8-3 before conference is possible

[emmitt01]

Ok, here is who remains on the OOC schedule:

(home)Southeast Missouri State 3-5

(away)Chattanooga 4-2 w/ win over tennessee

(away)Tennessee Martin 3-5 w/ loss to arkie state

(away)Birmingham Southern 5-3 w/ losses to #12 miss state 55-48 and UMass 64-60

The first three, on paper, look quite winnable but you can't judge a school's basketball team but what you know about the school because often you judge that off of your knowledge of their football prowess. Birmingham southern looks like they've hung with several very good teams. The UMass squad they lost to by 4 knocked off #13 UConn 61-59 just a few nights ago. I would, honestly, be happy with a split in these four games (7-5 OOC), would be ecstatic at 6-4 and would be blown away and buy a Southwest Airlines gift card for wherever our first NCAA tourney game winds up being if we won all four and were 8-3.

[SUMG]

I would say the toughest of the bunch would be Chatanooga....because we have to play them on their home court.

When we play either Tennessee-Martin or Birm--Southern in the 2nd round of Chatanooga's tourney, that game would be on a neutral court.

With those tough teams, I figure that we'll split in the tournament......but, you never know, the way this team can play....8-3 is definitely possible.

[SUMG]

Oh.....one more thing....we do have another OOC game. We play UT--Permian Basin on February 14.