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MUScoop => Hangin' at the Al => Topic started by: Herman Cain on March 01, 2021, 08:01:55 PM

Title: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: Herman Cain on March 01, 2021, 08:01:55 PM: Looks like The NIT is going from 32 teams to 16 teams and will be played in Texas this year. MU will have to rally to get an invitation to this tournament.

https://www.kxan.com/sports/nit-moves-to-north-texas-changing-tournament-location-for-first-time-in-83-years/
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: MuggsyB on March 01, 2021, 08:18:31 PM: Quote from: Herman Cain on March 01, 2021, 08:01:55 PM
Looks like The NIT is going from 32 teams to 16 teams and will be played in Texas this year. MU will have to rally to get an invitation to this tournament.

https://www.kxan.com/sports/nit-moves-to-north-texas-changing-tournament-location-for-first-time-in-83-years/

I would think it will take 3 wins min Herman.
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: We R Final Four on March 01, 2021, 08:24:58 PM: Thanks Herman. MuggsyB is disappointed that he didn’t preempt this thread.
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: MuggsyB on March 01, 2021, 08:29:34 PM: Quote from: We R Final Four on March 01, 2021, 08:24:58 PM
Thanks Herman. MuggsyB is disappointed that he didn’t preempt this thread.

Guilty. I like to preempt everything and everyone.
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: We R Final Four on March 01, 2021, 09:29:45 PM: I wish I could disagree.
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: Johnny B on March 01, 2021, 09:46:20 PM: were like not even next.4.out for this yet id guess
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: #UnleashSean on March 01, 2021, 10:37:34 PM: With conference regular season winners getting auto bids this may be harder for Marquette to get into then the ncaa this year.
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: TAMU, Knower of Ball on March 01, 2021, 10:40:05 PM: Quote from: #UnleashDiener on March 01, 2021, 10:37:34 PM
With conference regular season winners getting auto bids this may be harder for Marquette to get into then the ncaa this year.

The don't get autobids this year.
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: MarquetteMike1977 on March 01, 2021, 11:02:44 PM: According to DRatings Bracketology the auto bids they say are usually between 7 to 9 teams. So in general 32-8 = 24 At large births on average will be down to 16 At large births this year in general is that correct
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: MuggsyB on March 01, 2021, 11:06:30 PM: Quote from: MarquetteMike1977 on March 01, 2021, 11:02:44 PM
According to DRatings Bracketology the auto bids they say are usually between 7 to 9 teams. So in general 32-8 = 24 At large births on average will be down to 16 At large births this year in general is that correct

So....in other words we are nowhere near the bubble of the NIT? Smh.
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: MarquetteMike1977 on March 01, 2021, 11:33:11 PM: Quote from: MuggsyB on March 01, 2021, 11:06:30 PM
So....in other words we are nowhere near the bubble of the NIT? Smh.

Yes agree. Should of added “NIT” Bracketology but yes you are correct much work to be done yet.
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on March 02, 2021, 08:22:33 AM: We're locked into 10th place in conference.

You guys are smoking meth if you think there is any postseason for this team beyond the 1st day of the BET.
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: withoutbias on March 02, 2021, 08:31:17 AM: Quote from: ZiggysFryBoy on March 02, 2021, 08:22:33 AM
We're locked into 10th place in conference.

You guys are smoking meth if you think there is any postseason for this team beyond the 1st day of the BET.

I think you might be the one smoking meth. We aren't "locked into 10th place in the conference." If we win tonight and Georgetown loses to Xavier we jump up to 8th (and ahead of the great LaVall Jordan).
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: cheebs09 on March 02, 2021, 08:34:38 AM: Quote from: ZiggysFryBoy on March 02, 2021, 08:22:33 AM
We're locked into 10th place in conference.

That’s not totally true. If we win out (huge if), and Butler loses out and the Prov/StJ loser loses their last game, I think we could get 8th based on winning percentage.

Then we could maybe jump Georgetown if they lose out.

I don’t think we should accept an NIT bid if we get one. Middle of a pandemic, why bother for a shrunken NIT?
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: panda on March 02, 2021, 08:38:08 AM: Quote from: cheebs09 on March 02, 2021, 08:34:38 AM
That’s not totally true. If we win out (huge if), and Butler loses out and the Prov/StJ loser loses their last game, I think we could get 8th based on winning percentage.

Then we could maybe jump Georgetown if they lose out.

I don’t think we should accept an NIT bid if we get one. Middle of a pandemic, why bother for a shrunken NIT?

We’re probably more than 16 spots out of the NCAA tournament at this point? We may not need to worry about accepting or declining a bid.
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: ZiggysFryBoy on March 02, 2021, 10:10:41 AM: That's what I get for getting my info from Anonymous Eagle.
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on March 02, 2021, 10:25:59 AM: Quote from: ZiggysFryBoy on March 02, 2021, 10:10:41 AM
That's what I get for getting my info from Anonymous Eagle.

Well duh. If they really had good information, they wouldn't be anonymous.
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: brewcity77 on March 02, 2021, 10:42:44 AM: Quote from: MuggsyB on March 01, 2021, 11:06:30 PM
So....in other words we are nowhere near the bubble of the NIT? Smh.

It depends on how much conference tournies matter. But winning out this week and at least getting 2 BET wins would be the minimum to get into the NIT mix.
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: The Hippie Satan of Hyperbole on March 02, 2021, 10:44:02 AM: Quote from: brewcity77 on March 02, 2021, 10:42:44 AM
It depends on how much conference tournies matter. But winning out this week and at least getting 2 BET wins would be the minimum to get into the NIT mix.

I think I'm OK with ending this season without an NIT birth.
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: MU82 on March 02, 2021, 10:50:49 AM: Quote from: Fluffy Blue Monster on March 02, 2021, 10:44:02 AM

I think I'm OK with ending this season without an NIT birth.

Yes, babies that result from such births often end up with inferiority complexes.
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: drewm88 on March 02, 2021, 02:15:56 PM: Will be interesting to see if they can pull this off spread out over 12 days with Abbott opening up the state completely. Hope teams stay healthy.
Title: Re: NIT To Be Played in Texas This Year
Post by: tower912 on March 02, 2021, 02:23:17 PM: Quote from: MU82 on March 02, 2021, 10:50:49 AM
Yes, babies that result from such births often end up with inferiority complexes.
Is that due to poor pre-NIT-al care?

Wat it a NIT-ural childbirth?