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This is going to be a tough assignment. They beat Purdue and lost close to Villanova. Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/8/2017 9:03:40 AM  greencat wrote: They have 6 transfers including one that played at Virginia and one that played at Kansas. This is going to be a tough assignment. They beat Purdue and lost close to Villanova. They also beat a good SMU team. They have our old friend Lamonte Bearden as well. But talk about not using your bench. They only have had 8 guys play the entire season. Anybody know what that's about? They've got guys playing 35 and 38 minutes in a 20 point blowout. Back to Top greencat General User Member Since: 3/12/2005 Post Count: 2,054 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/8/2017 9:15:08 AM  I would guess trying to red-shirt some guys? They only list 12 players to begin with. The 5-star guy obviously never happened for them. If he had, they would be scary. SMU beat a very talented Southern Cal team that was ranked #8 in the nation at one point and has several potential 1st round NBA picks. (I saw USC play in person and their punk attitude is probably what is holding them back. Glad to see they lost a couple of games and dropped almost out of being ranked at all) Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,320 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/8/2017 9:53:35 AM  greencat wrote: I would guess trying to red-shirt some guys? They only list 12 players to begin with. The 5-star guy obviously never happened for them. If he had, they would be scary. SMU beat a very talented Southern Cal team that was ranked #8 in the nation at one point and has several potential 1st round NBA picks. (I saw USC play in person and their punk attitude is probably what is holding them back. Glad to see they lost a couple of games and dropped almost out of being ranked at all) In a way, I'm wondering if the 5* guy not staying isn't addition by subtraction. It never sounded like he wanted to be there that much. Looking forward to this one. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,016 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/8/2017 3:04:35 PM  I think the 5-star guy wanted to go directly to the NBA without passing Go! ;-) The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top shabamon General User Member Since: 11/17/2006 Location: Cincinnati Post Count: 6,117 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/8/2017 3:23:24 PM  The 5-star had four options to get ready for the NBA draft: 1) Stay at WKU, play a season of Division 1 games, even if it's against competition he should mostly dominate. 2) Go overseas and play professionally like Brandon Jennings. Might be good for an 18 year old kid to take his lumps against pros who would love to push around a hotshot American. 3) Go to the D-League, also get pushed around by professionals. 4) Stay home and train. Someone gave this kid bad advice, because he picked the option where he will not be playing games Back to Top Kevin Finnegan General User Member Since: 2/4/2005 Location: Rockton, IL Post Count: 1,084 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/8/2017 3:36:11 PM  shabamon wrote: The 5-star had four options to get ready for the NBA draft: 1) Stay at WKU, play a season of Division 1 games, even if it's against competition he should mostly dominate. 2) Go overseas and play professionally like Brandon Jennings. Might be good for an 18 year old kid to take his lumps against pros who would love to push around a hotshot American. 3) Go to the D-League, also get pushed around by professionals. 4) Stay home and train. Someone gave this kid bad advice, because he picked the option where he will not be playing games Or, option 5) shoplift in a foreign country, have dad pull you out of school, sign with agent, declare for draft Back to Top mjg100 General User Member Since: 12/8/2017 Post Count: 1 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/9/2017 12:02:38 AM  OUVan wrote: greencat wrote: They have 6 transfers including one that played at Virginia and one that played at Kansas. This is going to be a tough assignment. They beat Purdue and lost close to Villanova. They also beat a good SMU team. They have our old friend Lamonte Bearden as well. But talk about not using your bench. They only have had 8 guys play the entire season. Anybody know what that's about? They've got guys playing 35 and 38 minutes in a 20 point blowout. Not a matter of us not using our bench. We currently do not have a bench. We have 7 scholarship players and a walkon. We have two 4 star players sitting on the bench. Thought they would become eligible today, but did not happen. Coach said it is real close and a good chance it happens next week. Once we get those two, we should be in much better shape. If we had not also lost 5 star Mitchell Robinson and 4 star Brangers, we would have been a really tough team. Mitchell listened to some bad advice and Branger (number 3 JUCO in the nation) did not complete his course work toward his degree. We start one freshman and two other freshmen, get a lot of minutes. Should be a good game, but boy was I looking forward to having more bench. Back to Top OhioBobcat General User Member Since: 1/20/2006 Post Count: 1,549 Status: Online     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/9/2017 12:41:53 PM  greencat wrote: They have 6 transfers including one that played at Virginia and one that played at Kansas. This is going to be a tough assignment. They beat Purdue and lost close to Villanova. Why is that “unfortunate?” A win over them would simply look that much better. Let’s face it, the MAC isn’t getting an at-large bid again until who knows when. You want to face good competition in the non-conference. I’ll take a losing record against good teams in the non-conference over a winning record against a bunch of crappy teams any year. Back to Top greencat General User Member Since: 3/12/2005 Post Count: 2,054 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/9/2017 1:05:31 PM  This is why it's unfortunate. I was in Bowling Green KY last season, sitting right behind Block's dad at the game. We didn't beat them when we had Campbell and Kaminski and Simmons. Sure there was some bogus officiating which Saul went ballistic over leaving the court at the end, but we also blew a huge first half lead and Saul also was not prudent about saving a TO for the end of the game (which it turned out it was needed for that last possession to have any chance). So now after getting blown out at Maryland, a cupcake game would seem like a good thing to restore some confidence. You already admitted that there will be no second MAC bid to the NCAA no matter what the out of conference strength of schedule is. Besides, I already don't like Stansbury from his days at Mississippi State and it gives me a reason to now not like WKU basketball and wished they sucked no matter who they are playing. Last Edited: 12/9/2017 1:07:04 PM by greencat Back to Top Alan Swank General User Member Since: 12/11/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 7,023 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/9/2017 1:29:53 PM  mjg100 wrote: OUVan wrote: greencat wrote: They have 6 transfers including one that played at Virginia and one that played at Kansas. This is going to be a tough assignment. They beat Purdue and lost close to Villanova. They also beat a good SMU team. They have our old friend Lamonte Bearden as well. But talk about not using your bench. They only have had 8 guys play the entire season. Anybody know what that's about? They've got guys playing 35 and 38 minutes in a 20 point blowout. Not a matter of us not using our bench. We currently do not have a bench. We have 7 scholarship players and a walkon. We have two 4 star players sitting on the bench. Thought they would become eligible today, but did not happen. Coach said it is real close and a good chance it happens next week. Once we get those two, we should be in much better shape. If we had not also lost 5 star Mitchell Robinson and 4 star Brangers, we would have been a really tough team. Mitchell listened to some bad advice and Branger (number 3 JUCO in the nation) did not complete his course work toward his degree. We start one freshman and two other freshmen, get a lot of minutes. Should be a good game, but boy was I looking forward to having more bench. Not have a bench. We currently use an 8 man rotation with all 8 parts contributing. If everyone suddenly gets healthy that will make it an 11 man rotation. That ain't happening. Someone won't be playing much at all. Probably best to redshirt somebody. Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,016 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/9/2017 11:26:01 PM  Alan Swank wrote: mjg100 wrote: OUVan wrote: greencat wrote: They have 6 transfers including one that played at Virginia and one that played at Kansas. This is going to be a tough assignment. They beat Purdue and lost close to Villanova. They also beat a good SMU team. They have our old friend Lamonte Bearden as well. But talk about not using your bench. They only have had 8 guys play the entire season. Anybody know what that's about? They've got guys playing 35 and 38 minutes in a 20 point blowout. Not a matter of us not using our bench. We currently do not have a bench. We have 7 scholarship players and a walkon. We have two 4 star players sitting on the bench. Thought they would become eligible today, but did not happen. Coach said it is real close and a good chance it happens next week. Once we get those two, we should be in much better shape. If we had not also lost 5 star Mitchell Robinson and 4 star Brangers, we would have been a really tough team. Mitchell listened to some bad advice and Branger (number 3 JUCO in the nation) did not complete his course work toward his degree. We start one freshman and two other freshmen, get a lot of minutes. Should be a good game, but boy was I looking forward to having more bench. Not have a bench. We currently use an 8 man rotation with all 8 parts contributing. If everyone suddenly gets healthy that will make it an 11 man rotation. That ain't happening. Someone won't be playing much at all. Probably best to redshirt somebody. Alan, when he says "we" he's talking about WKU. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top OhioBobcat General User Member Since: 1/20/2006 Post Count: 1,549 Status: Online     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/10/2017 8:48:08 PM  greencat wrote: This is why it's unfortunate. I was in Bowling Green KY last season, sitting right behind Block's dad at the game. We didn't beat them when we had Campbell and Kaminski and Simmons. Sure there was some bogus officiating which Saul went ballistic over leaving the court at the end, but we also blew a huge first half lead and Saul also was not prudent about saving a TO for the end of the game (which it turned out it was needed for that last possession to have any chance). So now after getting blown out at Maryland, a cupcake game would seem like a good thing to restore some confidence. You already admitted that there will be no second MAC bid to the NCAA no matter what the out of conference strength of schedule is. Besides, I already don't like Stansbury from his days at Mississippi State and it gives me a reason to now not like WKU basketball and wished they sucked no matter who they are playing. Not so unfortunate to beat a solid team in WKU today. I’ll take these kinds of wins any day of the week over the glorified high school/cupcake Coppin States of the world. These are the kind of games you come to Ohio to play in. Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,320 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/10/2017 9:08:52 PM  OhioBobcat wrote: greencat wrote: This is why it's unfortunate. I was in Bowling Green KY last season, sitting right behind Block's dad at the game. We didn't beat them when we had Campbell and Kaminski and Simmons. Sure there was some bogus officiating which Saul went ballistic over leaving the court at the end, but we also blew a huge first half lead and Saul also was not prudent about saving a TO for the end of the game (which it turned out it was needed for that last possession to have any chance). So now after getting blown out at Maryland, a cupcake game would seem like a good thing to restore some confidence. You already admitted that there will be no second MAC bid to the NCAA no matter what the out of conference strength of schedule is. Besides, I already don't like Stansbury from his days at Mississippi State and it gives me a reason to now not like WKU basketball and wished they sucked no matter who they are playing. Not so unfortunate to beat a solid team in WKU today. I’ll take these kinds of wins any day of the week over the glorified high school/cupcake Coppin States of the world. These are the kind of games you come to Ohio to play in. Say what you will about Coppin, but they only lost by 13 at UConn and 15 at Oregon. Back to Top RSBobcat General User Member Since: 8/22/2010 Location: Columbus, OH Post Count: 4,401 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/10/2017 11:28:39 PM  OU_Country wrote: OhioBobcat wrote: greencat wrote: This is why it's unfortunate. I was in Bowling Green KY last season, sitting right behind Block's dad at the game. We didn't beat them when we had Campbell and Kaminski and Simmons. Sure there was some bogus officiating which Saul went ballistic over leaving the court at the end, but we also blew a huge first half lead and Saul also was not prudent about saving a TO for the end of the game (which it turned out it was needed for that last possession to have any chance). So now after getting blown out at Maryland, a cupcake game would seem like a good thing to restore some confidence. You already admitted that there will be no second MAC bid to the NCAA no matter what the out of conference strength of schedule is. Besides, I already don't like Stansbury from his days at Mississippi State and it gives me a reason to now not like WKU basketball and wished they sucked no matter who they are playing. Not so unfortunate to beat a solid team in WKU today. I’ll take these kinds of wins any day of the week over the glorified high school/cupcake Coppin States of the world. These are the kind of games you come to Ohio to play in. Say what you will about Coppin, but they only lost by 13 at UConn and 15 at Oregon. OK - I will say I agree their performance rankings are pretty much right on. If that = "suck", well so be it..... RS Bobcat Back to Top OUVan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Bethesda, MD Post Count: 5,580 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/11/2017 7:10:58 AM  OU_Country wrote: Say what you will about Coppin, but they only lost by 13 at UConn and 15 at Oregon. I think Coppin State gave us the same performance we gave Maryland. If the Maryland game was the only time I saw us I wouldn't think we belonged in D1 either. That being said, no more MEAC or SWAC teams ever. Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,320 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/11/2017 7:22:46 AM  OUVan wrote: OU_Country wrote: Say what you will about Coppin, but they only lost by 13 at UConn and 15 at Oregon. I think Coppin State gave us the same performance we gave Maryland. If the Maryland game was the only time I saw us I wouldn't think we belonged in D1 either. That being said, no more MEAC or SWAC teams ever. I'm good with that comparison. And with not scheduling those conferences, or at least scheduling the best teams from those conferences. Back to Top greencat General User Member Since: 3/12/2005 Post Count: 2,054 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/12/2017 10:31:06 AM  OUVan wrote: OU_Country wrote: Say what you will about Coppin, but they only lost by 13 at UConn and 15 at Oregon. I think Coppin State gave us the same performance we gave Maryland. If the Maryland game was the only time I saw us I wouldn't think we belonged in D1 either. That being said, no more MEAC or SWAC teams ever. If the WKU series is ending, nearby Murray State has been a legit basketball mid-major for a long time. That might be a really good home & home. It's also close to ut-Martin, could make it a 2-fer. Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,320 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/12/2017 10:52:02 AM  greencat wrote: OUVan wrote: OU_Country wrote: Say what you will about Coppin, but they only lost by 13 at UConn and 15 at Oregon. I think Coppin State gave us the same performance we gave Maryland. If the Maryland game was the only time I saw us I wouldn't think we belonged in D1 either. That being said, no more MEAC or SWAC teams ever. If the WKU series is ending, nearby Murray State has been a legit basketball mid-major for a long time. That might be a really good home & home. It's also close to ut-Martin, could make it a 2-fer. Murray State would be a nice game, and if on a weekend, a decent road game to go hit up. Back to Top GoCats105 General User Member Since: 1/31/2006 Location: Seattle, WA Post Count: 6,917 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/12/2017 11:19:17 AM  OU_Country wrote: greencat wrote: OUVan wrote: OU_Country wrote: Say what you will about Coppin, but they only lost by 13 at UConn and 15 at Oregon. I think Coppin State gave us the same performance we gave Maryland. If the Maryland game was the only time I saw us I wouldn't think we belonged in D1 either. That being said, no more MEAC or SWAC teams ever. If the WKU series is ending, nearby Murray State has been a legit basketball mid-major for a long time. That might be a really good home & home. It's also close to ut-Martin, could make it a 2-fer. Murray State would be a nice game, and if on a weekend, a decent road game to go hit up. Really, any team in the neighboring states or one state away from Ohio I'd be pleased with to have on some type of rotation every year. Sprinkle in the big boys or tournaments, then go out and try to get these guys: Kentucky (WKU, Murray State, Morehead State, NKU, etc) Tennessee (Belmont, MTSU) Michigan (Oakland, Detroit) Ohio schools (Wright St, Cleveland St, Youngstown St, etc) Indiana schools (IUPUI, IPFW, Indiana State, Evansville, etc.) Pennsylvania (Robert Morris, St. Joes, Lehigh, LaSalle, Duquesne) Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,016 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/12/2017 11:23:26 AM  Back in the Snyder Era we had home-home schedules with both Morehead State and Louisville (yes, they weren't as snobby back then). The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. Learn more about the old 78th at: http://www.78ohio.org Back to Top OU_Country General User Member Since: 12/6/2005 Location: On the road between Athens and Madison County Post Count: 8,320 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/12/2017 11:48:51 AM  GoCats105 wrote: OU_Country wrote: greencat wrote: OUVan wrote: OU_Country wrote: Say what you will about Coppin, but they only lost by 13 at UConn and 15 at Oregon. I think Coppin State gave us the same performance we gave Maryland. If the Maryland game was the only time I saw us I wouldn't think we belonged in D1 either. That being said, no more MEAC or SWAC teams ever. If the WKU series is ending, nearby Murray State has been a legit basketball mid-major for a long time. That might be a really good home & home. It's also close to ut-Martin, could make it a 2-fer. Murray State would be a nice game, and if on a weekend, a decent road game to go hit up. Really, any team in the neighboring states or one state away from Ohio I'd be pleased with to have on some type of rotation every year. Sprinkle in the big boys or tournaments, then go out and try to get these guys: Kentucky (WKU, Murray State, Morehead State, NKU, etc) Tennessee (Belmont, MTSU) Michigan (Oakland, Detroit) Ohio schools (Wright St, Cleveland St, Youngstown St, etc) Indiana schools (IUPUI, IPFW, Indiana State, Evansville, etc.) Pennsylvania (Robert Morris, St. Joes, Lehigh, LaSalle, Duquesne) All of those are more compelling and interesting for OUr fan base than the likes of Coppin State or other MEAC/SWAC schools. The logistics of scheduling them compared to the MEAC schools, I don't know. Back to Top greencat General User Member Since: 3/12/2005 Post Count: 2,054 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/12/2017 12:10:39 PM  GoCats105 wrote: OU_Country wrote: greencat wrote: OUVan wrote: OU_Country wrote: Say what you will about Coppin, but they only lost by 13 at UConn and 15 at Oregon. I think Coppin State gave us the same performance we gave Maryland. If the Maryland game was the only time I saw us I wouldn't think we belonged in D1 either. That being said, no more MEAC or SWAC teams ever. If the WKU series is ending, nearby Murray State has been a legit basketball mid-major for a long time. That might be a really good home & home. It's also close to ut-Martin, could make it a 2-fer. Murray State would be a nice game, and if on a weekend, a decent road game to go hit up. Really, any team in the neighboring states or one state away from Ohio I'd be pleased with to have on some type of rotation every year. Sprinkle in the big boys or tournaments, then go out and try to get these guys: Kentucky (WKU, Murray State, Morehead State, NKU, etc) Tennessee (Belmont, MTSU) Michigan (Oakland, Detroit) Ohio schools (Wright St, Cleveland St, Youngstown St, etc) Indiana schools (IUPUI, IPFW, Indiana State, Evansville, etc.) Pennsylvania (Robert Morris, St. Joes, Lehigh, LaSalle, Duquesne) From Evansville to Murray is a 2 hour drive and from Murray to ut-Martin is about another hour (?) Shall we pitch in and buy Saul a map for Festivus? Good competition and cost effective travel. Back to Top bshot44 General User Member Since: 2/12/2012 Post Count: 2,211 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/12/2017 2:09:37 PM  greencat wrote: GoCats105 wrote: OU_Country wrote: greencat wrote: OUVan wrote: OU_Country wrote: Say what you will about Coppin, but they only lost by 13 at UConn and 15 at Oregon. I think Coppin State gave us the same performance we gave Maryland. If the Maryland game was the only time I saw us I wouldn't think we belonged in D1 either. That being said, no more MEAC or SWAC teams ever. If the WKU series is ending, nearby Murray State has been a legit basketball mid-major for a long time. That might be a really good home & home. It's also close to ut-Martin, could make it a 2-fer. Murray State would be a nice game, and if on a weekend, a decent road game to go hit up. Really, any team in the neighboring states or one state away from Ohio I'd be pleased with to have on some type of rotation every year. Sprinkle in the big boys or tournaments, then go out and try to get these guys: Kentucky (WKU, Murray State, Morehead State, NKU, etc) Tennessee (Belmont, MTSU) Michigan (Oakland, Detroit) Ohio schools (Wright St, Cleveland St, Youngstown St, etc) Indiana schools (IUPUI, IPFW, Indiana State, Evansville, etc.) Pennsylvania (Robert Morris, St. Joes, Lehigh, LaSalle, Duquesne) From Evansville to Murray is a 2 hour drive and from Murray to ut-Martin is about another hour (?) Shall we pitch in and buy Saul a map for Festivus? Good competition and cost effective travel. Murray is about an hour and change from Martin, TN. Martin is near NOTHING. Middle of nowhere west Tennessee. Murray is even kind of middle of nowhere western Kentucky ... which is funny, because Western Kentucky U is actual not in western Kentucky ... it's more central Kentucky. Anyhow ... I've said for years a Murray/Ohio series would be a win-win for both schools ... unfortunately a one-off bus trip for either doesn't seem to interest them. Had Ohio maybe done a two-for ... and did a trip to WKU and Murray ... or even Murray and Vandy/MTSU/Belmont that would work. I'd love to be a part of the scheduling discussion/construction. I found it fascinating when I was talking to an Iona assistant on a flight that they had not played a home game yet when they traveled to Ohio a couple weeks ago?!?! That's crazy! Good for them for not scheduling Our Sisters of the Poor .... but he also made the comment that they cannot afford to buy home games like Ohio (Mount St. Mary's, MEAC/SWAC punching bags) I've found the whole scheduling thing fascinating over the years ... would love to see what goes into it for a school like Ohio from the inside. Last Edited: 12/12/2017 2:10:16 PM by bshot44 Back to Top OhioCatFan General User Member Since: 12/20/2004 Location: Athens, OH Post Count: 14,016 Status: Offline     RE: WKU is much better than last season unfortunately    Posted: 12/12/2017 3:11:10 PM  I lived in Murray, Ky., for two years. It is in an area of Kentucky called The Jackson Purchase. The defacto capital of The Purchase is Paducah. This part of Kentucky, everything west of the Tennessee River (Lake Kentucky), has a culture all of its own. It was the only part of Kentucky (other than a few stray counties) that was decidedly pro-Confederate during the late Rebellion. The rest of Kentucky, as one wag put it, waited until after the war to secede. Books have been written about that phenomenon, so I won't go into more detail here. UT-Martin is in a part of Tennessee that was also part of the Jackson Purchase. I don't know today how distinctive that part of Tennessee is from the rest of the state, but it's certainly nothing like the Knoxville and surround counties on the other end of the state. Kentucky does have a strange way of naming their state universities -- Murray is west of Western and Morehead is east of Eastern. I believe in both cases the truly farther from center school is younger than the named directional, so that might account for names. They were more accurate at the time of their founding than today; however, eastern is not much east at all. Western is farther west than eastern is east. The only BLSS Certified Hypocrite on BA "It is better to be an optimist and be proven a fool than to be a pessimist and be proven right." Note: My avatar is the national colors of the 78th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, which are now preserved in a climate controlled vault at the Ohio History Connection. 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