Balsy

Dayton...Dayton, Dayton, Dayton. Now why can't we do that?

@GP1 Bingo.

Ladies...you can't get four back-to-back steals and only score 2 points when you're down by 19.

Zips down 12 at the half. 46-34. There were some bad calls in the last 1:15 against Akron. However, for the most part the refs are letting the girls play. Lady Zips are adjusting well to Purdue's offense...however they are not cashing in on the turnovers. Zips need to come-out of the half guns blazing.

Mounting a slow comeback that is a signature of Jodi Kest. 35-24, Zips have the ball. Zips .476 shooting. Boilmakers .438.

Perhaps we should have The Athletic Department win the Billion-dollar-bracket, and then we can have our new arena. That's Thinking Big right there! But on a serious note: chemistry seemed to be a huge problem. And if what Skip-Zip says is true, that is probably one of the most glaring reasons as to why we did not perform. As DiG said: This thread seems a little confusing...but it seems that the things that keep coming up are: 1. Better team chemistry (IMO this falls on the coach) 2. Post-season success (this falls on everyone...but can be a direct result of chemistry) 3. Conference success (see above...and we can probably check this concern off). 4. New arena (Probably need all four before this happens...) 5. Alumni, Student, community engagement. Out of these, the one that we seem to have the most direct influence over is engagement.

@LZip Actually, when you put it that way, I could buy into that explanation of JT's job. I guess I have a lingering concern that remains however, when seeking outside recognition of the University and the state of Ohio.

We might as well just drop that conversation altogether though. After investing in Infocision Stadium...D-1 football is here to stay folks.

DiG As if Daniels contributed to the success. Because you know, as well as I do, that Mitch Daniels was not the president that build Purdue into the research powerhouse that it is. Former governor of Indiana, as well as a former director of management and budget under President Bush. He left the governorship and...immediately became President of Purdue. Purdue credits Daniels' predecessor astrophysicist Dr. France Anne Cordova as getting Purdue to national leading levels of academic rankings, research funding and student retention. Daniels seems to be more of a political play on part of Purdue because they already have the funding and academic success left by Dr. Cordova. UA doesn't need to play the political game (we'll lose...OSU will win everytime) in interstate politics.

taxpayer +1.

I think the point to make with "sustained success" vs. "One year with a good run" is that one can technically lead to the other. We still haven't had the "one year with a good run" which is what you need "sustained success" for in order to get to.

Dr. Z, I was just eliminated with the loss of Duke. Batting 100% until duke. Can we draw duke again in the Tourney please?

Absolutely LOVING the 37 seconds we got today!

With all due respect... we're a good team in a bad conference? How aren't we just an average team in a bad conference...or a bad team in an equally bad (if not worse) conference? If the "elusive first round NCAA win" is how we measure success...How can we say we're a good team? Sorry I may sound a little cynical...but to be considered good, we need to step it up. You can't have the best season in the school's history, which also had the WORST post-season NCAA loss in school history (that was almost NCAA history too), and then follow it up with a 21-13 season, losing to a not-so-good WMU team...with a final loss to a not-heard-of IPFW in a who-cares tournament, and consider yourself good. I had high expectations for this season. After watching those high expectations catch fire at 2am vs. St. Marys...followed by a loss to Middle Tennessee...then burst into flames with underwhelming 2nd half performance against Iowa State...rage into an inferno with back-to-back losses against a non-factor, plain terrible SC team...and then smolder with losing 5 games in a "bad (your words)" conference...How on earth can we consider the Zips a good team? Don't get me wrong, die-hard Zips fan here. But I'm slowly beginning to feel like I should accept our true circumstance. We are an above-average team that occasionally breaks the mold in a bad conference. My only question is: What does it take to change that.

Watch Dr. Z...The oranges will put WMU like we SHOULD have done.

OSU losses to Dayton :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: Now why can't we ever play the "sacred" OSU? After that embarrassing loss to the ugly "little-sister of the poor" Dayton, they'll probably never want to play an instate school again.

Watch GP1...The Bobkittens will take it all...and how would that make us look? You've got to take advantage of the hand you're dealt...and we just never seem to do it.

And the Bobkittens narrowly escape the mighty Vikings. You've got to be kidding me. What an absolutely embarrassing season.

@LZip I find it hard to be excited about anything for the BB team

Absolutely disgusting. At some point folks this has to fall on Dambrot. This was absolutely, without doubt, an absolute embarrassment. What a wonderful way to end such a wonderful season. I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach watching the St. Marys game at 2am. Bring on football ASAP.

Really Zips...Really...

Absolutely unbelievable. Can we please take advantage when it is so clearly handed to us?

That actually sounds like an absolutely fantastic idea. But, since it make sense, conventional wisdoms tells us to do the opposite.

@Zippy5, I don't think anyone has said it...directly...but based upon some of the comments said here, it isn't far off to say that some people don't think we should be excited...or care...about a CIT bid. As Ada Zips talked about...there's a reality we Zips fans need to come to realize. This program has zero respect on a national stage. There just is no other way around that fact. If the national stage doesn't focus on the Alex Abreu debacle (reason alone not to let him get anywhere close to the team again), it instead focuses on our 0-4 NCAA record, with the last match-up nearly making the highest blowout record in NCAA tournament history. Actually rallying the team to a CIT run or even the unlikely event of a CIT championship win. Could give this program the postseason momentum it so desperately needs. IMO a couple of wins in the CIT/or a CIT championship win is far better for this program than a one-and-done NCAA appearance. Just as long as it doesn't become a regular thing.