GoZips88 Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 Yes, Akron, I'm ripe for another fail. Go Zips! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 Western went from being voted first in the MAC west preseason poll to finishing 4th in the west, 9-9 in the conference and 17-14 overall. Hopefully, their disappointing season ends Monday night. Their bigs don't seem to put up great numbers, so the Zips won't be at a huge disadvantage there. Slow down Wilder and play hard. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 OT and looking ahead:. We would play Eastern (K-Lac v. Thompson!!) @ 9pm Thursday. Do any of you ever remember playing a 9pm game at the Q? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Akronfan111 Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 What time is the game Monday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 Round 1: Monday March 5 - All games begin at 7PM Bowling Green Falcons @ Central Michigan Chippewas Northern Illinois Huskies @ Kent State Golden Flashes Ohio University Bobcats @ Miami-Ohio Redhawks Akron Zips @ Western Michigan Broncos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 Let's run the directional Michigan gauntlet and get to the semis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbrooman1 Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 I see gametime of 7:45 in Schedule of Events and bracket on MAC site. WMU may be hosting a women's game first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewbrooman1 Posted March 3, 2018 Report Share Posted March 3, 2018 1 hour ago, ewbrooman1 said: I see gametime of 7:45 in Schedule of Events and bracket on MAC site. WMU may be hosting a women's game first. Yep, WMU hosting first round women's game against BGSU at 5:30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 (edited) Some historical perspective for the MAC tournament and the lower seeds: 2002: Akron is 11th seed and WMU is the 6th seed. Zips won that game and went to the quarterfinals. 2003: 11th seed Ohio makes it to the semis. 2004: Akron loses in first round as 11th seed. 2009: 5th seed Akron beats 12th seed Toledo by 1 point and goes on to win. 2010: Ohio won making it all the way through as the 9th seed playing first game at Ball State. 2016: BGSU as the 12th seed made it to the semis and lost to Akron after beating Kent and Central Michigan I noticed that when Marshall was in the MAC only the top 3 teams made it to Cleveland. Of course, I liked it better for those few years when all the teams got to go. We played our first round against Toledo at the Q in 2009. Wasn't that the last game of the night? Edited March 4, 2018 by NWAkron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 4, 2018 Report Share Posted March 4, 2018 3 hours ago, NWAkron said: OT and looking ahead:. We would play Eastern (K-Lac v. Thompson!!) @ 9pm Thursday. Do any of you ever remember playing a 9pm game at the Q? I know this. Any time we would have played in the Semifinals on Friday night, and we were on the 2/3 side of the bracket, we played the LATE game. Sometimes, that was well past 9pm, depending on how long the first game lasted. The Semifinal opponents on the 1/4 side of the bracket get the early game, to give them the longest rest before the title game the following night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 (edited) https://www.ohio.com/akron/sports/university-of-akron/university-of-akron-basketball-win-over-rival-flashes-in-regular-season-finale-buoys-zips-for-mac-tournament-opener Thomas Wilder reminds me a bit of DJ Cooper in the 2013 championship game or Jerron Simmons when he blew the final possession versus Kent in the semis last year. Wilder wanted to be a pro this year. I think our guys are hungry for this win tomorrow and Wilder is ready to bolt K'Zoo... so says NWAkron. And does someone want to tell GT we are the 11th seed not the 10th! Edited March 5, 2018 by NWAkron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoZips88 Posted March 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 Currently 8-point dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 Great moments are born from great opportunities! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 While at OU, Groce had those guys playing their best ball come March, and it led to 3 NCAA tournament wins. Nothing would help keep this discussion alive and proven like shocking teams in the MAC tournament this year. Let's get that W tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skip-zip Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 2 hours ago, NWAkron said: And does someone want to tell GT we are the 11th seed not the 10th! That's surprising. Other than the other dozen times he got facts wrong about our games this year, he's usually laser sharp with his factual accuracy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZip0510 Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 (edited) 12 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: While at OU, Groce had those guys playing their best ball come March, and it led to 3 NCAA tournament wins. Nothing would help keep this discussion alive and proven like shocking teams in the MAC tournament this year. Let's get that W tomorrow. Here's Groce's track record in conference tournaments, FWIW: 2009 MAC - Lost 2nd round 2010 MAC - Tournament Champions 2011 MAC - Lost 2nd Round 2012 MAC - Tournament Champions 2013 B1G - Lost 2nd Round 2014 B1G - Lost 2nd Round 2015 B1G - Lost 2nd Round 2016 B1G - Lost 3rd Round He's reached the NCAA Tournament 3 times. Edited March 5, 2018 by UAZip0510 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Z Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 7:45 pm ESPN3 – Mike Monaco (play by play) and Austin Richie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 (edited) 57 minutes ago, UAZip0510 said: Here's Groce's track record in conference tournaments, FWIW: 2009 MAC - Lost 2nd round 2010 MAC - Tournament Champions 2011 MAC - Lost 2nd Round 2012 MAC - Tournament Champions 2013 B1G - Lost 2nd Round 2014 B1G - Lost 2nd Round 2015 B1G - Lost 2nd Round 2016 B1G - Lost 3rd Round He's reached the NCAA Tournament 3 times. 2011 was a crazy MAC year. Kittens and Akron are both 9-7 and get first round games. Miami has losing overall record and gets 3 seed. We beat them in that marathon game in which everyone fouled out. Then Ohio who has almost everyone back from the championship season except Bassett loses in OT to Ball State. That must have sent Groce into a tailspin. Then he comes back with vengeance next year. We beat #1 seed Kent in the final in OT. Kent makes a run in the NIT. Geno Ford bails on Kent. Gets the million $ contract from Bradley. Kent sues Ford and wins. Bradley fires Ford a few years later. Fateful year. Edited March 5, 2018 by NWAkron 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1981 grad Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 Looking forward to the game tonight. I think the key to the game is Daniel Utomi. The last 5 games he has been averaging over 20 points. He has been scoring from the inside and is no longer relying on the 3 point shot. The Zips are feeding the ball to him with his back to the basket and he is distributing or driving to the hoop. Would love to see Duvivier get hot from the 3 line or drive to the basket. Jimond also needs to have a good offensive game. Parish and Cotten have been playing well and if we can get something from Klac and Patton we should win this game. I know that Lucas Smith will give us everything he has on the defensive end. The Zips need to stay out of foul trouble, especially, Duvivier. We need him to end the game. Not sure why he is such a foul magnet. I like the way the Zips competed in the last 5 games even though we 3 losses we were in every game and played tough defense. Go Zips!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted March 5, 2018 Report Share Posted March 5, 2018 I have a funny feeling the women's game before will go to triple OT so we'll be tipping off around midnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 Let's go Zippers. Surprise me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 any insight as to when this shindig is gonna start? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 1 minute ago, zippy5 said: any insight as to when this shindig is gonna start? 4real 4real. I'm falling asleep over here. Used to the 7pm start times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 6, 2018 Report Share Posted March 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, zippy5 said: any insight as to when this shindig is gonna start? I know. What kind of crap is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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