clarkwgriswold Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 The Zips head north to Cleveland next week, starting the tournament with a Thursday game against our friends from Canada. The 19-10/13-6 Bulls come in off of a losses to PCCC and Toledo while the Zips come off of a close home win over CMU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 Over at the UB Forum, they aren't too confident about playing the Zips, but again they are talking about another "one and done" with Whitesell. They made the finals last year. If we had the play in games, they would be playing Western Michigan on Monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted March 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 They've gone from preseason favorite to a 19 win season. I can appreciate their pessimism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted March 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 10 hours ago, NWAkron said: Over at the UB Forum, they aren't too confident about playing the Zips, but again they are talking about another "one and done" with Whitesell. They made the finals last year. If we had the play in games, they would be playing Western Michigan on Monday. Booby Hurley is 13-16 this season at ASU. Maybe he'll be available for a return. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 50 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: Booby Hurley is 13-16 this season at ASU. Maybe he'll be available for a return. Wow, another coach that leaves the MAC only to find failure. The list gets longer and longer each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 25 minutes ago, 1981 grad said: Wow, another coach that leaves the MAC only to find failure. The list gets longer and longer each year. The Sun Devils have won 6 out of their last 7. Hurley's made up some lost ground. A first round exit from conference tournament would be nice for the world. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 1 hour ago, NWAkron said: The Sun Devils have won 6 out of their last 7. Hurley's made up some lost ground. A first round exit from conference tournament would be nice for the world. And the Dukes have lost 15 in a row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted March 5, 2022 Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 3 hours ago, 1981 grad said: And the Dukes have lost 15 in a row. Make it 16 with todays loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted March 5, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2022 42 minutes ago, LZIp said: Make it 16 with todays loss. Yikes. 6-23 without a win since January 8th. I guess that's a possibility when you give the players the "my way or the highway" talk and the best ones opt for the highway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 4 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said: Yikes. 6-23 without a win since January 8th. I guess that's a possibility when you give the players the "my way or the highway" talk and the best ones opt for the highway. Or your team can go on a 5 game winning streak. (LOL) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 This article is from a week ago (pre Ball Sack & CMU games) but I just now saw it. It's a good article where Groce addresses the team's chemistry (sans Trimble). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 KenPom likes UB over us 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips86 Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 Anyone attending any days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 Going Friday if Zips win Thursday. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip4Roos Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 Kenpom.com has had UB over inflated all year. They also underrated Kent and overrated OU. The predictions are mathematical on Kenpom.com and don't account for a hot hand or a cold steak. These teams have all had both. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 12 hours ago, Blue & Gold said: Going Friday if Zips win Thursday. What time would Akron play Friday - early game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: What time would Akron play Friday - early game? Yes, it should be the early game (-v- Toledo?). That gives the #1 seed (Toledo - should they win) a couple more hours rest than the #2-3 seed game. I believe that's the thinking. Edited March 7, 2022 by Blue & Gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 17 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Yes, it should be the early game (-v- Toledo?). That gives the #1 seed (Toledo - should they win) a couple more hours rest than the #2-3 seed game. I believe that's the thinking. Nevermind on possibly attending. Since when does the early game on Friday start at 5? I thought that was usually a 6pm start. Come on Zips, make it to Saturday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 18 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Nevermind on possibly attending. Since when does the early game on Friday start at 5? I thought that was usually a 6pm start. Come on Zips, make it to Saturday! Agree. The MAC is really screwing up this tournament. 11am games? 5pm on Friday? They are still in covid panic mode it seems. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 (edited) 26 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Nevermind on possibly attending. Since when does the early game on Friday start at 5? I thought that was usually a 6pm start. Come on Zips, make it to Saturday! Can you post a link to the start times of the games. Because if Friday's 1st game starts at 5:00 that's going to be problematic for me as well. Edit: Never mind. I see the 5:00 start time at ticketmaster. That sucks. It's not a problem for me but I was going to go with my brother-in-law & he doesn't get off work till 5:00. 😭 Edited March 7, 2022 by Blue & Gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 How is a conference commissioner selected? Is it the University presidents that do so? If that's the case, why do MAC school presidents continue to allow this clown Steinbrecher to lead the MAC? He's the MAC's version of Rob Manfred - atrocious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 The tournament has become less and less fan friendly over the years. Having the men’s quarterfinals tipping at 11a and playing nonstop until they’re done is so stupid. When you break it up into two sessions, it allows fans who go for the whole day (like myself) to have a break and enjoy the Cleveland experience. Now, a single game will tip after 7:00pm, and instead of the seating being cut and dry (higher seed behind team bench, low seed across), with 8 teams playing in one session people will be scattered around and the atmosphere will suffer. This is yet another COVID thing that will stick because it saved everyone money regardless of whether people enjoy it or not. As for Friday, that’s just the unfortunate reality of TV contracts, and it yet again takes away from the fans in the building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 50 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said: The tournament has become less and less fan friendly over the years. Having the men’s quarterfinals tipping at 11a and playing nonstop until they’re done is so stupid. When you break it up into two sessions, it allows fans who go for the whole day (like myself) to have a break and enjoy the Cleveland experience. Now, a single game will tip after 7:00pm, and instead of the seating being cut and dry (higher seed behind team bench, low seed across), with 8 teams playing in one session people will be scattered around and the atmosphere will suffer. This is yet another COVID thing that will stick because it saved everyone money regardless of whether people enjoy it or not. As for Friday, that’s just the unfortunate reality of TV contracts, and it yet again takes away from the fans in the building. I really miss the play in games. Last Friday could have been really consequential with Akron and Buffalo playing for that 4th seed. Then Buffalo would have WMU tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted March 7, 2022 Report Share Posted March 7, 2022 Was scanning through the NET records this morning and I noticed Akron and Kent are still 4th and 5th in MAC NET Rankings, despite the flushes going on a 12 game win streak. The two programs have had remarkably similar paths, with Kent getting their garbage games out of the way early and Akron, unfortunately, waiting until 5 games were left in the season to get cold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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