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03-21-2019, 03:24 PM #171I don't always drink beer, but when I do, I drink 2XS.
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03-21-2019, 05:04 PM #172
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03-21-2019, 05:08 PM #173
I wonder how Texas fans feel about being in the NIT and the coach they fired has a #2 seed and last year had a #3 seed in the NCAA?
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03-21-2019, 06:01 PM #174
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I started the thread & just returned from wintering in Fla. I 1st started watching college ball in 1959 & remember the NIT being big as teams wanted to play in MSG & win a title. My cousin was a starter on UC's 1st NCAA Champ team in 1961 & I went to their games, but I admired XU / Steve Thomas & the fact XU was the 1st team in the city to win a National Title. The Media has steadily downgraded this event for decades. It is a Tournament of 32 Teams now. Several of those teams always feel jilted by the NCAA. The 8 teams now involved in the PIG further detracted from the NIT. If I was a player, I would be excited to play in MSG for a Tourney Title. BEING THE BEST OF THOSE 32 TEAMS IN THE NIT IS AN HONOR & ALLOWS YOU TO START THE FOLLOWING SEASON ON A NICE WIN STREAK. Should we beat Texas I will buy tix for the game to decide if we go to MSG. I appreciate all replies to this thread, regardless of feelings about the NIT.
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03-21-2019, 07:10 PM #175
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Trivia Question
Xu Koop scoop was indirectly inviting you to guess the identity of his cousin that was part of a team made the Oscar Robinson teams look anemic
Player Class Pos Height Summary
Bob Wiesenhahn SR F 17.1 Pts, 10.0 Reb, 1.4 Ast
Paul Hogue JR C 6-9 16.8 Pts, 12.5 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Tom Thacker SO F 6-2 12.3 Pts, 9.5 Reb, 3.8 Ast
Carl Bouldin SR G 11.7 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 2.5 Ast
Tony Yates SO G 6-1 7.4 Pts, 3.5 Reb, 2.7 Ast
Dale Heidotting SO F 6-8 3.6 Pts, 3.7 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Fred Dierking JR F 6-6 2.6 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Tom Sizer JR G 6-2 2.0 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Jim Calhoun JR G 6-0 2.1 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Larry Shingleton SO G 5-10 0.9 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Mark Altenau F 0.9 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Sandy Pomerantz F 7.5 Pts, 3.5 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Ron Reis JR C 6-10 0.3 Pts, 0.5 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Frank Turner F
He will tell you if you are the winner .
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03-23-2019, 03:01 PM #176
Lipscomb playing like they were clearly underseeded as a 5 in their region. They could actually host an NIT quarterfinal if Harvard upsets NC State tomorrow.
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03-23-2019, 04:34 PM #177
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Ok, my cousin averaged a double double in his senior season. I didn't even know that until the stats just showed up. I think he held John Havlicek to 2 pts in the Championship game vs Ohio St. Now, back to the XU in the NIT. Let's compare college basketball to college football in postseason. The NCAA Tourney in BBall is similar to making the BCS Playoffs. Football teams, however, still seem happy to play in games knowing there is no chance to be National Champions. That's what the NIT is in basketball. Since we haven't had a Football Team since 1973 this analogy may be lost on many. By the way, that Oscar guy had a last name of Robertson, not Robinson. Everybody just called him the Big O anyhow.
Last edited by xu koop scoop; 03-23-2019 at 04:36 PM. Reason: forgot stuff
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03-24-2019, 08:23 AM #178
That football bowl game analogy is spot on and puts everything in perspective. So all of you hard core detractors of this tournement, think of it like a big bowl game.......don't be a NIT-WIT (see what I did there).
Last edited by Xuperman; 03-24-2019 at 08:26 AM.
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