MAC 2025-26 SZN

[kreed5120]

15 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

Update: nope

 

I'm not really surprised. Some voters throw a vote to a mid-major, even if they might not think they're really top 25, just to give a school some recognition that might not otherwise be getting attention. It seems those votes are going to High Point, Navy, and Santa Clara instead. Probably because they think giving Miami votes is already drawing enough attention to the MAC.

 

If I'm to shed my Zippy colored glasses for a minute I can't really argue with Santa Clara. They probably should be ahead of us. High Point I don't think should be, but they're close enough that an argument could at least be made. There is no reason that Navy should be getting votes if we're not. That's the lone outrageous one IMO.

[zippy5]

Oh I am not arguing, I was just speculating maybe we were next on that list, with SFA being one getting votes last week that took a loss.

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

Slap on the wrist for Steele. 

[Captain Kangaroo]

14 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

Slap on the wrist for Steele. 

The disappointment of Travis' mom having to watch her son still throwing public temper tantrums at 44 years of age is better than any fine.

[kreed5120]

32 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

Slap on the wrist for Steele. 

 

Yes, especially once you consider his wife's family has a $4.5 billion net worth. That would be like you or I getting fined $1.

Edited 19 hours ago by kreed5120

[Zippy87]

37 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

Slap on the wrist for Steele. 

 

Still can't believe he wasn't ejected. 

[zipsrule]

5 minutes ago, Zippy87 said:

 

Still can't believe he wasn't ejected. 

Or suspended.

[zippy5]

who cares

[clarkwgriswold]

 

[Zippy87]

20 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

who cares

 

I do. Embarrassing behavior that makes the MAC looks bad. 

[Zippy87]

 

[NWAkron]

52 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

 

Yes, especially once you consider his wife's family has a $4.5 billion net worth. That would be like you or I getting fined $1.

Actually, that is a different McCaw family worth 4.5 billion.  But her family is definitely in the private jet sphere.

[Let'sGoZips94]

17 minutes ago, zippy5 said:

who cares

1 hour ago, Zippy87 said:

 

I do. Embarrassing behavior that makes the MAC looks bad. 

 

I could care less about how the MAC looks. The MAC does enough to embarrass themselves, including their handling of this situation. However, I'm tired of the kid glove treatment of Miami OH this year. Schedule, officiating, opponent mistakes - everything has favored them this year. If Steele is ejected in that WMU game, do they win? If he's suspended for tomorrow night, do they lose? 

[NWAkron]

16 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

I could care less about how the MAC looks. The MAC does enough to embarrass themselves, including their handling of this situation. However, I'm tired of the kid glove treatment of Miami OH this year. Schedule, officiating, opponent mistakes - everything has favored them this year. If Steele is ejected in that WMU game, do they win? If he's suspended for tomorrow night, do they lose? 

agree with LGZ.  Couldn't care less how MAC looks or what is good for them.  Evan engaged in far less egregious behavior and was ejected from a game.  However, this had the desired results for Travis:  attention, brand-building, and further inducement for the Miami fan base.

[Let'sGoZips94]

1 hour ago, Zippy87 said:

 

 

This is why the best they deserve at-large wise is Dayton.

[zippy5]

again, who cares. If they get an at large (or don't) it's because we beat them. I'm cool either way. 

[Ham]

My take home:

 

After watching two interviews and Evan's play this season, Gross, Evan needs to be a GA for next year!!!  Even if has a chance in Europe, don't let him get away!  Evan will help us attract and mold the type of men we want to represent the Zips.  DON'T LET HIM SLIP AWAY!

 

I'm to far away; or I would be there for senior night.
 

[clarkwgriswold]

12 minutes ago, Ham said:

My take home:

 

After watching two interviews and Evan's play this season, Gross, Evan needs to be a GA for next year!!!  Even if has a chance in Europe, don't let him get away!  Evan will help us attract and mold the type of men we want to represent the Zips.  DON'T LET HIM SLIP AWAY!

 

I'm to far away; or I would be there for senior night.
 

 

Amen, what a likable kid.

[Let'sGoZips94]

 

He didn't have the decency to apologize after the game, or call on Saturday? An apology didn't occur until today, which was probably a stipulation with the $2500 fine to avoid further punishment. What a "leader."

Edited 15 hours ago by Let'sGoZips94

[Captain Kangaroo]

If someone broke the microphone of the woman who does the Zips on-court MC-ing, would the fine be similar? Asking for a friend.

[clarkwgriswold]

Miami AD unhappy with Bruce Pearl-

 

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48083375/miami-oh-ad-blasts-pearl-disrespecting-unbeaten-redhawks

[MDZip]

1 hour ago, clarkwgriswold said:

Miami AD unhappy with Bruce Pearl-

 

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48083375/miami-oh-ad-blasts-pearl-disrespecting-unbeaten-redhawks

He can be unhappy but Pearl is not wrong. Miami (or Akron) probably would finish in the lower half of the Big East conference. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

1 minute ago, MDZip said:

He can be unhappy but Pearl is not wrong. Miami (or Akron) probably would finish in the lower half of the Big East conference. 

 

There is so much nuance to that hypothetical, though. If Akron or Miami OH were in the Big East, they'd likely have a few better recruits, more familiarity with those schools in terms of game planning, and they'd automatically get home games vs the better competition - something they don't get now. 

 

The best counterargument I've seen is posing the question if his son was one of the best 68 candidates for the job as they are currently 11th in the SEC (bottom half) at 6-10 in conference.

[zippy5]

If my aunt had balls she'd be my uncle

[kreed5120]

29 minutes ago, MDZip said:

He can be unhappy but Pearl is not wrong. Miami (or Akron) probably would finish in the lower half of the Big East conference. 

 

I would agree with this statement most years, but the Big East is having a bad year (by their standards). Buffalo beat 5th place DePaul by 13 earlier in the season. I think this season both Akron and Miami would compete in that 5-7 range in the conference.