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Having recently completed its 9th season, The Mid-Majority is a community chronicle of the smaller Division I college basketball conferences. Last year, the theme was Team. Six groups of five (plus a fantasy mid-major player) were engaged in friendly Amazing Race-style competition, criss-crossing Hoops Nation to provide awesome college basketball content. Season X (2013-14) will be our final one.

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S8 March 12, 2012 Game #8-752: Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Akron ZipsMarch 9, 2012 7:00 pmCleveland, OHBBState Stats/RecapThe sport of boxing has its memorable rivalries. Ali-Frazier. Tyson-Holyfield. Whenever they matched up in the ring, it wasn't really about the fight. It was about the event as a whole. The weig...
S8 March 12, 2012 Game #8-751: Ohio Bobcats vs. Buffalo BullsMarch 9, 2012 9:30 pmCleveland, OHBBState Stats/RecapThe MAC Player of the Year did all that he could to keep the #2 seed  Buffalo Bulls in the second semi-final game of the MAC Tournament. But, in the end, it just wasn't enough, as the #3 seed OH...
S8 March 4, 2012 Game #8-679: Akron Zips at Kent State Golden FlashesMarch 2, 2012 7:00 pmMemorial Athletics CenterBBState Stats/RecapSince Jody Michael has already recapped this game (and did a great job), I won’t go too much into the details. I’ll simply give you an Akron fan’s experience of the wondrous...
S8 March 4, 2012 Game #8-680: Buffalo Bulls at Akron ZipsFebruary 29, 2012 7:00 pmJames A. Rhodes ArenaBBState Stats/RecapI apologize for getting this recap up so late. It wasn’t until yesterday until I had totally gotten over the outcome of this game, which you’ll see why in my next post. As an unabashed ...
S8 February 24, 2012 Game #8-615: Bowling Green Falcons at Akron ZipsFebruary 22, 2012 7:00 pmJames A. Rhodes ArenaBBState Stats/RecapThe Bowling Green Falcons invaded James A. Rhodes Arena on Wednesday night in another pivotal Mid-American Conference showdown. The Zips came in hot, riding an 8-game confe...
S8 February 19, 2012 Game #8-586: Miami (Oh.) Redhawks at Akron ZipsFebruary 15, 2012 7:00 pmJames A. Rhodes ArenaBBState Stats/RecapThe normal retirement age in the United States is around 65. Most people are ready to end their working life at this age, if not earlier. They can look forward to vacations in Florida, cru...
S8 February 12, 2012 Game #8-553: Northern Illinois Huskies at Akron ZipsFebruary 11, 2012 7:30 pmJames A. Rhodes ArenaBBState Stats/RecapThe second game of my #ALLCAPSDAY experience was the battle between the Northern Illinois Huskies and the hometown Akron Zips. Looking at the archives from this year, it loo...
S8 February 12, 2012 Game #8-551: Ball State Cardinals at Kent State Golden FlashesFebruary 11, 2012 11:00 amMemorial Athletics CenterBBState Stats/RecapNOT ONCE IN MY LIFE HAD I EVER DREAMED THAT I'D BE ATTENDING A COLLEGE BASKETBALL GAME AT 11 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING. I HAD NEVER REALLY EVEN HEARD OF SUCH A THING UNTIL...
S8 February 11, 2012 Game #8-541: Valparaiso Crusaders at Cleveland State VikingsFebruary 9, 2012 7:00 pmH. J. Goodman ArenaBBState Stats/RecapWhen you hear “Vikings” and “Crusaders,” you harken back to the Middle Ages when people like Pope Alexander II, Constantine and Leif Eriksson were famous. The 10th and 11th centu...
S8 February 6, 2012 Game #8-519: Eastern Michigan Eagles at Akron ZipsFebruary 4, 2012 7:30 pmJames A. Rhodes ArenaBBState Stats/RecapEveryone knows how being part of a blowout feels. The winning side is clearly overjoyed with utter domination of an opponent while the losing side is left scratching their heads wonderin...
S8 February 3, 2012 Game #8-501: Toledo Rockets at Akron ZipsFebruary 1, 2012 7:00 pmJames A. Rhodes ArenaBBState Stats/Recap6:25 couldn’t get there soon enough. That’s what time my Business Law class ended, and while I enjoy learning about leasehold agreements and evictions (who doesn’t?), I was ready to get out of t...
S8 January 23, 2012 Game #8-446: Kent State Golden Flashes at Akron ZipsJanuary 21, 2012 6:00 pmJames A. Rhodes ArenaBBState Stats/Recap15 miles. That's all that separates Kent State University and The University of Akron. As an Akron student, one of the first things that is ingrained in you as a freshman is the intens...
S8 January 14, 2012 Game #8-392: Ohio Bobcats at Akron ZipsJanuary 14, 2012 4:00 pmJames A. Rhodes ArenaBBState Stats/RecapWe all know the big rivalries in sports -- Duke-North Carolina, Ohio State-Michigan, USC-UCLA, etc. However, there are also some schools that are not main rivals, but whenever the two get together ...
S8 December 22, 2011 Game #8-280: North Carolina A&T Aggies at Akron ZipsDecember 21, 2011 7:00 pmJames A. Rhodes ArenaBBState Stats/RecapWho’s ready for another Akron Zips game recap? Four games in seven days is tough enough for a player, much less someone trying to do a write-up for four games that were pretty much ...
S8 December 21, 2011 Game #8-266: Youngstown State Penguins at Akron ZipsDecember 19, 2011 7:00 pmJames A. Rhodes ArenaBBState Stats/RecapThe Penguins from Youngstown State visited the James A. Rhodes Arena Monday as they continued their swing through MAC competition. After losing to Buffalo (80-74) and Toledo (86-76), ...
S8 December 19, 2011 Game #8-253: Florida A&M Rattlers at Akron ZipsDecember 17, 2011 4:00 pmJames A. Rhodes ArenaBBState Stats/RecapAs I began to prepare to research Akron’s opponent, the Florida A&M Rattlers of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, I thought about what I already knew about this university located i...
S8 December 16, 2011 Game #8-240: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions at Akron ZipsDecember 15, 2011 7:00 pmJames A. Rhodes ArenaBBState Stats/RecapPoor Arkansas-Pine Bluff. The Golden Lions have logged more miles on the road than your favorite band. They probably have more hotel reward points than actual points this seaso...
S8 November 20, 2011 Game #8-076: Alcorn State Braves at Kent State Golden FlashesNovember 19, 2011 7:00 pmMemorial Athletics CenterBBState Stats/RecapLet’s get this out of the way first: I loathe all things Kent State. I am an Akron fan (and current student) first and foremost, and making that fifteen minute drive east...
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