Game 24- Troy

[clarkwgriswold]

The MAC/Sun Belt Challenge resumes this Saturday with the Zips heading to Troy for a 6:00 matchup on ESPN2.   Troy is 15-8 going into Wednesday’s game against Georgia State.  They are in first place in conference the Sun Belt at 8-3.  They are first  in scoring offense at 83.7 ppg and   ninth in defense 75.7 ppg.

 

6’8” junior forward Thomas Dowd leads the Sun Belt in rebounding at 10.4 rpg and is second on the team in scoring at 14.9 ppg.   6’7” junior forward Victor Valdes leads Trojans scoring at 16 ppg. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

I like that Troy has one less day for rest. 

[Zips1991]

1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

I like that Troy has one less day for rest. 

So did EMU, to be fair. But I agree.

[kreed5120]

14 minutes ago, Zips1991 said:

So did EMU, to be fair. But I agree.

 

Yes, also Troy doesn't look like an easy place to get to. You have to fly into Montgomery, which would almost certainly require a layover unless you charter a flight, and then jump on a bus and drive an hour to Troy. I feel that more than offsets the extra day of rest.

[Hilltopper]

42 minutes ago, kreed5120 said:

 

Yes, also Troy doesn't look like an easy place to get to. You have to fly into Montgomery, which would almost certainly require a layover unless you charter a flight, and then jump on a bus and drive an hour to Troy. I feel that more than offsets the extra day of rest.

It will be a charter.

[Blue & Gold]

 

[Reslife4Life]

2 hours ago, Blue & Gold said:

 

For teams like the directionals yes it is pretty dumb. But for the top schools I like it. It would be nice if they could hold off on the matchups a little bit longer, OU playing 7-16 old dominion could be a much better matchup

[kreed5120]

5 minutes ago, Reslife4Life said:

For teams like the directionals yes it is pretty dumb. But for the top schools I like it. It would be nice if they could hold off on the matchups a little bit longer, OU playing 7-16 old dominion could be a much better matchup

 

I would say if they do only one round keep it the one in February. JMU, which was one of the SunBelt's top preseason teams ended up being garbage. 

[Let'sGoZips94]

The CBB schedule needs overhauled. Make conference schedules year round to allow for more impactful March Madness-esque games in January/February. 

[zippy5]

29 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

The CBB schedule needs overhauled. Make conference schedules year round to allow for more impactful March Madness-esque games in January/February. 

[LZIp]

I’m a big fan of the MAC- Sun Belt challenge and hope it continues in its current form.

[Illini Zip]

1 hour ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

The CBB schedule needs overhauled. Make conference schedules year round to allow for more impactful March Madness-esque games in January/February. 

I keep mentioning this idea because it makes too much sense to me and it would give you some of what you’re looking for. And that is to require every team to play a game against an opponent from each quad home and away. Some could be scheduled early based on pre-season expectations and then some games late during conference play based on live results. I realize it won’t happen because of money and the fact that the NCAA is just a tool of the big conferences. I still think it would make the NET more fair.