Selection Sunday and the Zips

[akronzips71]

#6 seed is absurd. Only one team out of 32 has more wins than us, and ALL are conference season champs (other than the at large teams).

 

OH, wait, I forgot, it's the NCAA. 

[LZIp]

1 minute ago, Valpo Zip said:

Those of you whining about the lack of respect...It is time to earn it. 

If you think that OSU is too scared to play us and won't schedule us, we here is your chance. Put up or shut up.

Winner!! We have a chance to earn more respect in this tourney than we might have in the Dance realistically. Teams we are more capable of beating and being in state against the most well known University in the state gives it a lot potential.

[akronzips71]

4 minutes ago, Sportsjunkie330 said:

Why should Akron be hosting the game? Seriously

Please do an RPI chart of all 32 teams.

[GJGood]

2 minutes ago, Sportsjunkie330 said:

Why should Akron be hosting the game? Seriously

 

First place in 10th ranked conference versus Sixth place in the 4th or 5th ranked conference

RPI

Season record

[feetg10]

When is the game?

[tomzip]

within minutes of loss last night some on here called it correctly, UA vs OSU, good call and the utter nonsense we know wit the way the NCAA/NIT operate that it could be called that early lol

[Hilltopper]

The team is pumped and ready to knock off the Suckeyes.

[Let'sGoZips94]

I hope we kick the crap out of them, then tell the NCAA and NIT they're #1.

 

The game doesn't bother me. The fact that money rules the NCAA, therefore OSU automatically gets to host us. The 3/6 matchup is just a slap in the face to us, though. A 6 seed? Really?

[GJGood]

1 minute ago, feetg10 said:

When is the game?

 

Tuesday 7pm

[K92]

Just win the game.  Another first round loss and everyone should just shut up.  Tired of the crying.

[LZIp]

If we beat OSU, we will get to host Florida (assuming they win). Arena is under construction.

[GJGood]

2 minutes ago, K92 said:

Just win the game.  Another first round loss and everyone should just shut up.  Tired of the crying.

 

Another first round loss is now likely.. Not directly because of the opponent but because of how the game will play out and the location. We know how the officiating will go in that place. Most importantly, though, we shoot a ton of threes but are not used to doing it in large cavernous arenas like the one this game will be played in. You can't just get acclimated to the depth perception issue that creates overnight.

 

[Zip_ME87]

3 minutes ago, GJGood said:

 

Another first round loss is now likely.. Not directly because of the opponent but because of how the game will play out and the location. We know how the officiating will go in that place. Most importantly, though, we shoot a ton of threes but are not used to doing it in large cavernous arenas like the one this game will be played in. You can't just get acclimated to the depth perception issue that creates overnight.

 

 

What? We just played 3 games in 3 days in a "cavernous arena". 

[Zipgrad01]

5 minutes ago, GJGood said:

 

Another first round loss is now likely.. Not directly because of the opponent but because of how the game will play out and the location. We know how the officiating will go in that place. Most importantly, though, we shoot a ton of threes but are not used to doing it in large cavernous arenas like the one this game will be played in. You can't just get acclimated to the depth perception issue that creates overnight.

 

That is a bunch of crap. Stop making excuses. If we lose it will be because they out rebound the crap out of us like buffalo did. It wont be the refs or a cavernous arena. We just got done playing at the q for heavens sake. 

Edited March 14, 2016 by Zipgrad01

[GJGood]

2 minutes ago, LZIp said:

If we beat OSU, we will get to host Florida (assuming they win). Arena is under construction.

 

True and if it is North Florida we would host them as well. That would be interesting because most of this season Akron was second in made threes per game. The team that was first ahead of us was North Florida.

[kreed5120]

I would have went to the game had it been at the JAR, but I don't have cable and the NIT dicking us over gives me no incentive to go out of my way to watch.

 

Edit: I wish the Zips the best of luck. Go ZIPS!

Edited March 14, 2016 by kreed5120

[UAZippers]

1 minute ago, Zip_ME87 said:

 

What? We just played 3 games in 3 days in a "cavernous arena". 

Seriously. Did people already forget that we just played 3 games in the Q?

[K92]

3 minutes ago, GJGood said:

 

Another first round loss is now likely.. Not directly because of the opponent but because of how the game will play out and the location. We know how the officiating will go in that place. Most importantly, though, we shoot a ton of threes but are not used to doing it in large cavernous arenas like the one this game will be played in. You can't just get acclimated to the depth perception issue that creates overnight.

 

You mean a large cavernous arena like they played in yesterday, the day before and the day before?  The excuses this board floats are preposterous. 

[ZippyRulz]

23 minutes ago, dirtyolcrowe said:

3500 attendance over/under

 

Over. The Zips will have 1500 fans there and Tosu can probably bring at least 2000 in Columbus. 5500 would have been assured in Akron and ticket scalpers would have made a tidy sum.

 

 

Edited March 14, 2016 by ZippyRulz

[tomzip]

The question becomes if we were to host a game (saying we beat OSU) how many people show up to our high school gym? Play it at the Canton Field House, the loudest small arena ever built!

[Let'sGoZips94]

4 minutes ago, UAZippers said:

Seriously. Did people already forget that we just played 3 games in the Q?

I didn't realize we played well/shot lights out.

 

Let's just go beat the Suckeyes. OSUcks.

[skip-zip]

7 minutes ago, Zipgrad01 said:

If we lose it will be because they out rebound the crap out of us like buffalo did. It wont be the refs

 

You already know how this is all going to go?  Can I buy your crystal ball?

[Kangaroo Craig]

We are better than them this year, but will likely lose the game only because of home court advantage. HC advantage means more in basketball than it does in any other sport. The selection committees know this. They purposely schedule the NIT so that the bigger school hosts. Their intent is to get rid off all of the smaller schools so that they can get better TV ratings and large crowds for the final four in Madison Square Garden. Its a rigged game. Non-BCS level FBS schools along with mid major basketball schools should just quit the NCAA altogether and start a new sanctioning body. We can have our own championships and tell the big boys to screw themselves.

[Zipgrad01]

7 minutes ago, skip-zip said:

 

You already know how this is all going to go?  Can I buy your crystal ball?

I have no idea how the game is going to go, but to blame the refs and the arena is just silly. If we lose because we get hosed by the refs nobody will be surprised, but i said what the most logical reason would be for a loss.

Edited March 14, 2016 by Zipgrad01

[burrdie]

We better win, I have a class at OSU campus in wooster on Wednesday 

plan to wear my zips hoodie

go zips