Let'sGoZips94

Interesting that 2 of the matches are Friday night. I hope we smoke them. This will be a war. My bulletin board would be one big Lolla quote, saying that he can't win a championship at Akron.

Very happy to see Lamont's team on the schedule this year. He is a great guy and was a fantastic assistant under Dambrot before heading to Wisconsin.

Ivey was much better at making things happen off the ball last year. I think that aspect of his game and roll will come back as chemistry is built. I was surprised to see multiple defenses thrown at Dayton. I think Groce played a 2-3 zone, man to man, and even 1-3-1 at one point. The difference in the game was their most experience player (Jordan Davis I believe) outplayed our most experienced player (Ivey). Dayton did a good job of shutting down Utomi in the second half.

Ivey took us out of this game I feel. He had some wild ball handling and shots when we needed controlled possessions. He needs to find his role on this team. Surprised we haven't seen more plays for Parrish. Free Throw shooting has not been good, but it's our first road game. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt. Hoping we can make a few baskets here and make this more respectable.

4-7 so far. I don't count Olajapoke's attempts; he's our hack-a-Shaq.

He and there other two bigs each have 2 fouls. Keep going inside and that takes care of itself.

SAYLES!

Agreed. What also stood out was Dayton doesn't exactly know what to expect either - both from Akron and themselves. This should be a fun game. Would love to steal one in Dayton!

So is this why O-Who has never won a MAC Football Championship Game?

Awesome. Between this, the "Happy Thanksgiving" clips, and the "Thank you for coming to tonight's game" clips, I'm really impressed with the interest in University and community involvement from this team. Go Zips!

Give me anything in Florida for the Bowden connection. And weather.

Beat Can't. MAC East Champs. Detroit Bound. Cheers, ladies & gents.

And lost both.

Wasn't sure where to put this. Kent lost - at home - to SELA tonight.

One thing you should know about Can't (Kent) State: their bird mascot has teeth.

Who has a picture of the 2005 Snow Bowl? Tonight will be Florida weather compared to that.

I have ZERO problem with it. Focus on the team, not the individual.

2013-14 Game Log 2014-15 Game Log 2015-16 Game Log

They pop up periodically, but are not prominently or often showcased. I don't remember the exact time I saw them pop up on Saturday, but they were there. Team stats are shown 99% of the time, though.

What's the percentage breakdown on Sweet 16 by Conference vs. Number of Teams in the Tournament by Conference? Pretty easy (or hard, actually) for the ACC to (only) get 4 into the Sweet 16 when 99% of the conference got into the tournament...

I did the math, and didn't see any bonus points added to my score for these special shout-outs/picks.

And shooting 65.5% from the line to boot. Assuming our current free throw percentage trend continues, I won't miss the days of 60% being the norm. It's incredible the night-and-day difference in fundamentals so far...

I think the word "probably" is too strong here in terms of our first loss. Dayton is 2-2 with a 1 pt win over Ball State, and losses to Hofstra and Old Dominion. This is going to be an interesting game. Dayton is in a similar position as Akron, but with a stronger tradition and foundation in place. It will be interesting to see how our young Zips play on the road for the first time, especially in a typically nasty environment.

My dad and I had a conversation about this last night. We said there should have been a minute-or-two-long highlight video of the soccer team, starting with the 2010 Championship, and a slogan like "The road to the 2nd Star starts tomorrow." Also were shocked Embick and the soccer team weren't there in attendance to give a speech like Bowden and the football team.

Is that true? Player stats pop up every once in a while.