Let'sGoZips94 Posted October 27, 2022 Report Share Posted October 27, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, LZIp said: Count in me in as being a big fan of the MAC as well. Just wish the conference collectively would elevate in football and basketball. Money is obviously a large part of that and a lot of the conference members having enrollment decline doesn’t help. Additionally, I think I read somewhere the B1G’s new TV deal is paying $70mm per team, while I think we are getting something like $500k per team. We need to renegotiate that to at least a few mil a team. Don’t see any reason we shouldn’t be able to do that. I would’ve really liked to have us add any combination of JMU/Marshall/WKU/MTSU. These two issues are why I want out of the MAC. The only thing Steinbrecher is ahead of the game on is cancelling a MAC basketball tournament. At least 3 or 4 of the conference members' best sports either aren't supported by the MAC or are dying off in the MAC - Men's Hockey and Men's Soccer. Football and basketball are down, and the gameday atmospheres blow for the most part (doesn't even show well on tv). More than half the MAC doesn't carry their own weight and there's awful leadership at the top that isn't very open to adding talented schools to create a higher level of competition. Not a recipe for success as the landscape of college athletics continues to evolve and pass the MAC by. The conference still uses commercials from 10+ years ago that, at best, were shot in 720p. Edited October 28, 2022 by Let'sGoZips94 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 You are all missing the most obvious way to upgrade the MAC ............................................................................................... ........................................................................................................................New Logo. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jupitertoo2 Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 11 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: These two issues are why I want out of the MAC. The only thing Steinbrecher is ahead of the game on is cancelling a MAC basketball tournament. At least 3 or 4 of the conference members' best sports either aren't supported by the MAC or are dying off in the MAC - Men's Hockey and Men's Soccer. Football and basketball are down, and the gameday atmospheres blow for the most part (doesn't even show well on tv). More than half the MAC doesn't carry their own weight and there's awful leadership at the top that isn't very open to adding talented schools to create a higher level of competition. Not a recipe for success as the landscape of college athletics continues to evolve and pass the MAC by. The conference still uses commercials from 10+ years ago that, at best, were shot in 720p. Which schools do you believe DO carry their weight in the MAC, and how? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zipmeister Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 Enrique Freeman was one of twenty players named to the watch list for the Karl Malone Award on Thursday. The award, now in its ninth year, honors the best power forward in Division I. The list also includes: DaRon Holmes II , Dayton, Kris Murray, Iowa; Azuolas Tubelis, Arizona; KJ Williams, LSU; Johni Broome, Auburn; Donta Scott, Maryland; Arthur Kaluma, Creighton; DeAndre Williams, Memphis; Norchad Omier, Miami (Fla.); Kyle Filipowski, Duke; Pete Nance, North Carolina; Jalen Slawson, Furman; GG Jackson, South Carolina; Drew Timme, Gonzaga; Jayden Gardner, Virginia; Jarace Walker, Houston; Justyn Mutts, Virginia Tech; Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana; and Graham Ike, Wyoming. Fans can vote for the award starting Oct. 28 at HoopHallAwards.com. The list will be narrowed to 10 players in late January and to five in late February. The five finalists will be presented to Malone and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee in March. Previous award winners include: Keegan Murray, Iowa (2022); Drew Timme, Gonzaga (2021); Obi Toppin, Dayton (2020); Zion Williamson, Duke (2019); Deandre Ayton, Arizona (2018); Johnathan Motley, Baylor (2017); Georges Niang, Iowa State (2016); and Montrezl Harrell, Louisville (2015). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 53 minutes ago, Zipmeister said: Fans can vote for the award starting Oct. 28 at HoopHallAwards.com. The list will be narrowed to 10 players in late January and to five in late February. The five finalists will be presented to Malone and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee in March. So fans can start voting for it before the season even begins? Kind of hard to declare someone the best at a position for a season when there isn't even a sample size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyZip Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 Was just taking a gander at gozips dot come and noticed the newly updated site doesn't have any TV info. Anyone know if the opener vs SDSU will be televised? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 If it was going to be televised it would either be on ESPN+ or ESPN3. I don't see it listed on ESPN so my best guess is that it's not. Maybe they'll do a stream for it, but who knows. Personally, this is the home OOC game that I'm looking most to therefore going to attend. SDSU is a very solid mid-major program and should provide the Zips a good early season test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 I've heard absolutely no talks about a secret scrimmage or anything of that nature. I have to assume we had one as we do pretty much every year. Anyone have any news about that? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted October 28, 2022 Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 then it wouldn't be a secret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted October 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 hour ago, kreed5120 said: I've heard absolutely no talks about a secret scrimmage or anything of that nature. I have to assume we had one as we do pretty much every year. Anyone have any news about that? I know there was going to be something with IPFW but never heard any results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted October 29, 2022 Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 There have been multiple scrimmages. Groce uses them to evaluate potential lineups. Winning or losing is secondary to player evaluation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted October 29, 2022 Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Hilltopper said: There have been multiple scrimmages. Groce uses them to evaluate potential lineups. Winning or losing is secondary to player evaluation. Yes, I don't care about the results. I was more interested in hearing about who has stuck out and potential lineups. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted October 29, 2022 Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 Castaneda Freeman Hunter Hankerson Tribble My Guess 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted October 29, 2022 Report Share Posted October 29, 2022 I hear they’re on the road this weekend playing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrowdy88 Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 On 10/28/2022 at 1:13 PM, kreed5120 said: I've heard absolutely no talks about a secret scrimmage or anything of that nature. I have to assume we had one as we do pretty much every year. Anyone have any news about that? I can confirm that we beat IPFW 2/3 halves that we played. We were away this weekend but cannot confirm the opponent or outcome yet. Rumor has it that it will be X-Garvin-GT2-Rique-Sammy with Trendon, Nate Johnson, Amani Lyles coming off bench. I'll try to find out who we played this weekend and deliver updates. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 1 hour ago, zipsrowdy88 said: I can confirm that we beat IPFW 2/3 halves that we played. We were away this weekend but cannot confirm the opponent or outcome yet. Rumor has it that it will be X-Garvin-GT2-Rique-Sammy with Trendon, Nate Johnson, Amani Lyles coming off bench. I'll try to find out who we played this weekend and deliver updates. 8 man rotation... Any idea who could step up to make it a 9 or 10 man rotation? Prather Jr., Mosengo, T Johnson - any of these 3? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrowdy88 Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 9 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: 8 man rotation... Any idea who could step up to make it a 9 or 10 man rotation? Prather Jr., Mosengo, T Johnson - any of these 3? I really like the idea of Prince, but seems like he is too young right now. Getting the John Groce freshman treatment it seems. Ryan Prather Jr. I would LOVE to see blow up. Would be a great Mikal Dawson filler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrowdy88 Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 Hearing we scrimmaged the Alma Mater of one Ja Morant. Seems like we looked WAYYYY better than we did against IPFW and actually beat them by 3. Then played a third half with young guys and handled them again. Looking good going into SDSU 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrowdy88 Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 Truly just a great test upcoming with SDSU (KenPom 131) and us (KenPom 110). Murray State (KenPom 126) was also a great test, feels good going into the season. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy-claws Posted October 31, 2022 Report Share Posted October 31, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 3:15 PM, Aaron said: For the soccer team, is the only way out of the MAC if the conference were to stop sponsoring the sport? We seem to be in one of the worst conferences available for our best sport. Is the soccer team allowed to play in the ACC, Big 10, Big East, or Sun Belt without any of our other sports signing on? If the MAC were to drop men's soccer, yes, the Zips would be free to participate in another conference for that sport. The Big10 might be the best fit, as they only have 9 teams playing mens soccer. WVU played in the MAC when their conference didn't offer soccer, and waaaay back Kentucky was part of the MAC when the SEC did not offer soccer. And we are competitive with the Big10 year after year... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NWAkron Posted November 3, 2022 Report Share Posted November 3, 2022 42 minutes ago, LZIp said: new unis As long as its not the black uniforms with the "Z" i'm good with them. And this should make all the anti-script Akron guys happy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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akzipper Posted November 5, 2022 Report Share Posted November 5, 2022 (edited) On 11/3/2022 at 4:22 PM, LZIp said: new unis These are classy as hell. The navy and white uniform shorts have a big A logo on the right leg that looks pretty great. Edited November 5, 2022 by akzipper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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