kreed5120 Posted November 13, 2023 Report Share Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, RoyalBlu said: KENPOM this evening is interesting today ... https://kenpom.com/ No. 78 Duquesne .. 81 Akron ... 85 James Madison ... 108 Ohio ... 113 Toledo .. 114 Kent ... 115 Fresno ... 135 South Dakota State ... 150 Cleveland State ... 159 Southern Mississippi. Observation: Losing at home (Kent/South Dakota State) is a bummer while winning on the road (Akron/JMU) is a plus ... BUT .. doesn't explain JMU (2 quality road wins) below Akron and Duquesne (only home wins) ahead of Akron ... or Ohio over 40 spots ahead of CSU after head to head road loss. As I said ... INTERESTING These rankings are heavily weighted by preseason projections since the sample size is very small. I think it's not until early January that the rankings reflect solely current season results and the preseason projections get completely disregarded from the formula. I wouldn't pay much attention to this until we're further along in the season and all teams have more data points. Early season rankings are always extremely goofy and irrational. Edited November 13, 2023 by kreed5120 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted November 13, 2023 Report Share Posted November 13, 2023 9 hours ago, NWAkron said: CSU ... WAS A SCRIMMAGE! do you know the difference between a scrimmage and a real game? But CSU wanted it more for most of the game. Isn't that what matters most? And you have to be happy for Kent. They beat a middling Mountain West team at home on a Saturday night. I have a feeling the Bulldogs wanted that one pretty badly, but I guess the Flashes wanted it more in the end. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csims0917 Posted November 16, 2023 Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 I love ESPN Feast week. All these tournaments with wacky matchups during the work and school day are just the best 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csims0917 Posted November 16, 2023 Report Share Posted November 16, 2023 Dayton comes back down 15 to beat LSU with a game winning 3 with 4 seconds left. Bonkers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csims0917 Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 St bonaventure, a future zip opponent and the oldest team in college basketball just got a big P6 win against Oklahoma state. That game looks a lot tougher now. We need a good crowd to go to Cleveland hopefully the Ohio state fans help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 39 minutes ago, csims0917 said: St bonaventure, a future zip opponent and the oldest team in college basketball just got a big P6 win against Oklahoma state. That game looks a lot tougher now. We need a good crowd to go to Cleveland hopefully the Ohio state fans help https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1725327599272968504?t=kut3puDIyuNgg-5C2olI9A&s=19 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zipsrowdy88 Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 Next week is heaven for us college basketball fans. SO excited. Bonas win is huge for us, lets handle business at the ROCK on the 30th 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csims0917 Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 I haven’t looked too much into it but Kent states tournament looks fairly easy compared to ours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AkronAlumnus Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 Who was picked second in the MAC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkobe03 Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 1 hour ago, AkronAlumnus said: Who was picked second in the MAC? Kent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlu Posted November 17, 2023 Report Share Posted November 17, 2023 5 hours ago, csims0917 said: I haven’t looked too much into it but Kent states tournament looks fairly easy compared to ours Actually (using Kenpom) the tournaments are pretty comparable. Both teams have relatively easy openers, potential second round matchups are pretty close as well. However, if Zips advance to title game, their potential matchup (Drake 75) is distinctly higher than any team Kent might play in the finals. Overall, Akron (84) and Drake are higher than every team in the Kent tournament. Based on Kenpom, both teams should be favored into the finals. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csims0917 Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 Kent state won there opener by 40 lol. I hope it’s that easy Sunday lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csims0917 Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 James Madison wins with a 7000 person crowd. If the zips draw them it’s going to be bumping for sure. I’d love them to stay ranked but I doubt with how weak there schedule will be compared to the P6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlu Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 23 minutes ago, csims0917 said: James Madison wins with a 7000 person crowd. If the zips draw them it’s going to be bumping for sure. I’d love them to stay ranked but I doubt with how weak there schedule will be compared to the P6 Definitely a good road draw if it happens ... JMU is undefeated, but every game has been decided down the stretch. Will be interesting to see how they hold up in league play, where the opposition knows them better and scouts them better. Also keep an eye on their bench, so far not overly productive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozips19 Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401588590 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gozips19 Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 Just now, gozips19 said: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401588590 Things not looking great at BUGS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 1 hour ago, gozips19 said: Things not looking great at BUGS Crazy. BG is legit. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlu Posted November 18, 2023 Report Share Posted November 18, 2023 5 hours ago, LoyalZIP said: Crazy. BG is legit. I thought so, too .... and still holding out hope. Guessing there's some tough love going on w/the new coach and relatively young team. We'll see what it looks like by Christmas. But not looking great now. On the other hand ... Northern Illinois is looking like a team to watch going forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csims0917 Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 Kent state will fall to Missouri State 56-52. 52???? I’ve only been watching college basketball seriously since I started college in 2021 but I’ve never seen Kent held to 52 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoyalZIP Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, csims0917 said: Kent state will fall to Missouri State 56-52. 52???? I’ve only been watching college basketball seriously since I started college in 2021 but I’ve never seen Kent held to 52 You’ve seen them held to 55, what’s the difference?? A perfect cap to a great day to be a Zip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csims0917 Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 (edited) I had this post ready for 49 and then they scored a late 3 and updated it before post lol. A little less dramatic Edited November 20, 2023 by csims0917 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 30 minutes ago, csims0917 said: Kent state will fall to Missouri State 56-52. 52???? I’ve only been watching college basketball seriously since I started college in 2021 but I’ve never seen Kent held to 52 Can't read/write, Can't score... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Let'sGoZips94 Posted November 20, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 1 hour ago, csims0917 said: Kent state will fall to Missouri State 56-52. 52???? I’ve only been watching college basketball seriously since I started college in 2021 but I’ve never seen Kent held to 52 PCCC scored 58 in their 2008 NCAA Tournament game. You're probably saying, "That's more than 52. Why are you bringing this up?" They had 10 points in the first half. If you ever think the bar is too low for Kent, it's not. My signature is about as accurate as it gets - Failure resides 15.2 miles northeast of Akron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csims0917 Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 10 points in a half is wild Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 20, 2023 Report Share Posted November 20, 2023 10 hours ago, csims0917 said: Kent state will fall to Missouri State 56-52. 52???? I’ve only been watching college basketball seriously since I started college in 2021 but I’ve never seen Kent held to 52 We'll have to study that film & see what Missouri State was doing to them! Did you watch the game? Was it Missouri State... or did KSUcks just have an off night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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