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It was recently announced that Fox will have a post season college basketball tournament next year. It will compete against the NIT tournament. It was announced that the Big Ten will have 2 guaranteed schools in the tournament. It will have 16 teams and take place in Las Vegas.
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Well yeah. Gotta have guaranteed spots for those bottom 2 Big 10 teams that don't get invited to the NCAA!Larry Bird
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I wonder if it's that there are two spots guaranteed for the big 10, or if the big 10 is in agreement with Fox that they will send 2 teams.Comment
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How are the CBI and CIT doing? I don't hear much from them the last few seasons. This may be another one that fizzles eventually cause none of the bigger schools will want to play in it if they're not even willing to accept an invite to the NIT!
Best choice would be to make a tourney for strictly the Top 16 mid-major schools that don't make the NCAA tournament. Have the final 4 at a neutral site - like in St. Louis. I'd be into that.Comment
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All of the Power Conferences are in an agreement that the 2 teams not in the NCAA tournament with the best NET rank will get invited to this Las Vegas tournament. So I think that means 10 or 12 spots are guaranteed to the Big 10, Big 12, ACC, SEC, Big East, and Pac 12 (if they still exist).Originally posted by Peoria_bradley_fan View PostComment
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I assume they are putting this together to be a better option for the bigger schools with the recent lack of interest in the NIT?Originally posted by Da Coach View PostComment
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If they are turning down the NIT, I imagine they will turn down this as well. Unless Fox is forcing them to do it because of tv agreements they have with the conferencesComment
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I think that is part of the deal. Those conferences will require their teams to participate.Comment
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All this is, is that the power conferences want to participate in a tournament, but not have to play on mid major courts. They want no part of that. They don't want to lose there, they don't want recruits to see them lose there, they don't want their own players seeing the great atmosphere available at a mid major. All of it.DUBL R 1
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Yes, I agree. It’s always about power and money. Somewhat related is news today that the WTA has agreed with Saudi Arabia to have the top paid women’s tennis tournament take place there over the next 3 years. Both Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert vehemently opposed this action, but money rules.Comment
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Is this the tournament that was offering the NIL money to the champion?Comment
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Yes. Some of the revenues from the tournament would be paid out to players in the form of NIL compensation.Originally posted by egib52 View PostComment
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That's going to be hard for the NIT to compete with.Originally posted by Da Coach View PostComment
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Hard? RIP NIT. One of the call guys has been saying he thinks the NIT should move to Vegas. Looks like they were beat to the punch.Originally posted by egib52 View Post
Honestly sounds like a great weekend. They should do it Arch Madness style. 4 rounds in 4 days. 10 of the P5 schools and 6 mid majors trying to shake it up. I actually absolutely love it. I would go 100% if our boys were in it.Comment
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I agree with making it similar to a conf tournament. It would make for a fun weekend.Originally posted by Peoria_bradley_fan View PostComment
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