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OUVan
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MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/10/2011 10:27:08 AM

This is a very big weekend for the MAC. It almost feels like the Bracketbuster with so many tight matchups. There is only one matchup that I don't see us having a real chance to win and no easy wins for us.

Saturday
Akron @ Cleveland State (-7)
Butler @ Ball State (-4)
(-8) Kent State @ Western Carolina
CMU @ Tennessee State (-3)
Loyola (Ill) @ Toledo (-5)
Wright State @ Fiami (-6.5)
NIU @ Illinois-Chicago (-9.5)
EMU @ Purdue (-25)
Youngstown State @ Buffalo (-10.5)
BGSU @ Valpo (-7.5)
(-5) Ohio @ Portland

Sunday
SIU @ WMU

Going strictly by the lines the MAC should go 7-6 over the weekend. I couldn't find a line on the Western game yet but I'm assuming they have to be favored at home. I know Western doesn't have a D-1 win yet but at least they didn't lose to Ohio Dominican like the Salukis did.

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RE: MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/10/2011 12:37:24 PM

Potential to pick up a few good scalps. Hope the teams bring it today.

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RE: MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/10/2011 5:10:46 PM

http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/scoreboard?date=20111210&co...

Not the best start for the MAC this weekend. Toledo? Kent getting a close game? Akron and the little troll losing again to a good CSU!

Last Edited: 12/10/2011 5:16:37 PM by ohio9704

Brian Smith (No, not that one)
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RE: MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/10/2011 5:13:54 PM

Oh, Toledo. You are the Wile E. Coyote of MAC basketball.

Threw an inbounds pass off the scoreboard with 1.2 seconds left and then lost on a buzzer beater to Loyola.

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RE: MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/10/2011 5:25:24 PM

What was looking like a good day is not turning out that way. Toledo blew it, Akron should've closed it out, and Miami looks positively awful (but can still win).

Gonna need us and Buffalo to win to finish .500, I think.

Kent wasn't impressive, but hey, road win.

CMU gave up something like a 20-0 run out of the half to take themselves out of the game.

Last Edited: 12/10/2011 5:33:00 PM by JSF

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RE: MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/10/2011 6:15:47 PM

JSF wrote:

Kent wasn't impressive, but hey, road win.

CMU gave up something like a 20-0 run out of the half to take themselves out of the game.

Agree. The early returns today looked good, then things turned against the league.

League gotta go 4-0 the rest of the weekend to break even.

Horizon hammering the MAC lately except for Butler (amazingly).

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RE: MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/10/2011 9:48:09 PM

BUGS is playing Valpo tight with 2 minutes to go.

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RE: MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/11/2011 9:27:58 AM

Not a great weekend for the MAC.

Loss Akron @ Cleveland State (-7)
WIN Butler @ Ball State (-4)
WIN (-8) Kent State @ Western Carolina
LOSS CMU @ Tennessee State (-3)
LOSS Loyola (Ill) @ Toledo (-5)
LOSS Wright State @ Fiami (-6.5)
LOSS NIU @ Illinois-Chicago (-9.5)
LOSS EMU @ Purdue (-25)
WIN Youngstown State @ Buffalo (-10.5)
LOSS BGSU @ Valpo (-7.5)
WIN (-5) Ohio @ Portland

Can somebody hit a pull up jumper for me?.....

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RE: MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/11/2011 9:37:18 AM

JSF wrote:

Kent wasn't impressive, but hey, road win.

CMU gave up something like a 20-0 run out of the half to take themselves out of the game.

Mavunga missed a free throw with 2 seconds left that would have tied the game.

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RE: MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/11/2011 10:26:07 AM

Ted Thompson wrote:

JSF wrote:

Kent wasn't impressive, but hey, road win.

CMU gave up something like a 20-0 run out of the half to take themselves out of the game.

Mavunga missed a free throw with 2 seconds left that would have tied the game.

Based on what I've seen so far, Miami is Mavunga and a bunch of other guys. I expected more. I know they have injuries, but what's going on there?

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RE: MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/11/2011 12:21:42 PM

OU_Country wrote:

Ted Thompson wrote:

JSF wrote:

Kent wasn't impressive, but hey, road win.

CMU gave up something like a 20-0 run out of the half to take themselves out of the game.

Mavunga missed a free throw with 2 seconds left that would have tied the game.

Based on what I've seen so far, Miami is Mavunga and a bunch of other guys. I expected more. I know they have injuries, but what's going on there?

For one, Bill Edwards has said publicly he basically regrets transferring to Miami.

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RE: MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/11/2011 2:33:04 PM

In a game that may set basketball back 50 years it's WMU 5 SIU 5 with 9:37 left in the half. Ugggh.

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RE: MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/11/2011 3:00:03 PM

I was at the Akron/CSU game, and I can't figure Akron out. I'm not a basketball expert, so I'm not pretending to understand everything, but this team just seems odd. They have a ton of talent and potential, but they appear to be held back by two things: 1) They rarely play as a team, and 2) Their really talented players rarely seem to play to anywhere close to their full potential. Zeke Marshall shows occasional signs of greatness, but never dominates how it seems so clear that he could. Cvetinovic seems to think (very erroneously) that he can handle the ball like Allen Iverson. I remember thinking that Abreu was a really quick and impressive point guard who seemed to run the offense really well... then I see he had all of three assists to go with three turnovers and seven points. I don't understand that team. I know they've had discipline issues (like always), and they still worry me, but they have to be the biggest disappointment in the MAC so far.

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RE: MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/11/2011 3:23:55 PM

OUVan wrote:

In a game that may set basketball back 50 years it's WMU 5 SIU 5 with 9:37 left in the half. Ugggh.

Maybe only 40 yrs. 11-6, Tenn vs Temple, 1973.

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OUVan
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RE: MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/11/2011 5:29:44 PM

RSBobcat wrote:

Maybe only 40 yrs. 11-6, Tenn vs Temple, 1973.

I remember when that happened. It was a complete stall by both coaches. But it was preshot clock and pre-3pt line so the WMU-SIU point a minute pace would be harder to accomplish.

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RE: MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/17/2011 2:59:52 AM

Interesting development in the CMU-Illinois Chicago game tonight. Trey Zeigler didn't start tonight and only played 14 minutes. And they won. Could be an interesting item to keep you eye on.

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RE: MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/17/2011 10:50:27 AM

Looks like Ernie might have figured out his job coaching takes precedence over the dad gig. Or maybe it was just a weird anomaly and will bever happen again. Two hard things in life....coaching your own kid and letting go to stay outta the way of the guy who is coaching your kid.

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RE: MAC Weekend

Posted: 12/17/2011 11:24:24 PM

Miami got a huge win against Belmont today. Bill Edwards did not play.

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