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Big Ten Tournament Champ UCLA goes down to automatic conference winner.....Grand Canyon Big Ten Tournament runner up Michigan.......goes down to the highest RPI non automatic conference winner Pathetic results for the Big Ten. Yet, Indiana (5-5 in that mediocre league).....gets the overall #6 seed in the tournament...... The mighty ACC is also not shining..... Number 37 RPI Syracuse controversially got a home game against number 27 RPI Hofstra Hofstra smoked the ACC team.....2-0 Western Michigan with the biggest upset of the day.... Western Michigan came into their conferencee tournament with a 5-9-3 record.... they won 2 games in regulation and one on PK's....in conf. tourney 7-9-4......coming into the NCAA's Mighty Clemson was 29 in RPI The NCAA committee gave Clemson a super favorable draw...... play 7-9-4 Western Michigan in first round..... Winner faces the highest seeded team....Number 16 Furman by the placement in the draw....NCAA committee said that Clemson was one of the 4 best non seeded teams Western Michigan beats the over rated ACC team 1-0 Number 50 RPI North Florida is about ready to go to 2nd overtime with #28 RPI North Carolina Go, North Florida !!!!

So what's the answer Knute?

Why would Indiana get rid of the primero of Western Pennsylvania football. Akron had a chance to hire Tressel, one of the Cignettis etc. a long time ago. Day late and another $ short.

The halftime show of the Cuse game said the same thing. Pathetic arrogance.

Notre Dame wins. Michigan played a horrible game, own goal and missed 2 open net tap ins. Notre Dame doesn't scare me, although they did park the bus successfully almost the whole second half

JDs first year. Charley's last season. Winning record but no Bowl invite. Lee Owens recruit's mainly. I believe they may have beaten Marshall? etc. etc.

Let's play Jeopardy. The answer is "2004."

'Tis the season.

The first Big East team advances. Seton Hall beats Siena on penalty kicks, when the Saints fail to convert any of their first three and Seton Hall gets all three. I will definitely root for Big East teams unless we're playing them. Oh, and by the way, during halftime of I think it was Michigan Notre Dame. They mentioned the small schools that got seeded and talked about us. We have a national championship and are in the Big East. F you. 😊

Unfortunately too many delusional on here who ignore history and think the program can compete at this level. STOP!

I came to this thread excited about Zips hoops, but the first thing I see is someone using the "A" word. Now I'm fully expecting to drop 2 out of 3 games.

Old news!

We have always had too many people posting here who don't know a damn thing about Akron football from more than 10 yrs. ago because they are too lazy to look it up. There ain't no revelations here that haven't been out here for years. Maybe that's a reason the program is where it is. A bunch of latecomers to the ball!

Injuries aside, his team was incredibly undisciplined Tuesday night.

I never said George was a bad hire. I said it's still too early to tell, which I stand by.

Notre Dame just took a 1-0 lead 5 minutes into the 2nd half on an own goal header by Michigan.

Beating these three comparable mid-majors (Yes, OSU is now considered a hoops mid-major) only solidifies Akron as a top tier mid-major. It's not fair, but it is reality. Beating all three teams by double digits will not erase a 15-20-pt loss to Purdue in the eyes of the selection committee. And yes, the Zips looked very good even in that Purdue loss. I'm willing to bet there will be at least one B-10 team that loses to Purdue by the same margin, that gets an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Any takers!!! FWIW ... Oregon State (Kenpom 135) is ranked lower than Miami, Kent, Florida Atlantic, Illinois State and others. Iona (Kenpom 169) is ranked lower than at least four other MAC teams. Not saying these are bad teams. I'm saying winning these games do not move the needle toward an at-large bid.

Look at more than the W-L. Nobody is celebrating. I'm pointing out that without being crippled with injuries, BG is a good team that would have had a chance at Detroit, won around 8 games and gone to a bowl. If BGs season was only the first six games, it would be defined as a success. We've never had that good of a start to a season. It is common for people to mistake facts for reasons. It's why sports debate is so dumb and why turning on ESPN can only make someone dumber. The fact is BG will have a 3 win season. The reasons are easily explainable. I don't think a three win season makes George a bad hire and stand by him being a good hire. I wish Akron would hire this boldly after fixing all of the other crap that would destroy a bold hire. I wish at the end of a three win season Akron fans could look back and easily explain it with the understanding that it was a fluke and better days were ahead, but our failures are so many they are hard to explain and fix.

Not thinking we are in the at-large bid range just yet, but winning will drive up our ranking thus hopefully a better seeding if we make the Tourney. Also winning games convincingly will do even more for us.

Touche. Hofstra up 2-0 on Cuse with 18 minutes left in the 1st half. WMU up 1-0 on Clemson with 15 minutes left in the 1st half.

Yes, I could have worded it better. I was meaning winning 3 (or 4 with UMess win) games when you play 8 of your 12 games against MAC teams isn't anything special regardless of circumstances. Arguing otherwise is just playing mental gymnastics.

Technically one win in the MAC, though I would think they beat umASS next week.

Unlike Western Michigan, at least Clemson, Michigan, UNCG, Seton Hall etc. have lights.

3 wins in the MAC will never be an achievement worth celebrating. It's by far and away the worst conference in all of FBS. Like I said, I'm not saying he won't be great there. I'm simply stating the jury is still out, which it is. I'm not advocating for any particular coaching hire at this time.

If we beat Iona, Oregon State, and Yale… I will be thrilled and that is how we get an at large… going to be extremely hard. But I think it is possible!!