NWAkron

To quote a song: Nothing is so good it lasts eternally. Perfect situations must go wrong.

Probably getting set to retire

20 hours since last post from @LoyalZIP. Any thoughts on games tomorrow night? Our friends, well sorta, at Over the Pylon are worshiping Ravenna Tech. I want Zips in a 1, 2, or 3 seed come March so maybe more losses for BSU would be better.

So Zips are about #4 after Code Red, Toledo, and BG? The manner they lost to BG was bad but understandable loss I guess.

I guess Channel I mean Tribble will be guarding Norman. Zips didn't play well against Broncos last year and had one of the craziest endings ever at the JAR.

That dunk is on Zips Instagram along with the chest bump. Whoever does social media for Akron loves Tribble.

Get your popcorn for Friday night on CBSSports. 6:30 tip off Ball State @ Ravenna. 8:30 Toledo @ Buffalo.

Watched some of PCCC/EMU game. EMU is bad. They were in striking distance and turned it over on 3 straight possessions.

yes. watching now. coming down to last shot. yuck. and with 17 seconds and the ball WMU works the clock down and settles for a Brian Walsh style jump shot...with the same result.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/date/20230117/group/14 Some of the lines in these games are generous.

Would rather Freeman be the tournament MVP!

I think stats matter apart from "scoring margin." Good to know who is a bad FT shooting team...EMU is good from the line. And Freeman's been consistently at the top for the first 4 games.

Looking at conference only stats: Zips are: #1 in Defense #4 in Offense #1 in scoring margin #1 in FT % #2 in opponent field goal % Freeman #1 in scoring Freeman #1 in rebounding

Can't add anything to what's already been said. Hopefully, we aren't singing a different tune around 8:55PM tomorrow.

WMU was scary in that 2nd half but maybe it was the BG defense? CMU lucked into Cleveland last year and came within a point of knocking out Toledo. They have a good coach. He's no Stan Heath. This will be a brutal week for the Zips. Buffalo is a shadow of its former self. They still offensive rebound like crazy but didn't see much else going for them.

They may have been without Zarzuela.. But still.

Zarzuela v Castaneda

CMU at home beats Buffalo in OT.

Seriously. WTF? WMU/BG https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401473522

Tuesday: Time for Bates to right the ship. 7:00 PM ESPN+ Kent State (14-34-0MAC) Eastern Michigan

Does BG still have those big, mean, country girls?

What a sad state of affairs.

This is like the post of the year! (IMHO).

Groce was ALL ABOUT Tribble on the post-game show. Clearly, the coach's favorite. Tribble and Hankerson. From ABJ: Tribble reaching double figures was of particular note considering his defensive responsibilities. At different points this season, he's learned and then played every position except center, and he's often been tasked with guarding the opponent's best scorer. "The dude is just a stud in terms of intelligence," Groce said. "If you needed him to play center he could do it, probably. … He's just so versatile both defensively and offensively, and is willing to sacrifice for the team. I have great appreciation for Greg."

I don't recall an Akron MAC game that was truly over with 16 minutes left in the 2nd half. absolutely bizarre. I was like geez...there are 12 minutes left of this train wreck.