[LU Armchair coach]

Funny thing about the CUSA Tournament… Liberty might have about 15 people on the bench, but somehow there will be 3,000 additional “assistant coaches” logged in from their couches. You know the crew. The Armchair Analytics Department. The Turnover Task Force. The “Too Small at the 4” Committee. All of them safely stationed behind a glowing monitor somewhere, typing at Olympic speed.
“Too many turnovers.”
“They’re too small."
“Why didn’t they run the offense through the post?”
“I would’ve pressed there.”
“Coach should’ve called a timeout.”
Honestly, we should start hearing the keyboard typing any minute now. And it does make you wonder… how many of these keyboard coaches are actually in Huntsville, Alabama for the tournament? Or is the entire “staff” operating remotely from the living room command center? It’s amazing, really. A whole army of experts who somehow never played Division I, never coached Division I, but apparently could’ve rebuilt the roster, redesigned the offense, and personally cut turnovers in half by halftime… all from behind a keyboard. Meanwhile the actual staff—who, minor detail, do this for a living—are busy trying to win basketball games instead of running a comment section coaching clinic. But hey, that’s March basketball. The tournament tips off, the Flames take the floor, and the Nation’s Largest Virtual Coaching Staff immediately clocks in.
Headsets? Nope.
Clipboards? Not necessary.
Keyboards? Warmed up and ready.

[LU Armchair coach]

The LU Armchair Coach has entered the building… and yes, the clipboard is fully charged.

Liberty and Missouri State square off down in Huntsville at the Provost arena with the Flames sitting as a 5.5-point favorite. On paper it should be a pretty entertaining one, Missouri State can score a little wit that big tight end, but Liberty can score a lot, and somewhere in the middle the Armchair Coach will be analyzing every possession like he’s sitting three seats down from the bench which he maybe or at least like the rest of the posters on here think they are!

Now here’s the interesting part… there’s always the possibility we see something new at tournament time. From a HCRM team this isn’t the trend. Not saying it will happen tonight, but the Armchair Coach has been told or possibly seen that HCRM may throw a wrinkle in the system. Be prepared. Then again, if the Flames handle business and close out Boomer the Bear, Coach might just tuck that little surprise back in the playbook for another day. Either way, the one and only LU Armchair Coach prediction. Flames take care of business, cover the 5.5, and advance.

Now grab the popcorn… this one should be fun.