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The fact that Ohio/Kent and Duquesne will be in the tournament while the Zips sit at home is the ultimate nightmare scenario.

Started the game 8-2. That's when you step on the gas. Yet this team seems obsessed with making everything difficult.

Dayton laying an egg down the stretch. Watching this game makes me sick. Something about mediocre Pittsburgh teams beating teams they shouldn't. Hopefully the Bonnie's can knock out the Dukes.

I can't wrap my head around the fact that these guys on Miami's roster are division 1 basketball players. It looks like a bunch of white guys that should be working at Gamestop and a football lineman.

I've been betting against the Zips almost every game. Including today.

Miami Redhawks right now

Even garbage teams are unstoppable when they can't miss. Feels exactly like the first meeting between these teams.

While right now it seems good to have the 1 seed knocked out. With the way the Zips have been playing, I wouldn't be surprised if we exit the tournament early as well. Ohio unfortunately seems to be getting hot at the right time and i can see them headed to the dance. Barf.

I've heard of trap games....but a trap month? Man the Zips are just BAD right now. If they win a game in the MAC tournament I'd be shocked.

That loss to JMU seems to be the turning point of the season. Everything since has been abysmal.

With the way this team shoots free throws is that a good thing or bad?...

Flipping back and forth between the Zips and Cavs. I can't tell which game is more painful to watch. 😭

I think it's time to get legitimately concerned about our chances in the MAC tournament. Just a long stretch of bad basketball.

They're literally calling fouls on each possession. Two on the Zips for just playing defense. We're playing bad, but this is just brutal basketball to watch.

My bad. I guess I was confusing them for the mediocre team from Portage County. Still think we should be able to handle them easily. Not lose to them.

Yikes this is embarrassing. I swear if we lose the one of the worst teams in the MAC, after losing to .500 Ohio. I'm not going to have much hope to the MAC tournament.

I always look at it like college basketball. Would I rather the Zips compete at the highest level and have a less than 1% of winning a championship or play at the second highest level and have a better chance at a meaningless championship? Youngstown State has 4 national titles and does anyone care? How many people can even name the FCS champion from last season? I'm sure more people know who won the AAC, Sun Belt and MAC last season. Even if our program peaked when we won the MAC Championship or Idaho Potato bowl. To me personally I prefer that to a FCS playoff appearance or whatever. Just like I'd rather see the Zips basketball team make the NCAA tournament and get knocked out in the first round, than win a game in the NIT/CBI.

One of the biggest "What ifs" in Akron Zips history. Right up there with Tyreek Hill committing to play at UA and then Bowden, rightfully changing his mind and turning him away. Didn't Larry Nance Jr want to play for Akron too? Could we have had CJ, Nance and Zeke for a few years together? 😪

One curse was mean to be broken that World Series because both teams couldn't lose lol.

I think they were in the 20s and then immediately lost the next game to Buffalo. 2012-2013 and 2019-2020 were the two teams I thought would legitimately have a shot at making a tourney run. Unfortunately Abreu got caught trying to accept a shipment of weed, the entire team got the flu and then in 2020 Covid happened. If anyone still doubts that NE Ohio sports are cursed, I don't know what to tell you...

It would be nice if the MAC could cut some of the dead weight. I honestly couldn't care less if the Zips never played one of the MAC directionals again. Replace them with some quality directionals like Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky.

A dozen posts on this page alone mocking a move that is a big step in the right direction for the MAC. We all want what's best for our Zips and since we're stuck in the MAC forever, we might as well get excited to see the conference get better and expand. Some people just like to be miserable I guess.

Wanted to look around yesterday to see how UMass fans were feeling about this move. Most seem to think the A10 is dying and the MAC is a good move. I was surprised how many said it was a good stepping stone until they move to a bigger conference. WHAT? Not that we have much room to talk but the UMass football program has average like 2 wins a season for the past 10 years and the basketball program is very average. Still view this a positive for the MAC. The conference needs some new blood and expanding it's footprint can't be a bad thing. Hopefully we see more schools added soon.

How embarrassing is that the MAC needs to add teams to CATCH UP with the Sun Belt. Middle Tennessee, UConn, Western Kentucky, Temple? Idk...

Duquesne lost by double digits to a ten win Fordham team last night. ** sad trombone sound **