ZachTheZip Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 It's time! Every other MAC game is just a warm-up for the big show. The crowd will be big, thanks to the game being on ESPNU. Hopefully there are plenty of Zips fans there.This is a game where the seniors have to lead us. Jimmy Conyers' toughness will be a big part of the game. Chris McKnight needs to have another game like he did against Miami. I don't expect a big showing from Zeke because I think he's not prepared for this. Zeke has never seen a game like this in his career, nothing even comes close. If he does get inspired by the "big game" atmosphere, then that's great. I just see us playing Nikola more because he can take the abuse that's gonna be coming his way.The Golden Felons will try their hardest to injure our roster, especially if they think they are going to lose. Geno Ford does keep them under control more than Christian ever did, but these games bring the worst out of his players, and Laing Kennedy just doesn't care enough to keep things in check since he's about to retire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 It's time! Every other MAC game is just a warm-up for the big show. The crowd will be big, thanks to the game being on ESPNU. Hopefully there are plenty of Zips fans there.This is a game where the seniors have to lead us. Jimmy Conyers' toughness will be a big part of the game. Chris McKnight needs to have another game like he did against Miami. I don't expect a big showing from Zeke because I think he's not prepared for this. Zeke has never seen a game like this in his career, nothing even comes close. If he does get inspired by the "big game" atmosphere, then that's great. I just see us playing Nikola more because he can take the abuse that's gonna be coming his way.The Golden Felons will try their hardest to injure our roster, especially if they think they are going to lose. Geno Ford does keep them under control more than Christian ever did, but these games bring the worst out of his players, and Laing Kennedy just doesn't care enough to keep things in check since he's about to retire.Zach, was that you out on the court last night for one of the timeout shooting contests? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plowerman78 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 NEVER FORGET IT!!! THAT DAMN THUG WE ARE COMING ON SATURDAY!!! GO ZIPS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 It's time! Every other MAC game is just a warm-up for the big show. The crowd will be big, thanks to the game being on ESPNU. Hopefully there are plenty of Zips fans there.This is a game where the seniors have to lead us. Jimmy Conyers' toughness will be a big part of the game. Chris McKnight needs to have another game like he did against Miami. I don't expect a big showing from Zeke because I think he's not prepared for this. Zeke has never seen a game like this in his career, nothing even comes close. If he does get inspired by the "big game" atmosphere, then that's great. I just see us playing Nikola more because he can take the abuse that's gonna be coming his way.The Golden Felons will try their hardest to injure our roster, especially if they think they are going to lose. Geno Ford does keep them under control more than Christian ever did, but these games bring the worst out of his players, and Laing Kennedy just doesn't care enough to keep things in check since he's about to retire.Zach, was that you out on the court last night for one of the timeout shooting contests?Wasn't me. That was an imposter Zach! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dave in Green Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Funny to read the Buffalo thread on the Can't boards. First they annoit the Canadians the best team in the MAC for beating the Zips. Then they rejoice in their thrashing of Buffalo, but worry over their team's consistency. In many ways quite similar to thoughts we share on ZN about the Zips.I think the best team in the MAC will change from week to week because no team is dominant enough to win consistently at home and on the road, especially against the MAC East. If the Flushes beat the Zips, they would have a legitimate claim to best team in the MAC, at least for a few days. But we know the Zips have the talent to beat the Flushes on the road as long as they all execute as a team.If the McKnights from the Buffalo game show up, the Zips are in trouble. If the McKnights from the Miami game show up, let's rock and roll. All players have good and bad nights. We're now getting into the grinding part of the season where consistency counts. So consistency will be a topic of discussion on the forums of all the MAC teams.Sitting in the stands before the start of the Miami game, I said that with Zeke's health getting better as evidenced in the Buffalo game, I was expecting to see his big breakout game coming up soon. After that breakout game, I expect to see him become more consistently effective at both ends of the floor.Against Miami, it was great to see Zeke back in the regular rotation throughout the game, logging 22 minutes against his season average of 15.9 minutes per game. He worked hard on both offense and defense, looked good at both ends and, more importantly, looked like he was having fun. I loved the way he was really ticked about the questionable calls on two of his blocks that looked clean, then immediately shook it off and was smiling and joking with Fletcher at the other end before putting moves on Fletcher and scoring.Even though Zeke scored a career high 13 points, I still don't see this as his big breakout game. But he's slowly building up to it. There's a game coming where he's just going to dominate in a way that it will be clear to everyone that he gave the Zips a win where they otherwise may have lost. Maybe it won't come until late in the season. Maybe it won't come until the MAC tournament. But it's coming, and it would be especially tasty if it came against the team Zips fans most love to beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippyfan34 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 I hear Vegas thinks Singeltary has really settled down. They put the over/under of him getting booted at 3 minutes and 22 seconds as opposed to the minute and 8 seconds from last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Akron 69K-ent 64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinZip Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 typical Can't...I wanna see a HUGE showing of Akron fans!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 This will be the first time in a few years that I will not be able to go to the game @ Can't, but I'm so glad it's on TV. Akron 74Can't StateCKS 53.13 will be ejected 11 minutes into the game.Can't creamed Buffalo, but listening to the announcers and such, it seemed like Can't did what Buffalo did to us: GOT VERY HOT! Buffalo also seemed very cold and short tempered. Should be a fun game at the MACC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 ESPN ConversationThe smack talk war must rage across the internet, from ESPN to the MAC boards to Rasor's Blog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infofan Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Last year neither game sold out , in fact game at UA only drew 4500 if Im not mistaken. Has this game lost its luster?? It hasnt to me. Heres hoping The mcknights go off on the flushes together one more time at Can't, Zeke opens some more eyes, and the Rowdies have something special up their sleeves ( or on their shirts). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 I think we'll sell out the game at the JAR. It's the primetime game on ESPN2! It's THE event of the week for NE Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 I think we'll sell out the game at the JAR. It's the primetime game on ESPN2! It's THE event of the week for NE Ohio.Not to mention, it could end up being for the MAC East like the game @ Can't was a few years ago when J-Wood made the game winning lay-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 K.e.n.t. Message BoardMan, that Golden Felons board is like a graveyard. Do they have fans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted January 21, 2010 Report Share Posted January 21, 2010 Last year neither game sold out , in fact game at UA only drew 4500 if Im not mistaken. Has this game lost its luster?? It hasnt to me. Heres hoping The mcknights go off on the flushes together one more time at Can't, Zeke opens some more eyes, and the Rowdies have something special up their sleeves ( or on their shirts). Actually, I believe we only had 4,200-something announced crowd at last year's home game against Can't. As I stated in another thread, I would have attributed that to the fact that we had the mid-season home game, instead of the end-of-season game. However, we were packed to the rafters at the JAR for a weekday game against Can't two years earlier.I don't think the rivalry has lost it's luster...permanently. We had huge crowds for Can't games in the past, and will have them again when all of the right ingredients combine again. Maybe "the punch" from last year will be enough to kick-start the excitement again. We'll find out on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 and the Rowdies have something special up their sleeves ( or on their shirts). :very soft voice: sssssssssssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...they might figure out what we're doing even though we've done the last few years..."cough" hint :cough: ...just a guess... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FromdaBurgh Posted January 22, 2010 Report Share Posted January 22, 2010 K.e.n.t. Message BoardMan, that Golden Felons board is like a graveyard. Do they have fans?Well...its not quiet anymore...they have begun their rants!!!! GO ZIPS!!!!!!!!!!! GO ZEKE!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO AKRON!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipfan85 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 K.e.n.t. Message BoardMan, that Golden Felons board is like a graveyard. Do they have fans?Well...its not quiet anymore...they have begun their rants!!!! GO ZIPS!!!!!!!!!!! GO ZEKE!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO AKRON!!!!!!!!!there is still more action on the espn board, than there is on the flush board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdZip Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 typical Can't...I wanna see a HUGE showing of Akron fans!!Looks to me like it's just a routine hernia check... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippyfan34 Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 The game is on ESPN's Streak for the Cash. I have my streak the highest its been (at 6, leader at 16 for the month) and the Zips better make it 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Well, I'm not going to be able to make the epic matchup today; stuck coaching/refing a youth basketball league all day. Could you guys, if able, make sure to provide consistent updates? Hopefully/fortunately I'll be able to follow along on my BlackBerry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatwad Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 All I want for my birthday is a Zips win!Prediction:Zips 72Can't StateCKS 64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipseuph Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 All I want for my birthday is a Zips win!Prediction:Zips 72Can't StateCKS 64well happy birthday a zips win is a gift we all could enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clodney Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 All I want for my birthday is a Zips win!Prediction:Zips 72Can't StateCKS 64well happy birthday a zips win is a gift we all could enjoyIs this online anywhere? I can't find it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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