Dr Z Posted March 18, 2015 Report Posted March 18, 2015 Thought some might be interested. Friday, March 20, 2:10 PM on TNTNationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio Quote
Blue & Gold Posted March 18, 2015 Report Posted March 18, 2015 Buffalo's legit. Especially if Moss' ankle is feeling better. Quote
mes102 Posted March 18, 2015 Report Posted March 18, 2015 I will be a couple miles from this game, but I will be at the Jerome Schottenstein Center for the OHSAA Girls Basketball State Tournament. My high school alma mater made it to the Final Four in Division II(game is 3pm on Friday), and I know a couple of the coaches in that program. Traffic is going to be rough those few days. I'll be hoping for a Buffalo upset.Buffalo 72WVU 68 Quote
Dr Z Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Posted March 18, 2015 Buffalo's legit. Especially if Moss' ankle is feeling better."Moss says by gameday, his ankle will be 100 percent." I would say the same though. Source Quote
GJGood Posted March 18, 2015 Report Posted March 18, 2015 No guarantee they would've gotten the same pairing but how awesome would it have been if Akron had won the title and drew former head coach Huggins and the Mountaineers just down I-71? 1 Quote
K92 Posted March 18, 2015 Report Posted March 18, 2015 No guarantee they would've gotten the same pairing but how awesome would it have been if Akron had won the title and drew former head coach Huggins and the Mountaineers just down I-71?I bet we would have had some fun. Missed opportunity. Quote
The Hip Zip Posted March 18, 2015 Report Posted March 18, 2015 Hurley's name being dropped in discussions about the opening at Bama. He's on the fast track...................Buffalo is certainly a live dog here. Quote
ZippyRulz Posted March 18, 2015 Report Posted March 18, 2015 Bob Huggins nearly sucks in the NCAA tournament. In 15 appearances, he has 1 final four, 2 elite eights, and 12 early exits. It's a great draw for UB. Quote
Balsy Posted March 18, 2015 Report Posted March 18, 2015 Bob Huggins nearly sucks in the NCAA tournament. In 15 appearances, he has 1 final four, 2 elite eights, and 12 early exits. It's a great draw for UB.Why can't we ever get a draw like this? Quote
zippy5 Posted March 18, 2015 Report Posted March 18, 2015 Why can't we ever get a draw like this? Bob Huggins is 12-0 against double digit seeds. We wouldn't want a draw like that. Quote
UAZip0510 Posted March 18, 2015 Report Posted March 18, 2015 Why can't we ever get a draw like this? We did...Notre Dame. 1 Quote
2Ball Posted March 18, 2015 Report Posted March 18, 2015 I believe Notre Dame was a #2 seed not quite the same as a #5 seed in WVU. Go WVU. I can't root for the Bulls. Quote
LZIp Posted March 18, 2015 Report Posted March 18, 2015 Why can't we ever get a draw like this? We got what many thought at the time a nice draw against VCU. We were a 12 seed and basically had home court advantage. We lost by 50. Quote
UAZip0510 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Posted March 19, 2015 I believe Notre Dame was a #2 seed not quite the same as a #5 seed in WVU. Go WVU. I can't root for the Bulls.Seeds don't matter nearly as much as matchups. Notre Dame was a great draw for UA and, unfortunately, they laid an egg. That should have been our first tourney win. Quote
GJGood Posted March 19, 2015 Report Posted March 19, 2015 Currently EMU is down 16 early in the second half at Louisiana-Monoe. CMU lost at La Tech in the NIT last night. Western Michigan got absolutely drilled 86-57 by Cleveland State in Kalamazoo in the CiT. With Toledo and Akron declining their postseason opportunities, if the EMU score holds the MAC will be down to only Buffalo in the NCAA and Can't State, which won 68-56 over Middle Tennessee down in the Blue Raiders arena tonight. Quote
UAZip0510 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Posted March 19, 2015 We got what many thought at the time a nice draw against VCU. We were a 12 seed and basically had home court advantage. We lost by 50.With Carmelo Betancourt and Nick Harney handling point guard, I don't remember anyone liking that draw. I don't think anyone expected the absolute beating we received, but I don't remember anyone thinking we'd win either. Quote
GJGood Posted March 19, 2015 Report Posted March 19, 2015 In that VCU game we also had a team which, was stricken by the flu bug and the opposing coach was much more familiar with what Akron does than just about any other coach in the nation would be. I honestly think that year it was the absolute worst possible draw Akron could've gotten.I also liked drawing Notre Dame for the matchup possibilities but I did think it was a slap in the face to the entire MAC that the conference champ was a 15 seed, especially since it was the year after OU went to the sweet 16. Quote
Dave in Green Posted March 19, 2015 Report Posted March 19, 2015 No knowledgeable Zips fan thought that VCU was a nice draw in the NCAA tournament. Facing VCU's havoc defense with the Zips star point guard (Alex Abreu) lost to the team was a nightmare draw. And then it got worse. Starting shooting guard Brian Walsh was so sick with the flu that he could barely move on the court for 9 scoreless and ineffective minutes. Backup center Pat Forsythe was so sick with the flu that he only lasted 3 scoreless and ineffective minutes. Backup shooting guard Deji Ibitayo had back spasms so bad he missed the game completely. 1 Quote
Dr Z Posted March 20, 2015 Author Report Posted March 20, 2015 Wow, WV looks like they have come to play. Quote
MDZip Posted March 20, 2015 Report Posted March 20, 2015 Wow, WV looks like they have come to play. Unless Buffalo comes back, no 12-5 upset this year. When the Zips were a 12 a couple years ago they were the only 12 seed that didn't win. Quote
ZachTheZip Posted March 20, 2015 Report Posted March 20, 2015 As much as I would hate it if Buffalo won, thanks to their showboating in the MAC tournament and their whiny coach, it's good for the MAC and god for Akron because it provides a significant money boost. So go U@B! Help sponsor some JAR renovations! Quote
MDZip Posted March 20, 2015 Report Posted March 20, 2015 Bulls down by 4 with 4 minutes to play. Quote
Hilltopper Posted March 20, 2015 Report Posted March 20, 2015 No such thing as a moral victory. Bye bye Bobby. Quote
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