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If that is true that would seem idiotic, since we have an open date. I wonder if there is a chance Akron doesn't want to open a week earlier since we've been hyping the opening of the Info on Sep 19th.

CBS Sports said they will be showing every game for free in its entirety via the web in streaming mode so you can at least see it on your computer. Here is the link -http://mmod.ncaa.com/?source=mktg_09MMOD_EMwlbk

I'm in. Just took care of the plane tickets (got a very good deal from Baltimore to Portland and then I have to fly out of Seattle coming back) and called the Akron ticket office for the game tickets. I'll try to coordinate with some of you who are going beforehand to meet up. Go Zips!

Fox Sports put a little capsule in for every team in the tournament:Here is the One for AkronThe picture is kind of funny, if you didn't know what the story of it is it looks like Brett McKnight is celebrating while the game is stil being hotly contested.

I want Can't's streak of 20 win years to end. They didn't deserve it this year and just because some other new tournament got added, they get a chance to extend it. Go Oakland!

I'm actually mildly disappointed to draw Gonzaga. I like them and their program and I almost (almost ) hate to root against them. I'd much rather have squared off against a BCS school and taken them out. Ah well, can't control that and we'll do what we must.

I think we would have had a 13 had Mississippi St not won. I think they bumped us out of the last 13. Bet we're a 14 now.

The locations aren't static based on seeding though... i.e., Philadelphia and Miami aren't predetermined to host a 3/14 matchup, that's just ESPN's current projection.Good point - it depends on what is most favorable for the top seeds.

Clemson or UCLA. Both seem to be falling a little right now. Don't want to see Florida St again, Xavier, Kansas or Wake.

Philadelphia and Miami could only occur with a 14 seed. Even if we got as high as a 12, the options are still all of the same. If we dropped as low as a 15 (man I hope not), then other sites are possible. By the way, even before last night's game, our RPI was higher than Buffalo's, we were 111, Buffalo 116, so if Buffalo was slotted as a 13 seed, I don't see why it would be any different for us.

That explains the dance team uniforms then. Very subtle and clever.

2009 MAC Tournament All-Tournament Team MVP- Nate Linhart, AkronBrett McKnight, AkronSteve McNees, AkronMax Boudreau, BuffaloNate Miller, Bowling GreenI think this is terrific but before this tournament started there is no way I would have ever guessed McNees would be on this list (or for that matter Boudreau) but Steve absolutely earned it. Nik and Chris and Darryl - all-tournament 2nd team - my vote only.

7 - I'm just happy we won't have to hear about Doug Penno any more.

Looks good, doesn't it? :)

Another Freshman phenom for us. Very cool.

My son was able to pick up two pair of the LeBron Akron shoes in NY (and got the last pair at 10 1/2, the next available size was a 15) because he got one for me and thought the shoes looked so good he got a pair for himself, so I have a Pitt student wearing Zips logo shoes - the revolution has begun (although he did point out that Akron and Pitt have the same basic color scheme ). Now if I could only get them and get to the Q to wear them.

Well it is basically a home game for you guys ...Still we split the season so lets see how the bumper match ends..Look, your loss in '05 was painful but at least it was a tip-in at the buzzer, not a shot that was off by three feet and still beat you. I think Karma has to make it right first for us before you.

In the semifinal against Ball State, the Bulls played 9 players. None played less than 16 minutes. I do not believe they have more depth, but they are not that far behind. Hopefully Humpty has healed up enough to put some quality minutes in.

I think we'll keep hearing about it until we win it.

Thank god Miller is a senior and Humpty has three years to go. Nate will now be the sixth 1,000 scorer we've lost in the last three years. Don't think anybody is close enough to do it next year.

Exact same thing happened to me at the MAC web broadcast. I ran over to start 1350 to listen to Frenchie's call.

What a run by this Zips team - is this the year Karma finally gives the payback?

Architect!? I thought he was an importer/exporter... or maybe just an importer He should have been a Marine Biologist - he always wanted to pretend he was a Marine Biologist.

I completely admit I stole this image from the BUGS site, I just had to alter it a little. Sorry the somewhat sloppy edit, but I just felt they had the wrong caption on their site. This one was far more obvious. Go Zippy, squash the BUGS.

The shoes were released today at House of Hoops in NYC. I just called them and they do have a few left but you need to be in NY to get them (but from the PD article it also appears at least a few will be available in Cleveland). It just so happens my son is in NY today for the Big East Tournament, so I'm trying to reach him to see if I can get him up to get a pair. They do not seem like they are going to be released to a widespread distribution, it seems more like a very limited release for collectors. I even called Nike and the person I talked to had less information than I did - but she did mention that she had talked to another Zips fan that morning. Anyway, here is the PD article on their release -3/13/2009, 6:43 a.m. EDTThe Associated Press CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — LeBron James is stepping out for his Ohio hometown on his newest Nike sneaker.The latest shoe in the company's Zoom LeBron VI line pays tribute to Akron by featuring the city's downtown skyline in its stitching. It also shows a sign for Hickory Street — where the Cleveland Cavaliers star grew up — and a milk crate, the "basket" James used when he first played hoops.Nike spokesman KeJuan Wilkins says the shoe is a sign of James' deep connection with Akron.The limited-edition white, navy blue and gold sneaker is being released Friday in New York and costs $140 per pair.At least one chain store in Cleveland expects to have a few dozen pairs available for sale on Saturday.