Dr Z

Zeke Marshall “I don’t want to take a breather. We want to go into the MAC Championship with a good swag and confidence.” Brian Walsh “We want to win out. We don’t care what anyone else is doing really.” Source: Mike Razor's blog

If your going to directly reply to my posts, at the very least read them. I never wrote "gut." Please stop trying to twist my words.

Go with what you see on the floor, it never lies, stats do. It separates the winners in Vegas from the losers every time. That's why they give you the trend sheet for free.

I like way they covered!

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In talks, decision in the next month per NY Times. Hope they put a good word in for us.

Throw it on my coffin as they lower it in the ground.

1. My reversible Zips hat 2 - 500 something else 501. Nothing, just freeze 502. That Zips hat in the above photo 503. Death 504. Columbus State hat

0-5 ATS in their last 5 MAC games on the road.

I think that's a great sign. Coach Bowden is doing everything he can to fill the most important position on the field with the right player by not limiting his options (this year and beyond). We were limited last season.

70-61, Zips cover at home....again. They are 9-0 ATS at home this season. Ohio +3 at Buffalo....hmmmmm

Darn you, you're on to my crazy theory. Shhhhhh....

So no? I would like to see a proper statistical analysis to be presise.

Uhhhh, not really, second half stats more important.

...and the stadium looks like a giant toilet bowl. Funny stuff

JJ made a comment on Monday nights show also, but no details. I'm interested to hear your comments ZW. I thought Akron football was on the right track years ago with Mike Thomas, but the plan seem to go with him. Akron basketball never seem to put much effort into it.

Did you factor in the quality of opponent? Out of conference vs MAC play? Zone vs man to man defense?

When Brett was on the Keith Dambrot Show a couple of weeks back, he admitted he is having a hard time adjusting not being able to set his feet and shoot this year. You could sense his frustration. PS McNees was 2 for 7 from three point land against ND in the NCAA tournament last March. We MUST produce in the paint to win big games.

Won't the Zips be running the same offense as Northern Alabama did last season per Coach Bowden? Didn't they have a playbook?

I keep forgetting, when was the last time the MAC had two teams in?

Right on both accounts. I don't know why, but I was abnormally frustrated by this loss. I guess my expectations were getting up due to the proximity of the month of March. Back to reality. And from the above comments on KD, I think he has been very realistic about an at large bid all year. If he gets excited about it and pumps it up in the media, so be it. That's his job. Good for him.

If I wanted to be the starting QB of the Akron Zips next year, I'm pretty sure I would find coach Bowden and have his playbook the second day he was on campus. I might sleep by the door of his office the first night.

I'll take a 15 seed if we get to play Columbus State (2 seed).

Speaking of Morrison, I thought the game plan of guarding him with a bunch of different Zips was solid for most of the game, then it seemed like he decided he wanted to win and it didn't matter who guarded him. He is a PTP'er. I was impressed how well OR played defense in the paint against us, seemed like they made a concerted effort to take the charge against us. Wonder if that resulted in the staff studying some tape, or just coincidence. I enjoyed the announcing yesterday, nice informative job. I enjoy the games a lot better with a good tv crew. They did a good job of explaining a few things (violent action review), and the analysis of plays was fair and intelligent. One last thought, I read here somewhere that OR didn't play good D against our 3 point shooting, the Zips just shot bad. I'm not sure OR was real worried about our 3 point shot since they went to a 2-3 zone. They pretty much baited us into shooting threes and the Zips obliged by missing. Is that good D? Seem to work. A couple of quick threes and they would have got right out of the zone, but there was no need because we couldn't hit a three. I hope the team and staff can regroup, learn from this game, and put a run together.

Thanks for stopping by OT, always good to hear what the other side thinks. Your second bullet has been questioned by many Zip fans for years.