OT: NCAA Tournament 2025

[MineroFanatico]

Now that the Miners have been officially eliminated, and so that we can keep a dialogue going, this thread has been created for any and all tournament talk. We should be very used to this scenario at this point. 15 years? Meh, that's but the blink of an eye in the expanse of eternity. Ain't that some boolsh!t!

 

[TxRdKiller]

Now that the Miners have been officially eliminated, and so that we can keep a dialogue going, this thread has been created for any and all tournament talk. We should be very used to this scenario at this point. 15 years? Meh, that's but the blink of an eye in the expanse of eternity. Ain't that some boolsh!t!

Go Houston Coogs! My new fav for now. LOL!

 

[KaneFan29]

Let’s see what they release this year.

 

[KaneFan29]

North Carolina goes 1-12 vs Quad 1 teams and still gets in. LMAO

 

[STexMiner]

Liberty v. Oregon.

 

[KaneFan29]

Texas gets in too. 6-12 in the SEC

 

[KaneFan29]

MWC getting 4 in too. 3 of them future Pac 12 schools though.

 

[STexMiner]

Texas gets in too. 6-12 in the SEC

Xavier, too. UNC and Xavier were 2-20 something in Quad 1 combined.

 

[KaneFan29]

14 SEC teams in. Ridiculous

 

[FedupMiner]

14 SEC teams in. Ridiculous

Might as well just put every SEC team in.

 

[Minerinciter]

 

[Rocketsr]

Many of the SEC schools will get quickly eliminated. There OOC schedules are atrocious.

Hopefully SDSU without its starting Center can beat North Carolina. With him, they win easily, without, it will be much tougher as the backup is a much softer guy.

I will break down the SEC later.

 

[STexMiner]

Xavier, too. UNC and Xavier were 2-20 something in Quad 1 combined.

Just for funsies, UTEP was 1-1 in Quad 1.

 

[kickballpro]

MinerDigs Bracket Challenge

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[KaneFan29]

In other news, 15-19 San Jose St makes the NIT field! They’re also hosting 22-10 Loyola Chicago too. Wild

 

[STexMiner]

When is the CIT Selection Show?

 

[utep2step]

My bets..............mid major winners

Marquette v UNM...UNM
Memphis v CSU.......CSU
St Mary's v Vandy.....St.MU

 

[Minerinciter]

 

[Rocketsr]

In other news, 15-19 San Jose St makes the NIT field! They’re also hosting 22-10 Loyola Chicago too. Wild

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Maybe UTEP1966 and Miner79 can show us the BIG EAST and BIG 10 schools that they insisted would be represented in the NIT when explained to multiple times that they would not be.

 

[utep1966]

Maybe UTEP1966 and Miner79 can show us the BIG EAST and BIG 10 schools that they insisted would be represented in the NIT when explained to multiple times that they would not be.

I can admit when I'm wrong, unlike other people.

 

[utep2step]

 

[KaneFan29]

Maybe UTEP1966 and Miner79 can show us the BIG EAST and BIG 10 schools that they insisted would be represented in the NIT when explained to multiple times that they would not be.

Here’s the CB Crown field

 

[MineroFanatico]

MinerDigs Bracket Challenge

https://fantasy.espn.com/tc/sharer?challengeId=257&from=espn&context=GROUP_INVITE&edition=espn-en&groupId=66ea9ac8-2ffb-415d-87a8-e1d876579ffc

C’mon peops. Just for fun.

 

[KaneFan29]

NIT is trash now

 

[jdubb66]

14 SEC teams in. Ridiculous

They're not even trying to hide the fact anymore that this tournament is a moneygrad for the big 4.

 

[Rocketsr]

NIT is trash now

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It really does suck. Years ago you could play both tournaments as the NCAA tournament and NIT were played at different times. I believe there is only 1 team in history that won both. (CCNY)

The winner of the NIT used to be regarded as the real national champion years ago. Secondly, I read that in the 40's they used to pit the NCAA champ against the NIT champ during the war.

Then the NCAA of course prohibited playing in both tournaments in the 50's. Then followed it up in the 70's where if you were offered a bid to the NCAA's and did not accept it you were banned from playing in any postseason, so you could not go to the NIT either.

It sucks because this used to be a great tournament. I just don't see it going on for much longer.

 

[mikesarabia]

C’mon peops. Just for fun.

I don’t like the prize!🤣

 

[utep2step]

 

[Minerinciter]

 

[FeralFelidae]

NIT is trash now

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The Crown ended up taking a bunch of crappy teams. DePaul? Colorado? Arizona St.? These are all awful teams that would never have been invited to the NIT in prior years.

In the Big Ten, Indiana, Ohio State, Northwestern, Iowa, and Rutgers all announced beforehand that they would not be playing in the Crown. I assume the Big 12 and Big East were similar, which is why the Crown ended up with the teams mentioned above.

As a result, I think the Crown watered down both tournaments so that the actual good remaining teams didn't want to participate in either tournament. The timing of the Crown conflicts with the transfer portal, so many of the teams that declined an invitation expressed concerns that they wouldn't have enough bodies to participate.

 

[nattybry]

I personally think we got snubbed. I could’ve seen us getting in as # 24 Seed!

 

[Minerinciter]

 

[kickballpro]

I’m watching Alabama State and St Francis in a match up of 16 seeds in the first four.

Alabama State Head Coach Tony Madlock was an assistant here under Barbee. My son and Madlock were always on the same teams in Youth Sports at the YMCA. Also with Drew Barbee.

Now TJ Madlock is a Guard on Alabama State. Anyway, I used to drop some real insider knowledge on this site because Coach Madlock would tell me all kids of stuff.

Madlock is a good Coach. Hopefully he wins this one

 

[KaneFan29]

Jacksonville St beats GaTech in the NIT. Must be nice

 

[utep1966]

Congrats to Tony Madlock! What a great finish!!

 

[STexMiner]

San Diego St. is looking like UTEP right now. Giving up a bunch of open 3s and dunks and unable to score on the other side of the court.