Can't is doing our dirty work for us

[akronzips71]

Up 14 15:00 to go. We just might need to back in, but I hope not. Let's win it here and now.

[zestycoyote]

On his live updates, Rasor made a great point. We need to win tonight. If Buffalo beats us, I like their chances against BGSU. That makes the K S U game a must win for us. I don't like those odds.

[wadszip]

Who cares at this point. They aren't going to Can't and winning. Even if BG beats Buffalo in the finale. The Zips will go to the NIT and lose in the first round. This team hasn't improved at all this season.

[Zipgrad01]

Who cares at this point. They aren't going to Can't and winning. Even if BG beats Buffalo in the finale. The Zips will go to the NIT and lose in the first round. This team hasn't improved at all this season.

Regressed quite a bit at the end of the season. Pathetic.

[akronzips71]

Regressed quite a bit at the end of the season. Pathetic.

And we just clinched the #2 seed.

[GJGood]

MAC #2 seed, not winning the conference tourney + struggling as of late = CBI

MAC #1 seed, not winning the conference tourney = guaranteed NIT berth

If we don't bring home the hardware from Cleveland the above two scenarios are why tonight's game was so important. Unless you'd rather see Akron in the CBI than the NIT, you have to want more than the #2 seed and a just a double bye in Cleveland.

[UAZipster0305]

MAC #2 seed, not winning the conference tourney + struggling as of late = CBI

MAC #1 seed, not winning the conference tourney = guaranteed NIT berth

If we don't bring home the hardware from Cleveland the above two scenarios are why tonight's game was so important. Unless you'd rather see Akron in the CBI than the NIT, you have to want more than the #2 seed and a just a double bye in Cleveland.

You nailed it. This team needs to have some sense of urgency against Can't.

[UAZip0510]

Am I the only one who sees both the NIT and CBI as a complete failure?

[Dr Z]

Am I the only one who sees both the NIT and CBI as a complete failure?

So your confident in the staff & players in the NCAA as a 14 seed?

[CincyZip]

So your confident in the staff & players in the NCAA as a 14 seed?

I 100% believe that a first round loss in the NCAA tournament is way, way, way better than a NIT Championship.

[taxpayer]

I 100% believe that a first round loss in the NCAA tournament is way, way, way better than a NIT Championship.

If the world ends in 2 weeks, I'll agree with you because it means we won the MAC tournament.

If it doesn't, I'll take the NIT Championship because it will give our underclass players more pressure games to play in plus experience the fishbowl attention such a run would bring. It would be another important building block in this program/teams growth.

We are all greedy; we want the regular season championship and the conference championship. By all, I'm including the players and coaches who undoubtedly want the same thing.

Hope you are at can't st tonight to support the team in the quest and in Cleveland as well.

[skip-zip]

I 100% believe that a first round loss in the NCAA tournament is way, way, way better than a NIT Championship.

Disagree completely.

One of them would mean that we won several more games against quality opponents.

One of them also means that we had many more appearances on TV, and far more publicity.

Going all the way in the NIT would be HUGE for our program.

[Dr Z]

I 100% believe that a first round loss in the NCAA tournament is way, way, way better than a NIT Championship.

This year, I'll take an NIT Championship. Odds of that this year 1:500. We would have to beat 5 quality teams in a row. I would be at MSG for that!

Odds making it to the NCAA tournament are about 1:8. We have to beat two MAC teams.

What would be the better accomplishment with a young team?

[BirdZip]

Dictionary.com's word of the day for March 2:

cant\ kant \ , verb, noun;

1. To talk hypocritically.

2. To speak in the whining or singsong tone of a beggar; beg.

noun:

1. Insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.

2. The private language of the underworld.

3. The phraseology peculiar to a particular class, party, profession, etc.

4. Whining or singsong speech, especially of beggars.

I can't make this stuff up.