ZachTheZip Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 It's no secret that the better our non-conference opponents do, the better our own rankings will look. Tonight, we should be rooting for the following: Valparaiso at Georgia Southern 7:30 PM West Virginia vs. Oral Roberts 9:00PM Middle Tennessee vs. Austin Peay 8:00 PM Florida A&M at Georgia Tech 8:00 PM North Carolina A&T at Creighton 8:05 PM VCU vs. St Francis (PA) 7:30 PM Marshall vs. Alabama State 7:30 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Some scouting of Detroit, Marshall and Valpo on Andy Katz's (ESPN) blog. It's interesting that the Zips aren't even mentioned among key non-conference tests for the Blundering Terd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted November 11, 2011 Report Share Posted November 11, 2011 Normally, key non-conference opponents are those that are ranked higher than the team being discussed. The Zips were ranked lower than Marshall prior to the MSU win. After the MSU win, the Zips moved up to #82 in the Pomeroy ratings, right on top of Marshall at #81. As long as the Zips keep winning and building on their MSU win, they will increasingly come into more of these discussions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted November 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2011 Yesterday Valpo, West Virginia, Middle Tennessee, Marshall, and VCU all won. NC A&T and Florida A&M lost to far superior opponents. 5-2 on the day is not bad. Today, our only non-conference opponent playing is YSU at Samford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted November 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 YSU notched a road win at Samford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Games on slate today: Duquesne vs Green Bay, 1:00pm Middle Tennessee at Loyola Marymount, 6:00pm Cleveland State at #7 Vanderbilt, 2:00pm Marshall vs Jacksonville State, 4:00pm Loyola-Marymount defeated #20 UCLA to open season. Hopefully Middle Tennessee can beat them today. Duquesne will hopefully get their first win today, Marshall should go to 2-0 today, and Cleveland State has a large task ahead of them today in Nashville. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 11:28 left in first half, and Cleveland State is up 16-10 on #7 Vanderbilt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Cleveland State leads #7 Vanderbilt 37-24 at the half on ESPNU... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Cleveland State leads #7 Vanderbilt 37-24 at the half on ESPNU... CSU still up 52-45 with 7:16 to go. Beating the Vikings will be tough, especially up there. They bring that typical pressure defense and tough, physical rebounding. Keeping Long etc off of the offensive glass will need to be a priority. The little FR PG reminds me of DJ Cooper in a way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clevezip Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Cleveland State leads #7 Vanderbilt 37-24 at the half on ESPNU... CSU still up 52-45 with 7:16 to go. Beating the Vikings will be tough, especially up there. They bring that typical pressure defense and tough, physical rebounding. Keeping Long etc off of the offensive glass will need to be a priority. The little FR PG reminds me of DJ Cooper in a way. High praises for Akron from the announcers of the CSU game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 CSU finishes off Vandy, with relative ease actually, 71-58. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontrealExposloveZippy Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Go Zips and Go Vikings!! Taking down 2 SEC powerhouses in one week bodes well for the Northeastern Ohio teams!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Go Zips and Go Vikings!! Taking down 2 SEC powerhouses in one week bodes well for the Northeastern Ohio teams!! Feels like the mid-80's all over again? Should I bring back my mullett? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Cleveland State easily beat an over rated and point guard-less Vanderbilt. CSU controlled the paint at both ends by clogging the middle. Even though Vanderbilt was a good bit taller than the Vikings they blundered by forcing up weak shots and poor rebounding. The Commodores gave away a game they could have won. Hats off to a scrappy and dangerous CSU. One other factor was CSU's relentless and sticky defense. Their defense is better than Akron's because they guard with hands up. The Zips are still playing defense with their hands in their pockets. It ticks me off. No way should Hiram score over 40. Our defense is still loose and soft, like baby poo. Sorry, I am calling it as it is. Agreed, that the TV announcers gave Akron a lot of good pub because these guys called that game. It was music to the ears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clevezip Posted November 13, 2011 Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 I think NEOhio should get rid of football all together. Browns, Zips and Flushes should all go and lets just play hoops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted November 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2011 Duquesne blows out Green Bay 84-66, and Marshall is up on Jacksonville State 43-30 in a low scoring game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Here's a hot one: Cleveland State upsets No. 7 Vandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 Duquesne 84, Green Bay 66 Middle Tennessee 58, Loyola Marymount 51 Cleveland State 71, #7 Vanderbilt 58 Marshall 58, Jacksonville State 44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 non-conference Akron opponents that have games on Monday(11/14) Holy Cross at Valparaiso, 8:05pm Detroit at Notre Dame, 9:00pm on ESPNU Stetson at Florida A&M, 7:00pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hip Zip Posted November 14, 2011 Report Share Posted November 14, 2011 non-conference Akron opponents that have games on Monday(11/14) Holy Cross at Valparaiso, 8:05pm Detroit at Notre Dame, 9:00pm on ESPNU Stetson at Florida A&M, 7:00pm After you check out the Titans, sans Eli, tonight get up early tomorrow for K E N T State and W Va at 8AM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 @The Hip Zip, I thought you were kidding about that game time. But I see that the Can't-West Virginia is, indeed, scheduled to be telecast by ESPN Tuesday morning. The scheduled time, by the way, is 10:00 a.m. EST, not 8:00. The game is part of ESPN's fourth annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon in which the network is broadcasting 25 straight hours of college basketball. Check out this crazy schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hip Zip Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 @The Hip Zip, I thought you were kidding about that game time. But I see that the Can't-West Virginia is, indeed, scheduled to be telecast by ESPN Tuesday morning. The scheduled time, by the way, is 10:00 a.m. EST, not 8:00. The game is part of ESPN's fourth annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon in which the network is broadcasting 25 straight hours of college basketball. Check out this crazy schedule. If you think that's crazy, as a college hoops junkie I made all but a 2 hour block last year. The high octane coffee is in the basket, ready to brew. Both the Detroit game tonight as well as the Flushes/Thuggins matchups are intriguing. All three teams have a shot of being very, very good. Keep in mind that the Titans are playing tonight without their center and I still think that they win. Minnerath is one of my favorite players. He's 6'8" with great outside touch and yet enough muscle to handle the 4 spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 If I was a coach, you couldn't pay me to play at 8 or 6 AM just to get on ESPN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontrealExposloveZippy Posted November 15, 2011 Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 Real curious about Can't St. vs. WVU -- Hopefully the Flushes can pull out an upset to boost the legitimacy of the MAC. It's not going to be easy though down at Jerry West's Coliseum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted November 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2011 I'm hoping that WVU kicks the crap out of Can't, and the we kick the crap out of WVU. And the we kick the crap out of Can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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