Picture this: You call in sick the first Thursday and Friday of the NCAA Tournament — the best two days in sports, mind you — to slither over to a local watering hole while your kids are at school to watch some hoops. You normally do this as a college basketball fan, but this time, Thad Matta's Ohio State Buckeyes don't have a game.
They've been left out and relegated to the NIT for the second time in Matta's 12-year tenure. How would you respond?
We're still more than nine months away from that potential becoming a reality for Ohio State fans, with a whole lot of basketball — and a new set of rules in place — to be played in between.