well let's ratchet up the posts attackers ..
BANG !! .. oh baby what a big time thread !!
Cats win in overtime !!
Recent OT home games in this series have not been kind to the Cats.
I can't forsee this getting to OT, but I was wrong about Akron this year too. They've managed to get respectable production from Robotham and Evans at the PG spot that I though could be their undoing.
This is a different Akron team that we've seen in years past. They're really a true team, without the marquee players like Tree, Diggs, Zeke, etc. Instead, they run 10 guys out there that are obviously getting it done. And, this team will only lose Evans and Ibitayo to graduation this year.
Spot on, Akron has been about as blue collar as a BB team could possibly be. I suppose that can be both good and bad as they have no real "go to guy" in crunch time. On the other hand, they are about 10/11 deep with no drop off when they go to the bench. IMO, they have been an over achieving bunch so Dambrot has really earned his money this season.
Seems like fans on both sides are getting a little soft in ref to this rivalry. Give me the good old days when DJ and Abreu were jawing at each other all night. The two teams and their fans hated one another but also respected each others program. Those games were a lot of fun to watch and I hope the atmosphere at the Convo is rockin' tonight.
A win over the Zippers could be the tonic that the 'Cats need to begin to salvage the rest of the season and get something done in Cleveland.
I still get geeked when these two teams meet and suppose that I always will, no matter the stakes.