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FearLeon
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  Message Not Read  Kent State 2025 NIT
   Posted: 3/24/2025 7:52:50 AM 
Who knew that Kent State’s two wins so far in the NIT would be the conference‘s two biggest wins of the year?

W-at St. Bonaventure
W-at Stanford

The 2024-2025 MAC season has been a strange one.

Last Edited: 3/24/2025 8:20:17 AM by FearLeon


#BleedGreen #TrentIsGOAT

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M.D.W.S.T
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  Message Not Read  RE: Kent State 2025 NIT
   Posted: 3/24/2025 9:25:11 AM 
What's really cool is being able to play at Hinkle Fieldhouse.

They got Sister Jean on Wednesday.
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JSF
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  Message Not Read  RE: Kent State 2025 NIT
   Posted: 3/24/2025 2:41:14 PM 
Every win must sting Miami all the more.


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GraffZ06
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  Message Not Read  RE: Kent State 2025 NIT
   Posted: 3/24/2025 5:17:59 PM 
JSF wrote:
Every win must sting Miami all the more.


Which makes me smile.
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OhioCatFan
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  Message Not Read  RE: Kent State 2025 NIT
   Posted: 3/24/2025 5:50:05 PM 
JSF wrote:
Every win must sting Miami all the more.


Maybe the anger is greater in Toledo, though!


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JSF
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  Message Not Read  RE: Kent State 2025 NIT
   Posted: 3/24/2025 6:59:03 PM 
OhioCatFan wrote:
JSF wrote:
Every win must sting Miami all the more.


Maybe the anger is greater in Toledo, though!


Huh?


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OhioCatFan
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  Message Not Read  RE: Kent State 2025 NIT
   Posted: 3/24/2025 7:21:50 PM 
JSF wrote:
OhioCatFan wrote:
JSF wrote:
Every win must sting Miami all the more.


Maybe the anger is greater in Toledo, though!


Huh?


Bad attempt at humor on my part. Doesn't Toledo always think they deserve more than they actually do? In basketball, they always seem overhyped and underperforming, particularly at tournament time, and their fans always believe the hype.


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OUcat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Kent State 2025 NIT
   Posted: 3/24/2025 7:38:37 PM 

Understand Miami's angst. But ...

There is no guarantee the RedHawks, or any other MAC team, would be doing the same. Pure speculation. Had Kent lost, Miami/MAC teams would all say they would have done better.

I get it.

But credit Kent for at least putting blinders on and getting the job done on the road vs. two teams ranked significantly higher per Kenpom. St. Bonaventure has dropped significantly since, outside the Top 100, while Stanford is still in the 80s. Kent is lowest ranked team (105) still in the NIT field.

It's not the Bobcats, or Miami but winning ... even Off-Broadway ... if good for the MAC.
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OhioCatFan
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  Message Not Read  RE: Kent State 2025 NIT
   Posted: 3/24/2025 7:40:38 PM 
OUcat wrote:
Understand Miami's angst. But ...

There is no guarantee the RedHawks, or any other MAC team, would be doing the same. Pure speculation. Had Kent lost, Miami/MAC teams would all say they would have done better.

I get it.

But credit Kent for at least putting blinders on and getting the job done on the road vs. two teams ranked significantly higher per Kenpom. St. Bonaventure has dropped significantly since, outside the Top 100, while Stanford is still in the 80s. Kent is lowest ranked team (105) still in the NIT field.

It's not the Bobcats, or Miami but winning ... even Off-Broadway ... if good for the MAC.


+1


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JSF
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  Message Not Read  RE: Kent State 2025 NIT
   Posted: 3/24/2025 7:55:27 PM 
OhioCatFan wrote:
JSF wrote:
OhioCatFan wrote:
JSF wrote:
Every win must sting Miami all the more.


Maybe the anger is greater in Toledo, though!


Huh?


Bad attempt at humor on my part. Doesn't Toledo always think they deserve more than they actually do? In basketball, they always seem overhyped and underperforming, particularly at tournament time, and their fans always believe the hype.


At least this year, they were very down on their team.


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BillyTheCat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Kent State 2025 NIT
   Posted: 3/25/2025 3:04:44 PM 
FearLeon wrote:
Who knew that Kent State’s two wins so far in the NIT would be the conference‘s two biggest wins of the year?

W-at St. Bonaventure
W-at Stanford

The 2024-2025 MAC season has been a strange one.


Good for Kent, but that’s tough for this Conference.
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bobcat 2000
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  Message Not Read  RE: Kent State 2025 NIT
   Posted: 3/25/2025 5:29:33 PM 
sister jean? who is she related to? what does she got to do with kent state?
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colobobcat66
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  Message Not Read  RE: Kent State 2025 NIT
   Posted: 3/25/2025 7:16:09 PM 
bobcat 2000 wrote:
sister jean? who is she related to? what does she got to do with kent state?


If you don’t know the sister Jean story, you probably don’t follow college basketball real close. look it up, it’s a great story.

Last Edited: 3/25/2025 7:17:59 PM by colobobcat66

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OUcat
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  Message Not Read  RE: Kent State 2025 NIT
   Posted: 3/25/2025 10:05:47 PM 
FearLeon wrote:
Who knew that Kent State’s two wins so far in the NIT would be the conference‘s two biggest wins of the year?

W-at St. Bonaventure
W-at Stanford

The 2024-2025 MAC season has been a strange one.



CMU beat George Mason
Miami beat Troy
Kent beat Arkansas State (plus the above) all Top 100 KenPom wins.

Interesting ... the MAC's best team (Akron) did not defeat one team ranked ahead of them (Kenpom/NET) but knocked out almost every team below them.
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