Game 6—IPFW Mastodons

[clarkwgriswold]

2 hours ago, lilroodude said:

 

Well maybe some people should get off their phones an pay attention. @NWAkron  

 

I don't blame anyone for not really paying attention, however, to the t-shirt cannon. If the t-shirt doesn't unfurl, it's launched into the rafters, never to be seen again. 

 

Unless of course you use NWAkron as a backstop!

Edited December 7, 2017 by clarkwgriswold

[jhl385]

My son in law works for a small D3 college in Mich and his highlight so far this school year is being the person to choose the new T-shirt cannon.  He got to play with several!  

 

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Good point...the shirt cannon killed Maude Flanders.

 

 

[ZZZips]

On 12/7/2017 at 10:38 AM, skip-zip said:

 

She actually moved on to much larger venues, became somewhat famous, and then abruptly retired a few years ago.  

 

 

Hey Skip...your info is way out of date.  http://es.pn/2jbds7V

 

 

[skip-zip]

35 minutes ago, ZZZips said:

Hey Skip...your info is way out of date.  http://es.pn/2jbds7V

 

  Thanks for the update.  

 

I hadn't heard a thing since she supposedly retired a few years ago.  

[1981 grad]

On 12/7/2017 at 10:37 AM, zippyfan34 said:

I need to find the contest people so that I can do the pizza fire and win it for everyone.  Tired of them picking people who can't even come close.

 

Also, anyone know how the Wentz halfcourt shot is chosen?  Do you have to sign up somewhere?  They seem to call peoples names as opposed to a ticket #.  

 

I hope that is the last dunk contest we ever see.  I just saw today that you need to check your ticket bar code at half time to see if you have won the chance to shoot.  You would think that after a whole season of nobody winning the pizza contest that they would  change it this year.  The only one that came close to winning the pizzas was the president of the U, he had to make the money ball to win and threw up an airball.  

[LZIp]

IPFW just beat the fighting Archie Millers in Bloomington by TWENTY points.

[Let'sGoZips94]

14 minutes ago, LZIp said:

IPFW just beat the fighting Archie Millers in Bloomington by TWENTY points.

 

Wow. I wonder if Indiana is happy with their decision of relieving Tom Crean of his duties. I know it takes time to install a system and rebuild a program, but one would think the foundation at Indiana would be at least higher than IPFW. That's 2 blow-out losses to in-state schools this year for Indiana, with neither of the in-state schools they've lost to named Notre Dame or Purdue.

[LZIp]

IPFW beat Indiana by 20. Akron beat IPFW. Duke only beat Indiana by 10 when they were #1. Clearly Akron is better than Duke, right?

[clarkwgriswold]

I believe that's two years in a row for the mighty Mastodons beating the Hoosiers.

[NWAkron]

9 hours ago, LZIp said:

IPFW beat Indiana by 20. Akron beat IPFW. Duke only beat Indiana by 10 when they were #1. Clearly Akron is better than Duke, right?

Hold on let me do some mental calculations...yes.

[skip-zip]

And people question why OSWho would never put us on their schedule?  It's a nothing-to-gain situation for the Hoosier to play a D-1 team so close to them, win or lose.  

[zippy5]

9 minutes ago, skip-zip said:

And people question why OSWho would never put us on their schedule?  It's a nothing-to-gain situation for the Hoosier to play a D-1 team so close to them, win or lose.  

OSU hosted OU a year or two ago. I'm not so sure that's a correct statement

[Captain Kangaroo]

13 minutes ago, skip-zip said:

And people question why OSWho would never put us on their schedule?

I think it is the Zips who would need to ask Ohio State if they would be interested in hosting us.

 

Ohio State would not seek-out the Zips for a game. They have enough options.

[skip-zip]

2 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

OSU hosted OU a year or two ago. I'm not so sure that's a correct statement

 

I said they would never schedule us, and we've tried hard for years. 

 

However, the OU game has already been discussed here.  They scheduled them when they knew they were going to have a down year, and a few others over the years at strategically appropriate times.  It's been a long time since we've had a season where it would put us in that category.  That's why I said in another thread that I wouldn't be surprised if they scheduled us now.   

 

[clarkwgriswold]

The IPFW coach did a great job last year of crediting Tom Crean for scheduling them when most schools in similar situations avoid such games.

[Dr Z]

34 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

OSU hosted OU a year or two ago. I'm not so sure that's a correct statement

Nov 2013 OU lost to #10 ranked OSU 69-79.

[zippy5]

6 minutes ago, Dr Z said:

Nov 2013 OU lost to #10 ranked OSU 69-79.

Wow 4 years ago. Time flies

 

That was the year we beat them in that wild 2OT game. One of the best recent games I can remember.

Edited December 19, 2017 by zippy5

[Z.I.P.]

Our old buddy, Brian Walsh is Miller's Director of Operations now.  Went from ass't DBO at Dayton to chief team nanny in the B1G.  I could see him jumping to a MAC assistant job in a year or two.

[1981 grad]

Groce should hire him next time he has an opening on his staff.  If Brian makes that 12 foot jump shot in the finals, Akron gets to the big dance, Ohio does not win any games in the NCAA tournament, and Groce never gets to Illinois.  That missed jump shot made him a rich man.  

 

Also, Brian was one of the first Akron guards who could rebound, play good defense and always played smart.  He would be a great asset.

[Z.I.P.]

7 hours ago, 1981 grad said:

Groce should hire him next time he has an opening on his staff.  If Brian makes that 12 foot jump shot in the finals, Akron gets to the big dance, Ohio does not win any games in the NCAA tournament, and Groce never gets to Illinois.  That missed jump shot made him a rich man.  

I'll be sure and tell that to coach Groce when I meet him tomorrow.  Or not...  

[NWAkron]

On 12/7/2017 at 2:01 PM, clarkwgriswold said:

 

Unless of course you use NWAkron as a backstop!

Doesn't this seem like a lifetime ago!!  What a long season this has been.  At risk of sounding like a Kitten Attacker,  because of all this crazy adversity I feel like I know or understand this team better than those years past.

 

My biggest worry back then was avoiding getting torpedoed by the T-shirt cannon.  Sunrise. Sunset.

[clarkwgriswold]

17 hours ago, NWAkron said:

Doesn't this seem like a lifetime ago!!  What a long season this has been.  At risk of sounding like a Kitten Attacker,  because of all this crazy adversity I feel like I know or understand this team better than those years past.

 

My biggest worry back then was avoiding getting torpedoed by the T-shirt cannon.  Sunrise. Sunset.

 

Sure was a season of unfamiliar emotions.

[ewbrooman1]

17 hours ago, NWAkron said:

Doesn't this seem like a lifetime ago!!  What a long season this has been.  At risk of sounding like a Kitten Attacker,  because of all this crazy adversity I feel like I know or understand this team better than those years past.

 

My biggest worry back then was avoiding getting torpedoed by the T-shirt cannon.  Sunrise. Sunset.

I was still worried about that t-shirt cannon all the way through last night.