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Looks like Toledo, Kent, Eastern, and BG are in the lower bracket. NIU tanks their game and sends Buffalo to a Monday night game and secures 3 and 4 seeds for two West teams.

BSU crushing the Snow Mutts. Looks like Buffalo's win was for naught. Watched some of the CBS roundtable after the game and the guy had a funny comment about BG game. He's like "BG needed to win and Akron lose and they got neither. Akron earned the #1 seed while still on the court."

Good game by Kent (No Ravenna or Brimfield tonight). They were tough. Groce said it was a "high level" game and it was. Wow, to think what KDs teams would have been like with that type of FT shooting. @clarkwgriswold regarding the crowd, I think there is still some learned helplessness and nervousness and just a fear of impending doom that keeps the butts in the seats. All in good time.

These refs... seriously

The way they are making 3s. Doesn't bode well for the end

PCCC is good. More athletic

Game is a reminder nothing is certain next week.

BG closed that gap

Blech. Don't let that happen at end of the game.

PCCC locking down on defense. Just nothing happening for last 8 minutes for Zips

Geez. Zips should be up 9 or 10. Missing key opportunities

Dru Joyce in house. Groce losing it on that foul on LCJ

Ugh. There are some Portage County people near me. I'm thinking Rootstown...maybe Ravenna.

I am at peace as a sense of calm has washed over me. Feeling very Zen right now.

And it's snowing in SuckVille AKA Portage County. I'm psyched because no player arrested last night and no black uniforms. Otherwise, I'm cautiously optimistic.

https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports/ncaa/ncaab/wooster-mount-union-will-both-play-in-ncaa-d-iii-mens-basketball-tournament/95-fca7e011-8aba-4f5c-bc43-ce1f6a4f80c4 Don't forget the Fighting Scots!

yeah, if you stay long enough anyone can get the most victories. have buddy who went to PCCC (and is surprisingly successful) and he mocks Sendy all the time. Says he just needs to get those 20 wins and make a run every few years and he has a permanent job

Doesn't sound like Cheese is one to open up about personal matters. Maybe the door wasn't open to the press, and I'm sure the coaching staff has control of who speaks to the press and when.

https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2020/03/one-slice-of-pizza-welcome-to-tournament-time-for-akron-kent-state-and-the-mid-american-conference.html https://winnersandwhiners.com/games/ncaab/3-6-2020/kent-state-vs-akron-prediction-6027/

When UA hired Groce, Bob Dyer wrote a nasty hit piece on him and the university. If the next week goes well, I look forward to reminding him.

https://www.beaconjournal.com/sports/20200305/uarsquos-tyler-cheese-takes-lessons-of-family-onto-court Going to be an emotional night tomorrow.

Agree. Of course, it seems like EMU and that Zone is lurking around every corner.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_MAC_Men's_Basketball_Tournament This doesn't burn as much 10 years hence but it looks like Akron and PCCC played for the regular season championship and PCCC won sending Akron to the Central Michigan side of the bracket. I remember thinking at the time...bad fortune turned into good fortune! Then Zips barely scrape by EMU (again!) and WMU then run into Kittens who ran the table after winning in OT on the road in Muncie. Reminder...anything, anything can happen when there isn't a team AS dominant as last year's Bulls. (I don't remember the bracket being this uncertain going into the last night of games)

If PCCC, NIU (or Snow Mutts as BSU calls them), Western, Miami, and Eastern win tomorrow, then Akron would be in lower bracket with NIU, PCCC, Toledo, Western, and Central. It's bizarre that that the results of the Akron game can have such a snowball effect on the seedings.

I would be tempted to head to the MAC Center on Monday and cheer for WMU or CMU or whoever.