I know it’s November 3rd, and I know that Northern Kentucky regularly churns out one of the best D2 teams in the country, but can’t we read something into the fact that NKU made it close against #9 Kentucky for 27 minutes tonight?

It’s ridiculous to read anything into an exhibition game, but it’s not ridiculous to point out that losing an experienced backcourt is a recipe for failing to meet high expectations. NKU challenges Cincinnati on Monday and Ohio State on Tuesday. It will be interesting to see how those contests turn out.