Let'sGoZips94

No they can't. MLB gave them the finger after ESPN tried to decrease the cost of their media deal. ESPN is drowning in its NBA deal.

This is an interesting chart. Villanova apparently likes to shoot it from Chattanooga, Arizona really is a post/paint team, and Akron loves the top of the arc. I'd love to see our chart back in January; it'd probably look a lot different.

I hope every single one of these suits involved with the NCAAT and NIT had their Cheerios peed in this morning.

So because there are other problems, we should let this problem go unaddressed? The consolidation of wealth & power in the NCAA is BS. We're talking about jerking around with people's lives. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. Imagine being 18-24 years old, you played your asses off all season, had a lot of success, and you miss out on participating in one of the greatest sporting events in the world because some arrogant suits want to make sure their chairman gets his $100k bonus check. I'd imagine the Morgantown & Boise businesses would appreciate some fight on this, since they are set to lose out big time on people being out and about for watch parties and what not. Elitist corruption has run rampant in this country for far too long, and the NCAA is a huge culprit.

Boise State needs to get in on this.

Again, this game will come down to our shot making.

These are the types of things that make him an elite coach. Most coaches would've panicked and called the TO. Imagine if he calls a timeout there once Lyles gets the rebound.

The evil part is it's not flawed; it's working exactly as intended.

San Jose State also got in with a 175 NET (Miami is 147 for comparison).

Our old pal Wistrcill is on the selection committee.

Criminal that he's allowed to be the chairman considering his AD contract specifically pays out for NCAA tourney appearances.

In 2007, Akron was snubbed by the NIT after losing in the MAC title game to Miami OH via the Penno shot. Talk about poetic justice 18 years later. Akron wins the MAC title over Miami OH on a last second layup and Miami proceeds to get snubbed by the NIT. 😂😂😂

Adding to this, Akron is top 10 in 3PA and 3PM per game. Arizona is in the 300s for "allowed" in both categories. This game is literally all about making our shots. Arizona will not be able to keep up if we do.

My grandpa (Syracuse grad) texted me about the discrepancy between the number of SEC/Big Ten teams in the field over ACC teams, and said, "What a difference 5 years makes." My explanation was the SEC and Big Ten have had the mega media deals in the last 5 years. Always follow the money. UNC is literally in the field because they lost a bunch of games in a tough schedule.

Absolutely winnable. If we shoot like we did in the QF/SF games in Cleveland, we win.

According to ESPN, their 7'2" C hasn't played since December. They have a 7' sophomore that averages 9.5 ppg. Otherwise, they're heavily guard dominant. They are 247th in the country in 3P%.

vs. Arizona in Seattle. Go Zips.

If we came into the tourney with only one loss, we'd be a top 9 seed probably.

Wally World gave a massive shoutout to Akron before sending it to the official reveal show. Awesome.

We are the highest 13 seed according to this bracketology.

Ball State was a 9 seed in 1989.