Since no one is talking about the NIT………

[Fighting Irish.sixpack]

Why would we accept an invitation to play:
1. in a tournament that no one gives a **** about.
2. in a tournament in which we cannot even host because of renovations
3. With a team that is not even going to have the majority of its players back!

Did we even consider playing at another venue or did we just Bend over and say, “ok we will go on the road.” Another boneheaded decision by Cohen.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

Nobody really declines NIT bids anymore. It's distasteful and frowned upon.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

The players wanted to play. Let em play. Who gives a **** what Fighting ******** thinks.

 

[Cooterpoot]

Waste of money and time

 

[onewoof]

Nobody really declines NIT bids anymore. It's distasteful and frowned upon.

Except Kentucky. Too much pride

We will play one game on the road and it will be over.

 

[Bud.sixpack]

You sux

 

[dickiedawg]

I’d rather play on the road than have to announce a crowd of 1800 people.

 

[hatfieldms]

Bigger question is why are you so upset that we are playing? Oh that’s right, you’re not. You just have to continue to play your little schtick on here

 

[Dawg1976]

Waste of money and time

Says Fighting Irish little brother.

 

[thekimmer]

The decision to play in the NIT should be made based on what is in the long term best interest of the program.

It seems to me that if we are set on hiring a new coach the best decision is to decline.

 

[tcdog70]

same thing as playing in a ****** bowl when you have just won 5 games. I think we should play as long as possible. what good does sitting you *** at home do?

 

[msstate7]

The decision to play in the NIT should be made based on what is in the long term best interest of the program.

It seems to me that if we are set on hiring a new coach the best decision is to decline.

Florida disagrees with you too

 

[olblue]

Waste of money and time

Well it’s not your time or money so you should be able to relax and not stress out over the decision.

 

[SirBarksalot]

Didn’t we play UNC in the NIT?
I swear it wasn’t before Dean Smith came along.

 

[Mr. Cook]

Did we even consider playing at another venue or did we just Bend over and say, “ok we will go on the road.” Another boneheaded decision by Cohen.

Drop Cohen an e-mail. I'm sure he'd love to hear your insightful thoughts on the matter. He might be so convinced by your august wisdom that he may reverse the decision.

 

[Raiderdawg.sixpack]

We lost to UNC in the 2010 NIT when Roy Williams was their coach.

We apparently lost to them in the regular season back in 1964, but Dean was the coach.

 

[Seinfeld]

That’s really all it boils downs to for me. Personally, my view of the NIT varies greatly depending upon whether you’re a program on an upward trajectory vs one that’s either stagnant or headed downward. That said, if the team wants to be there and they’re going to take it seriously, let the kids play.

Assuming this is Howland’s last rodeo, it would be great to send him off after some kind of run

 

[The Peeper]

Oh, Really?

March Madness: Duke, Louisville turn down NIT after NCAA snub (yahoo.com)

Seton Hall basketball turned down an NIT bid; here's why (app.com)

Here are the big-name college basketball teams that turned down NIT invitations (larrybrownsports.com)

 

[thatsbaseball]

Since the gloves are off in college athletics and moneywise anything goes. What would keep some big time wealthy promoter/hustler/entrepreneur from buying the NIT and upping the "rewards" for playing in it. Limit the field, offer huge purse and big NIL payments to players. Get in bed with a network and basically compete with the NCAA tournament. With everything else that's going on ...why not.

 

[Cooterpoot]

Says Fighting Irish little brother.

You tell me what we get out of playing. We lose money, coach and players leaving. It's not like we're building with what we've got. Nobody is going to go or really even watch. My opinion is always that if you want to play post season ball, earn an NCAA unless you've got a young team or one that's close to being very good. We have neither.

 

[thekimmer]

Downvote all you want but explain why we should do NIT with a lame duck coach?.

The decision to play in the NIT should be made based on what is in the long term best interest of the program.

It seems to me that if we are set on hiring a new coach the best decision is to decline.

If we are making a coaching change, turning the roster over, can't play at home or draw a crowd if we do, what possible good does it do our program to prolong the current coaches tenure in a meaningless tournament?

Seems to me we would want to move on as quickly as possible.

But please explain why I am wrong. I would truly love to hear the other side.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

You sure about that? They played in the NIT in 2013, the last time they didn’t make the NCAA or were eligible for the NIT.

 

[047Dog]

You tell me what we get out of playing. We lose money, coach and players leaving. It's not like we're building with what we've got. Nobody is going to go or really even watch. My opinion is always that if you want to play post season ball, earn an NCAA unless you've got a young team or one that's close to being very good. We have neither.

Who cares. If they want to play let them play. We never built on any NIT success we had anyway. We made it to the semis and followed it up by squeaking into the Big Dance and getting bounced round 1. We followed last year's final with the exact same record and a return trip. The whole improve yourself in the NIT to make a big run next year usually only happens when you have a bunch of experienced players returning like Colorado State did.

But in the age of the portal and no players willing to stick around, every team is basically on a one year cycle.

 

[onewoof]

You sure about that? They played in the NIT in 2013, the last time they didn’t make the NCAA or were eligible for the NIT.

My memory did indeed fail me. Duke, Louisville, St. John's, Seton Hall and Xavier opted out of the NIT in Texas in 2020 due to Covid claims but many doubted Duke's reasoning.

 

[QuaoarsKing]

Oh, Really?

Some teams did it last year due to COVID, yes. Still uncommon in a normal year, compared to how it used to be.

 

[tcdog70]

I’d rather play on the road than have to announce a crowd of 1800 people.

Wildest game ever played at the Hump was “who Dat Game” in the NIT —Alcorn beat Us on a last second shot by Larry Mr. Mean ( brain fart can’t remember last name ) smith -maybe.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

Maybe they just want to play more games as a team. What an amazing concept.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

Says Fighting Irish little brother.

I wanna go play now just because it's pissing off all the usual whiny little bitches here

 

[Reunion Dog]

We were up by 10 with 4 minutes left in the game and kept throwing it away. The Alcorn band came into the Hump in the floor and marched around the whole court then marched all the way up in the Upped Deck….. Drums playing the whole time. The Hump hasn’t rocked like that since the Commodores can to the town the Thursday after we beat Bama 6-3 and Lionel Richie was with em.

 

[mstateglfr]

https://hailstate.com/sports/mens-basketball/opponent-history/alcorn-state-university/27

So March of '79?

 

[DAWGS1.sixpack]

We were up by 10 with 4 minutes left in the game and kept throwing it away. The Alcorn band came into the Hump in the floor and marched around the whole court then marched all the way up in the Upped Deck….. Drums playing the whole time. The Hump hasn’t rocked like that since the Commodores can to the town the Thursday after we beat Bama 6-3 and Lionel Richie was with em.

Now there’s a memory - or two !!

 

[thekimmer]

Maybe they just want to play more games as a team. What an amazing concept.

I can understand that but again, considering what is best for the program I don't think extending the tenure of a lame duck coach to play in the NIT is a good idea.

 

[maroonmania]

Some teams did it last year due to COVID, yes. Still uncommon in a normal year, compared to how it used to be.

We decline them routinely in WBB but I guess that's a different deal.

 

[Cooterpoot]

Save that $50K we're going to lose and get Miller Lite at games.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

That has zero effect on a coaching search. Zero. The supposed two main targets are playing the NCAA tournament so they aren’t coming right now anyway.