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Give a gorilla a hammer and everything becomes a nail.

This post nails it. Purdue has and always will lack athleticism should they continue to clog the lane with unathletic giants. Barre will be used to eat fouls I presume, and I think we'll see a lot of Barre vs PSUS to get him more acclimated to what we'll need from him vs Purdue. The same can be said for Brisco as well. Purdue will probably attack inside often, so we'll be rotating the front court shifts often to keep fresh legs and limited foul trouble. Amani and Evan need to be strong and confident. Dribble drives will be our best friend whether it leads to a kick out 3 or attacking the basket. Getting their giants in foul trouble would be nice. This is a March-type game and guards win in March. Ultimately that's what will dictate our success. Do our guards protect the ball, knock down ships, and facilitate well? Lastly - Big Stank is our not-so-secret weapon. He's a matchup nightmare and showed a lot if ability to get to the hoop and make the right decision vs Princeton. Need him to be big. I cannot wait for this one. We are playing with house money with the start we've had so far to the season.

I'm sorry @zippy5. 😅 Wasn't trying to be a Kent; I loathe the "higher education" setup in its current state.

Joe would kill for only one hand to be tied behind his back.

WVA dropped from 12 to 15......after winning on PK's against Old Dominion Stanford lost Sunday night 1-0 to SMU (while the game was going on, Stanford sat at 10 in RPI and SMU was at 21 in RPI) as of 10:30 Sunday night, SMU(after the win) jumped all the way to number 10 in RPI Stanford, which was at #9 on Saturday night....dropped to #11 on Sunday night NC State also lost on Sunday night. They got roughed up 3-0 by Syracuse in the ACC quarterfinals as of 10:30 Sunday night, NC State is #13 in RPI and Syracuse jumped all the way up to #30 in RPI as of 10:30......Sunday Night.... the Mighty ZIPS are #9 in RPI

At least we played UAB close enough to get Dilfer fired.

With a $2M NIL budget, UMass should at least be able to win a few MAC games.

She and her husband purchase 4 seats on the floor. She uses one of the seats for her purse. Celebrities.

Purdue’s system has a weakness and it’s athleticism. When they lost to a 16 seed with Zach Edey I believe FDU’s Center was 6’7. I think you beat them with athletic pressure and hope you shoot better than them. still a long shot to win. But I like this match up more than Arizona last year.

I plan to watch that Purdue vs Alabama game and do a little scouting. I’m really excited to see how we choose to match up with them. Do we put in Barre to lean on their big centers or do we play our regular, smaller lineup and try to run on them.

I think it’s really going to be interesting at the end of the season when Joe meets with the AD. I really believe that Joe is going to have a list of changes that need to be made to this program or he will walk away. This late season success will only empower him more. Throughout the year he has been dropping little nuggets about his dissatisfaction with the school’s commitment (financially and structurally) to the program. I think he feels that he is trying to build a program with one hand tied behind his back. We will see.

Zips up to #9 in the RPI.

Good preview of the game https://akronzippedup.substack.com/p/game-11-preview-kent-state-golden?utm_medium=ios

Sunday November 9th afternoon games in a very sparsely attended Missouri Valley conference quarterfinal game 6 seed Western Michigan got a 2-0 win at 3 seed Northern Illinois Sunbelt Conference quarterfinal West Virginia was less than impressive at home. They battled 7 seed Old Dominion to a 2-2 draw. West Virginia advances to the semis with a 5-4 win in PK's Old Dominion finishes the year with a record of 5-5-7. WVA will play the winner of Marshall vs. Georgia State in the semis.

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You asked for it, so here's an early Purdue thread. The Zips head to West Lafayette this Sunday to face the Boilermakers. The Boilermakers are one of the season favorites in the Big Ten and currently at the top of most polls. They are guard led by senior guards Fletcher Loyer (22.5 ppg) and Brendan Smith (13 ppg and 10 apg) through their two wins so far over Evansville and Oakland. They face Alabama Thursday. Here are some season previews for the Boilermakers: https://www.btpowerhouse.com/purdue/27903/2025-26-purdue-boilermakers-basketball-season-preview https://www.hammerandrails.com/mens-basketball/56394/purdue-basketball-season-predictions-staff-roundtable https://bustingbrackets.com/purdue-2025-26-season-preview-for-the-boilermakers-basketball https://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/24680 I caution you all, DO NOT OVERLOOK PENN STATE- SHENAGO!

BGSU beats Le Moyne, WMU lost to Campbell. Ban all directionals

JMU looked a lot better today than against their exhibition on Wednesday. 14pt win against Coppin state. Still seem to need more work

I was going to make this topic about the Guardians pitchers being investigated in the attached, but sports gambling is so part of sports now it deserves its own topic. My general take on sports gambling is we are going to see many more stories like this and at some point there will be a decline in sports betting because the gamblers won't trust the games. One way I could be wrong is if we get people so addicted to gambling apps that they will lay bets regardless of the integrity of the games. https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/11/09/cleveland-guardians-emmanuel-clase-and-luis-ortiz-indicted-for-pitch-rigging-sport-betting-scheme/&ved=2ahUKEwia-daM7OWQAxUTkYkEHZT4AAkQr_oDKAB6BAgsEAE&sqi=2&usg=AOvVaw3zKII9ozAQ3cUTWJWG7kyp

As a somewhat newer western-PA resident, I was surprised to learn there were as many branch campuses as they’re were to begin with.

Okay. Well anyways lol

I would add, protecting blue blood fan bases which travel in big numbers and spend a lot more money on everything.

We were!!! The refs fouled out Freeman on a fathom offensive screen call with about 3 minutes left. There were several questionable fouls on him that day. Protecting the blue bloods of the NCAA

Yes, not like it's in an undeserved area either. Its like 25 minutes away from YSU. About an hour outside of Akron and Pittsburgh. There are plenty of other places for those students to go.