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  1. clarkwgriswold
    Hmmmm, I remember them at that game and thought they were good fans (as opposed to the arrogant self-impressed kid in this article).
  2. clarkwgriswold
    Let's hope EMU doesn't rescue its disappointing season with a win over the Zips. Many saw EMU as the class of the west and the primary competition to the Zips for the MAC title, but they now stand at 5-6 in the MAC and 13-11 overall, The schedule changes are a symptom of the Zips' success I'm afraid. I'll bet Miami's schedule has been rock solid! I feel bad for the staff that did all of the prep work for the Saturday bus trip to have it yanked out from under them.
  3. clarkwgriswold
    K92 has been demoted to Lot 9 Sergeant.
  4. clarkwgriswold
    Keane's a wonderful player. I'm just a homer. Interesting how he started at YSU and how he found his way to CMU.
  5. clarkwgriswold
    Quote from Big Dog about his free throw problems, which confirms what we thought: “I just get up there and my mind starts racing the previous miss or whatever. I’m not focusing on the shot,” Johnson said. “So it’s hard to make something when you’re not focused on it.”
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    I'd like to see Dog's stats of he got 21 shots a game like Keene, rather than 10.
  7. clarkwgriswold
    Portage County Community College and Ball State both make ESPN for their generous gifts last night! I sure wish someone on the coaching staff with the Zips would take a little time to work out some regular inbounds plays. That last one worked out pretty well, but I can't remember the last time we actually ran one that looked like an organized effort to set up a good shot.
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    From your mouth to the shootings gods' ears Zippy! Way too much standing around on offense at times tonight.
  9. clarkwgriswold
    I'd like to extend a personal welcome to the Zips defense. Better late than never old friend. On the other hand, we need an amber alert for the offense.
  10. clarkwgriswold
    Nothing like a good hippity hop ball race to get the fans into the game. Yawn.
  11. clarkwgriswold
    Okay guys, second half - time to WAKE THE HELL UP!
  12. clarkwgriswold
    Great start, moving the ball, now gridlock. Brutal.
  13. clarkwgriswold
    A real 6:00 crowd. The white flyers on the empty blue seats should make them pop on TV.
  14. clarkwgriswold
    Yep, typo.
  15. clarkwgriswold
    I think the reality is that if Mike Hughes had been healthy all season, we'd have seen very little of Poke, primarily only in mop up time. He's as raw as they come, but his athleticism overcomes some of that. Unfortunately, the athleticism and rawness combine to cause him to pick up bad fouls and rely on his jumping ability rather than box out. All that being said, I love the kid as many of his errors come from just trying too hard. I don't think he'll ever be much of a contributor on offense but his motor, athleticism and effort will make us very happy as we're leaving the JAR over the next three years. As for Josh, I'd like to see less of him for now. I'm not giving up on him, but his struggles are apparent. From having seeing him in high school, I never thought he'd be a dynamic penetrator, but by the same token, I never thought he'd become so one dimensional and essentially a specialist. As I've said before on here, right now he's a specialist without a specialty. I think he'll work it out, but I want to see him work it out in practice rather than in crunch time. As for Austin Jackson, he just has too many other contributors ahead of him and the returns in the limited time he's seen have been less than stellar. Contrary to GT's article, he's not a guard, and with Kwan, Ivey, Utomi and Poke, his chances to impress will be limited. With any luck, he'll focus on being a defensive madman and a spark when he gets in.
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    I was a little perplexed by GT's article (a regular occurrence). As I count them, we regularly play: 1) Dog; 2)Kwan; 3)Noah; 4) Antino; 5) Jimond; 6)Josh; 7)TDM; 8)Poke; 9)Utomi; 10) Aaron Jackson; and 11) Hughes (when he's healthy). GT made it sound like we're going to dig deeper, beyond 7 guys. I get what Keith was trying to say, that those 3 or 4 five to ten minute per game guys will get more minutes, but GT's article does a poor job in explaining it. Also, I was excited to see that Aaron Jackson is now a guard!
  17. clarkwgriswold
    Well, technically, every game is TBA, but "normal" game time is 7.
  18. clarkwgriswold
    Exactly my point. Between the folks who can't later the schedule and those who show up at 7 having not received the word, it has to hurt the gate. I know I haven't received anything from UA concerning the time change I heard Joe Dunn on the radio on my way home today. Apparently, KD wasn't aware of the time change until Joe mentioned it when they were taping their weekly show Sunday!
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    ...says the guy with 11.5 sacks in 8 seasons...
  20. clarkwgriswold
    I get the MAC wanting as much exposure as possible, but the game time changes have to make it a little difficult on the member schools and cost them some of their home crowd.
  21. clarkwgriswold
    The Cardinals come into the JAR for a 6:00 tip-off Tuesday night to face off against the Zips. The Cards are 15-8, but suffered a 27 point home loss to Buffalo over the weekend, after beating them by 15 at Buffalo. The Cards are led by guard Tayler Persons 16.1 ppg.
  22. clarkwgriswold
    If you watch the opposing coaches, they do a lot of whining about Big Dog. Maybe the refs are starting to listen. I'm not sure the officiating is down in all conferences, but it is abysmal in the MAC. If the MAC wants to advance into be a respected league, one of the elements to advance is decent and consistent officiating.
  23. clarkwgriswold
    Don't sweat the trolls. At the end of the day, the Zips played their worst game of the season against a team that played their best game of the season and was benefited by outrageous officiating and they nearly pulled it off. While we're worried about the Zips losing their chance to be ranked, they're excited that the win may qualify them for the CIT.
  24. clarkwgriswold
    Ugh. Lots of blame to go around. Awful possessions after they went up 5 completely changed the game and let the momentum swing back to OU. Let me say first that I'm not one generally to b!+ch about the refs. Keith implied in the post-game that the refereeing in the MAC contributes to the MAC never getting an at-large bid. The refs can't take the best players in the league out of games without it adversely impacting the product under review by the selection committee. A double tech on kids jawing at each other on the way to the locker room is ridiculous, as is a 38-16 free throw disparity. All of that being said, the Zips had their chances and should have capitalized. They also showed a lack of composure at times today. The realists on here recognized they lose at some point. Time for the Zips to move onto Ball State and put this one behind them.
  25. clarkwgriswold
    I don't expect Big Dog to be Mark Price at the line, but he's better than he's shown. It is pretty apparent at this point that it is in his head.
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