Cbi

[squirrel]

BU only drew 8,304 for the NIT game last year against Providence. I don't think we'd come close to 10K for the CBI (but we'll tell the CBI that we will ).

It was a smallish crowd, but it was one of the best crowds all last season. That was a fun crowd and had a big-time atmosphere. I don't know how many times that wave went around. . .

[MacabreMob]

It was a smallish crowd, but it was one of the best crowds all last season. That was a fun crowd and had a big-time atmosphere. I don't know how many times that wave went around. . .

Squirrel - it was! Absolutely great atmosphere.

And I even saw a couple Schadenfreudes there.... had neutral color jackets on to cover up their O&B.... they stood when people stood... never cheered... and left early.

LOL!

[MacabreMob]

Here's my current CBI List (bubble), 16 of 29 will play:

San Diego St
Miami-Oh
Akron
Wright St
Sam Houston
CS-Northridge
Valpo
Boise St
Bradley
Utah
Providence
Virginia
Wash
Cincy
Alabama
St Louis
Illini
BC
S Carol
Penn St
Georgia
St John's
Auburn
Depaul
LSU
Colo
Iowa St
Michigan
Iowa

[srw]

Thought I would chime in here.

I think this tournament is extremely interesting for the following reasons.

1) It is a revenue share for the home team, but with a minimum. So a school like BU can do pretty well, while a school like UNI would not
2) It is seeded 1-4
3) The home teams have the ability to make a decent gate..........BUT, its much better for those schools not having to rent a facility like Bradley does. (Not claiming to know our rent)
4) There doesn't seem to me to be any real reason to be willing to go on the road for this tournament. Pay isn't good, and most likely you are going to a place with a pretty good fan base, where you are most likely to lose.
5) The tournament is seeded again at the beginning of the semifinal round 1-4
6) I like the 2 out of 3 finale

So to summarize, who is going to go on the road for little money missing spring break, classes etc?

We will see.

[shaunguth]

It was a smallish crowd, but it was one of the best crowds all last season. That was a fun crowd and had a big-time atmosphere. I don't know how many times that wave went around. . .

YES! That was a great atmosphere and a great game!

[VeveJones007]

YES! That was a great atmosphere and a great game!

I'll always remember the 6'3 J.J. getting 20 boards against a tall BCS team! Man he played hard that game.

[Braves4Life]

This site has BU as a "bubble" NIT team. That would lead me to believe we stand a VERY strong chance of continuing our season somewhere. If I were betting I would say we're "in" somewhere.

http://tcaa.puretecmo.com/nit06.html

[Double D]

BU only drew 8,304 for the NIT game last year against Providence. I don't think we'd come close to 10K for the CBI (but we'll tell the CBI that we will ).

I think it is a ticket handling issue.

It always seems to take several days to get ticket secured by season ticket holders. After that is completed it usually seems like the general public has about a day and a half to buy.

The prices of the tickets are usually significantly higher than the regular season as well.

Now that scenerio is with the NIT, I am not sure what the CBI schedule is like but my guess is it is similar.

[basketball nut]

Here's my current CBI List (bubble), 16 of 29 will play:

San Diego St
Miami-Oh
Akron
Wright St
Sam Houston
CS-Northridge
Valpo
Boise St
Bradley
Utah
Providence
Virginia
Wash
Cincy
Alabama
St Louis
Illini
BC
S Carol
Penn St
Georgia
St John's
Auburn
Depaul
LSU
Colo
Iowa St
Michigan
Iowa

interesting list-I have a hard time w/ any team getting into a post season tournament more then 1 maybe 2 games under 500 and I don't care what conference they come out of. Does and Iowa or Iowa State or a Depaul belong in a tournament? I personally don't think so as I personally see them playing the play in game in the MVC so if they belong then most of the MVC teams belong also.
If they want a legitimate tournament then I would hope that they went w/ the best teams available. If theat would not include BU then so be it but I, personally, do not see 16 teams on that list that are better then BU-I am not sure if I see 8 teams better then BU. Just my thoughts.

[pfunk880]

Here's my current CBI List (bubble), 16 of 29 will play:

San Diego St
Miami-Oh
Akron
Wright St
Sam Houston
CS-Northridge
Valpo
Boise St
Bradley
Utah
Providence
Virginia
Wash
Cincy
Alabama
St Louis
Illini
BC
S Carol
Penn St
Georgia
St John's
Auburn
Depaul
LSU
Colo
Iowa St
Michigan
Iowa

No way some of those teams deserve postseason. St. John's and DePaul didn't even make the Big East tourney.

[Da Coach]

Here is some good news for schools like Bradley that would like a chance to play in the CBI tournament-- there are now some teams making it public that they have no interest in playing in the CBI--

http://www.kansas.com/sports/big12/story/340008.html

Note that it appears from that article, that the Gazelle Group, the corporation behind the CBI, is requiring teams that wish to host games in the CBI to guarantee $60,000 in gate receipts. There are not many teams that could afford to do that. It would appear to take a home crowd of 6,000-7,000+ to generate that kind of gate revenues. Maybe this is good for BU, also.

Here is another article that mentions the $60,000 guarantee to host a game. It also says the CBI has had talks with Auburn, which lost in the first round of the SEC tournament for their 11th loss in their last 13 games to finish 14-16. And they still think they have a chance at the CBI?

http://blog.al.com/goldmine/2008/03/auburn_loses_in_sec_tournament.html

And, here would seem to be a good opponent for Bradley in the first round of the CBI--

http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080313/SPORTS06/80313008

[Da Coach]

Also- here is a site we've shown before, NITology--

They currently have Illinois State as a #2 seed in the NIT, and show Bradley as a NIT bubble team, and likely a CBI team--

http://tcaa.puretecmo.com/nit06.html

[MacabreMob]

I wonder if an opportunity arises for a rematch in the State of Rhode Island (maybe 2nd round)?

[SaintLouBrave22]

According to what is there now I have found some matchups for some to chew on based upon 2 criteria...the 1st set is based primarily on gathering the most money via home teams if thats the way they want to do it, and the 2nd is a split between giving teams who draw home games along w/ a 1-16 seeding on basis of record, RPI, and SOS formula....so here they are:

FIRST CRITERIA:


(4) Sam Houston St. @ (1) Alabama
(3) Georgia Tech @ (2) UTEP [SOUTH]


(4) Brown @ (1) Seton Hall
(3) Providence @ (2) Virginia [EAST]


(4) Miami Ohio @ (1) Bradley
(3) Wright State @ (2) Akron [MIDWEST]


(4) Cal State Fullerton @ (1) Boise State
(3) Valparaiso @ (2) Missouri [WEST]


-----OR-------

SECOND CRITERIA:

(4) Miami Ohio @ (1) UTEP
(3) Wright State @ (2) Seton Hall [SOUTH]


(4) Georgia Tech @ (1) Alabama
(3) Sam Houston State @ (2) Bradley [EAST]


(4) Providence @ (1) Akron
(3) Valparaiso @ (2) Virginia [MIDWEST]


(4) Brown @ (1) Boise State
(3) Cal-State Fullerton @ (2) Missouri [WEST]

[Bravesfan]

Here is some good news for schools like Bradley that would like a chance to play in the CBI tournament-- there are now some teams making it public that they have no interest in playing in the CBI--

http://www.kansas.com/sports/big12/story/340008.html

Note that it appears from that article, that the Gazelle Group, the corporation behind the CBI, is requiring teams that wish to host games in the CBI to guarantee $60,000 in gate receipts. There are not many teams that could afford to do that. It would appear to take a home crowd of 6,000-7,000+ to generate that kind of gate revenues. Maybe this is good for BU, also.

Here is another article that mentions the $60,000 guarantee to host a game. It also says the CBI has had talks with Auburn, which lost in the first round of the SEC tournament for their 11th loss in their last 13 games to finish 14-16. And they still think they have a chance at the CBI?

http://blog.al.com/goldmine/2008/03/auburn_loses_in_sec_tournament.html

And, here would seem to be a good opponent for Bradley in the first round of the CBI--
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dl...RTS06/80313008

Very encouraging. Maybe we'll here if Bradley is in the CBI by this time tomorrow.

Then again, hearing that teams like Auburn are under consideration is a bit troublesome. It could be an interesting mix of teams in this tournament!