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Posted: 3/23/2014 2:10 PM
bigtillyoopsupsideurhead wrote:expand_more
Sounds like we're getting the Murray State vs Omaha winner. I expect Murray to handle Omaha easily. Omaha barely beat anyone good all year and just barely has an over .500 record. Murray State is a solid team and playing at home against Omaha. 

 

Seems to make sense, but if it were that simple, it would seem like they'd announce that. I wonder if it's still to be determined based on who wins and who wants home games. I think we're the top seed left so I think we'll be at home as long as we're in it and want to be at home, which it seems we do.

VMI hosted this past round and Towson was on the road. Obviously, Ohio wants to host and apparently so does Murray State. I wonder if Murray State wins if it will get to host a game rather than VMI since VMI's RPI is near the bottom of teams left.

If so, that would leave the scenario of, with a Murray State loss, Ohio hosting Nebraska-Omaha and VMI hosting Towson or if Murray State wins, then Murray State and Ohio would be hosts of VMI and Towson. Ohio isn't really a far trip for either Towson (5 1/2 hours) or VMI (just over 4 hours). Murray State is a longer trip for both (about 9 hours to VMI and almost 12 hours to Towson). It's over 7 hours from Ohio to Murray State.

Then again, maybe the tournament just is just trying to avoid announcing anything before they are sure so as to not make a mistake like last time. But I did find a Tweet that says Murray State's AD says the last talks he had with the CIT was about hosting the quarters if they win, so maybe there is something to my theory?


 
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Posted: 3/23/2014 2:14 PM
wow !! .... that is a very well thought out and informative explanation !! .. thanks
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Posted: 3/23/2014 4:47 PM
Just announced by the CIT...Ohio will play VMI on Wednesday! Be sure to get your tickets by clicking here today.

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Posted: 3/23/2014 4:53 PM
Idea:

Blind date postseason tournament. Neutral site. You don't know who you're playing until warm-ups.
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Posted: 3/23/2014 4:53 PM
VMI is 1st in the nation in scoring and 3rd in rebounding so no worries if we start slow and sloppy again. yikes.
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Posted: 3/23/2014 5:23 PM
perimeterpost wrote:expand_more
VMI is 1st in the nation in scoring and 3rd in rebounding so no worries if we start slow and sloppy again. yikes.


And I'm sure VMI's very good or else they wouldn't have made it this far, but like you showed in an earlier post in this thread, VMI has an RPI of 189 while Ohio's is 86.  Ohio has shown the ability to be extremely resilient against two teams who are better than VMI in Cleveland State and Wright State (IMHO).  Ohio, if it can just hang on to whatever health it has remaining, can win this thing!
Last Edited: 3/23/2014 5:51:38 PM by Mark Lembright '85
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Posted: 3/23/2014 5:46 PM
Fun fact:  VMI beat Wright State back on Dec. 7th at home 94 to 74.  

The Wright State Team we played was a very much improved squad than they were back in December.

I think at home we got these guys.  
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Posted: 3/23/2014 5:52 PM
perimeterpost wrote:expand_more
VMI is 1st in the nation in scoring and 3rd in rebounding so no worries if we start slow and sloppy again. yikes.


They're also 349th in points allowed so....
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Posted: 3/23/2014 6:08 PM
Urban Bobcat wrote:expand_more
Fun fact:  VMI beat Wright State back on Dec. 7th at home 94 to 74.  

The Wright State Team we played was a very much improved squad than they were back in December.

I think at home we got these guys.  


Other common opponents:

Ohio 78 vs. Longwood 43, Athens, OH
Ohio 79 @ UNCA 70, Asheville, NC

VMI 95 vs. Longwood 72 Lexington, VA
VMI 109 @ UNCA 105, Asheville, NC
VMI 86 @ Longwood 66, Farmville, VA


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Posted: 3/23/2014 6:17 PM
perimeterpost wrote:expand_more
VMI is 1st in the nation in scoring and 3rd in rebounding so no worries if we start slow and sloppy again. yikes.

Just goes to show how useless of a stats total rebounding is when taken out of context. They play one of the fastest paces in the country so their games have many more shots than most other games. 

In fact their OReb% is 130th in the country and their DReb% is a paltry 286th in the country. 

 
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