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Our inability to make the outside shots in the beginning of the game is what killed us. What was our shooting percentage at the end of the first half? Until our shooting guards and small forwards start hitting the wide open shots they were getting, we will struggle. That compounds itself, because the more we struggle on offense the worse we play on defense. It looks to as though we start to take more chances on defense when our shots aren't falling which just made things worse. McNees is killing us with his inability to make a shot. He missed at least 3 wide open lay ups last night. Dambrot needs to shake up the starting lineup so we can get out of the gate better.

This is all interesting stuff; however, I'm not sure what direct ties there are to college football. The only link is a guy who was involved in bribes is also a Auburn booster. That's not unusual as a person who could issue a $180K bribe probably is one of the few people in Alabama who could purchase a casino. There is an interesting logic to conspiracy theorists. If a conspiracy theory is proved wrong, to the conspiracy theorist, the conspiracy only becomes that much great and complex. Sort of like the people who think JFK was shot by the mob or Castro or "others". JFK was shot by a guy out of a building window. This is what I think happened. Cam Newton father probably talked to some parents when his son was at Florida and realized some of them took large sums of money. Some parents drink before games and they all sit together. Loose lips sink ships. The Newtons didn't take any money on his way to Florida or the church is father preached out of in Atlanta wouldn't have been a falling down mess. When his son left Florida to go to JUCO, he realized Cam's rerecruitment to another school could land him a large sum of money to remodel his church. Newton's father actually got to live the old saying, "If I knew then what I know now, I would have..." I think that is where the story ends. I really don't care what posters on a thread have to say about it unless they work for the NCAA, FBI or they are a Federal prosecutor. So you agree that the real reason that the SEC is so good, is that they are all a bunch of cheaters?

Since we have had two NFL'ers since I have followed the team, I don't buy it for an second. Derr & Alcorn. Both recruited to kick in the Rubber Bowl too. Zac was the last reliable kicker we had. His wife Hilary is a former Zips Dance team member. Zac Derr

Who would he be showcasing? Seems like he's the best player on the team. Maybe this guy.

I watched quite a bit of the game last night and even though Nate looked good, I was concerned with how he was being used by the team. With as bad as the Cavs are playing right now and the amount of injuries they sustained, this is Nate's best chance to get a shot in the NBA. On offense it appeared that he was not part of the game plan. He stood around outside of the three point circle while the team tried to work the ball down low to the other big men. No plays were run where he was an option. Most of his points came in transition or after an offensive rebound. The next few weeks will tell us whether the Cavs think he is NBA worthy or he is just someone to fill a spot on the roster of a D-league team in order to showcase some other player. I hope he is having fun.

I sent him an E-mail.

Maybe we should ask him? It would be kind of cool.

I think he played his best defensive game so far. He didn't get any steals, but he also didn't let his man go by him for a layup. I only saw one time where I thought he took a big gamble on defense. Overall I thought the Zips played pretty well defensively. The only low point was letting Sherman take those uncontested threes in the first half.

I've got the game on my DVR. Come on over, we'll order some pizza and watch Zeke destroy the flushes again. WOULD LOVE, LOVE, LOVE to come over....but I live in Pittsburgh!! Can u burn me a copy on DVD...I'll pay u for it??!!!! Well, it looks like I can't help you anyways. My 12 year old erased it this morning from the DVR. Had to make room for more Hanna Montana or some other nonsense.

I've got the game on my DVR. Come on over, we'll order some pizza and watch Zeke destroy the flushes again.

What was really impressive was the way Zeke handled Greene. He was defending Greene most of the night and kept him from being a factor. The other impressive performance was from Rico. Played under control most of the night and those 2 baskets he made late in the game were huge.

The title of this thread has nothing to do with trains. It has everything to do with raising the speed limit to 70mph, however. The thread title is still wrong. Ohio had 70mph speed limits in the 60's and 70's, until Jimmy Carter decided we all couldn't go faster than 55mph.

I like your optimisim CK. But since this is the Can't game anything can happen. Its hard to get a feel for how this will play out tonite. In the past we had played several common opponents before meeting the flushes, so I could get a good feel for where we stood. The Zips need to contain Greene and shoot a decent % themselves and we will win easily.

Maybe the title of this thread should be State of ohio moves forward to the 1930's. I know you young guys haven't been around long enough to know that 75% of what comes out a politicians mouth is nothing more than hot air, but that $400 million dollars was not going to buying anything that would ever resemble high speed rail. The Ohio Department of Transportation responded in September with a new average estimate of 50 mph and "speed up to 79." It shortened the Cleveland-to-Cincinnati trip to 5 hours 12 minutes. But, not so fast. As an October story in the Columbus Dispatch noted, ODOT itself had said a year earlier that the trip couldn't be made in less than 5 hours 20 minutes -- even if the trains didn't stop. ODOT’s revised schedule hadn't even been seen by the three freight lines that own the tracks the 3C passenger trains would use, putting its feasibility in serious doubt.And, no matter how weak or strong its support, the optimistic revision still comes up longer than the best rail time of 1935. "The schedules speak for themselves," Larkin said. We rate his statement as True.

My friends and I were actually lamenting the same thing from the stands watching the game. It seemed we were doing a great job pushing the ball and beating ORU in the full court and breakaways. Then shortly before halftime the style of play began to change...I'm not sure if it's a lack of depth thing or conditioning or what (though neither of the other two freshmen saw the floor), but it was frustrating. We settled into the halfcourt game, had very little inside-outside action and quickly melted away our lead(s). One thing that would help, in addition to some stronger post defense from Zeke and Nik, would be to post up BMcKnight. He probably has the best post game on the team inside of about 8 feet. Its simple, when #11 is in the game things happen. He only played 18 minutes and it would be interesting to see the +- for that time.

I moved it to basketball since this is supposed to happen during a basketball game. I remember when coach Lolla would come out during half time and bounce a ball off his knee for entertainment. Now the team is celebrating a national title during this time. How far they have come! Agreed. I would hope they take as long as they need during halftime. Thanks for putting the topic in the correct forum.

What does this topic have to do with Football?

Someone gave me a game ball signed by this years team. Abreau's signiture was; Rico P.R. #11

I agree with Dave, Rico is the key to this team. When he is on the court the Zips have the kind of ball movement and defensive attitude that has been lacking for a while. He is still a freshman, but the Zips have finally found their true point guard.

I will admit that I have a very loud voice, but this happened with a minute or so left on the clock and the Zips clinging to a 1 point lead. If a fan is not going to cheer his team on during that situation, when else? Earlier in the second half, I took advantage of the dead crowd to remind Bo Boroski and his crew, that the game was being played at both ends of the court. During ORU's second half opening run the refs swallowed their whistles on every Zips possession, but a bad facial expression by a Zip defender earned ORU a trip to the line. Soon after pointing this out the Golden Eagles were whistled for 5 fouls on one Zips possession! If only a few thousand fans are going to attend, somebody has to make some noise!

Some updates on Blake Justice. http://www.maysville-online.com/sports/art...1cc4c002e0.html http://www.southeasternohiopreps.com/forum...298&start=0 http://www.southeasternohiopreps.com/forum...f=4&t=77207

Mmmm... I love cupcakes!

Would somebody please move this thread to the Smack forum where it belongs.

From the FTR websire; When I logged onto the second site, the first thing that happened was my antivirus had to defend an attack on my computer. I guess I'll stay away from that one.