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Ted Thompson
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Posted: 3/10/2014 9:25 PM
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Feel free to post anything travel-related. Bobcat Bash info, hotel deals, night spots, etc. 

Bobcat Bash Info

2014 MAC Tournament

  • When: March 12 - 15
  • Game Location: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OH
  • More information here.

Informal Bobcat Bash

Zocalo
2071 East 4th Street
Cleveland, OH 44115

The OHIO Bobcat Club will continue its partnership with the Ohio University Alumni Association to host informal Bobcat Bashes, should we progress, each night we play beginning Wednesday, March 12 through Saturday, March 15, 2014.

An informal Bobcat Bash will be hosted two hours prior to any game we play beginning on Wednesday, March 12, 2014.

We will continue our partnership with Zocalo at 2071 East 4th Street, Cleveland, OH 44115. We will provide complementary appetizers on the lower level while all drinks are own your own. Please visit their menu at http://www.zocalocleveland.com/menu/

As details regarding dates and time solidify we will keep this site and thewww.ohialumni.org/bobcat-bash updated.

For questions, please contact Tyler Gagai at gagai@ohio.edu or 740-593-4300.


 
Last Edited: 3/11/2014 11:07:17 AM by Ted Thompson
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Posted: 3/10/2014 9:33 PM
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For those driving to Cleveland, be careful.  The National Weather Service has already issued a Winter Storm Watch for NE Ohio starting tomorrow night into Wednesday. Predictions call for anywhere from 4 to 8 inches of snow together with the possibility of ice and sleet.

GO BOBCATS!
Last Edited: 3/10/2014 9:57:50 PM by Mark Lembright '85
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Posted: 3/10/2014 10:00 PM
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Hope to be there Thursday night until........? 
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Posted: 3/10/2014 10:42 PM
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I don't see any reason why this team can't make it to Friday night at least. We can handle Miami and we can definitely handle an Akron team that is more banged up than us. I truly think that Bean is going to love C-Town and guys like Nick, T.J., Stevie and Jon have been there plenty. Tony C is becoming a stud (watch out next year fellas) so I think we can make it to Western. Then, who knows?
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Posted: 3/11/2014 4:13 AM
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I think that our biggest deficit will be a lack of Stevie with bouncyspringy.  With healthy Stevie we are a very dangerous man.  Without him (and haven't his numbers since the injury been small), our lack of depth at guard*, will hurt.



*Substitute "the guard position" for those who enjoy scoring the ball.

 
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Posted: 3/11/2014 4:22 AM
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You make a good point Monroe.  I've noticed that since Stevie has been out, everyone's numbers have been a little lower.  Bean is turning into a good player, but Stevie is better at distributing the ball and putting his teammates in a position to score. 
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Posted: 3/11/2014 8:38 AM
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Bean is coming on in his PG functioning, guys...playing better than he did earlier.  He has become a problem for opposing teams. 
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Posted: 3/11/2014 9:53 AM
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Myself +2 are going to the game Wednesday. Is there a Bobcatbash already established?
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Posted: 3/11/2014 10:57 AM
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With Bean and AC surging and Mo looking stronger, I'm feeling hopeful. Stevie getting peppy would make me confident.
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Posted: 3/11/2014 11:05 AM
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Business_Cat wrote:expand_more
Myself +2 are going to the game Wednesday. Is there a Bobcatbash already established?

Yes. 4:30 at Zocalo's.

 
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Posted: 3/11/2014 11:21 AM
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Ted Thompson wrote:expand_more
Myself +2 are going to the game Wednesday. Is there a Bobcatbash already established?

Yes. 4:30 at Zocalo's.

 


According to this the bashes don't start until Thursday.

http://www.ohioalumni.org/bobcat-bash
Last Edited: 3/11/2014 11:22:19 AM by Alan Swank
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Posted: 3/11/2014 11:27 AM
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Looking for a ride up if we make Thursday for Friday from Athens.
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Posted: 3/11/2014 1:42 PM
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Alan Swank wrote:expand_more
Myself +2 are going to the game Wednesday. Is there a Bobcatbash already established?

Yes. 4:30 at Zocalo's.

 


According to this the bashes don't start until Thursday.

http://www.ohioalumni.org/bobcat-bash

Thanks. I could have sworn that on the radio broadcast last night Russ said that there would be a Bash on Wednesday. 

 
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Posted: 3/11/2014 1:43 PM
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I'm hosting a Bobcat watch party for each game at the Caesars Palace Sportsbook.  This is the toughest year ever to bet the Cats.  They're 13-12 against the spread and 12-11 over/under.  The drink girls might not be Tilted Kilt quality during the day, but I'll suffer through it.  Either way I bet them, I'll have the game on a 10' screen in Las Vegas, so I'm happy with the venue.
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Posted: 3/11/2014 3:37 PM
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Ted Thompson wrote:expand_more
Myself +2 are going to the game Wednesday. Is there a Bobcatbash already established?

Yes. 4:30 at Zocalo's.

 


According to this the bashes don't start until Thursday.

http://www.ohioalumni.org/bobcat-bash

Thanks. I could have sworn that on the radio broadcast last night Russ said that there would be a Bash on Wednesday. 

 


He may have Ted because I just got a bobcat club email saying there is a Bash every night starting tomorrow - Wednesday.
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Posted: 3/11/2014 3:52 PM
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I got the same email...in italics so they must have gotten questions about it.

BOBCAT BASH

The Ohio Bobcat Club and the Ohio University Alumni Association will host a BOBCAT BASH each night that OHIO will be playing in the MAC Tournament.

Location:

Zocalo

2071 East 4th Street

Cleveland, OH 44115

 

Time:

2 Hours prior to tip off

*The first Bobcat Bash in Cleveland will take place at 4:30pm on Wednesday, March 12th

 

Complimentary appetizers will be provided.  Drinks are pay-as-you-go.

 

Join fellow fans and alumni in supporting yOUr Ohio Bobcats. GO CATS!! 
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Posted: 3/12/2014 8:29 AM
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Latest weather update as of 8:30 is that rain will transition to freezing rain and then snow by mid-morning, with the heavy snow expected between mid-morning and mid-afternoon.  Depending on which meterologist you trust, we're looking at 6-10 inches, with the most amounts by the lakeshore.  You shouldn't hit too much difficulty until you hit southern Cuyahoga County

Be safe on the roads driving up, everybody.  Go Cats!
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Posted: 3/12/2014 9:34 AM
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I'm watching the roof of the Q go from ice to snow from my office above the arena. An icy mist is falling, working its way to plain old snow. It was 60 degrees and sunny yesterday. We're just getting started with this storm and it's already looking treacherous. Give yourselves plenty of time and be very careful.
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Posted: 3/12/2014 3:38 PM
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Plenty of snow and wind here on the west side, but its just typical Cleveland. We're heading down on the red line train to Tower City then taking the underground tunnel to the Q. If we have time we'll stop at E. 4th St. bars, but may take a pass with the weather being what it is. Beat Miami! 
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Posted: 3/12/2014 3:52 PM
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Sean Gallagher wrote:expand_more
Plenty of snow and wind here on the west side, but its just typical Cleveland. We're heading down on the red line train to Tower City then taking the underground tunnel to the Q. If we have time we'll stop at E. 4th St. bars, but may take a pass with the weather being what it is. Beat Miami!
It is close to white out conditions over here in Shaker Heights. We are doing the same as you, catching the Green Line in. Everyone driving be careful and consider just parking at a rapid station if heading downtown.
Last Edited: 3/12/2014 3:55:10 PM by Bobcat Nick
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Posted: 3/12/2014 8:54 PM
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Sean Gallagher's icon is a picture of the outside of Swanky's.  That itself is worthy of a million threads.

If you were there, you know.

If not, you have a deficit that you need to make up.

It's true.
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Posted: 3/12/2014 10:42 PM
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Monroe Slavin wrote:expand_more
Sean Gallagher's icon is a picture of the outside of Swanky's.  That itself is worthy of a million threads.

If you were there, you know.

If not, you have a deficit that you need to make up.

It's true.


Very true! Ha Ha! I think Swanky's was (arguably) the most "distinctive" bar in Athens in the 1970's. Enough said. 

As for the game, we shot like crap in the first half tonight. Thankfully, we pulled it together in the 2nd half. Solid win against the dreaded "redhawks"! While the blizzard ended any hope of a real crowd, the local alumni turned up in enough numbers to dwarf the meager Miami fan base. A big shout out to the OU band who kept things lively in the absence of an OU student section. They were great. And very funny in their 'treatment" of their Miami counterparts!

Who knows what will happen the rest of this weekend, but I'll take a win over Miami anytime. Great job to all involved! 
Last Edited: 3/12/2014 10:43:14 PM by Sean Gallagher
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Posted: 3/12/2014 11:03 PM
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Stevie Taylor probably the MVP for his two consecutive bangs when we were down by about 5 about half way into the 2nd half.  Stevie looked better than he has in a while, showed the activity that is hallmark for the first time in a while.
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Posted: 3/13/2014 8:51 PM
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Reminder... Checkout is at 12 Noon.
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Posted: 3/14/2014 1:16 AM
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MedinaCat wrote:expand_more
Reminder... Checkout is at 12 Noon.

Tempted to go up and spend some $ in Cleveland and on the MAC to see the remaining four - but then that would only encourage the MAC to stay w/TWC and the blackouts - so screw 'em................ 

 
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