NIT Here We Come!

Clinetort · March 11, 2022

I predict a three seed and at least one game at home.

ADLER · March 11, 2022

10 minutes ago, Clinetort said:

I predict a three seed and at least one game at home.

I'll take that any day.

CMJ · March 11, 2022

If we're a top 4 seed - we'd automatically host the first game (unless the Super Pit has already been rented out for that night and we have to give up the home game).

Clinetort · March 11, 2022

18 minutes ago, CMJ said:

If we're a top 4 seed - we'd automatically host the first game (unless the Super Pit has already been rented out for that night and we have to give up the home game).

Can't imagine anyone would rent the Super Pit. Home game here we come! Kinda exciting. Worse things than a weekend in NYC. Only three victories away.

southsideguy · March 11, 2022

I think for next year team we need to look at some players with more offense and can hit a free throw.

Mean Green Matt · March 11, 2022

There’s no way we aren’t a top 2 seed. Our NET is going to finish at like 42 or 43.

MeanGreenTexan · March 11, 2022

7 minutes ago, Mean Green Matt said:

There’s no way we aren’t a top 2 seed. Our NET is going to finish at like 42 or 43.

If LATech wins the Championship, then yeah. If no, their NET may not go up enough & they’re just over 100 right now, so that’s a Q3 loss for us as it stands. Meanwhile we’ll likely drop down to the high 40s-low 50s.

And the NIT is gonna want to put some of these high-major bubble teams in the higher seeds to give them the better opportunity to get to NYC.

Mean Green Matt · March 11, 2022

4 minutes ago, MeanGreenTexan said:

If LATech wins the Championship, then yeah. If no, their NET may not go up enough & they’re just over 100 right now, so that’s a Q3 loss for us as it stands. Meanwhile we’ll likely drop down to the high 40s-low 50s.

And the NIT is gonna want to put some of these high-major bubble teams in the higher seeds to give them the better opportunity to get to NYC.

The loss to UTEP dropped is 5 spots.

NorthTexasSportsNetwork · March 11, 2022

2 seed would be reasonable

Wag Tag · March 11, 2022

One game at home against a P5 would be great.

CMJ · March 11, 2022

11 minutes ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

2 seed would be reasonable

A 2 seed would get us two home games (provided we won the first).

UNT Family Man · March 11, 2022

I hope for the madness to put us in the bubble conversation.

Clinetort · March 11, 2022

19 minutes ago, UNT Family Man said:

I hope for the madness to put us in the bubble conversation.

Unlikely

keith · March 12, 2022

Two wins in the NIT and we have a game (or more) in MSG, right? I’ll be there if that’s the case.

Edited March 12, 2022 by keith

Censored by Laurie · March 12, 2022

3 hours ago, UNT Family Man said:

I hope for the madness to put us in the bubble conversation.

I think our only chance at the NCAA would put us in the Tuesday 12 v. 12 game.

it’s appealing…I honestly wonder what would be best for the program…a “first round“ win or a mini run through the NIT with at least one game at The Pit

Glory to the Green · March 12, 2022

58 minutes ago, Censored by Laurie said:

I think our only chance at the NCAA would put us in the Tuesday 12 v. 12 game.

it’s appealing…I honestly wonder what would be best for the program…a “first round“ win or a mini run through the NIT with at least one game at The Pit

Do you think a CBI type attendance would happen? I think if they get into the big dance, they’d make some noise. Or maybe my green goggles are clouding my vision? I can’t tell anymore. I blame Western Son.

southsideguy · March 12, 2022

NIT=NOT IN TOURNAMENT. I think the pay out is higher in the NCAA vs NIT but I guess it does not matter it goes to CUSA correct?

CMJ · March 12, 2022

32 minutes ago, southsideguy said:

NIT=NOT IN TOURNAMENT.

Should we ever appear in any Bowl Game other than say The New Years Six or a few others like the Gator Bowl? Now I do believe there are too many Bowl games given something like 70% of all college football teams seem to get in one nowadays, but still I think there should be more than a dozen Bowl Games.

The thing I don't really understand about the mentality of if you're not in the NIT, it's garbage is there are like 360 D1 basketball school and 68 make the Dance. So basically the top 20 percent in theory. That means there are A LOT of really good teams left out. Winning the NIT is actually a big time accomplishment.

Mean Green Matt · March 12, 2022

I may be miscalculating how bad yesterday was. Lunardi dropped us out of his first 8 out completely.

NIT seeding is going to be interesting.

Edited March 12, 2022 by Mean Green Matt

CMJ · March 12, 2022

30 minutes ago, Mean Green Matt said:

I may be miscalculating how bad yesterday was. Lunardi dropped us out of his first 8 out completely.

NIT seeding is going to be interesting.

I actually thought there was a decent shot we might end as a 3 or 4 seed. The school escapes me now, but I remember several seasons back there was a school sorta like us with a sterling record who got knocked out of their league tourney early and was actually on Lunardi and Palm's big boards as just being the last team out of the tournament. Then they ended up as like a 3 seed in the NIT.

DeepGreen · March 12, 2022

10 hours ago, CMJ said:

Winning the NIT is actually a big time accomplishment.

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Magic95Fan · March 12, 2022

The guy who runs the Barking Crow NIT bracketology tweeted last night that we are likely a 1 Seed.

Cr1028 · March 12, 2022

12 hours ago, CMJ said:

Should we ever appear in any Bowl Game other than say The New Years Six or a few others like the Gator Bowl? Now I do believe there are too many Bowl games given something like 70% of all college football teams seem to get in one nowadays, but still I think there should be more than a dozen Bowl Games.

Not a fair comparison. Realistically it would be more like an FCS school just missing the playoff and then trying to get excited about a game against other teams that didn’t make the playoff. The NCAA tourney is the college basketball playoff where being a G5 doesn’t prohibit you from competing for a national title. The NIT is like a consolation bowl game. You play in it, sure, but you’d much, MUCH, rather be in the playoff than a tournament of “also rans”.

CMJ · March 12, 2022

4 minutes ago, Cr1028 said:

Not a fair comparison. Realistically it would be more like an FCS school just missing the playoff and then trying to get excited about a game against other teams that didn’t make the playoff. The NCAA tourney is the college basketball playoff where being a G5 doesn’t prohibit you from competing for a national title. The NIT is like a consolation bowl game. You play in it, sure, but you’d much, MUCH, rather be in the playoff than a tournament of “also rans”.

No, it IS a fair comparison. Now plenty of schools like Alabama, or Ohio State think that playing in the Rose or Sugar Bowls are hardly worth going to if they aren't part of the National Semifinals.

MCMLXXX · March 12, 2022

The NIT will be back to 32 teams this year. We could potentially play Texas A&M, Texas State, TCU, SMU, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, UAB/LaTech, just to name a few schools that will likely miss the NCAA tournament. I am excited about the opportunity to play any of those teams and generally excited about the invite. We have never been invited to play in the NIT. UTA has been to the NIT 3 times and was a quarterfinalist in 2017. In the last 10 years Texas, TCU, and Baylor have all won the NIT.

Edited March 12, 2022 by MCMLXXX