That says alot! BTW, whatever happened to the FBI investigation we heard so much about a few years ago. Is it still ongoing. I've not kept up with that, perhaps someone on here has been keeping tabs on it.

Good to see you on the board, HeHate!

My post-game analysis will be the same topic as my pre-game. I am impressed with this team's ability to defend, go for 50/50 balls, take care of the ball and create good looks. What keeps us from being worthy of top 25 consideration is our ability to hit those good looks.

Someone else highlighted it but it needs pointed out again...6 for 32 from INSIDE the arc. That is absolutely insane! So many mid-range jumpers or driving floaters that we absolutely should have hit and didn't. The troubling part is it isn't something you can just focus on and improve easily. Sure you can to an extent but really these guys just need to drain them. Sad part is our best pure shooter is the biggest part of the problem now.

I like LSU, well coached and relentless...should be top 20 for sure. I think our guys handled their constant pressure well for the most part. Defended pretty well overall, had no answer for Eason in the paint but gave them very few open looks and scrapped our way to lots of rebounds and open balls.

20 minutes from Schmock, did not expect that! And 16 from Clayton. Will become regular if Lunden stays away for awhile. I have no clue what is going on with him but I hope he gets thru whatever it is and lands on his feet!

Look at this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuj4_bSBoag

Finally got a chance to watch the game via Youtube. Luckily, I have been able to watch all the D1 games except Mount St. Mary's and Robert Morris. Just some random thoughts about stuff.

I think 71BOBCAT is right on with his sentiment that we have won the games we should (Belmont was maybe a bit of a toss-up) and lost the games we should have. I am actually pretty happy with our performance at LSU. We played good D, rebounded well enough against an SEC team and limited turnovers. Our 3 pt shots just were not falling at a high enough rate to overcome the 2 pt percentage. If we shoot the 3 like we did against Belmont, it's a whole different game. I know. IF... I thought LSU did a great job of contesting the 2 pt shots though. Even when Mark would get into the lane and get some shots off, you could see he was just a bit out of his comfort range because of their length and physicality.

Would have liked to have McDay for this one. He's one of our best guys (BVP is the other one) that is able to hit shots that are of the high difficulty variety. Hope he is OK and able to make it back...

I thought our bench did well. AJ hit some big shots, got some rebounds. Smock did much better than at Kentucky and Towns played good D.

Towards the end of the game, there was one time when Mark was called for a foul on Pinson when in fact, the offensive player flat out pushed (Shoved) Mark hard in the chest to create separation on his drive. About as blatant as could be but, the announcers didn't say a peep about it. It was on the replay plain as day but, all they did was comment about how their player was fouled. Sickening to see that bias from two grown men. Ok, had to vent there...

Go BOBCATS!

One problem with Sears is that he doesn't know when to back off when driving the lane against a big. He gets blocked nine times out of ten and misses at least half the shots that aren't blocked. He's not going to draw a foul that often in those situations so he should just back out and wait for help or at least a better shot. Schmock had the same problem a couple times vs LSU.

As far as transferring goes...reasonable people can disagree. Transferring defines college basketball over the past five years, and the trend is toward that intensifying. Currently, about a third of players are transferring each season. I am not a fan of this trend and the new rule allowing one transfer in a players' career without sitting out a year. Too much instability on rosters. But there is no turning back on this policy. We have to live with reality.

As far as Jason Carter...I see it differently. I never viewed his transfer to Xavier as "selling out" the university. He had graduated with his bachelors. I saw nothing wrong with his decision. As far as his play at Xavier....he started 51 of 53 games. He must have been doing something right.

Do you think Dwight Wilson III sold out James Madison when he moved to Ohio?

Following your reasoning, do you accuse all transfers of being "sell outs"?

As far as your playing of the race card....that's kind of irrational. Are you basing that on conversations with Ohio fans. How do you know?

Jeff, I don't remember it this way. Carter left after his sophomore season, right? Are you saying he earned a bachelor degree in 2 years? Am I missing something?

He had an injury redshirt and was able to play immediately at Xavier before the one free transfer rule. I do not recall but I'd bet the reason he played immediately is that he got a bachelor's at OU

So expanding on Love’s theory Boals should not consider ANY transfers. They are nothing but chicken shit traitors to whatever university they are transferring from. While I admit I was disappointed Carter chose to leave Ohio, I also respected his decision to do so. Bigger program, bigger conference, brighter lights to play under. and did so after his coach was jettisoned. Tough for me to throw Carter under the lack of loyalty bus when you look at the highest profile coaches bolting the Notre Dames, Oklahoma’s Oregon’s without the slightest concern for the players they are leaving in spite of those same coaches/hypocrites pounding home loyalty, loyalty and more loyalty for years. I would have picked another hill to die on Love. I’m hoping Carter has a successful final year at Ohio.