Let'sGoZips94

No point in being in the double bonus if you're not gonna make the free throws. Come on Zips.

Amani needs to finish.

The refs have no idea how to call this game. Too inconsistent, and that's going both ways.

We need to take better advantage of their overaggression on defense. They are pressing out and only leaving one guy back. Need to pass out of the double quicker and rotate it then drive and either get the layup or kick for an open shot.

He has been my biggest disappointment for nearly the last month or so. He's just playing soft and timid.

Amani needs to find his confidence.

Gotta get Kent out of the paint. They're getting the whistle after the refs swallowed everything in the 1st half.

How do you come out that lazy twice vs this team? Come on guys.

2 on Medley.

All three of Kent's 2 foul guys are in.

We are passing on open shots and getting too deep into the shot clock.

2 on Jahari.

2 on Delrecco.

2 on Safford. Huge.

Thug State University

Slow and lethargic. Gotta pick it up. Eric Mahaffey needs to have more confidence in his jump shot. Passed out of a wide open 3 to Sharron who was open for a second but borderline surprised he was getting the ball. By the time he shot it, a hand was in his face.

Miami OH suffers more.

This game is playing out well. Close, physical, etc.

Senderoff would be a perfect fit for Cincy. They love punks.

Steele would be a prime candidate for that job. Already lives in NW Kentucky.

End of the MAC/Sun Belt challenge?

He's right about everything except Miami OH being a top 30 team.

I don't think seed advancement is relevant when discussing a tourney format. In 2009, 5 seed Akron won 4 games in 5 days. Back then, there were divisions. The 2 seed was Balls at 7-9 in the conference. The East Division had BG (11-5), Buffalo (11-5), Miami OH (10-6), Akron (10-6), and Kent (10-6). Ultimately, there wasn't much separating the top 5 teams in the conference. Fast forward to 2012... Kent had a BYE to the QFs - beat 8 seed WMU by 4, lost to 1 seed Akron by 4 Ohio had a BYE to the QFs - beat 7 seed Toledo by 8, beat 2 seed Buffalo by 3, beat 1 seed Akron by 1 (went on to win 2, nearly 3 games in the NCAA tournament - probably the best team in the conference that underperformed in the regular season) 2013 Hard to argue that Akron/Ohio weren't the 2 best teams in the conference that year by a mile. 2014 WMU had a BYE to the SFs - survived injury-riddled Akron (Robothom injury, correct?), beat 2 seed Toledo by 21 Toledo had a BYE to the SFs - beat 6 seed EMU who upset 3 seed Buffalo despite Buffalo having a QFs BYE 2015 Buffalo had a BYE to the SFs - beat 7 seed Akron by 9 who upset Kent by 2 despite Kent BYE to QFs, then beat 1 seed CMU by 5 (Bobby Hurley's 1st year that started a nice 5-6 year run for Buffalo) FORMAT CHANGE 2021 5 seed Ohio beats 4 seed Kent by 22, 1 seed Toledo by 7, and 2 seed Buffalo by 15 to win it all; led by NBA player Jason Preston and went on to win a NCAA tourney game (possibly the best team in the conference that year that under achieved in regular season) 2022 4 seed Akron beats 5 seed Buffalo by 2, 1 seed Toledo by 8, and 2 seed Kent by 20; nearly beat UCLA in NCAA tournament 2023 2 seed Kent beat 7 seed NIU by 19, 3 seed Akron by 6, and 1 seed Toledo by 15; Kent sucks 2024 2 seed Akron beat 7 seed Miami OH by 12, 3 seed Ohio by 3, and 8 seed Kent by 1 8 seed Kent beat 1 seed Toledo by 8, 5 seed BG by 13; arguably much more talented than an 8 seed that underachieved in regular season 2025 Top 2 seeds Akron and Miami OH - arguably the 2 best in the conference last year by a lot - battled in a classic in the championship game; 1 seed Akron won 2026 So far, chalk has held in 2026 outside of Miami OH/UMass. UMass had 12 games decided by 7 pts or less. They could've easily been a top 4 seed and were a nightmare matchup for Miami OH. No matter when those 2 played, UMass would've been selected as the favorite by anyone who knows ball. Miami OH had the opposite regular season, leading the country I believe in single possession victories. They could've easily been much lower than the 1 seed. If all seeding was erased and we simply looked at matchups/talent/coaching, there haven't really been many shocking upsets in Cleveland in a couple decades. It's not like lowly Directional Michigans are shocking top seeds. My point is, no matter the format, the cream rises to the top in Cleveland. Everyone knew Miami OH was overrated and it showed. The format doesn't need changed; there will never be a perfect format, but this year's tournament is pretty darn exciting with its current layout. Maybe Steele can get some NIL deals going with Puffs or Kleenux with all the crying they've been doing. Go Zips!