LZIp Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 anybody watching? I'll probably take some flack, but id like Can't to do decent in the NIT to maybe get some recognition for the conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 I hope they lose by 40. In another note, they just showed highlights from saturday hahahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 I hope they win. MAC needs to beat some good programs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 I hope they win. MAC needs to beat some good programs We need to beat programs, things will take care of themselves. Ball State, NIU, whoever out west, go beat some good programs...as for our archrival, i hope they lose by 40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandzip Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Can't down 1 with 35 seconds left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandzip Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Can't down one with the ball, 10 sec. left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandzip Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Saint Mary's wishes they had Zeke right now. Can't made the layup with the play they tried at the end of the championship game that we blocked. St. Marys down 1 with the ball and less than 3 seconds to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted March 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 good win for Can't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bUAkronG Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 wow. Impressive win for Can't. Congrats to them. Go get another win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandzip Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 WOW. Can't pulls off the upset with a 71-70 win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaxZIP Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Great finish. The Mac is rolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Great game. The commentators could not believe it. MAC teams have an advantage in close endings like that. So many MAC games end like that, they have experience! Anyway, so much for EA Every MAC team has won in the post season so far. This might help the entire MAC RPI next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valpo Zip Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Yeah Can't! Who's seed 7 now NIT clowns? I hope all Mac teams keep winning. Perhaps we may get some respect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flash Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Both of our fan-bases may grind our teeth and put on a sh*t eating grin as we painfully wish each other well...we both know that is a lie. Secretly we're both hoping the other trips up. BUT... The fact remains that whether we like it or not, the M.A.C. needs to stick together and hope for a good conference showing. (Yes, that goes for both Portage and Summit county) Here's to making waves in tourney season. <-- Lets show 'em we're anything but "mid-major" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bUAkronG Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Both of our fan-bases may grind our teeth and put on a sh*t eating grin as we painfully wish each other well...we both know that is a lie. Secretly we're both hoping the other trips up. BUT... The fact remains that whether we like it or not, the M.A.C. needs to stick together and hope for a good conference showing. (Yes, that goes for both Portage and Summit county) Here's to making waves in tourney season. <-- Lets show 'em we're anything but "mid-major" actually, you guys having success in the post season has no negative bearing on the Zips so I do wish you well. Now during the regular season where it means something, I hope you guys lose by 50 every game =P Seriously though, nice win for the Flushes tonight. Best of luck against Fairfield. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 If you take away the games against the MAC West which dragged the East down, Can't would be a top 50 RPI team and on the bubble, while Akron, Miami, Buffalo, and Ohio would all be above or right around 100. The MAC East is on par with the A-10, Horizon, and CAA but the teams at the bottom of the West are so awful that they drag the entire conference ratings down into the depths. This post season the East is proving that the MAC isn't defined by our worst teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 I understand what you guys are saying, but quite frankly, we don't need anyone else to win. Just take care of our own business. Gonzaga didn't need anyone, and has kinda slipped the past couple years with saint mary's emergence as a WCC power. we want to be the gonzaga of the east...well the gonzaga of the west did it by themselves. Count me in the rooting against Can't in the NIT camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 It's always in your team's best interest to have every other team on the schedule do well in every game they play except when they're playing your team. High RPI is earned by playing and beating winning teams. When you wish for your opponents to lose to other teams, you are wishing for their RPI to be lowered, which in turn lowers your team's RPI. So it's in the best interest of the Zips team and fans, the Flushes teams and fans, and every other MAC team and their fans to wish each other to do well except when they play against your team. I'd love to be able to say that the Zips beat the team that won the NIT, and I'm sure that many Can't fans would love to be able to say that they came within one shot of beating a team that made a deep run in the NCAA tournament. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 I'd love to be able to say that the Zips beat the team that won the NIT...Twice. I was rooting for Ken+ to win last night, but I have to admit, I wouldn't have shed a tear if they lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 The thing that's really shocking to me about some of these posts is the impact that some of you think these wins will produce for the respect of our conference. A first round CBI/CIT victory's impact means almost nothing, and a first round NIT win isn't all that much better. We've won opening round NIT games too. How many people do you really think remember these things a couple of years later besides the die hard fans of the teams who won, and the die hard fans of the teams who got beat? I'd really like to see one publication of national significance that will post information that has any resemblance to "Hey...we really need to show the MAC more respect since they had several teams win first round CIT/CBI games". And again, for the record, I can never root for Ken+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 The thing that's really shocking to me about some of these posts is the impact that some of you think these wins ....a first round NIT win isn't all that much better.Ken+ can't be the NIT champion without winning the first round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 It's always in your team's best interest to have every other team on the schedule do well in every game they play except when they're playing your team. High RPI is earned by playing and beating winning teams. When you wish for your opponents to lose to other teams, you are wishing for their RPI to be lowered, which in turn lowers your team's RPI. So it's in the best interest of the Zips team and fans, the Flushes teams and fans, and every other MAC team and their fans to wish each other to do well except when they play against your team. I'd love to be able to say that the Zips beat the team that won the NIT, and I'm sure that many Can't fans would love to be able to say that they came within one shot of beating a team that made a deep run in the NCAA tournament. The above just about sums it all up, nicely. I watched the Cant vs. St. Mary's game last night from beginning to delightful end. Some observations: The announcers sucked at giving kudos to the MAC. They made Cant out to be the only worthy team in the MAC. No mention of Akron beating Cant until about ten minutes into the game when they ran a short high light clip. A six seed had no business upsetting the mighty Flushes according to them. No mention that the two teams split during the regular season. Akron just got lucky the way they put it. St. Mary's knew how to stop Cant by doubling Greene and staying on the perimeter shooters. When they followed the script Cant was mighty frustrated and probably having flashbacks to Saturday night. St. Mary's discovered that MAC opponents are as tough as an old, oily rag to chew on. Nice win for the Portage County team. Did any one notice the co-incidence between Cant's opponent and the Zips opponent? Both schools are named after the Blessed Virgin Mary. Notre Dame literally means. "Our Lady". Both schools are Irish oriented. Both schools are Catholic institutions. And, you can bet that the Blessed Mother is none to pleased to with ND for sucking up to obama the most anti-life man to ever hold the Presidential office. I believe she is rooting for the Zips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 The thing that's really shocking to me about some of these posts is the impact that some of you think these wins will produce for the respect of our conference. A first round CBI/CIT victory's impact means almost nothing, and a first round NIT win isn't all that much better. We've won opening round NIT games too. How many people do you really think remember these things a couple of years later besides the die hard fans of the teams who won, and the die hard fans of the teams who got beat? I'd really like to see one publication of national significance that will post information that has any resemblance to "Hey...we really need to show the MAC more respect since they had several teams win first round CIT/CBI games". And again, for the record, I can never root for Ken+ If you glance quickly at a snail, you might not think it's moving. But come back a few hours later and you'll find it's slowly crawled right out of sight. The national sports media's opinion of teams and conferences moves at a snail's pace. An opening round CBI/CIT victory produces about the same effect as quickly glancing at a snail. It will take many victories by many MAC teams over time to slowly change the national sports media's opinion on the MAC. But if the day ever comes that they do start talking about how the MAC has improved, they will mention many of the big regular season OOC and tournament victories as proof to back up their claim that the MAC has improved. It's a 3-phase process: 1. Start winning. 2. Continue winning. 3. Become recognized as a consistent winner. Phase 2 can't happen without phase 1, and phase 3 can't happen without phases 1 and 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 The thing that's really shocking to me about some of these posts is the impact that some of you think these wins will produce for the respect of our conference. A first round CBI/CIT victory's impact means almost nothing, and a first round NIT win isn't all that much better. We've won opening round NIT games too. How many people do you really think remember these things a couple of years later besides the die hard fans of the teams who won, and the die hard fans of the teams who got beat? I'd really like to see one publication of national significance that will post information that has any resemblance to "Hey...we really need to show the MAC more respect since they had several teams win first round CIT/CBI games". And again, for the record, I can never root for Ken+ If you glance quickly at a snail, you might not think it's moving. But come back a few hours later and you'll find it's slowly crawled right out of sight. The national sports media's opinion of teams and conferences moves at a snail's pace. An opening round CBI/CIT victory produces about the same effect as quickly glancing at a snail. It will take many victories by many MAC teams over time to slowly change the national sports media's opinion on the MAC. But if the day ever comes that they do start talking about how the MAC has improved, they will mention many of the big regular season OOC and tournament victories as proof to back up their claim that the MAC has improved. It's a 3-phase process: 1. Start winning. 2. Continue winning. 3. Become recognized as a consistent winner. Phase 2 can't happen without phase 1, and phase 3 can't happen without phases 1 and 2. Good point. Most Columbus State fans I know (and I know far too many of them) deep down desire to see Michigan get their football program right again. The OSU-Michigan rivalry is really dying & Big 10 football has basically turned into a 1-team conference. The Columbus State fans, though they "hate" Michigan (for, you know, whatever reason. Because they're supposed to, I guess.) wish Michigan would get their act together for the sake of the entire conference - which pretty much anymore just gets chuckles & rolled eyes by the national media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottditzen Posted March 16, 2011 Report Share Posted March 16, 2011 Me and my buds were up late and Roo-ting for K-ent last nite. I swear they fell asleep for roughly half the game lol. The MAC is our conference. Our 15 seed and "lack of respect" is national news. So, seeing the Flashes win just makes us look better imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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