The Bobcats have been preparing themselves for this moment all season long, but it was the decision that they didn't expect that has the 'Cats motivated for this week.
Ohio will go into the Mid-American Conference Championships tonight in Buffalo knowing that this tournament will be their last, and that has motivated Cy Moser and his teammates to show the administration what they will be missing.
I have no doubt in my mind that in the wake of the university actions we are going to perform even better. We have been talking about it every day
Moser said. I think it's going to keep the guys focused and show the athletic department what they are going to be losing next year.
Ohio (5-2, 2-2 MAC) finished the best regular season in coach Greg Werner's tenure and has already had success in Buffalo defeating the Bulls 124-117, but when they take the pool this time it will be against tougher competition.
For Ohio to come away with their first MAC Championship in more than 35 years, they will have to defeat an Eastern Michigan team that didn't lose a MAC dual meet this season.
It's going to be a nice meet where everyone is going to be competitive with each other but I really think Eastern Michigan is going to be the team to beat. Werner said.
The Bobcats have already experienced success in a tournament format against some of their MAC foes in the Akron Invitational earlier this season.
The Bobcats' success against MAC opponents in December's Akron Invitational convinced junior Tyler Post that this team was different.
When we won the Akron Invitational we realized we were a different team than we have been in the past. After winning it we were on top of the world Post said. We've trained our hardest and good results will come from that.
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