CBI field?

[EStreetJoe]

Any word on what time they'll announce the 16-team CBI field so we'll know who's playing for the right to say "We're No. 98"
http://www.gazellegroup.com/cbi/index_main.htm

 

[Clever username]

Why don't you put it together?

 

[EStreetJoe]

Why don't you put it together?

Because I'm not in a position to do that. Just waiting to see if one of my teams that missed the NIT makes it or not.

 

[John]

The first round starts Tuesday, so I imagine they will announce tonight -- assuming they can get 16 teams to play. I read somewhere that teams have to pay like $60K to host.

 

[Clever username]

Wait, are we talking about the real one or the SportsJournalists.com one?

 

[forever_town]

The real one.

 

[BYH]

The first round starts Tuesday, so I imagine they will announce tonight -- assuming they can get 16 teams to play. I read somewhere that teams have to pay like $60K to host.

now who the **** would want to do THAT?

Hey! We're in the Las Vegas Bowl of college basketball tournaments! Let's pay $60K to host a single game!

PS: Clever, the real one. Now apologize to EStreet.

 

[mike311gd]

I think he's talking about the real one. Perhaps we should do a CBI. Hmm. ...

 

[EStreetJoe]

The first round starts Tuesday, so I imagine they will announce tonight -- assuming they can get 16 teams to play. I read somewhere that teams have to pay like $60K to host.

now who the **** would want to do THAT?

Hey! We're in the Las Vegas Bowl of college basketball tournaments! Let's pay $60K to host a single game!

PS: Clever, the real one. Now apologize to EStreet.

Not apologizing. I'm on desk tonight. One of my teams was on the NIT bubble and missed. Now I'm waiting for our writer to file a story that will either be a year-ender or them making the tournament. First deadline is rapidly approaching and the writer can't file until he knows which way to go with the story.

 

[BYH]

no no no I'm not saying you need to apologize. I'm saying clever needs to apologize for telling you to do it yourself (he thought it was the SJ CBI).

I'm a ****, but not that much of a ****.

 

[Clever username]

I was thrown by the thread's placement on the Anything Goes board.

 

[EStreetJoe]

I was thrown by the thread's placement on the Anything Goes board.

My bad. I should have put it on the Sports & News board or the Journalism Topics board.

 

[JBHawkEye]

I think they might be having trouble finding teams.

Just saw on the Birmingham News site that Alabama turned the CBI down.

 

[spnited]

I think the team Joe is waiting on is my alma mater, which ought to be happy to get a postseason bid, even to a bogus tournament with a 60K entry fee.

 

[EStreetJoe]

I think they might be having trouble finding teams.

Just saw on the Birmingham News site that Alabama turned the CBI down.

I can't find that story on the Birmingham News Web site.

 

[WazzuGrad00]

I think they might be having trouble finding teams.

Just saw on the Birmingham News site that Alabama turned the CBI down.

I can't find that story on the Birmingham News Web site.

It's not the Birmingham News, but:

http://blog.al.com/chatter/2008/03/no_nit_no_postseason_for_tide.html

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

Wake Forest says it doesn't want in


Same with Missouri

But Virginia says yes

 

[John]

"The CBI, not to be confused with the television show CSI, will play its games on campus sites." -- Ugh.

 

[BYH]

Wake Forest says it doesn't want in


Same with Missouri

But Virginia says yes

Yes Virginia there is a CBI. No, honey, no one gives a **** about it. yes, honey, Al Groh could find a way to blow it anyway.

 

[DemoChristian]

Still nothing on their site. Does this seem more and more like a scam of some sort?
"Congratulations! You've been randomly selected to compete in our third-string tournament! Just send us a check for $60,000 and we'll send you $10 million from the late prince of Zamunda, Akeem Joffer!"