meatwad

I've heard that they got a donor to sponsor the whole thing and rumor is that it will all be done by the fall. Could be wrong, just saying what I've heard.

This poll is in regard to my recent observation on another thread. I think the F-lash to Flush has been overplayed. The K-ent to Can't too. They're funny. We've had some good times, but too many links get messed up and it gets bothersome. Speak up Zipsnation... do you think this should be stopped? Disclaimer: The moderators of this site do a fantastic job and I'm not here to criticize, just making a "Suggestion" in the suggestion forum.

If he wanted to transfer, I'd take him. X vs. Kansas State: One of the best college basketball games I've ever watched. +1 Even though it might have killed my chances at a couple hundred bucks

Ok, mods... the joke about changing F-l-a-s-h to Flush is funny. We get that. But it messes up 50% of the links people post on here. Can we please make it stop?

Funny, I come here to read about Akron athletics, but for some reason one out of two threads ends up being about Ohio State.

I think Humpy and Nicola did a good enough job stifling themselves. Dambrot had nothing to do with Nic travelling 2x per game toward the end of the year and Humpy taking stupid technical fouls.

Haha at this too!

That is the "parrot," theoretical company line. The theory has not played-out in practice. Prove to me that moving the line has actually affected a mid-major's ability to compete with a high major? It hasn't. The proof is in this year's regular season. The proof is in this year's tourney. Saint Mary's Butler Northern Iowa Cornell If anything, it appears to have helped the mid major. The Sweet 16 has more mid majors than ever. Translation for RACER: that is the "parrot," theoretical company line,the theory has not played-out in practice.prove to me that moving the line has actually affected a mid-major's ability to compete with a high major.it hasn't.the proof is in this year's regular season.the proof is in this year's tourney. saint mary's butler northern iowa cornell if anything, it appears to have helped the mid major.the sweet 16 has more mid majors than ever. HAHA!

A disadvantage would be having different lines for different teams. As it stands it is a completely neutral line... both teams shoot from the same distance on the floor. I have to agree with CK here... it has only moderately changed the game, but the change goes both ways. 3 Point Percentages 04-05 to present: 04-05: 34.61% 05-06: 34.81% 06-07: 34.81% 07-08: 35.02% 08-09: 34.18% 09-10: 34.14% We're talking about less than one out of every hundred shots being affected with the change in the line.

I left at halftime laughing at how miserable both teams (but especially Miami) looked. That was some of the worst basketball I had ever seen.

Haha, glad I'm not the only one...

+1 Not sure about the "fixation" with McNees at the 2 guard.

LOL, nice. I wondered if the culprit was out there last night, dancing away...

The frustrating thing for an "old-timer" is the fact that, only 8-or-so years ago, the MAC was a lot better. We were getting NBA lottery picks, winning NCAA tourney games and getting at-large NCAA tourney bids. If I'd only followed the MAC for the past 5 years, I wouldn't really care much about the level of play. But I've watched MAC hoops erode for a while, and I want to see it return to a level where you can realistically argue our upper-tier teams could compete with the best of the MVC, or the Butler's of the world. 2010 was a step back towards respectability for the MAC. But there's a long way to go. Amen. I went to a lot of MAC tournaments where the Zips weren't even playing just to see good teams and good players. The MAC is down right now compared with its historic average. Dave, you are definitely the RPI guru. But remember that the RPI formula changed recently to favor the smaller conferences more (by giving home wins less weight than away wins). So the gap would be bigger if a consistent formula was used I think. The MAC is nowhere near as good as we were just 4 or 5 years ago.

Agreed.

You ever tested the Laugh-O-Meter at a Big Sky game? How about the Mid-Eastern Conference? Perhaps you have seen a ton of SWAC games? Point is, we all know that the MAC is not nearly as bad as those conferences. Why would you even try to argue such?

I'm in. Excited to see the guys out there again after a great weekend at the MAC tourney.

Sorry for the Monday morning reality check, but the Zips couldn't beat any of these teams on their best day. All of these teams are near the top of their respective conferences. I saw Vandy take apart South Carolina in Columbia this year and they would destroy the Zips. Maryland finished near the top of a real conference as did Wisconsin and Purdue. UofA finished second in the worst conference in the country and was destroyed twice by the regular season champion. The Zips lost to a bad OU team in the MAC Championship. There is no way they beat either of these teams. Next year, I need everyone to do me a favor. I asked a similar favor after football season when I asked everyone to stop posting as if it is the 1950s and it has taken a little. Next year, I need everyone to go to a top level conference game somewhere driveable from NE Ohio...meaning the Big East or Big Ten. Go with an open mind and really think about the Zips position and college basketball and ask whether or not they could really be even competitive in one of those leagues. If you come to the conclusion the Zips fall short, it doesn't make you a bad fan. I go to both ACC and SEC games here in the south and I can no longer convince myself what I watch at a MAC basketball game is even similar. We could have beaten Purdue. They are weaksauce without Robbie Hummell.

+1And his propensity to hang his hand in the air after making shots was getting annoying too.

You sauced?Cold sober. Just pissed. Cry baby fans and a team that played like they didn't care.All I know is that we are 6-0 in our last 6 games at the Q. I can't argue with that. One more for a back to back championship. We have survived a couple not great games. Time to put it all together tomorrow night.

You sauced?

Crazy shot by Turner... sure would have been fun to be matched up against the NCAA player of the year.

Zips 72WMU 58

I, for one, am getting pretty excited for the game today. I'm cautiously optimistic about the Zips chances over the next couple days. Who is going and what are your predictions?I'll go Zips 72EMU 64See you all there.