Captain Kangaroo Posted March 7, 2023 Report Posted March 7, 2023 I've already purchased my tickets for Thursday and Friday nights. 🦘🤘 Still holding off on buying Saturday tickets for some reason? 😄 1 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 7, 2023 Report Posted March 7, 2023 36 minutes ago, Captain Kangaroo said: I've already purchased my tickets for Thursday and Friday nights. 🦘🤘 Still holding off on buying Saturday tickets for some reason? 😄 So we know who to blame for the jinx if Thursday doesn't go well... Quote
roopride Posted March 7, 2023 Report Posted March 7, 2023 A couple questions do you know if you can leave and re-enter the games? What is the pregame Zips vent venue? Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted March 7, 2023 Report Posted March 7, 2023 8 minutes ago, roopride said: A couple questions do you know if you can leave and re-enter the games? What is the pregame Zips vent venue? You cannot re-enter unless you have an additional unused ticket. Pizza216 1 Quote
zipsrule Posted March 7, 2023 Report Posted March 7, 2023 2 hours ago, roopride said: do you know if you can leave and re-enter the games? A friend and I asked that very question last year. We were told yes. I believe they rescanned the tickets somehow that it would let us back in. We left, ate dinner and came back and got in without an issue. 2 Quote
Captain Kangaroo Posted March 7, 2023 Report Posted March 7, 2023 47 minutes ago, zipsrule said: A friend and I asked that very question last year. We were told yes. I believe they rescanned the tickets somehow that it would let us back in. We left, ate dinner and came back and got in without an issue. I hope you are correct. If you look at the Rocket Mortgage Field House Re Entry Policy, it says "no." Maybe it varies depending upon how benevolent the ticket attendant is? Quote
roopride Posted March 7, 2023 Report Posted March 7, 2023 I seem to remember last year that they let you leave and come back that's what my memory says Quote
mes102 Posted March 7, 2023 Report Posted March 7, 2023 (edited) I'm only posting this to show what the odds makers believe the MAC Tournament might go / who the favorites are going into Thursday. One sportsbook's Odds to win MAC Tournament Kent State +160 Toledo +170 Akron +400 Ohio +1100 Ball State +1500 Buffalo +2500 Northern Illinois +8000 Miami(OH) +13000 ***I am by no means suggesting or encouraging anyone to bet on these odds. This is purely for informational gathering and informational sharing. *** What these odds tell me is they obviously think Kent will beat Akron in the Semifinals and they give Ohio - Ball State a winner a chance against Toledo (I believe the winner will have their odds move similar to where Akron's is once they know who wins that OU-BSU game). Edited March 7, 2023 by mes102 Quote
zipsrule Posted March 7, 2023 Report Posted March 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said: I hope you are correct. If you look at the Rocket Mortgage Field House Re Entry Policy, it says "no." Maybe it varies depending upon how benevolent the ticket attendant is? We were surprised as well that they allowed this. For anyone that will try it, I'd suggest confirming with the attendant beforehand. Quote
kreed5120 Posted March 7, 2023 Report Posted March 7, 2023 Back when we were playing CSU and YSU in rotating years as part of that coaches vs cancer, those programs were cupcakes. YSU, excluding this year, pretty much has always been terrible. CSU goes through periods of being decent, but historically is normally middle of the road to bad. I much prefer our annual match-up with Marshall as they're consistently pretty solid. However, with the MAC-Sun Belt challenge starting that annual game might be going away so maybe we replace them with a CSU. I really have no desire to play both YSU and CSU annually unless both prove to be consistently competitive. We play enough cupcakes as is. 1 Quote
BlueGold Zip Posted March 8, 2023 Report Posted March 8, 2023 Marshall series is over permanently, courtesy of Coach Beals. 2 2 Quote
NWAkron Posted March 8, 2023 Report Posted March 8, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, BlueGold Zip said: Marshall series is over permanently, courtesy of Coach Beals. Forgot about that. So happy Marshall lost early in the Sun Belt. Edited March 8, 2023 by NWAkron 1 Quote
Blue & Gold Posted March 8, 2023 Report Posted March 8, 2023 13 minutes ago, NWAkron said: So happy Marshall early in the Sun Belt. Huh? 1 Quote
LoyalZIP Posted March 8, 2023 Report Posted March 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Blue & Gold said: Huh? NWA must be blind with misery thinking about Thursday. Marshall got bounced in the Sun Belt quarters by the 11 seed Texas State. 1 Quote
NWAkron Posted March 8, 2023 Report Posted March 8, 2023 4 minutes ago, Blue & Gold said: Huh? fixed it. 2 Quote
GJGood Posted March 8, 2023 Report Posted March 8, 2023 51 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said: NWA must be blind with misery thinking about Thursday. Marshall got bounced in the Sun Belt quarters by the 11 seed Texas State. Texas State was the preseason favorite but was terrible until mid-February, not sure if they had injuries or what but they finished playing much better and it showed in the conference tourney. Just pointing out they may not have been your typical conference 11 seed... would love for the MAC to bring back the early in the week on campus first round games. Quote
LoyalZIP Posted March 8, 2023 Report Posted March 8, 2023 15 minutes ago, GJGood said: Texas State was the preseason favorite but was terrible until mid-February, not sure if they had injuries or what but they finished playing much better and it showed in the conference tourney. Just pointing out they may not have been your typical conference 11 seed... would love for the MAC to bring back the early in the week on campus first round games. They were indeed hot, and nearly made a run to the title game. I was pulling for them. That athletic department has a lot of struggles so it would have been a cool story. As for the 5-12 first round games, I could take them or leave them. While Groce’s 2010 would have been on the outside looking in, I think the current state of the league justifies the current format. Back then, the top 8-9 teams in the league were in the top 150 or so in D1. Now, the entire bottom half is 200 or below. I wouldn’t have a problem if they brought them back, but I kind of like the idea of the regular season having more stakes. Miami going on a run this year past the likes of a flailing BG and fraudulent EMU is better for the league than everyone getting a chance no matter what. 1 Quote
NWAkron Posted March 8, 2023 Report Posted March 8, 2023 25 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said: As for the 5-12 first round games, I could take them or leave them. While Groce’s 2010 would have been on the outside looking in, I think the current state of the league justifies the current format. Back then, the top 8-9 teams in the league were in the top 150 or so in D1. Now, the entire bottom half is 200 or below. I wouldn’t have a problem if they brought them back, but I kind of like the idea of the regular season having more stakes. Miami going on a run this year past the likes of a flailing BG and fraudulent EMU is better for the league than everyone getting a chance no matter what. Agree that the Miami situation this year is an excellent reason to keep the top 8: rewarding a coach and team that hustles and having consequences for bad coaching and lazy players. I wouldn't mind if they brought them back but this year the excluded teams deserved it. Quote
GoZips4824 Posted March 8, 2023 Report Posted March 8, 2023 Zips open up as 7 point favorites against the Bulls 1 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 8, 2023 Report Posted March 8, 2023 https://www.cleveland.com/sports/college/2023/03/akron-kent-state-and-rest-of-mac-feel-the-heat-of-the-tournament-terry-pluto.html Pretty easy to see why Groce has had so much success in March. He's not focused on what's arguably fair or unfair - he's focused on winning. "Being judged by what happens in Cleveland is unfair." 3 Quote
LoyalZIP Posted March 8, 2023 Report Posted March 8, 2023 I said after the QF game last year that Groce killed Buffalo. Well, there was some life left after all. Or was there? The bottom of this league is so bad that Buffalo wound up in the top half. I would not have expected that. With that said, they are still the same run and gun team we've played a couple of times. If they got hot, they get really hot. Just ask Ball State. MAC tournament games are almost never easy, and despite the regular season results, it is still Buffalo. Akron has met them in the tournament in 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, and now 2023. Quote
NWAkron Posted March 8, 2023 Report Posted March 8, 2023 18 minutes ago, LoyalZIP said: I said after the QF game last year that Groce killed Buffalo. Well, there was some life left after all. Or was there? The bottom of this league is so bad that Buffalo wound up in the top half. I would not have expected that. With that said, they are still the same run and gun team we've played a couple of times. If they got hot, they get really hot. Just ask Ball State. MAC tournament games are almost never easy, and despite the regular season results, it is still Buffalo. Akron has met them in the tournament in 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022, and now 2023. don't forget 2009! 1 Quote
LoyalZIP Posted March 8, 2023 Report Posted March 8, 2023 Just now, NWAkron said: don't forget 2009! That should go without saying! 3 of Akron's 4 MAC titles have been fairly comfortable games. Isn't that strange? Quote
NWAkron Posted March 8, 2023 Report Posted March 8, 2023 Just now, LoyalZIP said: That should go without saying! 3 of Akron's 4 MAC titles have been fairly comfortable games. Isn't that strange? and the losses have been close...but anyway... I'm certainly not looking past tomorrow night. but buffalo certainly owned the Zips in Cleveland for what seemed like a generation Quote
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