What was Marlin talking about??

[BirdofParadise]

1. The automatic bid to the NIT goes to the team in the league with the best conference record. FAU locked that up last night. FAU goes to the NIT if they do not win the SBC tournament.

2. The poster who talked about the CIT and CBI is correct. Good job, Slappy

3. I don't know what Coach was referring to, but it is probably one of the tournaments above. It is NOT the NIT.

[Turbine]

So there is no guaranteed conference rep for the NIT?
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[SlappyCajun]

_ So there is no guaranteed conference rep for the NIT?
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FAU, but they vacate it if they make the NCAA.

[BeauCajun]

"Maybe there's a memorandum of understanding I don't know about between the Sun Belt and"

Oh no, not that again. Say it ain't so. Somebody get WW on the line.

HOAXUC

[Parrott]

Exactly. Middle Tennessee played in the CollegeInsider.com tournament last season, Troy the previous season. FAU won the league's automatic NIT berth by being Sun Belt regular-season champs. The Owls will go to the NCAAs if they win the Sun Belt tourney, and no other Sun Belt team is guaranteed a postseason berth.

Guys remember there are two other tourneys. College Insider and PTI. Those tourneys base who they pick solely on attendance. So they will have no problem dropping a first and second round game in Lafayette, b/c we will sell seats. When u are a mid major and u are putting 8K in your arena on a week night bs. Denver, people take notice.


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[Parrott]

Both the CBI and CollegeInsider.com tournaments pick 16 teams. The CIT tournament requires teams to have at least a .500 record. The CBI has no such requirement.

According to a story in the Greeley Tribune, Northern Colorado had to pay a $31,5000 hosting fee to the CIT last season. A big crowd would help offset that fee. The Cajuns are drawing well, so that would be an option.

Another story from the Indiana State beat said that it's up to $60,000 to host a CBI game.

[NOCajun]

_ 1. The automatic bid to the NIT goes to the team in the league with the best conference record. FAU locked that up last night. FAU goes to the NIT if they do not win the SBC tournament.

2. The poster who talked about the CIT and CBI is correct. Good job, Slappy

3. I don't know what Coach was referring to, but it is probably one of the tournaments above. It is NOT the NIT. _

So, if FAU loses in the Conf. Tourney and the CAJUNS make the finals before losing, they would not have ANY shot at an NIT bid??

[SlappyCajun]

No


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[CajunJack55]

_ Exactly. Middle Tennessee played in the CollegeInsider.com tournament last season, Troy the previous season.




igeaux.mobi _

Do we actually have a shot of hosting a game??

[Rebel02]

_ So, if FAU loses in the Conf. Tourney and the CAJUNS make the finals before losing, they would not have ANY shot at an NIT bid?? _

With our record, no shot whatsoever.

[TuffGuy84]

_ Do we actually have a shot of hosting a game?? _

If what someone said in this thread earlier is correct, the biggest requirement for those other 2 tourneys are attendance and that means that the Cajuns definitely have a chance of hosting a game because our attendance was phenominal.

[Turbine]

$15 a ticket 8,000 fans $120G
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