The best attendance last night! That is very interesting. It could indeed serve us well in our pursuit of that second round game. I was pleasantly surprised by the size of the crowd, considering it was a week night, there was only about a week to sell tickets, and every seat had to be resold to corporate and individual season ticket holders.
I had an open mind about Oakland and the Horizon League. I now say a resounding "no." As IP stated, they have thugs, perhaps more than Detroit or Cleveland State. They specialize in cheap shots away from the ball and out of the sight of the officials (who made the usual Horizon League referees look highly competent.) Also, Oakland's style of offense-oriented street ball combined with no defense would do nothing for the reputation or ratings of the Horizon league.