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If a freaking San Diego St team can go 34-3 this year and be ranked top 5, I have every faith that the Zips can get there. Especially with a jr and sr year Zeke. Once he learns to finish on offense, Akron beats the NDs and Temples out there.

These guys did a lot better against the Irish than I expected. We also got a glimpse of what this time could look like next year. Notre Dame had no answer for Zeke offensively. If he ever learns to finish those shots, he should and NEEDs to get 20+ points every game. Nobody in the MAC will stop him, and few major teams will be able to slow him down either. Him getting those kind of points will free up everybody else too. I loved the way Diggs took over and made things happen. Without his energy and points, this game could have turned ugly. If he cleans up his game, I really look forward to next year. Going to miss those seniors a lot. They are taking away a lot of talent and experience, but there is still a lot of talent left on the team and they got some good experience with this year's run. If this year's freshmen can build on their success and experience, then next year they should be right back here, with a much better seed. Here's hoping Coach D can get them ready, and put together a great schedule next year.

I think you're right. It looks like if we win out, no matter what else happens, we'd have the #4 spot. But, that's gonna take a couple of huge road wins, and wins at home against two teams that have already beaten us this year. This team needs to win out, at least in the MAC schedule. Creighton is only relevant to our 20 win streak. Winning out not only locks up a good seed, but gives the team a real shot at the MAC season title. I expect Miami to drop a couple games near the end, which is the help we really need, so why not. Come on Zips!

I don't care about seeding for the MAC tourney as they've proven seeding doesn't matter to actually winning it. I'd rather they be more concerned with at least playing their way into the NIT. It would be great to actually have something guaranteed going into the MAC tourney for once. I might die if they won the season -and- tournament championships in the same year.

Nik got some very easy points in the paint tonight by backing down his man. Why didn't they keep going to that every possession until NIU stopped him? That would have opened up opportunities for other players... And the fouls tonight were way out of hand. Amazing the game ended as close as it did.

Its not just that they throw up prayer threes so often, its that they never have anybody in position under the basket when those prayers go up. I could live with the 3s if it meant more offensive boards and easy put backs. But as it stands, the constant threes are just as bad as turnovers.

I could have said the same thing about any WAC team a few years ago. Times change. You never know when the right pieces can fall together. We've finally hit rock bottom with this football team. Oh well. It may not get better this year, but it will get better. And hopefully for UA, it will happen sooner. That stadium is a huge cash cow for the University. You want a new basketball arena? A good first step is to pack the Info and get the Athletic Dept some money. A couple good seasons attendance wise could put a good down payment on that arena for the basketball team and even bigger stands for the soccer team.

I've seen the commercial a few times. I've been trying to find it online, but with no luck. It does seem to strongly advertise Akron Soccer more than any other team and sport. Perhaps NCAA thinks that Akron is photogenic? Either way great exposure for the Zips.

Seeing MAC schools get out of the bottom 10 is always comforting. I really want to see this conference return to BCS busters.

This is one of the greatest things I have ever seen

Worst team in the MAC? Give Eastern Michigan some credit. Its not easy to consistently be the worst team in the worst conference. Also don't forget Akron isn't the only MAC team with a loss to D1AA.

The last thing we need is indecision at QB. I'd be all in favor of using Rogers more during the game, to make a couple plays here and there, so long as Nicely is the main QB (or vice versa).

Why can't we create that great atmosphere and still charge $20? Who cares if 18-20k shows up. That's 20k having a great time at Akron and paying $20

Rodriguez didn't lose to Appalachian State. Lloyd Carr did. The Lloyd Carr with about 5 Big Ten titles and a National Championship. And guess what. They fired his ass for that bullshit. We should follow suit. My bad, it was Toledo he lost to. Which is just about as bad.

Are you guys serious? After 2 games? While we're at it, lets put in the back up QB, 'cause he has to be better than that crappy guy that's on the field. Michigan didn't even fire Rich Rodriguez after he lost to App St and had their worst season ever. And now that he has had some time to put in his system, Michigan is back. I'm not saying iCoach will do the same, but you have to at least give the guy time. He is putting in a new system with players that were recruited for an entirely different system.