Poll: NIT men or NCAA women?

Lively discussion hereabouts on this issue. We've got one of each.

The way I see it, one of these teams is still in line for a visit to the White House.

The other, not so much -- but they still draw a hell of a crowd, which the women's team does not.

Thoughts?

 

Definitely the women. The NITs are sort of embarassing, especially if you're someone like Syracuse.

 

I'm not exactly sure that's a selling point.

 

If the men's team draws the bigger crowd, then I say play up its game. Especially if the women's team barely draws anything.

 

Package the two together with the best art from wherever. The two are probably equal -- one has fan interest, one has success.

 

This isn't entirtely a packaging question ... it's a ($) budgeting question, too.

 

And d) has interest in either waned or increased in the last month -- do more people care about the women now than in February, and are the men's fans following half-heartedly and thinking more about spring football and baseball? Specious questions, I know, but that's all I got.

 

I would go with NCAA Women.

 

Pick the ladies, and not just because it's my alma mater.

The other school had its chance to make the real tournament and didn't. And I'm guessing where the women are playing is a much cheaper trip than NYC.

 

Yeah, you can make three round trips driving to Dayton for about the cost of one NYC trip.

It's not an either/or proposition. Just kicking it around.

 

The most successful women's program, UConn, drew 6,824 for its first round NCAA tournament game and 7,257 for the second round doubleheader. Those games were in Hartford, about 28 miles away from the Storrs campus.

Syracuse had more than 23,000 at its NIT game, K-State sold out its NIT games, even West Virginia had about 12,000 at each game.

Unless there is a local angle to the otherwise, the masses have spoken ... and it's the NIT.