mrelegazna Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 4 hours ago, NWAkron said: The proverbial early season take: So after yesterday, looks like EMU, Toledo, and PCCC are the teams to beat. Zips will be lucky to get a top 4 seed in Cleveland. Last night was a bad loss that killed our chances at an at large bid. Doubt anyone will show up for Morgan State game and probably get skunked in Cayman. Not a great day to be a Zip. You're right, this game was a terrible harbinger of how the rest of the season is sure to go. Remember last February when we lost to last place WMU? Sure enough, we would go on to get bounced in the first round of the MAC tournament and not play any postseason ball. 31 minutes ago, NWAkron said: Huge recruiting fail by Team Groce not grabbing Bates. Right again. Any coach worth his salt would've convinced Bates that, instead of going home, he should...not do that, and play for a conference foe of said home school instead. Surprised Groce hasn't resigned in disgrace yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 10 minutes ago, mrelegazna said: You're right, this game was a terrible harbinger of how the rest of the season is sure to go. Remember last February when we lost to last place WMU? Sure enough, we would go on to get bounced in the first round of the MAC tournament and not play any postseason ball. Right again. Any coach worth his salt would've convinced Bates that, instead of going home, he should...not do that, and play for a conference foe of said home school instead. Surprised Groce hasn't resigned in disgrace yet. I'm just joking around. I don't believe any of that. I've been Team Groce from the first time his name came up on a thread after Dambrot quit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrelegazna Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 3 minutes ago, NWAkron said: I'm just joking around. I don't believe any of that. I've been Team Groce from the first time his name came up on a thread after Dambrot quit. Sorry if my sarcasm detection meter malfunctioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 12, 2022 Report Share Posted November 12, 2022 11 minutes ago, mrelegazna said: Sorry if my sarcasm detection meter malfunctioned. I apologize. I should have noted that. That's on me. Been a rough 5 days for Zips fans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZIp Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 That $60 season ticket has never been so valuable. In addition to UA failing to market its own program, they can now fail to market what is unquestionably the highest quality home schedule they’ve had in a very long time. Any decent basketball fan should be clawing to get into the JAR to see the likes of Toledo, EMU (feels weird to say after so long), Kent, and OU and UB for a great rivalry environment. If a tree falls in the woods and nobody is around to hear it… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted November 14, 2022 Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 37 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said: That $60 season ticket has never been so valuable. In addition to UA failing to market its own program, they can now fail to market what is unquestionably the highest quality home schedule they’ve had in a very long time. Any decent basketball fan should be clawing to get into the JAR to see the likes of Toledo, EMU (feels weird to say after so long), Kent, and OU and UB for a great rivalry environment. If a tree falls in the woods and nobody is around to hear it… Best deal around. Another area school in the area that specializes in inappropriate pregame videos changes $170 for inferior basketball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 14, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2022 (edited) 55 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: Best deal around. Another area school in the area that specializes in inappropriate pregame videos changes $170 for inferior basketball. Is that not the going rate for the circus? Their profit margin increases more by not having to use makeup on Pinky. Edited November 14, 2022 by Let'sGoZips94 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 Flushes take down Portland at home by 12. Miami gives Georgia a scare behind 34 from Mekhi Lairy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrowdy88 Posted November 15, 2022 Report Share Posted November 15, 2022 the MAC is SCARY right now. EMU looks great if Bates can stay out of jail, Kent looks good, and everyone else just has FELLAS that can BALL OUT. Gunna be an absolute dog fight, thankfully we have John Groce and they do not. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 16, 2022 Report Share Posted November 16, 2022 The red hot EMU Hurons getting stomped by Bradley tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted November 16, 2022 Report Share Posted November 16, 2022 16 minutes ago, NWAkron said: The red hot EMU Hurons getting stomped by Bradley tonight. That’s putting it lightly. Growing pains in Ypsi as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 16, 2022 Report Share Posted November 16, 2022 36 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said: That’s putting it lightly. Growing pains in Ypsi as well. Groce would say the player needs to come to the team and not the other way around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2022 Buffalo falls to 1-3 after an 8 pt loss to Drake. Ohio lost by 14 the other night to Detroit "Have" Mercy. Solid slate of games this weekend and next week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted November 19, 2022 Report Share Posted November 19, 2022 12 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Ohio lost by 14 the other night to Detroit "Have" Mercy. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2022 (edited) EMU & Oakland headed to OT. UPDATE: Oakland wins by 2 in OT. Howard is up by 5 on Buffalo with 3 minutes to play. UPDATE: Howard wins by 2. Portage County School of Music beat Chicago State by 29. St. Bonnie beat BUGS by 13. Edited November 19, 2022 by Let'sGoZips94 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 20, 2022 Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: EMU & Oakland headed to OT. UPDATE: Oakland wins by 2 in OT. Howard is up by 5 on Buffalo with 3 minutes to play. UPDATE: Howard wins by 2. Portage County School of Music beat Chicago State by 29. St. Bonnie beat BUGS by 13. Uhhh...our friends at Over the Pylon also had a big win at Indiana-South Bend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 20, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2022 5 minutes ago, NWAkron said: Uhhh...our friends at Over the Pylon also had a big win at Indiana-South Bend. You're right. Massive win over the Notre Dame Rejects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 Ohio and Michigan going to OT after Ohio, down 2 with 2.1 seconds left, threw a full court pass off the backboard that bounced straight to their player who missed the layup but another Ohio player followed it up. Unreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 Ohio loses by 4 in OT. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 49 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Ohio loses by 4 in OT. Massive choke by OU. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 9 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: Ohio and Michigan going to OT after Ohio, down 2 with 2.1 seconds left, threw a full court pass off the backboard that bounced straight to their player who missed the layup but another Ohio player followed it up. Unreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 21, 2022 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 32 minutes ago, Sergeant Zip said: If this were Akron's football team, the ball would've bounced off that backboard, defied physics, and landed inside Michigan's hoop (to contrast the difference in luck). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 23 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: If this were Akron's football team, the ball would've bounced off that backboard, defied physics, and landed inside Michigan's hoop (to contrast the difference in luck). then they lost. What a heartbreaker. Feel so bad for them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted November 21, 2022 Report Share Posted November 21, 2022 Going into this season, and so far through a handful of games, the MAC was accurately billed as being as strong and deep as it has been in a long time. However, a team picked in the middle of the pack but had a lot to prove--the Buffalo Bulls--have had a really rough start to the year. They took out Colgate in a fantastic game on opening night, a really great win. Now they've lost four in a row, including a 97-62 beatdown at the hands of James Madison on their home floor. Not a ton of MAC teams lose home games to Mid Majors in that fashion. The Bulls lost by 20 at UConn, and have blown a pair of halftime leads to Drake and Howard in the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands. They face George Mason today as 6-point dogs to try to claw their way into a 7th place finish. After Nate Oats left, Buffalo promoted assistant Jim Whitesell to head coach. He had a couple decent seasons, including a MAC tournament runner-up in 2021 (LCJ almost took them out in the semis). I called Akron's win over them in the quarterfinals in 2022 "The Game Groce Killed Buffalo." So far, that may be the case. This seems to be a rebuilding year, as nearly every major contributor departed in one way or another. Their fans were not happy with the hire at the time, and they grow more frustrated with every game. This season would have to go wayyyyy south for them to make a change, but it's something to keep an eye on. After a great run of over a decade, Buffalo may not be in the championship picture in the MAC for a couple of years. Lots of interesting storylines to follow in the MAC this year, and this is certainly one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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