Summer school valedictorians: The running NIT thread

[OnTheRiver]

Because Assembly Hall in Urbana-****paign is booked for Cirque Du Soleil, the Whinin' Illini play the first round of the NIT in the 2,000-seat gym at Stony Brook.

Somewhere, Lou Henson clutches his chest.

 

[Batman]

Roughly 10 percent of the NIT field is from Mississippi. That almost seems appropriate, somehow.

 

[dixiehack]

UNC deserves a home game like I deserve breakfast in bed from a supermodel.

 

[Blitz]

Mississippi State hosts Jackson State on Tuesday.
Winner plays winner of NC/William & Mary.
*My father graduated from William & Mary before matriculating to Annapolis.

Carry on

 

[spnited]

I'm stunned that both UNC and UConn accepted the NIT.

Love how they put Calhoun against Northeastern, where he coached all those years ago.

 

[terrier]

Stony Brook actually sits 2,000? I saw them play Vermont on TV two weeks ago, and that place didn't look like it could sit four digits. I've been in bigger R.I. high school gyms. For the Illini and ESPN, it'll be like playing in or broadcasting from the Black Hole of Calcutta.
The UAB-Coastal Carolina game looks intriguing. UAB was the only RPI top 50 team besides URI not to get into the big dance, and the Chanticleers managed to win 28 and not get a sniff of an at-large - did they play their entire nonleague schedule against Little Sisters of the Poor hyphen or compass schools?

 

[crimsonace]

Surprised Illinois isn't using Huff Hall. It seats about 4,500 (not very comfortably) and is a rather historic building. It would probably sell out due to the unique nature of playing there, as opposed to playing at Assembly Hall, where they'd draw a couple of janitors and a few passers-by who might accidentally stumble into the door.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Surprised Illinois isn't using Huff Hall. It seats about 4,500 (not very comfortably) and is a rather historic building. It would probably sell out due to the unique nature of playing there, as opposed to playing at Assembly Hall, where they'd draw a couple of janitors and a few passers-by who might accidentally stumble into the door.

Is Illinois on spring break this week?

 

[OnTheRiver]

Surprised Illinois isn't using Huff Hall. It seats about 4,500 (not very comfortably) and is a rather historic building. It would probably sell out due to the unique nature of playing there, as opposed to playing at Assembly Hall, where they'd draw a couple of janitors and a few passers-by who might accidentally stumble into the door.

Is Illinois on spring break this week?

Basketball team's been on vacation for a couple of weeks now.

 

[Armchair_QB]

Where's the bracket?

 

[playthrough]

UNC deserves a home game like I deserve breakfast in bed from a supermodel.

C'mon dix, don't sell yourself short.

 

[spnited]

Does anyone really believe that adding these 32 teams to the NCAA field would make the tournament better?

 

[printdust]

Dear Roy:
Thanks for letting your season go to hell.
Sincerely:
The NIT Search Committee

 

[Bubbler]

Because Assembly Hall in Urbana-****paign is booked for Cirque Du Soleil, the Whinin' Illini play the first round of the NIT in the 2,000-seat gym at Stony Brook.

Somewhere, Lou Henson clutches his chest.

Made my day.

 

[zagoshe]

Does anyone really believe that adding these 32 teams to the NCAA field would make the tournament better?

You mean besides Roy Williams, Rick Stansbury, Seth Greenberg, Bruce Weber, Jim Calhoun, Bobby Gonzalez, no, not really.......

 

[slappy4428]

Because Assembly Hall in Urbana-****paign is booked for Cirque Du Soleil, the Whinin' Illini play the first round of the NIT in the 2,000-seat gym at Stony Brook.

Somewhere, Lou Henson's do unwinds from his head.

 

[93Devil]

FWIW, a co-worker of mine was pissed that VCU got the NIT snub.

So some people do care about this thing.

 

[Moderator1]

If the NIT is Nobody's Interested, how do these other tournaments get people interested? VCU is in either the CBI or the CIT or the WIFJR or the JKL: Not sure which. Can't believe anyone cares.

 

[ucacm]

If the NIT is Nobody's Interested, how do these other tournaments get people interested? VCU is in either the CBI or the CIT or the WIFJR or the JKL: Not sure which. Can't believe anyone cares.

Still a smaller % of the overall amount of D1 hoops teams in the postseason than in football.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

If your school is a mid-major, bitching about not making the NIT is legit.

Otherwise, it's just embarrassing.