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They can worry about next year after this year. Games still to be won.

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Why not? He throws them under the bus every chance he gets.

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Rumor has it that as soon as he gets done solving the radiation problem at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, he will solve this problem

America loves to tear people down and then build them back up again...then start the cycle all over. He could be the type of redemption story ESPN likes to force down our throats all the time. My guess is, with the right effort by UofA, it could be spun as a positive.

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Committed a felony is a fact. Ruined the season is debatable. The Zips won the MAC. If that ruins a season, I'd like to petition to have a player a year arrested for selling pot.

While I agree that everyone should get off of their high horses, he didn't just make a mistake. Spilling a cup of water is a mistake that happens in a split second. Let's look at all that had to happen for this "mistake" to take place. 1. He had to be involved with a group of people engaging in illegal behavior on some level. 2. He had to have an idea that he could make money off of illegal behavior. 3. He had reach out to people who could help him engage in illegal behavior. 4. He had to actively reach out to a larger group who could help him execute this illegal behavior. 5. He had to financially support this activity. These are just a few of the "mistakes" he made. I'm sure if I tried just a little harder, I could think of five more. daphrank makes a really good point above. His getting off on probation was his second chance. People can get over a felony. Prison time is almost impossible to recover from. He should consider himself lucky. The guy got over with the best defense lawyer in town. Most people with his background would be sitting in prison right now. Should he play for the Zips again? I guess I can honestly say I don't care. Between the arrest and suspensions the last couple of years, I'm starting to get numb to it. If the Zips had a losing basketball team, my guess is there would be a lot more outrage about it. Winning sure does cure a lot.

I sort of feel the same way. I don't care why it happened, it just needs to stop. We consider ourselves to be a big time mid major. This is one thing I don't see happening at other high level mid majors and it needs to stop. In terms of knowing what happened, I'm always interested to know what the infraction was so I can understand whether or not the infraction is serious or if one of the 3,000 incomprehensible rules these guys have to follow has been broken. If it is serious, put it out in the public. If he cares so little about the rules, why worry about what he thinks when the public finds out...he doesn't seem to care himself. If it is minor, a good chuckle at the rules is always fun.

"I'll have another slice of Ianello."

When you look at the tournament in this light, it potentially makes for an exciting weekend in Cleveland. For the first time in a while, there are a lot of teams that could win the league with five and maybe six if things go right for EMU. Could this be the year that two "dark horses" make the finals?

I have a different take on this. Is Akron such an exciting place to live now that attending a Zips basketball game falls far down the list of things to do? My guess is it isn't. I'm more upset with the lack of community of support for the BB team. They may not be as good as in the past, but they are still pretty good and entertaining. There is a lot of value in the purchase of a ticket. Seriously, I just don't understand it.

Isn't it because they aren't allowed to talk about it?

This is a very serious illness. He needs to follow his doctors orders to the letter.

Link This ten second rule is a bad idea taken from the minds of coaches who can't keep up with the modern game. The reason the offenses move so quickly is because they know the personnel the defense has on the field and are taking advantage of it. Allowing substitutions in this manner is going to naturally slow down the play calling within the games and thus slow down the number of plays called in a games making them less exciting. We get enough slowing of the game with replays. Are they going to make teams huddle for ten seconds next? No evidence more injuries are caused. Better idea, keep the rules the way they are and force coaches to use smaller players who are in better condition to cope with the fast paced game. Players are at far more risk, long term, when they bulk up to 350 pounds and go through life obese, develop health related problems early in life as a result of the weight and die young. Why does the modern game have to change because Nick Saban can't.

33% shooting. Not going to beat anyone like that. Was WMU's defense that good, or were we that bad?

First of all, I have no idea how serious this is, but I always get a kick out of fan reaction to players getting suspended. It's always so over the top. 25 years ago, a guy had to do something pretty serious to get suspended. 25 years and 3,000 NCAA rules later, it could be something really serious, or something really silly. Normally, the less serious it is, the more people keep their mouths shut about what happened.

I think if the leagues get together and put on a quality event with good teams/games, ESPN will cover it. If they don't want to, there are now plenty of sports networks on TV that would be happy to televise the event and ESPN can continue to excite America with games like Wake Forest vs. NC State.

"we"? One guy thought he was a good idea and that guy still has a job at UofA....amazing if you ask me. The decision had far worse results than just hiring a horrible coach.

I hope this doesn't happen. ESPN looks out for the interests of ESPN. An agreement between the MAC and other MAClike conferences has the potential to produce better results if they would just stop letting ESPN lead them around by the noses. National TV should not be the consideration at this point because so many games are on national TV. Producing the best games possible should be the primary goal.

When did universities start to worry about losing money with college athletics?

I have a close friend who is a professor at USC (the one in Los Angeles). One of the reasons his department really likes him is so many kids take his 300 and 400 level classes (junior/senior level classes). Because of that, his department gets much more money from tuition than they would teaching entry level classes where money is split less in their favor between departments. My guess is something like that goes on at UofA. 10 students in a major just isn't sustainable for a department.

It was a nice event in the middle of conference season to add a little spice to the year. I'd like the mid major conferences come together and develop a format for a game like this in the future.Don't let ESPN have control over it. Schedule some good games and let ESPN decide if they want quality on TV.

Instead of "Holy Crap...", this topic should have been titled "Take It Any Way You Can Get It". Opportunity is knocking so let's hope he takes advantage in the remaining months of the season.