2025 NCAA Tournament

[Let'sGoZips94]

3 hours ago, Zippy87 said:

Saint Louis went directly over to the Bryant student section to taunt them after the win. Tells me you can possibly get in their heads a bit. 

 

SLU's goalie got a yellow card during PKs for throwing the Bryant goalie's water bottle over the large screen behind the goal. 

 

I personally wasn't impressed with either team, so if SLU lacks mental and physical fortitude, advantage Akron. 

[UAZipster0305]

2 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

Washington knocks off Stanford. Wow. 

 

2 Big Ten

2 Big East

1 ACC

3 Whatever the Heck Conferences

And by seeds that reads as #'s 4, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, and two unranked. Crazy tournament.

 

We are as good as anyone remaining, so why not us?

[Zip_ME87]

6 hours ago, 1981 grad said:

Because they are scholar athletes and part of a team that should have high standards of conduct.  There is a lot of physical conduct on the pitch but after the game the players shake hands.  The game is over, the better team won, have some class.

 

I don't condone fighting or destruction of property, and I don't particularly like seeing an away team heckle the home fans and players. However, if I condone home fans getting in the heads of players for 90+ minutes, then I don't feel that I can be a snowflake when it's over and the away team does a little jawing when they prevail. Curious, where was this discussion at the end of our game at Creighton?

 

 

Edited Monday at 11:51 AM by Zip_ME87

[1981 grad]

3 hours ago, Zip_ME87 said:

 

I don't condone fighting or destruction of property, and I don't particularly like seeing an away team heckle the home fans and players. However, if I condone home fans getting in the heads of players for 90+ minutes, then I don't feel that I can be a snowflake when it's over and the away team does a little jawing when they prevail. Curious, where was this discussion at the end of our game at Creighton?

 

 

I agree.  I thought I saw our team jaw a little bit after the Creighton game and I did not like it.  I think it starts with the coach.  Can anyone see our basketball team heckle the home fans after a basketball team?  I cannot see Groce tolerating it.  The only time I remember this happening was when the Kent team heckled the rowdies after they beat us at the jar a couple of years ago and everyone on this board commented  how the Kent team had no class.  If the Zips win Saturday we can put this topic to rest. 

[Zippy87]

11 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

SLU's goalie got a yellow card during PKs for throwing the Bryant goalie's water bottle over the large screen behind the goal. 

 

I personally wasn't impressed with either team, so if SLU lacks mental and physical fortitude, advantage Akron. 

 

I caught the yellow card but didn't know what happened. Yikes. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

7 minutes ago, Zippy87 said:

 

I caught the yellow card but didn't know what happened. Yikes. 

 

I personally love the gamesmanship and quite frankly, with how sad the last PK attempt by Bryant was, they deserved everything they got lol. With that being said, I like Akron being the more composed, controlled, and skilled team on Saturday with everything I saw from SLU. 

[Zip_ME87]

1 hour ago, Zippy87 said:

I caught the yellow card but didn't know what happened. Yikes. 

 

Same here. Thanks for the explanation @Let'sGoZips94. 

[1981 grad]

2 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

 

I personally love the gamesmanship and quite frankly, with how sad the last PK attempt by Bryant was, they deserved everything they got lol. With that being said, I like Akron being the more composed, controlled, and skilled team on Saturday with everything I saw from SLU. 

That had to be the most awful PK I have ever seen.  I actually felt sorry for the player that kicked it.  What was he thinking?  Also, the first guy who missed a PK did not play in the game but came off the bench cold.  My thought at the time was that was a mistake.  Happy that it worked out for the Zips.

[ZippyRulz]

I hope our own PK game is sharp. In Mitch I trust.

 

[slowroll]

4 minutes ago, ZippyRulz said:

I hope our own PK game is sharp. In Mitch I trust.

 

Absolutely. The 2025 tournament has a particularly high PK rate so far - looks like 20% of results (8/40) were decided by PKs. I counted only 5 last year (and only 4 in 2023) and one was the semi between Denver and Vermont. Let's hope that PKs have had their moment and will now hibernate for the rest of winter.

[Zips1991]

I didn't look into the reason behind it because I'm lazy but I see that the Georgetown vs NC State match was moved to tomorrow afternoon. I assume weather related? 

[Let'sGoZips94]

A Furman defender just headed a Portland shot off the goal line with 30 seconds to go, up 1-0. Oh. My. Goodness.

 

Looks to be a large crowd in Portland. 

Edited 18 hours ago by Let'sGoZips94

[Let'sGoZips94]

Perry Kitchen-esque to send Furman to their first ever College Cup. 

 

 

Edited 17 hours ago by Let'sGoZips94

[UAZipster0305]

Just as notable, with Portland losing, the #8 seed is now out.

 

Just #'s 4 Maryland, 7 Georgetown, 14 Akron, 15 NC State, and 16 Furman remain.

 

Maryland must be feeling very confident. Hopefully overly so.

[UAZipster0305]

#4 Maryland loses at home 3-1 to unseeded Washington.. It will be Washington or Furman in the final.

 

Absolutely unreal tournament results.

[AkronAlumnus]

Pulling for NC State

[UAZipster0305]

2 hours ago, AkronAlumnus said:

Pulling for NC State

Why? When our conference teams do well in the post-season, it is generally good for us.

[AkronAlumnus]

2 minutes ago, UAZipster0305 said:

Why? When our conference teams do well in the post-season, it is generally good for us.

My best man went there 

[UAZipster0305]

2 minutes ago, AkronAlumnus said:

My best man went there 

Hard to argue with a personal reason like that.

 

And I am in Raleigh right now, so if the Wolfpack win, they essentially get a home game right next door in Cary.

 

Woulda been way to convenient for me to see the Zips in the College Cup, which is probably another reason it didn't happen.

[MDZip]

So the Big East had two chances to get to the College Cup and got neither. The College Cup will be a 15 seed, a 16 seed, and two unseeded teams. St Louis last won in 1973, and none of the other three have ever won a national championship.