What was Marlin talking about??

[CajunTime]

Jay said 16-14 won't get us a NIT bid earlier on 1420. 16-14 would mean we win out and lose in Conf. Finals to whoever, and that if we lost to FAU in finals that the BID to the NIT does not go to US.

[LFTCajun]

Those NIT games in Blackham were awesome.

They were incredible!

[Chop]

_ Chop, that is not correct. FAU gets an automatic bid to the NIT (if they don't win the conference tournament or get an at large bid to the NCAA tourney, which they won't). Each league declares its regular season champion. If that team doesn't go to the NCAA tournament, they get an automatic bid to the NIT. Thus FAU is the only possibility of an auto bid to the NIT from the Sun Belt, because they are the regular season champions.

I was coming on here to ask what Marlin was talking about as well. Jay mentioned something about the seniors' last home game, and Bob Marlin said, "I don't know. Some things may be in the works. We may have one more home game." Jay, any idea what he was talking about? That quote was best I can remember it. _

No, if FAU wins the SBtourney, and the Cajuns play in the finals, UL gets NIT bid according to Bob Marlin.

[SlappyCajun]

http://www.collegeinsider.com/tournament/

http://www.gazellegroup.com/events/cbi/index_main.htm

These r the other two tourneys. Would think we have a shot based on attendance if we can get to a winning record.



igeaux.mobi

[CajunTime]

_ The only thing he could be referring to was the NIT. I'm pretty sure they contact potential schools to determine if their facility may be available for a first round game. They know we can fill the dome, so all we have to do is continue winning.

Those NIT games in Blackham were awesome.

A NIT Bid would be great if we do not make the NCAA Tourney.



igeaux.mobi _

[wcd35]

I swear I heard Jay or Josh talk about this saying that if FAU won the reg season (done) and won the tournament, the NIT bid goes to the next in line for the regular season title. Anyway, I can't find anything on that. NIT bids seem to be non-Big Dance reg season champs + whoever the committee wants. Espn no longer has any say in selections so that means less bad big conference teams. Also, no requirement any more to be .500 but no sub .500 teams have ever made it.

igeaux.mobi

[jllanclos]

_ No, if FAU wins the SBtourney, and the Cajuns play in the finals, UL gets NIT bid according to Bob Marlin. _

Where did you hear Bob Marlin say that? Maybe there's a memorandum of understanding I don't know about between the Sun Belt and the NIT that I don't know about. But the NIT claims we need 17, or the memorandum of understanding is void....rats. Guess we'll just have to go and win the tourney then.

Auto bids to the NIT are not determined during the conference tournament. They're determined by the regular season champions. The NIT put in the rule to assure that conference regular season champions get to play in the post-season if they get bounced from the tourney. Bob Marlin may know something I don't know about how attractive UL is for an at-large NIT bid, but I assure you that FAU is the only one with a shot at an auto bid.

Anyway, I don't care about all of this, because there's only one tournament I want to be in. I was just curious what Bob Marlin meant. It was strange.

[wcd35]

But the NIT claims we need 17, or the memorandum of understanding is void....rats. Guess we'll just have to go and win the tourney then.

Where did you hear that? No mention on NIT site or the wiki page. Theres no record limit in place. Definitely nothing about a runner up conference champ either. If a reg season champ makes it to the NCAA tournament, it opens another at large bid up. Otherwise, there would be a team from each of the 31 conferences and one extra at large.

http://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/files/nit-selectionprocedures.pdf
igeaux.mobi

[GoneGolfin]

_ Jay said 16-14 won't get us a NIT bid earlier on 1420. 16-14 would mean we win out and lose in Conf. Finals to whoever, and that if we lost to FAU in finals that the BID to the NIT does not go to US. _

Cajuns cannot go 16-14. Your scenario above would result in a 16-15 record.

Brian

[jllanclos]

_ Where did you hear that? No mention on NIT site or the wiki page. Theres no record limit in place. Definitely nothing about a runner up conference champ either. If a reg season champ makes it to the NCAA tournament, it opens another at large bid up. Otherwise, there would be a team from each of the 31 conferences and one extra at large.

http://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/fi...procedures.pdf
igeaux.mobi _

I was joking. See Bowl debacle from a couple years ago. No, technically NIT can take a zero win team if they want. They put in this auto bid to legitimize their money grab (errrrrrrrr post-season tournament).

The NIT is basically a fancy lower-tier bowl system. That's all. With that said, I won't turn down an invite unless I earn a spot in the big dance.

Still wondering what in the world BM was talking about though...

[CajunTime]

_ Cajuns cannot go 16-14. Your scenario above would result in a 16-15 record.

Brian _

correct??? 16-15 i meant to say

[HOUCajun]

_ in his postgame interview with Jay, Coach mentioned that some things were working and this may not have been our last home game this year?? Whats up? Who's got the scoop?

Z _

The Cajuns AD may have offered ULM $50 and some tasty Abita beer in exchange for moving next Saturday's game from Funroe to Lafayette.