CLEVELAND — When the week began, it was full of promise and the belief of a positively green-tinged day of Ohio Basketball madness inside the Q.
When the week ended, however, Bobcat hoop fans were left rooting against teams and not for their own.
March is a cruel, and wonderful, month for college basketball at the mid-major level. The joys of an unexpected tournament run, or a shocking upset, are balanced (much more often) with losses both mundane and predictable while still soul-crushing.
Cleveland is the perfect host city for the Mid-American Conference Tournament. And not just because the venue is top notch, or the proximity of eateries and hotels.