I'm sure that someone, perhaps Dwight Schrute himself, might have some insight into the basketball team's prospects for NIT or pay-for-play. I think the NIT is a bit of a stretch, as they'll have to take Southern Mississippi - but if they do take 2 teams from the Sun Belt I would assume we would be the second team.
Although there is no way we would get a home game, it would give Dan a chance to have a moment in the sun if, in fact, he is moving on to retirement or a different role in the athletic department. Would be especially crazy if they gave WVU an at-large (Oklahoma went with an 18-15 Big 12 record last year).
I'm sure that we're mysteriously above the pay-for-play tournament in Daytona Beach (CBI) because we are far too much of a traditional college basketball powerhouse to consider playing in that tournament. (how dare we lower ourselves to compete against the likes of EKU and Furman) No one else
projecting into the tournament has 20+ wins. It would certainly be terrible for us to play in a post-season tournament. Heck, the last time we did it worked out so horrifically... no, wait, we actually won the tournament and people had fun going to the games.
I get it, Daytona Beach is a terrible location. I also understand that there is no way that Tavieon, Marko, and Goran would want to suit up for the Herd - because they all came to college to
play basketball games, not watch them on TV. We definitely don't want any of our younger players to gain any more experience. Help me understand why we wouldn't do this - because I don't get it. Even Josh should want us to play in this tournament - it would give him yet another opportunity to watch Marshall Basketball this year - and another week of posting anti-Danny D rhetoric!
Why would we not play in this tournament if we don't get an NIT bid????
