MDZip

CMU by one with about a minute left - BGSU just missed the front end of a one and one where they had an opportunity to take the lead. Edit: Another missed free throw by BGSU that would have tied it. And BGSU hits a late three combined with a defensive stop and knocks out CMU. Wow.

Never a doubt. ;-)

The surest thing in MAC basketball over the last ten years is the Zips reaching the MAC semi's under Keith Dambrot. No exception this year. Zips 76-67.

That bracket couldn't have set up much better for the Zips in the rock-paper-scissors game of OU-Buffalo and Akron. The Zips couldn't beat Ohio this year but Ohio couldn't beat Buffalo (inexplicably now 0-3 against them) as the 8th seed, so Buffalo does us a favor and knocks them out. And how did the Zips do against Buffalo this year? 2-0 of course. Talk about matchups determining tournament results. Couldn't have played out any better for the Zips to have an excellent chance of reaching the final.

Anita Brown has almost half the teams points (33 of 67), wow. Zips up by 4 with 1:25 left in OT.

The way Ball State ended the year and Whitford still tied him? Would have been a travesty to hand COY to the #6 seed (who then ended up bowing out to an #11 seed in the first round). And who the hell cast a vote for Rob Senderoff? And Big Dog did not get any POY votes (Campbell won, Boothe was a close second - no argument) - next year Big Man

The way this season ended up, I don't think it can be anybody but Keith.

Might be leaving Boston College soon. 0-18 in the ACC.

At least this year while not making the NCAA's would be a disappointment at least it will be no worse than the NIT. Glad they put the conference champ rule into effect.

Would you trade those three wins per season for three NCAA tournament wins over ten years? I think I would.

Yeah usual stuff from message boards (always a few on both sides - I find the ones that feel like OU is equivalent of an Ivy league education a little pompous - and I even have a building with my last name on it at OU - named after a great uncle who was president of OU in the 40's - but I digress). Someone on their board showed some stats and said they bet we'd trade out last ten years results for theirs. You know what I'm kind of thinking I would. Here is what they presented over the last 10 years - same number of tourney titles but a lot more NCAA success. Would love just once to experience that same thing. MAC TOURNEY TITLES Akron - 3 Ohio - 3 Kent State - 2 Buffalo, Miami WMU - 1 MAC REGULAR SEASON EAST DIVISION TITLES Kent - 4 (2 outright, 2 co-champs) Akron - 4 (1 outright, 3 co-champs) Buffalo - 3 (3 co-champs) Miami - 1 (1 outright) Ohio - 1 (1 co-champs) BGSU - 1 (1 co-champs) NCAA Tourney record Ohio 3-2 (+1.0 avg pt diff) Akron 0-3 (-24.0 pts) Kent St 0-2 (-14.0) Miami 0-1 (-2.0) Buffalo 0-1 (-6.0) WMU 0-1 (-24.0)

Indiana was a 1-1, and they actually played at Akron first, the year Infocision opened (2009). We played at Indiana the following year. That's pretty unusual because in most P5/G5 deals the G5 school gets the last of the years (we played at Syracuse in 2008 and 2009, they came to our place in 2010), so the G5 school can opt out by paying some cash in case they get a better offer. The Iowa State series is also a 1-1.

That's almost exactly what Toledo did a few years ago.

Actually Syracuse was a 2-1 deal. I wouldn't count Marshall in the same category with the other two, but we were fortunate to get 1-1's with Indiana and Pitt (and we have one upcoming with Iowa State). When we can work a 1-1 with a P5 of any sort we should do it, but I'll take the cash on a one-time payday if not.

If the Bobcats end up with #1 seed I think its Phillips as well, otherwise probably Whitford.

Wouldn't it make sense that Championship games would be generally good, close games that could go down to the last shot?

We're not exactly playing our best ball at this point in the season. A little worrisome.

I agree - if I had a vote that is where it would be going, but its also pretty good that Big Dog held his own against a good player like Campbell, he's certainly worth an all-MAC first team vote as well.

No but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

The conspiracy theorist in me says he didn't jump, he was pushed.

You knew one night the threes were going to run dry. Guess this is it. :-(

Nice broadcast and reasonably good game so far. Kudos to ESPN for at least a little bit of research. Liked the segment they did with Reggie.

Stomach punch returned With Golden Showers of threes Flash back to good days

And give them credit when it's due. Beating KSU is always a good thing.

Who absolutely should have been the MVP of that game but his second pick six came after the voting was done - idiotic that they used to pick an MVP before the game was done.