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Post by alsostagparty on Mar 19, 2024 15:50:19 GMT -5
The title game letdown was such a major one after our long drought. I think that contributed to the thinking that we wanted something more to come out of this season and that’s why we agreed. If we had been a perennial top MAAC power without the poor track record, I think we would have passed. I’m sure we have a couple players who just want to move on, but others want to end on a higher note and get another shot at a noteworthy individual performance…maybe even some redemption. Anyway it’s a nice trip to end the season for the guys. Pressure is off, so you never know.
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Post by baron72 on Mar 20, 2024 12:34:57 GMT -5
Want to feel dissed? We didn't make the NIT even after 17 schools declined. St. Bonaventure had a great run a couple of years ago. They turned it down and the alum and students are livid - they found out from ESPN. A school that size should never turn down a chance for national exposure. Bona's is losing at least four top players to the portal. St. John's turned down the NIT - unbelievable. One year (a long time ago) Lou Carnesecca turned down the NCAA for the NIT. The NIT won't play in the Garden, it isn't the same. I remember reading in the Daily News (again many years ago) that the Fairfield NIT game was switched from first to second. The reasoning was to give Stag fans more time to buy tickets. We represented ourselves well.
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Post by reindeerfan on Mar 20, 2024 20:44:09 GMT -5
1) I have felt the NCAA tournament needs to be expanded. Going to 72 teams should be easy and a no brainer. 2) The concept is supposed to be that every team in the country can win the NCAA tournament by a) making a run in the conference tournament and winning the tournament b) continuing that run in the NCAA tourney for this reason, the priority needs to be given to conference tournament wins versus at large teams. Additionally, I would be opposed to a minimum winning percentage as its the team playing well in March that matters.
All in all, expanding the NCAA and reducing the size of the NIT seems to make sense (down to 24 or 16 teams). Pushing back the dates players can enter the portal makes sense. Not sure any of these will happen.
Not making the NIT with all the teams that said no really is a statement about how mid majors are viewed. We should feel dissed but how about Quinnipiac? They won the conference and didn't get into the NIT so that a 12th place, one game over 500 UCF team would have a chance to lose a first round game to South Florida.
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