Quickzips Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Over on the Bobkitties board they are clinging to any type of hope they can. Many are expressly or impliedly stating that they will get us in Cleveland because it is difficult to beat a team three times in one season. So I decided to look into it. In the past 5 years in the MAC (2006-2007 through 2011-2012) there have been 16 occasions when one team beat another twice during the regular season only to have them meet up again in the conference tournament. In those tournament games the winner of the previous two wins 75% of the time (12-4). Last year alone it happened 4 times with the winner of the previous two going 3-4. And these aren't just games where the tallest midget in the MAC West beats up on the shortest midget. These include at least a couple of conference finals matchups. 2011-12: Akron vs. Can't State - Akron 3-0 2011-12: Eastern Mich. vs. N. Illinois - EMU 2-1 2011-12: Ohio vs. Buffalo - Ohio 3-0 2011-12: Western Mich. vs. N. Illinois - WMU 3-0 2009-10: Akron vs. Ohio - Akron 2-1 2009-10: Can't State vs. Ohio - Can't 2-1 2008-09: Bowling Green vs. Ohio - BG 3-0 2008-09: Eastern Mich. vs. Central Mich. - EMU 2-1 2007-08: Central Mich. vs. N. Illinois - CMU 3-0 2007-08: Can't State vs. Akron - Can't 3-0 2007-08: Can't State vs. Miami - Can't 3-0 2007-08: Miami vs. Buffalo - Miami 3-0 2006-07: Akron vs. Can't State - Akron 3-0 2006-07: Eastern Mich. vs. Ball State - EMU 3-0 2006-07: Ohio vs. Bowling Green - Ohio 3-0 2006-07: Toledo vs. Eastern Mich. - Toledo 3-0 Hate to burst the bubble of some of them over in Bobcat land. But the facts don't exactly support the theory on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doublezip Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Yeah, I've never believed in that theory. If you are the better team, you are the better team! I am more confident about playing OU in the final having already beat them twice, than if we would have split the first two. But, first things first, let's extend the streak to 20 tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Ohio wasn't going to get an at-large, and I would NEVER dream of wishing for a Zips loss, but if the MAC is going to be a two bid league this year, the only way it can happen is for Akron to win out and drop the title game to OU. Of course, those guys aren't concerned about the MAC being a 2-bid league, they just want to see their team back in the dance, and you gotta sympathize with that. I would be saying the same thing if I was an OU fan. "Hay, they got us twice, but..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigzipguy Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Don't even think about the Zips NCAA hopes resting on an at-large!!!!. Don't worry about the MAC getting 2 in, unless the Zips do not win the MAC title game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootforRoo44 Posted March 17, 2013 Report Share Posted March 17, 2013 "Fact or Fiction? Beating a team three times" FICTION Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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