2016-17 Schedule

[Sportsjunkie330]

1 hour ago, GoZips said:

For Sportsjunkie and the rest of the nasty, smart mouth posters . I WILL report you every time from here on out.

 

 

 

Ok

[clarkwgriswold]

On 4/28/2016 at 9:32 PM, Sportsjunkie330 said:

Ok

Well now you've done it.  You know this is going on your permanent record, right?

[Sportsjunkie330]

1 hour ago, clarkwgriswold said:

Well now you've done it.  You know this is going on your permanent record, right?

 

I'll be waiting for my letter to appear in Kangaroo Court.

[tpsjugglerdude]

On 4/13/2016 at 4:41 PM, GoZips said:

Several people doubted the veracity of my claims that the Zips are "poisonous".

 

Well, well, some good news.

 

It seems that the Zips are not so poisonous to some quality teams.

 

Details and names to follow.

 

For those of us that haven't followed the entire ridiculousness of this thread, have we decided if the Zips are poisonous or not and who these potential "quality teams" are?

[K92]

21 minutes ago, tpsjugglerdude said:

 

 

For those of us that haven't followed the entire ridiculousness of this thread, have we decided if the Zips are poisonous or not and who these potential "quality teams" are?

Not sure about the quality teams, but I bet you didn't realize that the toxicity rating on Zips Basketball could change so drastically in just 13 days.

Edited May 2, 2016 by K92

[johnnyzip84]

I believe the NCAA will often reduce their punishment of a school that self-reports an infraction.  Therefore, I’m going to self-report my complete and total amusement with this thread to the UA hoops coaching staff in hopes of receiving the same.

[morris buttermaker]

Grand Canyon has big-name opponents like Duke, Louisville, Illinois and San Diego State on the men’s basketball schedule next season. The Antelopes also will play Arizona, one of the colleges initially against their move to Division I.

“Our goal is to be in the top 25 in every program we have,”

 

---and we want to win the MAC

Edited May 3, 2016 by morris buttermaker

[Sportsjunkie330]

6 hours ago, morris buttermaker said:

Grand Canyon has big-name opponents like Duke, Louisville, Illinois and San Diego State on the men’s basketball schedule next season. The Antelopes also will play Arizona, one of the colleges initially against their move to Division I.

“Our goal is to be in the top 25 in every program we have,”

 

---and we want to win the MAC

 

I hear there are poisonous snakes in the Grand Canyon

[zippy5]

Now now you don't want to get yourself reported

[dirtyolcrowe]

Cant we all....just be happy with MAC Regular season title???  i mean 80% are happy if we get that!!  who cares about the MAC tourney...let alone the NCAA...that's to far to travel and it gets in the way of setting our date for the MAC regular season champs parade down Spicer St.!!!!! 

 

Edited May 5, 2016 by dirtyolcrowe

[ZachTheZip]

 

[zippy5]

On 4/14/2016 at 9:14 AM, GoZips said:

 

Louisville is on my next list. They turned Akron down COLD.

 

 

But!

[K92]

2 hours ago, zippy5 said:

But!

Define cold.

[GoZips]

As of now (May 18th) there is NO contract with Louisville.

 

May I point out that coaches some times change their minds.

Should that be held against us or me?

 

Note that Louisville has issues that may be causing them difficulty

scheduling. Apparently our cold butts are more inviting than

the chill of an empty arena. Who knows?

[ZachTheZip]

Sometimes you have to call back even after getting turned down. Nobody gets everyone they want on their schedule, not even the powerhouse programs. They might tell you no, because they're negotiating with someone else. But if the spot is still open a few weeks later, they might be more willing to schedule you.

[kreed5120]

11 hours ago, ZachTheZip said:

 

 

I was very vocal in my displeasure in Akron's OOC scheduling. With games secured against Creighton, Louisville, and UTEP combined with whatever mid-majors we face in that Savannah tournament, the schedule isn't shaping up to be half bad. I'm going to hold out congratulating them until I see the full schedule, but I'll be the 1st to give them their due if it's well deserved.

[skip-zip]

4 hours ago, kreed5120 said:

 

I was very vocal in my displeasure in Akron's OOC scheduling. With games secured against Creighton, Louisville, and UTEP combined with whatever mid-majors we face in that Savannah tournament, the schedule isn't shaping up to be half bad. I'm going to hold out congratulating them until I see the full schedule, but I'll be the 1st to give them their due if it's well deserved.

 

I'm with you on that.  I think it could amount to something better than normal.  Certainly better than it looked just a short time ago.

 

But at this point, we're seeing a big-time program, another somewhat recognizable program to some people, and maybe what's looking to me like a pretty crappy tournament.  So right now, I'm still on "wait and see" mode until I see more, as far as comparing it to other seasons. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

Now THIS is what I'm talking about. Well done Dambrot and staff for being persistent and getting The Ville on the schedule! With UTEP/Creighton/Louisville on the schedule, you have to beat one or two of them to make it truly count, but getting them on the schedule is a start!

 

Go Zips!

 

Z.I... P.S. GoZips is exactly right that Louisville has some issues that might have factored into accepting us onto their "prestigious" schedule. Nothing should be held against him for his earlier post. I believe it was an accurate one at the time.

[ZachTheZip]

6 hours ago, GoZips said:

As of now (May 18th) there is NO contract with Louisville.

 

Yes. As of right now, there is no date set. Until the negotiations are finished and a contract is signed, nothing is official. We won't know when we're playing them, if we're getting a paycheck, if it's part of some larger scheduling arrangement, or anything else until then.

[wadszip]

17 hours ago, ZachTheZip said:

 

Good to see this finally being realistic. Makes too much sense for both sides as I've posted about a dozen times over the last 2-3 years. Maybe the powers to be can take it a step further and try to get a game in Cleveland (read earlier on why I think it could make sense for both programs). Even if it's a one-stop trip to Louisville, the pros still outweigh the cons for the Zips.

[LZIp]

Even with the Louisville add, the schedule looks pretty much the same to me as last year strength wise. Remember we had Nova, Iona, Arkansas, and Green Bay. I did think last year's was a step up, though not really where is needed to be. Similar thoughts thus far for this schedule.

Edited May 21, 2016 by LZIp

[ZachTheZip]

I just want two good home opponents. And they don't even have to be "good" good. Just a team from the lower A-10 or even upper half of the Horizon.

[zippyman23]

On 5/18/2016 at 1:18 PM, GoZips said:

As of now (May 18th) there is NO contract with Louisville.

 

May I point out that coaches some times change their minds.

Should that be held against us or me?

 

Note that Louisville has issues that may be causing them difficulty

scheduling. Apparently our cold butts are more inviting than

the chill of an empty arena. Who knows?

 

People change their minds. That’s why most don’t care about a list of teams that turned us down in prior years. Especially when they include teams that have said “Yes” in the recent past. A lot of times it comes down to having the right dates open.

 

I could have let this go until you doubled down by suggesting that Louisville might be having difficulty scheduling because of certain issues. Here is reality:

H-Kentucky (11)

H-Akron (34)

H-William & Mary (67)

H-Evansville (93)

H-Eastern Kentucky (211)

@ Grand Canyon (91)

N-Indiana (24)
N- Battle 4 Atlantis -3 games vs. Michigan State(12), Baylor (25), VCU(37), Wichita St (47), LSU (94), Old Dominion(140), St. Johns (246)
H-TBD- Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Game

H-TBD- Big Ten/ACC Challenge

Edited May 22, 2016 by zippyman23

[morris buttermaker]

 Northern Iowa  is signed for a home and home with Xavier

[GoZips]

I was given the opportunity to review this coming season OOC schedule today.

 

Regrettably Louisville is NOT on the Zips schedule. Akron will play at Gonzaga

on that date (December 10th).

 

Only one of the all too familiar low major opponents graces the Zips home schedule.

A division 3 opponent, two home games against mid-majors as part of the Savannah

tournament; and one decent quality mid-major bought game.

 

I think you will like the schedule. The Zips should put an experienced and deep team

on the floor and this schedule should work toward preparing Akron for conference

play.

 

Insert usual disclaimer here.