clarkwgriswold

I think we're in for a lot of MAC "surprises" this year.

Wow, how can we already be 15 games into the season? The Zips head to Muncie Friday night to face the 10-4 Ball State Cardinals. Ball State started the MAC season with an impressive 90-83 win at Toledo. This matchup features two of the MAC's top big men in Enrique and Payton Sparks. Sparks, a 6'9" sophomore center, was named to the MAC's preseason first team and is averaging 13.1 ppg and 7.7 rpg on the season. He is one of 4 players on the BSU squad averaging between 13 and 14.5 points. Scoring is led by 6'4" sophomore guard Jaylin Sellers at 14.5 ppg. 6'5" junior guard Jarren Coleman is the second leading scorer at 14.2 ppg. The team is led by their new coach, Michael Lewis, previously an assistant at UCLA. The Cardinals were predicted to finish fourth in the MAC pre-season poll. They played a pretty weak OOC schedule. The game is at 8:30 p.m. on CBSSN (grrrrrr).

Northern doesn't have a ton of talent but their coaching does them no favors.

Northern didn't double Enrique and played close defense on Tribble on the perimeter. Solid game plan coach. Yikes.

They should get Freeman out.

This may be the last team we see that doesn't throw a quick double at Freeman when he gets the ball.

My patience?

This is some damn ugly basketball.

15 combined fouls so far. 10 of them must be charges. The refs must have gotten a memo

20 charges.

Offense stuck in the mud without X.

Garvin still in sweats.

In the baseball world, it is a better job. I assume that's his justification. I slightly begrudge that he did it. I really begrudge the way he did it by not telling the kids before it got out.

If you weren't already convinced that this guy is a real ****head, the kids on the team found out through the tweet. They had no advance warning. To add to that, the author of the tweet caught some criticism for releasing it before the kids were told. His response was that he held off to confirm through 4 people before posting it. As such, Beals had ample time to let the kids know and didn't.

That's a good look for the guys in the business. Good riddance.

...and it's also nice that it corresponds with Hunter emerging as the 9th scoring option!

As I recall, Rahama started at Virginia Tech. Lord knows how he ended up at Concord.

I still prefer Mr. Jack Wagon, thanks.

Would that Rahama kid be interested in a D1 scholarship?

This is a meaningless game. I would prefer that the Zips not play like it is a meaningless game. Sleepwalking.

This team can be so damn frustrating at times.

Lexington and .................... Welch's _____________ Grape Jelly

I still have that free ticket. It goes to the first person who can name who the Zips play tonight in their game against the University of Concord Mountain Lions.

I realize I am getting this thread up a little early but I am out of town and will be on the road Saturday so I wanted to post it while I could. The Huskies of Northern Illinois come into the JAR Tuesday night to open the MAC season. The Huskies are 4-9 coming into the MAC season with wins over Indiana State, Eastern Illinois, LIU and Purdue Northwest. They were predicted to finish last in the MAC preseason poll, placing no player on the 1st or 2nd All-MAC preseason team. 6’3” junior guard Tulsa transfer Keshawn Williams leads scoring at an impressive 19.5 ppg while also leading rebounding at 5 rpg. 5’11” sophomore guard David Coit is second in scoring at 14.2 ppg.

I am confident there was nothing more Groce could have done to keep him. Sometimes kids just see greener pastures, even if they are in Orem, Utah. Being from Senegal and finding his way in the US probably just added some other unforeseeable factors into the mix.