ZachTheZip

ESPN doesn't update until after the game is over. The scores page on foxsports.com updates about every 5 minutes.You're probably best off following the BG-Miami game on ay-ziggy-zoomba.com.

Why do they keep going on about Miami's Hockey team? They're not in the MAC and them winning wouldn't affect the MAC in any way.And they don't mention any of the individual national champions the MAC has seen. I guess the WSJ is like me and counts a team championship as far more important.

Can't bests CMU 68-55 in the second game.

Toledo beats Ball State 67-56 in the first game.

It's amazing how easily all of your plans can get ruined by a 30 second from work. Have fun at the game guys. I'll be listening on the radio after never missing a home game.

LeBron has his own problems to worry about. Let Dambrot and his staff worry about recruiting for Akron and let LeBron worry about making the impossible a reality (a major sports championship in Cleveland).

http://www.ohio.com/news/87161547.html Wonder how he'll do without unlimited state resources at his disposal.

Time to recover is just as important as the actual lifting. Maybe they're focusing more on conditioning than strength, to create athletes instead of hulking monstrosities that get tired easily.

Players were set to the bench for a set period of time if they mouthed off. Usually 5 minutes. The teams played a man down for that time.

Two AK-Rowdies are at least going up at least. Want to be at least the third?At least 6 of us will be there.

Tickets to the game are $10 and seating is 100% GA, so anyone can sit anywhere.Cadillac Ranch's Zips festivities begin on Wednesday, as well.

I'd have to suggest that things have improved about 1000% over the Hipsher era. But there is still some work to be done, starting this weekend. There is just one chance for this team to redeem this season. They need senior leadership. They need their "stars" to be as motivated as their opponent's stars. Attitude is right Dave. That is a problem with this team, and it starts at the top. I haven't heard anyone take responsibility. Forget blame, whose willing to take some leadership?There is no senior leadership. Conyers plays like a leader but he doesn't act like one. McKnight seems to have disappeared off the map. Neither are verbal on the court, directing things like an experienced leader should.

KD and I see on the same page. The difference on Friday was discipline more than anything else.

I am hoping that he continues the trend of basketball layers from his high school who stay in the area to make a difference.

Who knows. That game was anything but normal.

There were about 100 Akron fans there. I don't think we could fit much more than that in the limited space.The goal happened with some weird circumstances surrounding it. First, Akron was playing with a man down because the referee decided to institute hockey-style penalty rules which meant that CSU has a sort of "power play" situation at the time. Then, the CSU player was offsides and the sideline official was waving his flag but the head ref didn't see it or chose to ignore it. The Akron coaches threw a fit, and the Akron fans were confused. The shot itself wasn't bad since the player was 1-on-1 with Meves.

Oh yeah. Nagbe had the hat trick, not Kofi.

I made it, but I left a bit early. Kitchen is going to be a great player and he will have an immediate impact for the team. I think it was Kofi who had a hat trick and possibly more. The dome didn't cover the stands, so we were all right up on the sideline. The head referee's bizarre peacekeeping methods (think the penalty box and power plays from hockey) and coach Porter's shouting were worth the price of admission alone.

Only 500 tickets will be sold. Gates open at 4:00.I hope all 500 are Zips fans!

We'll see what happens. There's nothing we can do but try to win our own half of the bracket.

You can add Aaron Williams and DaVon Moore to the list of 3-star Brookhart recruits that never panned out. The track record is abhorrent.

The roster has been updated for the spring. 2010 RosterRB Norman Shuford, LB DaVon Moore, LB Aaron Williams, and WR Shawn Roberts are missing.Redshirt Junior DL Antoine Jones and Greyshirt OL Joe Pachuta have been added.

Zeke needs to play 30 minutes on Thursday. Dambrot had better find the rotation that best compliments having a 7' center on the court, because that's the future. It could also be the present if done correctly.

You don't develop good players sitting them on the bench.I go back to Zeke. The kid was a HS All American. If we are waiting to see a little more improvement from him next year, there is a problem. He should dominate this horrible league right now. Other programs that get HS All Americans start them from day one. Major programs get all Americans and they are in the NBA in two years.Dambrot is afraid of Zeke fouling out. The only way to learn not to foul out is to play more and learn from mistakes. Dambrot's rotation never lets any player learn from their mistakes, Zeke included. It's not the number of players in the rotation that's a problem, but the frantic substitution. Leave Zeke in if he has two fouls in the first half. leave a guard in instead of yanking him the minute he makes a good shot. Players make an impact in one portion of the game, whether it's offense or defense or changing the pace. Leave them in if they're making that impact even if they're not perfect in other areas. Zeke gets pulled because he makes a dumb move in a part of the game that's not his strength and then you lose the great impact he has around the rim on offense and defense in exchange for a player who makes less of a impact but is a better all-around player. Not every player is LeBron where they can play any position better than any player on the opposing team. Zeke can't play SG or SF, but Dambrot has him playing those defensive assignments. Brett McClanhan isn't a PF but he gets put into that role at least one possession per game. Dambrot needs to find the right combination of strengths and weaknesses for the five players on the court and then don't change that by substituting players that put their teammates in awkward positions.There's my direction-less rant for the day.

Eastern Michigan wins 66-56. We'll see them on Wednesday at 6:00.