zippypitt Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 1 hour ago, zippy5 said: Thanks for posting, I was at that game with my father who graduated from Duquesne! Good memories!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 6 minutes ago, zippypitt said: Thanks for posting, I was at that game with my father who graduated from Duquesne! Good memories!! C'mon, be honest with us. You're Keith Dambrot aren't you? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted December 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 To add to our doldrums, the Zips and PCCC are the only MAC teams yet to play a game. OU, Toledo and BG have already played 3 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 1 hour ago, clarkwgriswold said: To add to our doldrums, the Zips and PCCC are the only MAC teams yet to play a game. OU, Toledo and BG have already played 3 games. Zips may have trouble making the tournament the way this is going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgold Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Why aren't they playing yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 It's official. Cedarville on the 12th, St. Bonnie on the 15th, then MAC play starting with PCCC on the 19th. Pathetic. Legitimately pissed at how unprepared the program was for this schedule wise, when other MAC schools have their crap together and are playing teams like Michigan and Illinois on national TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrule Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 14 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: It's official. Cedarville on the 12th, St. Bonnie on the 15th, then MAC play starting with PCCC on the 19th. I'm not saying they needed 8 or 10 non-conference games, but would 4 games have been asking too much? Our first three conference games are going to be tough. It would have been nice to have a few more games to work out rotations, minutes, etc. prior to our conference schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: It's official. Cedarville on the 12th, St. Bonnie on the 15th, then MAC play starting with PCCC on the 19th. Pathetic. Legitimately pissed at how unprepared the program was for this schedule wise, when other MAC schools have their crap together and are playing teams like Michigan and Illinois on national TV. exactly. was just going to post that St B and Marshall games were merely postponed meanwhile the other teams are rolling along. Please, Toledo even has a game with Cleveland State today. Hell, Kent is at UVA, and at Detroit before having NKU at home. My guess is that Groce didn't want to risk traveling and not for the COVID break out they would have played. MTSU and Marshall. But even before the breakout they were struggling to find teams to play Edited December 1, 2020 by NWAkron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Did you guys miss the part where the team had to shut down due to a covid outbreak? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 8 minutes ago, zippy5 said: Did you guys miss the part where the team had to shut down due to a covid outbreak? Right. The team had to take a 2-week break because apparently someone on the team or staff tested positive (full disclosure: there was never an official announcement, so I'm just guessing). We were scheduled to compete in the Gulf Coast Classic but had to pull out. We're behind the curve now when it comes to MAC play & will have to catch up. Could be a rough start to conference play. Btw, why would the MAC schedule us to play Kent as our first game. Just kinda weird, no? Another btw, I'm glad we're going to get to play Toledo twice this year. Should be that way every year (and football). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrule Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, zippy5 said: Did you guys miss the part where the team had to shut down due to a covid outbreak? I get that, but I would have like to have seen another game or two in between when the break ends and the kent game - if that was possible. Edited December 1, 2020 by zipsrule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted December 1, 2020 Report Share Posted December 1, 2020 Positive tests @ WMU Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted December 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 They were never going to Florida. That was all wishful thinking. I am disappointed as hell that there haven't been games but appreciate the caution that's being demonstrated. I don't want our basketball season in another month or two to be where the NFL is now, so I will begrudgingly wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 I love Akron Hoops but this is still a life and death issue. GET THE DAMN VACCINE OUT THERE ALREADY. ENOUGH POLITICS. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted December 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 1 hour ago, akronzips71 said: I love Akron Hoops but this is still a life and death issue. GET THE DAMN VACCINE OUT THERE ALREADY. ENOUGH POLITICS. Thanks for the voice of experience and reason. Hope you are feeling better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akronzips71 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 8 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: Thanks for the voice of experience and reason. Hope you are feeling better. I have been over COVID since early April but like many many others I have developed a medical condition PROBABLY as a result of COVID that I am dealing with. Thankfully it is not life threatening and not disabling and is treatable. But this virus is no joke. The latest figures indicate the mortality rate here in NY is way way down, for unknown reasons since the infection rate has tripled recently. But the long term effects are real, people don't generally recover from the flu and discover it has caused other problems. So I have to support their decisions if it helps stop the spread. Some of what the politicians have done is just plain wrong, COVID is not less infectious in Walmart than in Church. And it is not more infectious at a Trump rally than at an Antifa riot. That being said, losing a basketball season sucks, but it won't change our lives (for the players, that is another matter, but the good of 12 or 13 people does not replace the needs of the population as whole). And cut the crap and get the vaccine out there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, zippy5 said: Did you guys miss the part where the team had to shut down due to a covid outbreak? My complaint originates before the shutdown. They didn't have a schedule set besides the Florida tourney. There were rumors, but nothing official. It would be one thing if they would've had the Florida tourney (average at best mid major tourney) and let's say 2-3 games scheduled that were cancelled, but they didn't even have that. To boot, we're risking injuries in a weird year, against Cedarville as one of our 2 non-conference games. Weak. Edited December 2, 2020 by Let'sGoZips94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: My complaint originates before the shutdown. They didn't have a schedule set besides the Florida tourney. There were rumors, but nothing official. It would be one thing if they would've had the Florida tourney (average at best mid major tourney) and let's say 2-3 games scheduled that were cancelled, but they didn't even have that. To boot, we're risking injuries in a weird year, against Cedarville as one of our 2 non-conference games. Weak. Well there was that Ohio State game that just disappeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozips19 Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 https://gozips.com/news/2020/12/1/mens-basketball-akron-basketball-set-to-play-st-bonaventure-at-rocket-mortgage-fieldhouse.aspx Schedule is up 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 5 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: My complaint originates before the shutdown. They didn't have a schedule set besides the Florida tourney. There were rumors, but nothing official. It would be one thing if they would've had the Florida tourney (average at best mid major tourney) and let's say 2-3 games scheduled that were cancelled, but they didn't even have that. To boot, we're risking injuries in a weird year, against Cedarville as one of our 2 non-conference games. Weak. Cedarville is better than most of the "D1" bunnies the Zips normally start the season with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 2 hours ago, gozips19 said: https://gozips.com/news/2020/12/1/mens-basketball-akron-basketball-set-to-play-st-bonaventure-at-rocket-mortgage-fieldhouse.aspx Schedule is up You'd figure the release would mention whether or not any fans could attend? Why hold it in Cleveland if there are no fans allowed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 49 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said: You'd figure the release would mention whether or not any fans could attend? Why hold it in Cleveland if there are no fans allowed? I think the original idea was to do a "test game" for fans but the health departments shot that down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 Kent/Miami upcoming football game is cancelled. So Miami may only have 4 games. Hopefully, the basketball teams can keep it together once conference play begins. That's the problem with allowing fans to games. These games could be cancelled at the last minute, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 5 hours ago, NWAkron said: Kent/Miami upcoming football game is cancelled. So Miami may only have 4 games. Hopefully, the basketball teams can keep it together once conference play begins. That's the problem with allowing fans to games. These games could be cancelled at the last minute, etc. The games being canceled has nothing to with whether or not fans are allowed to be in attendance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted December 2, 2020 Report Share Posted December 2, 2020 13 minutes ago, Hilltopper said: The games being canceled has nothing to with whether or not fans are allowed to be in attendance. Thats not what I was saying. A side note to having no fans is that games can be cancelled at last moment without having to deal with fans and refunds, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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