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Always admire how Groce comes out and faces the music after a loss. Quick turnaround to Athens will be good for the Zips, similar to the BG/Buffalo turnaround in 2020.

For message boards and media the streaks and totals are important for a narrative and loyalzip is right again. We were conditioned in a certain way during those years which always led to disappointment. And I don't care what the seeding is in Cleveland. Play Kent in quarters for all I care. I don't need a sold out final game to enjoy a championship. We learned last year you have to run the gauntlet. There's no more hoping to be seeded on the "ball state" mac west side of the bracket.

Toledo's night. Reminded me a lot of the Akron/Kent game. But this time Akron was Kent and couldn't get it going. Zips have the toughest schedule. Toledo, Kent, and Ball State twice! That should have them well prepared for March.

Too bad the student section wasn't chanting "1980" at Toledo and their traveling crew. I've never seen a double foul called. One charged. One blocked. Ok. Now it's the Rockets turn in the barrell. Unfortunately for all MAC schools the only glory is the MAC tournament. Win there, cut down the nets, hoist the trophy, and hope you aren't sent to Anchorage for the first round. Maybe win a game, then watch your best players, and coach leave and start over.

Not likely. But wow these refs. But if complaining about refs...losing.

Amen.

I can think of a few games this reminds me of. Heading into mid February malaise.

Toledo: your MAC West Champs!

Zips pretty frustrated.

Toledos held the lead entire game. Going to be very tough to get over the hump. They aren't WMU

I doubt the crowd is the problem here.

Toledo and Coach K know their way around the regular season

Ugh...here we go.

Not like we all didnt see this coming. Long night ahead.

The warm ups the rim looks awfully big for the Rockets, hitting everything

Right. Reclaim our fears. Actually, not feeling much either way on this game. Expecting a loss or two going into March. Prefer it's not at the JAR.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbmCKizW_VM. Late on a Tuesday night. Miss the week long tournament.

An eerie sense of calm washed over me as I mentally prepared for my trip to the James A Rhodes Arena this evening. But then I read posts about seedings and win streaks and that calm quickly shifted to dread.

Bringing bad karma with these posts.

We dare not speak of this. Bad luck.

this is on espn. any more info on the tacos? TacoBell boxes? Taco bar?

Tomorrow night: really surprised that Ohio is a -3 favorite over NIU at the DeKalb Triangle. And Buffalo, -8.5 over EMU. Although, I'm happy to see EMU keep losing so they are sitting home come March.

soft? chicken, beef, vegan? How will they be packaged? Seems like a big mess. And i'm not on OCD spectrum.

What kind of Tacos?

Maybe it's the server issue, but Toledo certainly doesn't bring the excitement that Kent does. Hopefully, students will keep up the effort and fun tomorrow and the Zips had some good practices.