ZippyforPresident

Big, big, BiG win! This game can springboard us right into a first round bye in the tourney if the Zips can keep taking care of business like they did tonight, especially with the next three at home. Keep up the focus, confidence, and intensity!

I agree that Diggs has a decent stroke, but it seems like his 3 point opportunities should be more limited to when he's wide open and the shot is totally uncontested. The stop and pop long range stuff is better off left to Roberts, McNees and McClanahan. I'd like to see more of an isolation set up for Diggs and see if he can't take some guys one on one slashing to the hoop. He'd have a much better chance at finishing around the rim at 6' 6" than Abreu at 5' 9". I mean, if he does have some of that guard skill set why not set some plays up for him at the top and see what happens? Worse case scenario he drives too deep and dishes to Zeke who dunks it . Looking forward to Saturday. Preparing for the worst but hoping for the best with all that I have.

The game is listed on channelsurf.eu, so hopefully that feed will work.

I saw the Toledo game against BG as well and was impressed with Toledo's toughness. They played a pretty good game that night. Tod Kowalczyk looks to be a coach capable of turning that team around. Some of you might remember that he was UW-Green Bay's coach last year. So, he has beaten the Zips. I think Toledo is going to be a tough out and with Akron's unfocused, inconsistent and soft play it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if the Rockets win tonight. Hopefully the Zips can show some real toughness and realize that they can still have at least a somewhat respectable season if they can just pick up the intensity for 40 minutes and show that they are a focused and prepared team. "Team" being the operative word. I really can't make a prediction on tonight's score so I'm just gonna pray that somehow we have more points than they do when the final buzzer sounds.

NCAA Tournament wins by Non-AQ Conference teams last year alone (excluding Butler): Xavier (A-10), Murray State (OVC), Northern Iowa (MVC), Ohio (MAC), Cornell (IVY), Gonzaga (WCC), St. Mary's (WCC), Brigham Young (Mountain West), New Mexico (Mountain West), Old Dominion (CAA). The Tournament last year was as good and exciting as its ever been and should be even better with the slight expansion this year. So, the commentator you heard either has no idea what he is talking about, or you might have just missed some of what he was saying.

Zips fans might remember this guy from the 2005 MAC Championship. Go Bears!

I'm hoping Missouri Valley Conference... Missouri State would be GREAT. That's just a pipe dream, but it would be really awesome to get a nice opponent like that into the JAR and give the Zips a final shot at a good win this season. Well, if the Zips can get on a tear we might have a shot at someone somewhat decent, Vermont or Iona maybe? Well, wins against higher ranked Miami and Ball State would give our rpi some needed elevation as things stand currently...

That's a really good idea BirdZip. It would be far more interesting than their usual live footage of some unsuspecting fan picking her nose and not realizing she's on camera for the entirety of a timeout. Also, it might help to give less knowledgeable or new fans of Zips Basketball a sense of the winning tradition this program has built, as evidenced by the success of Zips Basketball Alumni. Even if there were some issue with replaying their professional footage they could replay some memorable moments from their college career and post their professional stats with a photo. Not to get too off topic, but just to throw another idea out there, what about some type of "This moment in Akron history" clip? I think that would help to elevate the energy from the audience in the JAR, especially if they mix the video with a recording of one of French's frantic and emotional radio calls from the specific moment.

Wow, I'm not entirely sure where to start here. Great to get a win against the other best team in the league or most formidable opponent in the MAC, whatever one might prefer. We are now the team that has that X Factor, Game Changer, or MR. Marshall as he should now be referred to by Can't State and all fans. HUGE games by the aforementioned Mr. Marshall in a double double with 20 pts. and 11 boards, as well as 3 blocks, 2 assists and 1 steal and Mr. Brett Mcknight with 19 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists. Brett came out very fired up early and Zeke did whatever it took late in the game. It was just great to see the senior class get a win against those goons in their last home game against Can't State. I also have to give an applause to the fans tonight. This is the atmosphere that Coach Dambrot's teams deserve. I know the JAR is capable of getting VERY loud, but that was probably just about as loud as I've ever heard it. (My close second would be Linhart's last second tip in to beat OU a few years back (against bubba), although there were far more people there tonight.) I brought some friends and family members with me to the game tonight, two of them were my younger cousins who are in high school and at that age where they are looking at colleges and they had a fantastic time and "Witnessed" (no Zips promo pun intended there ) what an amazing college basketball atmosphere really is. They were very stoked about the game and want to come back and see more. There should be no complaints from fans tonight. Great win. Oh! and the biggest factor tonight (in my view) was that even though we were very cold from behind the arc, especially in the second half, we still got the win, which shows that this team really is very physical and versatile up front and ready for league play. Can't State didn't really have an answer for our front court with 3 blocks from Mr. Marshall, 1 from Cvetinovic and 1 from Bardo. Not to mention that Greene was virtually a non factor on the verge of fouling out tonight. Oops, I almost forgot, SUCK IT KE.NT!

Every time I hear the name Bo Boroski I cringe. Also, I'm sorry you had some idiot fans sitting in front of you Dave, I wish I were in your group too, I'd give those people a lesson in what it is to be a fan. I also find it a little bizarre that a father was there with his son and his son cussed out two adults sitting behind him and then the father gave you all a dirty look. If my father witnessed me cussing out any adult as a young man I'd have had my head spun right out of the place (apparently fathers were less accepting of their children's vulgarities in the 90's). As long as you guys weren't being profane around children I don't see the problem. Heck, I've been in the GA area when it was crowded and have been given dirty looks by people in front of me for clapping loudly. A person in front of me actually moved a seat further down from me for that once. Just like you guys, I'm not going to apologize for cheering for my team. If you want to sit amongst others in complete silence, a library is a far more appropriate place than a basketball game. GO ZIPS! (Hopefully typing in all caps isn't too abrasive for some )

It's already open in Wadsworth, has been for a month or two. Can't say i'd even put Chipotle in my top 25 places to eat fast food though (Pita Pit is #1). Chipotle is overpriced and though it's good, it's not THAT good like some people seem to thinkl. Pita Pit is both Delicious and Awesome. If Chipotle helps bring people to the city for lunch hour, then I'm all for it, as long as the city doesn't become overrun with national chains. I love places like Luigi's and Swensons and would much prefer to support local businesses and entrepreneurs and help to foster local economic growth and identity. After all, it is such local institutions that help to give Akron its unique character and identity, not building a new Chipotle or Wendy's or Walmart identical to any crappy generic suburb throughout the country. I do like what the developer of (the old kaiser building i believe?) did with preserving the building and adapting it to suit the needs of contemporary businesses (I believe that is the building Pita Pit is located in) I think that is a great way to contribute to the revitalization of "old Akron" and still maintain and respect much of its history and identity.

I'd just take the entire team and walk out in protest. This is disgusting.

I'm at a loss for words right now... Have these guys ever officiated a basketball game before? Or are they the referees from last night's MAACO Bowl?

Reggie Johnson's fat @ss broke the basket. Wow. Shouldn't that be a technical on them for hanging on the rim?

Brett McKnight is a one man wrecking crew.

You are certainly in the minority there. 1) LeBron is NOT honorary alumi 2) Akron Zips was trending on Twitter BEFORE LeBron's tweet...it's not like we were lacking national attention 3) LeBron doesn't give a shit about Akron...don't be fooled LeBron put out a tweet about something positive that UA did. That's really cool. I'm celebrating something our school achieved, something to be dead proud of, and you're whining about the fact that cleveland used to have a basketball team? Take your sour grapes somewhere else my friend. I'm celebrating AKRON SOCCER! LeBron is celebrating too, and I think that is expletive great. Oh, and I'm not in the minority, Akronites support one another, we have a really great community here, it's that kind of "at home" feeling that you don't find in many urban areas, and I love Akron because it is a place that is tolerant and accepting of all people. And rooting for our own with that kind of unabashed mid-western pride that you can't find anywhere else is a very unique and rare thing. It's unfortunate that cleveland's sour grapes about the cavaliers last chance at a national championship are getting in the way of some when Akron's Men's Soccer just brought a National Championship home. If you want to go worship Danny 'Subprime' Gilbert' somewhere else, be my guest. AKRON SOCCER RULES, AKRON SOCCER IS KING! I'm glad LeBron put a tweet out about it, our soccer team is F***ing AWESOME! If you have sour grapes about LeBron's former basketball team, please email them to Danny subrpime gilbert, UAZip0510. Akron soccer probably doesn't care that you're mad danny gilbert's team can't win anymore without LeBron James. I'm done with this. GO ZIPS! GO ZIPS SOCCER! In the spirit of this post UAZip0510, let's just celebrate something amazing that our team did and leave it at that. Lets just support Akron! Hail Akron! I love my city and the people of my city! And with that, I'm extending an olive branch here.. to any and all, lets just keep supporting all of this as best we can.

cleveland has a basketball team still? even if they did, no one in Akron cares. But I do know AKRON HAS A SOCCER TEAM! AND THEY ARE AMAZING! GO AKRON! LETS KEEP CELEBRATING AKRON'S CHAMPIONS! LEBRON IS AN AKRONITE SO JUST QUIT WITH THE SOUR GRAPES. LETS JUST CELEBRATE AKRON SOCCER! THEY DESERVE IT! :NCAAC:

Thanks for the pic R4R, that's gonna live on forever in Akron lore. Also, I've wanted to use this just once in my lifetime and have it actually be true... :NCAAC: AKRON IS THE BEST TEAM IN THE NATION! NO ONE IS BETTER THAN THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON!!! Oh, and btw

Thank you for posting that meatwad, it was just amazing to see such a celebration after a NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP! Also, I'm in the skhorbotly camp. I've met TW for a brief passing second and he really did seem genuine. Lets just enjoy this, this team deserves all the credit in the world for what they've accomplished! Akron is brimming with pride right now! This is an accomplishment that lends hope and optimism to the entire community! GO AKRON! GO ZIPS! SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS!

Very cool. I think the mood around the community is one of complete celebration. Well, I can vouch for University Park anyway. GO ZIPS! GO LEBRON! GO AKRON! SOCCER KINGS!

Barley House should have a few local brews on tap. I went Saturday before the soccer game for a bit as they were the only place that had X-mas Ale on tap, so they should at least still have that and probably GL Dortmunder. Barley House used to have Roo Brew on tap earlier this summer. I haven't been there since so I really don't know if they still offer it. As far as Thirsty Dog's "12 Dogs of Christmas" goes, I have no idea. I haven't even been able to find it in stores. I saw some stocked at the grocery store almost 2 months ago and now I regret not grabbing it, haha. (I'm a craft beer kind of person too). If I end up heading to a bar to watch, it will probably be Tap House. I'm skeptical about Barleys as a good place to watch Zips games.

Awesome post ZRifle. As another one of the 500 or so people at the game yesterday, I couldn't have been happier for the graduating members of the team to finally get a hard earned W. Keep fighting. Never give in.

I think that this response is both an appropriate and necessary one. I agree with Dr Z's statement that "hatred' (dislike in sports anyway, as true, real life hatred is never justified) can get too ugly. I don't think anyone needs to be reminded of the guy wearing Miami Heat gear at the Indians game this summer. Even worse, I actually saw a car with some dumb 20 something white "kid" with a LeBron jersey dragging from the back of his trunk just after LeBron decided to go to Miami. That made me absolutely sick. I think this goes far beyond just having a rival in professional sports. I think there are some idiots out there, like this guy, that actually took LeBron's decision personally. Heck, I'd rather be a Duke fan in the middle of a bunch of North Carolina students, sure I know I'd take it from them but I doubt I would feel any sort of threat of physical violence. But with just plain disgusting statements, such as the one that kid made with that jersey hanging from his car, it is very apparent that there are some people out there who don't seem to understand that basketball is just a game, especially at the professional level where personnel is shifted, traded, and changed virtually all season for the sake of the all mighty dollar. The NBA NEEDED to make absolutely sure that cleveland takes every measure of caution when the Heat come to the Q arena. Most people are reasonable, but unfortunately it only takes one to ruin everything for everyone, both fans and players.

It seems kind of wrong to me too. How sad. I don't care if you love LeBron, hate him, or don't even know what basketball is, that had absolutely no redeeming educational value whatsoever. The only thing that skit taught those children was how to condemn and denigrate another person. What was their teacher thinking, other than "I'm mad at LeBron James"? I do like the part where the one little boy encourages the other after he stumbled on his line though. Leave it to the children to teach the right lesson...

You've hit the nail right on the head, Dave. Good post.