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I'd say Zeke's clip ran a good two seconds - which is actually a pretty long time for that montage.

He got an 8-year extension. I'm not sure how much it is for. But this is good for mid-major basketball. Brad Stevens also seems very happy/content @ Butler. Mark Few @ Gonzaga. Good stuff. I guess these guys are the types of guys who realize $$$ isn't everything?

Look at the muscle Copley's Delone Carter (Syracuse) has packed on! This picture is from the ABJ.

Who was that offer from?

I don't, actually. To what area(s) are you referring? Baseball?

Great gallery here

I'm intrigued w/ Larry. He's listed @ 6'7", but his dad was 6'10". He may grow another couple inches yet. Tomorrow night is the Summit -vs- Stark Boys All-Star Basketball Game. It's @ 7:00 @ Walsh University. If anyone is able, go check Larry out & report back! I enjoy that game every year but I'm unable to make it tomorrow. It's usually not much of a game as Summit usually blows Stark out, but it's still usually a lot of fun just watching the best players in the area. I'm sure you'll also get to see BGSU recruit JaVon what's-his-name (Clarke?) from Timken. Oh, I'm also pretty sure you'll get to see Firestone's Darius Carter.

No, no, no, Cap'n, you have it all wrong ... !!!! Tressel's a LYINGweasel. Both of you are wrong. He is a lying, cheating, phony weasel. Yeah? Well now he's rumored to be a lying, cheating, phony, UNEMPLOYED weasel. Link? I can't link to a radio show, unfortunately. ESPN 97.5 in Philadelphia reported it. Wow! Thanks anyhow!

No, no, no, Cap'n, you have it all wrong ... !!!! Tressel's a LYINGweasel. Both of you are wrong. He is a lying, cheating, phony weasel. Yeah? Well now he's rumored to be a lying, cheating, phony, UNEMPLOYED weasel. Link?

Did anyone catch ZipsLive last night? If so, what did Tom Lemming (sp?) have to say? Thanks in advance!

Absolutely. Andy was great. It's really a shame he was hampered physically. Dan Hipsher's players ended up hating him. Again, another shame. It was painful for me to witness. And to think of the potential those Jimmal Ball, Jamie Bosley, Ryan Andrick, George Phillips teams had. All under-achieved - almost to the point of quiting. They seemed so anxious to just get away from Hipsher. KD really seemed like a desperation hire for D-Hip. He needed a spark. KD gave the program a spark by signing Dru & Rome & Jeremiah Wood, but it was too little too late. KD wasn't gunning for D-Hip's job. He was simply happy to be back in the college ranks. Though, when the inevitable finally happened and D-Hip was let go, we all knew the perfect heir apparent was already on staff. Gotta love KD. First-class act.

My favorite post on this subject was posted in one of the other recent threads regarding this topic. I forget who posted it, but it went something like, "Maybe... just maybe... we shouldn't care about this at all?"

It's crazy to think, but a single tweet from 'Bron is probably worth more pub than our regionally televised Super Bowl commercials. Whatever it takes to keep Akron blipping on the nation's radar.

They don't use that facility for basketball. They play their basketball games at Carver Arena which seats around 11,500. Ahh, well that capacity is what I was expecting. Well, what did they build that new $50-million facility for?

Video Tour of Bradley's new arena. Gorgeous, $50-million facility. Only seats 4,200. I was a bit surprised by that. As far as a renovation goes, maybe that gives the JAR's capacity some perspective?

ABJ article As Zip Watcher said, Bradley's a fine gig. But I still think this is embarrassing for the MAC.

Duh. Who would have ever guessed that's the way to win basketball games and championships? Well, yes. Very true. But I think GP1's central point was that in the MAC, you just have to be steady-as-she-goes and wait for the other team to beat themselves.

+1. Wouldn't it have been great to see a Butler -vs- VCU final?!?! Oh, well. I guess I can look at it in this way at least one mid-major is assured of playing for the championship.

I saw the post game interview this morning. Coach Stevens is just being nice. He was by far the better coach yesterday. Saying Donovan out coached comes out a lot better than saying, "I bitch slapped Donovan." Right. I think the 'Meister knows that. The only way Brad Stevens makes those comments is if he's an incredibly self-confident guy. He was giving a lot of praise to his team & assistants. He was also being nice to Donovan. Stevens' is truly a class act. The fist interview on the espn sight w/ Phelps, Bilas, Davis & Reese really breaks down just how badly Florida (Donovan) was out-coached by Butler (Stevens) throughout the game - especially after a couple of timeouts & in overtime. I also like how both Stevens & the espn analysts notice the improvement Butler has made as a team throughout the course of this season. We witnessed a transformation of our Zips' team this year. I think we're going to have to be equally as patient next season as well, with all the new blood coming in.

Wow. What a classy and humble guy. His comments show actually show tremendous self-confidence. I also watched the first video clip where Digger Phelps, Hubert Davis, Reese Davis & Jay Bilas (I think I'm getting those names right) broke the game down during the post-game and they must have mentioned Brad Stevens' name 10 times but didn't even mention Billy Donovan's name a single time.

This was my first thought as well. Geno to Bradley? Really? He knows the Zips are going to dominate over the next two years.

I don't think the Zips are seriously looking @ any players left in the playoffs. St.V/M has an excellent PG, DaVonte Beard, but we never offered him.

Only Youngstown is like Detroit. Maybe East Cleveland too... but anyway, back on topic, does anyone think it would be beneficial to change the upper side bleachers (or just a section or two) to chairbacks and make them reserved like the other side? It would seem to be less expensive to do, might cut down on capacity but if more people attend and you can charge more for those seats, maybe it pays back quickly. I wish they'd go chairbacks for the entire JAR. If it decreases capacity a bit, so be it. Do anything to make the JAR a more desireable destination. Right now only Zip diehards attend games. The JAR honestly discourages average fans from attending games. It's an embarrassing dump. Don't spend too much though; lipstick on a pig. What we eventually need is a new facility.

When I lived in the midwest, job traveling 100 nights per year. Grand Rapids was one of my favorite places to go. It is a great town. Seeing this post reminded me of one of my favorite places to eat. Bistro Bella Vita. It is right by the arena. If you are ever in Grand Rapids, this is one of the great restaurants in the midwest nobody has heard of. Great place! Thanks for the trip down memory lane Blue & Gold!!!! Grand Rapids is actually a fantastic city that most people know almost nothing of. Extremely underrated! I've eaten/chilled-out at The B.O.B. which is also directly across from the arena. I've never eaten at Bistro Bella Vita. I'll be sure to try it this year. I vacation in western Michigan almost every year. I stay in the Muskegon area & always frequent Grand Haven - my favorite little lakeside town. I often try to take one afternoon/evening to spend in Grand Rapids.