I would have said yes, a couple of weeks ago, but now that they've self-destructed I'm not so sure. Still they could "buy" all the home games they want, and they had been unbeatable there until recently. They paid Anderson 2.3 million so if he wants to go, I would think Long would let him. I wonder if Long (unlike Broyles) would care that we might be a longshot candidate.

Who knows their mental machinations? They are a proud program.

(02-29-2012 09:05 PM)MICHAELSPAPPY Wrote:  Who knows their mental machinations? They are a proud program.

Well Wally needs to change his tune pretty quick. Put a little dig on Ole Miss and the CBI in yesterday's column- something like "Ole Miss isn't going to any tournament that doesn't charge to play". Of course Ole Miss is now 2-0 and 30 RPI spots in front of his little piggies.

(02-29-2012 09:18 PM)mjs Wrote:  

(02-29-2012 09:05 PM)MICHAELSPAPPY Wrote:  Who knows their mental machinations? They are a proud program.

Well Wally needs to change his tune pretty quick. Put a little dig on Ole Miss and the CBI in yesterday's column- something like "Ole Miss isn't going to any tournament that doesn't charge to play". Of course Ole Miss is now 2-0 and 30 RPI spots in front of his little piggies.

I seriously doubt that any thinking sports fan in this State observes Small as anything other than a Moron.

But if the Chickenhawgs are given a CBI bid, they should take it. For the reasons previously stated on this board. It really would be interesting to see how the Moron justifies the Chickenhawgs participation at that point.

(02-29-2012 01:25 PM)mjs Wrote:  I would have said yes, a couple of weeks ago, but now that they've self-destructed I'm not so sure. Still they could "buy" all the home games they want, and they had been unbeatable there until recently. They paid Anderson 2.3 million so if he wants to go, I would think Long would let him. I wonder if Long (unlike Broyles) would care that we might be a longshot candidate.

I still have no idea whether the Chickenhawgs would consider the CBI. But now that they have fallen out of the top 100 of the RPI, the NIT is looking very iffy for them. So it might be the one of the other tournaments or nothing for that young team. Here's a list I found of the teams that participated in last year's CBI and CIT Tournaments along with their RPIs:

CBI: Central Florida (19-11, 69), Hofstra (21-11, 86), James Madison (21-11, 88), Rhode Island (19-13, 101), Montana (21-10, 106), Duquesne (18-12, 108), Miami, OH (16-16, 111), Boise State (20-12, 113), St. Bonaventure (16-14, 122), Creighton (19-14, 123), Austin Peay (20-13, 130), Oregon (16-17, 135), Evansville (15-15, 136), San Jose State (17-15, 149), Weber State (18-13, 150), Davidson (17-14, 182)

CIT: Marshall (22-11, 54), Iona (22-11, 68), Valparaiso (23-11, 71), East Tennessee State (22-11, 91), East Carolina (18-15, 96), Portland (20-11, 103), Rider (23-10, 105), Air Force (15-15, 110), Northern Iowa (19-13, 112), Furman (22-10, 116), San Francisco (17-14, 120), Oral Roberts (19-15, 131), Idaho (18-13, 137), Jacksonville (19-11, 142), Quinnipiac (22-9, 144), Northern Arizona (19-12, 152), Santa Clara (19-14, 158), Hawaii (18-12, 162), Ohio (18-15, 163), Buffalo (18-13, 166), Western Michigan (20-12, 174), Tennessee Tech (20-12, 189), SMU (17-14, 206), North Dakota* (19-14, 271)

If things don't work out at the SBC Tournament this week for our Trojans, they would likely get CIT consideration. But they would probably need to win a game or two in Hot Springs first.

(03-02-2012 12:35 AM)PTJR Wrote:  

(02-29-2012 01:25 PM)mjs Wrote:  I would have said yes, a couple of weeks ago, but now that they've self-destructed I'm not so sure. Still they could "buy" all the home games they want, and they had been unbeatable there until recently. They paid Anderson 2.3 million so if he wants to go, I would think Long would let him. I wonder if Long (unlike Broyles) would care that we might be a longshot candidate.

I still have no idea whether the Chickenhawgs would consider the CBI. But now that they have fallen out of the top 100 of the RPI, the NIT is looking very iffy for them. So it might be the one of the other tournaments or nothing for that young team. Here's a list I found of the teams that participated in last year's CBI and CIT Tournaments along with their RPIs:

CBI: Central Florida (19-11, 69), Hofstra (21-11, 86), James Madison (21-11, 88), Rhode Island (19-13, 101), Montana (21-10, 106), Duquesne (18-12, 108), Miami, OH (16-16, 111), Boise State (20-12, 113), St. Bonaventure (16-14, 122), Creighton (19-14, 123), Austin Peay (20-13, 130), Oregon (16-17, 135), Evansville (15-15, 136), San Jose State (17-15, 149), Weber State (18-13, 150), Davidson (17-14, 182)

CIT: Marshall (22-11, 54), Iona (22-11, 68), Valparaiso (23-11, 71), East Tennessee State (22-11, 91), East Carolina (18-15, 96), Portland (20-11, 103), Rider (23-10, 105), Air Force (15-15, 110), Northern Iowa (19-13, 112), Furman (22-10, 116), San Francisco (17-14, 120), Oral Roberts (19-15, 131), Idaho (18-13, 137), Jacksonville (19-11, 142), Quinnipiac (22-9, 144), Northern Arizona (19-12, 152), Santa Clara (19-14, 158), Hawaii (18-12, 162), Ohio (18-15, 163), Buffalo (18-13, 166), Western Michigan (20-12, 174), Tennessee Tech (20-12, 189), SMU (17-14, 206), North Dakota* (19-14, 271)

If things don't work out at the SBC Tournament this week for our Trojans, they would likely get CIT consideration. But they would probably need to win a game or two in Hot Springs first.

I did a quick check and it does not look like an SEC team has ever gone to the CBI or CIT. On the other hand I've seen teams from the Big East, ACC, and Pac10 in previous tournaments. I think we would have to get to the final game to have any chance at all. That would make us 17-16- with a division championship, 14-5 record in the Sun Belt, and an RPI around 150. It would be great to win the tourney, but any postseason for a team that started 3-10 would a nice reward and keep our postseason "streak" alive.

(03-02-2012 12:45 AM)mjs Wrote:  

(03-02-2012 12:35 AM)PTJR Wrote:  

(02-29-2012 01:25 PM)mjs Wrote:  I would have said yes, a couple of weeks ago, but now that they've self-destructed I'm not so sure. Still they could "buy" all the home games they want, and they had been unbeatable there until recently. They paid Anderson 2.3 million so if he wants to go, I would think Long would let him. I wonder if Long (unlike Broyles) would care that we might be a longshot candidate.

I still have no idea whether the Chickenhawgs would consider the CBI. But now that they have fallen out of the top 100 of the RPI, the NIT is looking very iffy for them. So it might be the one of the other tournaments or nothing for that young team. Here's a list I found of the teams that participated in last year's CBI and CIT Tournaments along with their RPIs:

CBI: Central Florida (19-11, 69), Hofstra (21-11, 86), James Madison (21-11, 88), Rhode Island (19-13, 101), Montana (21-10, 106), Duquesne (18-12, 108), Miami, OH (16-16, 111), Boise State (20-12, 113), St. Bonaventure (16-14, 122), Creighton (19-14, 123), Austin Peay (20-13, 130), Oregon (16-17, 135), Evansville (15-15, 136), San Jose State (17-15, 149), Weber State (18-13, 150), Davidson (17-14, 182)

CIT: Marshall (22-11, 54), Iona (22-11, 68), Valparaiso (23-11, 71), East Tennessee State (22-11, 91), East Carolina (18-15, 96), Portland (20-11, 103), Rider (23-10, 105), Air Force (15-15, 110), Northern Iowa (19-13, 112), Furman (22-10, 116), San Francisco (17-14, 120), Oral Roberts (19-15, 131), Idaho (18-13, 137), Jacksonville (19-11, 142), Quinnipiac (22-9, 144), Northern Arizona (19-12, 152), Santa Clara (19-14, 158), Hawaii (18-12, 162), Ohio (18-15, 163), Buffalo (18-13, 166), Western Michigan (20-12, 174), Tennessee Tech (20-12, 189), SMU (17-14, 206), North Dakota* (19-14, 271)

If things don't work out at the SBC Tournament this week for our Trojans, they would likely get CIT consideration. But they would probably need to win a game or two in Hot Springs first.

I did a quick check and it does not look like an SEC team has ever gone to the CBI or CIT. On the other hand I've seen teams from the Big East, ACC, and Pac10 in previous tournaments. I think we would have to get to the final game to have any chance at all. That would make us 17-16- with a division championship, 14-5 record in the Sun Belt, and an RPI around 150. It would be great to win the tourney, but any postseason for a team that started 3-10 would a nice reward and keep our postseason "streak" alive.

Richmond has competed in the CBI a couple of times. They played games against Virginia, St. John's, College of Charleston, and UTEP. Not bad competition. And according to a story in the Richmond Times Dispatch this morning, if things don't work out for the Spiders in the A10 Tournament, they might be headed there again:

"If UR fails to capture the A-10 tournament title and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, its season probably will continue. The College Basketball Invitational has the Spiders on its board of candidates. The CBI consists of 16 teams, and Richmond participated in it in 2008 and 2009.

The CBI selects its field following the determination of the NCAA and NIT brackets."

(03-02-2012 12:45 AM)mjs Wrote:  

(03-02-2012 12:35 AM)PTJR Wrote:  

(02-29-2012 01:25 PM)mjs Wrote:  I would have said yes, a couple of weeks ago, but now that they've self-destructed I'm not so sure. Still they could "buy" all the home games they want, and they had been unbeatable there until recently. They paid Anderson 2.3 million so if he wants to go, I would think Long would let him. I wonder if Long (unlike Broyles) would care that we might be a longshot candidate.

I still have no idea whether the Chickenhawgs would consider the CBI. But now that they have fallen out of the top 100 of the RPI, the NIT is looking very iffy for them. So it might be the one of the other tournaments or nothing for that young team. Here's a list I found of the teams that participated in last year's CBI and CIT Tournaments along with their RPIs:

CBI: Central Florida (19-11, 69), Hofstra (21-11, 86), James Madison (21-11, 88), Rhode Island (19-13, 101), Montana (21-10, 106), Duquesne (18-12, 108), Miami, OH (16-16, 111), Boise State (20-12, 113), St. Bonaventure (16-14, 122), Creighton (19-14, 123), Austin Peay (20-13, 130), Oregon (16-17, 135), Evansville (15-15, 136), San Jose State (17-15, 149), Weber State (18-13, 150), Davidson (17-14, 182)

CIT: Marshall (22-11, 54), Iona (22-11, 68), Valparaiso (23-11, 71), East Tennessee State (22-11, 91), East Carolina (18-15, 96), Portland (20-11, 103), Rider (23-10, 105), Air Force (15-15, 110), Northern Iowa (19-13, 112), Furman (22-10, 116), San Francisco (17-14, 120), Oral Roberts (19-15, 131), Idaho (18-13, 137), Jacksonville (19-11, 142), Quinnipiac (22-9, 144), Northern Arizona (19-12, 152), Santa Clara (19-14, 158), Hawaii (18-12, 162), Ohio (18-15, 163), Buffalo (18-13, 166), Western Michigan (20-12, 174), Tennessee Tech (20-12, 189), SMU (17-14, 206), North Dakota* (19-14, 271)

If things don't work out at the SBC Tournament this week for our Trojans, they would likely get CIT consideration. But they would probably need to win a game or two in Hot Springs first.

I did a quick check and it does not look like an SEC team has ever gone to the CBI or CIT. On the other hand I've seen teams from the Big East, ACC, and Pac10 in previous tournaments. I think we would have to get to the final game to have any chance at all. That would make us 17-16- with a division championship, 14-5 record in the Sun Belt, and an RPI around 150. It would be great to win the tourney, but any postseason for a team that started 3-10 would a nice reward and keep our postseason "streak" alive.

After last night, UALR can forget about post season tournaments. But today, Arkansas Sports 360 weighs in on the subject of the Chickenhawgs and the CBI:

http://www.arkansassports360.com/29861/e...razorbacks