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GJGood

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  1. I get that. Akron did play in the CBI once before and schools like Ohio and our archrival have before. This year’s team just seems like it could use it with the development of some younger guys and they would likely be playing more than one game. What would make the CBI a more valuable or viable tournament to accept an invitation to?... Since it is now all in one venue and the whole event last a grand total of four days, would making its format like a holiday tournament (multiple game guarantee, 3rd place, 5th place games, etc..) help get teams to commit? What if it came with a future season scheduling component like the old Bracketbusters did?
  2. So, has it been officially stated that the Zips will not participate in any postseason tournament? I have heard John Groce many times talk about how fortunate the Akron program is that they let the team go out and play people, yet that doesn’t seem to apply to March for some reason?
  3. Between the NCAA (68), NIT (32) and CBI (16) there are 116 postseason teams seems to me that a team like Akron who the metrics probably have at somewhere around 100-110 should be playing somewhere.. but I know it would probably be a pay to play tourney
  4. I hate that too but it’s not like the MAC hasn’t had an at large worthy team for that entire time frame. I can remember a handful of times that the MAC regular season champ was thought of as likely being in even if they lost in Cleveland but every time a team like that existed that team went ahead and cut down the nets in Cleveland anyway. That said I understand it’s difficult for the MAC to get multiple NCAA bids but there should be more teams from the MAC in the postseason somewhere. The MAC is not a top conference nationally but it is better than half the conferences out there and always with a good deal of parity at the top.
  5. I still hate that a 3rd place finish in the MAC doesn’t have you playing somewhere in a postseason tournament when 8th and 9th place teams in some of the more national brand conferences not only gets you a postseason berth but a NCAA tournament invite. If the CBI or similar event was not a pay to play tournament I think it could hold some real value. I feel this Akron team could use a few more games and more floor time for guys like the two Johnsons, Clarke, and Lyles
  6. We have not but Groce’s Ohio teams did and if I am not mistaken each time they came back the next year to go to the NCAA.
  7. What are the chances Akron is playing somewhere next week if they don’t win the title Saturday night? I know the “old fogie” NIT committee probably doesn’t give them a look but would the Zips pay to go to Daytona for the CBI? Sounds like Ball State is going that route. I just would hate to see the Zips at home while the Cardinals have a postseason.
  8. I get that but I feel like having all the teams make the tournament draws a line of importance to being a top four seed, instead of just a top 8 seed... with 12 teams teams in 9th and 10th are trying to get to 8 , teams 5 and 6 are trying to get to 4... right now it’s just get to 8 and then see what happens... although winning the regular season does at least guarantee a NIT berth if you don’t make the NCAA.
  9. Oh I know and by no means is he a liability in any way I am only saying he doesn’t intimidate the same way as a true big rim protector.
  10. Don’t get me wrong. I am not discounting Dawson in any way. I just feel like we have other guys who can at least partially fill that role but while I love watching Enrique play he doesn’t have that alter every shot ability of a Zeke/Aziz type and the Zips don’t have anybody else like that.
  11. Texas State was the preseason favorite but was terrible until mid-February, not sure if they had injuries or what but they finished playing much better and it showed in the conference tourney. Just pointing out they may not have been your typical conference 11 seed... would love for the MAC to bring back the early in the week on campus first round games.
  12. Yep, remember it well... against North Dakota State, Bracketbusters game I believe.
  13. Aziz Bandaogo has been named WAC Defensive Player of the Year, WAC Newcomer of the Year and First Team All-WAC. I really feel like if the Zips are truly missing any pieces this would be the primary one. A 6’11” or 7’ athletic rim protector that alters nearly every inside shot by the opponent.
  14. An Akron win Friday guarantees the the two teams meeting again next Friday in Cleveland barring either gets upset Thursday. I know it’s a rivalry and you are playing hard to win but from a strategic standpoint, do you do anything differently than you would a week from now when all the chips have to be on the table?
  15. I was going to say the same . Garvin played solid defense. I would love to see him be more of a scorer on offense but he is generally a pretty good distributor of the basketball and defensively he hounded his man pretty well last night.
  16. Did I miss Tavari tonight? Has he been in the game at all? Did I miss health news on him?
  17. Wasn’t sure where to put this so please feel free to move it if it would be more appropriate to another thread. Final 2022 Coaches Poll, our own Coach Moorhead had some interesting rankings. Personally I think he overrated Penn State and Notre Dame and underrated Cotton Bowl champ Tulane.
  18. Yes. I get that. I guess I didn’t state it well. I thought we would be getting disgruntled starting or backup P5 quarterbacks who were looking to improve their status with pro scouts. I didn’t really mean the 5th year guy but more in the realm of P5 QBs looking to find a better situation. I look forward to seeing Steele develop and honestly, since I saw a good bit of him in high school, I would like to see what Dijon can do in the Moorhead system.
  19. A lot depends on his position coach and coordinator at each stop along with his own willingness to be taught and listen. You never know BG may be the perfect spot for him. Honestly when Akron hired Moorhead I thought this would be the type of guy the Zips would be bringing in given JoeMo’s reputation of developing and improving quarterbacks
  20. No one is saying road games should be played against Division II or Division III schools, only teams eligible for the same NCAA tournament that the Zips try to make each season
  21. Exactly! That was why I was so intrigued by that national algorithm “Bracketbusters on steroids” proposal that was being thrown about last spring or summer.
  22. Thinking about non-conference scheduling.. It seems the Zips in the non-conference generally play their weakest competition at home and their toughest competition at neutral sites or on the road. While I doubt the Zips could wrangle big name schools into coming to the JAR, do you think there would be some value in playing an early true road game or two at opponents that are clearly in “lesser” situations? It seems to me that could initiate a culture of winning on the road and fostering more positive bonding/chemistry early on before the bulk of the season’s tougher road contests. How would you feel if the Zips ever scheduled a true November road game against a program like Jackson State, Maine, Howard, or a second half of the Ivy League or Ohio Valley school? Do you think that could be beneficial? Yes, It would be nice if in return they could get a bigger name to visit the JAR I know, I just don’t see that happening unless that whole computer algorithm scheduling thing becomes a reality.
  23. I believe Clarke is a pretty good ball handler and facilitator at the top of the offense as well even if he is not a scorer. I think Tavari is going to be a star in the MAC if he chooses to stick around but right now we are in the “growing pains” stage. Having both X and Garvin out in addition to the inexperience of Tavari is the Zips biggest detriment right now. That said this game was more competitive than I thought it would be going in and that was without the knowledge of the foul trouble that was coming
  24. Everyone keeps lumping CMU in as a “bad” team but they seem to be a team that plays poorly against lesser teams but rises to the level of their opponent when they see it as an opportunity. They are 1-1 against the B1G this year with an 8 point loss and an upset win in Ann Arbor.... if the Zips don’t play well more consistently the trip to Mount Pleasant may not be pleasant at all.
  25. I have always thought a college bowl game should be held in Canton at the NFL Hall of Fame.. would definitely interest the players especially if o e tie-in was from a more distant part of the country where the players may not have the opportunity to visit otherwise
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