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8 MAC teams have lost to CMU. 8. Only 2 have beaten them. The MAC BLOWS.

22 pt lead. CMU aiming to break Kent's '08 NCAA Tourney record for lowest points in a half.

Quite the start.

Do we know if either player is back for this game? I know they're smoke and mirrors. I detailed their season earlier in this thread. But 14.5 is a helluva spread for a 1st and 2nd place conference matchup, especially if both teams are healthy.

Are they without anyone? Interesting line. In honor of a Toby Keith, I would love to cover. We'll put a boot in their ass, it's the Akron way.

They should really only announce when someone else wins the award; that would make it more surprising. 😉

Ken Carmen openly dogs on Ohio State and it's hilarious, especially when Lima gets pissed with it. Akron is very well represented within the Cleveland sports media scene. Kent has Tom Hamilton's son Bradley who, like his dad, does a great job at what he does (although more overall news than strictly sports). They also have Baskin & Phelps, and of course Josh Cribbs. Ohio has G Bush, but other than that, Akron has the stronger presence. Well done UofA.

Such an enjoyable watch/listen. I'll say it until I'm blue in the face - Groce has a lifetime contract at Akron for as long as he wants to coach. This program will always be in good hands with him. Groce made a point that the University needs to start capitalizing on. We have an OOC game coming up on ESPN2 that will be a terrific time to start. Enrique for 1st Team All America. He is absolutely one of the best players in the country and needs to be marketed as such.

Correct. Sorry JMU - the MAC blows and the NCAA screwed us out of 2 MW wins.

Anybody have the replay of this?

Getsy named Raiders OC

Buffalo has dropped to 355th in the NET rankings. There are 362 teams in total. Brutal fall from the top of the mid major scene just a few years ago.

Haven't they been in that 8th seed for at least a week?

Ali Ali needs to keep his mouth shut when it comes to the opponents' bench, but the refs need to officiate the bench behavior equally. BS is definitely being spewed by the benchwarmers.

Central is not a good team. They've taken advantage of the weakest MAC I can remember to put themselves in 3rd in the conference, but their record is 12-9 (5-7 outside the MAC) and rightfully so. - 10 pt loss to the Fighting Terry Bowdens (ULM) - 10 pt loss to the Fighting Corey Klubers (Stetson) - 27 pt loss at the Suckeyes (nobody should lose to this Suckeyes team by 27) - 45 pt loss to Creighton (the loss isn't bad, but a 45 pt deficit is embarrassing) - 73-35 loss to the Fighting Sister Jeans (Loyola Chicago) - 12 pt loss at home to Buffalo (who just lost by 30 to PCCC) I don't want this to be a close game.

Dare I say that was Groce's best regular season win as the Zips head coach? - Freeman finished with 20 & 14 in only 26 minutes due to foul trouble. That's simply amazing. Another MAC POTW coming his way. - Ali Ali really stepped up with Freeman's limited minutes. Very efficient 26 point performance by him. - Despite Freeman only being on the floor for 26 minutes, we still out-rebounded Toledo 39-31. Impressive effort on the boards. - Big night from Dawson, shooting 40% from 3 with a 14 pt performance. Needed that. - Don't love Hunter being completely MIA, and it's odd that Tribble wasn't a go-to on offense. - Toledo had all 5 of their starters in double digits for scoring. Their bench added on a whopping 4 points. If that's the type of performance they get from their bench on a consistent basis, I'm not worried about them in March. - Only 13 minutes for Thornton was head-scratching. I figured he would've been a staple in the lineup for his defensive prowess.

Greenwood and David seem like terrific gets, no?

According to ESPN, the attendance was 3151. @clarkwgriswold Who won Mr. Wilson?

3276 announced.

GameDay. Primetime. The Deuce. Regular season MAC title on the line - this is like Kowalchoke's National Championship. Go Zips!

I specifically said losing MAC programs. Toledo and Ohio do not fit that category. How Kowalchoke failed to win the MAC Tourney with a top 10 team's starting PG is actually impressive.

I don't want players from losing MAC programs. Thornton is an upgrade over Hankerson, but we need to look elsewhere in the TP, please.

I'm assuming it has to do with head-to-head vs common opponents. Toledo's loss is to CMU whom we haven't played yet. Akron's lone loss is to Miami whom Toledo beat.

Wouldn't that be something? The Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse would be the cleanest it's been in a long time for the MAC tourney if that were to happen. Fans wouldn't have that distinct PCCC stench to deal with.

Nothing like hyperbole to get the clicks. Nice dunk; far from "insane".