OT: NIT

ColonelRutgers

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Dec 15, 2003
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I just read this is the last year they’ll be playing it at MSG. Interesting. Not much of one, but potential for getting to MSG was the only redeeming thing about that crappy tournament.
 
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BigEastPhil

Heisman
Nov 25, 2007
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I just read this is the last year they’ll be playing it at MSG. Interesting. Not much of one, but potential for getting to MSG was the only redeeming thing about that crappy tournament.
Really? Where will NIT be next year? This is news to me. Are you sure you’re not referring to Pre season NIT?
 
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BigEastPhil

Heisman
Nov 25, 2007
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I just read this is the last year they’ll be playing it at MSG. Interesting. Not much of one, but potential for getting to MSG was the only redeeming thing about that crappy tournament.
You’re right about this being the last year of NIT at MSG. I did not know that. A shame but I guess all things must end. I don’t know if they announced who won the bid for the NIT Final 4 for the next 2 years but I did read that St Louis - of all places - was going to bid.
 

wheezer

Heisman
Jun 3, 2001
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25,534
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You’re right about this being the last year of NIT at MSG. I did not know that. A shame but I guess all things must end. I don’t know if they announced who won the bid for the NIT Final 4 for the next 2 years but I did read that St Louis - of all places - was going to bid.
It was not super long ago the NIT gave a bit of an advantage to local teams to make it to the garden
The new ownership decided to make the selections more pure, no favoritism, which could wind up with four out of the area finalists

I would think that the attendance for the semis and final would be substantially less than if a RU or SHU, St John's etc were to make it

It was decided that it was best to have the best teams there with the possibility that the attendance might suffer
If the tourney is moved because of poor attendance I would think that the newer policy is at least partly responsible
They may not care about it anyway
 

Greene Rice FIG

Heisman
Dec 30, 2005
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I heard that Air Supply lead your parade last week.
5 to 1 odds BAC uses an Air Supply song in a 2022-23 post game writeups.

Cliff gets an early season injury and he comes back and we win

I, I was the lonely one
Wondering what went wrong, why love had gone
And left me lonely
I, I was so confused, feeling like I'd just been used
Then you came to me and my loneliness left me
I used to think I was tied to a heartache
That was the heartbreak, but now that I've found you
Even the nights are better
Now that we're here together
Even the nights are better
Since I found you, oh
Even the days are brighter
When someone you love's beside ya
Even the nights are better
Since I found you
 

Greene Rice FIG

Heisman
Dec 30, 2005
40,437
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Or.....

Here I am
The one that you love
Askin' for another day
Understand the one that you love
Loves you in so many ways
Tell me we can stay
Tell me we can stay oh please
They are the words to say
The only words I can believe
Hold me in your arms
For just another day
I promise this one will go slow
Oh...
We have the right you know
We have the right you know
Here I am
The one that you love
Askin' for another day
Understand the one that you love
Loves you in so many ways

@bac2therac
 

Scarlet Shack

Heisman
Feb 3, 2004
26,277
15,952
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Or.....

Here I am
The one that you love
Askin' for another day
Understand the one that you love
Loves you in so many ways
Tell me we can stay
Tell me we can stay oh please
They are the words to say
The only words I can believe
Hold me in your arms
For just another day
I promise this one will go slow
Oh...
We have the right you know
We have the right you know
Here I am
The one that you love
Askin' for another day
Understand the one that you love
Loves you in so many ways

@bac2therac

Greene is quoting air supply ?

Man …we need portal news…..fast .
 

knight82

All-American
Nov 4, 2002
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ESPN scroll reporting that either Las Vegas or Hinkle Fieldhouse are the likely destinations
 

Anon1751594821

All-Conference
Jul 28, 2001
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The NIT has been at Madison Square Garden since 1938! Really curious for the real reason that it is ending this year there. I am assuming it is because of a money issue.

Maybe they wanted an extra Billy Joel concert??

Best of Luck,
Groz
 

scarletnewyorker2006

All-American
Sep 2, 2012
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For those bashing this tournament, you do realize they have the NIT in football too? We call it the Pinstripe Bowl, Quick Lane Bowl, Insight.com Bowl, hell even the Texas Bowl. The International Bowl is the CBI.