The End is Not the End

Looking back a few posts, I've noticed that it has been mentioned, in almost any post (by myself),that UC is in a "must-win" situation.  Such is life in the Big East conference.  And this scenario especially falls into line tonight against West Virginia.  

ESPN's Bracketology still has Cincinnati listed in the elusive "first four out" category for the NCAA tournament.  We've ultimately lost our chance in the regular season to beat a ranked opponent, so there's really no room for mistakes the rest of the year.  

I see two options for this game:  Win or DIE.  End of story.  There's no other options, we HAVE to win this game.  If we can't beat West Virginia at home, then we can't beat Syracuse at Syracuse, and we will soon find ourselves moping through the NIT tournament.  There's no reason to believe we can't beat West Virginia, especially at home.  We played pretty well against an amazing Pitt team, and very well (except for rebounding) against a 1 or 2 seed Louisville team.  We come out agressive, hold WVU to 20% shooting like last season, and actually see some of our jumpers fall, we'll be around the water cooler tomorrow talking about that awesome dunk Yancey Gates had, or that ridiculous behind the back alley oop from the opposite side of the court that Vaughn made to Brandon Miller.  Otherwise, it'll be coffee, spiked with Vodka, and Bob Huggins will be clucking back to WV with his big bird suit on.

Here's how you can play along at home: either a) go to the game if you're in Cincinnati, or b) go to your respective bars, clubs, living rooms, or computers, and cheer your little faces off.  And LET'S GO CATS!!