Captain Kangaroo

I was low - it was 1,928 Amazing the Coogs...a team that can't beat a MAC program at home, and can't get 2k fans for an NIT game... are getting a 60 million dollar arena upgrade. Tough situation for the NIT. The "marquee" name teams won't participate unless they get a home game. But if they give the mid-majors the higher seeds and home court, they'll get more money. TV mandates they give the P5 schools the home court. There's no 30-for-30 to run for the Zips prior to our games. Too bad...I'd take the Phi Sigs Strawberry Bash* over Phi Slamma Jamma anytime. * UA old-timer reference alert

My opinion - I don't. I respect the Zips for turning one down a couple years ago when we were decimated by injuries. There was nothing left in the tank. But if you had a 20-win season, were healthy, and had the chance to win a tourney, why not play? The year we got dicked by the NIT, guys like Travis and Joyce would have killed for the opportunity to compete in any post-season tourney. I wouldn't want to be a fan of Programs whose athletic department is either too poorly funded to play in the post-season, or whose players feel they're "too good' to play in a "lesser" tourney,

If Illinois State couldn't get an at-large bid this year, the MAC will never again get one.

AWESOME job Zips! Big time performances from Dog, Noah and Josh!!! BYU on deck?

Never seen clock issues like tonight...

Whoops.

Foul someone Big Dog!!! Make them think before they drive the paint!

Is this team tough, like the Dials-era Zips, or not. Please let me be reading positive, impressed posts in 90 minutes, and not "...cramped down our leg again" posts. Dog playing D like he has 4 fouls.

I'll estimate the "crowd" at 1,531.

If we're going to keep missing shots from 2.6 feet, we might as well shoot from 26 feet.

I think Big Dog's chances of a turnover increase by 10% each second he dribbles.

Reid Gettys dwarfs the other announcer.

Stop taking 26 foot 3's and we are fine.

Lots of Zips fans were sick that night too. The Abreu Flu.

If there's one thing I appreciate, it's an informed, concise post.

MTSU will curb-stomp Marshall.

Hubba hubba to the blondes on the EMU dance team.

Here is where "poise" comes in.

Big Dog absolutely flattened EMU's Steel. The refs must have felt really bad about that Ivey T to swallow the whistle on that one.

I think the key to the EMU game...the key to winning a MAC title...and the key to winning an NCAA tournament game comes down to KPP. K= Kwan. When he's completely on his game, he's a guy that people project could play in the NBA. When he's off, the Zips can lose to anyone. We need Kwan on the floor, competing. We don't need him with a towel over his face, slumped over in a chair at the end of the bench. Kwan needs to be mentally tough, and impact the game through defense and rebounding when his shot isn't falling. If he does, we dance. No one in the MAC can touch us. P = Poise. Just because the Zips offense is predicated on taking a lot of threes doesn't mean you have the green light to hoist 26 footers with reckless abandon. Pass up a good shot for a great shot, and we can't be beat. And at the end of tight games, play like a champion. The coaches need to draw up solid plays, and the guys need to execute them. No sloppy late-game play! P = Pace. The slower the Zips play, the easier they are to defend. Noah, Jimmond, Kwan and Antio play their best basketball when they're attacking. For Kwan, a faster pace means less thinking...he plays his best when he's not over-thinking. And, if you score before Big Dog makes it halfway up the court, you save him 46 x 2 feet of movement! This team has the chance to not only win tonight, but win an NCAA tourney game. Our bigs are P5 bigs. Looking at our roster, I don't know that we'll be able to say that again for a while. Go for the Gusto, Zips!! Let it all hang out and great things will happen!

2 fewer at 12:30 pm

Happily right on Big Dog winning! Surprised about KD. Usually he doesn't win unless he's essentially perfect, and we stubbed our toe down the stretch. The kid from Akron done good! Now get to the Big Dance! I'll puke if I see any MAC team but the Zips whooping it up as the brackets are announced on Sunday night!

OC? Hmmm....

Would Waters come to UA and assume a "Dan Peters" sort of role? THAT would be interesting.

The icy hand of Mike Thomas claims it's first victim... Do you think he signed up for the CSU gig to keep the status quo? I expect a "splash" hire at CSU in the near future.