Nice gritty win after falling down 15 and walking out with a win. Going to one of those bumpy ride seasons. Most games will be tight. 

With Ric possibly out for rest of season....TJ Hall is going to have to figure out his foul issues and stay on the floor. 

Watched this game on the Big South feed, which was pretty good. Got the link off a comment on an Ohio Bobcat post. Great win, after a first half scare. The Bobcats are showing that if they can get it close in the final minutes, they have the grit to win. They are fun to watch this year, I just wish they would quit falling so far behind at points that they have to make a big run to get back in there, but again it sure is fun to watch them do it!

I agree it was a great character win. I'm very proud of this team the way they came back after Ric's injury.

On a totally unrelated note - what a great facility.  The sound system in there and scoreboards were pretty nice considering the size of the arena.  Compliments to their audio person too - good choice of music and their system is far superior to our old Bose system.  A truly fan friendly envioronment.  Great sight lines, lots of handicap seating, two very nice concession stands and a store with the school's merchandise.  Their version of the Rohr Room is out of this world.  I also really liked what they've done with their hall of fame.  Bigger isn't always better and we could take some lessons as we upgrade the Convo experience.

I would take Kimmel everyday of the week. First of all you don't have to go up a raft of steps to get to the concourse. Was really really impressed with Kimmel. Also impressed with the OHIO contigent. Was vocal and the team seemed to notice and appreciate the support.

I agree with Alan. It was a really nice facility. The OU crowd was a lot bigger than I had expected. I wish we played them more regularly. Asheville is a fantastic city for a road trip, especially when the Cats win.

One thing to work on from yesterday is inbound passes.  There were two or three occasions when we were pretty nonchalant about tossing the ball in and it was nearly picked off under the bucket.  The guys have to be more aware of opposing players who are hanging back under the bucket.

Here's a tweet from Treg Setty:

"It's really mind blowing when we have an away game and our fans are as loud as the home fans. BobcatNation is real"

Good job guys!!!

While I do not disagree with you that is why many coaches take their kids back to the locker room for the anthem. By not even having them out there they avoid the comment s and observations. I find that practice TOTALLY disrespectful but it certainly avoids the scrutiny you have placed on these kids who have, in all probability never had any instruction in flag etiquette. Not like these guys are boy scouts, have had to say the pladge in school or had parents who made them stand still and respect the flag. Probably not many had dads who took time to teach or were in service / I know when I was in Switz, UK and Canada pregame my parents lessons in manners kicked in and I stood in respect. Keep in mind one of our players in not from this country. I am a bit disappointed that is a take away but after the 68 Olympics I came to understand that folks do not have the same behaviour I do with the flag. Oddly other countries seem to stand attentively and swell with pride when their flags are on display.  

Jace Thompson and his IU /Kokomo kids understand as players are National Guard while playing and they honor the military as part of their season. Many of our Indiana HS are wearing uniforms respecting the military and our ROTC and National Guard units are present pregame helping the kids understand the sacrifice and service we thank you for on a regular basis here in the heartland. 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/iukokomo/11736404423/in/photostream/

I suspect even though Jace and his team were invited to hold the flag pre game for the COlts you may also have a problem with how the flag is treated prior to taking it on the feild

https://twitter.com/JaceThompson/status/419558765034086400/photo/1/large?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=fb&utm_campaign=JaceThompson&utm_content=419558765034086400

That's probably because in most countries anthems are generally only played during international sporting events when their national teams are playing other national teams. In the U.S., we play it whenever a PA system is available. I have many non-native friends and most of my family is not American, and they all find this ritual -- particularly its regularity -- a bit bizarre.

Just to take this thread even farther off the rails, here's an interesting history on America's practice of playing the song prior to sporting events:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/18997/why-do-we-sing-natio...

I don't consider standing with head bowed to be disrespectful at all.

In my road travels I have observed that there are a surprising number of schools that do this including Miami. No opinion on whether that means they get it.