clarkwgriswold

That is what I meant and I also meant to insert Western. I went back and fixed.

Ball State athletics teams adopted the nickname Cardinals in 1927. Prior to that, the school's teams were known as the Hoosieroons. Before being purchased by the Ball brothers of Ball jar fame, the school was known as the Normal College, Normal School and the Normal Institute.

I'm all for Buffalo travelling regularly to Murfreesboro.

Maybe they should have a directional conference- Eastern (Mich), Central (Mich), Western (Mich), Northern (Ill), Western (Ky.) and Middle (Tenn)!

Good call. I am a little more enthused about WKU. I remember the Zips having some good games with those MTSU squads in the early 2010's.

I think the MAC is looking at all of the movement of schools into other conferences and the gobbling up of schools by competing conferences and thinks that there's safety in numbers. Competitively, MTSU basketball has fallen off of the face of the earth and football is pretty average. MTSU was a very good mid-major in basketball for a good stretch under Kermit Davis but the program has completely fallen apart since he left for Ole Miss. Western Kentucky has had some nice basketball teams and has been pretty average in football. Western would give the MAC two teams in towns named Bowling Green.

That bottom right picture must be from a Hoban/SVSM game from the looks of the crowd.

So, ummm, no to Murray State?

Two of our old OVC foes. Has anybody called Austin Peay and Morehead State?

I really wish this team had a stretch big to help Freeman on the boards. It would also give us a chance to have 2 bigs in the game together. I'd like to see Aziz and Freeman on the floor together but I am not sure of either can play well enough out of the post so as to not clog things up down low. It's going to be fun watching Groce work out the rotations. In Groce I trust.

Here's hoping he just had a minor injury they didn't want to risk and will be back soon. He could help.

Agreed that it was just an exhibition but I thought some good came out of it. My conclusions on Tribble come from more than just that game. Hope the info I am getting from people more in the know is wrong but that video last week wasn't promising. I think he's a contributor either way but I would love to see his impact if his shot came around.

No Wynn last night. Anybody have an idea about that? Also, we need to see more Trimble given this team's lack of outside shooting. Castaneda's past stats tell us he's a decent outside shooter and Ali and Dawson can contribute but this squad is clearly not on the level of some of our past teams from outside. Tribble concerns me. His outside shot has not improved. Teams are going to continue to back away and challenge him to take the outside shot and he needs to look to something other than an out of control drive. He's a fine athlete a very good defender but he is still challenged on offense,

I was only able to listen to the WVU broadcast as I was driving through awful storms in PA, NJ and NY last night so I wasn't able to pay close attention. The WVU team, who seemed like experienced guys, really liked Aziz. It sounded like the Zips had some trouble with WVU's constant pressure in the first. Also, while they didn't say it, it sounded like Tribble was a little out of control at times. I see now that he had 6 turnovers. Only Aziz had a positive +/-. Good start. A great way to start the kids off. I'll try to watch today on ESPN+.

WV scored 28 points off of Zips turnovers. The Zips scored 9 off of WVU turnovers. 19 point disparity in a 15 point loss.

The Zips head to Columbus on the 9th to face the Buckeyes. Here are some previews of the Buckeyes- https://www.btpowerhouse.com/2021/10/28/22746468/2021-22-ohio-state-buckeyes-basketball-season-preview-team-predictions-big-ten-stat-holtmann-liddell https://bustingbrackets.com/2021/10/09/ohio-state-basketball-2021-22-season-preview-and-outlook-for-the-buckeyes/ I am currently out of town but will try to post some more info soon.

I listened to the game as I drove through Pennsylvania and New Jersey tonight and at one point the zips were down 28 points and had committed a bunch of turnovers. I thought this sounds a lot like the football team.

I wholeheartedly agree. What I meant was that they shouldn't take a less talented kid over a more talented non-local just because he's local.

Ohio is generally a top 10 state for FBS level talent recruits. As such, I'd like to see that base of talent utilized by the Zips. I also think it would also help put some butts in the seats. That being said, I'd rather have a 3 star kid from Timbuktu than a 2 star kid from a local school.

Game day! We Zips fans need basketball to get us past the football team!

God bless Joe Dunn. Every week he swallows the disappointment and stays positive as the Zips football world crumbles around him. Let's not forget that he's paid to support the program not be Morley Safer. bigjim has a stronger stomach than me. I barely make it to the first use of the word "challenge."

Watching the background, it would appear that Greg Tribble's shooting remains an issue. LOL.

I was thinking-

That's why a coach has to be part salesman. They need to be able to sit in a kid's living room and persuade him and his mom that his school is his best option. He then has to be a decent coach and good administrator (or he's an Ed Orgeron).