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down 1? this is the most overrated Akron team of all-time

Better than MAC, C-USA, Mountain West and Sunbelt.

For some reason a lot of Zips have a very "high school" mentality when it comes to college athletics. The small stadiums/areas of the MAC, schools located VERY close to one another, and a regional conference that really is only centered in two states. Do we really need 6 schools in Ohio? I would definitely support some sort of BE-MAC merger. Maybe North and South divisions? Akron, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Temple, Ohio, NIU, UMass, Toledo, USF, UCF, Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tulane, and ECU would make a very solid conference and cover a lot of the eastern US.

Didn't the Big Ten add Maryland and Rutgers just because of Rifle and Soccer?

Like 2-win Coastal Carolina...

Exactly. At least the schools in the Big East carry some weight, and are located in big markets than can get us exposure. I doubt that many casual fans actually look forward to the Zips playing their conference games.

Who can honestly say they'd rather be playing Eastern Michigan, Buffalo, and Bowling Green on a weekly basis instead of teams like Cincy, UCF, and Houston.

OhioU lost to Robert Morris. I don't get it.

Zips will never win the "big" games

Yes, this game is over. Much like the football team the outcome can be decided before halftime.

I like that they have a huge basketball painted at center court...I guess in case you forget which sport you are watching?

Akron looks like a MAC team. Going on one of our famous scoring droughts right now. One of many I'm sure.

So...not even 10 games into the season and the Lady Zips have more wins that our football team has had in the past 4 years! We are awesome...

Prediction: Creighton 75 Akron 60

Is being a part of the MAC something to be proud of?

It doesn't matter if teams like OU or Can't have a good season because we have to win the MAC tourney to make it to the NCAA. The worse the rest of the MAC is, the easier it will be to make a run in March.

Wow the WAC is really going downhill. So glad they are abandoning football.

If soccer was unranked, 2-6 in MAC Championships and 0-2 in the NCAA I'm sure attendance/interest would be very low. But to me basketball and even football will always be more exciting games to attend. I played soccer in high school, but honestly I just don't find it all that exciting anymore.

Correct me if I am wrong but isn't there an entire thread bitching because they encouraged students, not sitting behind the hoop, to sit in section 11 last game?

Honesty if students don't understand what free means, then they should not have graduated high school. I don't see how the athletic department would benefit from having it's employees sit in the union all day handing out pointless tickets to an event that is already free. Just more work than it's worth, and students have their own entrance for a reason. It's getting a little irritating that everything is being blamed on our marketing people. Our marketing department didn't lose to Coastal Carolina and Oklahoma State. Our Marketing department didn't schedule MTSU, on a sunday when the Browns play. We may have a talented team, but they haven't proved anything yet. Beating ranked opponents does that. Winning streaks do that.

Just tell him this is typical December weather in Akron.

the fact is MTSU could have been undefeated and nationally ranked and attendance would have been the same. To the average Zips fan hearing "Middle Tennessee State" doesn't do much to excite. They are not a "name" opponent, and they aren't even a conference opponent like Can't or Ohio that is recognizable. It just doesn't hold much weight, just like an big-time school probably doesn't think twice when they hear their team is playing Akron. Other factors that affect attendance negatively. - Losses to teams like Coastal Carolina - 3-2 record - Sunday, with a Browns game later - early in the season

Think back to all the times that Akron has lost on late 3 point shot against Miami, Can't, etc. Looking back would you rather had the Zips foul and at least have the chance of them missing one? History has shown our opponents will make that shot every time. If the Zips are up 4 or more points I say let them shoot. But at 3 points, foul. Of course ideally it would have been better to foul earlier to force 2 shots instead. To me the biggest concern is MAKE SURE they miss the shot. Nothing would have been worse than a 4 point play.