MAC 2025-26 SZN

[csims0917]

Ohio is so so so bad. They might miss Cleveland if they keep playing like this

[UAZippers]

Miami down 4 at the half against UMASS

[Let'sGoZips94]

6 minutes ago, csims0917 said:

Ohio is so so so bad. They might miss Cleveland if they keep playing like this

 

Unfortunately, I don't think the MAC will allow them to miss Cleveland. They are currently 5th in the MAC pending the UMass/Miami result. Balls is the first team out at 3-5, so Ohio has a 2 game buffer. I would love to see them in the first round, though.

[Reslife4Life]

The Oxford library is pretty quiet in this second half

[Let'sGoZips94]

If offensive fouls were allowed to be called on Suder, he'd foul out of every game. 

[Zippy87]

The difference between us and Miami is we played Murray State, Yale, and Purdue and they played Mercyhurst, Eastern Kentucky, and Air Force, and had our only H2H at Miami.

 

Fully confident we would beat them at the JAR and will beat them in Cleveland. 

Edited Wednesday at 04:07 AM by Zippy87

[Let'sGoZips94]

Miami OH survives (again). Top 20 top team in luck continues to prove that metric accurate. Somebody end this madness.

[kreed5120]

20 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

Miami OH survives (again). Top 20 top team in luck continues to prove that metric accurate. Somebody end this madness.

 

UMass would have had a better chance had they fouled sooner. Had they fouled Miami 2-3 seconds sooner they could have actually gotten a reasonable look.

Edited Wednesday at 04:38 AM by kreed5120

[Let'sGoZips94]

2 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

 

UMass would have had a better chance had they fouled sooner. Had they fouled Miami 2-3 seconds sooner they could have actually gotten a reasonable look.

 

Frank Martin is a great coach who recruits really stupid players. 

[Reslife4Life]

The current standings have all the directionals and ball state out. I like that field 

[MDZip]

41 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

Miami OH survives (again). Top 20 top team in luck continues to prove that metric accurate. Somebody end this madness.

Yep Miami currently 12th in luck (that seems too low 😊). Zips are 263. I'm ok with our ending their streak on the third day of a tournament in March. Plus they still talk about Penno (the last time they made the NCAA) in their message board so another reason to re-crush their dream again this year. 

Edited Wednesday at 05:01 AM by MDZip

[Let'sGoZips94]

1 hour ago, MDZip said:

Yep Miami currently 12th in luck (that seems too low 😊). Zips are 263. I'm ok with our ending their streak on the third day of a tournament in March. Plus they still talk about Penno (the last time they made the NCAA) in their message board so another reason to re-crush their dream again this year. 

 

I don't want them to sniff an at-large. I want them to lose 3 games in the regular season so that when we beat them in the MAC Final, that's it for them. Their SOS is putrid and they need punished for that crap. 

[Reslife4Life]

Miami is still 90 in kenpom. Mid majors ahead of them: St Louis (a10, #25), Utah State on the line of mid major(MW, #33), St Mary's same thing as Utah State (WCC, #34), Santa Clara (WCC, #44), SDSU (MW, #45), VCU (a10, #47), Akron (#53), Boise State (MW, #54), Tulsa (AAC, #60), Belmont (MVC, #64), Nevada (MW, #66), Mcneese (Southland, #67), George Washington (a10, #68), USF (AAC, #69) Yale (#70), GCU (MW, #75), George Mason (a10, #78), Dayton (a10, #84), Illinois St (MVC, #86), Colorado St (MW, #88), Murray St (MVC, #89)

 

Whether you classify the MW and A10 as a mid major conference is your own opinion, but being 21-0 and leading the MAC (which is ranked the 15th best conference) and having all those teams ahead of you is unreal

[Let'sGoZips94]

1 hour ago, Reslife4Life said:

Miami is still 90 in kenpom. Mid majors ahead of them: St Louis (a10, #25), Utah State on the line of mid major(MW, #33), St Mary's same thing as Utah State (WCC, #34), Santa Clara (WCC, #44), SDSU (MW, #45), VCU (a10, #47), Akron (#53), Boise State (MW, #54), Tulsa (AAC, #60), Belmont (MVC, #64), Nevada (MW, #66), Mcneese (Southland, #67), George Washington (a10, #68), USF (AAC, #69) Yale (#70), GCU (MW, #75), George Mason (a10, #78), Dayton (a10, #84), Illinois St (MVC, #86), Colorado St (MW, #88), Murray St (MVC, #89)

 

Whether you classify the MW and A10 as a mid major conference is your own opinion, but being 21-0 and leading the MAC (which is ranked the 15th best conference) and having all those teams ahead of you is unreal

 

To add, when looking at NET, Akron is now only 1 spot behind Miami - 54 vs. 53. Miami are frauds, they're Bon Jovi Living on a Prayer right now, and they'll crash hard at some point. This is not sustainable. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

Miami has moved up to 12th in the country in Luck according to KenPom. Kent is firmly planted in the 5-spot for Luck, but Miami is closing the gap. 

 

Ironically, Ohio is the 34th Luckiest team in the country. At 11-11 (5-5 in the MAC), being top 40 in Luck seems like an oxymoron. Imagine if they were UNlucky... 😳

 

Akron is 263rd for comparison. 

[Zips1991]

1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

Miami has moved up to 12th in the country in Luck according to KenPom. Kent is firmly planted in the 5-spot for Luck, but Miami is closing the gap. 

 

Ironically, Ohio is the 34th Luckiest team in the country. At 11-11 (5-5 in the MAC), being top 40 in Luck seems like an oxymoron. Imagine if they were UNlucky... 😳

 

Akron is 263rd for comparison. 

Dang, OU is even worse than we thought. 😆

[UAZipster0305]

1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

Miami has moved up to 12th in the country in Luck according to KenPom. Kent is firmly planted in the 5-spot for Luck, but Miami is closing the gap. 

 

Akron is 263rd for comparison. 

 

I'm happy to have our luck rationed for the MACC and the NCAAT.

[NWAkron]

Everyone was right about George Thomas.  He wrote an article about Miami for the ABJ..🤨

[Let'sGoZips94]

Been a while since we've looked at the conference NET as a whole. 

 

The Pretender Sweaters 51

Akron 52

BUGS 126

PCCC 139

Canada University at Buffalo 152

Toledo 162

UMass 187

EMU 207

Ohio 233

WMU 272

NIU 305

Balls 310

CMU 315

 

Conference Ranking per Warren Nolan: 15th

[Reslife4Life]

NIU loves to show up in these big time games

[Reslife4Life]

NIU has a 2k bench player on the floor wearing number 96

[MDZip]

On 1/27/2026 at 10:37 PM, Let'sGoZips94 said:

If offensive fouls were allowed to be called on Suder, he'd foul out of every game. 

Suder just got called for one of those forearm pushes he always does. Miami down to NIU by six. 

[csims0917]

Miami will wake up but I assume they’ll get a sucker punch to start every game from here on out. Everybody wants to give their best shot at a ranked school. Question is will Miami still be standing in March 

[kreed5120]

25 minutes ago, csims0917 said:

Miami will wake up but I assume they’ll get a sucker punch to start every game from here on out. Everybody wants to give their best shot at a ranked school. Question is will Miami still be standing in March 

 

They are up 2 at the half. It's not that uncommon for a bad team to hang with a good one for a half of basketball. Usually around the 10 minute mark of the second half the better team pulls away. It isn't until about the 6 minute mark that I start thinking upset alert potential.

[Illini Zip]

Miami ended up winning big. 
 

Just tuned into the Troy game. They are losing by 12 at home to App State. 10:36 left. 

Final:  App State 66, Troy 44 (season ave 86)

 

🤔
 

Edited 5 hours ago by Illini Zip