LZIp Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 Yep. clearly some serious flaws in these rating systems Quote
UAZipster0305 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 I usually root for MAC teams in post-season bowl games and tournaments; however, given that it's Can't and how they were unjustly chosen over the Sweaters, I hope they get blown out. Quote
ewbrooman1 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 1 hour ago, Zippy87 said: Looks like "bid" is the key word here. Must not have been enough. Quote
UAZipster0305 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 15 minutes ago, ewbrooman1 said: Looks like "bid" is the key word here. Must not have been enough. It is, afterall, the National INVITATIONAL Tournament. However, just like with the NCAAT, their choices are illogical and likely full of conflicts of interest. Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 (edited) San Jose State also got in with a 175 NET (Miami is 147 for comparison). Edited March 17 by Let'sGoZips94 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 1 hour ago, LZIp said: Yep. clearly some serious flaws in these rating systems The evil part is it's not flawed; it's working exactly as intended. 2 Quote
MDZip Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 In Boise State who most certainly got screwed out of NCAA tournament birth is nowhere to be seen in the NIT. Pretty sure they told him to go F themselves. 1 Quote
Zippy87 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 9 minutes ago, MDZip said: In Boise State who most certainly got screwed out of NCAA tournament birth is nowhere to be seen in the NIT. Pretty sure they told him to go F themselves. They are playing in the new Crown Tournament in Vegas. Quote
GP1 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 When I was growing up, the NIT was a big deal. Really good programs played in it and Madison Square Garden was sold out for the final four. Today? I would say it's a black mark on your season. College athletics are now minor league sports. Imagine the Rubber Ducks not making the AA baseball playoffs and then deciding to play in another playoff. It just doesn't make sense anymore. 1 Quote
kreed5120 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 5 minutes ago, GP1 said: When I was growing up, the NIT was a big deal. Really good programs played in it and Madison Square Garden was sold out for the final four. Today? I would say it's a black mark on your season. College athletics are now minor league sports. Imagine the Rubber Ducks not making the AA baseball playoffs and then deciding to play in another playoff. It just doesn't make sense anymore. It's all because of the if you're not first, you're last mentality that ESPN and others have pushed onto fans over the last 20, 30, 40 years. It's also why you see Joe Akron tuning into OSU games over Akron games. 1 1 Quote
Zippy87 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 (edited) 29 minutes ago, GP1 said: When I was growing up, the NIT was a big deal. Really good programs played in it and Madison Square Garden was sold out for the final four. Today? I would say it's a black mark on your season. College athletics are now minor league sports. Imagine the Rubber Ducks not making the AA baseball playoffs and then deciding to play in another playoff. It just doesn't make sense anymore. I think the NIT sealed its fate when it went away from giving AQ bids to regular season champions. They tried to cater to the P5 teams and missed that the P5 tournaments don't care about the NIT. Edited March 17 by Zippy87 Quote
csims0917 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 NIT needs to shift gears and become a Mid Major paradise. Big Mid major clashes on ESPN2 and U before round 1 will be good money for these programs who need it. Akron should in it every year we don't make MM the rest of the Groce era. Really excited for this bracket cause im a Sicko lol 1 Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 I hope every single one of these suits involved with the NCAAT and NIT had their Cheerios peed in this morning. Quote
kreed5120 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 24 minutes ago, csims0917 said: NIT needs to shift gears and become a Mid Major paradise. Big Mid major clashes on ESPN2 and U before round 1 will be good money for these programs who need it. Akron should in it every year we don't make MM the rest of the Groce era. Really excited for this bracket cause im a Sicko lol There are only 4 teams P5 schools in the NIT this year if I'm counting correctly. It doesn't need to shift anything. It's already been relegated to 3rd tier tournament status. I wouldn't be surprised if it becomes pay to play, like the CBI, in 5 years. Quote
GP1 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 1 hour ago, csims0917 said: NIT needs to shift gears and become a Mid Major paradise. It needs to shift gears into "Park" and go away. ESPN can fill time with MLB. Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 (edited) 13 minutes ago, GP1 said: It needs to shift gears into "Park" and go away. ESPN can fill time with MLB. No they can't. MLB gave them the finger after ESPN tried to decrease the cost of their media deal. ESPN is drowning in its NBA deal. Edited March 17 by Let'sGoZips94 Quote
UAZipster0305 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 Just now, Let'sGoZips94 said: No they can't. MLB gave them the finger after ESPN tried to decreased the cost of their media deal. ESPN is drowning in its NBA deal. And the NBA is a terrible product. It's unwatchable to me, and I've always enjoyed watching basketball. 3 Quote
kreed5120 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Let'sGoZips94 said: No they can't. MLB gave them the finger after ESPN tried to decrease the cost of their media deal. ESPN is drowning in its NBA deal. The bigger problem is they went from having live sports and in depth sports discussion to now it's just loud mouths with hot takes. They laid off all the real journalists to throw bags of money at clowns, like Stephen A. Edited March 17 by kreed5120 1 Quote
UAZipster0305 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 2 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: The bigger problem is they went from having live sports and in depth sports discussion to now it's just having loud mouths with hot takes. They laid off all the real journalists to throw bags of money at clowns, like Stephen A. 100%! (I am out of likes for the day.) Quote
kreed5120 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 (edited) 8 minutes ago, zippy5 said: If Akron is the Dodgers, he must see the writing on the wall that the Yankees (UMass) are coming to town and at best he'll be 3rd fiddle in the MAC. More likely 4th or 5th as Miami is beginning to throw money at hoops. Edited March 17 by kreed5120 1 Quote
zippy5 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 16 minutes ago, kreed5120 said: If Akron is the Dodgers, he must see the writing on the wall that the Yankees (UMass) are coming to town and at best he'll be 3rd fiddle in the MAC. More likely 4th or 5th as Miami is beginning to throw money at hoops. A bad time to be a Kent fan. If there was even a good one? Quote
kreed5120 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 Just now, zippy5 said: If there was even a good one? Not since 2002. Quote
Let'sGoZips94 Posted March 17 Report Posted March 17 1 minute ago, kreed5120 said: Not since 2002. And even then, they still had to wake up and smell themselves. 1 Quote
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