UAZipster0305 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 I hope we are playing east of the Mississippi this time. What is a realistic match up? Who would we match up well with? I like our chances against a west team that is unfamiliar and has to travel east. Such a team would be Washington. I wouldn't mind playing a midlevel Big Ten, Big East, or ACC team either. Hey, Ohio beat Georgetown last year. There is no reason we can't if our shooters are on and we play a disciplined game. Go Zips! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zip37 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Whatever team we get! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kangaroo Craig Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Whatever team we get! +1 Makes no difference to me. Just happy to be dancing. Especially at Can'ts expense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornbread Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 I like the matchup against BYU without their sexy sexin' Brandon Davies if we can get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 I want the "best". OSU or bust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGood Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 I would think some of the possibilities include Arizona, BYU, Purdue, and Florida State. Keep in mind if we have a 13, 14, or 15 seed that we will likely be playing an opponent that is close to their fanbase as the one thru 4 seeds are geographically protected as much as possible. I liked it better before the "pod" system inn the tourney. It used to be that if an underdog was competing well that the whole arena would start to side with them. I'd love to make it up to a 12 seed but also know that something that high is just a pipe dream THIS year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips88 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 I want the "best". OSU or bust. +1 - would love to get a crack at Oklahoma State. tosu wouldn't be bad either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxZIP Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 I want the "best". OSU or bust. You are asking for a 16? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZip0510 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 ESPN has us as a #16 against Notre Dame SI.com as a #15 against San Diego State By the way, some d-bag on NBC Sports felt it was necessary to insult us: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/42053783/ns/...ege_basketball/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 If we have to play #2, I'd prefer San Diego State (although not all the way out in Tucson). Seems the 15-2 upsets are generally teams that aren't used to being up that high (see Iowa St - Hampton and South Carolina - Coppin St). Maybe they'll confuse MAC and MEAC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UA Fan Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 ESPN has us as a #16 against Notre Dame SI.com as a #15 against San Diego State By the way, some d-bag on NBC Sports felt it was necessary to insult us: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/42053783/ns/...ege_basketball/ This is a good thing. All I want to hear now is Akron doesn't stand a chance. Akron doesn't have any playmakers. Only OU can win a ncaa tourney game. Our center is just a beanpole. We were just lucky the ball bounced our way in the MAC. The lower our seed, the more overlooked we will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGood Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Any MAC Champion that was able to also put up at least 20 D-1 wins should get at least a 14 seed at worst. The MAC may not be the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, or even as good as the MVC or A-10 but it isn't some bottom-feeder conference ranked in the bottom 7 or 8 leagues either. The only way a MAC Champ should ever get a 15 or 16 is if it was a true Cinderella team that won the conference tourney. By that I don't mean a 20+ win Akron, I mean if somebody like this year's Central Michigan made an unbelievable run to a title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZip0510 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 ESPN has us as a #16 against Notre Dame SI.com as a #15 against San Diego State By the way, some d-bag on NBC Sports felt it was necessary to insult us: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/42053783/ns/...ege_basketball/ This is a good thing. All I want to hear now is Akron doesn't stand a chance. Akron doesn't have any playmakers. Only OU can win a ncaa tourney game. Our center is just a beanpole. We were just lucky the ball bounced our way in the MAC. The lower our seed, the more overlooked we will be. Just did a little background research on the writer, Justice B. Hill. He is a former Ohio University journalism professor. No wonder he talks up last year's Bobcats and bashes Akron and Can't State. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips88 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Question to all of the major and mid-major coaches out there - how many of you would like to play Akron on something resembling a neutral court? .... ... Yeah, didn't think too many of you would. Call any time though - plenty of early-season November and December dates available for 2011 and beyond. Bigger-name, early-season tourneys? You bet - again, give us a call ... assuming you have the 'blessing' of the aforementioned coaches. GO ZIPS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 By the way, some d-bag on NBC Sports felt it was necessary to insult us: http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/42053783/ns/...ege_basketball/ Opinion doesn't matter. Twice KD and company won in the NIT when opinion said otherwise. Time to step up and prove this guy is a jealous d-bag. Remember, you can't spell D+*CHEBAG without OU! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 We should do a letter writing campaign to NBC to complain. OH, they don't have the madness on TV, do they? Sour grapes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips88 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Justice B. Hill writes regularly for NBCSports.com and is a freelance writer based in the Cleveland area. Hmmm ... would love to see Justice B. Hill's private list of "My Favorite Teams in Northeast Ohio." Let me take a stab at it ... 3. Can't State 2. Cleveland State 1. tosu "NBC..." - I should have stopped right there and moved on to the next thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Apparently while he was an assistant professor at OU, he was also teaching someplace else because his bio says "Taught journalism courses in editing, ethics, news writing and feature writing as a tenure-track professor for one of the elite journalism programs in the country." P.S. That "tenure-track" thing at OU didn't work out too well for Justice as would be the case for just about anyone whose formal education ceased at the masters level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Joe Lunardi currently has us as a 16 going up against Notre Dame. My absolute best (and unlikely) case has us at a 14 against Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 I can't see us as a 16. The mac is down, but we aren't the meac/maac/big sky/big south/patriot league/whatever other tiny conferences that play in 1000 seat high school gyms either. I'd say a 13 or 14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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