"When has Ohio EVER beaten 7 top 30 teams ... in one season ... in a stretch of a few weeks?  Get real.   The Cats stand 5-7 and have not lost ONE set in their wins ... with 4 set losses to Illinois, Dayton, Kentucky and Oregon ... and a 5 set loss at North Carolina.  NC State (just beat NC) is 10-1, etc.  This team will be strong in the MAC and should be ready come NCAA tournament time should they reach the tourney this year.  Roles are still in limbo (partly due to the incredibly tough schedule) and new players are meshing with the old guard.  The Cats beat NC 25-16 TWICE on NC's home court ... and should have closed in set 5, but did not.  Way too many errors to beat a very good NC State team on their home court ... yet each set was competitive to the end.  If this team finds an identity, they will be very hard to beat in the MAC.  Go Bobcats!"

Now, nearly 2 months later the Cats have finished 14-2 in the MAC and head into the MAC tourney with the no. 1 seed (and a target planted firmly on their backs).  They have defeated each team in the tourney except for Central Michigan (5 set road loss), so they should be the favorite.  Go Cats!

So many fans are negative (by nature) and expect the worst, but this team rose to the occasion time and time again ... and the brutally tough pre-conference schedule provided some benefit in the end.

I have not heard much negative this year. I have been hugely encouraged by the progress this team has made from the beginning to now. Unfortunately, to this point the progress has been in a vacuum. There is not much buzz about this team, just quiet efficiency.

They are indeed playing their best ball and getting all the kinks worked out at the right time. I got to think they are locked in and ready. Hope the new additions and younger players are tourney tough from their summer programs and high school experiences. They are going to need to step into the lions den, stand and deliver.