https://youtu.be/c_WkyalPOEI

After all, tomorrow is another day.

Impressive win by Toledo tonight. But wake me up when they can do it when it matters - in the MAC Tournament. They can't. They've been falling apart in the MAC Tournament for over 40 years now, while Ohio excels better than any school in the conference in it. Remember last year when Toledo smacked Ohio in the regular season matchup? Anyone need a refresher what happened when they met several weeks later in Cleveland when it really mattered? I think not. Toledo's long been a program that has looked good over the long haul, but falters when it matters most.

I guess that’s one way to feel better about getting pummeled again, but I doubt 20-year-olds really care about what happened two years ago, let alone 40 years ago.

Weird things happen in the tournament more often than not, but right now it’s really hard to see Toledo losing there. They play hard, execute a strong defensive game plan and they have the best player in the league in Rollins. And oh yeah, he’s complemented by a ton of dynamic guys around him. Most notably Shumate, who put on a clinic of fundamental skills on both ends of the floor.

That one is easy. It’s all about matchups and the Bengals had Burrow

Shumate - BVP & Carter have to lock him down and get him off the court (See UT vs Testicle State game) - Period. Maybe some other parts needed - But this one is KEY! Then BVP & Carter have Much better opps to execute in The Paint (Carter from Michigan 3's just Stoopid tonight - most all Way early in the shot clock) - BVP did not even have many opps to shoot long 3's from Michigan or Wisconsin...Poor game plan execution the way I see it.....

I tend to agree - Will be better game plan and Execution. I have already booked my hotel and signed on for MAC tourney tics...I Fully Expect we Will be in the final Sat night - UT or whom ever......

It was about this time last when year when I called for Ohio beating UB in finals. This year finals will have UB beating UT. You heard it here first.

UB is horribly coached.

Right! This is the tail end of the condensed schedule and part of a three game condensed read trip. These are not as easy as they would otherwise look on paper.

If you've only watched Toledo versus Ohio, which is the majority of us on this board...you'd think they're simply unbeatable. We haven't really seen any flaws. Well coached, athletic, good shooting. But as evidenced by their 2 losses plus another near loss at Miami, they are not as perfect as we've seen them.

That said, their remaining schedule is much easier than ours with more home games and weaker opponents. The only spot that looks like a tough one is at Buffalo. Meanwhile Ohio has more road games and less cupcakes remaining. It is hard to see a scenario where we win the regular season title.

Craziest stat of the night for me is the Bobcats were PLUS 12 on turnovers and took 12 more shots on the night while losing by 15. That is tough to do. The threes weren't great despite Tommy's hot streak, but the real issue was 30.5% from 2 and 53.8% from 1. TONS of makeable misses in the paint from Carter, Roderick, BVP. Sears with plenty of misses too but those were more of the poor/tough shot variety.

Mark Sears lowest point totals of the season:

Kentucky- 10 (2 for 11)
LSU - 11 (4 for 18)
Toledo - 13 (5 for 19)
Ball St - 13 (4 for 8)
Toledo - 14 (5 for 13)

That makes him 16 for 61 (26%) against the 3 best teams we've played. I'm as big of a believer in Mark as anyone, but it's clear there needs to be an adjustment to his approach when facing better teams. He has become so accustomed to just carving thru the paint and getting buckets that in these tougher games he has ran into several walls. A lot of that is just better coaching and preparation of the opponent than we get from some of the weaker opponents. Need to work on the drive and dish for the next time we see these guys.

Kind of crazy that we let a guy like Shumate get 7 blocks and a guard like Rollins grab 16 rebounds. Also, pretty incredible that Sears took 19 shots and never made it to the foul line.

Never thought I would see Tommy Schmock lead the team in scoring. The threes from Tommy were of course great and kept us from getting completely embarrassed, but the 4 steals were really great. Sorry but Ezuma scares the crap out of me every time he gets the ball, not to mention all the off the ball fouls this season.

We feel vulnerable these next 2 games this week. After the last disappointment we had some softies at home to fall on and get rolling again. Very interested to see how they respond on the road tomorrow. If we can survive with 2 wins then we can talk about still contending for that regular season title ala the 2013 season.

A look back in history, featuring bobcatsquared:

Circa 1980: "Mark my words, newspaper journalism will be a lucrative career for decades to come."

1982: "You heard it here first, Mary will choose me over Todd Yoho. It won't even be close."

1982: "Trust me, drinking 21 shots of Jack Daniels poses absolutely no risk to your health."

1979-83: "My superior class attendance and notetaking will guarantee a better grade than SBH in this Economics/Sociology/Political Science/Journalism class."

1982: "Mark my words, the Bobcat Bulletin will become the new benchmark for sports journalism."

1986(?): "I guarantee you that Reggie Rankin will go down as one of the all-time greats in MAC basketball."

1987: "There's no way she marries SBH. Nobody could be that stupid."

1990(?): "Public education will be a prominent, respected and lucrative career for decades to come."

2016: "There's no way anybody votes for that orange idiot."

2022: "Mark my words, son, my longtime friend won't consider it rude if we go ahead and order dinner before he gets here."

Last night: "You heard it here first: Tonight WMU gets its first MAC win of the season (against Miami)."

These and countless other pronouncements will be featured in the upcoming podcast series "10 minutes with Asstradamus."

They challenged us to beat them with 3's and packed in low. Smart coaching. That "other" game you claim we have is only effective when we're not throwing up bricks. I was disappointed that Boals didn't have us pounding the ball inside consistently in the first 10-12 minutes. We came out and played exactly the type of game they had hoped for.