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That is the only video I could find on YouTube.

Aaron Jackson was on SportsCenter's Top 10 plays today, coming in at #7. Pretty cool to watch. They even mentioned The University of Akron.

Does anyone know how successful VCU's offense is against a zone? A Pat/Zeke/Tree 2-3 zone (all 3 in the paint) or 3-2 (Zeke and Pat on the blocks with Tree at the top of the key) would be something very new and different, since we are discussing Pat, Zeke, and Tree all on the floor at the same time.

My dad and I just bought 3 tickets from TicketMaster. Session 2-only tix can be had here.

What session number?

At first, I was just pumped to see Akron as a 12 seed playing against VCU. Then the quick thoughts of our guards vs. Havoc popped into my mind; I hated the match-up. After digesting all aspects of this game, I love it. We are a 12 seed which means no matter who we play, statistically, they will be better than us. If you only take what you hear about their Havoc defense, then compare it to our guard situation, you would think we have no chance. However, I have watched several VCU games this season. During the most recent Butler/VCU game, in which VCU blew out Butler by 32 points, the commentators said that the Havoc defense is most effective when VCU makes their shots. If they don't, they are 168th in rebounds, they don't get second chance opportunities, and they can't get in the Havoc press formation. Offensively, of the teams we are familiar with and have played, I compare the Rams to OU. According to ESPN.com, the VCU/OU comparison looks like this: PPG - 78 (11th in nation)/72.9 (53rd in nation) RPG - 34.8 (168th in nation)/31.1 (310th in nation) APG - 15 (33rd in nation)/17.7 (1st in nation) FG% - .452 (79th in nation)/.467 (32nd in nation) 3P% - .356/.348 The other similarity between the two is their roster. OU fields a team full of 6'+ guards (minus Taylor), some 6'5"-6'7" forwards, and two 6'9" "centers." VCU has some tall guards with 6'2" being their shortest guard who plays and 6'5" being their tallest (Treveon Graham is 6'5" and averages 15.4 PPG, their leading scorer), and a 6'8" forward (Jarred Guest, who averages 10.3 minutes per game, 2.2 PPG, and 2.4 RPG) and a 6'9" forward (Juvonte Reddic, their tallest player, averaging 28.1 minutes per game, 14.4 PPG, and 8.3 RPG; seems to me like he is our Tree). Both VCU and OU are guard-ran teams, the only difference being Reddic over Keely (stats wise) and VCU's Havoc-press defense. Akron just took care of OU, beating them by 19 points, without Abreu. A little more food for thought: - VCU beat Akron last season, in Akron, by 1, in OT, with Akron committing 20 turnovers. Akron, in my opinion, is much improved from last season and MUCH bigger. From what I remember, VCU won that game in the paint, not from beyond the arc. Zeke and Tree are completely different players from that game, with Zeke's offensive game much improved and Tree's overall ability and affect on the game much improved. - Shaka's Rams have beaten the Zips in the last two meetings. I believe Dambrot and Akron will be VERY hungry to beat VCU. All of this considered, I like this match-up. I have faith in Dambrot to put together a solid gameplan and have his team ready for whatever Shaka will throw at them. IF the Zips can win the battle in the paint, limit the turnovers and get the ball up the court, and guard the perimeter well, I have no doubts they can win (unless of course we shoot 1-20 from 3-point-range; WHERE WAS COOPER?! WHERE WAS COOPER?!). Go Zips, Can't State sucks, OU sucks, and let's go beat Ram Nation in the first round of the NCAA TOURNAMENT!

I couldn't believe it was a 19 point victory. With about 4-5 minutes left, the Zips were up by 12-16 at times, yet I found myself STILL holding my breath, bracing myself for "Cooper Heroics." As soon as we went up by 21 with minutes to go, and Cooper continued to miss shot after shot after shot, I exhaled and started to go crazy. This team is special, VERY special. What a way for Zeke, Chauncey, and Walsh to finish their MAC careers, PUMMELING the Bobkittens in the MAC Championship Game. I am very excited to see what this team can do in the tourney. All year, I've been telling my friends/family/other people, "They can win some games, trust me." Well now I, along with all of ZipsNation, will get a chance to see what this team can really do. Congrats to Akron. The Lady Zips made it to their first ever MAC Women's Championship Game and made an impressive showing. Then the Men follow that great showing up with winning the MAC Men's Championship Game by 19 points over OU. I am incredibly proud to be a Zip. GO ZIPS! I BELIEVE WE ARE MAC CHAMPS!

I absolutely LOATHE that chant. If we could get the entire Zips fan base to hijack the chant and make it Z-I-P-S, I would love it and OU wouldn't know what to do. Let's get it going ZipsNation!

I liked the lineups tonight against Can't. However, I think Dambrot needs to consider something a little bit different that I don't think has been mentioned in this thread yet. I would like to see this: C - Zeke (guarding their tallest player, preferably Keely over Baltic) PF - Forsythe (guarding their other big which will probably be Baltic) SF - Tree (guarding either Smith, Johnson, Hall, or even Offutt) SG - Walsh/Kretzer/McAdams/Gilliam (guarding Kellogg, Offutt, or Taylor) PG - Harney (guarding Cooper if he is on the floor) or Melo (guarding either Taylor or Kellogg) I would like to see how Forsythe does with Zeke and Tree in the paint with him. Plus, I wonder if that amount of height in the game would give OU problems. Their guards are what make them go, and if you throw guys that are a couple inches taller on them, would it shut OU's offense down? I don't know. Just a thought I had that would be something different to throw at OU because I think it is going to take everything we have to beat them this time around.

- 19 game winning streak (longest by any team all season, and the longest by any team since Kentucky's 24 game winning streak last season) - NATIONAL exposure/spotlight - First MAC team to ever go 13-0 in the MAC - #24 ranking in the Coaches Poll, along with a program record for number of votes received in the AP Poll - Beating OU twice, especially down in Athens - Some of the best, consistent crowds ever at the JAR Historic season. 4 games to go until the Dance. More history to come. Be Loud. Be Proud. Go Zips.

DJ Cooper sucks. Zips are nationally ranked. Ohio sucks too.

Syracuse would be fun with Hartwick's former coach coaching the Orange now.

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I watched the Maryland vs. UNC game on ESPNU. I was not impressed with either team. Maryland had two crap goals; one was a sloppy clean up in front of the goal and the other was a deflection off a North Carolina player. The UNC goal was late (4 minutes left in the game), but I don't remember how they scored. The style of play of both teams is very sloppy, dump-and-run soccer. Their passes were not crisp. The build up consisted of multiple one-touch passes, but they weren't crisp, nor did they stay on the ground. Most of the time, the ball would leave the ground and the receiving player would have a tough time controlling it, especially enough to get another one-touch pass off.

He's going to school in Hawaii?! That's not a bad gig AT ALL.

I wonder what the ESPN analysts think about Forsythe being eligible for this year? It's going to be a VERY interesting season. I'm going to keep all hands and feet inside the ride at all times, that's for sure. Go Zips!

Those signs are all over the area in general, not just on buses. I have seen them on multiple billboards. It's such a different feeling.

Wins: Morgan State, UCF, Miami, CMU, Can't, UMass. Losses: FIU, Tennessee, BG, O-Who, NIU, Toledo. Overall Record: 6-6.

Interesting that they will be covering the OAC, which is a DIII conference. I have my college choices narrowed down to Otterbein and Mount Union, so I will be pretty interested in that. Great to see STO picking up Bowden for one of their shows. We all know what last year would have been like if iCan'tCoach would have had his own show. "So iCoach, how to you plan on improving this Zips team?" iCoach: "Recruit. Recruit. Recruit. I was a recruiter at Notre Dame, and know nothing about football. The Notre Dame name sold itself, but I might still be a decent recruiter for Akron."

I was going to start a thread about this. I think it is a very interesting topic and route to go. If I am Bowden, I am calling them and marketing Akron. Here are my selling points: 1) State-of-the-art facilities. 2) You will play. Have you seen our previous records? 3) Help us build something special. 4) If you went to PSU for the tradition, come to Akron and play for Bowden, Amato, and Buckley. Not to mention we have Tressel at the University. I really think this would be a great way to jump start this program.

Ranking the early season college basketball tournaments. Akron is in the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, which is ranked as a 'B'. Some very solid teams in the tournament. I like it a lot.

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Zeke and Forsythe on the floor... at the same time... together... on the same team... at Akron?!?!?! <---- Emphasis on this last emoticon.

I am guessing O-Who will be top 50 and the Zips will be top 70. No other MAC school will be above either team. Can't State might be top 80 or 90, but that's the next closest. I think by the end of the season, though, the Zips will be the best MAC team, finishing probably around the 40 or 50 mark. I'm expecting a big season.

Watching that Kenmore tape and that Can't Roosevelt tape is painful. Some of the highlights are against Norton, my high school. Norton also has a WR, Matt McGlone. I believe he is around 6'5. Long body with a decent build. He is getting recruited by Duke, Michigan State, Harvard, etc. However, that is more for his grades. 4.2 or something like that GPA. He was the no. 1 WR in DIII, though. I also know one of the Can't State coaches came to our school to talk to him this past year. Coventry has a running back, Dillon Headrick, who is getting some big looks, too. Michigan, Texas, etc. He is around 6' I believe, he benches 285-295, squats around 500; very powerful back. He put up around 5 touchdowns on Norton if I remember correctly. Very good speed with a massive frame. Great kid, too. Good friends with him. Akron should look at offering these guys.