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ThanKs for bringing back the wonderful memories of that game vs ArKaNSaS

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Wait a mintue....What was all that one in a million talk??

So you telling me there's a chance ??

No I read those too , but the ones who said they wouldnt were just sports writers speculating

Houston needs an opponent , I'm guessing they asked New Mexico State for that game , next will Texas Tech then maybe Us. A team like Northern Arizona (19-11) could also be in the mix. I"m not sure if they would want to re-match up conference foes , someone like a UTEP or Tulsa

Damn , reading the box score the Nuggets had 44 assists as a team!! Led by none other than Marcus Camby of all people with 10 dimes. Good to see NaJeRa contributing

The 2 articles I read , it was the Bama coach , Gottfried who said they would want to play in either. However you may be right , I'm sure it would be up to the Administration , but $$ shouldn't be a problem

Are you watching a replay of a 1980s Denver Team playing with guys like Alex English and Fat Lever ??

Who's the "Other" Vote for ?

He's done talking , no mention of CBI bid

Currently on , talking about both WKU & SBama getting bids

Add BaMa to that list

Maybe to announce that he will either be A be taking over for Slinker and will now coach the women's team or B will pull double duty and coach both the men's and women's teams

Maybe to announce that he is taking the LSU job ??

good thing we got 2 teams in the BIG DANCE , now teams like us & the MUTs can use that Xtra$$ for this tourney... if we get asked that is

Maybe to announce the CBI bid ???... I'm hoping!!

I'm hoping 1 Belt teams gets into this new CBI. MTSU has a good win over Belmont team ( 25-8 Atlantic Sun Champs) ; UALR won 20 games , best win was over Tulsa (20-13 , 8-8 C-USA) , but UNT probably has the best resume of the 3 and also won 20 games with our best wins against the likes of Oklahoma State (17-15) South Bama (26-6) and New Mexico St (21-14). Will be interesting if the CBI takes regional matchups into consideration. Say Tech winds up in the CBI , would be a nice 1st round matchup with someone like us rather than a MTSU or UALR

I've changed my already 3 times

NIT LocKs (IMO): Alabama St* AriZona St Creigthon Charlotte Dayton Illinois St Florida Florida St Ohio St Ole Miss UMass Virgina Tech Syracuse Minnesota Maryland Nebraska Virgina Commonwealth* Houston New Mexico SFA* Utah St Nevada Robert Morris* Wake Forest UC Santa Barbara* UNC Asherville* Looking at what teams are left after this list (6 NIT / 16 CBI spots left) , UNT will be on the CBI bubble. I think we have a 40/60 shot at getting in

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SBaMa & WkU both have good shots at advancing to the 2nd round , I'm picking the HiLLToppeRs for sure N my BraCKeT

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It's time to root for South Alabama to get into the Dance As much as it might pain some North Texas fans out there, everyone who cares about Mean Green sports should be pulling for South Alabama today when the NCAA Tournament field is announced. Western Kentucky is already in the field by virtue of winning the Sun Belt tournament. USA is sitting one the bubble, although a lot of projections have the Jaguars in. Why should UNT fans care? Money that could go to the Sun Belt Conference, that’s why. The NCAA Tournament is a giant cash cow for not only the NCAA, but conferences around the country. The NCAA divides a big chunk of the money derived from the tournament based on a shares system. Each team that earns a spot in the tournament earns a “share” for the conference. Each win in the tournament adds another share. The big boys from the Big 12, ACC and Big East make out like bandits because they get six or seven teams in the tournament that combine for six or seven wins. Shares for the 2006-07 tournament were worth $177,000. The Sun Belt picked up one share when UNT made the tournament and lost to Memphis in the first round. The league’s problem is it has gotten just one team into the tournament for the last several years and that team has lost in the first round each time. The Sun Belt could definitely use a larger piece of the pie, not to mention a little more respect in general. Getting a second team in the tournament would help on both fronts. Say USA does make it in and both the Jaguars and Hilltoppers fall in the first round and this season’s shares turn out to be worth $180,000. Getting just one extra team in and landing one extra share would net the league more than $1 million in additional funding over the next six years. If you don’t think the league and its schools could use another $1 million, you haven’t been around the Sun Belt very long. It’s reason enough to hope for an extra bid for the Sun Belt today.

Any DI school who wins their regular season league title who does not get in to the NCAA tournament gets an automatic NIT bid. This rule was implemented 2 years ago I believe