Captain Kangaroo

The profoundly annoying Drum Chant backdrop returns...

The last memorable EMU game for me was a couple of years ago when Emoni Bates was 1-12 from the field and I think we were beating them by 50 points at some point in the 2nd half.

Omitted is Groce's "putrid defense" explanation - opponents aren't "feeling" the Zips defense. We are undersized, soft, and disorganized. It's easy to shoot three's when you have zero fear of getting one swatted back in your face...when your opponent is sagging off and not respecting your range, when defenders are unnecessarily double-teaming and leaving great shooters wide open for corner three's. The Zips can phone-it-in on defense and out-shoot a lot of mediocre-to-bad teams. If that's our defensive MO I still think we're 16-2, or better, in the MAC. But we can't beat a high mid-major or decent P4 program with the pedestrian defensive efforts we've seen so far. That's a recipe for an NCAA Tournament 13-seed, and a 21 point round 1 loss. It was a gift to get Yale and Murray State on a neutral court, free from biased referees and raucous opposing crowds. And we didn't take advantage of it.

I contend that, since 1891 when James Naismith first nailed a peach basket to the wall of the YMCA Training School in Springfield MA, every basketball team who's lost their final game of the season did so because they didn't score as many points as their opponent.

Reminds me of the old Jerry Tarkanian line: "The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky they'll probably put Cleveland State on probation for an additional two years."

Zips put up 100 on Murray State. Definitely will be looked upon as a good loss by the tournament committee. We were 2 points away from scoring 102!

The women had a better showing.

Didn’t last long…

I’m getting a good feeling about this game!

Might be the 10 point deficit?

What do The Skipper and Miami have in common? They both beat the crap out of Milligan.

Welcome to "college football" 2025-26, where the grass is always greener on the next campus.

Anyone ever heard of Emory and Henry?

Coincides with the chart using the Z-logo.😀

It was because of Alvin Davis.