zippyfan34 Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Today there are a couple solid performances from future foes. American lost to #25 Maryland 56-62. They had the lead with 6 minutes left and were within 3 with about a minute left. Eastern going to double OT at Pitt but have 3 guys fouled out including Bond and Thompson. Ball State taken it to St Louis at their place 43-19 at half. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hip Zip Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Watched the Eastern / Pitt game and came away extremely impressed with Eastern. A couple of times they looked like they may be headed for a DD loss but they stay composed and battled until the end of 2 OTs with less than their starting 5 on the floor as you mentioned. Everybody is back and have length and depth. Thompson has potential NBA talent and will only get better if his attitude allows for it. They will be a very tough out for anybody in our conference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 (edited) It's really early. Hard to tell how much rust or getting use to play with new teammates plays a factor in these games. EMU I think could be good mostly based upon how they finished last season and what they have returning this season. I'm still not buying into American yet at least. Edited November 12, 2016 by kreed5120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Ohio beats Georgia Tech, @ Georgia Tech. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 1 hour ago, Captain Kangaroo said: Ohio beats Georgia Tech, @ Georgia Tech. No, please don't post that. There's too many people here who think that it's senseless for us to make long road trips to play high profile basketball schools. We'll just lose by 30. Or someone will get injured. Or, we're better off spending our entire 30 game schedule just getting ready to the play the tournament in Cleveland. Or, just replace the wooden bleachers in the JAR and just try to get those schools to come here. Why would we want to go to Atlanta just get a paycheck and get our a$$es kicked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 The trick is to schedule name programs when they are cycling down. OU didn't beat a good GT team, but they still get the milage from beating a team that people relate to through their memories of Mark Price, John Salley and Chris Bosh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 10 minutes ago, K92 said: get the milage from beating a team that people relate to Take the risk, and you might just reap the rewards. There's nothing to lose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 5 minutes ago, skip-zip said: Take the risk, and you might just reap the rewards. There's nothing to lose. There certainly is. 21. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 1 hour ago, skip-zip said: No, please don't post that. There's too many people here who think that it's senseless for us to make long road trips to play high profile basketball schools. We'll just lose by 30. Or someone will get injured. Or, we're better off spending our entire 30 game schedule just getting ready to the play the tournament in Cleveland. Or, just replace the wooden bleachers in the JAR and just try to get those schools to come here. Why would we want to go to Atlanta just get a paycheck and get our a$$es kicked? Gonzaga and Creighton (our money games) are both much better teams than a Georgia Tech team that is expected to finish last in the ACC. Akron needs to improve it's OOC scheduling, but OU has probably the worst OOC schedule in the entire MAC. Don't believe me, look for yourself. http://www.bobcatattack.com/basketball/schedule.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) 23 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: Gonzaga and Creighton (our money games) are both much better teams than a Georgia Tech team that is expected to finish last in the ACC. Akron needs to improve it's OOC scheduling, but OU has probably the worst OOC schedule in the entire MAC. Don't believe me, look for yourself. http://www.bobcatattack.com/basketball/schedule.asp It doesn't matter what OU's schedule looks like, or where Georgia Tech is "projected" to finish. The only thing that matters to me is that they scheduled a very prominent school, from the biggest b-ball conference in the country, on the road, in OOC play, and WON. Why? Because if this was our win, it would catch Joe Akron's attention more than all of the wins against Coppin State, North Carolina A&T, and Arkansas Pine Bluff over the last 10 years.....combined!! Joe Akron couldn't care less what OU or Akron's OOC schedule looks like. Nor does he know anything about what you, or the prognosticators have said about Georgia Tech. The only thing that matters to him is that Akron knocked off a big basketball program. Edited November 19, 2016 by skip-zip edit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Hey Skip, the Zips had a chance to beat a name school last year, a terrible Ohio State team. What happened? We pissed down our leg. Until you can actually capitalize on opportunities it is probably best not to purposely set them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, skip-zip said: No, please don't post that. There's too many people here who think that it's senseless for us to make long road trips to play high profile basketball schools. We'll just lose by 30. Or someone will get injured. Or, we're better off spending our entire 30 game schedule just getting ready to the play the tournament in Cleveland. Or, just replace the wooden bleachers in the JAR and just try to get those schools to come here. Why would we want to go to Atlanta just get a paycheck and get our a$$es kicked? Skip don't get what you're getting at here, I think most people complain about a low profile home schedule not who we play away from home. At away/neutral sites since 2008 we've played at Pitt, NC State, Texas A&M, Minnesota, Miami (twice), Mississippi St (won and that was a top 25 team), West Virginia, Oklahoma St, Penn St (twice won once), Oregon State (won), South Carolina (three times won once), USC (won), Arkansas (won) and National Champion Villanova. I think you can complain about some things about our schedule but I don't think that's one of them. We've played and won against high profile teams. The Ohio GT win will be quickly forgotten. You'd have to win consistently against that type of competition (including the NCAA tournament) to get your average fan to take notice. I have no issues with Akron's away/neutral scheduling and that's not even counting solid mid majors like Dayton and Middle Tennessee. Edited November 19, 2016 by MDZip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) Just now, skip-zip said: It doesn't matter what OU's schedule looks like, or where Georgia Tech is "projected" to finish. The only thing that matters to me is that they scheduled a very prominent school, from the biggest b-ball conference in the country, on the road, in OOC play, and WON. Why? Because if this was our win, it would catch Joe Akron's attention more than all of the wins against Coppin State, North Carolina A&T, and Arkansas Pine Bluff over the last 10 years.....combined!! Joe Akron couldn't care less what OU or Akron's OOC schedule looks like. Nor does he know anything about what you, or the prognosticators have said about Georgia Tech. The only thing that matters to him is that Akron knocked off a big basketball program. I wouldn't really call Georgia Tech prominent. They've made a grand total of 1 Sweet 16 this century and haven't made the tourney since 2010. To Joe Akron they are no different than Arkansas, USC, or Penn State, all teams Akron has beaten in the recent past. Gonzaga is actually a school Joe Akron knows for being good. I'd rather have them on my schedule than Georgia Tech. Edited November 19, 2016 by kreed5120 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Joe Akron. He doesn't care. He's drinking a Busch Light and watching the Buckeyes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJGood Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 Hasn't Akron beaten P5 schools five years in a row? What has that done for the perception of the program? What does beating projected last place Georgia Tech do for Ohio that beating Mississippi State, Oregon State, and South Carolina didn't do for the Zips? I guess I don't understand this thread. OU just did what we have done every year for the past half decade and people are acting like we need to be more like OU. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 4 hours ago, K92 said: The trick is to schedule name programs when they are cycling down. OU didn't beat a good GT team, but they still get the milage from beating a team that people relate to through their memories of Mark Price, John Salley and Chris Bosh. We did that at Ohio State last year in the NIT. The only problem is that we do not take advantage of the opportunity when it was presented. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K92 Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 2 minutes ago, 1981 grad said: We did that at Ohio State last year in the NIT. The only problem is that we do not take advantage of the opportunity when it was presented. Is there an echo in here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 8 minutes ago, K92 said: Is there an echo in here? My apologies, missed your last post about the Ohio State game. However, after reading it I disagree that we should not schedule good teams. Playing good teams gives you a chance for an upset, gives KD an idea about the teams weaknesses, and prepares them for better competition which they will face if they get back into the tournament. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) 11 hours ago, 1981 grad said: My apologies, missed your last post about the Ohio State game. However, after reading it I disagree that we should not schedule good teams. Playing good teams gives you a chance for an upset, gives KD an idea about the teams weaknesses, and prepares them for better competition which they will face if they get back into the tournament. It's a "no brainer". And I could add to your list. But for some people, it's always back to the "don't schedule them, because we can't win them" attitude. 13 hours ago, K92 said: Joe Akron. He doesn't care. He's drinking a Busch Light and watching the Buckeyes. I'll go with Busch Light 16 oz., in the can. But you're right. We haven't given him anything to change that. Edited November 20, 2016 by skip-zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted November 19, 2016 Report Share Posted November 19, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, kreed5120 said: Gonzaga is actually a school Joe Akron knows for being good. I'd rather have them on my schedule than Georgia Tech. So would I, if we WIN. Of the two of them, Gonzaga would have the greater impact, I agree. Edited November 19, 2016 by skip-zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hip Zip Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 Creighton looked awesome last night in their destruction of NC State, hanging 112 on the Pack. They appear to be faster, deeper and much more talented than the teams that Doug McDermott, now with the Chicago Bulls, recently led for his dad. A win over the Jays would be huge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morris buttermaker Posted November 21, 2016 Report Share Posted November 21, 2016 And NC State beat Ga Southern in a nail biter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted December 1, 2016 Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) Marshall improved to 5-1 last night knocking off what I figure to be our stiffest competition in the MAC this season OU by a score of 98-88. Edit: We get them at home December 17th. Looks to be a fairly quality OOC home opponent. Edited December 1, 2016 by kreed5120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted December 1, 2016 Report Share Posted December 1, 2016 I haven't paid much attention to anyone in the MAC besides Akron yet, but I'd guess EMU will be right up there with OU as well. I'd throw in Buffalo as well because well...they own us in the tourney and Oats is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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