MontrealExposloveZippy Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Only 9 spots away from being the best DAMN basketball team in Ohio.... ooooh would that be sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Only 9 spots away from being the best DAMN basketball team in Ohio.... ooooh would that be sweet If OSWho didn't have such a over-bloated preseason ranking, WE'D BE AHEAD OF THEM RIGHT NOW !! Look at it this way. The Suckeyes are only 2-7 against ranked opponents. I'd like to think that we would win more than 2 out of 9 games if we had the opportunity to play that many ranked teams. And I'm sure they had the luxury of playing a fairly even amount of those games both at home and on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZZZips Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 USAToday.com article on Zips from Monday at 3pm http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab...impact/1940873/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 USAToday.com article on Zips from Monday at 3pm http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab...impact/1940873/ When you read an article like this, you realize just how crazy some people are when they say that LeBron has had no impact on Akron Basketball. I'm sorry. It's just ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 If OSWho didn't have such a over-bloated preseason ranking, WE'D BE AHEAD OF THEM RIGHT NOW !! Look at it this way. The Suckeyes are only 2-7 against ranked opponents. I'd like to think that we would win more than 2 out of 9 games if we had the opportunity to play that many ranked teams. And I'm sure they had the luxury of playing a fairly even amount of those games both at home and on the road. Seriously dude, you just can't enjoy Akron's success. You have some major issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Zip Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 What a great day to be a member of the Zips Nation! The funny thing about rankings that never seem to pan out...a 24 ranking indicates you are a 6 seed. Yet if we win out and are ranked in the top 20 at the end of the year I doubt we'll get better than a 10 seed (a 40th ranking!). The OU game is so big on Wednesday! I hope this team doesn't let this go to their head and walks into Athens with a chip on the shoulder knowing they need to walk out of their with a victory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FearTheRoo Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 What a great day to be a member of the Zips Nation! The funny thing about rankings that never seem to pan out...a 24 ranking indicates you are a 6 seed. Yet if we win out and are ranked in the top 20 at the end of the year I doubt we'll get better than a 10 seed (a 40th ranking!). The OU game is so big on Wednesday! I hope this team doesn't let this go to their head and walks into Athens with a chip on the shoulder knowing they need to walk out of their with a victory. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 We are ranked higher than Kentucky and North Carolina...wow...never thought I'd see the day. Folks, some of you might not get the sense of where I'm coming from here, but I can remember when we hoped to be ranked above Philadelphia Textile and Cheyney State. Keith Dambrot, you've come a long way, baby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Oh, happy day! I have never been prouder to be a Zip. MBB needs to borrow the women's slogan for a minute, FINISH!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickzips Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Hate to be Captain Buzzkill here, but this means very little if we crap our pants down the stretch. We haven't arrived by any stretch of the imaginzation until we close this thing out and go on a run in the NCAAs. Nice little feather in our cap at this point, but there are much bigger feathers to have your sights set on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Enjoy the moment. It isn't going to last forever. Nothing does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZoner Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Congratulations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckzip Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Oh, happy day! I have never been prouder to be a Zip. MBB needs to borrow the women's slogan for a minute, FINISH!!! I don't know. Winning the soccer NC was pretty sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MontrealExposloveZippy Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 33 years in D-! and were finally ranked!! Not even on the fringe at 25, but 24!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Ohio football got ranked in AP Football Top 25 after beating our football team. It would only be fitting for us to get ranked in the AP Top 25 after beating the Ohio men's basketball team wednesday(Buffalo on saturday too!)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipgrad01 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I don't know. Winning the soccer NC was pretty sweet. While that was nice, it isn't remotely as satisfying. Soccer is a 2nd thought for most, while basketball is the 2nd most popular sport in college athletics. This basketball run has done more in raising the profile of our universities athletics programs than winning soccer titles ever will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 While that was nice, it isn't remotely as satisfying. Soccer is a 2nd thought for most, while basketball is the 2nd most popular sport in college athletics. This basketball run has done more in raising the profile of our universities athletics programs than winning soccer titles ever will. Soccer is meaningless in the US except for those who participate. Last year the World Cup was on TV, and all everyone kept saying on Facebook was: I wish someone would win so this would be over and off TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzipguy Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 The soccer NC was not just a second thought for me!!!!!!! In college athletics, very few things sound as nice as: NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OZoner Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Soccer is meaningless in the US except for those who participate. Last year the World Cup was on TV, and all everyone kept saying on Facebook was: I wish someone would win so this would be over and off TV. Interesting. Up to 13 million people watched the World Cup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 The soccer NC was not just a second thought for me!!!!!!! In college athletics, very few things sound as nice as: NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!!!! +1, and I bet LP makes it +2. I go to med school outside of Ohio with a couple guys who are from large, distinguished universities around the country. When they found out I went to Akron, they commented how great it must have been to go to a "soccer school" and they were familiar with the Rowdies and their chants from youtube. Soccer does matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Interesting. Up to 13 million people watched the World Cup. And that was how many games? And how many watched the ONE Superbowl game? And how many of the supposed 13 million watched it because their regular programming was pre-empted. Professional soccer has been tried several times in this country, and it never gets any real traction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 While that was nice, it isn't remotely as satisfying. Soccer is a 2nd thought for most, while basketball is the 2nd most popular sport in college athletics. This basketball run has done more in raising the profile of our universities athletics programs than winning soccer titles ever will. +1. I am glad people found pride the soccer NC, but it didn't really do anything for me since I'm just not a fan of the sport. FWIW, none of my (non Zip fan) sports friends looked me up to offer congrats for the NC, but many sent kudos my way for cracking the top 25. No disrespect intended for our soccer fans, but this basketball run means more in almost any way you can measure it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzipguy Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 There are more than just a few schools who no championships in any sport!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 And that was how many games? And how many watched the ONE Superbowl game? And how many of the supposed 13 million watched it because their regular programming was pre-empted. Professional soccer has been tried several times in this country, and it never gets any real traction. Here's a guy that is from a different vintage who has never seen a Seattle Sounders home game. If I won the lottery, I'd buy an MLS team as an investment in a heartbeat! The MLS is here to stay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Interesting. Up to 13 million people watched the World Cup. 40 million people watched the Oscars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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