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MAC awards LCJ First Team MAC Trimble H.M. Freeman all defensive team.

And not to dispel the myth but the OU 2010 team was mediocre on paper and just came out of nowhere. 2012 was a 3rd seed. The accomplishment was getting those NCAA tourney wins...and the 2012 draw was...well...not at all like the gauntlet Buffalo had to run when it reached the Dance. But if any coach can motivate them he can.

Some good stuff at then end about the recruits. That 6'5 guard from Lakota is something we haven't had on a Zips roster since I can remember.

Not like we are coming off two big wins over our biggest rivals OU an PCCC heading into this. Zips are limping in. Unfortunately, in Groce's 4 years he hasn't had the true opportunity to make a tournament run. (2 because of COVID and 2 because he didn't have the players).

Looking at the message boards for the other schools, it's the same. Nothing much on Toledo's board. Kittens are worried about something or other. BG...unhappy with the world. Ball State they hate Whitford. PCCC delusional. Buffalo misses Oates. All disconnected. What coach can get his seniors motivated? I doubt many of them will be coming back to their respective schools with the world opening up and lots of opportunities in Europe. Do you want to stay another year in Bowling Green or Toledo or Akron when you could be in France or Sweden making $ and seeing the world. Jimond Ivey is in Luxembourg! Utomi is in Finland!

Murphy is in the last year of his contract. Mark Montgomery was also in his 10th year.

Rob seems like a good guy but his formula isn't working. That style of play won't put any butts in the empty arena in Ypsilanti

I thought the Zips had the inside access to WV players. Looks like the BGSU administration will have their minds on something other that basketball this week: https://www.thedailybeast.com/20-year-old-bowling-green-sophomore-stone-foltz-on-life-support-after-deathly-hazing-incident

This is hard to watch, but we will be back next year and will appreciate the Zips even more. (Stumble upon this. Usually, can't find replay of CBS games). Ugh. With 3.9 seconds left LCJ pushes Santiago and could have been called for a foul or was it a flop. Yikes

Well, then he should just be honest about it. I think we all remember after the final game last year he said that the game wasn't that important, etc, even though he looked like he was trying very hard to win.

Kent deliberately threw that game by sitting Pippen. They hope Ohio U can't play and they get a first round walk.

Well, Pinky is tanking his last game by not playing Pippen. So looks like Grover Cleveland U on Zips side of bracket.

Wasn't an inspired first half between PCCC and Grover Cleveland State. GCS through up a 3. Missed and rebounded and shot 3 more x. Missed all 3.

And Toledo plays Ball State tonight and turns around and plays them Thursday at Noon. Maybe Buffalo would have an advantage playing Miami? But Miami, as the 12th seed, beat them in first round last year. Groce is 2-2 in the MAC tournament for the Zips. The first year he put the team together on a fly, and I thought they played well in the tourney in 2018 (they beat WMU on the road in a crazy game) but couldn't hold on to it it vs. EMU. In 2019, they easily beat Miami in first round then unfortunately because of some late season losses ran into the unstoppable Buffalo in Cleveland. I like the Zips odds on the neutral court where the Zips got to play earlier this season.

Whatever team shows up...literally

Thank you. Top 8. All are tough. No one is safe

Zips arent in the top 8. How do they get to Cleveland?

No. They all ready wrapped up. Some more than others.

That's what I'm hearing as well and now the Zips IF. all these teams get there will be #3. seed no matter what happen in games tomorrow.

Speaking of weird, how would we be feeling tonight if the Zips had won the regular season and were faced once again with not playing in the tournament? Blessings in disguise.

If its the Zips incredibly disappointing. But time to pull the plug.

Sounds like its a BG/Miami issue. Akron should be fine for tournament. Played BG a week ago. MAC should have ended the regular season last Friday. Then force the top 8 teams to bubble. Stupid.

The rules and format of that tournament are completely subjective. They based the seeds on subjective criteria like strength of schedule.

I like the LCJ and Clarke two guard combo. It's worked before: McNees and Roberts and Bassett and Cooper. I think KD and Darryl and Steve on the floor together.