CBI field is set ...

[CajunDreDog]

Yesterday was the 1st day I ever heard of this Vegas tourney. What's the buy in?

[31Ragin97]

Looks like mid majors are only ones that tell thge truth...http://www.idahostatesman.com/sports...e66030952.html
"Stanford, ole miss, lsu and marquette said they would not pursue postseason after being left out of nit"

[RaginCajun77]

We should have more than 2,000 plus RCAF members by this stage. I have no problem with the fan that doesn't want to attend a football game or basketball game because they are not happy with the final product. I have more of a problem with the numbers of individual sport supporters that are not RCAF members and don't get asked the same question you just asked Zee.

Year over year are numbers available that show the growth of the RCAF since it was started? I was unable to find this data on the RCAF website. It would seem that growing the RCAF would be a priority with growth benchmarks set each year. Marketing the RCAF to potential members could be accomplished via the use of graduate, alumni, and athletics data that should be readily available. It only requires planning and executing strategy.

[shof]

Yesterday was the 1st day I ever heard of this Vegas tourney. What's the buy in?

I read $45K on CUSA board.
Not a good field!

[MattyCajun123]

How long until they say that it's a more prestigious tournament with better compitition than the CIT?

How about today ... from LollyPollySports.com
"The average number of wins (20.9) and RPI (123) by the field is the strongest outside of the NCAA and NIT Tournaments."

http://www.latechsports.com/sports/m...031416aaa.html

[ZoomZoom]

Is there a list of programs that declined post season invites & stayed home?
LSU
Boise
Richmond
Those are 3 (of apparently quite a few) I can recall at this moment.

Illinois St
Marquette
NC State
Kansas State
Georgetown
Colorado State
Ole Miss
Penn State
Northwestern
Stanford
James Madison 20+ wins, fired coach today

Seems they were aiming for P5 and ended up with the almost too late 8. The necksters came very close to matching their Bowl blunder.

Here's the Vegas spin...

“We had originally hoped to launch this new tournament with 16 teams, but only if we could secure top-quality programs,” Brooks Downing, president of bd Global, the tournament organizer, said in a statement. “With highly unusual results in many of the conference tournaments, we were hesitant to just fill out the bracket with ‘available teams.’ So by choosing quality over quantity, we settled on eight teams, many of which were considered for an NIT berth, and all of which have had outstanding seasons they want to celebrate in our event.”

Read more here: http://www.idahostatesman.com/sports/college/mountain-west/boise-state-university/extra-points-blog/article66030952.html#storylink=cpy

[CajunRebel]

LMAO! It's called the "Vegas 16" and there's only 8 teams playing.

[CajunRed]

Their record could be deceptive. However, they do pass the eye test. I watched part of their game against SFA and they seem to have quality players. Also, deceptive or not, their record indicates that team is much deserving of post season play. Without tournaments like the CIT, they would not have that opportunity in today's world.

OK...I'm going to basketball. Wife said.

[31Ragin97]

LMAO! It's called the "Vegas 16" and there's only 8 teams playing.

quality over quantity!!!

[Duggie35]

LMAO! It's called the "Vegas 16" and there's only 8 teams playing.

This all you need to know about this tournament. It is no more prestigious than any of the other non-NCAA or non-NIT tournaments.