FOX NIT is Official

[Storrs South]

Includes 16 teams from Big East, Big 10, and Big 12

 

[Drew]

Great news for Providence fans to know they’ll finally be guaranteed a post-season birth every year

 

[WhereistheDove?]

This will dilute one mostly-unwatchable tournament into two completely unwatchable tournaments. Cool.

 

[UConnTrumbull]

Even if we don’t really care it’s important that the Big East is included

 

[NJHusky]

My guess is the teams will get more $$ since the ncaa doesn’t get the majority.

Could this be a precursor to getting the ncaa out of March madness

 

[Storrs South]

What's weird is it starts March 31 which is very late

 

[Luna]

I wonder if this means the big east is staying with Fox.. the big east is in the open market now

 

[ec33]

Even if we don’t really care it’s important that the Big East is included

Yes and no. I would like Fox to at least think they could lose the Big East if they came in with a low bid. Apparently there is no competition.

 

[king conn]

I wonder if this means the big east is staying with Fox.. the big east is in the open market now

It looks like there is an agreement in principle at this point, just hammering out the details.

Why else would we even be in this thing

 

[superjohn]

Includes 16 teams from Big East, Big 10, and Big 12

This is so stupid, how many tournaments full of s^^^ty teams do we need?

 

[Fishy]

I’m fine with it.

First, it probably means the Big East is not going to cut adrift by Fox.

Second, 20 schools opted out of the NIT and the final is at Hinkle Fieldhouse; the tournament is dying. Guarantee this thing will be better than the average NIT Tourney.

 

[UConnSwag11]

 

[phillionaire]

This exists solely for degenerate gamblers to have something to lose their money on

 

[UConnSportsGuy]

They should put $500k in an "NLI Agreement" for the winning team to use their likeness in the post event press. Then the players may stick around to actually play in the tournament instead of having all of the top players on each team sit out or enter the portal before the tournament starts and incent the school not to decline the invite..

 

[imno1]

This should be called the @kobe Invitational

 

[bendm]

as long as espn doesnt start an ncaa tournament rival i'm good

 

[Travelman6]

More opportunities to see Providence, Cincy and Rutgers lose more games that are even (merely) semi important, ok.

 

[kobe]

Will tell my children this is the Final Four that matters.

 

[UCFan1513]

 

[August_West]

What's weird is it starts March 31 which is very late

They don’t want teams to decline because of portal

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I’m fine with it.

First, it probably means the Big East is not going to cut adrift by Fox.

Second, 20 schools opted out of the NIT and the final is at Hinkle Fieldhouse; the tournament is dying. Guarantee this thing will be better than the average NIT Tourney.

Fair point. No one gets to turn down whatever this is called if Daddy is paying for it.

 

[Tenspro2002]

This exists solely for degenerate gamblers to have something to lose their money on

You can live bet the Korean League at 3 am anywhere.

lol these extra 15 games are not motivated by gambling.

 

[freescooter]

Fair point. No one gets to turn down whatever this is called if Daddy is paying for it.

I think that will be true. Teams that say no will be informed they should reconsider. To me this looks like a 3-5 year run. Or it might be a ploy to force the NCAA to expand.

 

[ecasadoSBU]

I like this if only for the fact Fox Sports is trying to compete with ESPN.

More competition is always good!

 

[Chief00]

If it starts late you have the portal and transfer issues.