UAZip0510 Posted December 27, 2011 Report Posted December 27, 2011 While the Zips have struggled with suspensions, injuries, and learning to play together, the Ohio Bobcats have been on quite a roll. They are currently 11-1, with their own loss being a 5 point defeat at Louisville. They are currently 21st in the nation in RPI and received 20 votes in the most recent AP Poll. They have defeated us in our last three matchups: by 6 in the 2010 MAC Championship and both times last year - by 9 at the JAR, then by 25 at OU. DJ Cooper averaged 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists in the three games - close to a triple double. He just so happens to play point guard, a position with a ton of question marks for the Zips due to Abreu's health and Ibitayo's inexperience. I know the Zips will get better and I'm confident in our team defeating anyone in the MAC, but will OU be our biggest challenge this year? Quote
Dr Z Posted December 27, 2011 Report Posted December 27, 2011 I think the Zips seem to be the Zips biggest threat. Suspensions, injuries... if we can put our best team on the floor, I think we will peak at the end of the season. Quote
akzipper Posted December 27, 2011 Report Posted December 27, 2011 OU sucks, let me know when they play a good team! Quote
lumberjack Posted December 28, 2011 Report Posted December 28, 2011 OU sucks, let me know when they play a good team! The biggest threat the zips face in the MAC are themselves... Quote
Bubba4three Posted December 28, 2011 Report Posted December 28, 2011 Zips fans will be bowing to the legend that is DJ Cooper later this month in the Jar. :bow: Will the Rowdies walk out crying? Quote
Zip Watcher Posted December 28, 2011 Report Posted December 28, 2011 OU fans might well be wondering about the Tree they just ran into, and where it came from. Quote
Hilltopper Posted December 28, 2011 Report Posted December 28, 2011 Zips fans will be bowing to the legend that is DJ Cooper later this month in the Jar. :bow: Will the Rowdies walk out crying? Ou hasn't played anybody other than UL that has any decent big guys. It will be interesting to see how we defend Cooper. If we contain him, the Zips win with ease. I would think that Q will be all over Cooper. Quote
Dr Z Posted December 28, 2011 Report Posted December 28, 2011 Zips fans will be bowing to the legend that is DJ Cooper later this month in the Jar.I miss the real Bubba when he played for OU. Classic times. Quote
Quickzips Posted December 28, 2011 Report Posted December 28, 2011 The OU Paper Tigers will be exposed sooner or later. This team hasn't had to face anything close to resembling adversity yet. They are far too reliant on their backcourt and 3 point shooting, and they have shown in years past that they can and will fold up like a cheap suit when faced with a real challenge. Their frontcourt is undersized and has absolutely no depth. They are going to get torn apart by the Zips, Buffalo, and probably even Miami, Can't and Ball State. D.J. Cooper is a heck of a good little point guard, but he's every bit as capable of shooting his team out of a game as he is winning a game for them. Eventually Cooper's running mates are going to go a little cold and we will get to see the old "one on one, chuck it up from 25 feet with 25 seconds left on the shot clock" D.J. Cooper. Quote
ZippyforPresident Posted December 28, 2011 Report Posted December 28, 2011 Zips fans will be bowing to the legend that is DJ Cooper later this month in the Jar. There's a women's swimwear fashion show coming to the JAR later this month? Quote
MDZip Posted December 28, 2011 Report Posted December 28, 2011 Zips fans will be bowing to the legend that is DJ Cooper later this month in the Jar. I'm not sure we can squeeze them into the schedule for a beat down by the end of December anyway. Quote
Dave in Green Posted December 29, 2011 Report Posted December 29, 2011 Jeff Goodman at CBS Sports likes OU a lot: Ohio is the quietest good team in college hoops Quote
OU Dude Posted December 29, 2011 Report Posted December 29, 2011 glad to see we're past the holiday niceties and are getting down to some good old fashioned smack talk! I can't wait till this game, these two teams have a sever disliking of each other and it makes for some great entertainment. It also means you can throw their records out the window. The two match ups I'm looking forward to are Cooper v Abreu and Baltic v Zips' bigs. I think Cooper was able to get into Abreu's head his freshman year, I'm guessing we'll see a more confident sophomore this time. You can count on Cooper chuckin up some ill advised balls, but the difference this year is the Bobcats are very deep with shooters so other players can pick up the slack. Baltic continues to improve and at times looks like an MVP, but sometimes still struggles against aggressive players down low. will the Zips be able to take him out of his comfort zone? soo glad this one will be on TV, can't wait. Quote
OZoner Posted December 29, 2011 Report Posted December 29, 2011 OU sucks, let me know when they play a good team! Louisville, Marshall, Oakland, Northern Iowa... 92 SOS. And if someone thinks Miami is going to tear anyone apart, you haven't seen the RedHawks play this year. Quote
The Hip Zip Posted December 29, 2011 Report Posted December 29, 2011 Zips fans will be bowing to the legend that is DJ Cooper later this month in the Jar. :bow: Will the Rowdies walk out crying? Anybody here have that shot of Bubba leaving the floor in tears ?? One of my favs. Quote
The Hip Zip Posted December 29, 2011 Report Posted December 29, 2011 Zips fans will be bowing to the legend that is DJ Cooper later this month in the Jar. :bow: Will the Rowdies walk out crying? Anybody here have that shot of Bubba leaving the floor in tears ?? One of my favs. It would be a mistake to discount Buffalo. When on their game, the Bulls are very good. Quote
Valpo Zip Posted December 29, 2011 Report Posted December 29, 2011 Ohio, Can't, and Buffalo are all better than Valpo and Duquesne (two teams that we lost two) In the same time, Ohio, Can't, and Buffalo are not better than Miss. State. The outcomes of this season is not about who we play, it is all about how WE play. Quote
plowerman78 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 end of the 1st half the 11-1 OU Bobcats 27 Kennesaw State 26 Quote
plowerman78 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 OU improves to 12-1 with a 71-63 win over now 3-10 Kennishaw State Quote
akzipper Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 OU improves to 12-1 with a 71-63 win over now 3-10 Kennishaw State I want to offer my apologies! This team is for real NOW! They beat a TOUGH team by 8 points! I'm surprised Kennishaw State isn't ranked yet with those 3 wins!!! Final Four match-up in March baby! Quote
OZoner Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 OU improves to 12-1 with a 71-63 win over now 3-10 Kennishaw State I want to offer my apologies! This team is for real NOW! They beat a TOUGH team by 8 points! I'm surprised Kennishaw State isn't ranked yet with those 3 wins!!! Final Four match-up in March baby! Dude, didn't OU blast Akron twice last year? Quote
zipdiehard Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 OU improves to 12-1 with a 71-63 win over now 3-10 Kennishaw State I want to offer my apologies! This team is for real NOW! They beat a TOUGH team by 8 points! I'm surprised Kennishaw State isn't ranked yet with those 3 wins!!! Final Four match-up in March baby! Dude, didn't OU blast Akron twice last year? And got a sweet college insider tourney bid for their efforts... Quote
skip-zip Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 OU improves to 12-1 with a 71-63 win over now 3-10 Kennishaw State I want to offer my apologies! This team is for real NOW! They beat a TOUGH team by 8 points! I'm surprised Kennishaw State isn't ranked yet with those 3 wins!!! Final Four match-up in March baby! Dude, didn't OU blast Akron twice last year? I had almost forgotten about that. We'll find out in a couple of weeks if that carried over to this year. I'm sure every Zips fan thanked our lucky stars when they got knocked out of the MAC tourney before we would have had to play them. Quote
Blue & Gold Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 OU improves to 12-1 with a 71-63 win over now 3-10 Kennishaw State I want to offer my apologies! This team is for real NOW! They beat a TOUGH team by 8 points! I'm surprised Kennishaw State isn't ranked yet with those 3 wins!!! Final Four match-up in March baby! Dude, didn't OU blast Akron twice last year? I had almost forgotten about that. We'll find out in a couple of weeks if that carried over to this year. I'm sure every Zips fan thanked our lucky stars when they got knocked out of the MAC tourney before we would have had to play them. For the first time in a long time we'll have no trouble matching up with OU's athleticism. Quite the contrary, actually. What I'm most anxious (in a good way) to see is Alex Abreu's maturation at PG in his matchup with the magnificent Mr. Cooper. Quote
Zip Watcher Posted December 31, 2011 Report Posted December 31, 2011 I want to see what Groce does to counter KD's lineup of Marshall, Cvetinovic and Treadwell / Harney on the court at the same time. Quote
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