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UTEP, ODU, and Tulane make this tournament.

We most likely declined. ECU going to CIT

What makes you think we were invited?

I suspect UAB wasn't even invited.

I suspect that those tournaments have to invite everyone with a winning record just to get a full field.

Those tourneys not the ncaa or nit are basically pay to play tourneys. Many schools don't consider playing in them.

East Carolina and Tulane got in, we were invited

Maybe ECU will win the CIT again and claim it as another national championship.

Is the CBI even worth mentioning to folks?

(03-17-2014 11:28 AM)stc Wrote:  East Carolina and Tulane got in, we were invited

East Carolina got in as the defending champs.

It's games. If I had a team full of young guys I could see the benefit of playing in it. I understand why we declined. I would have gone to the games if we had accepted. I'm good either way.

Better get used to these tourneys because if the power leagues have their way we will be relegated to them.

Hoosiers AD: 'We're Indiana. We don't play in the CBI'
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketba...in-the-cbi

I'm a bit surprised that MTSU didn't get into the postseason at all.

Even if we were inclined to accept an invitation, this year was not the year to do so. With two of our top players hurt, it would be throwing good money away. Is rather spend that money hitting the recruiting trail.

I still want every team contacted to turn these tournments down so they eventually go under.

(03-17-2014 12:26 PM)BandGrad Wrote:  I'm a bit surprised that MTSU didn't get into the postseason at all.

They turned down the mickymouse tournaments

(03-17-2014 12:26 PM)BandGrad Wrote:  I'm a bit surprised that MTSU didn't get into the postseason at all.

Their seniors declined the C tournaments according to the main board.

(03-17-2014 12:26 PM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  Hoosiers AD: 'We're Indiana. We don't play in the CBI'
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketba...in-the-cbi

IU can more easily afford such an attitude than other up-and-coming- programs. It might also be that a more senior dominated team would have less to gain from the additional games than one that has younger players. UAB might be more likely to accept next year when we have a larger cast of younger players than this year. The cost vs benefit ratio may have been thought to be negative to do it this year.

(03-17-2014 12:14 PM)ATTALLABLAZE Wrote:  It's games. If I had a team full of young guys I could see the benefit of playing in it. I understand why we declined. I would have gone to the games if we had accepted. I'm good either way.

Better get used to these tourneys because if the power leagues have their way we will be relegated to them.

Did we actually decline an invitation, or is this just speculation?

The original mention of declining an invitation was speculation and you just mentioned it in passing, so I'm not sure if its true.

(03-17-2014 12:39 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  

(03-17-2014 12:26 PM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  Hoosiers AD: 'We're Indiana. We don't play in the CBI'
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketba...in-the-cbi

IU can more easily afford such an attitude than other up-and-coming- programs. It might also be that a more senior dominated team would have less to gain from the additional games than one that has younger players. UAB might be more likely to accept next year when we have a larger cast of younger players than this year. The cost vs benefit ratio may have been thought to be negative to do it this year.

If we are yet again talking about whether or not we declined a C tourney invite at the end of next season, we will have grossly underperformed. That would be a nightmare.

(03-17-2014 12:42 PM)The Answer UAB Wrote:  

(03-17-2014 12:39 PM)BAMANBLAZERFAN Wrote:  

(03-17-2014 12:26 PM)WesternBlazer Wrote:  Hoosiers AD: 'We're Indiana. We don't play in the CBI'
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketba...in-the-cbi

IU can more easily afford such an attitude than other up-and-coming- programs. It might also be that a more senior dominated team would have less to gain from the additional games than one that has younger players. UAB might be more likely to accept next year when we have a larger cast of younger players than this year. The cost vs benefit ratio may have been thought to be negative to do it this year.

If we are yet again talking about whether or not we declined a C tourney invite at the end of next season, we will have grossly underperformed. That would be a nightmare.

My point was to discuss why a school's administration might decide to participate in an "also ran" type tournament or not. It was not a prediction for any particular school but used UAB only as an example of possible thinking should the situation be presented.