clarkwgriswold Posted November 24, 2018 Report Share Posted November 24, 2018 The 2-3 Alabama State Hornets come to the JAR Wednesday night. They've beaten LaGrange and Birmingham Southern and lost to Iowa State, South Dakota State and Iowa. 6-3 junior guard Reginald Lee leads the Hornets at 16.4 ppg. 6-8 sophomore center Brandon Johnson (from Garfield Heights) leads all rebounders at 8 rpg. They average 75 ppg. The Zips handled the Yellow Jackets of Cedarville. Here's hoping they handle their cousins, the Hornets. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip JD Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 It is very rare that i look forward to a low level OOC opponent coming to the JAR, but I cannot wait for this game. At least it isn't Coppin State or Arkansas Pine Bluff this time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 I've had this one circled ever since the schedule was released 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted November 25, 2018 Report Share Posted November 25, 2018 We want Bama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Some facts about Alabama State: Alabama State University (ASU), founded in 1867, is a public historically black university located in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. ASU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Alabama State University has nearly 6,000 students from more than 42 states and over twenty countries. Sports teams participate in NCAA Division I (FCS – Football Championship Subdivision for football) in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), which it joined in 1982. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbrooman1 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said: Some facts about Alabama State: Alabama State University (ASU), founded in 1867, is a public historically black university located in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. ASU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Alabama State University has nearly 6,000 students from more than 42 states and over twenty countries. Sports teams participate in NCAA Division I (FCS – Football Championship Subdivision for football) in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), which it joined in 1982. You forgot Alabama State is coming off of consecutive 8-23 seasons. Coppin State by any other name... Edited November 26, 2018 by ewbrooman1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 26, 2018 Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 Are there any NCAA marketing rules for font size differential when marketing a game? Crank the ALABAMA up to 72 font, and make the "State" part as small as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, ewbrooman1 said: You forgot Alabama State is coming off of consecutive 8-23 seasons. Coppin State by any other name... Actually, their school motto is "We're Not Coppin State." Edited November 26, 2018 by clarkwgriswold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 The Hornets are in town. Feel the buzz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 40 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: The Hornets are in town. Feel the buzz. Excitement is building Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 1 hour ago, clarkwgriswold said: The Hornets are in town. Feel the buzz. According to Google, only the Queen hornets survive during the winter. Winter is the worker's & male's demise. 72-0 is my prediction based on this. The Yellow Jackets of Cedarville were acclimated to this weather being from Ohio, but the Hornets of the State of Alabama do not have such a bright future, I fear. Women's basketball would apparently be different though! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Toles and Roscoe in early tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip JD Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 What's the word on Riak? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Zip JD said: What's the word on Riak? Looks like his shoulder is injured Edited November 29, 2018 by NWAkron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip JD Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Thanks. Now we know why Sayles has trouble getting minutes. No boxing out, no cutting off the baseline. He needs a lot of work on defense. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Is it just me or are others getting annoyed seeing that Ohio Lottery commercial 2-3x each tv break? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) Tyler Cheese reminds me of Buffalos 6th man from last year. Can't remember his name. Harris? Lots of swagger. Flows on the court. Edited November 29, 2018 by NWAkron 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Tale of two halves. Very ugly first half then they got into the flow in the second half. Alabama State is pretty damn awful Very encouraged by Jeremy Roscoe. He's substantially better than I anticipated. It looks like Groce is starting to settle into a rotation and experimenting with things to get ready for the MAC. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 3 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said: Tale of two halves. Very ugly first half then they got into the flow in the second half. Alabama State is pretty damn awful Very encouraged by Jeremy Roscoe. He's substantially better than I anticipated. It looks like Groce is starting to settle into a rotation and experimenting with things to get ready for the MAC. I didn't see tonight's game, but I think Roscoe has a high ceiling. I bet it took him a little while longer than the others to pick up the defensive scheme. No defense, no tick. I want to see him be even more aggressive at attacking the lane. We will need more slashers than just Jackson when we play tougher defenses. What is the verdict on Toles performance tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) 8 hours ago, Illini Zip said: I didn't see tonight's game, but I think Roscoe has a high ceiling. I bet it took him a little while longer than the others to pick up the defensive scheme. No defense, no tick. I want to see him be even more aggressive at attacking the lane. We will need more slashers than just Jackson when we play tougher defenses. What is the verdict on Toles performance tonight? It may have just been the lame competition, but Tyler Cheese was slashing and had a perfect stroke on his 3 pointers. Edited November 29, 2018 by NWAkron 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 5 hours ago, Illini Zip said: What is the verdict on Toles performance tonight? He gave solid minutes. Hustles. I don't believe he shot the ball last night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Yes, I was most impressed with Cheese. He got in a groove where everything was falling. Another player I was impressed with was E-Man. He seemed to actually have developed some some offensive moves. It's too be seen if this production will continue when we face bigger, stronger centers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Toles was okay, just not completely there yet. Looks a little like he's still finding his way and building some confidence. He almost looks like a guy coming off of an injury that took him out for an extended period of time, if that makes any sense. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) 11 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: He gave solid minutes. Hustles. I don't believe he shot the ball last night. I am now an ESPN+ member and just finished watching the game. I'm not surprised Toles hurt his back, he is a plus level effort/hustle guy for sure. Constantly on the deck. I thought he was going to pass out when he took a knee to the family jewels. Happy to see Ivey and Cheese driving hard and E-man is making progress offensively as well. Listening to our commentators, they got the memo; slash, slash, slash. The Zips had difficulty at times driving against the better competition in the Caymans. We have a bunch of guys that can do it, they just need to be more aggressive and confident. Edited November 29, 2018 by Illini Zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 On 11/25/2018 at 8:41 PM, clarkwgriswold said: Some facts about Alabama State: Alabama State University (ASU), founded in 1867, is a public historically black university located in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. ASU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. Alabama State University has nearly 6,000 students from more than 42 states and over twenty countries. Sports teams participate in NCAA Division I (FCS – Football Championship Subdivision for football) in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), which it joined in 1982. I was thinking of attending this contest, but thanks to your post I realized The opponent was not my fav, Alabama State from Montgomery, Alabama, Bolivia. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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