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I do like the idea of all teams making the tournament. The 2019 tournament with the bottom 8 teams having a campus site game was fun. That has the opportunity to appease the last person with drumming up excitement

I can see Halligan following a Lyles-like development path. Not Enrique like, but after getting some confidence on the floor, he has nothing stopping him from taking form as a solid rotation guy

Thoughts on new MAC tournament format? ● “I’m for it. It rewards success in the regular season, and protects the top teams.” Either Miami or Toledo ● “I get the logic of trying to protect the higher seeds … but I’m still of the belief that every team should go to the conference tournament.” I don't know who this would have been, maybe BGSU? ● “Totally against it. All the basketball leagues around the country that do this are all gimmicky. Gimmicks don't work, man. The number one seed has to play in the quarterfinals. That's the way all the real basketball leagues do it. I voted against it, and I was very loud, but I'm just one vote. What we did to overreact because somebody’s upset the number one seed got upset in the quarterfinals, that's embarrassing.” Either Umass or Ford, but I am leaning Umass ● “I’m against it. First of all, the first or second seed has won our conference tournament six of the last [eight] years. It feels like fixing something that's not broken. Two, I’d argue, most importantly, the essence of March Madness is UMass beating Miami in Cleveland. It’s [No. 8] Kent State beating Toledo. Why are we getting rid of March Madness and those moments?” I like this answer as it almost feels like a fan writing it. Really stumped on this one, I'll just guess and say Senderoff ● “If you were to ask me what we should be thinking about as a league, it's … knowing that the expanded NCAA tournament could put the MAC more often than not in a play-in game, how do we not play the conference tournament final on the Saturday before Selection Sunday, and then have to turn around and play so quickly? If we want to invest in basketball — which we do — the team that’s going to celebrate and go to the NCAA tournament should reap the reward of having a week to galvanize their community and alums and fans. To win on a Saturday night and potentially play on a Tuesday is a really wasted opportunity.” What the hell is this? I can't imagine this answer is from a coach that has actually played in March Madness as it almost seems like an excuse. This has directional michigan written all over it

Difference in Groce vs Ford for @Illini Zip Ford goes for a postgame Pepsi Zero, Groce was usually a Dr. Pepper guy

ZIPS TO THE FINAL FOUR

Something I have never seen before. Buddy hammer doing a close out with his arms up, clapped as the ball was shot. That seems really smart when you have no chance of tipping the ball

Wilson in the game

Through one exhibition game we have found the better Akron Zip named Tahj

Evan, Tahj, and Oriol account for 18, 25, 14 points respectively. Out of 80 total

Marvin for 3!

This is the biggest piece of evidence that this board has the ability to be annoying enough to have the athletic department do something. New head football coach next!

I would agree. Not a whole lot of back-to-basket and not a whole lot of outside swing passes

The fear the Roo kangaroo has made its way on the scorebug. Also don’t know why YSU doesn’t use this logo more

Offensively, only 5 assists on 18 field goals. Decent amount of driving to the basket from outside. Defense looks fine, someone else might be better articulating that than me

Chabi looks exactly the same. Competitive rebounding is not his strong suit

Ford is very animated on the sidelines. Seems to be fitting in

I like Tahj

Buddy hammer very active on the offensive glass

Under 8, 31-24 zips oriol makes the first 3 of the year

Really good sequence starting with Hammer great outside D, forcing a bad pass, good get down the floor and finish by Evan. Followed up by good half court D to force another TO

7 minutes in, it looks like we are not going for 40+ 3point attempts per game anymore

Apparently chabi shoots 3s now. First to make one: him or Evan?

Ford wearing the same stuff as the other coaches. He needs a fashion piece of his own

Good to be back at the JAR. Grateful for another year of the most durable bleachers on earth

After "watching" the last soccer game at Cleveland State on ESPN+, pretty sure different schools have different levels of required quality for ESPN+