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Yes but all roads lead to Miami OH. Have you seen their strength of schedule? (I'm kidding, I'm kidding. No sweaters talk here. Had to give you some crap, though.)

basically, Bronkema and Halcovage control their own destinies and Zips first round opponent. Lewis can play spoiler.

Ok. I will attempt to resuscitate "Season in Process." Thanks.

This is literally the MAC SZN thread meaning this would be where we would talk about Miami and other MAC schools. If you don't want to discuss other MAC teams that's fine, but you probably should just stay out of this thread.

because it's a ZN message board? maybe you should create your own thread for all topics Miami. This is worse than the Bobcat Attack obsession with Groce.

Serious question - what non-Akron MAC topic is as interesting as Miami right now that you expect people to be discussing in this thread instead?

I agree Miami has received special treatment this year, but here is my question. If it is Akron vs Miami in the Final, wouldn't it be better for the MAC to favor Akron in that game, knowing Miami almost certainly gets in as well?

This is honestly why I think the MAC is trying to not be done with 2026 additions.

redhawks living rent free in most of Zips Nations head.

More fraudulent than Bishop Sycamore.

Cryami is getting way too much attention in this thread. In ten days, none of it will matter anyhow because we will have beaten them soundly, exposing them as the frauds they are.

To be honest I've only watched 3 or 4 Miami games all season. I can't really weigh in on the games I haven't seen. I do know a few of their close games they came from behind in and others they were up and protecting the lead. If you're trailing, you foul. If you're up you don't. I'm not invested enough to go back and look at the boxscores for each game to see which were which.

That's the most obvious trend from all this data. 😂

UMass simply fouls more.

Let's say they are shooting 8 FT in the final minute for each of those games. That's 32, which would still leave them at +75. In addition, they've only had one road game with a greater than 10 margin of victory. Why is their road advantage only +2 despite 7 games being 10 pts or less for margin of victory if that's the explanation?

And before that they bragged about attendance numbers. When you haven't made it to the Big Dance in nearly half a century you have to find something to boast about.

Akron City FC - Matt Dreas, Brett Kaminsky Flint City Bucks - Jack Roman

Toledo still brags about their 4 straight.

4 is a lot when you only play 9 home games in total during conference play. Not saying it makes up the full +107, but it does represent a chunk.

They hang a banner for it. We add a number to an existing banner.

Miami OH has had 4 home games decided by single digits. They are +107 FTA at home in the MAC. Not sure how many FTA you think they are getting in the final minute, but it's not enough to make that number look any less absurd.

Yes, Miami also plays in a lot more close games where they're ahead. I feel you would need to subtract end of game FTs where opposing team is intentionally fouling to extend the game to give this any context. In a lot of our match-ups, like last night, we're up double figures with <1 minutes so the opposing team doesn't bother trying to extend the game.

Miami OH has 2.5 less 3PA per game. Akron averages 5 more FGA per game than Miami OH, meaning a similar percentage of our offense vs. M-OH's is 2PA. M-OH is averaging 5.4 more FTA per game on the season than Akron. According to another Zips fan in a group chat I'm in, Akron's 2P Rate in MAC play is 2nd best in the conference, yet look at the in conference FTA discrepancy. Not sure where you're getting off on there being some obvious explanation for the gross FTA discrepancies.