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To: scottinoc
You had to actually be a good team to make the tourney.

Maybe not. It might have been the reverse of today in that the NIT was the more prestigous tournament and the NCAA was a consolation prize. The NIT got way more coverage in the paper.

6 posted on 03/17/2009 6:17:18 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

Would you post the NIT brackets pls? I’m figuring if UNC-CH wasn’t in it, then it probably wasn’t the premier event (and no, I’m no fan. Go Pack! [just not this year, sigh])


7 posted on 03/17/2009 6:23:29 AM PDT by BelegStrongbow (I'm still waiting for the One to say something that isn't a lie)
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

>> Maybe not. It might have been the reverse of today in that the NIT was the more prestigous tournament and the NCAA was a consolation prize. The NIT got way more coverage in the paper. <<

You’re right... it was. The NIT, IIRC, was much a bigger field, and was therefore considered the greater conquest. But maybe the NCAAs focused on getting conference champs?


22 posted on 03/17/2009 7:24:17 AM PDT by dangus
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