Game 2- Ohio State

[Blue & Gold]

Initial TeamRankings dot com rankings currently rank Akron as the #128 team in the country and the #4 team in the MAC.

Teamrankings dot com ranks OSU as the #9 team nationally and give the Zips a 7% chance to win.

[Blue & Gold]

35 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said:

So pumped for this game, it's like Christmas Day! I don't know much about Ohio State, but I do know that they are the most skilled team on the schedule this year, including WVU. I'm not thinking Akron is going to win, but this is a big opportunity to prove themselves in the national picture early.

 

This is as stacked a roster that Akron has had maybe ever, they have 8-9 guys that could start anywhere in the MAC. With that said, I am very concerned about where the leadership comes from. There isn't really a signature guy that has worked his way up in the program from green freshman to leading the team. I think that's where a lot of problems we see early on are going to come from, hopefully to be corrected and figured out soon. Also, I don't know who the go-to guy is. Who do we trust to take the last shot down by 1 under 10 seconds to go? Those are my two biggest concerns. I'm iffy on overall perimeter shooting, but I think it will be more spread out this year once the team develops chemistry.

 

In Groce we trust. Go Zips!

+1. I'm excited for the game tonight, but just looking to keep it close & competitive.  This team is going to need some time to develop chemistry.

[kreed5120]

We just need to find a way to keep it close until the final few minutes and hope we have a few bounces go our way down the stretch. This is probably a game OSU wins 9/10 times.

[clarkwgriswold]

2 hours ago, Blue & Gold said:

My predicted lineup -v- OSUcks:

X..................Clarke

Trimble........Tribble

KJ Walton....Dawson

Ali Ali...........Wynn (DNP -v- WVU)

Freeman......Bandaogo

 

I think that's pretty solid.  If Groce is concerned with OSU's size, I could see him go a lineup with both Freeman and Bandaogo as we saw late against WV.

 

This is going to be a different team than we're used to without so many shooters.

[zippy5]

I'm excited to watch this

[AkronAlumnus]

Beyond excited for college basketball to return, it will be nice watching all 30 or so games from the comfort of my new Lazy Boy recliner. As much as I'd love to go to the JAR and sit on hard & uncomfortable plastic while wearing a facemask (despite being double vaxx'd & the booster), I'll opt for the in-home option. 

 

I would receive a tremendous amount of joy if Akron beat the bucknuts so GO ZIPS!

 

Side note, is this game on regular TV? 

[LZIp]

31 minutes ago, AkronAlumnus said:

Beyond excited for college basketball to return, it will be nice watching all 30 or so games from the comfort of my new Lazy Boy recliner. As much as I'd love to go to the JAR and sit on hard & uncomfortable plastic while wearing a facemask (despite being double vaxx'd & the booster), I'll opt for the in-home option. 

 

I would receive a tremendous amount of joy if Akron beat the bucknuts so GO ZIPS!

 

Side note, is this game on regular TV? 

ESPN2

[Z.I.P.]

Has there ever been an occasion where both the Akron football and basketball teams were on national television simultaneously?  Can't recall that.

[clarkwgriswold]

2 hours ago, Z.I.P. said:

Has there ever been an occasion where both the Akron football and basketball teams were on national television simultaneously?  Can't recall that.

 

I guess it depends on the definition of national television.   Between the Zips often playing basketball on Tuesday nights and the MAC has gone to Tuesday night football and overlapping Saturdays, I suspect there have been some instances where the teams were on lesser platforms like EPSN3, etc.   

Edited November 9, 2021 by clarkwgriswold

[monrowe]

2 hours ago, Z.I.P. said:

Has there ever been an occasion where both the Akron football and basketball teams were on national television simultaneously?  Can't recall that.

Pretty good day for the U of A men’s  basketball and football are in the  national limelight.

[Captain Kangaroo]

9 minutes ago, monrowe said:

Pretty good day for the U of A men’s  basketball and football are in the  national limelight.

Depends on the results.

[clarkwgriswold]

X. Walton, Trimble, Ali and Freeman to start.

[clarkwgriswold]

Bad ESPN feed is aggravating.

[zippy5]

Not a bad start

[clarkwgriswold]

OSU's big man, Key, abusing the Zips big men.

[clarkwgriswold]

SVSM's freshman Branham in for the Buckeyes.

 

Let's not give Ahrens open 3's.

 

Dawson off to a rough start.

[Let'sGoZips94]

Mickey Mouse connection crap from ESPN, continuing their downfall. 

 

Double dribble missed on that press. 

[Captain Kangaroo]

Ali and Dawson need to do something positive. 

[Captain Kangaroo]

Who will score more points against Akron tonight - Ohio State or Western Michigan?

[Z.I.P.]

20-17 OSU, and Akron's 1-7 from 3!  Change that...  Please!

[TheZipCat]

4 hours ago, Z.I.P. said:

Has there ever been an occasion where both the Akron football and basketball teams were on national television simultaneously?  Can't recall that.

So it's finally happened after 20+ years of D-1 financial commitment!

[zippy5]

Playing great D

[zippy5]

Would be nice if ESPN put their actual announcers at the game so they could at least tell us what's going on

[NWAkron]

Hard to catch up without an LCJ.

[Captain Kangaroo]

12 minutes ago, NWAkron said:

Hard to catch up without an LCJ.

It’d be easier if we made an open jumper.