Let'sGoZips94

Akron is the #2 scoring offense in the country, behind only Georgia. Miami is #7.

We didn't watch the same games then. Not sure how putting up 94 and 100 respectively in those losses is "pissing down our legs." And don't give me the "Well we gave up 97 and 115 pts in those games," counterargument because both opponents simply had insane shooting performances. Akron is not defensively worse than the majority of teams Yale & Murray State have played, yet neither team has duplicated the shooting performance they each had vs. Akron. Could the defense have been better? Of course. Did we pee down our leg in those games? No. Pissing down our leg would've been shooting 15% from 3, putting up 65 pts, and losing by 30. Easy. Akron is deeper, more athletic, will create full court havoc defensively, and can score at will in a multitude of ways. Here are the stats and results from each of Akron & Miami's latest DI game... Akron vs. EMU 55% FG 17% 3P 7 Steals 22 Assists 8 Turnovers 93 points in a 21 point win Miami vs. BG 55% FG 48% 3P (was over 60% in the first half) 6 Steals 16 Assists 16 Turnovers 93 points in a 10 pt win (BG shot 23% from 3P making 5 total 3P in the game; I think they were at 10% 3P% in the 1st half) Without Ipsaro, BG exposed Miami's inability to handle pressure, especially full court pressure. Akron may not be great at 3P defense, but they are fantastic at full court pressure and trapping around the halfcourt line. In addition, I'd be shocked if Miami shot 60% from 3P again in any half vs. us. If they do, hats off. For as good as Miami's offense has been, they've scored under 80 points 3x, under 90 points an additional 4x, and a 5th game would've been under 90 if it wasn't for OT. Akron's quantities with the same thresholds: 1 game under 80 (79 @ Purdue), an additional 2 games under 90 (85 vs. JMU and 88 @ Tulane). Let's also keep in mind Miami's performances have come against one of the weakest OOC schedules in the country. The only way we aren't in this game is if there's a lid on Akron's basket and Miami shoots 50%+ from 3P.

Because it's on the road, it will likely remain a Q1 game unless Miami really falters. It has a high Q2 floor.

Miami was at 54 points at the half and just crossed over 60 with just over 12 minutes to play in the 2nd half.

A lot of people were saying this at halftime last March...

Miami is shooting 70% from the field and 63% from 3P. BUGS is shooting 33% from the field and 10% from 3P with 8 turnovers so far in the 1st half. Unbelievably embarrassing performance by BUGS at home.

That Akron team couldn't score at all like this team can. Akron shot 46% from the field and 33% from 3P. Miami shot 49% from the field and 50% from 3P on 30 attempts(!). Miami lost by 2. Miami is largely the same team and are now down their #2 scorer. Good luck keeping up with one of the top offenses in college basketball.

These P4 coaches that have been gaming the system for years are all of a sudden outraged by the open lawless environment. It was much better for them when there were laws that kept the average Joe in check while they subverted the legal system themselves. The coaches are the reason we're in this mess.

Make our shots and we win this by double digits. Miami doesn't have the horses in the barn to keep up with us.

Wait, what? BG is favored against a top 6 mid major program according to all the "polls"? How?!

For the life of me I will not understand why the program does not go all out game in and game out to embrace the youth especially. They do a great job being a program we can all be proud of, don't get me wrong, but as a university that needs that special connection with the community to stand out, they fall short compared to where they could be in this department. Glad to hear your son and his friend had a great interaction though!

How in the deep-dive-hell did you find this factoid?

Anyone who thinks Kent is on the same level as Akron is kidding themselves. Gillespie was served a massive slice of humbled pie among the trees tonight. You love to see it. Also, per Kent's forum, one of their 11 posts stated Cian Medley was in street clothes. Darn shame. Hope it heals in May.

Kent is getting demolished early by Purdue, down 21 with 5 minutes to go in the first half.

How did RJ do?

Other exhibition games, which is what this is.

BuT tHeY'rE uNdEfEaTeD (With one of the worst SOS in the country)

The crew from 2022 is certainly on the naughty list.

Merry Christmas. I'll take the first ever NCAA Tourney win, if Santa is still listening.

Ohio shouldn't even waste the money with a coaching search. Just hire the interim (unless he's have relations with students, too).

Working on buying an 1860s Abner Doubleday CDV and I was reading into the backstory behind the lore. Did not realize the rumor of him being the founder of baseball started with an article in the Akron Beacon Journal in 1905.

Just watched Wright State hold on at home vs EMU. I can't decide if I wish I was blind so I could never see that, or if I'm now going blind with how bad that game was.

Elite offensive team (look between the Yale and Baylor logos).

Some NET rankings that may be of interest as of 12/22... State of Ohio Ohio State 49 Akron 51 Miami OH 79 BUGS 83 Dayton 91 Cincinnati 107 Xavier 122 PCCC 144 Wright State 148 Youngstown State 153 Toledo 164 Ohio 204 Cleveland State 349 Miscellaneous Duquesne 191 Conference Rankings (Avg NET SEC 49.56 Big 12 51 Big Ten 62.78 ACC 69.5 Big East 81.45 Mountain West 122.09 WCC 136.73 A10 138.79 MVC 147.73 WAC 156 American 163.69 Ivy 190.25 CUSA 191 Big West 191.45 MAC 193.23 CAA 193.92 Big Sky 197.60 Horizon 216.73 Southland 220.67 Sun Belt 228.43 Summit 233.78 Big South 240.22 Southern 246.70 ASun 251.42 MAAC 257.31 OVC 264.82 Patriot 283.70 NEC 295.50 SWAC 303.58 America East 305.56 MEAC 326.25 Interesting Note: NIU to the Horizon drops the Horizon to 22 with a NET average of 245.64 and the MAC would climb to 12 with a NET average of 182.83.

Here is where the schedule sits in NET now that the OOC is behind us. Q1 Purdue 7 Loss Yale 45 Loss Q2 Murray State 69 Loss Q3 Iona 147 Win Tulane 225 Win Q4 James Madison 216 Win Princeton 294 Win Evansville 268 Win Milwaukee 206 Win Bucknell 322 Win EMU 188 Win James Madison, Princeton, Tulane, and Milwaukee are the most disappointing teams on the schedule. All were expected to be top 150 teams IMO, and none of them are. Iona is the biggest surprise. Let's hope The disappointments find their footing and become what we thought they'd be.