NWAkron

It's showtime!

You can be critical of the team and not be disdainful and be obviously hoping for that "I told you so" moment.

Thats what Hilltopper says as well. We all should be expecting more from Groce and Zips deep into February. Winning ugly isn't a frame work for success

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/sports/college/zips/2021/02/19/university-akron-mens-basketball-zips-need-refocus-stretch/4493544001/ another negative article from GT. Says Akron needs Toledo to falter, but I'm not sure that's the case since looks like they will play even amount of games. But then he adds that it's more realistic that the Zips will screw up and give ground to the team from Portage County "They still have a shot at the No. 1 seed, but need Toledo to falter, but perhaps it’s more realistic for the Zips to worry about whether or not they will stumble with a Kent State sitting behind in the standings. UA has won three in a row, but has not looked pretty in the most recent two and they did not put together a complete game in the past three." I get that he is giving his version of realistic coverage, but he writes with such disdain for the program. He didn't make one pure positive point about the team. And if he did, he couches it with something negative. How about Zips trail Toledo after splitting their two games. Kent lurks behind with 4 losses but two of those come from Zips sweeping the Flashes for first time in...

Canada is slightly favored over Toledo tomorrow night. PCCC didn't have "bad" losses per se. But, yeah, losing to 1 and 2 win teams isn't going to spin out of the computer well as opposed to PCCCs losses to UVA, Akron, and Toledo.

Groce seems a bit more positive and calm than he was the other day. No more "don't expect winning to be a deodorant." And we got some "impactful."

How do you know they won't have multiple players? I would think it's all been sorted out since when they last played on 2/2.

And for some reason they are always looking for their band? I think it left with Groce.

MAC tourney article from GT. I think he could have left out the dig (even though true) against the Zips, but anyway. "This is why the Zips, who’ve not played their best basketball in their past two games, need to just take care of their business the rest of the way. It’s what has the potential to happen in slots four and five where Ohio and Buffalo both stand at 7-4 "What remains clear is the conference tournament will dictate who receives the MAC’s automatic qualifier for the NCAA Tournament. That organizing body issued a statement at the end of last week regarding tournament play. “Due to the challenges presented by the pandemic, conferences have until February 26 to submit their automatic qualifier form that details whether their AQ is based on the conference tournament or regular season champion. Conference championship format, field size and dates are under the auspices of the conferences,” according to a statement from the NCAA. “That was the plan all along. It was never a plan to not have a conference tournament,” Steinbrecher said of the MAC’s annual event which will take place in Cleveland at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse March 11-13. “And I think especially in a year where you think there’s a strong likelihood of an uneven number of games being played, I can’t think of a more fair way to test that AQ than having a tournament where everybody has that same chance.”

Nelsonville Junior College Kitten Attack is already gearing up and it isn't pretty: https://www.bobcatattack.com/messageboard/topic.asp?FromPage=1&ForumPID=1&PID=308998

https://overthepylon.boards.net/board/3/bsu-basketball Ball State has one of the more active message boards. They are over the "Whitford experiment."

Great post, MDZip.

Yes. And he was just fine. Just likes to scare the coaching staff ... remind them how important he is

Check the box score. He played 37 mins. As Clark shrewdly pointed out, this is a normal routine for Jackson. Incidental contact, writhing in pain, lots of attention, then back on the floor.

Did he actually leave the game?

Looks like he's a big cry baby. I dont trust anything about that Toledo program.

If its even the Kittens v Toledo God forbid in a Mac final...I'm going with OU.

Like Rootstown A&M better than Toledo.

True drama queen. He's fine. Nothing to see here folks.

he didn't. he's quite the actor.

Rockets shooting lights out v. Redhawks. Gotta catch them on an off night or it's curtains.

"if they think winning is going to be a deodorant..." ???? that's a good Groceism.

Word.

missing the uniforms was blessing enough.

For the top 6, they get to go to Cleveland. The problem the MAC has is if Western wins a few and either Ball State or Miami tank and there's a 2 or 3 way tie for that 8th spot. Akron 11-3 Toledo 11-3 Kent State 9-4 Ohio 7-4 Buffalo 7-4 Bowling Green 7-7 Miami (OH) 5-6 Ball State 5-6 Western Michigan 3-8 Central Michigan 2-9 Eastern Michigan 1-7 Northern Illinois 1-8