Postseason Tournament

[Flying Razorback]

If we hit a bad week or two and the NCAA tournament selectors decide that the SEC wasn't strong enough and decide to leave us out of the tourney this year, will we accept a bid to either the NIT or the new tournament?  While we were missing all those tournaments this decade I know we declined NIT births.  But I think that it would be good for some of our younger players and mainly for Coach Pel to play in a larger tournament at the end of this year.

[clifflee4mvp]

not even going to think about it. We have won 3 straight in BWA and we've got a chance to steal one from the evil empire at home. Why would I want to think about the NIT?

[Flying Razorback]

Sorry, I agree.  I didn't want to sound negative, I guess it was more of a question on the new staff's philosophy on post-season play.  With Heath it was NCAA or nothing.  But as a fan I always want to see at least one more game, even in a bad year.

[mathhog]

Sorry, I agree.  I didn't want to sound negative, I guess it was more of a question on the new staff's philosophy on post-season play.  With Heath it was NCAA or nothing.  But as a fan I always want to see at least one more game, even in a bad year.

honestly, heath only had that decision ONE time... 2005

his first 2 years were losing seasons, 9-19 & 12-16.  nolan's last year was 14-15.  you can't go to the nit with a losing record. (back then at least)

in 2006 & 2007, we made the ncaa tournament.

so "those nits we declined" was actually ONCE, in 2005.

What people forget about that year is how so very CLOSE we were to "turning the corner" and making the dance in 2005. 
that was the year of:
-eric ferguson missing a game winning 3 from point blank range to beat a ranked kentucky at home
-ronnie brewer missing a freaking LAYUP to tie MissState at home
-and ::  lsu CHEATERS - the refs taking away a 3 pointer many plays later to cause an OT and a loss

we ended up 6-10 overall... we were 6-8, needing a win over ranked msu to make the ncaas... we choked (see above), lost, and then the guys gave up at HORRIBLE auburn next game, yeah, you're 6-9 and out of the race, but still, have PRIDE!  we didn't, we lost, to finish at 6-10.

that team was a major dissappointment in my eyes.  win ONE of those games, even let the LSU game stand, and we don't GIVE UP AT AUBURN, finishing at 20-9 pre-SECtourney.

we make the dance, and everything changes.

the 05 nit rejection was more because our guys just 'gave up' at seasons end, and no reason to keep that trend going!!!

[idiotghos]

and then the guys gave up at HORRIBLE auburn next game

Even though that was our first winning season in 3 years, that game was about the lowest I've felt as a basketball hog fan.  I was kinda relieved when we declined the NIT (wasn't there some speculation about a matchup with ASU?).

This year I'd go with whatever had more media coverage.

[HOGSWEAT]

At this point if we don't make the tourney, we don't deserve to be in the NIT

[jry04]

honestly, heath only had that decision ONE time... 2005

his first 2 years were losing seasons, 9-19 & 12-16.  nolan's last year was 14-15.  you can't go to the nit with a losing record. (back then at least)

in 2006 & 2007, we made the ncaa tournament.

so "those nits we declined" was actually ONCE, in 2005.

What people forget about that year is how so very CLOSE we were to "turning the corner" and making the dance in 2005. 
that was the year of:
-eric ferguson missing a game winning 3 from point blank range to beat a ranked kentucky at home
-ronnie brewer missing a freaking LAYUP to tie MissState at home
-and ::  lsu CHEATERS - the refs taking away a 3 pointer many plays later to cause an OT and a loss

we ended up 6-10 overall... we were 6-8, needing a win over ranked msu to make the ncaas... we choked (see above), lost, and then the guys gave up at HORRIBLE auburn next game, yeah, you're 6-9 and out of the race, but still, have PRIDE!  we didn't, we lost, to finish at 6-10.

that team was a major dissappointment in my eyes.  win ONE of those games, even let the LSU game stand, and we don't GIVE UP AT AUBURN, finishing at 20-9 pre-SECtourney.

we make the dance, and everything changes.

the 05 nit rejection was more because our guys just 'gave up' at seasons end, and no reason to keep that trend going!!!

Honestly, Heath didn't have the decision. Broyles did. Whether it was because there was a possibility of ASU being in the tournament, or because Broyles just didn't want to go I don't know, but Heath did not have much of a choice.

[G-HOG]

Division II?  lol.  I think they just need to take one game at a time...

The NIT is made up of Div 1 teams who don't make it to the big dance!

[coach, my back hurts]

What is this "other tournament" we speak of and i bet a dollar that Broyles "turned down" the NIT bid because they would've put us playing UALR.  UALR had 20 wins or so that yr.  The NIT would've loved that matchup.