ZipsBBjunkie Posted Monday at 01:49 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 01:49 AM Well 12v4 was just a heck of a game between Colo St and Maryland. Wow! Freshman with the game winner! Guess he'll transfer now and rumor is both coaches are moving on to other schools as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted Monday at 02:25 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 02:25 AM 35 minutes ago, ZipsBBjunkie said: Well 12v4 was just a heck of a game between Colo St and Maryland. Wow! Freshman with the game winner! Guess he'll transfer now and rumor is both coaches are moving on to other schools as well. I thought MD coach just received a big raise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted Monday at 02:44 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 02:44 AM 17 minutes ago, NWAkron said: I thought MD coach just received a big raise. TBF so did Nate Oats weeks before he high tailed it to Alabama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted Monday at 04:47 AM Report Share Posted Monday at 04:47 AM Arizona > Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Zip Posted Tuesday at 12:48 AM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 12:48 AM On 3/21/2025 at 1:53 PM, Reslife4Life said: Man they should sell that hat without the in seattle, that is sweet $30 although it does have the "in Seattle" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted Tuesday at 05:09 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 05:09 PM Article on the end of the Cinderella team- https://sports.yahoo.com/college-basketball/article/march-madness-is-nil-the-death-of-cinderella-150007039.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted Tuesday at 05:21 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 05:21 PM 11 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: Article on the end of the Cinderella team- https://sports.yahoo.com/college-basketball/article/march-madness-is-nil-the-death-of-cinderella-150007039.html Just reading the headline has me fuming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted Tuesday at 05:58 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 05:58 PM 34 minutes ago, Illini Zip said: Just reading the headline has me fuming. I said it a couple of days ago. The days of teams like George Mason, OU, Davidson, VCU, FGCU, etc...are long gone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illini Zip Posted Tuesday at 06:00 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:00 PM 38 minutes ago, Illini Zip said: Just reading the headline has me fuming. …and then I saw the photo towards the bottom of the article. 😡 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zippy5 Posted Tuesday at 06:13 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:13 PM I think we're overreacting a bit here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Kangaroo Posted Tuesday at 06:22 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:22 PM It’s as plain as the nose on your face…Power Conferences take the best and brightest mid-major players…and give us their unwanted table scraps in return. We get the best and brightest of the D2 crop, but that doesn’t nearly offset the NIL/Portal talent loss. If this system were in place 25 years ago, the MAC would never have seen the likes of Bonzi Wells, Brandon Hunter, Gary Trent, Chris Kaman, Earl Boykins, Wally Szerbiak, Antonio Brown and on and on. The Zips have some good fortune in having a great coach and someone to pay a few player’s NIL funds. But that can end tomorrow, and we’ll be fielding teams that have zero chance of ever being more than Round 1 NCAA tournament fodder. I hate it. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted Tuesday at 06:44 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 06:44 PM 27 minutes ago, zippy5 said: I think we're overreacting a bit here We live in the generation of hot takes. Get out of here with this rationale. I do agree that NIL will lesson mid-majors chances moving forward. Not just because of them taking the best players, but also because it keeps players like Mark Sears in college longer. I still think you will see mid-majors sneak into the Sweet 16, but just not as frequently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted Tuesday at 07:21 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 07:21 PM 31 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: We live in the generation of hot takes. Get out of here with this rationale. I do agree that NIL will lesson mid-majors chances moving forward. Not just because of them taking the best players, but also because it keeps players like Mark Sears in college longer. I still think you will see mid-majors sneak into the Sweet 16, but just not as frequently. But the ones that do get there are likely to be the "Major" mid-majors like Gonzaga and Creighton rather than true Cinderellas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tpsjugglerdude Posted Tuesday at 08:49 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 08:49 PM Within a week St. Francis went from playing in the play-in game to D3. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/44402532/saint-francis-first-four-loss-moving-division-iii Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipsBBjunkie Posted Tuesday at 09:21 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 09:21 PM (edited) 32 minutes ago, tpsjugglerdude said: Within a week St. Francis went from playing in the play-in game to D3. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/44402532/saint-francis-first-four-loss-moving-division-iii Watch this trend closely! Not the first, won't be the last. Edited Tuesday at 09:23 PM by ZipsBBjunkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWAkron Posted Tuesday at 10:00 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 10:00 PM 36 minutes ago, ZipsBBjunkie said: Watch this trend closely! Not the first, won't be the last. fortunately, we don't have to worry about that for another year. but we can worry about: attendance, home and homes with Villanova, John's next endeavor, keeping up with John and Dustin, facilities, red pandas, and lack of a viable and serviceable big. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted Tuesday at 11:10 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:10 PM 2 hours ago, tpsjugglerdude said: Within a week St. Francis went from playing in the play-in game to D3. https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/44402532/saint-francis-first-four-loss-moving-division-iii So what you're saying is Kent State lost to a soon to be D3 school this past football season 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted Tuesday at 11:18 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:18 PM 6 hours ago, clarkwgriswold said: Article on the end of the Cinderella team- https://sports.yahoo.com/college-basketball/article/march-madness-is-nil-the-death-of-cinderella-150007039.html probably just a matter of time before one of the lesser conference champs declines their spot in the NCAAT to participate in one of the mid-major tourneys. KSU is arguably having more fun in the postseason than what we did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted Tuesday at 11:26 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:26 PM 4 hours ago, Captain Kangaroo said: It’s as plain as the nose on your face…Power Conferences take the best and brightest mid-major players…and give us their unwanted table scraps in return. We get the best and brightest of the D2 crop, but that doesn’t nearly offset the NIL/Portal talent loss. If this system were in place 25 years ago, the MAC would never have seen the likes of Bonzi Wells, Brandon Hunter, Gary Trent, Chris Kaman, Earl Boykins, Wally Szerbiak, Antonio Brown and on and on. The Zips have some good fortune in having a great coach and someone to pay a few player’s NIL funds. But that can end tomorrow, and we’ll be fielding teams that have zero chance of ever being more than Round 1 NCAA tournament fodder. I hate it. In addition, soon we will be at a point where the best of the best of the best end up annually at 5-6 schools. Those schools will win the championship every year. Same in football. There is nothing interesting about it. I can't even dislike a lot of teams I used to because I don't care enough to dislike them. I find myself increasingly uninterested in college athletics and it's more than the NIL. I enjoy going to Wake Forest games, even though that's getting increasingly difficult, and watching the Zips from afar. Other than that, I really don't care much for it and I used to love college athletics. Maybe it's because it's now minor league sports and I don't like minor league sports. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreed5120 Posted Tuesday at 11:31 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:31 PM 11 minutes ago, ZippyRulz said: probably just a matter of time before one of the lesser conference champs declines their spot in the NCAAT to participate in one of the mid-major tourneys. KSU is arguably having more fun in the postseason than what we did. You're not allowed to. Marquette declined an at-large bid to the 1970 tournament to play in the NIT instead, which the won. In 1971 the NCAA instituted a rule that if you're selected to the tournament, you must participate or have no postseason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltopper Posted Tuesday at 11:32 PM Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:32 PM 4 minutes ago, GP1 said: In addition, soon we will be at a point where the best of the best of the best end up annually at 5-6 schools. Those schools will win the championship every year. Same in football. There is nothing interesting about it. I can't even dislike a lot of teams I used to because I don't care enough to dislike them. I find myself increasingly uninterested in college athletics and it's more than the NIL. I enjoy going to Wake Forest games, even though that's getting increasingly difficult, and watching the Zips from afar. Other than that, I really don't care much for it and I used to love college athletics. Maybe it's because it's now minor league sports and I don't like minor league sports. I pay virtually no attention to any other games other than the Zips. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarkwgriswold Posted Tuesday at 11:47 PM Author Report Share Posted Tuesday at 11:47 PM The football powerhouses are already mumbling about breaking off on their own. I wouldn't be surprised if they did and basketball then followed suit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZippyRulz Posted yesterday at 12:10 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 12:10 AM 38 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: You're not allowed to. Marquette declined an at-large bid to the 1970 tournament to play in the NIT instead, which the won. In 1971 the NCAA instituted a rule that if you're selected to the tournament, you must participate or have no postseason. I would love to see that lawsuit play out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GP1 Posted yesterday at 01:06 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:06 AM 1 hour ago, Hilltopper said: I pay virtually no attention to any other games other than the Zips. We aren't the target audience anymore. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDZip Posted yesterday at 01:23 AM Report Share Posted yesterday at 01:23 AM (edited) Just to emphasize it further, here are the starting lineups of all Sweet 16 teams by the players original schools. A ton of mid major players (I count 27 out of 80). Look at Alabama on bottom four from the left. Some of these I can't even tell who the school is. Edited yesterday at 01:30 AM by MDZip 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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