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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: Tugg Speedman on March 21, 2016, 08:48:30 PM

Title: NIT Question
Post by: Tugg Speedman on March 21, 2016, 08:48:30 PM

I noticed some NIT games this weekend (on ESPN) going against NCAA games.

I thought the strength and purpose of the NIT was to provide basketball programming Monday to Wednesday when their was no NCAA games.

Why don't they stack their games more Monday to Wednesday?

Title: Re: NIT Question
Post by: #UnleashSean on March 21, 2016, 08:51:25 PM

Because that would require logic and common sense. Things the Ncaa lacks.

Title: Re: NIT Question
Post by: MarquetteDano on March 21, 2016, 09:11:31 PM

Good to see Creighton doing well.  To your point they played their 2nd game  afternoon on Sat

Title: Re: NIT Question
Post by: Benny B on March 21, 2016, 09:38:26 PM

Easy.  Because they're student-athletes and you have to give some impression that you're attempting to schedule these games on the days they don't normally have class.

Title: Re: NIT Question
Post by: Warriors10 on March 21, 2016, 09:44:25 PM

Quote from: Heisenberg on March 21, 2016, 08:48:30 PM

I noticed some NIT games this weekend (on ESPN) going against NCAA games.

I thought the strength and purpose of the NIT was to provide basketball programming Monday to Wednesday when their was no NCAA games.

Why don't they stack their games more Monday to Wednesday?

They stack the quarterfinals, semifinals, and championship on Monday - Wednesday.  You cannot really do this without competing against NCAA games at some point.