MDZip Posted 11 hours ago Report Posted 11 hours ago 16 hours ago, akzipper said: Welp High Point winning as a 12 seed actually makes me feel less confident in the Zips chances tomorrow. We can't have two 12 seed updates can we? There have been at least four occasions in the NCAA tournament where three of the four 12 seeds won and lots of other occasions where at least two 12 seeds won. Keep the faith. 😊 Quote
clarkwgriswold Posted 10 hours ago Report Posted 10 hours ago 29 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: I would expect Ivy leaguers to be more original. Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted 10 hours ago Report Posted 10 hours ago 2 minutes ago, clarkwgriswold said: I would expect Ivy leaguers to be more original. They're getting ripped in the comments. "Most Ivy Leaguers I've met end up working for Public School grads with better personalities." Quote
1981 grad Posted 9 hours ago Report Posted 9 hours ago After watching Miami struggle against MAC teams that we beat by double digits and then lose to Mass I was very surprised that they pulled the upset. However, maybe losing the Mass was not a bad thing in that the pressure of an undefeated season was gone, they did not have to play 3 games in 3 days which is a grind and were well rested, and they got to play an NCAA tourney game an hour from campus. Quote
kreed5120 Posted 8 hours ago Report Posted 8 hours ago 11 minutes ago, 1981 grad said: After watching Miami struggle against MAC teams that we beat by double digits and then lose to Mass I was very surprised that they pulled the upset. However, maybe losing the Mass was not a bad thing in that the pressure of an undefeated season was gone, they did not have to play 3 games in 3 days which is a grind and were well rested, and they got to play an NCAA tourney game an hour from campus. I feel all of this is true. I also feel Bettiol was probably the most skilled traditional center in the MAC. He both had the size and fundamentals to eat Miami alive in the low post. Miami didn't really have an answer for it. SMU had bigs, but they seemed much more raw offensively. They didn't have the same footwork or ability to finish near the rim that Bettiol did. Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted 7 hours ago Report Posted 7 hours ago (edited) 1 hour ago, 1981 grad said: After watching Miami struggle against MAC teams that we beat by double digits and then lose to Mass I was very surprised that they pulled the upset. However, maybe losing the Mass was not a bad thing in that the pressure of an undefeated season was gone, they did not have to play 3 games in 3 days which is a grind and were well rested, and they got to play an NCAA tourney game an hour from campus. 1 hour ago, kreed5120 said: I feel all of this is true. I also feel Bettiol was probably the most skilled traditional center in the MAC. He both had the size and fundamentals to eat Miami alive in the low post. Miami didn't really have an answer for it. SMU had bigs, but they seemed much more raw offensively. They didn't have the same footwork or ability to finish near the rim that Bettiol did. Today will show if Miami OH truly benefitted from the sequence of events, or if Enfield is legitimately the worst coach in the country. Frank Martin out-coached Steele. If they give Tennessee a game, I'll be impressed. Edited 7 hours ago by Let'sGoZips94 Quote
ZippyRulz Posted 3 hours ago Author Report Posted 3 hours ago (edited) most ncaa appearances without a win School Appearances Last Appearance Iona 16 2023 Boise State 9 2024 Eastern Kentucky 8 2014 South Dakota State 8 2024 Colgate 7 2024 Nebraska 's win over Troy was their first ever. Edited 3 hours ago by ZippyRulz Quote
blueandgold Posted 3 hours ago Report Posted 3 hours ago (edited) 4 minutes ago, ZippyRulz said: most ncaa appearances without a win School Appearances Last Appearance Iona 16 2023 Boise State 9 2024 Eastern Kentucky 8 2014 South Dakota State 8 2024 Colgate 7 2024 We're climbing up a list we don't want to be on. Akron 8 2026 Edited 3 hours ago by blueandgold Quote
ZippyRulz Posted 3 hours ago Author Report Posted 3 hours ago (edited) 15 minutes ago, blueandgold said: We're climbing up a list we don't want to be on. Akron 8 2026 kind of a mixed bag i guess. we may be on the list tomorrow after Gemini gets today's results. on the plus side, Iona will be hard to catch. kind of surprised to see Boise and eku. Edited 2 hours ago by ZippyRulz Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted 2 hours ago Report Posted 2 hours ago 28 minutes ago, ZippyRulz said: most ncaa appearances without a win School Appearances Last Appearance Iona 16 2023 Boise State 9 2024 Eastern Kentucky 8 2014 South Dakota State 8 2024 Colgate 7 2024 Nebraska 's win over Troy was their first ever. Much better than the list Toledo is on. Quote
ZippyRulz Posted 2 hours ago Author Report Posted 2 hours ago Miami down by 20 at halftime. Alabama beats Hofstra bigly. Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted 2 hours ago Report Posted 2 hours ago 1 minute ago, ZippyRulz said: Miami down by 20 at halftime. Alabama beats Hofstra bigly. They are who we thought they were. At least Akron was competitive. Quote
LZIp Posted 1 hour ago Report Posted 1 hour ago Well at least our game was competitive 80% of the time unlike Miami. Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted 53 minutes ago Report Posted 53 minutes ago (edited) 13 minutes ago, LZIp said: Well at least our game was competitive 80% of the time unlike Miami. Miami OH even faced a worse team. Really pathetic effort. Edited 52 minutes ago by Let'sGoZips94 Quote
Zippy87 Posted 49 minutes ago Report Posted 49 minutes ago Much better showing for Akron, who at least pushed Texas Tech. This isn't great for the MAC, though. I'm sure Miami will try to pump up their "tournament win", but the actual tournament saw both teams lose by 20. They will absolutely hold that against the MAC in future years. Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted 38 minutes ago Report Posted 38 minutes ago 10 minutes ago, Zippy87 said: Much better showing for Akron, who at least pushed Texas Tech. This isn't great for the MAC, though. I'm sure Miami will try to pump up their "tournament win", but the actual tournament saw both teams lose by 20. They will absolutely hold that against the MAC in future years. Which is why I wanted Miami OH snubbed. Let the conversation be "what if" and save the at large for a legitimately good team. Quote
LZIp Posted 21 minutes ago Report Posted 21 minutes ago MAC got $6 million though. 3x more than usual. Quote
kreed5120 Posted 20 minutes ago Report Posted 20 minutes ago (edited) Meh, I will still take the $4M extra from the 2 credits Miami got for the MAC by being an at-large. That's money Akron, Miami, Kent, and Toledo can all reinvest into our programs to improve as a conference. I exclude the directionals because WMU will use the money for hockey and the others with use it for football. Edit: Speaking of which the MAC should consider evaluating payout structure for these credits. You have a handful of teams trying to compete, but the other half spending the bare minimum just trying to collect a paycheck. If there is more incentives to be good, more schools will focus on basketball. Edited 15 minutes ago by kreed5120 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted 17 minutes ago Report Posted 17 minutes ago 2 minutes ago, LZIp said: MAC got $6 million though. 3x more than usual. And for that, we thank SMU for being so unprepared and uninterested. 🫡 Quote
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