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Jeff McKinney
2/3/2017 2:45 PM
I'm not very happy to see the insults directed at Isaiah Johnson. The young man has had a good career at Akron, including in some games vs Ohio. If that's all ya got its pretty sad.
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OU_Country
2/3/2017 2:48 PM
100%Cat wrote:expand_more
It's a shame we didn't get to see svelte Tony match up against Fat Dog this season. I was looking forward to seeing that matchup. I imagined their initial pleasantries on the court would go something like this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS4qKbrbNcI
LOL, seems our comments on the weight issues of a certain Akron forward have hit a nerve on the Akron board. Apparently, they feel that they've taken the high road all these years. That's unintentional comedy of the highest level. It would take me less than five minutes to find worse comments on their board. The Hipsher family says you should always take the high road.
On a serious note, SuperSize Dog is a skilled player. He can shoot, great passer...can you imagine if he were in shape? It's a little shocking to me that the training staff up there never got him in shape in 4 years.
You make a really good point.
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GoCats105
2/3/2017 3:04 PM
Jeff McKinney wrote:expand_more
I'm not very happy to see the insults directed at Isaiah Johnson. The young man has had a good career at Akron, including in some games vs Ohio. If that's all ya got its pretty sad.
Don't worry Jeff he'll probably go for 20 and 15 and shut us up pretty quickly.
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Recovering Journalist
2/3/2017 3:12 PM
Jeff McKinney wrote:expand_more
I'm not very happy to see the insults directed at Isaiah Johnson. The young man has had a good career at Akron, including in some games vs Ohio. If that's all ya got its pretty sad.
It really is all we have. The dude has abused us for a long time, and he has grown into a really good passer. He could easily go off tomorrow.

Without poking fun (which would be particularly rich coming from a doughy middle-aged dude), I echo others who wonder just how good he could have been if he was in better shape.
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OhioStunter
2/3/2017 3:27 PM
This is one of my favorite fun pranks in sports when someone left a cheeseburger on third base for umpire Eric Gregg: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIQOtm5NaeY
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Recovering Journalist
2/3/2017 3:52 PM
Start at around minute 14 to hear an interview with SP about Akron.

http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2017/0... #
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100%Cat
2/3/2017 4:49 PM
Jeff McKinney wrote:expand_more
I'm not very happy to see the insults directed at Isaiah Johnson. The young man has had a good career at Akron, including in some games vs Ohio. If that's all ya got its pretty sad.
I think what's truly sad is that a division 1 athletic staff either did not or could not get an incredibly talented player in better condition. Look at the progression a guy like Campbell went through here. Even before this year he improved a lot physically through his junior year, and he took it to another level this year. Johnson looks like he just kept doing curls with Big Gulps followed by whole pizzas. If that observation and my alliteration of it troubles you, then maybe some thicker skin needs to be grown on your part.
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GroverBall
2/3/2017 5:42 PM
Recovering Journalist wrote:expand_more
Start at around minute 14 to hear an interview with SP about Akron.

http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2017/0... #
Thanks for posting, enjoyed hearing his general thoughts on campus and Athens.
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Bobcat1998
2/3/2017 9:48 PM
100%Cat wrote:expand_more
I'm not very happy to see the insults directed at Isaiah Johnson. The young man has had a good career at Akron, including in some games vs Ohio. If that's all ya got its pretty sad.
I think what's truly sad is that a division 1 athletic staff either did not or could not get an incredibly talented player in better condition. Look at the progression a guy like Campbell went through here. Even before this year he improved a lot physically through his junior year, and he took it to another level this year. Johnson looks like he just kept doing curls with Big Gulps followed by whole pizzas. If that observation and my alliteration of it troubles you, then maybe some thicker skin needs to be grown on your part.
All I know is the dude went to the NCAAs and has dominated us.
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BobcatSports
2/3/2017 10:02 PM
We open as 1pt favorites
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Parkersburgwvcat
2/3/2017 10:29 PM
Wow! I am so shocked that we are involved ( according to the bookmakers ) in a toss up game against the undefeated Zips. I knew that we would be hungry after the debacle at Central. Mich. I predicted last night that we would be getting 6.5 pts.
This doesn't mean that I was wrong on the outcome, but it certainly means that the smart money in Vegas us expecting us to give a monstrous effort.
Damn, I hope they are right.
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Cbus Convo
2/3/2017 10:42 PM
BobcatSports wrote:expand_more
We open as 1pt favorites

Not sure how this is possible. Would have guessed Akron -5. Minimum.
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RSBobcat
2/3/2017 11:49 PM
Recovering Journalist wrote:expand_more
Start at around minute 14 to hear an interview with SP about Akron.

http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2017/0... #
Thanks - great interview
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catfan28
2/4/2017 1:19 AM
Jeff McKinney wrote:expand_more
I'm not very happy to see the insults directed at Isaiah Johnson. The young man has had a good career at Akron, including in some games vs Ohio. If that's all ya got its pretty sad.
Agreed. Although I don't think the "insults" are mean-spirited, just some bantering. Many message boards you will see far, far worse.
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Obc2
2/4/2017 10:01 AM
I remember going to Oxford on Charlie Coles day and watching the Bobcats get handed a double digit loss. A couple weeks later they won by 30 at the Convo, team was hitting on all cylinders.

Here's hoping Akron gets to experience something close to that today. Our fellas are gonna be primed for a big showing methinks.
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FearLeon
2/4/2017 10:40 AM
Wasn't there a pre-season thread about Akron and how more than a few people thought the Zips were going to be way down this year? All I know is we are talking about an Akron team that had the #1 team in the country on the ropes with 7 minutes left in the game. With that said, Vegas has this as a pick 'em game? Something is very, very fishy here with that line. 90% of the public is on Akron and you know what that usually means. #BleedGreen
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bobcatsquared
2/4/2017 10:47 AM
FearLeon wrote:expand_more
Vegas has this as a pick 'em game? Something is very, very fishy here with that line.
Almost as odd as o$u being a 3-pt favorite v. Maryland earlier this week. . . Almost.
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Chicken George
2/4/2017 11:37 AM
As much as it pains me, time change of game matched up with a big competition my daughter has today. No problem I thought as I'll just watch it online at her event. Downloaded CBS Sports Ap and you need to be a Frontier or Cox subscriber. You kidding me? Ugh. Is it legal for anyone to give me that info so I can watch?
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Urban Bobcat
2/4/2017 11:53 AM
GO CATS!!!
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ts1227
2/4/2017 12:17 PM
Chicken George wrote:expand_more
As much as it pains me, time change of game matched up with a big competition my daughter has today. No problem I thought as I'll just watch it online at her event. Downloaded CBS Sports Ap and you need to be a Frontier or Cox subscriber. You kidding me? Ugh. Is it legal for anyone to give me that info so I can watch?
Given how the crowd size looks on TV, looks like the time change messed with about 5,000 people.
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Obc2
2/4/2017 12:29 PM
Jaaron has been almost the entire offense so far.
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Obc2
2/4/2017 12:51 PM
Ohio was up 7 with 2 min to go, three straight 5 second possessions where first pass heaved a three.

Saul called TO before 4th possession and we got a nice set play that led to a foul on a drive to the rim.

Still up 7 with 21.2 to go
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FearLeon
2/4/2017 2:03 PM
FearLeon wrote:expand_more
Wasn't there a pre-season thread about Akron and how more than a few people thought the Zips were going to be way down this year? All I know is we are talking about an Akron team that had the #1 team in the country on the ropes with 7 minutes left in the game. With that said, Vegas has this as a pick 'em game? Something is very, very fishy here with that line. 90% of the public is on Akron and you know what that usually means. #BleedGreen
Like I said...fishy line. Vegas sucked in that Akron cash today. There is a reason why they have those big buildings in Sin City. The CBS announcers can stop talking about Akron as an at-large bid candidate. Gotta win it Cleveland now Dambrot. And one last thing...Isaiah Johnson is definitely 43 years old. #BleedGreen
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Urban Bobcat
2/4/2017 2:07 PM
Nice to see a run go our way. Great start to the second half of MAC Play.

Simmons career game, WOW!!!
Last Edited: 2/4/2017 2:11:49 PM by Urban Bobcat
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Obc2
2/4/2017 2:13 PM
Big meltdown by mutiple Zips last 20 seconds.

Dambrot needs to work on his big guys not stretching out their arms palms up after fouls called on them. What a bunch of whiny complainers

Pete Gillen said it "win with class, lose with class".
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