Let'sGoZips94

They don't have to travel well. Their high attendance in previous MAC tournaments isn't because Athens County is heading north; a large chunk of their alumni base lives in NEO or at least much closer than NW West Virginia. Path of least resistance is my preference. That being said, Akron vs. Miami OH at 8pm on ESPN2 would garner a lot of national headlines. Amen.

I can tell your yearbook has you labeled as "Most Likely to be the Life of the Party."

Because what else is there to do in Athens? Going to the basketball game gives them an excuse to drink, and the state of the team is their excuse for drinking more.

So we're getting 50% attendance for opponents who give 50% effort for building a solid basketball program. Math checks out. Per Google, Miami's 5 year average prior to this year was 1500-2600 in a 10k arena. The sweaters should really be careful about throwing stones in a $281M glass house.

Per Kitty Attack Jeff Boals career record against these three teams (Year 7 of Boals Era) Akron 5-9 Kent State 6-8 Toledo 1-13

Kent sure can't.

Bobcat Attack's game thread today for Toledo barely has 2 posts on the second page. Apathy is setting in for the Athens crowd. They also can't stand Hadaway so for him to whine like this is hilarious. Boals will likely not survive this season if he doesn't cut down the nets in Cleveland.

We need to root for Ohio on Tuesday. Very real scenario where Miami OH's side of the bracket becomes Buffalo in the quarters and either Toledo or Ohio in semis. Akron would play CMU in the quarters and either Kent or BG in the semis. A Miami OH vs Ohio and Akron vs Kent semifinal would be the best case scenario for the MAC.

A couple years ago, when Freeman was here, we had a pretty comfortable 20 pt lead for most of the game but the refs took over and ruined the final score. I think we still won by double digits or almost double digits. Outside of the 2024 MAC Title Game, this series hasn't been competitive since 2023.

How large was Kent's series lead when Pinky was hired as HC? I believe it's now Akron +5.

Anybody but UMass. Their physicality is something both Miami OH and Akron want to avoid, especially on Thursday.

Which is hilarious given the optics around Miami OH's season. Also, I found the perfect branding for their new arena!

New year, same Kent. It's legitimately impressive how consistent Sendy has become.

If the refs call Suder properly in Cleveland (he's a walking offensive foul), Steele might cut down the whole jumbotron.

Just found the post game. Interesting that there is an injury there though. Would be a shame if it didn't fully heal before Cleveland and affected his shot. Miami OH is approaching Kent levels of unlikability right now.

Which is 40% of the estimated cost of this new build, and the top end of the private donations they have (meaning very little to zero public funding would be needed). If Miami OH loses in the MAC Tournament, they will be sweating Selection Sunday. That is how structurally sound their hype is right now that got this project passed. $150M+ in debt for such a fragile athletic department is wild.

Which one? This would be the 2nd PG they've lost this season.

Out of reactions but this is fantastic haha. His pronouns are almost certainly We/Suck. Their drought vs Akron will do that. Steele's reactions in their game tonight showed me they're feeling the pressure of having to be perfect knowing Akron likely awaits them in Cleveland. Haven't lost to them since March 2023. This would be 3 straight years of sweeps.

It is incredible that Kent extended Sendy and the gap between Akron/Kent has only grown.

Don't give him that much credit. He probably identifies as a bunny.

I would say you have to be joking but somehow this is the least surprising Kent wrinkle.

Somebody needs to grab a photo of the middle age Easter Buddy for future use.

This generation's creativity is quite shallow. It's ridiculously lazy and although I'm all for that every once in a while, having that be the go to is sad.

Not quite a buzzer beater, but another Scott bucket in our last possession of the half. Incredible.