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Looks like @Hamand my nemesis @akronzips71 got it right. I thought my Akron women "trick answer" would carry the day.

Eat it, Canada!

Central made a run and put Kittens on their heals for a few minutes. One of my rules, never count on a directional Michigan school or the Akron women's team to get the job done.

Looks like only Eastern showed up tonight...and that's not saying much. Going to be a long week

Linked on other thread is press release that Tourney going on as planned. Ok...everyone...no hugs, no high 5s, no handshaking...keep it real and be responsible. If you see someone not washing their hands or appears to be sick...don't get too close...but call them out on it.

Looking at some message boards, rumor is Miami coach will be fired tomorrow (unlikely with 2 years left on his contract), CMU re-upped Keno, and Hawkins should be gone. Akron clobbered Miami last year in the first round. I can't imagine an even worse Miami team improving on that performance. Hawkins has some talent that may get it going at Toledo. Ultimately, EMU is only team that brings something to the table that could stymie an opponent. Buffalo by 20+. EMU...by 7.

Also, the First Round of the NCAA is in Cleveland. If MAC is cancelled then that would be as well. I read Gov. DeWine has said Ohio is still open for business. My gut reaction is the MAC tourney is safe.

NE Ohio curse. Doomed.

I pray not. That would be a tough sell. Because that would logically lead to the entire March Madness would have to block fans. Frankly the MAC tourney isn't that "big" of an event

I found this on MAC website: • The 2019-20 Men's Basketball Al-MAC Teams & Specialty Award winners will be announced on Wednesday, March 11th at 10 a.m. ET

X named East Player of the Week. When do they announce COY and POY?

https://bustingbrackets.com/2020/03/08/mac-basketball-2020-conference-tournament-preview-predictions/7/ If only. Total click bait for Akron fans.

I remember that Miami game. for whatever reason i didn't go to that game. I was supposed to go to a going away party for a colleague after work. however, I couldn't leave because I was following the score on the computer (before smart phones i guess) and the game kept going on and on and on...and Josh Egner still didn't get to play.

I"m going with Eastern because Pinky and the Flushes are arrogant and Rob Murphy needs to save his job.

https://www.toledoblade.com/sports/college/2020/03/08/our-predictions-for-the-mac-basketball-tournament/stories/20200308003 Zips getting some love but hope the players aren't reading such things.

This will be a short thread but am curious what the experts think. Please comment on any other predictions or premonitions you have for tomorrow night. Also, what was your craziest/favorite (NON-CHAMPIONSHIP GAME) memory from MAC tourney through the years?

Zips are #34 RPI and Bubba and Co started a thread about it on Kitten Attack.

To be fair, the athletic dept has a point system and $ and years of buying tickets earns points. But I too got pissed when people who weren't at a game all year show up in CLE and snag the best seats. Like you, I finally gave up on the randomness and bought my own through TZ. Whether I'm with the other Zip fans doesn't matter too much. (They spend most of the game yelling at the refs. Seems to be a Zips fan calling card)

Boals is under a lot of pressure to get that team to Cleveland. Groce did it his first year with a miracle on the road at Western. If Boals his same caliber of coach, he will get them there.

that's a bit of a joke between me and Clark. You are right I think it was T Mobile, but I haven' t read anything about that. Also, I think it was for the final game.

I would love a directional Michigan sweep on Monday and so would all the seeded teams. As Groce said in his interview, it's about mental toughness. Zips demonstrated a ton of that going back to the EMU game. Hopefully, the meltdown at BG was a one-off. Mental toughness and making 3s when it matters.

I think Zips fan block is in 107/108. On the Rocket Mortgage map for the MAC tournament the "Home" bench is in front of that section. Zips, god willing, would always be the home team. I went through Travel Zoo for my tickets. @clarkwgriswold can be found camping out in front of the Verizon in Macedonia waiting to get his. I prefer to pick out my own seats as opposed to the athletic dept doing it for me. i saw ticket range from $13 up to $42. $42 gets you in 108 or 106 and near the floor.

On that note, I watched part of the Vermont/Maine game last night. Try to imagine Vermont basketball fans? It isn't pretty. Vermont plays in gym right out of Hoosiers. As for East Tennessee State, they may end up facing our friend Lamont Paris and the UTC Mocs who had an upset win in the quarters of the Southern Conference tournament.

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology Back to Tampa to face Louisville again with a potential showdown with Ohio State. 0-0.

https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2020/03/akron-men-central-michigan-women-take-top-seeds-for-mid-american-conference-basketball-tournament.html