Let'sGoZips94

Joke's on OU. They have to leave their little bubble in BFE Southern Ohio and come to Cleveland where the Coronavirus is. Should've just lost last night when they had the chance... They probably spell "O-H-I-O" 10,000x while they wash their hands for 20 seconds to get the extra practice... Thursday is going to be an awesome day of MAC basketball. BUGS/Fighting Elon Musks is going to be a great opener to the night session, and Balls/PCCC is a great night cap. I hope Akron fans show up enough to cancel out the Bobkitty fans that will surely be out. How about the Snow Mutts being rewarded for their home-court choke job against Balls on Friday by ultimately drawing Brick Building University? Meanwhile Balls is rewarded for thrashing the Snow Mutts with a tough matchup against PCCC.

I went CMU but only because I don't want OU in Cleveland. 2009 Toledo game. First round or quarterfinals. Can't remember. Brett McKnight with the ally-oop tip in at the buzzer. We won 4 straight in 4 days to win our first MAC Title. Also, that was the same night as the MARATHON UConn/Syracuse game. 6 OT. It was fun to come home after Akron's win and still get to watch live basketball at like midnight.

"Couldn't care less" Interesting. Is that why you were a darker shade of pink all game, Mr. Magenta? Is that why you kept subbing Williams out with 4 fouls on defense, and back in on offense to save your best scorer to potentially win the game? Is that why you kept delaying the game with uncalled timeouts to draw crap up and try to win the game? The only reason Mr. Pinky is trying to play this off is because Groce built another winner in less than 3 years and he doesn't want people to focus on his mediocrity.

I don't know if this is the right thread for this, but it needs to be said. Thank you to Groce, the coaching staff, and the team for a special season. Thank you for the incredible effort all year, never giving up, and giving us a lot to cheer for. Thank you to Groce & his staff for focusing on the fundamentals - defense, free throws, rebounding - that propelled this team all year. There's only one thing left to do...

What a win. Beat the opponent, their magic shots, and the opponents. Special cap to a special regular season. Kent sucks. How do they always find punks? Massive senior night for X. Congrats to all the seniors. Let's finish this damn thing at The Rock(?)/The Fieldhouse on Saturday and go Dancing. Lastly, thank you Groce and Team for BEATING KENT! KSUcks! IT'S 8:59 and...

That might be the worst call of the night on X.

For a nearly 90% shooter, LCJ's free throws scare the crap out of me. They just barely get over the front of the rim.

This might be the worst officiating I've ever seen.

Why. Are. These. Always. Close.

Groce's glasses are off. It's go time.

Lots of energy in the arena early. Thought it was a sellout though?! Lots of empty blue chairs...

Legendary sign.

Never forget when the AK-Rowdies infiltrated the KSUcks student section and gave them a sign that read, "We Suck," which the Can't students proudly held up.

When boys become men... He'll have a blast. Pro tip: don't forget Can't State students like to sit either behind the south basket or in the corner next perpendicular to the south basket. At age 6, his immune system is probably still susceptible to whatever KSUcks students have that made them choose that school. Either run quickly by or avoid the area at all costs. CAN'T STATE STILL SUCKS!!!!!!!!! Agreed on the level of excitement for this game. The JAR will be ROCKING and there is hardly anything more fun in the world than Akron/Can't with a title on the line at the JAR.

Rome/Dru.

According to the Can't forum, CJ Williamson won't be playing tonight. 6'6" guard that provides decent depth for the Yellow Flickers.

GT spent 2 years trying to figure out what kind of cheese Tyler is. Senior Night comes around, and the light bulb finally went on, at least a flicker - call it a "Flash" (which would semi explain what a Flash is?). Cheese, Riak, and Banks deserve a HUGE round of applause tonight. They laid the foundation for the quicker turnaround under Groce, and we owe them a HUGE thank you for coming to the University of Akron. Is it good news that LCJ isn't being honored tonight despite already graduating?

No.

Good morning ZipsNation. Who is ready to win the MAC outright tonight and kick in some bird teeth?

2 years of disappointing basketball has really made ZN pretty soft. We used to have a NCAA Tourney Win valuation on the left now. Now we're giving it up for a local reporter. Sheesh. Still saving that right nut for a National Title though. #KnowYourWorth

This team has proven they can win without Cheese and without LCJ (for the most part). They need to prove they can run a team out of the gym again.

I like how Tribble, Ali Ali, and even Dawson have stepped up in the past week or 2. If that continues, your depth looks like this... PG - LCJ, Tribble 2G - Cheese, Dawson F - Banks, Ali F - X, Reece C - Riak, Sayles 10 deep is deeper than many teams we'll face. The key is getting meaningful minutes out of Reece, Ali, Dawson, Sayles and Tribble, which we've seen recently is very possible. Additionally, defense is typically the key to winning in Cleveland, and while Ali/Dawson/Tribble/Reece/Sayles may not contribute as much on offense, their defense is typically stout.

Toledo. Both teams have the talent that scares me, but O-Who has the fan base to give them home court advantage in Cleveland. Plus, if Toledo shoots 55%+ from the entire field again against us, we could possibly call for a NCAA investigation to see if they're drinking Michael's Secret Stuff.