Zippy87

Could be a large GA/lawn crowd?

The NCAA remains an absolute joke.

I get it, but they can't. It would be a legal nightmare. I think that's why they expanded it to announcing finalists, because it increased the odds of the "big names" staying in consideration.

We'll never know, but I do wonder if Tavari would have returned if Staveskie wasn't already locked in. TJ did briefly jump in the portal last year before returning. It wouldn't have surprised me to see him follow Groce regardless.

I would expect Amani to get some looks from NBA teams on a two-way, or on a G League contract at a minimum. He had a really good summer league for Philadelphia.

Saw this one coming.

I don't know if I'd equate reported attendance numbers (which we know are inflated) to buzz being generated. Also keep in mind that people only have six chances to see the football team play at home, versus fifteen home basketball games (plus another three in nearby Cleveland). Just not the same.

Has this been confirmed either way? I kind of assumed this meant all 12 teams were now participating. Seeds 5-12 on Monday at campus sites, Quarterfinals, Second Round on Wednesday, Quarterfinals on Thursday, Semifinals Friday, Championship Saturday. I suppose they could go: Wednesday 5 vs 8 6 vs 7 Thursday 3 vs 6/7 4 vs 5/8 Friday 1 vs 3/6/7 2 vs 4/5/8 Saturday - Championship Regardless, it will make it much more difficult for a team seeded lower than 4 to win the tournament. Not impossible, but very difficult.

Based on?

It's only been this way since 2021. Before that, it was another format for 4 seasons. Before that, it was a different format from that for 4 seasons, and before that, it was yet another format for 8 years.

Love to see it. The regular season - especially now with 22 games - should hold a lot of weight. Reward the teams that do the best over the course of the grind. Not a huge sample size, but this format previously resulted in the top regular season teams playing for the championship more often than not.

So they essentially lost Suder, Elmer, and Byers from last year's team. They'll be pretty good again for sure.

Looks like the team is wearing hoodies that say something about "creating our own luck". I hope they send one to Tod.

Rigging it for a celebrity or influencer would ruin it, IMO. If they win, they win, but only if it is legitimate. There are a number of ways to run a public raffle to ensure transparency. But they also probably have to be careful to not have someone with any baggage walking around on their sideline in Zips gear. I was pretty stunned they even posted about Dakich. They probably want to vet the winner, but it also has to at least appear legitimate.

I do wish there was a bit more to these team shops. A bit generic IMO. Still steps on the right direction, though.

Men's basketball and football have been posted to their respective social media pages.

https://x.com/i/status/2084401274921836767

They did a Zips Athletics a month or so ago. I would guess we will see a football one in August.

Freeman's summer league is over, and it was not great. He was fantastic two nights ago against Indiana, notching a double-double (14/11), but his overall stats were pretty rough: MPG: 21.9 PTS: 7.4 FG%: 45% 3PT%: 11% FT%: 54% REB: 7.0 AST: 1.8 TOV: 2.2 Hopefully the TWolves are patient with him on that two-way. They are finally committing to him playing the 3, and that will be a big adjustment for him.

This is especially true in the MAC, where pretty much every team will be rolling out a rotation with mostly new players.

Evan would be pretty huge to have for his leadership in transitioning from Groce to Ford. I think MMK and Halligan will be, too, but Evan seems like he'd be in a better position to lead. His defense and energy on the court would set the tone for the rest of the team. I really hope this happens.

Back in the game!

Dove for the ball and an opposing player accidentally came down on him and slammed his face into the hardwood. Looked like a gash above his eye.