Dave in Green Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Duquesne's RPI over the last five seasons (most recent first) has been #218, #99, #95, #122 and #75. If they stay where they were last season, they would hurt the Zips' SOS. If they go back to being a top 100 RPI, they would make a decent OOC opponent on par with the top few MAC teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 To you RPI guru's; would it help us to entice Duquesne (A10) into a home & home series? Short travel, nice conference. Sorry, the Dukes have a gawd awful RPI. No help for the Zips. Now, Dayton would be a nice home-n-home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 The OOC schedule is nearly complete. It will be announced the day after ESPN announces their 24 Hour Tip Off schedule. The Zips are playing in ESPN's 24 Hour Tip Off nationally televised games. Good news and bad news here. The good news, the Zips are playing St. Mary's of the West Coast Conference. You know these folks; they regularly compete and beat Gonzaga for the conference championship. St. Mary's is a tough customer. They defeated Cant in this tournament last year. Now the bad news. The game will be played at midnight Pacific time. Which translates into a 3 AM start time here in Ohio. But, its on national TV as is the Diamond Head Classic in December. Other games of note include a trip to South Carolina to play the Gamecocks. Also, both St. Mary's and South Carolina are also playing in the Diamond Head Classic. They will be two of four teams in the other bracket. There is a slight possibility of playing one or the other twice. Time will tell. It also appears that Akron will play Iowa State as the first game in Hawai'i. Akron opens the season at home against Coastal Carolina. Oral Roberts comes to Akron to conclude the Bracket Buster pairing from two years ago. Middle Tennessee and Cleveland State are on the schedule. Interesting side note, the OOC for 2014-2015 is basically complete as well. Some tuning of dates and a couple of "buy" games is all that remains. UMASS comes to Akron and the Zips travel to Amherst the following year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Iowa State is entering a rebuilding season, they're ripe for a loss to a team like Akron. Saint Mary's will be entertaining, for those who are awake to see it. South Carolina should be easy picking for the Zips, not sure why they agreed to play us. The Zips will look for some major revenge against Coastal Carolina. Oral Roberts will provide a solid mid-major opponent, as will MTSU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGood Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 Duquesne's RPI over the last five seasons (most recent first) has been #218, #99, #95, #122 and #75. If they stay where they were last season, they would hurt the Zips' SOS. If they go back to being a top 100 RPI, they would make a decent OOC opponent on par with the top few MAC teams. Actually, wouldn't it depend upon who they were on the schedule in place of? Obviously dropping a Pine Bluff or NC Central in favor of Duquesne would be at least a minor boost to the RPI but putting them on in place of somebody like Detroit would likely have the opposite effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGood Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 When will the Zips make their return trip to North Dakota State? Will it be this upcoming season or the following one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 When will the Zips make their return trip to North Dakota State? Will it be this upcoming season or the following one? The Zips travel to Fargo, N.D. as part of the 2014-15 schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 @GoZips, I know that you walk a fine line in trying to share with hardcore fans who really care the best possible information on Zips basketball without giving away more than you're supposed to, I know that you can't publicly share all that you know, and I know that I'm not the only one here who really appreciates your efforts to do the best you can. Thank you, sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 @GoZips, I know that you walk a fine line in trying to share with hardcore fans who really care the best possible information on Zips basketball without giving away more than you're supposed to, I know that you can't publicly share all that you know, and I know that I'm not the only one here who really appreciates your efforts to do the best you can. Thank you, sir. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 @GoZips, I know that you walk a fine line in trying to share with hardcore fans who really care the best possible information on Zips basketball without giving away more than you're supposed to, I know that you can't publicly share all that you know, and I know that I'm not the only one here who really appreciates your efforts to do the best you can. Thank you, sir. I thank you for your interest. This past week the boss (KD) cleared a number of items for passing on. I presented most of them in the long post in this thread. Pending contracts and on going discussions I can not mention. Some of them I am NOT privvy to. A sad aspect that is creeping into Akron scheduling is the now all too common "Thanks, but, no thanks" high major programs tell Akron. You would think that Akron's recent success on the court would entice high majors to play the Zips. Not so. They often shun playing Akron. Definitely one aspect is the long time scheduling favorite of "home-n-home". Seems that high majors will not come play at the JAR. Most coaches love their job and want to keep them. Thus, "thanks, but no thanks". Case in point. Rick Stansbury, the then head coach at Mississippi State, scheduled a home a game with Akron. The Bulldogs were being tauted as a potential top twenty-five program in the pre-season magazines. A ten point home loss to highly regarded mid-major Akron ended all that speculation. The loss set a tome for the under achieving pups and may have contributed to Stansbury's firing at the end of the season. Conversely, the Zips can not simply go play road games against high majors and buy home games against low major programs. Akron fans moan about the weak home scheduling. In the ten or so out of conference games each season there has to be a balance that includes home games. Television exposure is critical to recruiting, strength of schedule, fan interest and revenues. Akron has been fortunate to stay in ESPN's good graces, This garners the Zips multiple games on ESPN each season. The Puerto Rico trip last season provided national exposure, fan interest, etc. This was followed up with the Diamond Head Classic this season which is also an ESPN sponsored event that gains extra games, TV exposure, etc,. Dambrot's style of having a deep rotation means that even though last year's starter has departed, this year's starter has plenty of game experience. Not much fall off because of the change in player. Most programs tend toward a six or seven man rotation while the Zips tend toward a nine or ten man rotation. This makes for more experienced players on the floor and fresher bodies in the game. This likely to continue. A tidbit: this year's incoming class is looking stellar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quickzips Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 The OOC schedule is nearly complete. It will be announced the day after ESPN announces their 24 Hour Tip Off schedule. The Zips are playing in ESPN's 24 Hour Tip Off nationally televised games. Good news and bad news here. The good news, the Zips are playing St. Mary's of the West Coast Conference. You know these folks; they regularly compete and beat Gonzaga for the conference championship. St. Mary's is a tough customer. They defeated Cant in this tournament last year. Now the bad news. The game will be played at midnight Pacific time. Which translates into a 3 AM start time here in Ohio. But, its on national TV as is the Diamond Head Classic in December. Other games of note include a trip to South Carolina to play the Gamecocks. Also, both St. Mary's and South Carolina are also playing in the Diamond Head Classic. They will be two of four teams in the other bracket. There is a slight possibility of playing one or the other twice. Time will tell. It also appears that Akron will play Iowa State as the first game in Hawai'i. Akron opens the season at home against Coastal Carolina. Oral Roberts comes to Akron to conclude the Bracket Buster pairing from two years ago. Middle Tennessee and Cleveland State are on the schedule. Interesting side note, the OOC for 2014-2015 is basically complete as well. Some tuning of dates and a couple of "buy" games is all that remains. UMASS comes to Akron and the Zips travel to Amherst the following year. So if I understand this correctly: Home games Coastal Carolina Oral Roberts Middle Tennessee Cleveland State Coppin State Road games St. Marys South Carolina Diamond Head Classic Iowa State Boise State, St. Marys, South Carolina, George Mason, Oregon State, Hawaii That is a reasonable enough start to a schedule. You would always like to see another quality home opponent, but I fully understand the difficulty getting quality opponents to come to the JAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 In previous threads, somebody pointed out one strategy that stands as good a chance as any of getting a high major to the JAR. Track local talent that goes to a big time program, contact those schools and suggest that coming to Akron would be a great way let the players friends and family watch their kid play ball without traveling far. Every once in a while this will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 In previous threads, somebody pointed out one strategy that stands as good a chance as any of getting a high major to the JAR. Track local talent that goes to a big time program, contact those schools and suggest that coming to Akron would be a great way let the players friends and family watch their kid play ball without traveling far. Every once in a while this will work. UNC played at Cleveland State about 5 years ago for this exact reason. The Convo is a much better venue than the JAR though. I can't ever imagine UNC coming to the JAR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 UNC played at Cleveland State about 5 years ago for this exact reason. The Convo is a much better venue than the JAR though. I can't ever imagine UNC coming to the JAR. Also worked for Stetson getting Marquette and Wright State getting (and beating) Michigan State, and on and on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 Also worked for Stetson getting Marquette and Wright State getting (and beating) Michigan State, and on and on. Wow. Great, sincere point 'Meister You didn't even have to mention bus accidents or highlight improper use of a homonym Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 UNC played at Cleveland State about 5 years ago for this exact reason. The Convo is a much better venue than the JAR though. I can't ever imagine UNC coming to the JAR. Fasten your seat belt. UNC did almost come to the JAR. The above mentioned game was originally scheduled to be played in the JAR by UNC. The 'Heels changed head coach after the game was scheduled. The new coach, Roy Williams nixed playing Akron and opted to play a much weaker Cleveland State. Some of you may remember the excitement of the prospect of UNC playing at Akron, It was quite the buzz at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 So if I understand this correctly: Home games Coastal Carolina Oral Roberts Middle Tennessee Cleveland State Coppin State Road games St. Marys South Carolina Diamond Head Classic Iowa State Boise State, St. Marys, South Carolina, George Mason, Oregon State, Hawaii That is a reasonable enough start to a schedule. You would always like to see another quality home opponent, but I fully understand the difficulty getting quality opponents to come to the JAR. I think that the Middle Tennessee game is away this year. At least one more "buy" game remains to be added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 I think that the Middle Tennessee game is away this year. That is correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 Wow. Great, sincere point 'Meister You didn't even have to mention bus accidents or highlight improper use of a homonym Thank you. Their is know doubt about it; I only include tragic bus accidents in my posts when they are needed to make a projected outcome more plausible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 Thank you. Their is know doubt about it; I only include tragic bus accidents in my posts when they are needed to make a projected outcome more plausible. Don't take this personally, but are you a UA graduate? "Their is know" doubt.... PLEASE tell me you did that deliberately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in Green Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Tar-Baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Don't take this personally, but are you a UA graduate? "Their is know" doubt.... PLEASE tell me you did that deliberately. Here's your sign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Iowa State is entering a rebuilding season, they're ripe for a loss to a team like Akron. Saint Mary's will be entertaining, for those who are awake to see it. South Carolina should be easy picking for the Zips, not sure why they agreed to play us. The Zips will look for some major revenge against Coastal Carolina. Oral Roberts will provide a solid mid-major opponent, as will MTSU. Just a note on Iowa State. Their RS Fr put up 67 in a summer league game a couple weeks ago. They have a couple other guys who are lighting it up as well. By Christmas, these guys should be ready to give us a game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpsjugglerdude Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 @GoZips do you happen to know if the SC game is on a weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 @GoZips do you happen to know if the SC game is on a weekend? December 28th, a Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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