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Game was officiated fair, too many whistles in general though. I had an Akron fan behind me jumping up and down screaming every time Akron got a foul called on them. He made me ashamed to be an Akron fan. If you stuck around for the OU game, and watched OU fans cry about fouls, that's how it looked to the unbiased observer. While I was eating lunch today a BigTen game was on, they went 7 minutes of uninterrupted time up and down the floor, no whistles. That's more fun to watch than tons of stoppage in play. I like watching basketball, not foul shooting and officials calls. This is a pointless argument as we've already established that many on ZN.o are obvious MAC official apologists but I saw the OU game...the officials were terrible there too. They made a few game changing calls that truly affected the outcome of the game. They made about 10 that almost did for us. It's frightening that these guys are repeatedly being chosen for these big games. It was way beyond their "normal bad". If that's not the case, I don't even bring it up. We won the game, let's move on already! MAC refs suck. This is nothing new and nothing that will change. Let's focus on the game and opportunity that are ahead of us.

I hope Zeke is feeling like a Monster. Go get 'em, big guy!

I know. We got absolutely no credit for beating the bottom 4 West teams...especially when we could only beat 2 of them. Hahaha. Yes, actually beating all of those teams certainly wouldn't have hurt. Without those two losses, this season is completely different. I'd give us a nod for the CBI or .com tournaments with 22 wins already. Even though we blew them out, the Milliken game is a blemish on our schedule/record as well. The RPI doesn't even consider it a win and neither do I. As a D-III program, they have different rules and standards by which to operate their program. So, it wasn't a fair fight. I hope to not see any more of these glorified scrimmages on our regular season schedule in the future. Let's get win #20 by beating the Sweaters today. Go Zips. Correct me if I'm wrong, but without those two losses, aren't we the MAC regular season champs right now? Nope. That would have put us at 11-5, and Can't finished 12-4. It would have made the last game of the season at Can't that much more meaningful though. If we had won our last 2 games, Can't would not have finished at 12-4. The earlier comment was winning two games against teams that we should beat at least 8 of 10 times. Not doing that on top of beating the bad guys at their place to close out the season too. Let's be reasonable, we should have beaten EMU and NIU during the regular season. IMO, that separates a good regular season from one of our best during the Dambrot era.

I have been meaning to bring this up before. If the players come out with this woe-is-me approach because they didn't make the NCAA or NIT tournaments, then I'd rather see us not play at all. Nothing worse then paying to host a post-season tournament game and then essentially not showing up. However, if they come out with fire and realize the CBI and .com tournaments are actually winnable and play to their potential, then I'm all for it. Otherwise, it's just embarrassing and a waste of money. Go Zips!

One of the best soccer names ever IMO: #16 Colton Storm. U-17 National Team center midfielder, and he lists Akron as an interest in addition to most of the other top programs.

Diggs had some very positive contributions on the offensive end last game. He just needs to be more disciplined on defense. I've been repeatedly listening to Monster by Skillet on youtube. I'm ready to go!

We won this game because of depth and experience and the Bretts made a lot of big shots. 20 wins and on to WMU. And we close it out with an interview from Allie LaForce. Perfect. Will Can't and OU now lose?

I think GP1 has been spared.

Bardo is done. I don't think we can handle a 3rd OT.

Rico Suave...and mature play to pull back when the 2 on 1 looked out of control and we have the lead.

With Zeke and Nik out, we have no inside D.

I DO!!!

This is killing me. The longer the game goes, the better chance WMU has tomorrow too.

Thanks Dude! That helped break up the pressure. I take it you googled her?

Wow, what a hard foul on McKnight!...lands on his face. Ouch.

I will be honest, I want to see more of Allie LaForce.

We are up 1 with time winding down and Abreau pulls the quick trigger on a long jumper. Why?

I am blaming GP1 already.

I don't like our chances here in OT. Miami has all the momentum and Zeke and Nik are out. Not exactly Doug Penno, but this is bad enough. Would have been sweet justice if McNees had hit the shot at the buzzer.

Roberts had better be on the floor because of the intentional foul situation.

I am fearing another Doug Penno moment here.

The Bretts! And Zeke is out on a poor foul.

We need the seniors to step up here.

Nik's fifth foul was legit. He has to be a smarter situational player.

If we don't, I am stripping you of your "GREAT" title.