Let'sGoZips94

BuT tHeY'rE uNdEfEaTeD (With one of the worst SOS in the country)

The crew from 2022 is certainly on the naughty list.

Merry Christmas. I'll take the first ever NCAA Tourney win, if Santa is still listening.

Ohio shouldn't even waste the money with a coaching search. Just hire the interim (unless he's have relations with students, too).

Working on buying an 1860s Abner Doubleday CDV and I was reading into the backstory behind the lore. Did not realize the rumor of him being the founder of baseball started with an article in the Akron Beacon Journal in 1905.

Just watched Wright State hold on at home vs EMU. I can't decide if I wish I was blind so I could never see that, or if I'm now going blind with how bad that game was.

Elite offensive team (look between the Yale and Baylor logos).

Some NET rankings that may be of interest as of 12/22... State of Ohio Ohio State 49 Akron 51 Miami OH 79 BUGS 83 Dayton 91 Cincinnati 107 Xavier 122 PCCC 144 Wright State 148 Youngstown State 153 Toledo 164 Ohio 204 Cleveland State 349 Miscellaneous Duquesne 191 Conference Rankings (Avg NET SEC 49.56 Big 12 51 Big Ten 62.78 ACC 69.5 Big East 81.45 Mountain West 122.09 WCC 136.73 A10 138.79 MVC 147.73 WAC 156 American 163.69 Ivy 190.25 CUSA 191 Big West 191.45 MAC 193.23 CAA 193.92 Big Sky 197.60 Horizon 216.73 Southland 220.67 Sun Belt 228.43 Summit 233.78 Big South 240.22 Southern 246.70 ASun 251.42 MAAC 257.31 OVC 264.82 Patriot 283.70 NEC 295.50 SWAC 303.58 America East 305.56 MEAC 326.25 Interesting Note: NIU to the Horizon drops the Horizon to 22 with a NET average of 245.64 and the MAC would climb to 12 with a NET average of 182.83.

Here is where the schedule sits in NET now that the OOC is behind us. Q1 Purdue 7 Loss Yale 45 Loss Q2 Murray State 69 Loss Q3 Iona 147 Win Tulane 225 Win Q4 James Madison 216 Win Princeton 294 Win Evansville 268 Win Milwaukee 206 Win Bucknell 322 Win EMU 188 Win James Madison, Princeton, Tulane, and Milwaukee are the most disappointing teams on the schedule. All were expected to be top 150 teams IMO, and none of them are. Iona is the biggest surprise. Let's hope The disappointments find their footing and become what we thought they'd be.

The conferences have flipped this year and the SBC is doing the MAC no favors this year with their NET rankings, much like the MAC has done to the SBC in recent years. Marshall 125 Arkansas St 128 Troy 140 Southern Miss 179 South Alabama 192 Georgia Southern 213 James Madison 216 Coastal Carolina 222 Old Dominion 240 App State 249 Texas St 266 Georgia St 326 Louisiana 346 ULM 356 Here's to hoping those top 8 or so continue to improve.

The OOC portion of the MAC schedule is pretty much done for all MAC programs. The only remaining DI games remaining are EMU @ Wright State tonight, CMU at Wisconsin tonight, and PCCC @ Purdue next Monday. The only potential win remaining is EMU, which would be a nice boost for Akron but nothing to write home about. With that being said, here is where the MAC sits in NET heading into the true MAC schedule starting next Tuesday... Akron 51 Miami OH 79 BUGS 83 Buffalo 136 PCCC 144 Toledo 164 UMass 184 EMU 188 Ohio 204 WMU 291 NIU 318 CMU 331 Balls 339 Miami OH losing Ipsaro probably eliminates them from being a top 100 team come season's end. We'll see how they regroup. This is the strongest the MAC has looked since pre-COVID, although a blood bath in the MAC could really screw this up if those bottom 4-5 teams pick up many wins. The MAC/Sun Belt Challenge is doing the MAC no favors this year, but I'll post about this in another thread.

Wow. Knee injury. That's a big loss.

Gillespie can get the benefit of the doubt, but Kent has a track record of less than stellar character issues.

Allegedly, he punched a teammate who ended up quitting the team. Don't know all the details, but if they're true, Pinky chose to stick with Gillespie and bring in his cousin.

Well when you reject the need for any moral standards, it opens the door to find said ballers. If the allegations against Gillespie last season are accurate, add him to a long line of baller punks that have worn the Kent Pee Yellow. Interesting results today. PCCC and BUGS each with 10 pt road wins, but neither had particularly strong offensive performances. UMass returned to their Paradise Jam version, shooting 33% from the field (no wonder Gillespie had 20 rebounds). Ohio blows and I have no idea how they beat St. Bonnie. Miami with a nice offensive performance on the road, but a single digit win vs one of the worst teams in CBB is hardly impressive. Buffalo is the only team that took care of a garbage MAC program.

1PM Buffalo @ WMU 2PM PCCC @ UMass Miami @ Balls 3PM CMU @ NIU 4PM BUGS @ Ohio Happy MACtion!

As they should. I know South Dakota State is top 200 NET, but they almost lost to Balls. Watching their game vs Balls, I was not impressed. Good for us regardless!

Wedding anniversary. Told my wife I love her so much, I'm skipping the game vs. EMU. Shot 17% from 3P and still put up 93 points while winning by 21. Alrighty then. That has to scare the crap out of the MAC lol. What an offense.

Go fix your white board, too. 😉

But not for his extramarital affairs with a student (to my knowledge).

Fixed Akron's for ya.

No 1st round selections.

Ragging on Miami's schedule is independent of Akron's schedule. Miami didn't even try to schedule tougher competition. Nobody is bragging about Akron's schedule outside of the margin of victory, which is far greater than Miami's margin of victory vs. even lesser competition. The ragging will continue. Miami is in for a rude awakening come MAC play I feel.

Miami OH's schedule thus far (Where, Opponent, NET, Score, Result)... Q1 Games None Q2 Games None Q3 Games @ - UNC Asheville (229 NET): 90-87 OT W @ Wright State (146 NET): 83-76 W(Wright State shot 14% from 3P vs. Miami OH's 53%) Q4 Games Home - Old Dominion (245 NET): 87-72 W @ - Air Force (303 NET): 76-61 W Home - Mercyhurst (318 NET): 76-71 W Home - Ark. Pine Bluff (296 NET): 111-84 W Neutral - UNC Greensboro (295 NET): 82-71 W Home - Maine (330 NET): 93-61 W @ - Eastern Kentucky (289 NET): 79-69 Akron's Schedule... Q1 Games @ - Purdue (9 NET): 79-97 L Neutral - Yale (45 NET): 94-97 L Q2 Games Neutral - Murray St. (80 NET): 100-115 L Q3 Games Neutral - Iona (160 NET): 96-75 W Q4 Games Home - James Madison (200 NET): 85-71 W Home - Princeton (298 NET): 104-69 W Netural - Evansville (282 NET): 97-59 W Home - Milwaukee (248 NET): 105-81 W Home - Bucknell (311 NET): 97-77 W @ - Tulane (260 NET): 88-71 W Miami OH Opponent Average NET: 272.33 Miami OH Average Margin of Victory: 13.89 Akron Opponent Average NET: 189.3 Akron Victory Average NET: 251.29 Akron Average Margin of Victory: 24.14 Conclusion: Akron has played vastly better opponents, their average victory is against tougher opponents, and their margin of victory is substantially larger. Miami OH scheduling ragging will continue.