I saw it and wondered what he meant, cause I say it was a 4 pt game at that time. Then I realized Akron had an 18 point lead. Lol, talk about a collapse.

Akron lost??? I turned it. Wow.

Midstate01;1590625 wrote:Akron lost??? I turned it. Wow.

Ask pick6

SportsAndLady;1590627 wrote:Ask pick6

I had actually seen his post about the cream of the crop lol. So I never even thought to check the game again.

oh well. I totally jinxed it.


still > OU.

Pick6;1590695 wrote:oh well. I totally jinxed it.


still > OU.

Lol, cool

At least when Ohio makes the tournament, they don't lose by 50?

Gotta root for Toledo. Not sure the last time they were in the big dance.

I believe it's been since 1980

lakeflyerMike;1590756 wrote:I believe it's been since 1980

You are correct.

ts1227;1590705 wrote:At least when Ohio makes the tournament, they don't lose by 50?

So you're saying OU has NEVER been blown out in the tourney?

In their last 6, Akron is 5-1 vs OU. Keep living in the past boys. OU won't be doing anything in the tournament for a long time. Cooper and Groce aren't walking back into the Convo anytime soon.

Pick6;1590695 wrote:still > OU.

STILL that much of a hard on? haters gonna hate lol

I'll give Akron credit for being a force in the MAC the past 6 or 7 years. STILL Ball State and Ohio remain at the top of the MAC elite in the 30+ year history of the MAC tourney (see number of MAC tourney championships below).

Akron > OU.....oh yeah lol

Ball State 7
Ohio 6
Kent State 5
Miami 4
Eastern Michigan 4
Akron 3
Central Michigan 2
Western Michigan 2
Toledo 1
Northern Illinois 1
Buffalo 0
Bowling Green 0

Pick6;1590695 wrote:still > OU.

Pick6;1590896 wrote:So you're saying OU has NEVER been blown out in the tourney?

In their last 6, Akron is 5-1 vs OU. Keep living in the past boys. OU won't be doing anything in the tournament for a long time. Cooper and Groce aren't walking back into the Convo anytime soon.

STILL that much of a hard on? haters gonna hate

I'll give Akron credit for being a force in the MAC the past 6 or 7 years. STILL Ball State and Ohio remain at the top of the MAC elite in the 30+ year history of the MAC tourney (see number of MAC tourney championships below).

Akron > OU.....oh yeah lol

Ball State 7
Ohio 6
Kent State 5
Miami 4
Eastern Michigan 4
Akron 3
Central Michigan 2
Western Michigan 2
Toledo 1
Northern Illinois 1
Buffalo 0
Bowling Green 0

Pick6;1590695 wrote:still > OU.

Pick6;1590896 wrote:So you're saying OU has NEVER been blown out in the tourney?

In their last 6, Akron is 5-1 vs OU. Keep living in the past boys. OU won't be doing anything in the tournament for a long time. Cooper and Groce aren't walking back into the Convo anytime soon.

I'll give Akron credit for being a force in the MAC the past 6 or 7 years. STILL Ball State and Ohio remain at the top of the MAC elite in the 30+ year history of the MAC tourney (see number of MAC tourney championships below).

Akron > OU.....oh yeah lol

Ball State 7
Ohio 6
Kent State 5
Miami 4
Eastern Michigan 4
Akron 3
Central Michigan 2
Western Michigan 2
Toledo 1
Northern Illinois 1
Buffalo 0
Bowling Green 0

BGSU getting Wichita State assistant Chris Jans as their new head coach

birddog23;1595821 wrote:BGSU getting Wichita State assistant Chris Jans as their new head coach

Fuckin awesome hire

Ohio dumped Jim Christian off on Boston College! Happy days!

Now go after a young up-and-comer who's hungry for success, even if success means he's just looking at the job as a stepping stone; not a middle-aged retread who'll take the program a step or two back. Like Christian.

Ohio hires Saul Phillips (NDSU)

Has BGSU's Chris Jans hired his staff yet?

Wow the MAC getting some solid coaches this offseason

Unfortunately for the MAC, they are and will be a doormat conference because all of the coaches use them as a stepping stone.

ts1227;1601641 wrote:Ohio hires Saul Phillips (NDSU)

I approve of this move.

Devils Advocate;1601953 wrote:Unfortunately for the MAC, they are and will be a doormat conference because all of the coaches use them as a stepping stone.

It's sort of a chicken-egg thing, really. They're the small-school conference in a region dominated by the B1G (which, depending on who you talk to, is either the best or second-best conference in the country right now), so they're never going to get the best players in the region. However, because it is a reasonably deep region as far as talent, a well-run school with an ambitious coach can bring in better-than-average talent for the average one-bid league's school.

But, of course, a coach like that will leave when the time is right to move on to bigger and better things because the ceiling for a MAC program only reaches so high. Having Kent in the Elite 8 in reasonably recent history and Ohio winning three games over two NCAA appearance in more recent history shows that it's possible to win in the league...it's just hard to retain success consistently, which makes it a great league for coaches looking to make an impact to get a big job while the iron is hot.

Heretic;1602018 wrote:It's sort of a chicken-egg thing, really. They're the small-school conference in a region dominated by the B1G (which, depending on who you talk to, is either the best or second-best conference in the country right now), so they're never going to get the best players in the region. However, because it is a reasonably deep region as far as talent, a well-run school with an ambitious coach can bring in better-than-average talent for the average one-bid league's school.

But, of course, a coach like that will leave when the time is right to move on to bigger and better things because the ceiling for a MAC program only reaches so high. Having Kent in the Elite 8 in reasonably recent history and Ohio winning three games over two NCAA appearance in more recent history shows that it's possible to win in the league...it's just hard to retain success consistently, which makes it a great league for coaches looking to make an impact to get a big job while the iron is hot.

This region is insanely deep. You've got Indiana and Ohio turning out tons of great players and then you throw in Detroit, Chicago, and Western PA and you have pretty good damn recruiting grounds for all levels. I mean look at Butler, small Horizon league school in the modern era that hit home runs on a lot of good young coaches and now competes in the Big East