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Let'sGoZips94

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  1. Speaking of future MAC additions (hopefully), Western Kentucky is dismantling Middle Tennessee right now. Come to the MAC, Hilltoppers!
  2. Revisionist history? He was 3-6 in the MAC Finals and 0-3 in the NCAA Tournament. Ohio won 3 Tourney games in 4 years. Buffalo went to the tourney 4 times in 5 years (2 after Dambrot left) and had 2 wins (along with 2 very close first round losses). The 7 straight Finals appearances and 9 appearances in 11 years - helluva run and very fun - for the most part. The program became very stale, the ceiling under Dambrot had been reached, and I personally just didn't appreciate the excuses of fan support and the JAR at the end of his tenure - @Zippy87 these were in post game interviews and such IIRC. The dispute may have been with Larry Williams but the only public comments were about the JAR and fans. My memory may be off, but I distinctly recall the tone surrounding his departure being something to the effect of "he can't win in March at Akron with the JAR, lack of consistent fan support, and being in a 1 bid league." Revisionist history would be only acknowledging the participation trophy accomplishments that occurred under Dambrot, and ignoring the frustration and disappointment that grew as the shine of "finals appearances" wore off without anything to show for it in the Big Dance. The embarrassment of the Diggs, Harney, Treadwell, and Abreu situations, along with the ass whooping we received in Detroit from VCU and never having success in the Tourney - those are also part of the Dambrot era at Akron.
  3. Toledo women's basketball, also as a 1 seed, goes down in OT to Buffalo. If we ever needed more proof that Toledo is simply Detroit South, look no further than how much Cleveland hates Toledo.
  4. I'll never understand why he chose to leave Akron the way he did - ripping fans, the JAR, emptying the cupboards of the program, etc. He had a roller coaster career at Akron, but ultimately peaked 9 years in and declined during his remaining years at the helm of the Zips. Never really sniffed a tourney win, only won 3 MAC tournaments despite 8 or 9 trips, and had a slew of program issues with Diggs, Harney, Treadwell, Abreu, etc. He failed to recruit Larry Nance Jr to boot. It doesn't help that during the peak and decline of the program in his final years as our coach, we witnessed Ohio & Buffalo go on runs in the NCAA Tourney that he never accomplished, and chose to make excuses (see the opening sentence). The shine of the Dambrot era wore off real quick for me. I appreciate where he took Akron from where the program was when he started, but that's about it. I've actively rooted against Dambrot since he arrived at Duquesne. With all that being said, this year is a little different given everything he has gone through. With the passing of his dad and his wife being diagnosed with cancer, the human in me isn't upset to see him have some success right now.
  5. Oh and let's go BUGS! Ay Zippy Zoomba or something like that!
  6. Akron and OU were the only 2 teams to do any scoring yesterday. Vegas casting the bait. This will be an interesting game.
  7. 20 PPG, 88% FT shooter. Did Miami, NIU, and Akron okay arrow roulette for Hunter, Coit, and Thornton? The coach to stay the longest got Coit, then Hunter, then Thornton? Groce is a big time family man, so that would make sense that he dipped out early and we got Thornton. Steele probably said, "We aren't close to winning the MAC but Hunter will help prevent me from getting fired." NIU's coach said, "F it. I'm already coaching basketball in DeKalb. An arrow through my foot won't make life any worse."
  8. KD's Dukes knock off Dayton. All top seeds are out in the quarterfinals for the A10.
  9. Ohio is playing well. They've also been blessed by the schedule gods. Their 7 game winning streak included Kent, Akron, and Bowling Green at home, with Western today on a neutral court. Their road games were Miami, NIU, and Buffalo. Their run ends tomorrow.
  10. We were active in the passing lanes, rebounded well, and largely stayed in front of the opponent. Much much better.
  11. Well this was a comforting game - ish.
  12. 30 & 10 for Freeman with 4:30 to go.
  13. Lucky for them they only have to survive one more season before their move to the cream puff MAC.
  14. Ball is on the ground waaaaayyyyy too much for Akron right now.
  15. THAT'S AN OFFENSIVE FOUL ALL DAMN DAY! ABSOLUTELY F THE MAC AND THEIR pee POOR OFFICIATING!
  16. I've watched physical games all day with limited involvement by the officials. Of course our game tips off and we get the 3 stooges.
  17. Mirambeaux could play dizzy bat and make a half court shot right now.
  18. Suck it Sherwin Williams! Finished construction before y'all.
  19. Y'all hear about the new skyscraper going up in Cleveland? It's going to be all brick - Akron is building it.
  20. Tribble HAS to be smarter there. Either commit to the ball or back off to avoid the foul. Dumb.
  21. Loving this new MAC format schedule. Everything has been starting pretty close to on time.
  22. Not who PCCC wanted IMO. As big of a threat as PCCC's backcourt can be, BUGS as a similarly formidable backcourt AND arguably a better frontcourt. Here's to hoping the anatomically-correct birds without teeth knock the teeth out of the preschool creation birds with teeth.
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