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Speaking of playing against the "big" schools, did anyone notice the negativity towards their own team on the UMass board?Sounded to me like they were complaining about attendance, and thanking God that they had even made it as far as they have.Hopefully they will overlook Akron, and we can pull one off on them.

Funny. They are complaining about the play when the ref got knocked down, and they actually believe that the ref was going to make the call against Akron.Their player first committed a reach in to knock the ball away, then, dials had position on him (was basically boxing him out while trying to get the ball back), and their guy knocks dials over to get to the ball, and in the process takes out the ref, and they think the ref was going to call Akron for a foul? Too funny.

When is this league EVER going to get these frickin idiot referees under control?Once again, like ever other year, the MAC refs will help to ruin the MAC's chances of getting any respect.It's really getting old.

I was at the game, and I don't think there was a 'bump' call. Nick dribbled twice, and was in the air when the guy slammed into him. I was surrounded by UD fans, and all of them were crapping their pants because they new another overtime was coming after Nick was getting 3 more shots. None of them could believe that they called it a two shot foul. These are the same fans that thought ALL of the calls against UD were bad calls throughout the game.

That's what I've been thinking all along. We (the fans and the team) need to be of the mindset that....1) The MAC will never get at large bids, and2) If you want to get into the tournament, you MUST win the MAC tourney, PERIOD.If we play with that in mind, then we don't have to worry about all the rest of it.

So, this is the picture of Oden getting "MAULED" by the Xavier player (from this mornings local paper)..I guess the Xavier player WAS, in fact, Mauling Oden's underarm!

It wouldn't be a shame for a call like that to decide the game?A call like that (THE WRONG CALL) did decide the game, against the wrong team.It was 100% an intentional foul, and the wrong call decided it the wrong way.I don't care if the Xavier player did miss the second shot, they should have had the ball too.

Just finished watching the Xavier game, and what a crock of SH*T! Once again, the refs have to make sure that one of the big boys doesn't get beat in a close game. Near the end of the game, with Xavier up by 2, the State Public College of Ohio (aka OSU) player, absolutely and without question shoved the Xavier player out of bounds after he rebounded their tOSU's last attempt at a shot. It was a total, and unequivocal intentional foul (he wasn't going for the ball in the least, he simply shoved him to the floor), and OF COURSE, the refs didn't call the intentional foul, only a 'normal' foul. So instead of Xavier getting the shots, and the ball back (which would have sealed the game), they only got to shoot two shots (and of course missed one), letting the other team score a three in regulation to go into overtime and take over the game.If the frickin refs would have made the correct call, Xavier would have won the game, but OH NO, you have to keep the BCS schools in to the end if you can!

I think we all need to give Rick a break, after all, he barely escaped being caught up in the scandal that took down Jim Obrien at Ohio Stink, and secondly, Wright State made it into the big dance this year, their first year WITHOUT HIM coaching. He must feel pretty sh*tty about that.

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Hopefully this team (and coaching staff) will stew on this all Summer/Fall, and come back with a frickin vengeance. I hope that in every game we play next season, they don't hold back, and blow teams out by as many points as possible. Don't put the subs in, and keep bustin 3's and pounding it inside till the last second ticks off the clock. Show no mercy, and DESTROY everyone they face.We'll have Wood, Middleton, Dials, and Milum back, plus whoever else wants to get in on the butt-whoopins.Let this whole fiasco feed the fire, let it simmer, and come back out-for-blood next season!!!

I captured the video off the TV last night, and posted it on the web.Here is the link...Top Ten Play Video (WMV format)I don't know if I'm violating some kind of copyright of ESPN's, but if anyone knows, please let me know and I'll take it down (I'm not trying to or actually making any money from this video, so I don't think there is a violation.)Thx.

The drive/pass/basket at the end of the game from Dials to Wood.

I get SO tired of the "can't blame the refs" mentallity on this board. It's like saying that you can't complain about the weather unless you are a certified meteorologist. B.S. When the reffing is bad, it is bad. You don't have to be a ref to know when it sucks.The refs didn't officiate the game, they controlled it. The fact is, they were a total factor in this game. Yes, they made bad calls both ways, but I have never seen a game where the calls going against one of the teams (akron) were at all the critical points in the game.Late in the game, Linhart gets totally run over (knocked to his back) in the lane - - - no call.Then, the miami player that knocked him to the ground continues to drive, and the ref calls a phantom call (absolutely no contact) on a different akron player (shooting foul, of course).It was the same thing all night long (at all the critical points). It was THE DEFINITION of home court advantage (textbook case).The sad thing is, it happens at all the home courts in the MAC, and that is the reason that the MAC will never get two teams into the big dance. The committee knows how piss-poor the refs are in the MAC, and every team has way too big a home court advantage. Unless one team is overwhelmingly better than another, the home team wins (period). It is a total joke.

what are dials and rome's stats so far?