Da Bears....

So we're heading back to the hardwood somewhere in Central Arkansas, to play the Bears. This is the school where Scotty Pippen went, and Bowling Green provided them with their first Division I win (on our floor), a proud moment in the Dakich Era.

They are 5-4 on the season, but, uh, there's a little more to that story than you might think. The Bears have taken jekyl and hyde scheduling to a new low...Wins include:

Bacone College, a NAIA school in OK focused on Christians and American Indians.
William Woods College, also NAIA.
Ecclesia College. (I thought Ecclesia was a venereal disease, but it is apparently a Division I school. Yes, Divsion I. In the National Christian College Athletic Association.)

So, they're really 2-4.

Wins over UNC Greensboro (1-7, lost to Kent this week) and The Citadel (5-6). They have lost to Northwestern, Vanderbilt, South Dakota State and Missouri State.

I don't know. I guess they get some credit for beating The Citadel and losing to South Dakota State on a neutral floor is nothing to be proud of. (In fact, the game was in Mexico, so it was in a neutral country).

Their coach, Rand Chappell has a 69% winning percentage at four year schools.

On paper, they are similar to us. They run a pretty good rotation, they don't shoot well but people don't shoot well against them. They are outrebounding and out-turnovering (?) their opponents, commit a lot of fouls...you get the idea.

As always, these things are hard to predict and winning on the road is always tough. Let's just say that we've been struggling on the road, and this is a good opportunity to get our confidence back with a road win. Wink wink.