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Deserving?

Teams who win their conference in the regular season then get upset in their conference tourney get an automatic NIT bid (if they don't get an at-large NCAA bid). I'd argue many of those teams are more "deserving" than the team who got hot for 3 days and received the bid to the big dance.

But, of course, conference tournaments aren't about "deserving'. They're about money. Without the auto bid, who would show up?
 
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The NIT, in my opinion, and all the other tournaments are like the mid-major bowls in football season. People whine that there's too many bowl games, and maybe there are. But you could just not watch, and then they pretty much don't exist.

Sure, when your team makes it to the Staplers Roadkill Bowl, you're not very excited. When your team makes it to the NIT, you're not very excited. But the players should be motivated by the game and play their best to win each game.

I'm not much of a basketball fan, anymore, but didn't Ohio State win the NIT 10 years ago? 12 years ago? I remember thinking that was pretty awesome. Sure, one might have argued that they belonged in the NCAA tournament, but at least the players handled their business on the court.
 
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State Penn playing at ND on St. Patty's Day.

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Do not tell South Carolina about that.

Who?

Edit: I know they won last year but let’s be real, every year is UConn’s to lose, not someone else’s to win. UConn smashed S. Carolina already this year.

ESPN is airing the Unconsensual Gamecocking Classic sponsored by UConn, if anyone is interested.

Anyone?

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Ha. Now they are interviewing Franklin. He said he is trying to convince Barkley's parents to go on a romantic vacation and have a few more children. Lol.

Jeez. That’d be a long vacation to have a few more kids. But by all means. Please. Go away for a while. Anyone associated with that school. Anyone.
 
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