By the time they really figure out who you are and what you do, they might be praising you in the postgame interviews. Mike Kelley guarding you, who knows your every move. The list goes on and on. Scoonie Penn had as good a tournament as Redd did a year ago, so he also welcomes the postseason's unfamiliarity. His offense has been starving lately.
Dinner is served.
When you get out of the Big Ten, you play other people and they don't know us as well,'' Penn said. They've probably seen us on TV, but it's a different game when they get out there and play against us. You can make too much of this, certainly. The fact that the other guys don't know you doesn't give you a free pass to the next round any more than a meticulous scouting report. Besides, as a No. 14 seed, Appalachian State presents Ohio State with plenty of other opportunities.