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Hawks trying to figure out why the media isn't giving their big win in the big game last night any attention:HawkeyeReport.com - Message Boards

 

[isufbcurt]

Does the Special Olympics get a lot of media coverage compared to the Olympics?

 

[brianhos]

Because they are in a tournament for the 65th best team in the country.

 

[Acylum]

That's freaking hilarious. If you made that stuff up somebody would accuse you of making it up. Or however that saying goes.

 

[CyFan61]

Because they are in a tournament for the 65th best team in the country.

*69th

 

[iahawkhunter]

Because they are in a tournament for the 65th best team in the country.

Isn't it for the title if 69th-best since we now have the play-in round of the real tournament?

 

[SoapyCy]

In fairness if ISU was going to the NIT title game we'd think it was pretty cool too and love the "extra games" to develop our talent.

edit - i'd rather have ISU win the NIT than get knocked out in the "first four round".

NIT preseason tourney, that is

 

[CysRage]

I keep hearing Hawks fans talk about a NIT? What is it?

 

[CyTwins]

In fairness if ISU was going to the NIT title game we'd think it was pretty cool too and love the "extra games" to develop our talent.

edit - i'd rather have ISU win the NIT than get knocked out in the "first four round".

NIT preseason tourney, that is

I surely know if ISU were in the NIT I wouldn't expect anyone outside of central Iowa to care...

 

[carvers4math]

They'll probably claim Pollard's violations release was to steal their thunder.:twitcy:

 

[SoapyCy]

They'll probably claim Pollard's violations release was to steal their thunder.:twitcy:

so glad you added "violations" to that sentence.

 

[isufbcurt]

In fairness if ISU was going to the NIT title game we'd think it was pretty cool too and love the "extra games" to develop our talent.

edit - i'd rather have ISU win the NIT than get knocked out in the "first four round".

NIT preseason tourney, that is

To be fair I would cheer for ISU and want them to win, but I would not be running around/posting bragging about it because I know it is the "also-rans" tournament.

 

[cyclone618]

Does the Special Olympics get a lot of media coverage compared to the Olympics?

Awesome. But I think you are discrediting the Special Olympics by comparing it to the NIT and the Hawkeyes!

 

[CyFan61]

edit - i'd rather have ISU win the NIT than get knocked out in the "first four round".

This is a good argument to have.

Making the NCAA Tournament without a play-in, dominating a 7 seed, and playing the most entertaining game of the tournament against a 2 seed is without question >>>>>>>> winning the NIT.

Hawks, however, think that is a good argument to have.

 

[kentkel]

They'll probably claim Pollard's violations release was to steal their thunder.:twitcy:

Heck, Alfraud's EIU tenure and Pierre Pierce's "violations" are still probably more news-worthy than their NIT run.

 

[CykoAGR]

Because they are in a tournament for the 65th best team in the country.

Actually if you include the playin games arent there 66 teams?

 

[kentkel]

Actually if you include the playin games arent there 66 teams?

64 teams are in the 2nd round games. That means that 4 teams didn't make the 2nd round (were defeated in the play-in games). So, 68 total teams make the NCAA tourney.

 

[State43]

From what I could tell last night, ESPN cared more about 3 other things including Women's NCAA over NIT games. I literally have to go to the Men's basketball page and click on NIT scores to see it mentioned anywhere. No one cares.

 

[kingcy]

Iowa fans need to understand more people watch Pawn Stars reruns than watch the NIT. More people watched one of ISU's tourny games than watched every Iowa game in the NIT.

 

[Wesley]

Because they are in a tournament for the 65th best team in the country.

It is 69th. There are 68 in the NCAA. They team tmorrow is playing for the 69th spot. That is about what their rpi was in any case before the Not Initially Titalating.