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NIT Bracketology
Posted on 3/1/21 at 11:43 am
Posted on 3/1/21 at 11:43 am
Here is some postseason prognostication for this season's have-nots of SEC basketball.
NIT bracketology is scarce and probably more volatile than NCAA Tournament bracketology, but I guess that we will work with what we have.
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5. Ole Miss
And that's it. I could be wrong, but I think that a team has to be .500 overall or better to get into the NIT, which precludes some teams in the SEC that honestly are probably as good or better than some other teams in that projected field.
I don't expect UGA to beat Alabama on Saturday, but maybe we could get a win or two in the SEC tournament and back into the NIT. It is a shame that UGA has been so bad for the past few years that I am hoping that we can back into the NIT, but that is where we are right now.
NIT bracketology is scarce and probably more volatile than NCAA Tournament bracketology, but I guess that we will work with what we have.
NIT bracketology
5. Ole Miss
And that's it. I could be wrong, but I think that a team has to be .500 overall or better to get into the NIT, which precludes some teams in the SEC that honestly are probably as good or better than some other teams in that projected field.
I don't expect UGA to beat Alabama on Saturday, but maybe we could get a win or two in the SEC tournament and back into the NIT. It is a shame that UGA has been so bad for the past few years that I am hoping that we can back into the NIT, but that is where we are right now.
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Posted on 3/1/21 at 11:46 am to TeddyWestside
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Macon, GA
Sorry for the thread hijack, Watching a Macon GA Murder story on the on ID Channel right now
-Also, will be weird to see about the list of teams for NCAA that might be left out, but play in NCAAT due to tourney teams not passing Covid test.
This post was edited on 3/1/21 at 11:48 am
Posted on 3/1/21 at 11:47 am to LaBR4
Is it the Mercer law school guy who hacked up his classmate like ten years ago?
Posted on 3/1/21 at 11:47 am to TeddyWestside
No bama, list is shite.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 11:49 am to TeddyWestside
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Is it the Mercer law school guy who hacked up his classmate like ten years ago?
This one is Gail Spencer/ Real Estate secretary....Pinkston and Assoc. worker back in 2012
Saw that Mercer one, that was messed up-guy was on the news saying, oh so sorry about the neighbor, and he did it
This post was edited on 3/1/21 at 11:51 am
Posted on 3/1/21 at 12:06 pm to LaBR4
I have a feeling a lot of teams will be opting out of NIT
Posted on 3/1/21 at 12:15 pm to nicholastiger
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I have a feeling a lot of teams will be opting out of NIT
Exactly, it'll be a repeat of the bowl season
Posted on 3/1/21 at 1:12 pm to nicholastiger
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I have a feeling a lot of teams will be opting out of NIT
I don't think so for a couple of reasons.
First programs really need the money and basketball tournaments (unlike low tier bowl games) are profitable.
Second, and more importantly, COVID numbers are in free fall in most places. Bowl season was over the holidays when the numbers were at their absolute worst. That's long gone now.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 1:31 pm to JustGetItRight
To travel it costs money to play in NIT
Posted on 3/1/21 at 1:33 pm to TeddyWestside
Duke, Kentucky, Indiana, and Syracuse in the NIT. What has the world come to?
Posted on 3/1/21 at 2:32 pm to TeddyWestside
I’ll be surprised if MSU doesn’t make the NIT
Posted on 3/1/21 at 2:51 pm to Auburn80
Kentucky won't make it because they won't have a winning record
Posted on 3/1/21 at 2:51 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Also, they just released that the NIT is going to be played in Dallas.
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The Athletic
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The 2021 NIT Tournament will be played in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex with a 16-team field, the NCAA announced on Monday.
- March 17: Tournament begins
- March 28: Championship Game
This post was edited on 3/1/21 at 2:52 pm
Posted on 3/1/21 at 3:00 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Kentucky won't make it because they won't have a winning record
Right now if they won out they'd finish at .500, but would also earn the auto bid. If they win 5 in a row and then lose the conference tournament championship game they wouldn't qualify for the NIT, but they might actually end up making the NCAA tournament.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 3:03 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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The 2021 NIT Tournament will be played in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex with a 16-team field, the NCAA announced on Monday.
Damn our chances just got shot.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 3:15 pm to Robot Santa
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Right now if they won out they'd finish at .500, but would also earn the auto bid. If they win 5 in a row and then lose the conference tournament championship game they wouldn't qualify for the NIT, but they might actually end up making the NCAA tournament.
I think it's win out or bust for us at this point. I don't see us making the SEC CG and losing, but still getting an NCAA bid unless some teams start coming up with COVID-19 quarantines beforehand.
Posted on 3/1/21 at 3:23 pm to nicholastiger
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To travel it costs money to play in NIT
Actually, it doesn't - or at least it doesn't cost very much. Traveling teams are reimbursed for air fare or bus costs and each person is given a per deim to cover food and lodging. The most recent documentation I could find quickly was from 2013. Back then they paid for up to 25 people in the official party. First 3 rounds got $130 per diem each. If they made the final four that amount went up to $185 each. The host team also got $1,000 to provide a meal for the visiting team on game day.
That's before the schools/conferences get the payout for ticket sales, tv revenue, etc.
So, in a nutshell, it's dang near impossible to take a financial loss if you're traveling in the NIT.
This post was edited on 3/1/21 at 3:25 pm
Posted on 3/1/21 at 3:26 pm to TeddyWestside
The Steven McDaniel case, a classic
The best part is the interrogation. The guy is acting like a robot and the southern detective just keeps asking him “Why Stayvin, why?
Sorry I’m a sucker for True Crime
The best part is the interrogation. The guy is acting like a robot and the southern detective just keeps asking him “Why Stayvin, why?
Sorry I’m a sucker for True Crime
Posted on 3/1/21 at 3:26 pm to TeddyWestside
I'd be surprised if a lot of teams don't pass up bids to the NIT this season.
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