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Bradley can beat a bad Wisconsin team.
Manchester Matt
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Huh? Drake is playing a 5 seed with one of its best players questionable to play heading into the the tournament. Not sure I understand how they did Drake no favors. Pretty favorable draw, IMO.
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One of the experts took Drake into the Sweet 16. I hope they do well.
I also hope BU beats Wisconsin up there. My disdain for the B10 in the postseason is more than it is for BU.
I cannot believe I said that.
I also hope BU beats Wisconsin up there. My disdain for the B10 in the postseason is more than it is for BU.
I cannot believe I said that.
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Go Badgers and Drake!
MIght as well put this here. Indiana St. is the #1 seed in the CBI.
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I believe a school PAYS $50-60,000 to play in the CBI.
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wisconsin may be bad by their standards but this year they lost to an ncaa 1 seed in ot and beat a 2 seed. i read they were 8-8 vs the ncaa field. not an easy draw for bradley.
The CBI tournament bracket is out. Here's what to know as USI enters the postseason
USI men's basketball learned Sunday night who it will play in the College Basketball Invitational.
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so with a $30 average ticket, just for the entry fee you'd have to sell just over 900 tickets. Then you have the factor in security/concessions ect. I bet the over all expenditure to host a game is around that 40K mark, when the entry fee alone is 27.5. But if you get 2,000 in the stands at least, probably break even, any more people and it probably turns a profit. I could see how a young team could use the extra practice and gain fan momentum would play in it.
The CBI tournament bracket is out. Here's what to know as USI enters the postseason
USI men's basketball learned Sunday night who it will play in the College Basketball Invitational.news.yahoo.com
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Couple thoughts -
UW is very schizo this season - someone referenced the heartbreaker vs. Kansas early on, also late the 2 point home loss to Purdue, 1 point home loss to Rutgers, 2 point home loss and 3 point road loss to Northwestern, 3 point home loss to Wake Forest. Then there's the 3 point road win vs. Marquette, 5 point neutral win vs. So. Cal., sweep of Iowa. 9-6 at home, 5-6 on the road. They've played some tough teams tough but have let some get away that they should have had in the bag.
UW kinda lacks a "go to" guy. They had Johnny Davis last year, wanted Reeves really bad, as the above margins show, they had chances in several games but couldn't get a bucket when they needed one. No different than a lot of teams, if the threes are falling, they can be in business. But too often, come up empty. PG Chucky Hepburn is over 40% from three, but he can take some damn funky shots in the final minutes in an effort to "get one up".
Not a strong inside team, not strong on the boards. Last in the conference in offensive boards, rebounding margin, blocked shots.(Near the bottom on several offensive stats). I kinda think if he's halfway together, Mast should have his way with the Badgers. Short bench for the Badgers - 4 guys play over 30 minutes per game, only 6 play 20 or more. If one of the starters gets in foul trouble, they have problems.
Not clear to me how much of a home court advantage UW will have. Neither of my two seatmates wants to go, or can go. So I won't go either. UW has had some attendance issues all year. The game is posted for an 8:30pm tip. There've been quite a few 8pm tips this year and it hasn't gone over all that well with the faithful. I've sat thru many games that look half full at best.
Anyhoo, I'd bet on BU, sad to say. Altho the Bad-gers may get fussed up to finally win a game and win a few in a row. Hard to say.
UW is 7-12 since Jan. 1. Kinda fallen apart down the stretch. Some injuries have hurt, but then, that gets back to the short bench.
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Wash your mouth out. BU?
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If that's true, my bad. I was told $50,000 and the school gets some money back if they make the final four. Either, way, the schools participating in this tournament have to pony up some cash for a couple extra games a couple days in decent weather.The CBI tournament bracket is out. Here's what to know as USI enters the postseason
USI men's basketball learned Sunday night who it will play in the College Basketball Invitational.
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Did not realize that. Sucks that you don't earn any real income from it. Other than a young team getting extra practice and the benefit of it being a tournament style format. But it also will show off players to other colleges who could come in and swoop up players since anyone can transfer now, and more leagues involved will see tape on those players who might not be looking. A good showing by a freshman or sophomore could get them to a bigger school with an almost guarantee to play in the big boy tourney.
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Hope you can see this article, not sure if it's behind a paywall. Has numbers re: NIT payouts.
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Here's Wisconsin's payout for playing in NIT
Payouts for NIT teams escalate as they reach later rounds. Here's how the system works.
I'm not entirely sure about this, but I think all teams can continue to practice no matter if they are in a post-season tourney or not.