 PM 11 hours ago, NWAkron said: Does this guy actually exist? Or is this AI? no one has seen him on campus? Он не верује у тимизам 1 Quote
NWAkron Posted Thursday at 03:27 PM Report Posted Thursday at 03:27 PM (edited) MAC schedule: no trip to Toledo, Massachusetts, or DeKalb. Get the Michigan directionals twice. (that should help the at large conversation) Edited Thursday at 03:28 PM by NWAkron 1 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted Thursday at 04:30 PM Report Posted Thursday at 04:30 PM (edited) In conference starts before Christmas. No trip to UMASS. Interesting. Edited Thursday at 06:20 PM by clarkwgriswold Quote
Blue & Gold Posted Thursday at 05:23 PM Report Posted Thursday at 05:23 PM No home game versus Ohio. 1 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted Thursday at 06:24 PM Report Posted Thursday at 06:24 PM On 8/20/2025 at 8:37 AM, Hilltopper said: It's a long story. We have a great team already. Enjoy the upcoming season. I may be able to enjoy it more if we had a 6'8" Serbian sniper throwing up 12+ ppg... Quote
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