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JSF
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Posted: 2/23/2012 4:35 PM
9,000 tops.
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Posted: 2/23/2012 9:41 PM
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Interesting, fun game. Sunday But win at Kent is bigger than beating Akron at home - in trying to get #2 seed. We beat Kent and Miami, but lose to Akron, we still get #2 seed if Akron beats buffalo next week. We lose to Kent it goes to further tie-breakers


Yeah - can't wait to see coach telling the team that on the next All-In episode - Are You Nuts? This is defeatist thinking.


What a foolish response. Sorry to offend you with facts. Where am I stating the players approach it that way? Where am I saying the coaches should coach in such a way? Simple fact is a win over Akron and a loss at Kent puts us into a different set of tie-breakers and requires both Buffalo AND Kent to lose somewhere else. Equate this to magic number time in baseball. "Hey, we win two of our last 6 we win the division. Yeah - can't wait to see coach telling the team that on the next All-In episode - Are You Nuts? This is defeatist thinking. We need to win all 6!"

In our case, we win all three - we get a top two seed - top seed if Akron losses out (no indication of that...but). We win two of three? -- we are in much better shape if one of those wins is against Kent.
Here's what I think is foolish - even considering that this is not more than just a "fun, interesting game". Chances are you go through Kent, Buffalo, and/or including Akron to win the tourney. I certainly think beating any/all of them in a game just BEFORE the tourney is certainly an advantage to a loss to any of them just BEFORE the tourney. As well - consider what win vs Akron Sunday could do for our chances at NIT if we don't win or get to tourney championship game. Maybe I was a bit too emphatic with the Nuts comment, but I don't see it any other way.
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Posted: 2/23/2012 11:07 PM
Here's a look at how Akron fan sees the game Sunday - further to my point about why this is more than just an "interesting, fun game". From Zips Nation:

"Bottom line...We have to win all three games. Why? Because giving each of those teams an additional loss gives us a psychological advantage in the MAC Tournament. We enter with every team knowing we own the tournament, it would be much nicer if all but one team in the tournament also knew we owned them completely during the season."

FYI - they are also in pursuit of tying (maybe besting) best MAC regular season record.
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Posted: 2/23/2012 11:12 PM
The famed Kent 2002 team was 17-1...So technically it is only attainable by an undefeated season.
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Posted: 2/23/2012 11:14 PM
RSBobcat wrote:expand_more
Here's a look at how Akron fan sees the game Sunday - further to my point about why this is more than just an "interesting, fun game". From Zips Nation:

"Bottom line...We have to win all three games. Why? Because giving each of those teams an additional loss gives us a psychological advantage in the MAC Tournament. We enter with every team knowing we own the tournament, it would be much nicer if all but one team in the tournament also knew we owned them completely during the season."

FYI - they are also in pursuit of tying (maybe besting) best MAC regular season record.


Quoting a 'kron fan is not a rational thought.
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Posted: 2/23/2012 11:14 PM
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The famed Kent 2002 team was 17-1...So technically it is only attainable by an undefeated season.
True - but if they end up 2 losses then they can't even think of trying for comparisons w/a stretch
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Posted: 2/24/2012 7:49 AM
Video from John Groce in my inbox this morning!

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Posted: 2/24/2012 8:48 AM
That Ozonnneee gonna be rockin'! 
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Posted: 2/24/2012 9:20 PM
Making the 12 hour drive from Boston Sunday morning at 5:30am.
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Posted: 2/25/2012 12:49 AM
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Making the 12 hour drive from Boston Sunday morning at 5:30am.


Someone give this man a medal....  And a cup of coffee when he gets there.
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Posted: 2/25/2012 1:30 PM
KyleWvr13 wrote:expand_more
Making the 12 hour drive from Boston Sunday morning at 5:30am.


Someone give this man a medal....  And a cup of coffee when he gets there.


+1

We need more of this kind of dedicated fan.  Kyle's a good man! 
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