
Miami Ohio's Sayler Defends Perfect Record
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Miami Ohios athletic director, David Sayler, defends his teams perfect record and NCAA tournament chances against former Auburn coach Bruce Pearls skepticism. Pearl, now a TV analyst, argues for a bubble Auburn team, but Sayler insists his squad deserves an at-large bid, potentially displacing a bigger conference team. The real test lies in upcoming conference play, where every game could reshape the tournament landscape.
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College Basketball News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Miami Ohio's Sayler Defends Perfect Record. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
On March 2nd, Miami Ohio's athletic director, David Sailor, pushed back hard against former Auburn coach Bruce Pearl's doubts about the Red Hawks in CAA. Tournament chances The team sits at 29 wins and zero losses, sparking talk on whether they lock in an at-large bid even if they fall short in the mid-American. Conference Tournament Pearl, working as a TV analyst, argued last weekend that the selection committee should chase the 68 best teams nationwide. He claimed Miami Ohio lacks the resume for an at-large spot without claiming their league title, pointing out mid-major leagues like theirs typically. Send just one team. The debate heated up when Pearl plugged Auburn on a podcast Monday morning. That's his old stomping grounds, now led by his son, with a 15 and 14 record and seven losses in their last eight games. Still, he sees them as bubble contenders if they snag a couple more wins. Sailor fired off his response, a mid-growing chatter, defending his squad's perfect run and their case for
a tournament slot that might bump a bigger. Conference team With both projected as number 11 seeds in recent葉 Childalogy updates, the real tests come soon in Conference Play where everyone outcome could. Shuffle the dance card
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