legendofzippy

Of course you're angry. Alex talked all year about championships, meanwhile he's involved in something he knows could lead to a suspension or maybe vacated victories down the road. You never know what the NCAA is going to do. Going to be tough to win Friday, but at least they have a week of practice to prepare.

Agreed. He's been saying for a while that they'd be in trouble if Alex got hurt, so he has to have a contingency plan. It's a big loss at a horrible time, but it still comes down to this - if Zeke and Tree are on their games, no one in the MAC can beat them.

Obviously Betancourt becomes the starter, but does Ibitayo move into the backup role? Had good ball handling skills but not sure as a passer. This whole thing is just incredible. What a waste of talent.

I'm not sure anything from SBNation should be quoted. My concern with OSU is not just Craft, it's the Craft/Scott combination. Hard to tell which one is a better defender at this point. Alex may be able to hold his own there, but they'd eat Betancourt alive. I'm not saying OSU definitely wins - Akron clearly has better shooters - but this isn't the matchup we want. Akron needs to get past the first round as another step in the growth of the program.

Hello. New to the forum, but was at the game last night. The crowd wasn't as "into it" as some other games, but this was an average Miami team that was also missing some of their best players. You can't expect fans to be rabid for such a matchup. I'm also a bit skeptical that 1986 fans are "better" than 2013 fans. The fact is that this isn't the championship that really matters for this team - it's the one next Saturday that counts. We all know Akron needs the automatic bid. So this is still a great accomplishment, but it's not the one fans - or the team - are shooting for.