Upset alert....

3 of 14 from 3 and 13 of 22 from the line with 4:23 left. Not Miami-like.

Looking like long reach working

Miami went 2-0 last week and dropped in the coaches poll from 23 to 25. They go 2-0 this week and quite possibly could drop out of the top 25.

Miami had a lot of things going against them and they still won the game. However, western Michigan showed how you can beat them… Keep the score under 70 and hope they don’t play their best game!

WMU now 10-19/4-12

The NCAA needs to invent a new category called a "QUAD FIVE WIN"

It would carry a negative value.

The beauty of having athletes and depth:

Arguably Miami's best player is Evan Ipsaro. The junior point guard averaged 14 pts through the team's first 12 games before being lost for the season with an injury. In steps sophomore PG Luke Skaljac and Miami doesn't miss a beat with Skaljac possibly earning some All-MAC consideration. A wrist injury sidelines Skaljac for tonight's game at WMU and in steps freshman PG Trey Perry. All he does is extend Miami's win streak to 29 games with a iso drive down the lane for an off-hand layup at the buzzer for the 2-pt win. The frosh finished with 14 pts, 3 assists and 2 steals. All of this doesn't even mention how Ipsaro's injury also forced Steele to take the redshirt off of freshman Justin Kirby, who didn't play in the first 13 games, but is now a key contributor off the bench with an average of 7 p/g.


Then there's the MAC's other top team, Akron. The visiting Zips led Kent by 10 at the half tonight while getting 31 first-half points from its bench. This was in addition to the 10 points from PG Tavari Johnson, leading candidate for MAC POY with a MAC-best 20.6 p/g. I wouldn't be surprised if there have been 3 or 4 consecutive games this season where Ohio's bench hasn't scored 31 total pts, what Akron did in one half tonight.

You left out and playing the worst MAC team on the road when you have an off night.

So lucky to not have to play in the JAR due to the crappy new MAC scheduling. Will the Bobcats be fortunate to see that type of Miami shooting percentage Friday or was Western's defense just that good? A sold out lower bowl wants to know......

Uhhh. . . I believe I said the same at the end of the same paragraph you quoted.

Yes, the MAC hates having a 29-0 team ranked in the top 25 that's currently a candidate for an at-large bid the league hasn't had in 30 years.

Are you listening to yourself, dude? Take a deep breath.

As if the Bobcats will get some sort of bonus if Akron and Fiami both get in?

There is no benefit to anybody but Akron and fiami if they both get in.

I refuse to pull for fiami whether the Bobcats are .500 or unbeaten. After Steele's classless meltdown last night, it looks like many of their bandwagon "fans" are now pulling for them to lose. Social media is full of that talk.

But what will help recruiting more?

Going somewhere other than an hour away up 33 to recruit players anymore.

Some kid in South Carolina or Texas won't give a rat's @55 fiami and Akron both got in and Ohio didn't. It would actually make us look worse that two teams got in and we were not one of them.

They actually literally will benefit. Each NCAA game played earns a unit, payed out by NCAA to the conference to divide amongst members as they see fit.

Currently each unit is worth approximately $2M paid over the next 6 seasons and adjusted up 2.9% annually.

Last I knew, for better or worse, the MAC split NCAA payouts evenly amongst all members.

So yes, the Bobcats would get a hefty bonus of $153k a year for the next 6 years if both Fiami and Akron get in. And another $153k if one of them (not likely) actually won a game.