Would you rather

[emmitt01]

All right, here’s two scenarios.
 

Scenario one - We win the CUSA tournament and go to the NCAA tournament. While there we win two games and get to the Sweet 16.

Scenario two - Let’s say that we don’t win the CUSA tournament and end up in the NIT.  We make it all the way to Madison Square Garden and lose in the NIT final by 2 or 3 points.  
 

Which would you prefer?  

[Andrew]

Sweet 16 baby! Now say we win the NIT and that’s sorta tough. Plus we would host a few NIT games at the pit which would be awesome!

[Green Crazy]

Scenario 1. More publicity and we can say we went to the sweet 16....sounds better than we made it to the NIT finals.

Edited March 1, 2022 by Green Crazy

[El Paso Eagle]

18 minutes ago, emmitt01 said:

All right, here’s two scenarios.
 

Scenario one - We win the CUSA tournament and go to the NCAA tournament. While there we win two games and get to the Sweet 16.

Scenario two - Let’s say that we don’t win the CUSA tournament and end up in the NIT.  We make it all the way to Madison Square Garden and lose in the NIT final by 2 or 3 points.  
 

Which would you prefer?  

[Cr1028]

15 minutes ago, Andrew said:

Sweet 16 baby!

All day everyday 

Edited March 1, 2022 by Cr1028

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

Us winning the CBI didn’t really move the needle with people much like winning the NIT wouldn’t. Big moments for schools like ours happen in the Big Dance, even if you don’t win the whole thing

[greenjoe]

NCAA.  Easy choice.  

[UNTcrazy727]

1 hour ago, emmitt01 said:

All right, here’s two scenarios.
 

Scenario one - We win the CUSA tournament and go to the NCAA tournament. While there we win two games and get to the Sweet 16.

Scenario two - Let’s say that we don’t win the CUSA tournament and end up in the NIT.  We make it all the way to Madison Square Garden and lose in the NIT final by 2 or 3 points.  
 

Which would you prefer?  

Scenario 1 and it’s not even close. I’d still take the NCAA scenario even if we lost in the first round. I want the tournament title. 

[GMG_Dallas]

Winning the NIT wouldn't do much locally, much less nationally. A sweet 16 appearance would put UNT on the map much like it did VCU for several years and more recently Loyola Chicago. It might be the deepest run a dfw based college team has made in years.

[CMJ]

Making NCAA Tournament and losing in First game > Winning Two Rounds in NIT

Making NIT F4 (and/or Title game) > Losing First Round of NCAAs

Winning First Round but losing Round of 32 in NCAAs > Making NIT Final Four and losing OR winning there and losing in the NIT Final 

Winning NIT > than Losing in Round of 32 (The fact that you get some nice hardware puts it over the top)

Sweet 16 is better than anything possible from NIT

 

Edited March 2, 2022 by CMJ

[northtexassigep]

1 hour ago, emmitt01 said:

All right, here’s two scenarios.
 

Scenario one - We win the CUSA tournament and go to the NCAA tournament. While there we win two games and get to the Sweet 16.

Scenario two - Let’s say that we don’t win the CUSA tournament and end up in the NIT.  We make it all the way to Madison Square Garden and lose in the NIT final by 2 or 3 points.  
 

Which would you prefer?  

This is dumb. Sorry. 

[Green Otaku]

Sweet 16. Easy. 

[Cr1028]

Everybody remember that big NIT championship the Longhorns won? I’m sure the Longhorn faithful are still kissing the ground Shaka walks on for that one……oh wait.

Edited March 2, 2022 by Cr1028

[greenminer]

S16 is lightyears better than anything the NIT can offer.  Even an NIT 'ship.

If we manage to make it to the S16, I don't think Denton would know what to do about itself.  It would be joyous bedlam and the national exposure would be incredible.

[Hunter Green]

Take me dancin, momma!

[MeanGreenTexan]

Yeah, I think the entire week’s worth of talk about UNTs #1 defense being a problem for whatever school we’re up against as a Sweet 16 would be better than going to the NIT.

I’d take scenario 2 over a 2nd round exit though.

[GreenN'walinsVet]

Nope, any scenario that is us winning an NCAA game two years in a row is better than the NIT.  Once you start winning multiple years in the NCAA Tourny, new doors really start opening

[NM Green]

Having followed closely the New Mexico Lobos and their storied program their dream is Sweet 16. They haven’t been able to crack that nut. If our Mean Green can do it that would be spectacular!

It’s a tall order. Let’s beat UTSA, finish strong and win the tourney! 
 

GMG

[UNTLifer]

3 hours ago, northtexassigep said:

This is dumb. Sorry. 

I think you meant to say it is Mother-F'ing dumb.  I want to be a part of your tailgate.

[northtexassigep]

5 minutes ago, UNTLifer said:

I think you meant to say it is Mother-F'ing dumb.  I want to be a part of your tailgate.

I would agree it is that dumb. A sweet 16 is greater than any nit run could be. I love a good would you rather but that was one wasn’t balanced well. You’re welcome to come by and have a beer any time. Gmg 

[bstnsportsfan3]

I pick option 3... win the whole NCAA tournament!

 

[outoftown]

Sweet 16.

In terms of value indication of team quality they may be even between the scenarios. But sadly enough the attention and change to the reputation for the NCAA tournament is soooooo much bigger, that it is obvious. Sweet 16 means loooots of features and preview articles (writers only have 8 games to preview) between monday and thursday of week 2. All of those will review how NT won its first two games.

LaTech made it to the NIT semifinal last year. Of the few who actually noticed/remember that, it changed nobodies mind about the program and they will be stuck in C-USA anyway, as it descends into nothingness. More people remember NTs first round upset last year.

Edited March 2, 2022 by outoftown

[MeanGreenHoops]

Sweet 16 of the NCAAs would be better than winning the NIT this year, and next year and the next...

[97and03]

NCAAs

[greenminer]

9 hours ago, bstnsportsfan3 said:

I pick option 3... win the whole NCAA tournament!

 

This post.  I like it.