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Why Johnson doesn't slam that one home I'll never, ever know ...

7-seed Belmont takes down 2-seed Georgia. Lower seeds winning all over the place ... ........ .

I'd give my right eye so my left one could see Isiah slam one home instead of going for the soft layup.

TDM & JW with beautiful 26-foot 3s!

No tosu. Is that any way to treat a cash cow?!?

Hand each player a mirror. That's where motivation starts.

I really appreciate Rick's time at Akron and his commitment to the school, fan base, basketball program and KD. If he's interested in spreading hit wings to take that next step, I wish him absolutely nothing but the best and hope to see YSU on future home schedules (come on Rick, you KNOW we're tired of Coppin State, Malone, and Arkansas or North Carolina alphabet soup!). It will be interesting to see what success and philosophy he has regarding scheduling, offensive and defensive schemes, fostering intensity and focus and how his teams do when it ma... in crunch time.

I just can't even stomach thinking NIT. Time to head off to bed ... .

No question - big kudos to all of the Joe Akron's who came out to The Q tonight. The table was perfectly set, but ...

Kent has a trailer on every shot. Ok, NEARLY every shot.

1 and 30 aren't going to touch big dog. Keep feeding him.

Seemed to me the relatively large Akron contingent here tonight let out a collective "... meh ...." upon Akron's return to the court towards the end of halftime.

To our stat people out there - how many extra possessions and points does Kent create for themselves by crashing the offensive boards vs points given up on run-outs? They always seem to want it more and play with higher energy.

I have to root for B-U..F-F..A-L..O..OH! against Can't but I can't stand the thought of listening to B-U..F-F..A-L..O..OH! and O...H...I...O fans spelling their school names ALL NIGHT LONG! I know some of you like it and wish Akron fans had similar cheers but it's like nails on a chalkboard after a while! "WE ARE <clap, clap> KENT STATE!" on the other hand is like watching someone slap themselves silly. We can't denigrate Can't any worse than what they already do to themselves! Go Zips!

Over-under on EMU fans in attendance? I'll go with 37.

We sure will miss you Fred. I'm thankful our paths crossed in this Life. Rest in Peace my Friend.

Coach just confirmed on pre-game that the games don't matter until next Thursday. Silly me for thinking momentum heading into the MAC tournament meant something or that wins in your league heading down the stretch just might have an impact on seeding in The Big Dance or to a (much-)lesser extent the NIT.

Time to turn it around. Let's go Zips!

Man I needed that.

Why are we getting Charles Thomas on the post-game?

IDK, it really doesn't matter if we lose this game. As long as we win when it really counts in a couple of weeks that's all that matters. /sarc

Is there an app for that?

Don't know that I'd say they are in 'melt-down' mode but they do seem to be resigned to a general opinion that they have not been as good as 'kron in recent years for any number of reasons (coaching changes, coaching styles, type of recruit, team chemistry, etc.). We certainly have had stability and success, at least in the MAC, with KD and do seem to have a team that may be ready to give us that win in March we all so desire.

Whether it brings Joe Akron out to the JAR or not, a win on the road against a mediocre Big-12 Texas squad has got to be better prep for wins in March than playing name-a-crappy-team at home in December. I'd gladly give up one or two of our home games for road games against P5 squads, decent or not.