Z.I.P.

Here's what I'm predicting for Akron football in 2010. --edit-- Sorry, wrong board!

Here's another. Rank the conference-winner automatic bids. Make the bottom 16 (of 31/32?) play off against each other in round 1. Then you get to add 8 at-large teams that would not otherwise be there. All the at-large teams are still better than any of the bottom-16-ranked automatics. This adds just 8 more teams, increases odds of upsets, and (hopefully) increases mid-major participation.

Holy cow! I'm almost (ALMOST) too disgusted to regurgitate my comments one more time. But, the last two games -- and the final RS game-- were worth regurgitating. This team is totally one-dimensional offensively. They have physical strength on the inside, and some jump shooting ability. But, if that is the limit, average teams like OU and UW-GB can beat us by just forcing us to throw up long shots and get the rebound. The only thing that can change that is to find a dribble-drive guard. Does anyone know where we can find that player? Without him, Zeke, Brett, S-Mac and the rookies are not going to produce enough to make a difference. I DO like the idea of more full-court pressure. That, however, is still just placing a mask over the fundamental flaw in the team's personality. Can you tell I'm not full of high expectations? I AM glad though, that it looks like SOME MAC teams are getting better -- in the East again of course.

They think they're better than us. We think we're better than them. Well, until tonight we did!

They played with no heart, no movement. What a sour note to end the season. See y'all next year. Are you joking? Maybe not.

As if naming Governor Gilligan's daughter to his cabinet wasn't enough, now Hawaii's favorite son is really givin' it up for his mama's home state. And Go Cornell! This one's for my friends Root-for-Roo44 and In the Zone. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/35921516/#35921516

What's his excuse for the other 20 games he "missed"?

Exactly! They're a very average team. And Akron can't beat them. What happened to the 'crap down the leg' emoticon?

SAND FUTBOL!

First of all, I'm a little surprised -- well, actually, more than a little surprised, and very glad for the team! Secondly, the reason for the surprise is that as I recall, we had a losing record in the OOC portion of the season, no wins over major teams (definitely none over top-50, maybe none over top-100). But, this season represents the turning of the corner for the program -- and I suspect we'll have Jody Kest back, as MAC COY for one more season at least. Thirdly (and I like that word, whether it IS one, or not!), I hope this season's performance will serve as an impetus to start upgrading the schedule (nothing familiar sounding in THAT suggestion, is there?), so that it will be easier to argue the team's abilities to WNIT committee in future years -- i.e., if we somehow don't kick BeeGee behind in future years to make the Big Dance.

I'm not going to get too wishful about THAT prospect. It appears that Egner is a very different type player than Jimmy, and will be more of a 'high post' position - more of a 4? What has been so valuable about Conyers this season -- from the four games I saw him play on TV -- is that he's the only player besides Humpty who is capable of slashing to the basket with any quickness. That ability creates variations away from the default Akron offense, of clearing out for a three-point shot and hoping for the rebound on a miss. After watching the Ohio debacle, it became more clear that the team desperately needs that talent from the guard spot --the talent that Mr Anthony Hitchens brings to the floor for, at best, 1/3 of the time. Without a slasher, Akron is a completely one-dimensional ballclub. So, tell me who is going to fill THAT whole?

My guess is, you've never taken the ride to Logan -- or Cheyenne. Geography is a big reason why these schools get few high major home-and-home skeds. And Stew Morrill is one tough SOB -- the kind of guy the Great GP-1 would love.

I hate to add to the already incredible pressure on the team, but they should know Wednesday is my birthday, and a Zips Win would certainly make things as merry as another Guinness. Go Zips!

Ummmm...it could have something to do with his name, and that he lives with the CMU Head Coach...

I'm just the official RPI copier and paster. Your point is well taken about the change in formula affecting the year-to-year RPI comparisons between the majors and mid-majors. But I'm mainly thinking in terms of comparing the MAC to similar mid-major conferences, not the top tier. So the MAC should be relatively as affected as the other mid-major conferences competing to be the "best of the rest." The 10th overall best conference may or may not be what it used to be. But it's still a worthy and reasonable goal for the MAC to aspire to. The WAC went from: #20 in 2007-2008 to #11 in 2008-2009 to #10 in 1009-2010.. If the WAC can turn around that quickly, so can the MAC. Somehow those numbers don't pass the Great Zip in Paradise's smell-O-meter, but that may be because I've been watching the particularly smelly results of the Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors all those years. I think the change in the WAC is the result of the OTHER one-time smelly clubs, like New Mexico State, Idaho State and San Jose State pouring just a modicum of cologne over their rotting corpses. Kudos to the Aggies for securing what was it -- a 12 seed?

Who the heck has Vermont playing at Boston College in the CBI?? I could swear I saw the Catamounts beat Boston U. yesterday to secure a first round 16 vs 1 battle with a Syracuse club that probably can't remember the last time the two met. http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball...0318_VERMON@SYR How can you not love Tom Brennan? Go Cats!

Boy, talk about presumptious!

I've heard pig poop smells worse than horse poop. Okay, I give up. What the heck is the CIT? Isn't there a bank...oh, never mind. No, wait there's that computer company...nah, I'm sorry I asked!

Did I see Don Cockroft in the stands?

They waited till the end? Wow!

Exactly. I have to change my Depends. To repeat: Thanks for stopping by the Q Mr Kool. Now you can go away!

WELL...AKRON WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for stopping by Mr Kool.

I agree. Props to xu9697 & mes102. I watched two Ken+ games this year and couldn't see how they weren't going to be the finals. That Ken+ team I watched last night was not the same team as the team I watched before. They were flat.I think they got mixed up about the game last friday. They thought that game was the one that mattered. Well, obviously Akron didn't.

... lowered the shoulder AND quite often pushed off with the off arm. I really like the guy but I can't stand it when the refs don't call something so blatant.Akron 72WMU 65Miami 43OU 42Chance for revenge Saturday night.We'll know how the game will go in warm ups. If the PR system blares, "Celebration" before the game, the Zips are in for a hard time. If the refs are whistling it, just keep walking.Seriously though, I saw this team play thrice early in the season -- Kool only got to double figures once as I recall, but they were a jumper away from beating USC and winning the event. WMU plays much better as a team when they PLAY as a team. It's important to stop the other guards from going off on you from '3'. Wolfe, Brown and McLemore can hurt you if they get hot. Gotta play 'em tight on the perimeter.

So he's now in charge of pretty much everything people complain about when it comes to being a Zips fan.Ladies and gentlemen, meet the next University of Akron AD. No we don't promote from within, just ask Hunter. I see that trend being reversed. Starting with women's bb. There's such a thing as hiring your successor. You just don't have the opportunity to make the final decision.