GJGood Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Creighton should be on next season's schedule. So far everything I can find about this year's match points to Iona. Since Iona currently has an RPI of 46, a win on their court could possibly move the Zips' RPI into the 40s. I was just thinking the same thing about everything possibly pointing toward Davidson. If I had my pick I'd want the trip to Las Cruces to play New Mexico State since I think there is no way we get Murray State after St. Mary's win last night at BYU. I now think it will be either Davidson, Iona, or South Dakota State with an outside shot at NMSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Davidson dropped a few spots, but are still within range. The teams that won't be disappointing are Murray State, Iona, Oral Roberts, South Dakota State, and Davidson in that order. Anybody else would be 20 or more spots below us in the RPI and not one of the marquee TV games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 It's just crazy to watch the RPI numbers bounce up and down on Live RPI, where each team's RPI is recalculated the minute that a new game result is finalized. Right after Northern Iowa lost and the Zips won, the Zips moved briefly ahead of Northern Iowa in RPI. But as the results of other games came in, the Zips dropped back a few positions behind. Today, Iona beat a weak St. Peter's team, and Iona's RPI dropped about 10 positions. As I type this, Iona is #54, Northern Iowa #58 and the Zips #60. Everything still points to the Zips being matched against Iona. But since the two teams are now so close in RPI, the Zips wouldn't get much of an RPI bump if they beat Iona. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hip Zip Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 It's just crazy to watch the RPI numbers bounce up and down on Live RPI, where each team's RPI is recalculated the minute that a new game result is finalized. Right after Northern Iowa lost and the Zips won, the Zips moved briefly ahead of Northern Iowa in RPI. But as the results of other games came in, the Zips dropped back a few positions behind. Today, Iona beat a weak St. Peter's team, and Iona's RPI dropped about 10 positions. As I type this, Iona is #54, Northern Iowa #58 and the Zips #60. Everything still points to the Zips being matched against Iona. But since the two teams are now so close in RPI, the Zips wouldn't get much of an RPI bump if they beat Iona. I agree, that you could go crazy trying to figure who we will be facing. I wouldn't even mind Mizz St though their RPI is below us. Other factors are considered as well and I'll tell you what, Nobody walks into those MVC arenas and gets an easy W. Iona would be a great opponent as well due to their fly up and down the floor tempo. That one would be great to watch. When it comes down to the pairings being released tomorrow I am expecting the unexpected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Iona please. Akronzips71 will be at the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpsjugglerdude Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Andy Katz is guessing Loyola which would be a complete slap in the face since Akron is about the 4th highest road team and Lowola is about the 10th highest home team with an RPI about 30 lower than ours. http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketballn...busters-tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Zip Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 I don't know if we should be upset with any pairing. We can always hope for the best but this team lost some games they should have won earlier in this year while other teams were winning those games. This is the kind of stuff that has lead to us still being ranked below two teams we've beaten in the Mid Major Top 25. Ultimatley I would much rather see a more name team with a significationly worse RPI than a Loyola which offers little in the way of a name. With that being said Joe Akron could care less about Iona too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 3. The College of Charleston didn’t reveal the health crisis facing coach Bobby Cremins. But if he doesn’t return to coaching, he has proven that coming back after a long respite and going from a high-profile, high major to a lower-profile program can be revitalizing. Cremins has given the Cougars’ program a national identity and plenty of pop in the Southern Conference during his tenure. His path back to coaching is one that might be repeated by others -- somebody who needed a break but then wanted to get back in and be effective when older. Hopefully Cremins will be well again soon. Sans the health issues, this made me think of our Bowden situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Watcher Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 There's getting a draw against Murray State or Creighton .. and there's everything else. What would be good, no matter who it is, is to dismantle them on ESPN or ESPN2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 The schedule that RatFink linked to in the other thread looked pretty solid to me. It shows the Zips playing at Iona at 7 pm Friday, Feb. 17, with the broadcast on ESPN2. I'm going with that until a better source comes along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 The schedule that RatFink linked to in the other thread looked pretty solid to me. It shows the Zips playing at Iona at 7 pm Friday, Feb. 17, with the broadcast on ESPN2. I'm going with that until a better source comes along. YES, Iona! Akronzips71 gets to go to a game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Districtballer Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 It's BS. Ratfink just hawked a prediction from a VCU poster... http://www.vcuramnation.com/forums/viewtop...tart=20#p148187 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 That BracketBuster schedule image is not hosted on VCU Ram Nation. The image of the schedule is hosted on https://p.twimg.com, which is the image hosting site used by Twitter. Looks to me like that schedule got tweeted to someone, and people are linking to the image on the Twitter image servers: https://p.twimg.com/AkX4oioCQAABWpc.png Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Districtballer Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 That BracketBuster schedule image is not hosted on VCU Ram Nation. The image of the schedule is hosted on https://p.twimg.com, which is the image hosting site used by Twitter. Looks to me like that schedule got tweeted to someone, and people are linking to the image on the Twitter image servers: https://p.twimg.com/AkX4oioCQAABWpc.png Originally tweeted by the exact same poster on the VCU boards: https://twitter.com/#!/VCUPav The image was hosted on photobucket and posted on twitter and VCURamNation by VCU super fan Chris Crowley and now people are just running with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted January 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Wow...suckers are still falling for bogus stuff posted on Twitter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Districtballer Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Wow...suckers are still falling for bogus stuff posted on Twitter? Seriously. It's hilarious. Everyone wants to have the scoop. Even Jeff Borzello at CBS is rolling with it. Just goes to show how little everyone knows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Districtballer Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 https://twitter.com/#!/VCUPav/status/16...3683457/photo/1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Thanks for clearing that up. I'll give the guy credit for making the most thorough presentation of his educated guess. The Zips-Iona pairing does fit in with what I've seen and heard elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Districtballer Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Thanks for clearing that up. I'll give the guy credit for making the most thorough presentation of his educated guess. The Zips-Iona pairing does fit in with what I've seen and heard elsewhere. No problem. The internet can be hilarious at times. I think Akron-Iona makes a lot of sense and will be watching and rooting for the Zips if it pans out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpsjugglerdude Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 per a Missouri St twitter: MO State Bear Nation @TheBearNation "Word floating around that it will be the #MSUBears vs Akron for the Bracketbuster. It will be on tv. #MVCHoops" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 per a Missouri St twitter: MO State Bear Nation @TheBearNation "Word floating around that it will be the #MSUBears vs Akron for the Bracketbuster. It will be on tv. #MVCHoops" Sure hope not -- they looked unbeatable on TV Sat vs N Iowa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Just goes to show how little everyone knows.People think google.com equals "research" around here most of the time too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Missouri State is 20 sports below us in the RPI which is bad enough, but their record isn't that great (12-10 against D-I), which is what affects our own RPI more heavily than their actual RPI rating does. If we were going to get a team that far below us in the RPI, it's better for us to play a team with a good record and a weaker SOS. This is a bad match-up if true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjackson123 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 Zips a 13 seed in Columbus vs Izzo and Mich St in Lunardi's bracketology.... Pretty sexy matchup IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted January 30, 2012 Report Share Posted January 30, 2012 It's time. ESPNU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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