Rivalry Night, part 2 … Akron tries for the title
Can KSU play the role of spoiler tonight and force Akron to sweat out tomorrow night’s Buffalo-Bowling Green game to see if it will claim the MAC tournament’s No. 1 seed as the outright regular-season champion?
A few weeks ago I wrote that Akron would have to lose its last three and “that’s not going to happen,” so I’m pretty stunned by this recent slide. My guess is that they’ll be ready to turn it around tonight, and that will mean KSU will need to put together a 40-minute game – something the Flashes haven’t done of late.
A big key will be how much Justin Greene can do on his injured ankle and on short rest just 48 hours after the win over Ohio. Greene has had a difficult time with Akron 7-footer Zeke Marshall in the past when he has been at full strength. We’ll also see what the emotion of playing the last game at the M.A.C. Center can do for Greene, Porrini, Guyton and Manns. Maybe a little extra adrenaline will ease the pain in Greene’s ankle.
The crew is veteran with Terry Wymer, Larry Scirotto and … wait for it … Bo Boroski.
The coaches were leaning towards going back to the traditional lineup of Greene, Porrini, Holt, Guyton and Manns after shaking things up a bit against Ohio with three new starters.
Note: The postponement of Miami vs. Ohio University to tomorrow night means KSU will have to wait another day to learn if it is the No. 3 seed should the Flashes beat the Zips tonight.
Related posts:
- KSU-Akron for the championship, the way it should be
- The easier road?
- Enjoy it while you can… Boroski working KSU-Akron
- Time to bounce back? … KSU vs. Northern Illinois live blog…
- KSU at Ohio, live blog from the Convo…
Category: General Discussions
RFord I totally agree. I definitely think the Cleveland State game affected later attendance a lot. KSU really had a chance to capture the attention of more fans with an exciting game and totally blew it with a terrible game (one of the worst I’d ever seen in the MAC Center until last night’s second half) on both sides. The game last night was similar. Akron really didn’t look that good either (especially in the first half), much like Cleveland State did in the game in November, but in the end made the adjustments and the shots. Akron did bring a lot of fans like always, but they hardly brought in the nearly 3,000 over our average.
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Just out of curiosity… why is it they can always bring hundreds over to the MAC Center but when the games are at the JAR all of the KSU fans in attendance could leave in one car?
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Who cares? Anybody watch the Carolina-Duke game? The whole arena was rocking with Duke fans and Carolina put it to them. You won’t find a more hostile and distracting crowd as that, which was far worse than having a lack of crowd or a crowd not into it. The bottom line is teams need to play on the floor and not worry about what does or doesn’t happen in the bleachers.
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Aidan- a bunch of us used to always go to the game at Akron, but the view from anywhere is just awful. Last year we all sat in the front row of the other level, but with all the people walking by constantly and that railing that is in place we couldn’t see anything. So when we decided to stand people complained and the police ended up forcing us to sit the entire game with the threat of ejection or arrest. That was my LAST trip to the JAR!
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I don’t blame you. That place isn’t deigned the best and with the rivalry between the schools you really have to watch out for the idiots. Shame that sports has become that way but anymore you can’t go to away games and expect to enjoy yourself. Just look at the various incidents taking place in all places and all sports, just because you root for a different team.
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Used to go with wife. Never felt safe going from car to JAR and back to car. Then, once inside, having to put up with personal attacks from obnoxious zip fans, decided it is not worth it.
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I agree 100%, not worth the hassle.
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I agree with those reluctant to travel to some venues.
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Glad you care, but not everybody wants to go to away games for whatever reasons. As for the home games, many have been blaming fans and everything else for the team’s shortcomings but the bottom line is you need to get it done on the court. The coaches and players can look in the mirror and decide if they gave it their all or they didn’t because some yellow seats remain empty. That yellow seat that is empty next to you is bought and paid for, if they choose not to go to the games thats their choice, means an extra seat for your coat and not worrying about some big person all over your space. Gives you more room to get into the game Superfan!
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