Let'sGoZips94

I know they are very shorthanded (injuries happen - we've been there), but this is going to be a good win at the end of the season. GREAT tournament.

If we shoot like this in the first half of these past 2 games, we're playing in the finals tonight.

And our pretty solid defense would be able to get 2 safeties. That's why I thought people were making a big deal about the score - 2 safeties would be pretty crazy.

Pretty sure I heard either Frenchy or the Facebook broadcast mention that they have several (maybe 3?) Preseason 1st-Team MVC players. Illinois State is no slouch, and is a couple years removed from an At-Large snub IIRC. That was a very respectable loss yesterday, just stinks we couldn't make a few more shots these past two days. St. Bonnie is an A10 team that has been a Giant Killer of sorts in recent years. They were a First Four team last year in the NCAAT, and beat UCLA before losing to Florida in the next round. This is yet another good test to see where this program is at. We reduced the turnovers from the Clemson game to the Illinois State game. Maybe we can reduce our missed shots from the Illinois State game to this game? Regardless, this is a fun team to watch with a lot of room left to grow, and a lot of season left to do so.

I hate when the coach shoots 7-41 from beyond the arc.

They made more shots than we did. Plain and simple. Bummer.

Do we have to have an equal or greater number of threads about women's basketball?

I thought that was a football score when I saw it.

The ACC I should just add Akron. Problem solved.

Alright, that's what I like to hear! Now let's talk about your avatar...

FIFY.

Why didn't Toles play today? Injury or still getting his feet under him?

A 3 pt. loss to the #16 team in the country while shooting 43% with 15 turnovers is impressive. I'm not a participation trophy person, but in the 2nd year of Groce with a 75% roster remodeling in the off-season, I'll take this loss. Well done. Played hard, belonged on the court, and quite frankly, a bucket here & there, and you win - maybe even somewhat handily.

Thomas is a force. Gotta start making our shots.

What an amazing cross and header on the 3rd goal. The first few years, Embick needed to prove that Akron wasn't just Caleb Porter, that Akron was a powerhouse that happened to be taken to the next level by Porter. Since then, he is consistently putting together strong seasons. All season I kept saying all we needed to do was get into the NCAA tournament. Well, here we are - onto the Sweet 16!

Our margin against similar-level opponents is way more impressive. Clemson always seems ripe for an upset. I can't wait for 11am - 1 hr 58 minutes!

What an off-season we have coming up in NEO. The Browns, Cavs, and Akron will all be looking for coaches (I hope).

I believe that's the free streaming service from Facebook. They used it to broadcast several Facebook-only MLB games this summer, including (annoyingly) multiple Indians games. It will look good on one of my monitors at work.

This team is beating bad teams the way good teams are supposed to. Not saying we're a good team (yet), and we'll find out real quick on Monday where we are at, but the margins of victory thus far are a good sign.

I was actually checking the scores for tonight to see it it would be on ESPN3 (it is by the way; my wife may have scheduled a dinner with friends during the game, but if I was able to stream the Indians game during our wedding reception, you bet I'm streaming the Zips during a random dinner), saw Copping State's name, and because I'm so used to them being on the schedule, thought that's who we played for a second. Scarred for life.

It's the least Dambrot could do after The Chosen One pulled the wool over the public's eyes on how that school was being funded. I digress. I still don't like this. The next time Duquesne is in town, it better be to play Akron.

Long delay as the rider goalie was knocked out by his own goalie. Paramedics not on site.

Akron continues to get bigger and bigger. Should they see the success of these bigger, more athletic recruits, Akron & Buffalo will separate themselves from the MAC and many other mid-majors.

Not to mention they're well-coached. Totally agree that they're legit. You can just tell when they're on the same court as most MAC schools, they look levels above them in size, speed, athleticism, etc. Which is quite pathetic, and probably on Canada's bulletin board in the locker room.