This fanbase would love it . The one half celebrating being in the NIT and party like it’s 2004. The other half getting to see the hall of fame coach they wanted to hire !
We would pack MSG and pretend we own the city once again !
pretty obvious your post was made for either humor or to stir the pot...
that said
there are two ways of making the NIT.....one is when a team plays an unremarkable, slightly better the .500 season, and the team gathers and hopes like heck they get to go to a tourney, fully knowing the NCAA is out of reach
the other is a team near 20 wins, or better than that, with a good resume, who hopes to make the NCAA...the invite never comes but the NIT comes a calling
in situation two, if it were to be RU, you are NOT going to get the fanatical fan interest, too much disappointment going around.