NIT Acceptance

[Kembacity]

Don't get me wrong, the way we played this year, we deserve the NIT, and I'll watch and root on our guys.

But are you really trying to compare UConn football, to its mens bball team?!? Because if so, these two programs are in entirely 2 different time zones, let alone continents. The football squad is more comparable to Alabama Basketball, where our men's basketball is more Alabama Football. Just because the football team would be overjoyed to play in the "Family Dollar Store" Bowl, doesn't mean the mens bball squad should be honored to play in the NIT. The football team has a looooong way to go to be even distant cousins to UConn Men's Basketball.

A quote from our best player:
"I didn't come back my senior year, to play in no NIT".... Doesn't seem like the captain is overjoyed

He said that during the season, I didn't read him saying it again after the loss to SMU.

You should understand that a player says that as a way to make his teammates believe in him and their mission. I highly doubt he means it literally and will refuse to play in the NIT, rather than having pride in his own skills and the name on his jersey and realizing he has the opportunity to will this team to A tournament championship even if its not the big one. Another of his famous quotes (to me) is "We love it when you count us out", well what better way to show that love than by winning the NIT and showing the world that we weren't that bad this year