There are myriad ways to view the current predicament Ohio State basketball finds itself in.
Off a three-game losing streak including the Buckeyes’ worst performance of the season against Northwestern and its most recent road defeat to a quality UCLA team, Ohio State needs to make a run right now if it is to make the NCAA Tournament with an at-large bid. For a fanbase fresh off a football national championship and a recent history of missed Big Dances under Chris Holtmann, apathy is a pervading feeling with many Scarlet and Gray supporters.
In the minority contingent – at least the minority of vocal fans on the interwebs – there is hope that Ohio State can win its last three regular-season games and/or do enough in the Big Ten Tournament to squeak into its first NCAA Tournament in three years.